Estonia- The Singing Revolution, desire for freedom

[Sparklfoot]

Love to Eesti from Comptche in California

[angstmanne]

Cheers from Finland!!

[StarrBunnyy]

I am doing a report for my history class on Estonia, is that the song they sung, I would very much like to put that in my presentation can you tell me the name? This video was very informative for my research.

[BestEstonia]

@StarrBunnyy Its "Eestlane olen ja eestlaseks jään"

[222AY333]

@StarrBunnyy 1. "Eestlane olen ja eestlaseks jään" (I am an Estonian and i'm staying Estonian

2. "Mu isamaa on minu arm" (My Fatherland is my Love)

3. "Isamaa ilu hoieldes" (Keeping the Beauty of Fatherland)

[StarrBunnyy]

@222AY333 thank you :]

[helpyourself1st]

@StarrBunnyy or did you mean the song that starts at 1:45? the unofficial national anthem throughout the Soviet occupation, Gustav Ernesaks` "Mu isamaa on minu arm" . li is also the traditional closing song of the Song Festivals since 1969.

[kuolleetomenapuut]

I'm far from Estonia, I'm hungarian and I'm an other person who started crying when saw this. Long live brothers and sisters....

[Inspektisto]

Czy Estonia była Brytyjską kolonią?

[Oceanvortex]

With Love From Latvia !

[The35Tubewatcher]

I am estonian and this video made me cry to. I know that my contries been through alot and ill never forget my lands history, songs and the good times. I hope that you liked this video as much as i did, estonian or not.

[girtz]

greetings from latvia, estonian is a truly beautiful language :)

[reallysecretusername]

why are there so many russians in estonia? i hear they cant even speak the language!

[raigoor9]

@reallysecretusername Thats because of russification. Stalin deported thousands of russians to occupied territories to make them more like russia.

[WorstCommenter2008]

@raigoor9 Yeah, not like anyone invited them here... we still dont want them here. BUt not like we can kick them out without big bad russia going all georgia on us, i bet thats exactly what they want.

[Tirlp]

Dang i love singing(While taking a shower, and while in private alone at my own home) i wish i live in that country/state and in that time where all those woman's and men's sing as a nation

[Annchen1100]

@Tirlp they still sing like that, i am exchange Studen in estonia and now here since 2 month and i love it!!!

Why don´t you move here ?

[Principal16]

FUCK RUSSIA!!!! Elagu Eesti!!!!!!!!!!

[YALETOWNPILLS]

Amen to that!!!!!

[mclellan614]

Could someone who speaks Estonian please translate this phrase into Estonian for me: "think on". Meaning keep thinking. I have been trying to find someone to translate it for me for a while and I just don't trust the online translators. If you could help just send me a message. Thanks.

[kewen11]

the estonian translation is: "mõtle edasi"

[Jammy44y]

live long Estonia, Latvia,Lithuania

[porbello9]

Beautiful, god bless Eesti !

[bonbon796]

see on eesti natsud.

viva on Venemaa

[ash2410]

I am not Estonian. This video made me cry.

I love Eesti and her wonderful people. I am proud to be a friend of this most beautiful Country and her most beautiful people.

Long live Eesti. We will never allow you to be taken hostage again.

MAS

David

[Henzzzzz15]

I am an Estonia,and as You all know that Estonians are very kind and giving people.

I am not rude with Poles...

I am not rude to any1,I only dont like Russians becuz they made our Grandparents make go tuogh so much pain and sorrow.

But They fought hardly and gave us the BEATYFUL country that we have right now...

Thank you all,for supporting Estonia and other countries.

Long live You all!!!

[fullagrace30]

I am an estonian. This is beautiful. Made me cry. I am proud of my country looking at this.

[tsilll]

mina kaa

[freelight61]

mu isamaa!

[kuumaveetoru]

hehe hi XD

[estocanuck]

Great! Thank you!

[sheludmilla]

The term was coined by an Estonian activist and artist, Heinz Valk, in an article published a week after the June 10-11 1988 spontaneous mass night-singing demonstrations at the Tallinn Song Festival Grounds. and yes, he's still alive

[mypoetforever]

Thank you so much for these details.

I read somewhere that "one man with courage makes a majority". Every historical event worth celebrating starts with one step. The entire "Singing Revolution" is an overwhelmingly powerful and emotional experience for not only the Estonians who took part in this event, but for everyone who witnessed this courageous people take a united stand against oppression. God bless Estonia and keep it free!

[sheludmilla]

the song festival was estonian. the baltic chain was all the three countrys. latvia,lithuania and estonia. wasn't it?

