Iida parka joutuu kuuntelemaan virren uikuttajaa

English translation: Poor Iida has to listen to a person wailing a psalm

09:35 Jul 30, 2015
Finnish to English translations [Non-PRO]
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Finnish term or phrase: Iida parka joutuu kuuntelemaan virren uikuttajaa
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Tariq Khader (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 04:53
English translation:Poor Iida has to listen to a person wailing a psalm
Explanation:
"virsi"is a religious hymn/psalm, and "uikuttaja" is someone singing in a wailing/keening way (in this context) :)
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Melina Kajander
Finland
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Kiitoksia!
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4 +2Poor Iida has to listen to a person wailing a psalm
Melina Kajander
5wrong word
finnword1


  

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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Poor Iida has to listen to a person wailing a psalm


Explanation:
"virsi"is a religious hymn/psalm, and "uikuttaja" is someone singing in a wailing/keening way (in this context) :)

Melina Kajander
Finland
Native speaker of: Native in FinnishFinnish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Kiitoksia!
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you Melina Just FYI, it's from this vid https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1-O_lFm-mBg


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Robert Connal: Yes, that gets the idea.
56 mins

agree  Timo Lehtilä: I would try sth. like "... to a psalm-wailer". It doesn't google, though, but, in my opinion, better conveys the meaning of the Finnish expression (provided that neologism 'psalm-wailer' is acceptable to an English-native.)
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15 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
wrong word


Explanation:
Uikuttaja is a poorly chosen word. The Youtube video has a person whistling. One can not "uikuttaa" by whistling. This title is almost not worth translating at all.

finnword1
United States
Local time: 00:53
Native speaker of: Finnish
PRO pts in category: 4
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