Also old songs like this one have multiple different versions depending on area and family, since they tend to be older than our writing. the same happens with a lot of our folk lore. I don't properly remember how the version i grew up with went, and i can't really look it up since it's hard to find information online about the less wide spread variations, and some variations haven't even been written down, but it started with the verse "Nuku nuku nurmilintu, väsy väsy västäräkki Nuku kun mie nukutan, väsy kun mie väsytän" A lot of the really old folk songs and mythology are told from generation to generation, so you can't really find information about it anywhere, atleast accurate information about the versions you probably first learned from your family or area, so you just learn and memorize them growing up.
For the West-European ears Finnish songs can sound like melancholic while in fact the rhythm and/or sound of the song are directing everything. I.e., in the Kalevala poems (Kalevala laulettuna) the rhymes are the bosses. "She travelled there for 7 days, she travelled there for 8 days" 🙂
It's true, sound carries power that we barely are starting to comprehend. It can make you feel any number of emotions or literally create stuff if you're skilled enough in the art of sound.
My sister died yesterday from ovarian cancer. She was 60 years old. I remember when she was born - I was 4 years and 8 months old. I remember riding in our car with my parents as we brought her home from the hospital, wrapped in a pink blanket. I loved her with all my heart and was very protective of her. I remember my mother singing lullabies to her while rocking her to sleep. Who will rock my little sister to sleep now? I will, with this beautiful lullaby of our Finnish Ancestors. Sleep now peacefully with our Ancestors, my dear sweet little sister. Nuku nuku rauhallisesti...
Sleep, sleep, little grassland bird*, A tired, so tired, white wagtail. Sleep well in the grass, Lay down on the good earth. The birds will bring you a linen shirt, A wigeon will bring you a nice skirt. A koskelo will bring you a little pillow, The swallows will make for you a cushion. Sleep, sleep, little grassland bird, A tired, so tired, white wagtail. Sleep well in the grass, Lay down on the good earth
Mä oon kuullut version joka menee näin: Nuku nuku nurmilintu Väsy väsy västäräkki Teeppä rannalle pesäsi Kalliolle kartanosi ja sit se jatkuu siitä jotenkin
As a Hungarian, it always fascinated me that we share similar linguistic structure and elements of folklore. That was the spark of my journey to the land of ethnography. It is a pleasure to listen to something ancient and pure like this. Greetings goes out from a Hungarian. Hail FinnoUgric Nations and Tribes.
@@JixieDyeAuthor I've only ever seen in his notes and others' on his work that it was based on Finnish. Where would Afrikaans have come into it? Or were you joking?
Actually you're mostly right with that magic spell thought. This melody is ancient melody used for singing Kalevala-runes (rune=riimu in finnish. Riimu has a meaning of magical poem (spell), or magical/mystic song and of course runic symbol/writing i.e Futhark) and has been used for singing spells too. And of course all kinds of Karelian songs! And I agree, this song was/is most beautiful kind of spell for falling asleep or calming down (yourself or an other person)! :) And these old timeless songs and poems tend to have many aspects to them, so this might have been used in burials originally. Or some have used, some have not. It's a beautiful song and goes well for many situations! Greetings from North Karelia, Finland!
In the old times, the Finnish people may have been able of casting certain spells by singing and playing instruments, How ever, some lullabys were used as the possible last goodbye to childrens, for the death of childrens was quite hih in the old days.
It's so beautiful! I found Finnish music is so brilliant, and I am totally into it. I can't even find a word to describe it. The only word I can think of is a phase in Chinese called 天籁之音, which means the voice from the heaven. I always want to visit Finland. The music attracts me so much.
There's so many comments that say this sounds magical and mystical. You might think the impression arises from not knowing the language or a sense of exoticism. However, I am Finnish and I experience this lullaby exactly like that. There's something inexplicably mysterious about this song to me.
Same here. I am Finnish, too. The Kalevala-esque kantele-melody just seems to evoke the ancient spirits of the forest, and of our pagan forefathers, who only recently emerged from the hunter-gatherer -age. It has such a mystical, shamanistic vibe to it; and I live for that vibe. It’s the soul of our Finno-Ugric heritage. Also, I know this melody predates Kalevala by thousands of years. It’s just a convenient way to word it. May the spirit of the Finnic paganism and of our Finno-Ugric heritage live on, until the last tree of the last forest has fallen, and the last bog has dried out, and beyond. 🙂🇫🇮
I am an American descendant of people a family displaced by the winter and continuation wars. I speak finnish well karelian to me they are dialects of the same languages as I can perfectly understand finnish. this song was sung to me by my grandmother and my father. I used to think it was sweet and kind of creepy. I lost my first daughter when she was incredibly young. to this day I cannot help but cry now when I hear it. my youngest daughter of three who is very much alive hates seeing me cry when I try to sing it to her. this song is feels like a funeral song for a child lost before their time. given the Era it was written I'm sure it was multi purpose for children sleeping through the night or the rest of eternity.
As a finnish citizen, I can say that seeing all the appreciation our little country gets in these comments is wonderful. That song is actually something that i remember hearing first when i was in a kindergarten. Sadly i can't visit there any longer since it was torn down to make space for more housing :(
I'm 40. I listen to this, and I'm 6 again. Safely tucked under my blanket, little brother in the bed next to mine, baby sister in her cradle, winter winds howling outside. Mom and dad singing this, dad playing the chords with his guitar. Kiitos. Hyvää yötä, kauniita unia. Nukkukaa hyvin.
Olen Grönlannissa kesätöissä, ainoana suomalaisena pienessä kylässä. Kun meille tuli wifi, ja pääsin vihdoin youtubeen, oli kiva törmätä tähän lauluun. Alkaa jo olla koti-ikävä.
This song is hauntingly beautiful. It actually brought me to tears from the very first sound. However, it sounds so familiar, that now I seriously consider that I used to live in Finland in one of my previous lives! Paljon kiitoksia!
I’ve been trying for years to remember this song. I come from a very mixed heritage in America. My Finnish great grandparents got rid of their traditions and language to fit in more. I’ve always felt disconnected from my family’s roots. While looking through family journals this song was mentioned. Thank you for this. 🥹
I can relate, my great grandpa moved to Canada during WWII. He as well gave up his roots to fit in more and such. Once I found out I started to learn the language. Hasn’t been easy, in truth I find learning Russian easier but Finnish is such a fantastic and amazing language and I am determined to reconnect those roots and as well one day visit Finland.
I know the lullaby, but I know it with other lyrics. Here is the lyrics that I used to sing to my brother and how my parents sang to me when I was a child. Tuu tuu tupakkarulla mistäs tiesit tänne tulla? Tulin pitkin turun tietä, hämäläisten härkätietä. Mistäs tunsit meidän portin? Siitä tunsin uuden portin: haka alla, pyörä päällä karhun talja portin päällä Uni kysyi uunin päältä, unen poika porstuasta: Onko lasta kätkyeessä, pientä peitteiden sisässä? Tuoppa unta tuokkosessa, kanna vaski vakkasessa, sillä silmät sivele, näkymiset näppäele. Nuku nuku nurmilintu, väsy väsy västäräkki, nuku kun minä nukutan, väsy kun minä väsytän.
News: I have been invited to share my songs and stories as the Finnish Tradition Bearer at the Harvard University's Sanders Theatre, December 14 - 29. If you are in the area, please join me to celebrate the Nordic Christmas Revels. Tickets are available at the Harvard Box Office.
