Pappi Puhuu by Kotiteollisuus (Finnish)

Hi, please translate these lyrics into English. Thanks.

Sinä saattelit poikasi
täyteen junaan
jäit laiturille sydän
syrjällään
saattelit poikasi
et arvannutkaan
sen olevan matkansa
määränpään

Kuljit kuin sumussa
vuoden ja kaksi
odotit kirjeitä
aivan turhaan
ja olosi muuttui
vain pahemmaksi
kun näit kuinka
naapurissa surraan

Taivas on hiljaa
pappi puhuu, vaikka nähden
sen hiljaisuuden tähden
moni täällä itkeä saa
Taivas on hiljaa
ei se tarjoo lohdusta
helpota kaipausta
ei lämpöä se jaa
ja pappi puhuu vaan

Pihaasi astelee
se hahmo musta
jonka jo arvasitkin
saapuvan
poikasi kaatui
ilman katumusta
ja lunasti näin
taivaspaikan

Taivas on hiljaa
pappi puhuu, vaikka nähden
sen hiljaisuuden tähden
moni täällä itkeä saa
taivas on hiljaa
ei se tarjoo lohdusta
helpota kaipausta
ei lämpöä se jaa
ja pappi puhuu vaan

Nöyrää
kansa on ja kiittelee
köyhää
satoa kun se niitelee
jauhaa
leipää puun kaarnasta
saarnaa
kuulee olemattomasta

Oi, isänmaa
pappi puhuu, vaikka nähden
sen vaatimusten tähden
moni äiti surra taas saa
Isänmaa
vaadit rakkautta
ei Rokkaa eikä Sutta
voi luodit haavoittaa
näin pappi puhuu vaan

Your post made me curious about this song.
I did a first rough translation, but help from native/better speakers would be great, please

The parts underlined are where the words or the word order really puzzled me.

I corrected what I think was a mistake:
"ei se tarjoo lohdusta" ---> " ei se tarjo lohdutusta"


Pappi Puhuu
The priest speaks

Sinä saattelit poikasi täyteen junaan
You escort your son to a crowded train.
jäit laiturille sydän syrjällään
You stay on the platform , ?????
saattelit poikasi
You escort your son
et arvannutkaan
you don't (even?) guess
sen olevan matkansa määränpään
the destination of his journey

Kuljit kuin sumussa
You walked as in a fog
vuoden ja kaksi
a year and two [or "a year or two"?]
Odotit kirjeitä aivan turhaan
You waited for letters completely in vain
ja olosi muuttui vain pahemmaksi
and your feeling turned/changed only to the worse
kun näit kuinka naapurissa surraan
when you saw how the neighborhood mourned.

(CHORUS)
Taivas on hiljaa
The sky is silent
pappi puhuu, vaikka nähden
The priest speaks, even though seeing
sen hiljaisuuden tähden
the silence of the stars
moni täällä itkeä saa
Many here may cry
Taivas on hiljaa
The sky is silent
ei se tarjo lohdutusta
it doesn't offer consolation
helpota kaipausta
(it doesn't) ease/relieve the longing
ei lämpöä se jaa
it doesn't dispense warmth
ja pappi puhuu vaan
and the priest only speaks.

Pihaasi astelee se hahmo musta
In your yard steps a dark shape
jonka jo arvasitkin saapuvan
that you already imagined arriving [or "whose arriving you already imagined"?]
Poikasi kaatui ilman katumusta
your boy fell without remorse
ja lunasti näin taivaspaikan
and that way redeemed a place in the sky

(CHORUS)


Nöyrää
kansa on ja kiittelee
The people are humble and thank
köyhää
satoa kun se niitelee
when (they) reap a poor crop
jauhaa
leipää puun kaarnasta
grind bread from tree bark
saarnaa
kuulee olemattomasta
listen to sermon about nonexistent(?)

Oi, isänmaa
O, fatherland
pappi puhuu, vaikka nähden
The priest talks, even though seeing
sen vaatimusten tähden
the demand of the stars
moni äiti surra taas saa
Many mothers may mourn again
Isänmaa
Fatherland
vaadit rakkautta
you call for love
ei Rokkaa eikä Sutta
no Pea-soup(???) and no Wolf
voi luodit haavoittaa
can get hurt by bullet
näin pappi puhuu vaan
so the priest only talks.


I assumed that "vaan" was a variation of "vain" but I'm not 100% sure about it.

