Marketti Mattin Kanssa
- Matti
- Sep 17
- 3 min read
Updated: Sep 18
Finnish Lyrics
Hei rakas, sain listan tänään
En pidä shoppailusta, mutta sua varten käyn
Kaupassa hyllyt, kirkkaat valot
Kärry kolisee, askel raskas
Listassa lukee:
Banaani – banana
Omena – apple
Peruna – potato
Tomaatti – tomato
Teen sen sinua varten
Vaikka vihaan kauppoja
Mutta rakastan sua, rakas
Siksi ostan nämä kaikki!
Leipä – bread
Jogurtti – hmm, rakas rakastaa jogurttia
Maito – milk
Kananmuna – egg
Kahvi – ilman sitä en elä!
Jäätelö – mitä makua valitsen? Suklaa? Mansikka? Vanilja?
Juustohylly on jääkylmä!
Mutta ei haittaa!
Minulla on SISU!
En palellu koskaan!
Teen sen sinua varten
Ostan kaiken mitä tarvitset
Mutta salaa lisään koriin
Oluen ja sipsit!
Aurinkokukkaöljy – sunflower oil
Vessapaperi – toilet paper
Ilman sitä ei pärjää kukaan...
Lista on valmis, kassalle päin
Rakastan sua, rakas
Vaikka vihaan kauppaa
Tämä on meidän tarina – Marketti Mattin kanssa!
MARKETTI! SISU! RAKKAUS!
Lyrics with English
Hei rakas, sain listan tänään
Hi darling, I got the list today
En pidä shoppailusta, mutta sua varten käyn
I don’t like shopping, but I’ll go for you
Kaupassa hyllyt, kirkkaat valot
Shelves in the store, bright lights
Kärry kolisee, askel raskas
The cart rattles, my steps are heavy
Listassa lukee:
The list says:
Banaani – banana
Omena – apple
Peruna – potato
Tomaatti – tomato
Teen sen sinua varten
I do it for you
Vaikka vihaan kauppoja
Even though I hate stores
Mutta rakastan sua, rakas
But I love you, darling
Siksi ostan nämä kaikki!
That’s why I’ll buy all of these!
Leipä – bread
Jogurtti – hmm, rakas rakastaa jogurttia
Yogurt – hmm, darling loves yogurt
Maito – milk
Kananmuna – egg
Kahvi – ilman sitä en elä!
Coffee – I can’t live without it!
Jäätelö – mitä makua valitsen? Suklaa? Mansikka? Vanilja?
Ice cream – which flavor should I choose? Chocolate? Strawberry? Vanilla?
Juustohylly on jääkylmä!
The cheese shelf is ice cold!
Mutta ei haittaa!
But it doesn’t matter!
Minulla on SISU!
I have SISU!
En palellu koskaan!
I will never freeze!
Teen sen sinua varten
I do it for you
Ostan kaiken mitä tarvitset
I buy everything you need
Mutta salaa lisään koriin
But secretly I add to the cart
Oluen ja sipsit!
Beer and chips!
Aurinkokukkaöljy – sunflower oil
Vessapaperi – toilet paper
Ilman sitä ei pärjää kukaan...
Nobody can manage without that...
Lista on valmis, kassalle päin
The list is ready, heading to the checkout
Rakastan sua, rakas
I love you, darling
Vaikka vihaan kauppaa
Even though I hate the store
Tämä on meidän tarina – Marketti Mattin kanssa!
This is our story – with Marketti Matti!
MARKETTI! SISU! RAKKAUS!
MARKET! SISU! LOVE!
"Minulla on sisu"
The Finnish possessive expression using the structure "Minulla on" is a very common and essential way to indicate possession or existence of something "with" someone, which is often translated into English as "I have" or "there is with me."
Structure Explanation:
Minulla comes from the personal pronoun minä (I), combined with the -lla suffix.
The -lla suffix is a locative case called the adessive case, which expresses possession by indicating something is "at" or "with" the person.
On is the third person singular form of the verb olla (to be), meaning "is" or "there is."
Together, "Minulla on" literally means "at me there is," but it functions as "I have."
How It Works:
The possessed thing comes after "on" in the nominative case.
The possessor (the person who has something) is marked with the adessive case (-lla, -llä).
Examples:
Minulla on kirja."I have a book."(Literal: "At me is a book.")
Sinulla on auto."You have a car."(sinä + -lla = sinulla)
Hänellä on koira."He/She has a dog."(hän + -llä = hänellä)
Meillä on iso talo."We have a big house."(me + -illä = meillä)
Teillä on paljon ystäviä."You (plural) have many friends."(te + -illä = teillä)
Heillä on aikaa."They have time."(he + -illä = heillä)
The left column contains the standard Finnish possessive forms
The middle column lists the spoken (colloquial) Finnish forms
The right column gives the English equivalents
*In Finnish, the spoken forms are shortened and more casual versions of the formal possessive pronouns.
*They are very common in conversation but less used in writing or formal contexts.
Important Notes:
This possessive form is used for existence and possession but not for ownership in a direct sense like English "my" or "mine." Ownership is expressed differently (with genitive or possessive suffixes).
Instead of saying "I have," the Finnish emphasize the idea of "something being at someone's possession."
This structure is also used to talk about conditions, states, or attributes related to the person, like feelings or necessities.
Additional Usage:
Minulla on nälkä. — "I am hungry." (Literal: "At me there is hunger.")
Sinulla on kylmä. — "You are cold."
Hänellä on kiire. — "He/She is in a hurry."
This shows how the structure is frequently used for expressions beyond physical possession.
In the song line Minulla on SISU!, it means "I have SISU!" (SISU is a Finnish concept roughly meaning perseverance or grit). The phrase expresses that the speaker possesses this quality or spirit.
This adessive possession structure is a foundational part of Finnish grammar
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