Hi Merja, have you seen the "ROMA" movie...I'm pretty suspicious that Cuaron put an scene there where a perchta costume and a finish lullaby is sung... please help me...I wanna now if this is right...give us some ligth.
I really had no idea that the Sanders family had anything to do with Harvard...that will change... I wish you all the very best. If I can be there I will. Kiitos siitä, mitä teet.
I was born in Finland and lived in California but I’m here caring for my 94 year mum and it puts her asleep every time she has dimatia and I love this song
I just wanted to say Thank You for so many views and blessings and encouraging words. I have been truly happy to share my Finnish memories with you. Kiitos and Happy Holidays to all of you! Here is a link to a song I posted today ua-cam.com/video/ejIdIKidqcc/v-deo.html
H, I have a question if you could help me: is it still teached in the Finnish schools that we ( I am Hungarian) and you are relatives, or our languages are relatives? I heared that since 2005 you don't teach it. I am curious. Please only those persons answer who are really sure about this. Thank you in advance.Hi Finnish People, I have a question: is it still teached in the Finnish schools that we ( I am Hungarian) and you are relatives, or our languages are relatives? I heared that since 2005 you don't teach it. I am curious. Thank you in advance.
This is still taught and it is according to modern research as well, if we are talking about linguistics. I doubt the genetics are as easy to trace - there isn't a 1:1 connection there. That said, there has been a lot of debate on the time of divergence of different branches of Uralic languages recently, some even suggesting it happened 2000 years later than previously thought.
both languages can be related. if thats so, finnish migrated first and entered in contact with others, while the hungarians came later and maintained contact with the previous peoples that also came from the stepes (the huns, avars, bulgarians, etc) thats why both languages are diferent but belong to the same family. This is just an opinion
I am Baltic Scandinavian and Slavic, this tune seems so familiar. I showed some of family this, and they said the same thing, but we can't figure out where we heard it. Thank you for playing this.
this is a magic song to make you fall asleep. according to the legend no one has ever heard it's ending because everyone who listened to it falls asleep without reaching its end. well, true enough for ME. this is my lullaby..
My Great Grandma immigrated to America and I always enjoy learning the traditions 🦋 She was the one that pretty much raised me and I took care of her until her last breathe. She was such an inspiration to me
When I first laid eyes on the translation, it took a lot of energy to pull myself out of denial and face the reality of it. When my nephew was due to be born, I had been looking for cute little lullabies to sing to him. I would listen to this song a lot, it got stuck in my head in a very - pleasantly haunting way... I hadn't heard the song for ages after he was born. Never got around to singing it to him much lol, maybe once or twice. Anyway, I heard it again about a year and half later, and I thought of him the moment I heard it again. And just at that moment, I had to know what it meant... So I went to translate the lyrics. And in the footnote was mentioned what this song was written about. It didn't seem possible. It was written in mourning for a dead child. Two months prior to this, my nephew had passed away at 14 months old. At first, my mind wouldn't accept it. I just locked up for hours. I've had nuanced psychic experiences involving death before - not like this tho. No one could have possibly seen that coming. I had to be wrong, I just had to be... Cold, sad, scared. I can't even describe the feeling I wrestled for hours with. I felt so small and weak and - well. Fear like that can do things to a person. Let's just say, that when I finally did bring myself to the surface, my body was even less prepared for the shock than my mind was. Oh man. I was a total mess, utterly broken and naked - I knew then that it didn't matter what I did, or could have done - it wouldn't have changed anything. I couldn't deal with the thought that I'd failed him, I wanted so bad to go after him. If I didn't have my friend there I wouldn't have lived through that 😣 R.I.P. Georgie bean. I can't tell you how much I miss you little man. My cheeky little wagtail 🕊️
Dear sir, I am sorry for your loss. But do not blame yourself or the song. This is a lullaby sung by hundreds of thousands of Finnish mothers to their living children, no matter what was the original context. I sang it to my little girl until she was 7, or she would refuse to go to sleep. The song does not invoke or predict death. It might have been a mourning mother who created the song for a child she loved, but it is the love of that beautiful, tender life which shines through the lyrics and the melody. And after a deep, benevolent sleep there will be a re-awakening, also for your little nephew!
Huh. Mummoni kuoli jo 24v sitten, eikä oikein enää ole ajatukseen astunut. Nyt sitten tämä tuli kuunneltavaksi. Olen itsekin laulanut tätä omalle pojalle, mutta tästä tuli mieleen mummo, kun hän lauloi. Kaunis muisto. Kiitos.
Ihan meinaa poru tulla tätä kuunnellessa jo aikuiselle miehelle kun oma äiti tätä meille aina lauloi, nyt jo pois nukkuneena. Kiitos Merja, äitini nimi oli myös Merja.
Kiitos Merja! What a beautiful interpretation! I am a chilean mother, living in Ruotsi. I will learn this beautiful and emotional song and sing to my half finnish son
This has been stuck in my head for a couple days now. Puts my three month old son to sleep every time. Also keep catching myself humming it at work. Thank you for this, you're amazingly talented.
Our neighbor used to take care of me and my siblings sometimes when we were little. She sang this song when it was nap time, with a little different lyrics but still the song is recognizable. We kept in touch even though me and my siblings are now adults/teens and have moved out of the neighborhood. Sadly life has it's rules and she passed away few months ago. I had fully forgotten this song even existing, but finding this video gave me oddly soothing and warm memories of her.
Todella mahtavaa. Tämä laulu ja ääni rikkovat sydämeni. Niin paljon muistoja kauniilta maaltasi. (I hope I still write Suomea in a proper, understandable way, with a little help from Google Translate)
This is so hauntingly beautiful. You are very talented! I am part Finnish and love the language (and know some words but not nearly enough), so I loved hearing this. :)
I am Finnish, with a touch of Russian ancestry, and I agree that this is hauntingly beautiful. It also makes me shed a tear, in a good way, where it makes me long for the days of childhood comfort, and makes me want to pour my heart and soul to keeping our Finnish culture alive for generations to come. Proud to be Finnish! Ylpeä suomalainen! 🇫🇮
This music instrument is amazing!!! I just recently learned that there is an music instrument gusli (kantele) was banned in Russia for a long time and was burned at the stake by russians in the Middle Ages as a magical instrument. Just type Kirill Bogomilov in the search, he plays a unique 25-stringed Helmet-Sharped gusli with ancient roots to enrich the expression sounds of Balcan flutes. Never before have I heard such beautiful music that touches my heart... Thank you so much for this video!!!
*Thank you very much for sharing this, I am finding it very hard to find a path to learning Finnish & Scandinavian folk music as there is not much out there, Finnish & Scandinavian Folk music and melody does something to me which I can never put into words. Beauty beyond words. Thanks again.*
This is incredibly beautiful. I've been playing it on repeat, trying to pick up the pronunciation (don't speak a word of Finnish). The sound… I have no words to describe how amazing it is. Tracked down one page of sheet music with the entire melody on it and I think I have it mostly down… Thank you for posting this!
This is the best video I've found on UA-cam it's inspired me to build six kantele's and learn to play them. I always stop by to heard her sing and play the Kantele. Thanks for sharing this video.🎶🎀🎶😎
i really don’t have the words to describe anything including this but feel the love in this. and with all the advancements and tools of modern day music, this all you need cause impactful
This is one of the best Lullaby that I have listened in my live. I hope i could lern it and sing to my sons this really beautiful song. I was almost crying the first time I listened it. Thank you!
