Käppee [English translation]

The old wives have an evil thought

The long haired ones have a feeling

The redundant women have a plot

That I will never

Get a man that I like

A man was tossed to me

A raggedy man was thrown to me

A man was tossed to me

They gave me one that is absolutely no good

Jumavei and jumavoi a no-good, weak guy

A no-good, weak guy, jumavei yes

The guy is weak and no-good

He's even a raging alcoholic!

The guy is weak and no-good

Short-tempered and angry

Jumavei and jumavoi a no-good, weak guy

A no-good, weak guy, jumavei yes

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(Here is the official translation, one I found online:)

The old wives around here have hatched an evil plot.

Yes, those long-haired, idle crones are scheming against me:

they’re going to make sure

I’ll never ever find the kind of man I want.

So they threw this ragged fellow at me,

dumped a real down-at-the-heels bum on me.

Oh me and oh my, a no-account good-for-nothing.

He’s weak, this fellow they got me,

weak, and a wild drinker besides.

He’s useless, unpredictable, and has a bad temper.

Oh me and oh my, what a no-account, feeble fellow.