This song is ingrained virtually into dna of evey Finn. It does remarkable job by capturing that "Finnish melancholy" that us Finns are so dearly fond of.
Swan song means a song that, according to belief, a swan sings just before it dies more beautifully than ever. This is believed to be used especially by the mute swan, which usually does not sing. As a saying, Swan Song means the last performance, performance or achievement - possibly better than the previous ones - before the end or the death of a person.
I think why this song is so popular is partly because, it's of course a beautiful composition. It also catches something called "finnish melancholy" very vividly, and I think this is a go to song for many people when they are feeling down.
This is how you make songs which are truly powerful. Key to that is contrast. Soft singing , gentle melody - contrasted with heavily distorted guitars and primal scream.
It's a very popular and famous song in Finland but not really known outside of our borders. I'm so glad you reacted to it :) BTW, swan song usually refers to the supposed last uniquely beautiful song a dying swan sings..
There is the swan of death in Finnish mythologi, Tuonen Joutsen takes your soul to the River of Death ”tuonen virta”. That’s what the Swan song is about.
Yö was founded In Pori, Finland at 1981. They have published 23 studio albums from 1983 to 2018. They still goes touring. Listen "Rakkaus on lumivalkoinen" : The love is White as snow ( pure, maybe the Best Word To translate White as snow) ❤️
The original Yö is not touring anymore. The leader of the band died few years ago and Jussi Hakulinen didn't give any kind of proper blessing for the touring band.
I personally love Hetken tie on kevyt by Tehosekoitin. It's also slightly melancholic but mostly romantic. The name of the song can be translated as "For a moment, the road is light", and the song describes how love can make things feel nice for a moment.
Simply, thank you for listening to this song that I also recommended 🙏 This song is melancholic, but beautiful, downright magic ❣️ Your reaction was amazing too😍❤️ I listened a Jussi Hakulinen’s (writer and singer of the song) interview, where he says that the song was born from the feeling that his mother and mother’s sister had something to hide. Those secrets were revealed him later. He also says that they (mother and aunt) behaved very differently from other relatives. According to belief, Swan Song means that the swan sings especially strongly and loudly just before it dies. In a person’s life Swan Song would be the last ”performance” before death.
You say beautiful and song is on abouth death. But yeah Jussi Hakulinen song is so powerful that it get tears on my eyes everytime. I love that song so much.
Hi Mauro! Thanks for nice reaction. By the way: whooper swan is Finland's national bird.🦢 I challence you now to explore and combine history & music by reacting to Nightwish's Greatest show on earth - I promise you won't be disappointed! 🤘
Good catch with the feeling of South American music. The flute actually is called pan flute and it's played in many cultures around the world but it's especially known from the traditional music of the Inkas in the South American Andes.
Yes. This is number one after brake up. After this it's usually Kaija Koo - Niin kaunis on hiljaisuus and Pave Maijanen - Ikävä This is the top 3 until your out of money or booze.
Hey, nice video and all but as a finn id like to see you react to leevi and the leavings teuvo maanteiden kuningas, lähden pohjoiskarjalaan or kyllikki.... Thanks
Couple of Finnish classics: "Rauli Badding Somerjoki - Paratiisi", "Hector - Lumi teki enkelin eteiseen", "Dave Lindholm - Pieni ja hento ote" and "Marko Haavisto & Poutahaukat - Paha vaanii".
The vocalist for this band, Yö (literally, "Night") Olli Lindholm, passed away some time ago. I want to say, few years, but sense of time is the least accurate of our senses. The band had a really ugly break up because the main song writer and the singer (who also wrote some of the songs) had issues with song rights. Now they have to wait a while, before they can continue these fights in the afterlife.
i dont personally think that this is "break up-song"... its level more... regrets and death and overall... how anyone can just suck power to beat up sorrow... just train of thoughts...
ruclips.net/video/Z-4FNTG9rlg/видео.htmlsi=pQ3R9ipVFilvN0Kp Next: Leidit - Hittiputki (live) A quartet formed by four Finnish female singers. The singers are Katri Helena, Paula Koivuniemi, Marion Rung and Lea Laven. They perform well-known songs of their career in potpourri
I always though "Joutsenlaulu" was a bit over-dramatic musically but to each their own. What's next? "Marraskuu"? I wish there was a proper translation of "Menninkäinen ja päivänsäde" but it doesn't seem like that is going to happen.