My father's parents were native Finnish, I remember my grandmother singing something like this when i was 3 to 5 years old. The Family Sauna's in the outdoor wood burning sauna souping up at the bottom step and getting drenched in cold water to rinse off then sweat and sweat then rinse again and roll in the snow. Oldest on the highest step parents in the middle and kids near the bottom. Then Grandma would cook the best food. This was in a small house in the middle of nowhere( Kettle River) Minnesota. They lived there for 50 years just good salt of the earth people. They moved there in 1939 I never did learn why I think it had to do with the russio-finnish war and land being taken by the Russians but that's just a guess really with some anecdotal evidence.
For the non-Finnish speakers who wanna know what it means, I'm putting the finnish lyrics and english translation below: (Finnish) Nuku, nuku nurmilintu, Väsy, väsy, västäräkki. Nuku nurmelle hyvälle, Vaivu maalle valkialle. Lintu tuopi liinahapaijan, Haapana hyvän hamehen. Kaskeloinen korvatyynyn, Pääskynen peäalusen. Nuku, nuku nurmilintu, Väsy, väsy, västäräkki. Nuku nurmelle hyvälle, Vaivu maalle valkialle. (English) Sleep, sleep, little grassland bird*, A tired, so tired, white wagtail. Sleep well in the grass, Lay down on the good earth. The birds will bring you a linen shirt, A wigeon will bring you a nice skirt. A koskelo will bring you a little pillow, The swallows will make for you a cushion. Sleep, sleep, little grassland bird, A tired, so tired, white wagtail. Sleep well in the grass, Lay down on the good earth. Also, Nurmilintu, is a grassland bird, it is also a term of endearment for a little child. So it could be interpreted as "Sleep, sleep (my) little child". Västäräkki, is a White Wagtail Haapana, is an Eurasian Wigeon Kaskeloinen (kostelo), is a regional diving duck. Pääskynen, are swallows
This work of art is the most beautiful piece of music I have ever heard . It is so haunting. This song has profound meaning to me to. The singer is just so beautiful, the warmth and beauty eminates from this Women , in her voice ,and what reaches my eyes. Thank you so much, as a singer from the heart myself, all I can say is, stunning . Thank you ,you beautiful, beautiful Women.
At last, music from a people and from a time that defines so much of what is real and most beautiful in the world...our heritage, our people and our greatness. Thank you Merja.
My nan used to sing this to me when trying to put me to sleep when I was a kid. I remember being rocked in her arms while she sang this over and over. Now as I’m writing this I’m sitting here with my niece and she’s sound asleep because of this beautiful song 💕
I'm part Finnish, and I've been trying to reconnect with my heritage lately. Thank you for sharing this, it is such a beautiful song. Anyone have the lyrics in Finnish?
ORIGINAL LYRICS (Finnish) Nuku, nuku nurmilintu, Väsy, väsy, västäräkki Nuku nurmelle hyvälle Vaivu maalle valkialle. Lintu tuopi liinahapaijan Haapana hyvän hamehen Kaskeloinen korvatyynyn Pääskynen peäalusen Nuku, nuku nurmilintu Väsy, väsy, västäräkki Nuku nurmelle hyvälle Vaivu maalle valkialle. Lyrics translation: Sleep, sleep meadow bird, Tired, tired, wagtail. Sleep well in the grass, Drift into the white land Birds will bring you a linen shirt, The wigeon will bring you a fine skirt. The duck a little pillow to rest your head The swallows, a cushion. Sleep, sleep meadow bird, Tired, tired, wagtail. Sleep well in the grass, Drift into the white land.
Sleep, sleep, little grassland bird A tired, so tired, white wagtail. Sleep well in the grass, Lay down on the good earth.
The birds will bring you a linen shirt, A wigeon will bring you a nice skirt. A koskelo will bring you a little pillow, The swallows will make for you a cushion.
Sleep, sleep, little grassland bird, A tired, so tired, white wagtail. Sleep well in the grass, Lay down on the good earth
This is so beautiful that I got chills. As I listened to the music, and read your words about the generations before you, and solstice , it made me cry tears of awe and joy , wow. Just wow. Amazing and magickal. Blessed be sister.( I am only a wee bit Finnish & Sami ) I am going to go play this for my babies right now.
Beautiful! Hei. Minun nimeni on Keiko. The blood of many cultures course my veins and I enjoy finding traditional and modern music from each country. I am a great-great-granddaughter of a Wobbly who came to the U.S. at turn of the last century, surname LASSILA!
Thank you for the beautifiul song you have such a beautiful singing Voice ❤❤ mulla on niin paha olla en pysty nukkumaan enkä syödä ja en jaksa enään kun koko ajan tulee uusia muutoksia 😢😢😢
My sister did one of those genetic tests to figure out our exact ethnicity , turns out I'm part Finnish since then I've been trying to get a better understanding of the culture of my forefather (or mothers) heritage. Thank you for the video x
Oh no, I don't think I have explained myself well. My family is very mixed and for that reason I had a genetic test. That's how I found out about the Finnish ancestry
I was looking for an old lullaby, while writing about a character of mine, a God of Death. He fell in love with a mortal, and when he told the mortal that his time was about to end, the mortal ask nothing but a simple request "Can I request you something? When the time comes, could you sing for me?" So I was looking for a lullaby, and the first thing I see is this video. This song fits so well... it reflects everything this god is supposed to feel, everything he could even dare to try to express to the mortal in that situation... Also... this song just made me cry... too beautiful, everything in this song is just too beautiful.
A year later, I'm listening to a Finnish band, and at the end of the song, I hear the first few notes of this. I automatically started hearing the lyrics in your voice come to mind. It's funny to me how much this has stuck. Again, thank you.
When I went to the DV shelter and an older woman soothed me with her singing in her native language.... Everything she did she would hum... It was magical
Beautifully hypnotic! Impressive talent! I love this stuff because it seems organic on a cellular level and otherworldly at the same time! Thanks for Sharing your Talent, Ted Furlo
This is the perfect music to lull children to sleep after a day of learning and play and for adults to rest after a day's hard work and reminisce in times gone by. It was also lovely to read the story behind the song and how your grandmother passed it on to you and how you passed it onto your daughter, I think it's wonderful that you keep your Finnish roots alive and the significance of the fact that you started recording on the Winter Solstice is just wonderful! I hope there is much light in your life at this present moment! :)
I sang this tune in choir last year! It was different words, though, something like, “Tuu, tuu, tuupackarulla...” I’m not sure exactly what the words were. But there was an exchange student from Finland named Anni that taught my choir that song, and it was beautiful.
Was it Tuu, tuu, tupakkarulla, mistäs tiesit tänne tulla? Tulin tänne Turun tieltä, hämäläisten härkätietä. Mistäs tunsit meidän portin? Näin teidän uuden portin. Vakahalla pyörän päällä, karhuntalja portin päällä. That's how it was sung to me..
Tupakkarulla (Tobacco roll) is said to symbolice The Black Death, which killed a lot of people. Tuu tuu tupakkarulla, mistäs tiesit tänne tulla? Too too Tobacco roll, how did you find to us? Tulin pitkin Turun tietä, hämäläisten härkätietä. I came along the road to Turku, along the ox road of the people in Häme. Mistäs tunsit meidän portin? How did you recognize our gate? Näin teidän uuden portin. Haka alla pyörä päällä, karhun talja portin päällä. (you were not allowed to say word "karhu", it is calling the death.) I saw your new gate. Hook under the wheel on top, bear skin on top of the gate.
