The Finlandia Hymn

[kpasi70]

Onnistuu

[shutterbug168]

This is the same tune as the hymn "Be Still my Soul"

[HansByksor]

@shutterbug168 Same song.



[s2broadwaybabys2]

the guy on the right at the beginning is moderately attractive, just saying.

[d0nu771]

Great vocals, lyrics... Oh damn how the english translation is pussified.

[macsooner]

as a male small ensemble . . . this is AMAZING . . . are the lyrics in finnish, no . . . are they official lyrics . . . no . . . but this is something everyone who appreciates great vocal music should hear

[TheWildwechsel]

Is there an Cantus Album including this song?

[trudbol]

@iletankkaa There are many versions of the lyrics. There's a detailed article on Wikipedia.

[trudbol]

Beautiful piece, masterfully executed. Thank you!

[romanieo]

Superb 

[SamuelChung94]

please do a version of Be Still my Soul with this running behind it slowly and quietly?

[OlenKostonhimoinen]

Kaunis laulu! Kiitos jakaminen.

[ghareil]

It should be sung in Finnish... just saying.

[Missra81]

it ends wrong.

[BechTalent]

Heard this - immediately liked and subscribed. I had almost forgotten how singing could - and SHOULD - sound like. Thank you for uploading.

[joti88888]

acapella



[PhreeSoul]

The text to Finlandia was written in 1941 by V. A. Koskenniemi, a nationalist poet. Finland had already been independent for several decades, but faced a new danger: Soviet Union wanted to use the chaos of World War Two to occupy Finland again.

[PhreeSoul]

Below my humble translation of the Finnish original text, written in 1941. It echoes the time when Finland had been victorious in the Winter War (1939-1940) against the Red Army. Luckily Finland managed to maintain it's independence in the following war too (The Continuation War 1941-1944, defending against Soviet Unions troops Again), and did not have to join Soviet Union. Finland was lucky, many other countries like Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania... etc. were not so lucky.

[Laquun]

@PhreeSoul yup...that's what we call power of will...our land...

[PhreeSoul]

Oh Finland behold, your day is dawning The threat of the night has been banished away And the morning lark is playing in the brightness As if the heavens itself would play The light of the morning is already winning the powers of the night Your day is dawning, oh native land Oh rise, Finland, and raise high Your head wreathed by grand memories Oh rise, Finland, you showed to the world That you banished slavery And that you did not bend under the oppression Your morning has begun Oh native land!

[PhreeSoul]

This song was composed by Sibelius in 1899, at a time when Finland was not yet independent, but still a part of Russia. It echoed a time when young Finns rose to oppose Russian oppression, and in itself it reflected a dream and a hope of a new independence, that came true 18 years later in 1917.

[kpasi70]

Well, your performance is good but there is a place for improvement! br True Finn!

[born2befree04]

As we approach the 10th Anniversary of 9/11, let's honor those who have fallen by striving for peace. This is one of my favorite hymns - "This is my Song", also one of the national anthems of Finland.

My country's skies are bluer than the ocean,

and sunlight beams on clover leaf and pine.

But other lands have sunlight too and clover,

and skies are everywhere as blue as mine.

This is my song, thou God of all the nations;

a song of peace for their land and for mine.

[oi565]

@born2befree04 Nobody else than Americans are not interested about your terrorist attack celebration... and I hope that you are not talking about US soldiers who are now in middle east killing innocent people...

[Jannto]

@born2befree04 This is not really finlands national anthem, the much more boring "maamme laulu" is.

[NuiS4ncE]

@born2befree04 Don't shame this song with your 9/11-garbage, especially when USA attacked Iraq after 9/11. Peace? According to Opinion Research Business survey there's been 1,033,000 deaths as a result of the conflict and according to Iraq Body Count Project 105,052 — 114,731 civilian deaths as a result of the conflict. (Source: Wikipedia ; "Casualties of the Iraq War") 9/11 was a sad thing, but the war was even worse.

[TheDon10120]

@NuiS4ncE If your gonna make an arguement insulting a nation you should at least use a better source than wikipedia. Do some fucking research before you post ye foulest of trolls.

Problem ?

[kpasi70]

Well, if you are a true Finn, then you understand this sng

[Laquun]

@born2befree04 well it's not national anthems of finland ...i am sorry...

[specialrider54]

This ought to be our planet anthem.

[94beatrice]

@specialrider54

I agree with you !

[safadinhocat]

@specialrider54 verdade é muito linda essa musica quase chorei

[kpasi70]

@specialrider54: Well the soul of this song is so in deep ....you need to ....

[kpasi70]

Well.... This is my song.... hmm.... I would say a a Finn... "Oi nouse Suomi, nouse korkealle ... And this is ... Ou raise Finland raise high!

[Ferrariman601]

If only everyone would hear this song and try to live by its message.

I think it really drives the point home that we are all individuals in our own lands, but that we all need to be aware of the fact that we all, still, amid all our differences, share the same world, and need to care about it for our own sake, as well as for the sake of all others.

[omegavalerius]

@Ferrariman601

My heart still only beats to our Finnish lyrics. This song to us is about the awakening of a young nation and the struggle to earn one's place among the free countries of the world.

[Ferrariman601]

@omegavalerius

I have heard the original Finnish lyrics (looked at a translation thereof actually as I do not speak Finnish), and they are absolutely incredible.

I like this particular version here just as much as I appreciate what the original song is for Finland because this version does not speak about one particular nation, just to the world and to humanity in general. It reminds is that we are all very similar and share the same "hopes and dreams," no matter where we come from.

[biafra83]

I see where the composer of the Biafran Anthem got his ideas from.



[Clat2o]

ya'll Are so Cute

[Clat2o]

@Clat2o Your Stupid

[ClairH77]

The lyrics of this noble "hymn of peace" can be found on Wikipedia and elsewhere if you search for: This_Is_My_Song_(1934_song)

I would post them here but they are slightly too long.

I wholeheartedly agree it would be an excellent song to sing or play at the beginning of sporting events in America instead of the (US) National Anthem!

[bswitzer12]

absolutely beautiful! we should replace our national anthem with this song.

[folkiekev]

the setting is a bit sterile.

[padreallenp]

An appropriate hymn for our times!

[Shellbz112]

awesome!

[binglemarie42]

Lovely.

[YCFGUZJCGBJCEFOZBRNQ]

Perfect!