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Post by twilightheart on Jan 13, 2005 22:07:43 GMT 2
On the other hand, not being finnish and not speaking the language, it'd lose all the sing-a-long power it now has! Hehe... good point for many people, I think. But personally I nevertheless sing along to finnish songs (of Moonsorrow f.i.) automatically, if I like the music.... even if I don´t understand a WORD! ;D
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Post by DaveTheRake on Jan 14, 2005 11:54:28 GMT 2
i have a better idea! let's request funds from the Finnish government to learn suomen kieli so we can all sing-a-long to Korpiklaani when their third album will be all in finnish! ;D european education network for metalheads ;D there ought to be something worthwhile to scram from this EU bollocks... except lower music shipment costs ;D Well, In this I'm a privileged guy... although a bastard one also. I'm so lucky that I attend to Suomen kieli classes at University, but the problem is that I don't speak more than a few sentences... I don't know why but I find this language very very hard to learn... PERKELE!!!!!!!
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Post by HerraHirwi on Jan 14, 2005 16:30:33 GMT 2
On the other hand, not being finnish and not speaking the language, it'd lose all the sing-a-long power it now has! Korpiklaani is really one of those bands I can't help to sing along, and if the lyrics were in finnish... well, then I'd be in for a tough a job. For me, it's not a problem at all to sing-along - in any language with the music, if I truly like the music it self. I like sing-along with my favourite music, and I've done it in Finnish, Estonian, Seto, English, Swedish, North Sami, Livonian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Russian and even Tuvinian languages, even though I can only speak fluently in Finnish, Estonian, English and a little bit Seto and Swedish. It's an attitude question to learn singing in some other language than the basic safely English. And in Finnish language there's a tradition in sing-along. An ancient Finnish folk-singing, the runo-singing (from which style for example Kalevala and Kanteletar are written) is based on sing-along. I use it myself in my own music, so that people can sing-along with me. And strongly sing-along tradition is also in some new Finnish folk-songs too. So you just have easily to repeat the verse after a lead singer: Lead singer: Läksi hirwi hippomaha Audience: läksi hirwi hippomaha, Lead singer: Poropetra potkimaha, Audience: poropetra potkimahaand so on.. Should be very easy to do.
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Post by hullunhumpa on Jan 14, 2005 18:39:32 GMT 2
Great video . Korpiklaani is the first band that is able to give you the real feeling of finnish culture . The guys of Korpiklaani sure had fun shoting this thing - you see that . The clothing , the appearance , the environment - everything just fits perfect . This video just tells you party , party , party ( and even more party ) . It gives you a kind of weird feeling to watch this thing . On the one hand this kinda oldfashioned film and on the other hand and the guitars and other modern instruments . One of the best ( if not the best ) videos I have ever seen
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Post by Mou on Jan 16, 2005 21:59:30 GMT 2
For me, it's not a problem at all to sing-along - in any language with the music, if I truly like the music it self. I like sing-along with my favourite music, and I've done it in Finnish, Estonian, Seto, English, Swedish, North Sami, Livonian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Russian and even Tuvinian languages, even though I can only speak fluently in Finnish, Estonian, English and a little bit Seto and Swedish. It's an attitude question to learn singing in some other language than the basic safely English. And in Finnish language there's a tradition in sing-along. An ancient Finnish folk-singing, the runo-singing (from which style for example Kalevala and Kanteletar are written) is based on sing-along. I use it myself in my own music, so that people can sing-along with me. And strongly sing-along tradition is also in some new Finnish folk-songs too. So you just have easily to repeat the verse after a lead singer: Lead singer: Läksi hirwi hippomaha Audience: läksi hirwi hippomaha, Lead singer: Poropetra potkimaha, Audience: poropetra potkimahaand so on.. Should be very easy to do. then, only you need to sing in spanish ;D
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Post by Sethlad on Jan 17, 2005 13:25:30 GMT 2
For me, it's not a problem at all to sing-along - in any language with the music, if I truly like the music it self. I like sing-along with my favourite music, and I've done it in Finnish, Estonian, Seto, English, Swedish, North Sami, Livonian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Russian and even Tuvinian languages, even though I can only speak fluently in Finnish, Estonian, English and a little bit Seto and Swedish. It's an attitude question to learn singing in some other language than the basic safely English. And in Finnish language there's a tradition in sing-along. An ancient Finnish folk-singing, the runo-singing (from which style for example Kalevala and Kanteletar are written) is based on sing-along. I use it myself in my own music, so that people can sing-along with me. And strongly sing-along tradition is also in some new Finnish folk-songs too. So you just have easily to repeat the verse after a lead singer: Lead singer: Läksi hirwi hippomaha Audience: läksi hirwi hippomaha, Lead singer: Poropetra potkimaha, Audience: poropetra potkimahaand so on.. Should be very easy to do. Well, I also sing-along to any language. My favourite sing-along band is probably Storm, and it's sung in Norwegian. Still, I preffer to sing along in a language I actually understand. About Runo-Singing, I'm very familiar with it, being a huge Värttinä and Hedningarna (tra, kaksi and Karelia Visa all have Runo-Singing if I'm not mistaken) and I also can't help to sing along. Specially hedningarna. Mita minä (from Karelia Visa) is an inevitable sing-along. hehehe Anyway, happy to know that Poropetra will also have Runo-Singing besides the throat-singing and joiking. Spiffy.
