Svanholm Singers - Finlandia-hymni (by Jean Sibelius)

"Finlandia-hymni"
Text: Veikko Antero Koskenniemi
Music: Jean Sibelius

Performed by Svanholm Singers
Conducted by Sofia Söderberg

Sound by Simon Petersson Holm
Video by Miriam Hjalmarsson

LYRICS:
Oi Suomi, katso, Sinun päiväs koittaa,
yön uhka karkoitettu on jo pois,
ja aamun kiuru kirkkaudessa soittaa
kuin itse taivahan kansi sois.
Yön vallat aamun valkeus jo voittaa,
sun päiväs koittaa, oi synnyinmaa.
Oi nouse, Suomi, nosta korkealle
pääs seppelöimä suurten muistojen,
oi nouse, Suomi, näytit maailmalle
sa että karkoitit orjuuden
ja ettet taipunut sa sorron alle,
on aamus alkanut, synnyinmaa.

ENGLISH TRANSLATION:
Finland, behold, thy daylight now is dawning,
the threat of night has now been driven away.
The skylark calls across the light of morning,
the blue of heaven lets it have its way,
and now the day the powers of night is scorning:
thy daylight dawns, O Finland of ours!

Finland, arise, and raise towards the highest
thy head now crowned with mighty memory.
Finland, arise, for to the world thou criest
that thou hast thrown off thy slavery,
beneath oppression´s yoke thou never liest.
Thy morning´s come, O Finland of ours!

[rolandfarmer]

Some melodies and lyrics are simply just made for each other. This coupled with God given inspiration is unstoppable ❤

[rutha]

Bravo, beautiful young people! Perfectly performed.

[andrewjankowski]

beautiful, calming, moving, uplifting - thank you

[Lighthouse]

The lyrics written for this anthem in 1940 were prophetic. Thank you, Svanholm Singers, for your fantastic rendition, with the original words which are rarely heard on the world stage. Your pronunciation was perfect. Bravo.

[timothyhollywood]

Our orchestra performed this piece back in high school. I've never heard it sung. How moving to hear the beautiful vocal harmonies.

[notdavidd]

great performance, do you know where i can find the sheet music for this? thanks!