A trace of Finnish/Norther Russia was found in my DNA, so I am very curious about the land, culture and especially music of that area...glad I found this lullaby... it is so beautiful and definitely resonates with my soul...even sounds somewhat familiar... I will be learning it and singing it to my baby girl! You have an amazing voice!!! so calm and peaceful....Thank you and Blessed be!
I recommend searching for a song named "konevitsan kirkonkellot", or "the churchbells of konevitsa". It is a chillingly beautiful piece of longing for a lost homeland these days, albeit its original meaning was simpler and more down-to-earth - simply the beauty of the sound of the bells. It was the favourite kantele song of my grandmothers', whom we laid to rest last year at the tender age of 100. It was played during the funeral, and many times after. Hopefully you and your little ones have inherited that trait of long, hardy roots of life from your northern blood.
UnclePutte Thank you so much for the recommendation! I found a nice (i think lol) version of it and you are right, it is very beautiful and definitely haunting... Food for my soul... And I definitely feel the strength of the North and very grateful for it! We are truly hardy people that always face life's challenges (and I've had many) and don't let them defeat us! A tree is as strong as it's roots and a rootless tree falls :)
I’m from Hungary and honestly I understand nothing but do love this song and performance as well. Thank you for this video, I show it a lot to my little brother. :)
Hát ezt az Ó-finn nyelven irott szöveget elég nehéz értelmesen magyarra fordítanunk. De próbálj egyszerű magyar szöveget más nyelvre fordítani például franciára : "Kiderült hogy beborult", "6, 7 és 6" - mission impossible ... 🙂
In Finnish folklore, songs hold power beyond the material. The power of song is how magic is wielded in the national epic.
Also old songs like this one have multiple different versions depending on area and family, since they tend to be older than our writing. the same happens with a lot of our folk lore.
I don't properly remember how the version i grew up with went, and i can't really look it up since it's hard to find information online about the less wide spread variations, and some variations haven't even been written down, but it started with the verse
"Nuku nuku nurmilintu, väsy väsy västäräkki
Nuku kun mie nukutan, väsy kun mie väsytän"
A lot of the really old folk songs and mythology are told from generation to generation, so you can't really find information about it anywhere, atleast accurate information about the versions you probably first learned from your family or area, so you just learn and memorize them growing up.
For the West-European ears Finnish songs can sound like melancholic while in fact the rhythm and/or sound of the song are directing everything. I.e., in the Kalevala poems (Kalevala laulettuna) the rhymes are the bosses. "She travelled there for 7 days, she travelled there for 8 days" 🙂
It's true, sound carries power that we barely are starting to comprehend. It can make you feel any number of emotions or literally create stuff if you're skilled enough in the art of sound.
Yes. Koivun oxa se waroen kaswo.
Surcia nucuu tuulen hulmu.
Wait a minute.. DnD bards are official canon in Finnish folklore? That’s a great piece of information
My sister died yesterday from ovarian cancer. She was 60 years old. I remember when she was born - I was 4 years and 8 months old. I remember riding in our car with my parents as we brought her home from the hospital, wrapped in a pink blanket. I loved her with all my heart and was very protective of her. I remember my mother singing lullabies to her while rocking her to sleep. Who will rock my little sister to sleep now? I will, with this beautiful lullaby of our Finnish Ancestors. Sleep now peacefully with our Ancestors, my dear sweet little sister. Nuku nuku rauhallisesti...
My condolences
@@Giulyano-dz4iv Thank you
I'm so sorry to read this! My dearest condolences!
@@jooolanda Thank you Jolanda.
Blessed be her memory, blessings to you, her loving big brother.
Nuku, nuku nurmilintu,
Väsy, väsy, västäräkki
Nuku nurmelle hyvälle
Vaivu maalle valkialle.
Lintu tuopi liinahapaijan
Haapana hyvän hamehen
Kaskeloinen korvatyynyn
Pääskynen peäalusen
Nuku, nuku nurmilintu
Väsy, väsy, västäräkki
Nuku nurmelle hyvälle
Vaivu maalle valkialle.
Sleep, sleep, little grassland bird*,
A tired, so tired, white wagtail.
Sleep well in the grass,
Lay down on the good earth.
The birds will bring you a linen shirt,
A wigeon will bring you a nice skirt.
A koskelo will bring you a little pillow,
The swallows will make for you a cushion.
Sleep, sleep, little grassland bird,
A tired, so tired, white wagtail.
Sleep well in the grass,
Lay down on the good earth
Kiitos!
Mä oon kuullut version joka menee näin:
Nuku nuku nurmilintu
Väsy väsy västäräkki
Teeppä rannalle pesäsi
Kalliolle kartanosi ja sit se jatkuu siitä jotenkin
Rakastan ❤️
Kiitän
I do not know a word in finnish, but as I listened to this I started to cry. It was so beautiful. Thanks for sharing this with us! Love from Hungary.
visit a psichiatra now!! could be worst.
Luis 211 what is your problem...
Viktoria, Finnish and Hungarian are both Finno Ugric language group.
I'm from Finland and the lyrics aren't that sad. It just kinda says sleep sleep and something 'bout birds.
@@saarajenni6260
People say that lullaby's were often used as a burial song for children as well.
As a Hungarian, it always fascinated me that we share similar linguistic structure and elements of folklore. That was the spark of my journey to the land of ethnography.
It is a pleasure to listen to something ancient and pure like this.
Greetings goes out from a Hungarian.
Hail FinnoUgric Nations and Tribes.
Excellent....my wife was Estonian....but isn't it really Old Hungarian rather than Modern that's Finno-Ugric? Cheers from Acapulco!
It's not surprise that Tolkien adored this language, which helped him to shape his elvish languages. Finnish is magical!! ✨
I thought Elvish is based on Afrikaans?
@@JixieDyeAuthor and I was sure it was Elfdalian (spoken in Älvdalen, Sweden)
and the stories themselves
@@JixieDyeAuthor I've only ever seen in his notes and others' on his work that it was based on Finnish. Where would Afrikaans have come into it? Or were you joking?
*nerdblush* Came here to say this xp
It sounds like it's supposed to be some kind of magic spell or something. Maybe for Finnish children it is.
+Robert Lozyniak it might actually be more a burial song than a lullaby
+Robert Lozyniak my mother used to sing me to sleep with this song when i was a little boy
My granma used to sang this to me. It's pretty common finnish lullaby.
Actually you're mostly right with that magic spell thought. This melody is ancient melody used for singing Kalevala-runes (rune=riimu in finnish. Riimu has a meaning of magical poem (spell), or magical/mystic song and of course runic symbol/writing i.e Futhark) and has been used for singing spells too. And of course all kinds of Karelian songs! And I agree, this song was/is most beautiful kind of spell for falling asleep or calming down (yourself or an other person)! :) And these old timeless songs and poems tend to have many aspects to them, so this might have been used in burials originally. Or some have used, some have not. It's a beautiful song and goes well for many situations!
Greetings from North Karelia, Finland!
In the old times, the Finnish people may have been able of casting certain spells by singing and playing instruments, How ever, some lullabys were used as the possible last goodbye to childrens, for the death of childrens was quite hih in the old days.