Joutsenlaulu or The Song of The Swan means a persons last performance, accomplish or achivement before something ends or they die. The word comes from an old believing that swan sings only once; right before it dies. Swan is our national bird and it has a special meaning to finns. It's illegal to kill a swan here and it's said you can get more jailtime by killing a swan than killing your wife🙄
This has to be one of the most poorly translated lyrics video i have seen so far. I dont think the person who made it really speaks english that well. I can fully understand how you think this is a breakup song from the english lyrics. For example in the last verse the word ”tuska” is being translated as ”pain” when its more like agony. I dont think those 2 mean quite the same in english. Not to mention its bordeline u readable with that red font
the writer of this song and also the vocalist, i think he was only 18 when he wrote this song... that makes thinking how grown up he was already
No joutsenlaulu and rakkaus on lumivalkoinen lyricks is stealed two difrents guy
This song is ingrained virtually into dna of evey Finn. It does remarkable job by capturing that "Finnish melancholy" that us Finns are so dearly fond of.
Sad, but true :)
Swan song means a song that, according to belief, a swan sings just before it dies more beautifully than ever. This is believed to be used especially by the mute swan, which usually does not sing. As a saying, Swan Song means the last performance, performance or achievement - possibly better than the previous ones - before the end or the death of a person.
I think why this song is so popular is partly because, it's of course a beautiful composition. It also catches something called "finnish melancholy" very vividly, and I think this is a go to song for many people when they are feeling down.
This song is about grieving after death of the beloved. It was written for the mourning widow.
Yes, it is.
This is how you make songs which are truly powerful. Key to that is contrast. Soft singing , gentle melody - contrasted with heavily distorted guitars and primal scream.
This is one of the most beautiful finnish songs.
It's a very popular and famous song in Finland but not really known outside of our borders. I'm so glad you reacted to it :) BTW, swan song usually refers to the supposed last uniquely beautiful song a dying swan sings..
There is the swan of death in Finnish mythologi, Tuonen Joutsen takes your soul to the River of Death ”tuonen virta”. That’s what the Swan song is about.
Yö was founded In Pori, Finland at 1981. They have published 23 studio albums from 1983 to 2018. They still goes touring.
Listen "Rakkaus on lumivalkoinen" : The love is White as snow ( pure, maybe the Best Word To translate White as snow) ❤️
The original Yö is not touring anymore. The leader of the band died few years ago and Jussi Hakulinen didn't give any kind of proper blessing for the touring band.
You're getting there with the "Y" and the "Ö" 👍😄
This is something you listen from the jukebox in the bar while crying tears into your beer. 😅
So ❤️
I would also recommend seeing "Rakkaus on lumivalkoinen" by Yö also! It was my moms favorite one :)
DUDE!! Kalevala'!!!!
I personally love Hetken tie on kevyt by Tehosekoitin. It's also slightly melancholic but mostly romantic.
The name of the song can be translated as "For a moment, the road is light", and the song describes how love can make things feel nice for a moment.
❤❤❤❤ kiitos Jussi Hakulinen sinne tähtiin,ikävä sinua
I just played Symphony video game to this song and wondered if you have reacted to it. Most beautiful finnish pop song.
Simply, thank you for listening to this song that I also recommended 🙏 This song is melancholic, but beautiful, downright magic ❣️
Your reaction was amazing too😍❤️
I listened a Jussi Hakulinen’s (writer and singer of the song) interview, where he says that the song was born from the feeling that his mother and mother’s sister had something to hide. Those secrets were revealed him later. He also says that they (mother and aunt) behaved very differently from other relatives.
According to belief, Swan Song
means that the swan sings especially strongly and loudly just before it dies.
In a person’s life Swan Song would be the last ”performance” before death.
You say beautiful and song is on abouth death. But yeah Jussi Hakulinen song is so powerful that it get tears on my eyes everytime. I love that song so much.
Awesome video and reaction.❤ You should also react Leevi and The Leavings - Teuvo, Maanteiden Kuningas, very melancholy song.
Safka Pekkonen piano and flute. So great musician.
Hi Mauro! Thanks for nice reaction.
