This week Käärijä is represening Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest with Cha Cha Cha. Here’s his performance at the Uuden musiikin kilpailu (New Music Competition) where the song was chosen.
Käärijä – Cha Cha Cha | Finland | National Final Performance | Eurovision 2023 by Eurovision Song Contest via YouTube
Here’s a link to the Finnish lyrics. I’ve tried my hand at translating them into English in a way that fits the rhythm and rhymes of the song:
What a week it’s been, the days behind have just been crawling.
Pina coladas and the open road are now calling.
The night is young, so listen, it’s time to get plastered.
This frozen shell around me has got to get shattered.
Grab my drink with both hands and get loaded, I’m like
cha cha cha, cha cha, cha cha!
Blow off tomorrow, just go out and get totaled, I’m like
cha cha cha, cha cha, cha cha!
I wanna lose my mind, forget all my cares, I’m like
cha cha cha, cha cha, cha cha!
And I’ll keep going til I’m out of my chair, I’m like
A couple pina coladas are down already.
Still my face is like a mask, unmoving and steady.
The night is young, so listen, it’s time to get plastered.
This frozen shell around me has got to get shattered.
The floor is calling me, my inhibitions need numbing.
I’m like cha cha cha, watch out, I’m coming!
Grab my drink with both hands and get loaded, I’m like
cha cha cha, cha cha, cha cha!
Blow off tomorrow, just go out and get totaled, I’m like
cha cha cha, cha cha, cha cha!
I wanna lose my mind, forget all my cares, I’m like
cha cha cha, cha cha, cha cha!
And I’ll keep going til I’m out of my chair, I’m like, woah.
And now I’m dancing free,
I’m like cha cha cha,
and I’m not afraid of this world, you see,
I’m like cha cha cha,
when I pour champagne all over me.
Cha cha cha, and it’s getting hard to see,
and now I slur my speech when I hand the keys to this other me.
Cha cha cha, and you know that I’m not like this usually,
oh no, but I am today, but I am today.
And now I’m dancing free,
I’m like cha cha cha,
and I’m not afraid of this world, you see,
I’m like cha cha cha,
when I pour champagne all over me.
I’m like cha cha cha,
cha cha cha, cha cha, cha cha-ah-ah
I’m like cha cha cha,
cha cha cha, cha cha, cha cha,
cha cha cha, cha cha, cha cha.
Here’s hoping we’ll see Käärijä go all the way to the final!
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