It's so beautiful! I found Finnish music is so brilliant, and I am totally into it. I can't even find a word to describe it. The only word I can think of is a phase in Chinese called 天籁之音, which means the voice from the heaven. I always want to visit Finland. The music attracts me so much.
Yunqin Zhang
Tervetuloa Suomeen/Welcome to Finland.
Love the Kantele lullbye on the 5 string kantele a blessing to the ears.
It shouldnt be too different from chinese as finnish is mongloid too.
@@HansBalneger idiot
@@Erkele ?
There's so many comments that say this sounds magical and mystical. You might think the impression arises from not knowing the language or a sense of exoticism. However, I am Finnish and I experience this lullaby exactly like that. There's something inexplicably mysterious about this song to me.
Same here. I am Finnish, too. The Kalevala-esque kantele-melody just seems to evoke the ancient spirits of the forest, and of our pagan forefathers, who only recently emerged from the hunter-gatherer -age. It has such a mystical, shamanistic vibe to it; and I live for that vibe. It’s the soul of our Finno-Ugric heritage. Also, I know this melody predates Kalevala by thousands of years. It’s just a convenient way to word it. May the spirit of the Finnic paganism and of our Finno-Ugric heritage live on, until the last tree of the last forest has fallen, and the last bog has dried out, and beyond. 🙂🇫🇮
I am an American descendant of people a family displaced by the winter and continuation wars. I speak finnish well karelian to me they are dialects of the same languages as I can perfectly understand finnish. this song was sung to me by my grandmother and my father. I used to think it was sweet and kind of creepy. I lost my first daughter when she was incredibly young. to this day I cannot help but cry now when I hear it. my youngest daughter of three who is very much alive hates seeing me cry when I try to sing it to her. this song is feels like a funeral song for a child lost before their time. given the Era it was written I'm sure it was multi purpose for children sleeping through the night or the rest of eternity.
❤❤❤ Was looking for this.
As a finnish citizen, I can say that seeing all the appreciation our little country gets in these comments is wonderful. That song is actually something that i remember hearing first when i was in a kindergarten. Sadly i can't visit there any longer since it was torn down to make space for more housing :(
My kindergarten was turned into a discount retail store. It was a beautiful building from the 1930s. Now a sheet metal and concrete cube stands there
You little country is bigger than Italy and it's a paradise.
"finnish *citizen* " ei vittu, naamapalmun paikkahan se tässä
@@ABCkirja Ai saatana, mitä vittua miö luulin?? 🤣
It's so hauntingly beautiful.... so touching..... Kids for sure will go to magic land, so will i.
I'm 40. I listen to this, and I'm 6 again. Safely tucked under my blanket, little brother in the bed next to mine, baby sister in her cradle, winter winds howling outside. Mom and dad singing this, dad playing the chords with his guitar. Kiitos. Hyvää yötä, kauniita unia. Nukkukaa hyvin.
Olen Grönlannissa kesätöissä, ainoana suomalaisena pienessä kylässä. Kun meille tuli wifi, ja pääsin vihdoin youtubeen, oli kiva törmätä tähän lauluun. Alkaa jo olla koti-ikävä.
tsemiä sinne, pidä suomen maine korkealla. :D
millasta on grönlannissa painaa hommia? missä hommissa ja millaisella palkalla jos saa udella?
@@ABCkirja jaahas vai että heti ollaan palkkaa kyselemässä!
@@thoma1165 totta kai, haluan burgeroida rahasta jossain, missä ihmisiä on noin 0,0001/km kohti, sen takia vaan.
@@ABCkirja
Opitko yhtään inuk-kieltä kesän aikana vai puhuttiinko siellä vain tanskaa/englantia? :)
Ihana laulu! Se kiehtoo minua niin paljon, kun he puhuvat suomea. Olen Karel, mutta osaan Suomea.
ihana kuulla puhut hienosti... parhaat terveiset kareliaan
This song is hauntingly beautiful. It actually brought me to tears from the very first sound. However, it sounds so familiar, that now I seriously consider that I used to live in Finland in one of my previous lives! Paljon kiitoksia!
I felt the same way
It’s REALLY familiar!!
I'm from Iraq I spent all my teenage years in Finland the wholesome suomi ! I would die and live again before I forget Finland and the fins 💔
I felt the same 💖 :')
I wonder if the sense of familiarity is because it's somewhat similar to the Kalevala hymn. ua-cam.com/video/0JRaBoiN0_A/v-deo.html
I’ve been trying for years to remember this song. I come from a very mixed heritage in America. My Finnish great grandparents got rid of their traditions and language to fit in more. I’ve always felt disconnected from my family’s roots. While looking through family journals this song was mentioned. Thank you for this. 🥹
I can relate, my great grandpa moved to Canada during WWII. He as well gave up his roots to fit in more and such. Once I found out I started to learn the language. Hasn’t been easy, in truth I find learning Russian easier but Finnish is such a fantastic and amazing language and I am determined to reconnect those roots and as well one day visit Finland.
Very beautiful. I wish you and your family blessings
Tämä on Kantele! Kantele on suomalainen soitin! Beautiful!
It is not an exclusively Finnish instrument.
I know the lullaby, but I know it with other lyrics.
Here is the lyrics that I used to sing to my brother and how my parents sang to me when I was a child.
Tuu tuu tupakkarulla
mistäs tiesit tänne tulla?
Tulin pitkin turun tietä,
hämäläisten härkätietä.
Mistäs tunsit meidän portin?
Siitä tunsin uuden portin:
haka alla, pyörä päällä
karhun talja portin päällä
Uni kysyi uunin päältä,
unen poika porstuasta:
Onko lasta kätkyeessä,
pientä peitteiden sisässä?
Tuoppa unta tuokkosessa,
kanna vaski vakkasessa,
sillä silmät sivele, näkymiset näppäele.
Nuku nuku nurmilintu,
väsy väsy västäräkki,
nuku kun minä nukutan,
väsy kun minä väsytän.
yeah this is the version i remember too
Yeah this is the version I remember. Maybe it's different in different regions? Or when we or our parents were young?
My grandparents sang this to make me sleep when I was really young.
I know Tuu tuu tupakkarulla with this melody, and Nuku nuku nurmilintu with a slightly different melody.
same
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Hi Merja, have you seen the "ROMA" movie...I'm pretty suspicious that Cuaron put an scene there where a perchta costume and a finish lullaby is sung... please help me...I wanna now if this is right...give us some ligth.
I really had no idea that the Sanders family had anything to do with Harvard...that will change... I wish you all the very best. If I can be there I will.
Kiitos siitä, mitä teet.
ok, but what name for that instrument?
@@Ludvik211 kantele
Jul, Joulu, Yule*
Mummu lauloi tätä aikanaan. Kiitos videosta. Pidän huolen, että tulen myös itse laulamaan lapsilleni.
I was born in Finland and lived in California but I’m here caring for my 94 year mum and it puts her asleep every time she has dimatia and I love this song
Hello, you look beautiful and your smile is so beautiful, please always wear that smile on your face.
I just wanted to say Thank You for so many views and blessings and encouraging words. I have been truly happy to share my Finnish memories with you.
Kiitos and Happy Holidays to all of you!
