Reaction To Jean Sibelius - Finlandia op.26
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This is my reaction to Jean Sibelius - Finlandia op.26
In this video I react to a beautiful piece of Finnish music called Finlandia which was created by Finnish composer Jean Sibelius. This was performed at the opening of the new Helsinki music hall
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I'm swedish and I have to say that I feel strongly for our dear neighbour 🇸🇪♥️🇫🇮
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Sweden is our best friend 🇫🇮🇸🇪
We quarrel, like brothers, because we are
TY Brother ❤
I sang in the choir. Almost could't make it, since it was so moving. You can't sing and cry at the same time 😅
Yeah, Miley Cyrus of all the people does it like an artist. In the Saturday Night Live, the Twinkle Song. That's how it's done. I'm sure you did great though🙂
Oh, this song makes me cry every single time. So important song for us Finns. I’m so glad that you coughed the emotion, although you don’t understand the Finnish words sung in this song. Soon it’s Finlands Independence Day, 6.12. and this song is heard all over Finland. Very nice reaction, thank you!
I almost cry every time too.. ☺
@@Pillunaamaripulireika piäppä vassaripoka suus soukeemmalla ettei tartte poskille loimia.....
@@lumihanki5631 noilla käsillä et kyllä siihen kykene 😂😂😂
Onpa siinä meillä vahva ja älykäs mies. Vai pentu? Ei osaa sanoa äkkiseltään.
@@hornantuutti5157 Kiitoksia kehuista kuomaseni mutta oli hieman tökeröä olettaa sukupuoleni. Muista ensi kerralla olla olemassa ja kaikki on ok.
"Tell me how it feels being Finnish."
Brings me to tears every damn time I hear it.
This was one of the first pieces of classical music I ever heard as a child. I was in Northern Ontario, Canada, a place which looks very much like Finland, with the same kind of lakes and forests. Finnish immigrants have lived in that part of Canada for generations, and they have always had a special bond with the Cree and Ojibway First Nations of Canada. Cree elders told me that the Finns were their brothers, who knew how to live in the forest, how to tell old stories, and knew the animals. I went on to listen to all the symphonies of Sibelius (I even attended a concert series in Toronto where they performed all seven symphonies in sequence, over one week). Sibelius always remained popular in Canada, because we instinctively feel that his music speaks for us almost as much as it does for the people of Finland. I've heard many, many performances of Finlandia. Never grow tired of it. I can even sing some of the Finnish lyrics. It's such a beautiful language, with a rythmn and flow that reminds me of Cree.
❤❤❤ Thank you!
Here are the translated lyrics for the vocal part:
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 sound,
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!
The lyrics tell all about the idea of this composition in the year 1899. At that year started the Russification of Finland en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russification_of_Finland It is interesting that the bellicose tone of the piece heralds the Freedom War of Finland in 1918. The piece starts with the portrayal of gloomy atmosphere among the Finnish people, which then gradually turns to the fighting spirit.
This is a translation meant to be sung and convey a similar meanings to the original, but it’s not a very direct translation. On purpose of course. But the actual lyrics are at times pretty different.
wrong.
oh Finland look the day at last is dawning
your night of danger now is driven away
the morning skylark in the sunlight soaring
seems heaven's song's come to greet this day
as night time powers are banished by the morning
a new day dawns in our native land
oh Finland rise and lift your head to glory
and proudly wear your memories' shining crown
oh Finland rise and tell to all the story
of how the yoke of slavery was thrown
and since you would not bend beneath oppression
this new day dawns for our native land
@@MrSkinkarde this isn't a direct translation either
The one thing everybody somehow always ignores is the line KUIN ITSE TAIVAAN KANSI SOIS. Not referring to Bible verses about a Dome and Firmament, but
in the original Lyrics 'kuin taivaan kansi sois' should be sthing like ' As if the very Firmament Resonates' . Vibrates; The whole world's Lid is in Acoustic Turmoil😁
No wonder the conductor Leopold Stokowski nominated this masterpiece to be ”The National Anthem of The Whole World”! It is so Grand!
