Amorphis - My Kantele

A self-made tribute video to one of the best songs ever. Filmed in Imatra and Savitaipale, Finland.

Truly they lie, they talk utter nonsense
Who say that music reckon that the kantele
Was fashioned by a god
Out of a great pike's shoulders
From a water-dog's hooked bones:
It was made from the grief
Moulded from sorrow

Its belly out of hard days
Its soundboard from endless woes
Its strings gathered from torments
And its pegs from other ills

So it will not play, will not rejoice at all
Music will not play to please
Give off the right sort of joy
For it was fashioned from cares
Moulded from sorrow.

This is the original Finnish runesong:

ERISKUMMALLINEN KANTELE

Ne varsin valehtelevat,
Tuiki tyhjeä panevat,
Jotka soittoa sanovat,
Arvelevat kanteletta
Väinämöisen veistämäksi,
Jumalan kuvoamaksi,
Hauin suuren hartioista,
Veen koiran koukkuluista;
Soitto on suruista tehty,
Murehista muovaeltu:
Koppa päivistä kovista,
Emäpuu ikipoloista,
Kielet kiusoista kerätty,
Naulat muista vastuksista.
Sentä ei soita kanteleni,
Ei iloitse ensinkänä,
Soitto ei soita suosioksi,
Laske ei laatuista iloa,
Kun on huolista kuvattu,
Murehista muovaeltu.

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• amorphis
• my
• kantele
• finland
• suomi
• lake
• saimaa
• folklore
• metal
• kanteletar

[zkilla1000]

what is that instrument you have in the video and what does it sound like?

[kimmotapio83]

@zkilla1000 a kantele, naturally. A good kantele playing video: search for PGladeKantele

[sarah2837]

Nice job! The video really fits the song. What's a runesong? And what is that symbol you're wearing around your neck?

[kimmotapio83]

@sarah2837 Runesong is an old folk poem that's performed by singing it in a certain repetitive melody, in Finland it's the "kalevala-melody".

The symbol is The Axe of Ukko, weapon of the Finnish thunder god.

[alexi626]

Suomi is gorgeous. ^^

[Masek17]

great song... great tribute

[MrsHylexuly]

It's great. And IMATRA. :OOOO

[rooster89666]

Same video at Moonsorrow - Aurinko ja Kuu

[Archferumphis]

I never get bored in the landscape, even though I live here !!

[AtnalHok01]

It is a coincidence! I found this video randomly while I was looking at your page on Deviantart! excellent video and song, the atmosphere is great !

[Yetzederixx]

Very well done video. I've always loved Amorphis and frankly when they shifted from full death metal (Tales of a Thousand Lakes) to what became folk metal (these guys started it) it was a grand improvement.

[boraroisin]

Cool video, but the fox is unnecessary.

[zkilla1000]

@kimmotapio83 thanks ill look it up

[TheFading]

Amazing song.