Lyrics and translation Reino Helismaa - Etana asialla

Etana asialla

Kilpikonna hämähäkki sekä etana
Pelasivat korttia.
Ilta kului rattoisasti,
Kunnes huomattiin,
Että viina oli lopussa.
Kilpikonna hämähäkki sekä etana
Katsoivat kortilla
Kuka lähtee käymään
Luona trokarin Albertinkadulla.
Etana sai patakakkosen ja tietenkin
Arvanvedon hävisi.
Hän noitui ensin tuuriaan,
Mut sitten lupasi,
Et asialla kävisi.
Kului tunti kului kaksi,
Mutta etanaa
Takaisin vain kuulu ei.
Mainittakoon lisäksi, että etana
Melkein kaikki rahat vei.
Kului kolmas tunti silloin hämähäkki
Noin tuohtuneena kirahtaa,
Missähän se onneton laiskamato on,
Aamu kohta sarastaa.
Kilpikonna noitui, se hiton etana
Meni muualle kai jatkamaa.
Mutta eteisestä kuuluu:
Jos soimaatte mua noin,
En mä lähde ollenkaan.

The Snail's Assignment

The tortoise, the spider, and the snail
Were playing cards.
The evening passed pleasantly,
Until they noticed
That the booze was all gone.
The tortoise, the spider, and the snail
Decided by a draw
Who would go and visit
Trokarin on Albertinkatu.
The snail drew a deuce of spades, and of course
He lost the lottery.
He cursed his luck at first,
But then he promised,
That he would do the task.
An hour passed, then two,
But the snail
Was still not back.
Moreover, it should be mentioned that the snail
Had taken almost all the money.
When the third hour had passed, the spider,
Furious, exclaimed,
"Where is that wretched sluggard?
Dawn is almost here."
The tortoise swore that the damn snail
Must have gone elsewhere to continue.
But from the hallway came a voice:
If you keep scolding me like that,
I won't go at all.