I'm a native speaker.. But I know that still this translation isn't perfect, because my English isn't perfect

Pappi puhuu
The Priest speaks

Sinä saattelit poikasi täyteen junaan
You escort your son to a crowded train
jäit laiturille sydän syrjällään
you stayed on the platform scared
saattelit poikasi
you escort your son
et arvannutkaan
you couldn't even guess
sen olevan matkansa määränpää
that this is gonna be the destination of his journey

Kuljit kuin sumussa
You walked as in a fog
vuoden ja kaksi
a year and two
odotit kirjeitä aivan turhaan
you waited for letters in vain
ja olosi muuttui vain pahemmaksi
and your felt only worse and worse
kun näit kuinka naapurissa surraan
when you saw how the neighbors mourned.

(CHORUS)
Taivas on hiljaa
The sky is silent
pappi puhuu, vaikka nähden
the priest speaks, even though seeing that
sen hiljaisuuden tähden
because of the silence
moni täällä itkeä saa
many here will cry

Taivas on hiljaa
The sky is silent
ei se tarjoo lohdutusta
it doesn't offer consolation
helpota kaipausta
it doesn't ease the longing
ei lämpöä se jaa
it doesn't dispense warmth
ja pappi puhuu vaan
and the priest only speaks.

Pihaasi astelee se musta hahmo
To your yard steps that black figure
jonka arvasitkin jo saapuvan
that you already knew is going to come
poikasi kaatui ilman katumusta
your son fell without remorse
ja lunasti näin taivaspaikan
and that way redeemed a place in the heaven

(CHORUS)

Nöyrää kansa on ja kiittelee
The people are humble and they are thanking
köyhää satoa kun se niittelee
when they reap a poor crop
jauhaa leipää puun kaarnasta
when they grind bread from tree bark
saarnaa kuulee olemattomasta
when they are listening a sermon about nonexistent

Oi, Isänmaa
O, fatherland
pappi puhuu, vaikka nähden
The priest speaks, even though seeing that
sen vaatimusten tähden
because the demand of that
moni äiti taas surra saa
many mother will mourn again
Isänmaa
Fatherland
vaadit rakkautta
you demand for love
ei Rokkaa, eikä Sutta
no Rokka, no Susi
voi luodit haavoittaa
can get hurt by bullet
näin pappi puhuu vaan
this is how the priest speaks

Ps. Rokka and Susi are last names. They are soldiers from a Finnish movie called "The Unknown Soldier".

Here is slightly modified translation:

The Priest is talking.

You escorted your son into a crowded train, you stayed on the platform with broken heart.
When you escorted your son you could not know, that this was to be his last journey.

You walked as in a fog, for a year and two, you waited for letters completely in vain.
And you felt worse and worse, when you saw how the neighbors were mourning.

The heaven is silent, the priest is talking, even though seeing, that for the the silence of the heaven, many here may cry.
The heaven is silent, it doesn't offer consolation, nor ease the longing, it doesn't give warmth, and the priest is just talking.

Into your yard walks that man wearing black, whose arrival you were expecting.
Your son died in war, without remorse, and thus received a place in heaven.

The heaven is silent, the priest is talking, even though seeing, that for the the silence of the heaven, many here may cry.
The heaven is silent, it doesn't offer consolation, ease the longing, it doesn't give warmth, and the priest is just talking.

The people are humble and giving thanks, while reaping the poor crops,
grinding bread from tree bark, listening to sermons about god who does not exist.

O, fatherland, the priest is talking, even though seeing, that for the demands of fatherland, many mothers may mourn again
Fatherland, you demand love, neither Rokka nor Susi, can be wounded by bullets, thus the priest is just talking.

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Notes: This song tells about a mother, whose son goes to fight in the
Continuation War (1941-1944). After two years of war, she gets the
message that her son is dead.

The "pappi puhuu vaan" could be translated as "the priest paying lip
service". That is, the priest is reading out the words from bible, but
nobody, not event the priest, believes in what he is saying.

Rokka and Susi were characters in the book "The Unknown Soldier".
They were based on real persons, and were both eventually "wounded by
bullets" in 1944.

Thanks a lot Immense and Isä Apotti!
I had quite a few "what the heck is that?" moments when trying to translate this, I'm happy you cleared everything
(Especially the "Rokka and Susi" part, I didn't understand why there was a capital letter but it didn't occur to me that it could be names! Thanks also for giving the context of those names. )