Sibelius composed the piece in 1899-1900 as a response to the beginning of the so called "first era of oppression" that started in 1899 (or basically in 1898 with the appointment of governor-general Bobrikov) where Russia wanted to strip the autonomous state of Finland of its constitution and completely russify the state. The piece starts off expressing the despair of oppression and gradually heads towards the hope of eventually gaining freedom.
Sibelius never intended there to be singing but that didn't stop people from writing a bunch of lyrics for the middle part and he later stated "if the world wants to sing, what can you do". The modern lyrics were written after the Winter War in 1940 by V. A. Koskenniemi and talk about how Finland managed to gain and hold on to its independence and sovereignty. A majestic and magical piece indeed with a lot of meaning.
Spot on🔥🙏🏼
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!
(This translation of Koskenniemi´s text is by Keith Bosley.)
Definitely the most important song for me. Gets me every time.. It's the story of the birth of Finland 🇫🇮
Sama täälä 😢
My grandparents were born before Finland’s independence and my grandfather fought in the war against Russia. Now that Russia has become a threat again to free countries like Ukraine and Finland there’s a marked rise of patriotism as we understand now the value of our freedom and peace. I get very emotional when listening to Finlandia. This performance is perhaps the best I have heard.
Finlandia gives me the chills every single time I hear it 💖 I happen to live in the city where Sibelius was born ☺
I have sung "Finlandia" as a choir arrangement, as part (Second Tenor) of a male choir "Viipurin Lauluveikot" ("Singing fellows of Vyborg") in our 175 year anniversary concert in this very same Helsinki Music Hall, sold out.
I have *no words* for the feeling of receiving a roaring standing ovation from an audience of 2000, after the last echos of "Finlandia" reverberated into a few seconds of *total silence* - and then the audience exploded!
Truly once-in-a-lifetime experience, never forgotten.
What can I say... God bless Finland!!!
"Finlandia" is such a beautiful and powerful composition that it brings tears to my eyes every time I hear it. You could say it's Finland's second national anthem and many would like it to be the official one. I haven't been there myself, but I've heard that the Helsinki Music Hall has excellent acoustics, so it must have been an experience to be there.
Finlandia is too beautiful and hard to sing drunk at hockey matches to be official anthem.
@@tontsa77 True that. 🤣
I always cry when I am listening Finlandia. ❤
Finlandia was used in Die Hard 2- movie, directed by a Finn, Renny Harlin, at the dramatic end in which the airplanes try to land safely..
Amazing how 'Finlandia' works universally, true magic of music. You can feel the patriotism has strengthened in Finland recently, the Russian attack on Ukraine brought back the old fears and mistrust. They say that the best qualities of Finns come out in a crisis, so it happened again. Finns are pragmatic , joining NATO was a natural answer, even though it seemed impossible just a couple of years ago. Putin is the best NATO ambassador, in Finland he changed the general opinion about NATO overnight.
Yes, that's how I felt, too. Russian attack brought back old fears about Russia. Made me truly understand how much older generations sacrificed for us. ❤️
It's just funny how nobody really knows what the Hell is going on there, who and what...A real War with these big Nations would show straight up in News...We only see some individual screenings of dilapidated houses and random people telling this and that. What if...u know, Russians born in Ukraine decide to rebel and Putin feels for them etc. ...in the End it's all Bolshevik Stalin DzJugashvili's work, planting people to other nations to wreck them. Nations should have the right to be free, clean, separate. It's natural. This stuff is unnatural. It's so messed up.
And now Finland is being destroyed by globalist and by Nato.
This song makes me cry for my country. Every generation before me and all they done to this country. ❤❤.everything its in this masterpiece of music.🇫🇮
Ohh yes.