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Post by Scalawag on Jan 17, 2005 17:35:48 GMT 2
Well, In this I'm a privileged guy... although a bastard one also. I'm so lucky that I attend to Suomen kieli classes at University, but the problem is that I don't speak more than a few sentences... I don't know why but I find this language very very hard to learn... PERKELE!!!!!!! perkele indeed! and i'm "learning" my arse off with the help of tapes, a dictionary and suomen metal tried to learn hungarian at the universiy here in Maribor a few years back, but then the winter-skiing-season came and i had to work... now there is no professor willing to do it free of charge... learning finnish at an university in this country is a far away dream though
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Post by HerraHirwi on Jan 17, 2005 18:05:03 GMT 2
About Runo-Singing, I'm very familiar with it, being a huge Värttinä and Hedningarna (tra, kaksi and Karelia Visa all have Runo-Singing if I'm not mistaken) and I also can't help to sing along. Specially hedningarna. Mita minä (from Karelia Visa) is an inevitable sing-along. hehehe You're right! Värttinä and Hedningarna show's what's the runo-singing in the most special way! I'm myself an old fan of both Värttinä and Hedningarna. Anyway, happy to know that Poropetra will also have Runo-Singing besides the throat-singing and joiking. Spiffy. Naturally the runo-singing is the bottom line and basic thing in my music. Throat-singing and yoik comes after that.
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TomS
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Keeping "The Spirit" alive
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Post by TomS on Jan 17, 2005 18:14:04 GMT 2
Hedningarna is great. Really special kind of folk-style. Not everybody loves it. I sure do
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Post by Sethlad on Jan 17, 2005 19:53:56 GMT 2
Saw them live last summer. ;D;D;D;D;D
unfortunately, the 2 finnish singers are no longer performing with them. It was still a great gig. (lots of songs from Hippjokk and a few new ones).
Brilliant band, nice guys.
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Photo Mistress and Giggle Box
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Post by Squeak on Jan 24, 2005 23:36:59 GMT 2
Oh man, I happen to be lucky and am staying at my friend's house in Los Angeles who has a PC and cable modem, so I got to see and hear this video! I loooooooooove it! I cannot wait to get the new cd. You guys never cease to amaze me.
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Post by twilightheart on Jan 25, 2005 8:10:46 GMT 2
Värttinä and Hedningarna show's what's the runo-singing in the most special way! I'm myself an old fan of both Värttinä and Hedningarna. I never heared Värttinä. Anyone knows, where I can hear a sample of their songs to check out if I like the music?
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Post by illumina on Jan 25, 2005 12:47:36 GMT 2
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Post by twilightheart on Jan 25, 2005 13:02:04 GMT 2
Thanx! I´ll check it out, when I´m back home tonight (I´m writing from work, I`m not allowed to hear MP3s here). But 45 seconds at least are enough to give an impression, if the music is okay or not.
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Post by Scalawag on Jan 25, 2005 13:22:16 GMT 2
as the proud owner of two of their albums lemme just say that VÄRTTINÄ are great! i prefer them to Hedningarna actually... at least Hippjokk (only one i have) can't measure up to Värttinä's Aitara & Kokko albums in my ears... and i've 4 more albums coming soon ;D (Ilmatar, Musta Lindu, Oi Dai & Vihma)
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