Pekka Kuusisto Performs 'Piupali Paupali' (Finnish folk song)

Pekka Kuusisto performs "Piupali Paupali," a Finnish folk song in the WQXR Café.

Producer: Brian Wise.
Video: Kim Nowacki.
Audio: George Wellington.

© WQXR

[bullbran]

Saw him sing this at the Royal Albert Hall in London on Sunday night with full orchestra - it was amazing 🙂

[miram.]

Kiitos! Erikoinen mielenkiintoinen esitys!

[DianaArtemis]

Did he just...make his violin take a bow? (I think I love him even more now)

[timomastosalo]

This Finn's translation:
Well, who're you, ya young boys, for I don' know you
Pewpully, powpully, pewpully, powpully: for I don' know you.

Have you come, have you come, to pick up your shoes
Pewpully, powpully, pewpully, powpully: to pick up your shoes.

Interlude

The shoemaker has gone for the whole week, to the villages to sew
Pewpully, powpully, pewpully, powpully: to the villages to sew.

So come back next week, to pick up your shoes
Pewpully, powpully, pewpully, powpully: to pick up your shoes.

Interlude (+ Odd English comment)

Uhm, goodbye goodbye, goodbye goodbye, greetings to Meenah
Pewpully, powpully, pewpully, powpully: greetings to Meenah.

Please, don' topple the milk churn on the doorway as you're leaving
Pewpully, powpully, pewpully, powpully: on the doorway as you're leaving.

[GImonica]

Thank for this; I thoroughly enjoyed this video. :)

[violinvirtuose]

Bester Geiger!!! and ah good violin J.B.Guadagnini