Helsinki Music Hall opened August 31 2011. It's just oppsite of finnish parliament (middle of Helsinki). There's just excellent acoustics! Finnish music academy has their own training rooms inside this house.
Just to day have I been signing Finlandia in Oulu city with 500 other singers. It was a great experience. I love this songs music and lyrics with very important meaning for us in Finland. Thank You very much!!!
Whenever I listen this, I start squeezing tears and I can't stop it. That's a proof I'm a proud Finn. What about that, Fin?
Kunnia Suomelle! 🇫🇮🇨🇱
Слава Україні! 🇺🇦🇨🇱
I believe that it happens to many people when they listen finnish national music.
Music is universal. Listening to this makes your patriotic feelings for your own country arise.
Finlandia on tosi upea kappale.ja kylmät väreet menee tuossa mahtavassa kuoro-osuudessa.❤❤.
In that music there are first our feelings about the war with Russia, and at the end the feelings of independence.
Yeah but it's more than that, it goes way up over universal u know..and the war was not against Russians but a Bolshevik true evil Regime that humiliated hundreds of nations' people just treating them as slaves and scum. Ehrenburg, Trotsky, Jagoda...monetizing for it all by a New York Rotschild banker Jacob Schiff. In Sholtzshenitzyn's work it is said the Bolshies murdered 66 million russian christians as a sacrifice for their supreme God.
I shed tears everytime I hear Finlandia. I'm only approaching my 50th birthday, but Finlandia is in some strange way written to our DNA. Finlandia tells the story of Finland and us, the Finn's. By listening to Finlandia, we younger ones touch our history and our predecessors like in no other way. Thank you for your video and excellent thoughts. 💖🇫🇮🥁
I think half of us would like this as our national anthem, its the most beautiful and original piece for us
I think you are more sensitive person than most people with unusual level of depth. You obviously are
emotional and empathetic and compassionate.
When art or music moves you, you are flooded with waves of joy that you openly convey to us. You are so valued and appreciated!
So word after word just exact truth, man. Oh sorry I mean Sister😊
As a Finn I tear up every single time I hear this.
Happy Independence day 6.11.2023. Finland❤
This song gets emotional every time i hear this. I hope we continue to be free and indepented from time after time.
I'm supposed to be a harsh soldier but every single time I hear Finlandia, my heart starts to beat something extra and I cry. Patriot opus. 26 from our national composer Jean Sibelius. He was genious to find Finnish soul to Finlandia.
Powerful and beautiful! Mert! You described well the Finlandia anthem, the strong feelings and thoughts you experienced. I felt that way too. Great tone patterns, orchestra and singers. Beautiful calm at the beginning, a storm creeping in the background, heavy rain, lightning and thunder and then gradually rising a happier tone, the singers' voices like angels descending from the sky to bring peace.💫 So it can be said that the composer Sibelius knew his stuff more than well when he was the musical interpreter of the people!😊
Finlandia is probably my most favorite piece of music. The chorus has so many hauntingly beautiful harmonies. It gets me very time.
Haunting is probably the best word.
I think this is one of the best renditions ever of Finlandia.
The one true national anthem for me. Gets me every time, I can't help but cry no matter how many times I've heard it.
100%. Maamme doesn’t even compare to Finlandia.
Oh crap yes. I'm waiting for somebody to change that bolivian childrens' gymnastics Bonanza polka to be removed at once and finlandia to replace it. It¨'s a crying shame really. I turn the volume off every time I hear that embarrassing piece of rubbish. hear me, Sauli Niin Istö.@@Silveirias
@@AndyFlagg1 wtf are you talking about and who is this Sauli Niin Istö?
This piece is such a tear-jerker.
I totally agree with you Mert. Finlandia Hymni is one of the most majestic and beautiful compositions ever made. Thanks for sharing your thoughts and videos. Greetings from Norway ❤️
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 seppälöimä suurten muistojen
Oi nouse, Suomi, näytit maailmalle
Sä että karkoitit orjuuden
Ja ettet taipunut sä sorron alle
On aamus alkanut, synnyinmaa.
