they deserve more likes. They're amazing. I just saw the version with UMO. Love the fusion of Folk & avant garde. Big Jethro Tull & Zappa fan and I love this kind of music.
Thank you very much for the explanation. Nice to be informed about the nature of the shaman in the song! I will tell the history to my daughter. It s fantastic how the strength of music and singing is universally captured, mostly by children an by sensitive people in general. I brought a CD from South Africa - called Marimba Magic - that is the new hit now at home: my daughter listen this CD and dance dozens of time a day, sometimes very early in the morning, just before going to the kidgarden school. Bye and thanks again for the explanation Claudio
Thank you Pasi, my daughter and myself - we loved the story. She asked my to see the video again and again, now with no fear at all (kkkk). By the way, could you please let me know what the song Lasetus tells about? We did love this song also. Actually, some times she sings the melody of the refrain. Tschüss
Hello, I don't know what the word lasetus mean (must be one of those Karelian dialect words, which I don't know). In the song Lasetus they are just singing about 3 female wanderers and how they want to sing
Hi My 4-year old daughter did love this song/video -holding my hand .... She sought the singers were acting as witches. Can someone give me any idea of what is told in the song? Many thanks
Hello, well, they are telling a story of an old guy, who got bitten by a snake. In the story this guy makes a spell so the snake and the poison would go away.
This is the story of the shmanistic tradition of the old Finnish and Karelian tradition. "Kylän äijä" was shaman who helped his people against sicknes, ill and every other troubles. He was the real leader of clan or society and tried to understand that word is always better than war or violence.
yes, and the primordial shaman or sage in the karelian tradition was the demi-god/god/epic hero väinämöinen which you hear about in many karelian folk songs (in case you were wondering...). the curious thing about the karelian tradition is that this Väinämöinen was not a war mongerer like the gods and heros i.e. in the norse tradition but a sage, "a wise old man" which is often a reference to him in these lyrics. it was said Väinämöinen could pacify man, animal and plant with his words alone and he could settle disputes with his spells and poetry without using violence. in the creation epic i believe he created a part of the world with his voice when he climbed out of the primordial sea. he was also a musician who played a harp like instrument made from a pike's jawbone. he was also the basis for tolkien's gandalf the wizard. quite the cultural hero!
+keeelane In the original creation myth it was Väinämöinen who was floating in the primal sea when a water bird (I think it was a Pochard) came and laid an egg on his knee. The egg became hotter and hotter until Väinämöinen had to jerk his knee. The egg fell and was ofcourse shattered. But out of the shell Väinämöinen created the earth. This story was the "original" story and was later changed by Elias Lönnrot, the poem collector who wrote the Kalevala. He changed it so that it was Ilmatar, a character that he came up with, instead of Väinämöinen who was floating in the primal sea. Väinämöinen, Ilmarinen (who was also called Ukko and also was the thunder god) and the evil Joukahainen were all three brothers and born by the primal mother- figure known as Iro. Maybe you already knew this, just wanted to share.
i think either underworld goddesses* or simply villagers mocking an old man. at 3:12 the woman who starts speaking is playing the role of an old man trying to cast a spell to heal a snake bite. a third possibility is that they are the snake, or the mother of snakes, Käres. *goddess is imo a pretty lofty term that doesn't quite fit Finnish mythology, I'd put them closer to spirits? but they are referred to as goddesses in most sources so maybe I'm wrong here. specifically they are (or would be) the daughters of the goddess of death, Tuonetar.
Värttinä is a band - both singers and instrumentalists. The band has experienced various line up changes during the more than three decades of existence, while somehow retaining a recognizable identity. Mari Kaasinen - the lady in red here - is the only original member left.
Fine and magic scene and song too
This band is absolutely good !
One of my favorites!
Chills every time.
they deserve more likes. They're amazing. I just saw the version with UMO. Love the fusion of Folk & avant garde. Big Jethro Tull & Zappa fan and I love this kind of music.
Super
Enorme interpretacion, el arte sucede
I love this
Yes.... Wonderful... and scary xx
Awesome!!!
Thank you very much for the explanation. Nice to be informed about the nature of the shaman in the song! I will tell the history to my daughter.
