'This Is My Song (Finlandia)' by VOCES8, Reaction/Analysis by Musician/Producer

"This Is My Song (Finlandia)" by Jean Sibelius arr. Blake Morgan performed by VOCES8, Reaction/Analysis by Musician/Producer

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[Aenea-devy]

As a Finn, this song always brings tears in my eyes. So beautiful song! Sibelius was a great composer. This choir was great too! Thank you for this reaction!

[ttirinen]

The English lyrics do no justice to the song😢 The singing was superb ❤

[kimmikke_]

Finnish composer Jean Sibelius made this song/piece on the year 1899. It is unofficially Finlands 2nd national song usually played after the winning of world championships in athletes or in the end of the most famous movie of Finlands 2nd world war against Russia, the "Unknown soldier" that always is shown on TV on Finlands Independence Day. The original words are about praising the homeland Finland. Don't know about who has made these Lyrics, but sounded OK.

[marjuskax]

Finlandia is very special song for Finns. I remember my mother, who lived her childhood in Karelia and had to leave and escape from the home of family because of cruel world war ll.

[pamelakilponen]

I like the Finnish version that is translated in subtitles, it means so much more. Brings tears to my eyes every time. I love my adopted home!

[divina]

Suomi
Englanti
Oi Suomi, katso, sinun päiväsi koittaa
Yön uhka karkoitettu on jo pois
Ja aamun lintu kirkkaudessa soittaa
Kuin itse taivahan kansi soisi
Yön vallat aamun valkeus jo voittaa
Sinun päiväsi koittaa, oi synnyinmaani
Oi nouse, Suomi ja nosta pääsi.
Oi nouse, Suomi, näytit maailmalle että karkoitit orjuuden
Ja ettet sinä taipunut sorron alle
On aamusi alkanut, kotimaani
Oh Finland, look, your day is coming
The threat of the night banished is already gone
And the morning bird in the brightness calls
As if the roof of heaven itself was ringing
The powers of the night, the light of the morning is already winning
Your day is coming, O land of my birth
Oh get up, Finland and raise your head.
Oh stand up, Finland, you showed the world that you banished slavery
And that you did not bend under the oppression
Your morning has begun, my homeland 🇫🇮♥️

[onanisland]

As a Finn, this feels wrong. The idea of this whole hymn is nation's uprising against tyranny. Not this somewhat religious nonsense by Lloyd Stone. And Sibelius did not like the idea of somebody writing the lyrics at all. Eventually he gave up. "Well, if you want to sing it so sing it then". Currently used lyrics were written by Finnish poet V.A. Koskenniemi 1940.

[Mtaalas]

It's messed up that Finlandia hymn, written as a patriotic and rebellious poem against Russian empires occupation and brutality was "stolen" by some blokes in the USA and rewritten to christian hymn with no word of it left about what it was originally about.
Many know the melody, have no idea of it's origins.

Later we've gotten the redemption Sibelius deserved by people recognizing it what it is and learning the properly translated lyrics as well... thanks internet!

But how can something, meant as a tool of rebellion against oppression, be so beautiful?
But we as well as Chopin wrote songs against Russian empire. Revolutionary Etude as you very well might know, but viewers might not :)

[rbmelk]

It’s great to hear more Sibelius and Voces8, this time in one performance:) Thank you Richard!

[annukkakiviranta]

I have lived my whole life in Finland and still I cry everytime I hear Finlandia.

[Rackelhane]

I got goosbumps all over my finnish skin. Thank you!❤❤❤

[cliffdickson]

Wow, what a smooth performance. Absolutely beautiful.

[parker]

kiitos, todella kaunista ! ja terveiset täältä suomesta.

[jansaijets]

Greetings from Finland! What a beautiful version and incredible singers! I really enjoyed listening to this.

[HoseTheBeast]

When Jean Sibelius wrote this piece in 1899 we had never had a nation. Finland had never really been it’s own country. He wrote this song to raise that fire in finns to fight back the Russian oppression and free our selves from ”slavery”. It was often performed in secret or embedded into other musical performances and all the finns in the audience would rise up during it. It was actually punishable to play this in public. It feels weird when the lyrics are religious, the original ones are not they are just about finns and Finland.

[marcopeters]

I had exactly the same reaction as you did. It is gooood what they are doing. The harmonies are fantastic. It is really touching my heart every time I listen to it (and this is already many many times).

[mantailuaa]

A fun fact. Finlandia-hymn has been nominated to be ”A National Anthem of The Whole World” by conductor Leopold Stokowski.

[dbcanada]

Thanks, Jeff. A brilliant and moving performance. I was also admiring the skill required just to _memorize_ the inner harmony parts.

[jarikinnunen]

This song show to me endless clear sky and finland forest, to me, with endless hard work for living here. These is all that is beauty of living here.

[pen]

Yes. This brings emotions on. The most beautiful instrument of all is the human voice. This is beautifully and so well done, that this does justice
to one of the best composers ever, Sibelius. No problem for me, it´s done in English, the result justifies it all.
No wonder I got some moist in my eyes. Thank you, and greets from Finland.