I cry everytime I hear Finlandia.
Even stronger experience when you get the message:
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!
Soooo beautiful piece of music, one of the greatest songs ever
This is something unreal - so beautiful❤️
Helsinki Music Hall (Musiikkitalo) is amazing and has really good acoustics.
I've been there a lot recently, as I've got a season ticket for one of the orchestras that play there regularly.
Valse Triste op.44, Karelia Intermezzo 1 are few of my favorites. There's lots to choose from and I've always thought that Sibelius was more recognized abroad than in his homeland Finland. I think that in last 40 years he's been more valued than before in Finland.
You should watch old Finnish movie "Tuntematon sotilas" (Unknown soldier) from 1955 directed by Edvin Laine. I have my first memories of Sibelius Finlandia from that movie. Still make tears to my eyes.
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Me too. It was a powerful thing to a 6 years old, the astounding music. It's still in me bones.
Hello from Australia. Sibelius is one of Finland's national composers. Another being Tuomas Holopainen.
Omg this chorus made my cry.
You should check a video called "Finlandia hymn flashmob". Someone organized a flashmob singing the hymn at a finnish trainstation and the reactions of the ordinary people just walking by are amazing.
I am a finn and I enjoyed when I saw You enjoying this music in such a sensitive way. Thank You so much! All the best for You!
This was majestic and heavy, as it should be. 🤘🤘🤘
Ilove this song ❤
There's also "Flashmob Finlandia" which I found really cool aswell!
When hear Scotland the Brave or Flower of Scotland makes me feel patriotic for Scotland as a Finn. 😊 🇫🇮🤝🏴
This song is one of the most important to me. It tells me that I can live in a free country without oppression. I remember my grandfather and grandmother who were at the front fighting for all that. Watch the movie "unknown soldier" .. it summarizes a lot of things that have led to our independence🙏
After watching this and with a few drinks, got in tears . Love the piece and your nice
comments!!
And can't forget that this song was in the Die hard movie, so badass!!! Hyvä Suomi!!! 😊🇫🇮
I love it! ❤❤❤
I love the Finlandia, and it´s so important in this time especially we have now in Finland and in the World. Finland and the Finlandia song gives hope to all people in the World! 🙏🙏💗💗
You should listen to Andante festivo by Jean Sibelius. It always gives me chills.
The hymn part was not originally intended to be sung, but Sibelius was eventually hired to do the choral adaptation seen here. It was all orchestral originally, and most often still performed as such.
There are some great flashmobs with Finlandia.
This Finlandia is truly a great song!
I think Finlandia transcends the notion of being a national anthem. It's so epic and grand that it would serve better as the official hymn of the whole of humanity.
everytime i hear it i tear up
it was always Finland in the middle - still is. But there was and has been and still is peacefull times.
Very important piece of music even now this day with all that is going on along our eastern border. We love our independent free spirited life here in Finland. This music runs deep in our veins. I cry when I hear it. Music truly speaks through emotions. On the 6th of December we will be hearing a lot more of this and other patriotic music to celebrate our independence.Hyvää itsenäisyyspäivää Suomi! 🥂💙🇫🇮
Nice to see you appreciate Finlandia which is one of the most valuable songs to us finnish peopple.
Hyvää itsenäisyyspäivää! I don't care about these "reactio" videos normally, but for our beloved Jean Sibelius and our independence day today 6.12 let it play cause it was "on the line"
This is the most beautiful anthem ever made that is not an actual anthem and should be!
Thank you to our grandfathers. Let's not take it for granted.
And from the video makers pow I just say you picked a good compotion. Hopefully it helps it you with your music journey!
Evening call from Veteran... if any finn can listen to that without tears, im amazed
I like Finlandia also without the choir! And Finlandia hymn just with the choir :) Also, even if this is the most precious piece of music to us Finns, it's not our national anthem. That one is "Maamme-laulu". You should also check out Karelia Suite from Sibelius! And his violin concerto, they're the same vibe as Finlandia. He had a very strong own world with music, it's amazing!
