Katri Ylander is a pop singer who came in second in the Finnish Idols in 20… Read Full Bio ↴Katri Ylander is a pop singer who came in second in the Finnish Idols in 2005. Her first single Onko vielä aikaa? and her self-titled debut album were released in the summer of 2006. Her second album, "Kaikki nämä sanat", was released 31.10.2007. Third album "Valvojat" was released 2.9.2009.

Hyvästit ja huutomerkit
Katri Ylander Lyrics

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Riisun korvikset, ne laitan lippaaseen.
Heitän nurkkaan helminauharannekkeen
Ja sua varten mä ostin tätä uutta mascaraa,
Joka silmien sijaan nyt posket koristaa.

refrain:
En jaksa kauempaa,
Nyt leikit riittää saa.

refrain2:
Mä kirjoitin sulle viestin viimeisen:
Päätin hyvästiin ja huutomerkkiin sen,
Mutta viestiä lähettänyt silti en.

Tätä kertaa et viitsinyt ees selittää,
Mun ei pitäis varmaan enää välittää.
Siis miksi petyn ja itken, kun et taaskaan tullutkaan
Ja miksi annan sun tehdä tän aina uudestaan?

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refrain2

Sä leikit mun kaa, leikit mun kaa.
Sä leikit, etkä ymmärrä lopettaa.
Leikit mun kaa, sä leikit mun kaa.
Leikit mun kaa.

Mä kirjoitin sulle viestin viimeisen:
Päätin hyvästiin ja huutomerkkiin sen,
Mutta viestiä lähettänyt en.
Puhelimen muistista sut pyyhin pois.

Leikit mun kaa, sä leikit mun kaa, leikit mun kaa.
Leikit mun kaa, sä leikit mun kaa, leikit mun kaa.
Leikit mun kaa, sä leikit mun kaa.
Leikit, etkä ymmärrä lopettaa.
Sä leikit mun kaa, leikit mun kaa, leikit mun kaa.

Enkä vastaa, enkä vastaa,

Kun numerosta vieraasta soitetaan.
Enkä vastaa, nyt leikin sun kaa.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Katri Ylander's song "Hyvästit ja huutomerkit" talk about someone who is tired of being played with and taken for granted in a relationship. The persona of the song is shedding all the external markers of femininity, such as earrings and a pearl bracelet, that she thinks might impress her partner, throwing them away in frustration. Instead, she has bought new mascara that she wears on her cheeks rather than her eyes, in a metaphorical expression of how she is changing the way she presents herself to the world. In the chorus, she declares that she is done with playing games and wants to say goodbye ("hyvästi") with an exclamation mark ("huutomerkki").

The second verse of the song appears to be an attempt by the persona to cut off a relationship that is marked by neglect and dismissiveness. The persona has written a message to her partner that expresses her decision to say goodbye to the relationship with an exclamation mark, but she hasn't sent it yet. In the bridge, she questions why she feels sad and hurt every time her partner doesn't show up when they said they would, or when they treat her poorly. The song ends with a repetition of the chorus and a declaration that the persona will not answer phone calls from her partner and will continue to play games ("leikit mun kaa"), but only because she has no other choice.

Overall, the song is about the process of recognizing that one is being taken for granted or mistreated in a relationship and finding the strength to stand up for oneself and set boundaries.

Line by Line Meaning

Riisun korvikset, ne laitan lippaaseen.
I am taking off my earrings and putting them in a box.

Heitän nurkkaan helminauharannekkeen
I am throwing away the pearl bracelet in the corner.

Ja sua varten mä ostin tätä uutta mascaraa, Joka silmien sijaan nyt posket koristaa.
I bought this new mascara for you, which now decorates my cheeks instead of my eyes.

refrain:
I can't take it anymore, the games are enough.

refrain2:
I wrote you a message, the final one: I decided to end it with a goodbye and an exclamation mark, but I still haven't sent it.

Tätä kertaa et viitsinyt ees selittää, Mun ei pitäis varmaan enää välittää. Siis miksi petyn ja itken, kun et taaskaan tullutkaan Ja miksi annan sun tehdä tän aina uudestaan?
This time you didn't even bother explaining, I probably shouldn't care anymore. So why am I disappointed and crying when you didn't come again? And why do I let you do this again and again?

Sä leikit mun kaa, leikit mun kaa. Sä leikit, etkä ymmärrä lopettaa. Leikit mun kaa, sä leikit mun kaa. Leikit mun kaa.
You play with me, you play with me. You play and don't understand to stop. You play with me, you play with me. You play with me.

Mä kirjoitin sulle viestin viimeisen: Päätin hyvästiin ja huutomerkkiin sen, Mutta viestiä lähettänyt en. Puhelimen muistista sut pyyhin pois.
I wrote you a message, the final one: I decided to end it with a goodbye and an exclamation mark, but I still haven't sent it. I deleted you from my phone's memory.

Leikit mun kaa, sä leikit mun kaa, leikit mun kaa. Leikit mun kaa, sä leikit mun kaa, leikit mun kaa. Leikit mun kaa, sä leikit mun kaa. Leikit, etkä ymmärrä lopettaa. Sä leikit mun kaa, leikit mun kaa, leikit mun kaa.
You play with me, you play with me. You play with me, you play with me. You play with me, you play with me. You play and don't understand to stop. You play with me, you play with me, you play with me.

Enkä vastaa, enkä vastaa, Kun numerosta vieraasta soitetaan.
I don't answer, I don't answer when a stranger's number calls.

Enkä vastaa, nyt leikin sun kaa.
I don't answer, now I'm playing with you.

Writer(s): Patric Sebastian Sarin, Jukka Petteri Immonen Copyright: Air Chrysalis Scandinavia AB

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