Christel Martina Roosberg (née Sundberg; born 3 January 1982), known by her… Read Full Bio ↴Christel Martina Roosberg (née Sundberg; born 3 January 1982), known by her stage name Chisu, is a Finnish pop artist, songwriter and producer. She wrote her first single "Mun koti ei oo täällä" for the soundtrack of a movie called Sooloilua. In 2008 Chisu released her first album, Alkovi. Her second album Vapaa ja yksin was released in 2009 through Warner Music Finland and sold 30,000 during first month. Her third album Kun valaistun was released in 2011 and became even a bigger hit, selling 60,000 copies in a month.

Chisu writes and composes all her songs herself, and she has also composed music for artists like Antti Tuisku, Tarja Turunen, Jippu, Kristiina Brask and Kristiina Wheeler. In 2009 she won two Emma-awards and in the year 2010 she was nominated in seven different categories, including Best female vocalist of the year, Best album of the year and best producer of the year.

Chisu applied for a high-ranking recorder school in England and was accepted but she decided to start her solo career. Her first publicly played composition was the background music for the ghost train in Särkänniemi amusement park in Tampere.

Chisu married the producer Jori Sjöroos in September 28th 2021. The newly married couple created a new surname "Roosberg" for themselves, by combining the ends of their old names, Sjöroos and Sundberg.

In November 2021 Chisu announced her solo career will be on an indefinite hiatus starting in the end of the year 2022.

Kerrasta poikki
Chisu Lyrics

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Taivaalla suolapilviä
Oi kun ne kuivaa mun suupieliä
Mä arvaan, sä tulit takaisin
Mun kaupunkiin jonka taas pistät sekaisin

Mene pois
Et lähelle tulla saa
En voi enää horjahtaa

Koska nyt se on kerrasta poikki
Jo kaks kertaa
Me jäätiin kiinni muistat varmaan
Syytettiin viiniä
Nyt se on
Hitto se on
Kerrasta poikki

Anteeks anto herrasein
Ei mua hyljännyt vielä vaik' niin väärin tein
Silti tänään vaan vuoksi varmuuden
Mun paidan alla polttaa pitsi punainen

Mene pois
Et lähelle tulla saa
En voi enää horjahtaa
Koska nyt se on kerrasta poikki
Jo kaks kertaa
Me jäätiin kiinni muistat varmaan
Syytettiin viiniä
Nyt se on
Hitto se on
Kerrasta poikki

Enkä yksin voi elää
Etkä säkään tähän jää
Tai ota mua mukaan
Eihän sulle kelpaa kukaan

Siis mene pois
Et lähelle tulla saa
En voi enää horjahtaa
Koska nyt se on kerrasta poikki
Jo kaks kertaa
Me jäätiin kiinni muistat varmaan
Syytettiin viiniä
Nyt se on

Hitto se on
Kerrasta poikki

Overall Meaning

In Chisu's song "Kerrasta poikki," she sings about a relationship that has gone awry. The first verse establishes the setting with "Taivaalla suolapilviä/Oi kun ne kuivaa mun suupieliä" (salt clouds in the sky/drying out my lips). The salty clouds represent the tension in the atmosphere, and the drying of lips signifies the thirst for communication and resolution. Chisu then hints that her lover has returned and is causing chaos in her city, "Mä arvaan, sä tulit takaisin/Mun kaupunkiin jonka taas pistät sekaisin" (I assume you came back/To my city and you're messing it up again).

She then switches to a commanding tone in the chorus, "Mene pois/Et lähelle tulla saa/En voi enää horjahtaa/Koska nyt se on kerrasta poikki" (Go away/You can't come close/I can't stagger anymore/Because it's done once and for all). Chisu is tired of the toxic relationship and can no longer handle the instability it brings. She references getting caught twice and being accused of drinking wine in the past, but now it's truly over, "Nyt se on/Hitto se on/Kerrasta poikki" (Now it's done/For real).

In the second verse, Chisu addresses her partner directly, apologizing for her past mistakes, "Anteeks anto herrasein/Ei mua hyljännyt vielä vaik' niin väärin tein" (Forgiveness, sir/You haven't abandoned me even though I've done wrong). However, she reveals her uncertainty about the current state of their relationship with the line, "Silti tänään vaan vuoksi varmuuden/Mun paidan alla polttaa pitsi punainen" (Still today, just for safety/A red lace burns under my shirt). Chisu is keeping a secret flame for her partner alive, but it's clear that she can't continue like this. The final verse ends with Chisu acknowledging that she can't live alone, nor can't she stay in a relationship that doesn't work, "Enkä yksin voi elää/Etkä säkään tähän jää/Tai ota mua mukaan/Eihän sulle kelpaa kukaan" (And I can't live alone/And nor can you stay/Or take me with you/Nobody's good enough for you).

Overall, "Kerrasta poikki" is a story of a tumultuous relationship on the brink of collapse. Chisu sings about the toxicity of the situation, the need for resolution, and the struggle to move on.

Line by Line Meaning

Taivaalla suolapilviä
There are salty clouds in the sky that make my lips dry

Oi kun ne kuivaa mun suupieliä
Oh, how they make my lips dry

Mä arvaan, sä tulit takaisin
I guess you came back

Mun kaupunkiin jonka taas pistät sekaisin
To my town, which you'll mess up again

Mene pois
Go away

Et lähelle tulla saa
You can't come close

En voi enää horjahtaa
I can't stumble anymore

Koska nyt se on kerrasta poikki
Because it's over once and for all now

Jo kaks kertaa
Twice already

Me jäätiin kiinni muistat varmaan
We got caught, remember?

Syytettiin viiniä
They blamed the wine