Here is a link to a song I posted today ua-cam.com/video/ejIdIKidqcc/v-deo.html
H, I have a question if you could help me: is it still teached in the Finnish schools that we ( I am Hungarian) and you are relatives, or our languages are relatives? I heared that since 2005 you don't teach it. I am curious. Please only those persons answer who are really sure about this. Thank you in advance.Hi Finnish People, I have a question: is it still teached in the Finnish schools that we ( I am Hungarian) and you are relatives, or our languages are relatives? I heared that since 2005 you don't teach it. I am curious. Thank you in advance.
Yes ofcourse its teached that you hungarians are our relatives :)
This is still taught and it is according to modern research as well, if we are talking about linguistics. I doubt the genetics are as easy to trace - there isn't a 1:1 connection there. That said, there has been a lot of debate on the time of divergence of different branches of Uralic languages recently, some even suggesting it happened 2000 years later than previously thought.
both languages can be related. if thats so, finnish migrated first and entered in contact with others, while the hungarians came later and maintained contact with the previous peoples that also came from the stepes (the huns, avars, bulgarians, etc) thats why both languages are diferent but belong to the same family. This is just an opinion
kuka tekee tällä sen videon saatana
I have no words...just perfect...
Make me feel "at home"...
Love from Italy 🇮🇹❤🇫🇮
I am Baltic Scandinavian and Slavic, this tune seems so familiar. I showed some of family this, and they said the same thing, but we can't figure out where we heard it. Thank you for playing this.
this is a magic song to make you fall asleep. according to the legend no one has ever heard it's ending because everyone who listened to it falls asleep without reaching its end.
well, true enough for ME.
this is my lullaby..
My Great Grandma immigrated to America and I always enjoy learning the traditions 🦋 She was the one that pretty much raised me and I took care of her until her last breathe. She was such an inspiration to me
When I first laid eyes on the translation, it took a lot of energy to pull myself out of denial and face the reality of it. When my nephew was due to be born, I had been looking for cute little lullabies to sing to him. I would listen to this song a lot, it got stuck in my head in a very - pleasantly haunting way...
I hadn't heard the song for ages after he was born. Never got around to singing it to him much lol, maybe once or twice. Anyway, I heard it again about a year and half later, and I thought of him the moment I heard it again. And just at that moment, I had to know what it meant...
So I went to translate the lyrics. And in the footnote was mentioned what this song was written about. It didn't seem possible. It was written in mourning for a dead child. Two months prior to this, my nephew had passed away at 14 months old.
At first, my mind wouldn't accept it. I just locked up for hours. I've had nuanced psychic experiences involving death before - not like this tho. No one could have possibly seen that coming. I had to be wrong, I just had to be...
Cold, sad, scared. I can't even describe the feeling I wrestled for hours with. I felt so small and weak and - well. Fear like that can do things to a person. Let's just say, that when I finally did bring myself to the surface, my body was even less prepared for the shock than my mind was. Oh man. I was a total mess, utterly broken and naked - I knew then that it didn't matter what I did, or could have done - it wouldn't have changed anything. I couldn't deal with the thought that I'd failed him, I wanted so bad to go after him. If I didn't have my friend there I wouldn't have lived through that 😣
R.I.P. Georgie bean. I can't tell you how much I miss you little man. My cheeky little wagtail 🕊️
Oh no! I'm so sorry for your loss. May your nephew rest in peace.
Dear sir, I am sorry for your loss. But do not blame yourself or the song. This is a lullaby sung by hundreds of thousands of Finnish mothers to their living children, no matter what was the original context. I sang it to my little girl until she was 7, or she would refuse to go to sleep. The song does not invoke or predict death. It might have been a mourning mother who created the song for a child she loved, but it is the love of that beautiful, tender life which shines through the lyrics and the melody. And after a deep, benevolent sleep there will be a re-awakening, also for your little nephew!
@@emiiliaolausson5559 What a beautiful and compassionate response this was. Thank you for bringing comfort to this mourning heart.
Reading your comment actually made me break out in tears. But, as others have said, do not blame yourself for his passing. 😥
Huh. Mummoni kuoli jo 24v sitten, eikä oikein enää ole ajatukseen astunut. Nyt sitten tämä tuli kuunneltavaksi. Olen itsekin laulanut tätä omalle pojalle, mutta tästä tuli mieleen mummo, kun hän lauloi. Kaunis muisto. Kiitos.
Ihan meinaa poru tulla tätä kuunnellessa jo aikuiselle miehelle kun oma äiti tätä meille aina lauloi, nyt jo pois nukkuneena. Kiitos Merja, äitini nimi oli myös Merja.
Mulleki laulo äitini, joka on vielä elossa, ja Herra ottakoon mun vuosista ja antakoon hänelle. Mutta hän kyllä laulo tuu tuu tupakka rullaa
Ah... the memories. My grandma used to sign this to me when i was younger.
Sadly she passed away a year ago.
I miss her❤
She wouldnt want you to be sad! Thats the last thing she would want. Be happy! ❤️
I'm so sorry for your loss. What does the song mean in English ♥️
Oh mein Gott, so ein wunderschönes Lied. Ganz toll gesungen. Herzlichen Dank. Ich liebe dieses Lied sehr. : )
I don't understand your language but My heart was purified...💗😌
And i love it. Thank you.
I love the sound of the kantele. It has a sound that reverberates and blows through my mind like wind running through leaves.
Kiitos Merja! What a beautiful interpretation! I am a chilean mother, living in Ruotsi. I will learn this beautiful and emotional song and sing to my half finnish son
This has been stuck in my head for a couple days now. Puts my three month old son to sleep every time.
Also keep catching myself humming it at work. Thank you for this, you're amazingly talented.
+Bryan Doyle Thank you, and Hyvӓӓ Yötӓ (sweet dreams) to you and your son:)
Such a soothing melody and voice 🥰 greetings from Poland
Kiitos, Meirja! Nyt muistan, mummoni lauloi tätä laulua, kun olin pieni.
Häneltä opin suomen kielen . KAUNIS LAULU!
What he said!
I used to sing this song to my children when they were small.
Itkevä sielu. To make ones soul cry this is beautiful... Keep the Finnish tradition alive.
My great grandpa used to sing this to me and I almost forgot about it so thank you for the reminder :)
This is so beautiful! My mother sang this to me. Thank you so much for posting this.
Thank you Stef Leskiw. I'm so glad you enjoyed the song.
Our neighbor used to take care of me and my siblings sometimes when we were little. She sang this song when it was nap time, with a little different lyrics but still the song is recognizable.
We kept in touch even though me and my siblings are now adults/teens and have moved out of the neighborhood. Sadly life has it's rules and she passed away few months ago.
I had fully forgotten this song even existing, but finding this video gave me oddly soothing and warm memories of her.
Thanks for sharing this sweet story
Just beautiful. Makes me want to learn how to play the kantele just to play this tune.
Hello, you look beautiful and your smile is so beautiful, please always wear that smile on your face.
❤️ from Canada...
So so so beautifully sung! My 1 month old daughter falls asleep to this every nite! Thank you!!!
OG finnish black metal
I wrote this years ago relax lol
:D
🤦
Finnish folk metal
sounds similar to the intro for A Fine Day To Die by Bathory
This was Finnish metal before electric guitar
Suuri kiitos! Greetings with gratitude from Venäjän Karjala.
Todella mahtavaa. Tämä laulu ja ääni rikkovat sydämeni. Niin paljon muistoja kauniilta maaltasi. (I hope I still write Suomea in a proper, understandable way, with a little help from Google Translate)
Olen kauan tiennyt tämän melodian, vaikken tiennyt sen nimeä. Tiedän nyt. Kiitos ja terveisin kaukaisesta maasta.
