tiistai 20. joulukuuta 2016

Joulumusiikkii - Yuletide music

Mika alotti joululaululoil, aittelin jot täähä ois iha hauska.

Mika started to list his favourite Yuletide songs. I thought it was a good idea.

Antony Parviainen: Sylvian joululaulu

Jos ikinä on viettänt yhtää jouluu ulkomail, ni oha tää iha pakko. Joulukuus voip olla vaik sisali vars (ja on oltkii) mut tää on ehoton. Ja herraisäsentäi jot mie tykkään Parviaise äänest. Nessuloi saatetaa tarvita.

For a Finn who's ever spent Yule abroad this is a must. You can replace everything traditional but not this. And I really like Parviainen's voice. The song's about how Zacharias Topelius is in warm sunny Italy in Yuletide and, naturally, misses the dark cold north like hell. Finns. We're never happy. Should you listen to this with a Finn, keep some handkerchiefs ready.


Billy Mack: Christmas Is All Around

No daa, Love Actually/Rakkautta vain. Jos et oo näht, kaho. Varraa taas nessuloi - myö ollaa nörttitytöis laskettu jot silmä kostuu seihtemise kertaa (YMMV, niiko sanotaa, eli siu tulos voip olla eri).

Duh, Love Actually. If you haven't watched it, then do. Stock some handkerchiefs again - us geeky girls have counted about seven times you'll need them. YMMV.

Taage Laiho: Oi jouluyö

Sehä siis vejetää täysil tai sit ei ensikää. Kuulisitta ko mie ajan töihe ja laulan tätä täyttä kurkkuu kutostiel - tai oikeestaa, mieluummi ei sittekää.

Flat out or not at all, I say. You should hear me driving to work singing this out loud (and I mean LOUD) - then again, forget it.


Hedwig's Theme from Harry Potter

Joulu = taika = Harry Potter. Myös, kahon koko sarjan joka joulu. Iha joka joulu. Ja LOTRit ja Love Actuallyn ja ... no, koht lissää. NESSUI!

Yule equals magic equals Harry Potter. I watch all 8 films every Yule. And the LOTRs and Love Actually, and ... well, more to come. HANDKERCHIEFS!


Nightwish: Walking in the Air

Sitä taikaa nii, ja Lumiukko. Ja nessui.

More magic, and The Snowman - the animated story of a boy and a snowman, shown on Finnish TV every Christmas Eve. And handkerchiefs.


Dean Martin: Let It Snow


Nii.
So there.
Ho ho ho.


Marco Hietala: Varpunen jouluaamuna

Nii oliks niitä nessui viel?

Any handkerchiefs left? This is a story of a little girl who, out of the kindness of her heart, feeds seeds to a winter bird, a sparrow, who then reveals he's actually her dead brother from Heaven. NO ONE DOES CAROLS LIKE THE FINNS I tell you. Remember the one stating life lasts but a moment and even that's gloomy and dreary? There's another one telling how gentle every Christian feels now that "the eye of the sun has burnt out and the swallow is a long way away and the forest is desolate and empty and songless and" - well, I made my point I'm sure. There are more as merry as these, though.


Jarkko Ahola: En etsi valtaa, loistoa

Miu aholatoleranssiin ei oo kovi korkee, mut tän mie kyl kestän.

This is a song about not looking for power or glory but for a nice proper Yuletide with food and presents even for the poor people and peace on Earth, a reminder to keep in mind the original idea of Christmas. (Original = the one from about 2000 years ago, not the pagan idea before that, what with all the Saturnalia and Mithra and Winter Solstice y'know, or the one nowadays which would nimby Mary and Joseph the hell outta my back yard slash barn, for that matter). 


Raskasta Joulua: Heinillä härkien kaukalon

Siin sitä on metallitalenttii jonkuu verra.

There's some serious heavy metal talent here and sums up this whole heavy metal carol thing nicely. This one is about the nativity scene WITH a reminder he'll make the greatest sacrifice of all and hang on the cross, eventually. So let's keep the joy to the minimum, now shall we! 


Saukki & Pikkuoravat: Pikkuoravien joululaulu

Elmeri se on ain hukas, ja tähä hyvä lopettaa. Nii jot hyyvvää jouluu.

This is the merry note and a perfect finale for my list. A Merry Yuletide to all.

1 kommentti:

  1. Upea lista! Vaan kyllä Nightwish ja Tarja Turunen ovat rautaa. Mikä ääni!
    Mukavasti joulutunnelmissa: Hyvää Joulua!

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