He was also a friend of one of the most known and loved Finnish painters Akseli Gallen-Kallela. I think that his paintings and Sibelius' music go very well hand-in-hand, their art is definitely from the same universe.
Basicly it tells about Finland desiring freedom of being a slave of russia. And how to stand up for it.
Get a proper translation of the lyrics.
How I wish that also Ukraine could sing such a song and live it. Slava Ukraini!!! Your time will come. Greetings from Finland
Sibelius: Finlandia (Prom 75) BBC prove at Finnish language was easy. They sings very fine Finnish.
Except for the word synnyinmaa, iirc. They made it sound like synninmaa. 😂
Sibelius is Finland's national composer. He composed music also to Finland's national epic Kalevala, when Finland's national identity was build. Here's some background and an intro to the following Sibelius' Kalevala piece: "Stories of Finnish Art - Akseli Gallen-Kallela: Lemminkäinen's Mother, 1897". And the piece itself: "Sibelius : The Swan of Tuonela - Karajan*". He has also composed Christmas music: "15/19: En etsi valtaa, loistoa (Jean Sibelius) [Advent Concert 2013]", A piece by a bit more modern composer: "Einojuhani Rautavaara - Piano Concerto No. 1 (1969)". Here opera singer Karita Mattila sings Lasse Mårtenson's song 'Myrskyluodon Maija' (album). Mattila is E.g. two-time Grammy winner: "Karita Mattila - Myrskyluodon Maija (Stormcar's Maya)". Mårtenson's original song is also worth a listen and very much loved by Finns. Late Kaija Saariaho is considered as one of the most significant composers of our time: "Kaija Saariaho : Laterna Magica". Pekka Kuusisto humoring the audience: "Pekka Kuusisto’s hilarious Proms encore - My Darling Is Beautiful". Some A cappella: "Rajaton - Dobbin's Flowery Vale". Another popular A cappella group singing this Eppu Normaali's song: "Eppu Normaali - Joka päivä ja joka ikinen yö (Urbaanirock '87)" and "Club For Five - Joka päivä ja joka ikinen yö". Eppu Normaali is the Finnrock band: "Eppu Normaali - Suolaista Sadetta". For English translations I'd try Lyricstranslate site.
Great content in your comment. Amm, could you just leave Eppu Normaali out of Music...I can't decipher them to be artists. Juntti if there ever was one. Crash, Kotiteollisuus, Jussi Hakulinen, Rasmus, Dingon paras aika.
Almost everytime comes tiers to My eyes when i listened this
The melody of the sang part of Finlandia has been used in the English psalm Be still by soul.
Go my man. This lunaticly beautiful stuff is Us. Some musical family of Tchaikovsky is apparent. But it's still its unique kind of one by itsself..
You talk so elatively and creatively and describe this production as a Scotsman just ...precisely. Wow. We must be both Finnegans. You, with
your stunning historical heritage of your ingenious Scots hand us an honest beautiful Gift by saying you 'feel patriotic for Finland'. That's a
one in a million stance of courage, understanding nations' hunger for independence and simultaneously appreciating exactly the same for other nations AND- a constantly
purposefully not having a chance to explain that all of it means PEACE living side by side. Korkeat aidat, hyvät naapurit; High fences, flourishing neighboriginality, ha. Thank you for this special presentation man.🚻♥☘
That accidental moment, when someone sat down, on the hill somewhere here. Then someone with skill for musics in orchestral scale was able to interpretate it so what it meant for everyone. Everyone before, then, and after.
It's the mark of marks.
You just need some bit of selfishness to survive, and that lets the color fall in, so making it a unique version of the mark.
Perfection 👌
There are some people who knows how that works, and don't exactly care, but the ones who do don't so easily trust in it.