Your music makes an old Finn cry (with happiness). Thank you, Merja.
This is so hauntingly beautiful. You are very talented!
I am part Finnish and love the language (and know some words but not nearly enough), so I loved hearing this. :)
Gabriella Smith Kiitos paljon, Gabriella! I was glad to share a little bit of Finland with you:)
Merja Soria Finnish Folk Musician Kiitos sinulle, ja onnea! (Did I get that right?) :)
Gabriella Smith Perfect Finnish, so proud of you :)
I am Finnish, with a touch of Russian ancestry, and I agree that this is hauntingly beautiful. It also makes me shed a tear, in a good way, where it makes me long for the days of childhood comfort, and makes me want to pour my heart and soul to keeping our Finnish culture alive for generations to come. Proud to be Finnish! Ylpeä suomalainen! 🇫🇮
Some people age so gracefully, wow, so beautiful.
This music instrument is amazing!!! I just recently learned that there is an music instrument gusli (kantele) was banned in Russia for a long time and was burned at the stake by russians in the Middle Ages as a magical instrument. Just type Kirill Bogomilov in the search, he plays a unique 25-stringed Helmet-Sharped gusli with ancient roots to enrich the expression sounds of Balcan flutes. Never before have I heard such beautiful music that touches my heart... Thank you so much for this video!!!
*Thank you very much for sharing this, I am finding it very hard to find a path to learning Finnish & Scandinavian folk music as there is not much out there, Finnish & Scandinavian Folk music and melody does something to me which I can never put into words. Beauty beyond words. Thanks again.*
This is incredibly beautiful. I've been playing it on repeat, trying to pick up the pronunciation (don't speak a word of Finnish). The sound… I have no words to describe how amazing it is. Tracked down one page of sheet music with the entire melody on it and I think I have it mostly down… Thank you for posting this!
I so do love Finnish language, it's music, it's magic!!!!
yes this stuff and the like definitely magical
It made me cry. Such a beautiful melody such a tender voice
exactly
This is the best video I've found on UA-cam it's inspired me to build six kantele's and learn to play them. I always stop by to heard her sing and play the Kantele. Thanks for sharing this video.🎶🎀🎶😎
I love Finnish music. This is the first time I'm listening to Finnish folk music. So beautiful.
i really don’t have the words to describe anything including this but feel the love in this.
and with all the advancements and tools of modern day music, this all you need cause impactful
Tama on todella kaunis! Kiitos paljon.
Man, that's just a freaking intro of a epical melodic metal orchestra😮 beautiful
This is one of the best Lullaby that I have listened in my live. I hope i could lern it and sing to my sons this really beautiful song. I was almost crying the first time I listened it. Thank you!
My father's parents were native Finnish, I remember my grandmother singing something like this when i was 3 to 5 years old. The Family Sauna's in the outdoor wood burning sauna souping up at the bottom step and getting drenched in cold water to rinse off then sweat and sweat then rinse again and roll in the snow. Oldest on the highest step parents in the middle and kids near the bottom. Then Grandma would cook the best food. This was in a small house in the middle of nowhere( Kettle River) Minnesota. They lived there for 50 years just good salt of the earth people. They moved there in 1939 I never did learn why I think it had to do with the russio-finnish war and land being taken by the Russians but that's just a guess really with some anecdotal evidence.
For the non-Finnish speakers who wanna know what it means, I'm putting the finnish lyrics and english translation below:
(Finnish)
Nuku, nuku nurmilintu,
Väsy, väsy, västäräkki.
Nuku nurmelle hyvälle,
Vaivu maalle valkialle.
Lintu tuopi liinahapaijan,
Haapana hyvän hamehen.
Kaskeloinen korvatyynyn,
Pääskynen peäalusen.
Nuku, nuku nurmilintu,
Väsy, väsy, västäräkki.
Nuku nurmelle hyvälle,
Vaivu maalle valkialle.
(English)
Sleep, sleep, little grassland bird*,
A tired, so tired, white wagtail.
Sleep well in the grass,
Lay down on the good earth.
The birds will bring you a linen shirt,
A wigeon will bring you a nice skirt.
A koskelo will bring you a little pillow,
The swallows will make for you a cushion.
Sleep, sleep, little grassland bird,
A tired, so tired, white wagtail.
Sleep well in the grass,
Lay down on the good earth.
Also,
Nurmilintu, is a grassland bird, it is also a term of endearment for a little child. So it could be interpreted as "Sleep, sleep (my) little child".
Västäräkki, is a White Wagtail
Haapana, is an Eurasian Wigeon
Kaskeloinen (kostelo), is a regional diving duck.
Pääskynen, are swallows
This is beautiful. Simply stated. Beautiful.
This work of art is the most beautiful piece of music I have ever heard . It is so haunting. This song has profound meaning to me to. The singer is just so beautiful, the warmth and beauty eminates from this Women , in her voice ,and what reaches my eyes. Thank you so much, as a singer from the heart myself, all I can say is, stunning . Thank you ,you beautiful, beautiful Women.
Extraordinary...
At last, music from a people and from a time that defines so much of what is real and most beautiful in the world...our heritage, our people and our greatness. Thank you Merja.
My nan used to sing this to me when trying to put me to sleep when I was a kid. I remember being rocked in her arms while she sang this over and over. Now as I’m writing this I’m sitting here with my niece and she’s sound asleep because of this beautiful song 💕
I'm part Finnish, and I've been trying to reconnect with my heritage lately. Thank you for sharing this, it is such a beautiful song.
Anyone have the lyrics in Finnish?
ORIGINAL LYRICS (Finnish)
Nuku, nuku nurmilintu,
Väsy, väsy, västäräkki
Nuku nurmelle hyvälle
Vaivu maalle valkialle.
Lintu tuopi liinahapaijan
Haapana hyvän hamehen
Kaskeloinen korvatyynyn
Pääskynen peäalusen
Nuku, nuku nurmilintu
Väsy, väsy, västäräkki
Nuku nurmelle hyvälle
Vaivu maalle valkialle.
Lyrics translation:
Sleep, sleep meadow bird,
Tired, tired, wagtail.
Sleep well in the grass,
Drift into the white land
Birds will bring you a linen shirt,
The wigeon will bring you a fine skirt.
The duck a little pillow to rest your head
The swallows, a cushion.
Sleep, sleep meadow bird,
Tired, tired, wagtail.
Sleep well in the grass,
Drift into the white land.
@@kansaIainen Thanks a bunch!
@José Murúa Royo yes it's the same 8- ah how you say.. Beat, is the best one I got
Sleep, sleep, little grassland bird
A tired, so tired, white wagtail.
Sleep well in the grass,
Lay down on the good earth.
The birds will bring you a linen shirt,
A wigeon will bring you a nice skirt.
A koskelo will bring you a little pillow,
The swallows will make for you a cushion.
Sleep, sleep, little grassland bird,
A tired, so tired, white wagtail.
Sleep well in the grass,
Lay down on the good earth
Look at the comment above yours
This is a lullaby, but also can very easily understood as a farewell to a dead loved one, especially a child.
This is so beautiful that I got chills. As I listened to the music, and read your words about the generations before you, and solstice , it made me cry tears of awe and joy , wow. Just wow. Amazing and magickal. Blessed be sister.( I am only a wee bit Finnish & Sami ) I am going to go play this for my babies right now.
