After the competition and upon receiving the record deal, Puu decided to go by her present stage name. Her self-titled debut album was released April 29, 2009. Produced by Jukka Immonen, Knipi and Lasse Kurki, the release topped the Finnish charts on July 29, 2009 - crossing the platinum mark with album sales of 30,000 units - to become the year's best-selling domestic album.
Nopeimmat junat
Anna Puu Lyrics
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olen kasvanut kiinni poikaan, siihen yhteen ja oikeaan
olen kasvanut kiinni taloon, jonkan ikkunanpielistä vetää
en tahdo kuuta taivaalta kuin kerran vuoteen enää.
Paikka se on tämäkin
Pilvien alla, maan päällä
mutta nopeimmat junat eivät pysähdy enää täällä
pilvien alla, maan päällä
Olen kasvanut kiinni lähtöön, kaupungin kaipuuseen
lähtenyt monta kertaa ja palannut aina entiseen
olen kasvanut kiinni talveen, sen kuristusotteeseen
kun pysyn sun luonas tiedän, vielä jaksan kevääseen.
Paikka se on tämäkin
Pilvien alla, maan päällä...
Olen kasvanut kiinni maahan, lapsuuden maisemaan
Pilvien alla, maan päällä...
The lyrics to Anna Puu's song "Nopeimmat junat" describe the singer's attachment to her childhood home and to a specific person. She begins by saying that she has "grown into the ground" and is attached to the landscape of her youth, as well as to a boy who represents something that is real and right in her life. She also feels a strong attachment to a particular house with a window she likes to look out of. However, she no longer wants the moon from the sky, indicating that she has learned to be content with what she has and doesn't crave more than what is attainable.
The chorus talks about her current location and the fact that the fastest trains don't stop there anymore. She is still on the earth but feels a certain disconnect from the rest of the world. She talks about her attachment to departure and the feeling of wanting to leave her current place for a city that she longs for. But in the end, she is attached to winter, despite its often oppressive nature, because she knows that staying with her loved one will help her make it to the spring. Overall, the song describes the feelings of attachment and longing that we have for people and places, even when we know that we must leave them behind as we move through life.
Line by Line Meaning
Olen kasvanut kiinni maahan, lapsuuden maisemaan
I have grown attached to the land, my childhood landscape
olen kasvanut kiinni poikaan, siihen yhteen ja oikeaan
I have grown attached to a boy, that one and true
olen kasvanut kiinni taloon, jonkan ikkunanpielistä vetää
I have grown attached to a house, from whose window panes I gaze
en tahdo kuuta taivaalta kuin kerran vuoteen enää.
I don't want the moon from the sky more than once a year anymore.
Paikka se on tämäkin
This is also a place
Pilvien alla, maan päällä
Under the clouds, on the ground
mutta nopeimmat junat eivät pysähdy enää täällä
But the fastest trains don't stop here anymore
olen kasvanut kiinni lähtöön, kaupungin kaipuuseen
I have grown attached to leaving, longing for the city
lähtenyt monta kertaa ja palannut aina entiseen
Left many times and always returned to the same
olen kasvanut kiinni talveen, sen kuristusotteeseen
I have grown attached to winter, its grip
kun pysyn sun luonas tiedän, vielä jaksan kevääseen.
When I stay by your side, I know I can make it to spring.
Pilvien alla, maan päällä...
Under the clouds, on the ground...
Olen kasvanut kiinni maahan, lapsuuden maisemaan
I have grown attached to the land, my childhood landscape
Contributed by Gabriella S. Suggest a correction in the comments below.