Sleepy Sleepers were found in 1974 in Lahti, Finland, by Mato Valtonen and … Read Full Bio ↴Sleepy Sleepers were found in 1974 in Lahti, Finland, by Mato Valtonen and Sakke Järvenpää. The band released 19 albums between 1975 and 1989. Their songs were laden with frivolous, sometimes scatological humor and jokes considered politically sensitive in post-war atmosphere of Finlandization. This led to problems getting gigs and, some of their songs being banned in then state-controlled mass media.
Later, Valtonen and Järvenpää founded Leningrad Cowboys, when Aki Kaurismäki made movie Leningrad Cowboys Go America.

Idi Amin
Sleepy Sleepers Lyrics

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Jossain Afrikan itäosissa.
Missä mutakuonot rypevät majoissaan.
Siellä asuu mies hauska nimeltään.
Joka Karjalassakin tiedetään.
Kaikkihan me hänet tunnetaan.
Kaikkihan me hänestä pidetään.
Okei, okei Idi Amin. Okei.
Okei, okei Idi Amin. Okei.

Okei, Idi is best.

Alussa lupas meille mukavaa.
Jätskiä sekä hunajaa.
Kunnes alko kavereita teurastaa
Ja sanoi "Ou jee tää on mukavaa"
Kaikkihan me hänet tunnetaan.
Kaikkihan me hänestä pidetään.
Okei, okei Idi Amin. Okei.
Okei, okei Idi Amin. Okei.
Okei, Idi is best.

Idiä vituttaa hauskaa pitää.
Kunnon käynyt kuppa aivoissa itää.
Tykkää silti siitä, kansa ugandan.
Tehnyt se on Idistä legendan
Kaikkihan me hänet tunnetaan.
Kaikkihan me hänestä pidetään.
Okei, okei Idi Amin. Okei.
Okei, okei Idi Amin. Okei.
Okei, Idi is best.

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Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Sleepy Sleepers's song IDI AMIN refer to the infamous Ugandan dictator, Idi Amin. The song describes him as a man who is known and liked by everyone, both in Africa and in Karjala (a region in Finland). The lyrics sarcastically suggest that everyone loves him, singing "okei, okei Idi Amin. Okei." The song also highlights the horrific acts committed by Idi Amin, such as the slaughter of his own people. The lyrics allude to his enjoyment of violence and death, as he is depicted as saying "Ou jee tää on mukavaa," or "Oh yay, this is fun," while slaughtering his friends. The song ends with the line "Now we're out of bananas and liquorice," potentially referring to the idea that Idi Amin has consumed all of his country's resources and left his people with nothing.

Line by Line Meaning

Jossain Afrikan itäosissa.
In somewhere in the eastern part of Africa.

Missä mutakuonot rypevät majoissaan.
Where people with dark skin live in poor conditions.

Siellä asuu mies hauska nimeltään.
There lives a funny man named.

Joka Karjalassakin tiedetään.
Who is known even in Karelia.

Kaikkihan me hänet tunnetaan.
We all know him.

Kaikkihan me hänestä pidetään.
We all like him.

Okei, okei Idi Amin. Okei.
Okay, okay Idi Amin. Okay.

Alussa lupas meille mukavaa.
At first, he promised us nice things.

Jätskiä sekä hunajaa.
Ice cream and honey.

Kunnes alko kavereita teurastaa
Until he began to slaughter his buddies.

Ja sanoi "Ou jee tää on mukavaa"
And said: "Oh, gee, this is nice."