Thank you for your heartfelt post. I so appreciate it :)
Mun isoäiti lauloi mulle tätä pienenä kun minulla oli isääni ikävä, olen etsiny tätä laulua kohta 13 vuotta, kiitos tästä.
Beautiful! Hei. Minun nimeni on Keiko. The blood of many cultures course my veins and I enjoy finding traditional and modern music from each country. I am a great-great-granddaughter of a Wobbly who came to the U.S. at turn of the last century, surname LASSILA!
that's so interesting! any idea of where she used to live before immigrating to the u.s?
I'd like to know too
I know a person in my school whose surname is Lassila (I'm Finnish)
@@amme7681 Vitun jännä juttu
My mother sang this to me when I was a baby and young child. This is a lovely memory.
Very beautiful
So many childhood memories of my mother and grandma singing this to me
Such a beautiful tune and instrument. 💙🎶🎶
ya it is..i don’t even know how i got here but glad
oh searched for ancient instruments and this mix of songs came up
My grandmother used to sing this to me when I was little, life was so very simple back then.
Yeah back when Jerry was alive and racing :(
Thank you for the beautifiul song you have such a beautiful singing Voice ❤❤ mulla on niin paha olla en pysty nukkumaan enkä syödä ja en jaksa enään kun koko ajan tulee uusia muutoksia 😢😢😢
My sister did one of those genetic tests to figure out our exact ethnicity , turns out I'm part Finnish since then I've been trying to get a better understanding of the culture of my forefather (or mothers) heritage. Thank you for the video x
Oh no, I don't think I have explained myself well. My family is very mixed and for that reason I had a genetic test. That's how I found out about the Finnish ancestry
+DarklightSpirit forgot to tag you in the message
+Daniel Malik yea that makes more sense xD
+AgroandWander you can get it from alor of places id recommend ancestry.com pr 23 and me
Sorry about very late answer. You are in good company laddy, finns have been warriors from the dawn of time.
A mesmerizing rendition :) Warm greetings from Poland
I was looking for an old lullaby, while writing about a character of mine, a God of Death. He fell in love with a mortal, and when he told the mortal that his time was about to end, the mortal ask nothing but a simple request "Can I request you something? When the time comes, could you sing for me?"
So I was looking for a lullaby, and the first thing I see is this video.
This song fits so well... it reflects everything this god is supposed to feel, everything he could even dare to try to express to the mortal in that situation...
Also... this song just made me cry...
too beautiful, everything in this song is just too beautiful.
Kerel Bloodsson You made me cry ;__;
It made me cry too.
What a beautiful story
I wouldn't mind drifting off to sleep for the last time listening to this!
where can I read it?
A year later, I'm listening to a Finnish band, and at the end of the song, I hear the first few notes of this. I automatically started hearing the lyrics in your voice come to mind. It's funny to me how much this has stuck. Again, thank you.
Thank you for coming back to tell me this Bryan! It motivates me to go back to the studio and start recording again.
Merja Soria Finnish Folk Musician No worries, it surprised me when it happened. I highly encourage going back to the studio. Thank you again.
Utterly beautiful.
Such a beautiful voice and language!
When I went to the DV shelter and an older woman soothed me with her singing in her native language.... Everything she did she would hum... It was magical
Haunting. Beautifully haunting.
Beautifully hypnotic! Impressive talent! I love this stuff because it seems organic on a cellular level and otherworldly at the same time!
Thanks for Sharing your Talent,
Ted Furlo
This is the perfect music to lull children to sleep after a day of learning and play and for adults to rest after a day's hard work and reminisce in times gone by. It was also lovely to read the story behind the song and how your grandmother passed it on to you and how you passed it onto your daughter, I think it's wonderful that you keep your Finnish roots alive and the significance of the fact that you started recording on the Winter Solstice is just wonderful! I hope there is much light in your life at this present moment! :)
Thank you so much! Such a wonderful comment :)
You are most welcome! ^_^
This is absolutely Beautiful!! greetings from Bangladesh!!
This is such a sweet and beautiful melody.
I sang this tune in choir last year! It was different words, though, something like, “Tuu, tuu, tuupackarulla...” I’m not sure exactly what the words were. But there was an exchange student from Finland named Anni that taught my choir that song, and it was beautiful.
Was it
Tuu, tuu, tupakkarulla, mistäs tiesit tänne tulla? Tulin tänne Turun tieltä, hämäläisten härkätietä.
Mistäs tunsit meidän portin? Näin teidän uuden portin. Vakahalla pyörän päällä, karhuntalja portin päällä.
That's how it was sung to me..
It means Ciii Cii Cigaretterolll
:DDD
Tupakkarulla (Tobacco roll) is said to symbolice The Black Death, which killed a lot of people.
Tuu tuu tupakkarulla, mistäs tiesit tänne tulla?
Too too Tobacco roll, how did you find to us?
Tulin pitkin Turun tietä, hämäläisten härkätietä.
I came along the road to Turku, along the ox road of the people in Häme.
Mistäs tunsit meidän portin?
How did you recognize our gate?
Näin teidän uuden portin. Haka alla pyörä päällä, karhun talja portin päällä. (you were not allowed to say word "karhu", it is calling the death.)
I saw your new gate. Hook under the wheel on top, bear skin on top of the gate.
A trace of Finnish/Norther Russia was found in my DNA, so I am very curious about the land, culture and especially music of that area...glad I found this lullaby... it is so beautiful and definitely resonates with my soul...even sounds somewhat familiar... I will be learning it and singing it to my baby girl! You have an amazing voice!!! so calm and peaceful....Thank you and Blessed be!
I recommend searching for a song named "konevitsan kirkonkellot", or "the churchbells of konevitsa". It is a chillingly beautiful piece of longing for a lost homeland these days, albeit its original meaning was simpler and more down-to-earth - simply the beauty of the sound of the bells.
It was the favourite kantele song of my grandmothers', whom we laid to rest last year at the tender age of 100. It was played during the funeral, and many times after. Hopefully you and your little ones have inherited that trait of long, hardy roots of life from your northern blood.
UnclePutte Thank you so much for the recommendation! I found a nice (i think lol) version of it and you are right, it is very beautiful and definitely haunting... Food for my soul... And I definitely feel the strength of the North and very grateful for it! We are truly hardy people that always face life's challenges (and I've had many) and don't let them defeat us! A tree is as strong as it's roots and a rootless tree falls :)
I am so happy to hear that you will be singing this to your baby :)
äitini laulo mulle nuku nukun joka yö kun olin lapsi
Ks Y I'm part Finnish to my mother is Finnish
This gave me chills. It was beautiful. Thank you
A very beautiful song and also beautifully played and sung. Thank you very much and stay safe and well from England.❤️🌞🎶
A beautiful piece ♥️ I was introduced to this wonderful instrument many years ago by the band Nest.
I wish there was an extended version of this ❤️❤️
Niin kaunis, aloin itkeä
I’m from Hungary and honestly I understand nothing but do love this song and performance as well. Thank you for this video, I show it a lot to my little brother. :)
Hát ezt az Ó-finn nyelven irott szöveget elég nehéz értelmesen magyarra fordítanunk. De próbálj egyszerű magyar szöveget más nyelvre fordítani például franciára : "Kiderült hogy beborult", "6, 7 és 6" - mission impossible ... 🙂
I'm getting nostalgia from this, my mom used to play this from something, I don't know what, I just remember falling asleep to this