Yona - Pilvet liikkuu, minä en

Yonan kaunis kappale samannimiseltä albumilta vuodelta 2010.

[snailsslugs]

Admittedly, I can't really understand what's being said, but this song sounds so beautiful. It really calms me down.

[Dizzydaisy]

For every non finnish person not understanding the meaning and lyrics:

I think the song is about trying to become brave. Since Yona has stated herself that she values bravery above all else. This album was her final assingment in her conservatory, which made her graduate from the jazz conservatory.

The title simply means "The clouds move, I do not". The lyrics "Muut ohitsein liukuvat kiitäen, kuin pilvet ne liikkuu, minä en" Translate to "The others are whizzing past me, like clouds they are moving, I am not". Which I guess means that others around her are succeeding and moving on in their lives while she is not. Or rather she doesn't want to go onwards in her life because she's possibly scared, I.E "En enää tahdo tietää mihin seuraavaksi meen" "I don't want to know where I'm going next anymore".

By the end she is possibly starting to try and become brave and positive, with the last few lyrics "Tahdon vain tuntea auringon kasvoillain" "I just want to feel the sun (shining) on my face" AND "Enkä toivo matkalleni muuta kuin, onnea" "And I wish nothing else on my journey but happiness".

All and all. It's a song about isolating yourself, scared of what the future might bring you. But by the end taking small baby steps to becoming brave and facing life and its challenges. ALSO important notice. This is just MY interpretation of the song, if you have any other ideas to what it could mean, please tell me! It's fun analyzing songs with different people^^

[EchoInTheKettle]

For anyone wondering about the lyrics:

*The clouds move, I do not*

The sun has set behind the city
I have been sitting on the window sill
for over an hour already
Looking over the allotment garden
I see dimming lights

My mind, like a set of bowls filled to the brim
if I move they will spill
I'm like a statue
in place,
quietly in place

Other people race past me, as if gliding
They move like clouds, while I do not
They dance, changing their shape
They change like the clouds, while I do not
They search for (and find) the meaning of their existence
They move forward, while I do not
I just sit quietly and watch
As the clouds move and I do not

The street fills up with worn out heels
The mailbox with unpaid bills
From my window, a staircase reaches toward the sky
The sun wants to climb it
The city wakes up to its eternal haste
I no longer want to know where I go next
I forget the time,
build a shelter inside my mind,
hide inside it and lay there to rest

(Chorus)

I just want to feel
the sun on my face
before the final descent

I just want to feel
the sun on my face
before the final descent

The time is a steadfast escort,
the best guide for the the blind
and the only thing I wish for my journey
is happiness (or luck, could be either)

[screamingyelling]

I imagine myself dancing and leaping through clouds colored pink by a sunset when I listen to this song.

[elizabethshuping]

Even though I don't speak the language, I still feel like I can hear the story being told, and it's beautiful

[amtaussi]

aivan ihana! ääni kuin enkelillä, koskettavat sanat kun rakas on mennyt

[slevemcdichael]

im not finnish and i dont speak it, but something about almost every finish song i've ever heard that just has some magical or fantasy appeal to them. i've listened to many, many, MANY finnish songs but there's only like 3 or 4 i don't like. what the heck, finland???

[syrupbuddy]

The beat to this song is so good, and I keep imagining an animated music video to this. I like it.

[buddubs]

parhaita kappaleita mitä olen ikinä kuullut. no joke.

[bethanycain]

ENGLISH TRANSLATION:
Please correct me if you see a mistake :)

The day has landed behind the city
On the window, for another hour
Above the transfer garden, I see dimmed lights

I feel full of bowls up to the surface
If I move, they spill
I like a statue, in place
Quietly in place

The others pass by sliding greetings
As the clouds are moving, I do not
They dance shaping
They change like clouds, but I do not
They were looking for a response,
They're going forward, I do not
I just sit quietly and look,
When the clouds are moving, I do not

The street is filled with the current interest rates,
A mailbox for unpaid invoices
The windows rise up towards the sky,
The sun desires them along to rise
The city wakes up all the time,
I no longer want to know what to do next
Forget time, I'll build my haven
That's where I hide now

The others pass by sliding greetings
As the clouds are moving, I do not
They dance shaping
They change like clouds, but I do not
They were looking for a response,
They're going forward, I do not
I just sit quietly and look,
When the clouds are moving, I do not

I just want to feel the sun on the face,
Before the last drop
I just want to feel the sun on the face,
Before the last drop

Time is a sure escort,
Blind best keeper
And I do not hope for my trip anymore
congratulations

[ivybygrove]

i don’t speak finnish but i learned to sing this anyways!! SUCH an amazing song

[lunar_proxy]

This song is so beautiful, calming... I may not understand a word she's singing but it's fantastic anyway

[green]

Attempting to learn Finnish and this song was stuck in my head and I kept confusing “minä en” for “minä olen.” Lmao. every time I had to put “minä olen” my brain started singing this song and I wanted to put “en.”

[Henkitori]

I love this song! I'm trying to sing it but I can't speak Finnish well...

[wellyesbutactuallyno]

a distant hug, for our fortnight
Sorry for the damage.
-☀️-

[danieltuhkanen]

Mitäs jos toi waves on ollu päällä yli kuukauden ja selkä on edelleen kipeä

[arthurvahlberg]

Tää on huonompi versio 2012 vuoden Esc biisitä