It s fantastic how the strength of music and singing is universally captured, mostly by children an by sensitive people in general. I brought a CD from South Africa - called Marimba Magic - that is the new hit now at home: my daughter listen this CD and dance dozens of time a day, sometimes very early in the morning, just before going to the kidgarden school.
Bye and thanks again for the explanation
Claudio
I didn't know witches were so gorgeous.
They are!
Thank you Pasi, my daughter and myself - we loved the story. She asked my to see the video again and again, now with no fear at all (kkkk). By the way, could you please let me know what the song Lasetus tells about? We did love this song also. Actually, some times she sings the melody of the refrain. Tschüss
Hello, I don't know what the word lasetus mean (must be one of those Karelian dialect words, which I don't know). In the song Lasetus they are just singing about 3 female wanderers and how they want to sing
Lyricstranslate has a pretty good translation: lyricstranslate.com/en/lasetus-song-singing.html
Nice track to Witcher 3 :)
Hi
My 4-year old daughter did love this song/video -holding my hand .... She sought the singers were acting as witches. Can someone give me any idea of what is told in the song?
Many thanks
Hello,
well, they are telling a story of an old guy, who got bitten by a snake. In the story this guy makes a spell so the snake and the poison would go away.
This is the story of the shmanistic tradition of the old Finnish and Karelian tradition. "Kylän äijä" was shaman who helped his people against sicknes, ill and every other troubles. He was the real leader of clan or society and tried to understand that word is always better than war or violence.
yes, and the primordial shaman or sage in the karelian tradition was the demi-god/god/epic hero väinämöinen which you hear about in many karelian folk songs (in case you were wondering...). the curious thing about the karelian tradition is that this Väinämöinen was not a war mongerer like the gods and heros i.e. in the norse tradition but a sage, "a wise old man" which is often a reference to him in these lyrics. it was said Väinämöinen could pacify man, animal and plant with his words alone and he could settle disputes with his spells and poetry without using violence. in the creation epic i believe he created a part of the world with his voice when he climbed out of the primordial sea. he was also a musician who played a harp like instrument made from a pike's jawbone. he was also the basis for tolkien's gandalf the wizard. quite the cultural hero!
+keeelane In the original creation myth it was Väinämöinen who was floating in the primal sea when a water bird (I think it was a Pochard)
came and laid an egg on his knee. The egg became hotter and hotter until Väinämöinen had to jerk his knee. The egg fell and was ofcourse shattered. But out of the shell Väinämöinen created the earth.
This story was the "original" story and was later changed by Elias Lönnrot, the poem collector who wrote the Kalevala.
He changed it so that it was Ilmatar, a character that he came up with, instead of Väinämöinen who was floating in the primal sea.
Väinämöinen, Ilmarinen (who was also called Ukko and also was the thunder god) and the evil Joukahainen were all three brothers and born by the primal mother- figure known as Iro.
Maybe you already knew this, just wanted to share.
claudioc8 they speak of a time when trump was allowed to be president of the united states before being banished from the earth
Kauheesti ä-kirjaimia :D
no mika
Interesting! Are they supposed to be Finnish witches or underworld goddesses...?
i think either underworld goddesses* or simply villagers mocking an old man. at 3:12 the woman who starts speaking is playing the role of an old man trying to cast a spell to heal a snake bite.
a third possibility is that they are the snake, or the mother of snakes, Käres.
*goddess is imo a pretty lofty term that doesn't quite fit Finnish mythology, I'd put them closer to spirits? but they are referred to as goddesses in most sources so maybe I'm wrong here. specifically they are (or would be) the daughters of the goddess of death, Tuonetar.
Vartinna is that you girls ?
Värttinä is a band - both singers and instrumentalists.
The band has experienced various line up changes during the more than three decades of existence, while somehow retaining a recognizable identity. Mari Kaasinen - the lady in red here - is the only original member left.
Begone, demons! Get out of my magic mirror!
Ah, Äijölle..
Harvapa tietää. mikä Äijö on..tai "Heikki" tai "Nurmi-Tuomas"...
;)
no mikä?
Semmonen kirkkoväen isäntähän se..