Being in between two "star ✨️ 💥 ✨️ collisions" gave me better perspective to it, and deeper appreciation of everyone who is and has been.
Soul on its own is perfect, but so is its intrigue for adventure. Strive 👌 "Just do it" like someone said.
And this has been under the same sun that gave life to us all. ❤ Lots of love to all 😊
4:45 planes starts landing in die hard 2. Loved those movies. Really sad to hear about willis health these days. Cheers from Finland.
Big emotions always with this one
This song do everytime get me in to tears, because i know my ancestor from my father side have really fought for this land not just in the wwII but also in the freedome war. And been a Big part of it, and my main language is swedish and have always felt like a second class person in a land we fought for. And i know today my ancestor of my would hate me for not standing up for this, my own freedome!
Thank you for your reaction! 🌞
Everyone is a bit Finnish after listening to this. :D
If interested, you should read the lyrics they are singing. About the nature, the memories and the position of Finland in the world - the music by itself is awesome, but when you know the lyrics, with the music it really hits the core and the Finnish soul.
To me this piece or work of art is awesome how it accentuates every musical instrument in the orchestra and their contribution to the whole, and what and who each of them symbolizes in hard times, and of course the choir which represents the Finnish people in general.
Ha ha, great comment
Being a Finn...thid Is my motherland, my soul and heart. I forever will defend.
The song part is globally best known in the English spiritual song Be still my soul. Sibelius is ranked 10-20 among classical composers in history.
Veteraanien Iltahuuto sung by the military choir is an absolutely stunning experience. Very emotional to patriotic Finns.
Be still, my soul (Hymne 556 in the Scottish Church Hymnary) is also sung on this tune.
Ttheir video has brought so much joy into my day🔥. Recently I've been addicted to October Ends ' new song. Reacting to it would be awesome 🤘
More Sibelius please! How about The Swan of Tuonela or Nightride and Sunrise for starters.
All the symphonies are superb too and I would be surprised if you didnt recognise parts of the 2nd and 5th.
On a side note, youve watched Nightwish - Tuomas keyboard stand in the Wacken 2013 show was inspired the Sibelius memorial...
[Oh, edit, Nightwish played Finlandia in 46 dhows in the Imaginaerum tour (the tour that included Wacken 2013 though they didnt pkay Finlandia in that one) and 6 shows on the previous tour (Dark Passion Play tour).
thanks for the adjectives mate... see you in Ur next video :D (PERFECT VIDEO AND PERFECT ADJECTIVES THIS FAR ;) :D
Some finns (including me) believe that this should be the Finnish national anthem
So YES
This song can make me cry but it also says a lot about modern Finns when they can't decide to make Finlandia their national anthem. The Winter War is long forgotten.
I think this song is too beautiful to be our national anthem and to be played on hockey games etc. We need to respect the song and use it accordingly on the right occasions.
I recommend watching the 2017 short series version (movie's good too) of Unknown Soldier (mayhaps for Independence Day [Dec 6th]?), it's really good. Og older version is great too, but it's a product of its time with a kinda stage-acting feel to a lot of the performances, the newer one is more cinematic so to speak. Absolutely worth a watch if you can get your mitts on it.
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Thank you❤️🇫🇮!!
Scotts! This music gave our Indepence. Leave your Overlord and join The Nordics!
Number one to us🔥🙏
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Most likely the reason they don't use this at sports events is because Finnish teams and athletes couldn't keep their emotions under control. It's just that beautiful that it even brings Finns who are known to show little emotion to tears. Could you imagine Kimi Räikkönen crying on a podium? I think if anything, this could've done it
4:30 onwards into that music is what you hear at the last minutes of the movie : Die Hard 2
Definitely you have to react to Iltahuuto. This song honors dead veterans, including my dad💕 There is too many left anymore.
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!
it tells our country story quite well...
You might want to listen to the version in BBC proms that was performed in honour of the 100th year of independence also. The recording is better.