By the way: whooper swan is Finland's national bird.🦢
I challence you now to explore and combine history & music by reacting to Nightwish's Greatest show on earth - I promise you won't be disappointed! 🤘
Most epic song ( not a song, but history of the universe) ever written and performansed. Seen THE video like 200 times.❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🙏
Good catch with the feeling of South American music. The flute actually is called pan flute and it's played in many cultures around the world but it's especially known from the traditional music of the Inkas in the South American Andes.
This song makes me more emotional than its supposed to, I think, there is just something in to it
Just cried. So many memories of that period. 😢 1985 or so
Yö , almost perfect, ❤️🇫🇮
There are many beautiful songs in Finland. Of course, some of the tunes were taken from elsewhere, such as Italy😂
Yes. This is number one after brake up. After this it's usually
Kaija Koo - Niin kaunis on hiljaisuus
and
Pave Maijanen - Ikävä
This is the top 3 until your out of money or booze.
Hey, nice video and all but as a finn id like to see you react to leevi and the leavings teuvo maanteiden kuningas, lähden pohjoiskarjalaan or kyllikki.... Thanks
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24 / 5 000
the lyrics are worth looking for
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Couple of Finnish classics: "Rauli Badding Somerjoki - Paratiisi", "Hector - Lumi teki enkelin eteiseen", "Dave Lindholm - Pieni ja hento ote" and "Marko Haavisto & Poutahaukat - Paha vaanii".
Pienen pojan elämää
,is a must. Classic 😂
It’s a story of old woman. Her husbund died 5-y ago. They were narrien 50-y.
The vocalist for this band, Yö (literally, "Night") Olli Lindholm, passed away some time ago. I want to say, few years, but sense of time is the least accurate of our senses. The band had a really ugly break up because the main song writer and the singer (who also wrote some of the songs) had issues with song rights. Now they have to wait a while, before they can continue these fights in the afterlife.
Finland Legend music 🙏🙂
Yes you pronounced correctly as a Italian you could be so Finnish, so welcome to move in Finland ;) You seems to be half way to be true Finnish! ;D
Still 😭❤️
i dont personally think that this is "break up-song"... its level more... regrets and death and overall... how anyone can just suck power to beat up sorrow... just train of thoughts...
Nice reaction..check finnish band..Sturm und Drang...a song ...A million light...peace...greetings Finland...Tv. FinnMan
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Next: Leidit - Hittiputki (live)
A quartet formed by four Finnish female singers. The singers are Katri Helena, Paula Koivuniemi, Marion Rung and Lea Laven.
They perform well-known songs of their career in potpourri
Joutsenlaulu is pretty much Stairway to Heaven in Finnish
❤️🇫🇮
react to Dingo- Levoton tuhkimo 1986 live
❤❤😢
Wow go to way! That was berfectly pronounsed yö
if you like this you probably will like lanternlight by nightwish like i do.
you should react to petri nygård märkää and selvä päivä
react to janne hurme kirje
I always though "Joutsenlaulu" was a bit over-dramatic musically but to each their own.
What's next? "Marraskuu"?
I wish there was a proper translation of "Menninkäinen ja päivänsäde" but it doesn't seem like that is going to happen.
Yes. So Hard To even see finnish words
Joutsenlaulu or The Song of The Swan means a persons last performance, accomplish or achivement before something ends or they die. The word comes from an old believing that swan sings only once; right before it dies.
Swan is our national bird and it has a special meaning to finns. It's illegal to kill a swan here and it's said you can get more jailtime by killing a swan than killing your wife🙄
It´s not break up song, it´s the sadness of old age remembering the youth. This is the ultimate break up song ruclips.net/video/EpDZnWe5a7g/видео.html
Can you react to Jenni Vartiainen- Suru on kunniavieras 🥹
React to leevi and the leavings vasara ja nauloja
if u didnt knew swam is finland national animal
National bird*
The national animal is the brown bear.
This was originally made for Eurovision, but it became too long for it.
This has to be one of the most poorly translated lyrics video i have seen so far.
I dont think the person who made it really speaks english that well.
I can fully understand how you think this is a breakup song from the english lyrics.
For example in the last verse the word ”tuska” is being translated as ”pain” when its more like agony. I dont think those 2 mean quite the same in english.
Not to mention its bordeline u readable with that red font
Really clunky too.
isnt it pan flute ?
Yö särkynyt enkeli
Olli Halonen,suomen kesä,kylä keskellä ei mitään,pohjola
Pan Flute