[Mantux996]

You are absolutely right, mate. The Baltic Way was a miracle created by three small countries, enormous in their spirit and belief :)

[mypoetforever]

What is the name of the person (or persons) who initiated the powerful concept of this "singing revolution"? Did the idea originate in Estonia, Latvia or Lithuania?

Is this person(s) still alive?

[kaitseliitlane]

Eesti igavesti, Eesti on mu sünnimaa ja ma ei lahku siit eal !

[sdwulfdawg]

While it is a nice story, it is very sad and disappointing to me as a Latvian/Estonian to see how our Estonian brothers and sisters have hijacked the remarkable story of the THREE Baltic States for their own.... Estonia, LATVIA, AND LITHUANIA.

[mypoetforever]

Now that I've learned more about what this "song revolution" was all about, I understand your feelings. Ironically, a few weeks ago my older sister told me that there was a "human chain" throughout the Baltic States. This video is obviously from the Estonian viewpoint. I wonder now, if there are any videos called "The Latvian Singing Revolution" or "The Lithuanian Singing Revolution". I'd love to see an in-depth video called "The Baltic Singing Revolution"

and how these countries united.

[yewberrycastle]

The Singing Revolution was Estonian. The Baltic Chain was the event that saw the human chain running through the three countries.

The term "The Baltic States" to refer to the three countries is a political misnomer of convenience from the 1980-90s.

Latvia and Lithuania are the Baltic states. Estonia is only Baltic is you also include countries like Sweden, Finland, Poland and German who also share the Baltic coastline.

[yewberrycastle]

Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania never united.

There was never any Baltic brotherhood. They all secretly hate each other. They just happened to push for independence at the same time and share a common border.

To Estonians Latvians are 'traitors' for selling out to the Germans and Russians on numerous occasionas over the centuries.

[Propanss]

you're waste and please, speak for yourself, you don't know what is brotherhood

[egerte]

You don't know anything about Baltic. Estonia,Latvia and Lithuania are one of the bestest country brotherhood that still stays !!

[Riwopapus]

No no no...

I'm Latvian, but my heart is opened to Estonians and Lithuanians too...

Greetings from Latvia, brothers and sisters... ;)

[Meggy333]

...is Your heart opened for Poles, too?

I'm curious, what Latvians, Estonians and Lithuanians really think about Poles, becouse my mother told me that when she was in Lithuania with friends some peolple were rude to them as they were Poles. It kind of hurt me. I never thought this would be. Me myself feel kind of sympathy to that nations. All in all not a hate!

[ddejau]

pretty sure that's because ppl by mistake held u as russian (cos of language it sound similar). btw greetings from Latvia

[virko1990]

@Meggy333 i dont know whats going on in lithuania.but Im estonian and i dont see no point of being rude to someone because they are from a different nation.i personaly think of poles as Good people.dont take those idiots seriously,be proud who you are!!

[tsilll]

greetings from eesti

[SpilweCrew]

idiot :D

[kukeaabits]

Well, my dear, maybe that's because all this singing took place in Estonia. I don't doubt that Latvians and Lithuanians have their own stories to tell, but PLEASE do not name as your own something that didn't took place in Latvia or Lithuania. It's a bit like "sour grapes" and sounds plain childish, don't you think?

[Vill3m]

eesti!

[Gytaz]

Greetings from Lithuania ;)

[SummerNight79]

"A single nation, a million voices, the fall of an empire". Little bit too ambitious I think. ;) Estonia was not alone in that. All three Baltic countries fought against USSR in similar ways and not because of "a single nation" the empire fell apart. This movie could be about any of the Baltic countries as we all expressed our resistance in this kind of way. But Estonia made first so they can do whatever :) Good luck anyway!

[NewDudeInHere]

Well Estonia was the one who singed during night with over 300 000 people but dont worry, Estonia hasn't forgot his friends Latvia and Lithuania, with out them there would never been the Baltic Chain, Baltic states forever!

[helpyourself1st]

@SummerNight79

I guess Latvians&Estonians are even now, since Riga claimed to have had the worlds`1st Xmas tree when in fact it was Tallinn :D

[poolikuisk]

long live to Poland from Estonia as well :D

[Sulskipgr]

Long live for Estonia from Poland !

[grunere]

Kui te oma kodumaad nii väga armastate siis milleks te kirjutate seda inglise keeles..??

[theriver333]

et maailma valgustada, tobu.

[originaalne]

all baltic states forever!

[atheeza1989]

Viva Estonia!!!!!!!

[ESTONIAisTHEbest]

Tubli töö!