By the year 2005, Kauko Röyhkä has released over 20 albums. His latest album "Elämä ja Kuolema" (Life and Death) was released 2005. Röyhkä is known as a provocative artist. He has studied literature and written nine novels along with short stories, columns and a biography of pornstar Henry Saari.
Kaksi koiraa
Kauko Röyhkä Lyrics
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Ettei kannata
Paras homma on maleksia torin laidalla, odotella
Jotain sattumaa
Ja niin tuo tyttö tuo nuo kaksi koiraa
Aivan mun viereeni
Nuo jättimäiset kaksi koiraa
Kysyn onko nuo hevosia vaiko toiselta planeetalta
"Ne on koiria", hän vastaa
Hänen tyylinsä sanoa se panee mieleeni ajatuksen:
Hänen isänsä on juoppo
Ja niin tuo tyttö ja nuo kaksi koiraa
Matkaavat autossa
Ja itse istun niiden kanssa
Talo alhaalla alavalla vedenjättömaalla
Paikallinen asukas
Tulee vastaan ja mopedinsa
Pysäyttää, pitkän aikaa se vain on
Pysyy paikallaan, on
Koirat talon alla ajavat takaa otuksia
Jotka huutavat kuin vauvat
Kysyn "Missä sun isäsi on?"
"Se on ulkona,
Haluatko mennä katsomaan sen hautaa?"
Ja niin, tuo tyttö ja nuo kaksi koiraa
Kuuluivat minulle
Nuo jättimäiset kaksi koiraa
The lyrics to Kauko Röyhkä's "Kaksi koiraa" describe a casual encounter with a girl and her two giant dogs. The singer admits that he is just idly passing the time, and a reasonable person would tell him to find something more productive to do. He likes to hang out at the edge of the square, waiting for something interesting to happen. That's when the girl with the two dogs shows up right beside him. He asks if they are horses or from another planet, and she replies that they are just dogs. Her way of saying it makes him think about her father being a drunk.
As the girl and the dogs travel in a car, the singer joins them. Along the way, they pass by a house on a low land. A local resident passes by on his motorbike and stops for a long time, just staying in one spot. The dogs chase after creatures that scream like babies from under the house. The singer asks the girl where her father is, and she tells him he is outside and offers to show him his grave.
The song is a reflection of a mundane existence where people are just passing the time and making idle conversation. The lyrics suggest that there is a certain charm and beauty in the ordinary and that things can always be more interesting than they seem on the surface. The singer finds himself drawn to the girl and her dogs and is momentarily taken out of his routine, just by being in their presence.
Line by Line Meaning
Minä teen tätä huvikseni; joku järkimies sanoisikin
Ettei kannata
I do this for fun; a wise man would say it's not worth it
Paras homma on maleksia torin laidalla, odotella
Jotain sattumaa
The best thing is to hang around on the edge of the square, waiting for something to happen
Ja niin tuo tyttö tuo nuo kaksi koiraa
Aivan mun viereeni
Nuo jättimäiset kaksi koiraa
And then that girl brings those two dogs
Right next to me
Those giant two dogs
Kysyn onko nuo hevosia vaiko toiselta planeetalta
"Ne on koiria", hän vastaa
Hänen tyylinsä sanoa se panee mieleeni ajatuksen:
Hänen isänsä on juoppo
I ask if those are horses or from another planet
"They're dogs," she replies
Her way of saying it puts the thought in my mind:
Her father is a drunk
Ja niin tuo tyttö ja nuo kaksi koiraa
Matkaavat autossa
Ja itse istun niiden kanssa
And so that girl and those two dogs
Travel in a car
And I sit with them
Talo alhaalla alavalla vedenjättömaalla
Paikallinen asukas
Tulee vastaan ja mopedinsa
Pysäyttää, pitkän aikaa se vain on
Pysyy paikallaan, on
A house down on the low-lying floodplain
A local resident
Comes towards us on his moped
Stops, and for a long time
Stays in one place, just on
Koirat talon alla ajavat takaa otuksia
Jotka huutavat kuin vauvat
Kysyn "Missä sun isäsi on?"
"Se on ulkona,
Haluatko mennä katsomaan sen hautaa?"
The dogs chase after creatures under the house
That scream like babies
I ask, "Where is your father?"
"He's outside,
Do you want to go see his grave?"
Ja niin, tuo tyttö ja nuo kaksi koiraa
Kuuluivat minulle
Nuo jättimäiset kaksi koiraa
And so, that girl and those two dogs
Belonged to me
Those giant two dogs
Contributed by Evelyn T. Suggest a correction in the comments below.