Jean Sibelius
Jean Sibelius, born Johan Julius Christian Sibelius (8 December 1865 – 20 September 1957), was a Finnish composer and violinist of the late Romantic and early-modern periods. He is widely recognized as his country's greatest composer and, through his music, is often credited with having helped Finland to develop a national identity during its struggle for independence from Russia.
The core of his oeuvre is his set of seven symphonies, which, like his other major works Read Full BioJean Sibelius, born Johan Julius Christian Sibelius (8 December 1865 – 20 September 1957), was a Finnish composer and violinist of the late Romantic and early-modern periods. He is widely recognized as his country's greatest composer and, through his music, is often credited with having helped Finland to develop a national identity during its struggle for independence from Russia.
The core of his oeuvre is his set of seven symphonies, which, like his other major works, are regularly performed and recorded in his home country and internationally. His other best-known compositions are Finlandia, the Karelia Suite, Valse triste, the Violin Concerto, the choral symphony Kullervo, and The Swan of Tuonela (from the Lemminkäinen Suite). Other works include pieces inspired by nature, Nordic mythology, and the Finnish national epic, the Kalevala, over a hundred songs for voice and piano, incidental music for numerous plays, the opera Jungfrun i tornet (The Maiden in the Tower), chamber music, piano music, Masonic ritual music, and 21 publications of choral music.
Sibelius composed prolifically until the mid-1920s, but after completing his Seventh Symphony (1924), the incidental music for The Tempest (1926) and the tone poem Tapiola (1926), he stopped producing major works in his last thirty years, a stunning and perplexing decline commonly referred to as "The Silence of Järvenpää", the location of his home. Although he is reputed to have stopped composing, he attempted to continue writing, including abortive efforts on an eighth symphony. In later life, he wrote Masonic music and re-edited some earlier works while retaining an active but not always favourable interest in new developments in music.
The Finnish 100 mark note featured his image until 2002, when the euro was adopted.[4] Since 2011, Finland has celebrated a Flag Day on 8 December, the composer's birthday, also known as the "Day of Finnish Music". In 2015, the 150th anniversary of the composer's birth, a number of special concerts and events were held, especially in the city of Helsinki.
The core of his oeuvre is his set of seven symphonies, which, like his other major works Read Full BioJean Sibelius, born Johan Julius Christian Sibelius (8 December 1865 – 20 September 1957), was a Finnish composer and violinist of the late Romantic and early-modern periods. He is widely recognized as his country's greatest composer and, through his music, is often credited with having helped Finland to develop a national identity during its struggle for independence from Russia.
The core of his oeuvre is his set of seven symphonies, which, like his other major works, are regularly performed and recorded in his home country and internationally. His other best-known compositions are Finlandia, the Karelia Suite, Valse triste, the Violin Concerto, the choral symphony Kullervo, and The Swan of Tuonela (from the Lemminkäinen Suite). Other works include pieces inspired by nature, Nordic mythology, and the Finnish national epic, the Kalevala, over a hundred songs for voice and piano, incidental music for numerous plays, the opera Jungfrun i tornet (The Maiden in the Tower), chamber music, piano music, Masonic ritual music, and 21 publications of choral music.
Sibelius composed prolifically until the mid-1920s, but after completing his Seventh Symphony (1924), the incidental music for The Tempest (1926) and the tone poem Tapiola (1926), he stopped producing major works in his last thirty years, a stunning and perplexing decline commonly referred to as "The Silence of Järvenpää", the location of his home. Although he is reputed to have stopped composing, he attempted to continue writing, including abortive efforts on an eighth symphony. In later life, he wrote Masonic music and re-edited some earlier works while retaining an active but not always favourable interest in new developments in music.
The Finnish 100 mark note featured his image until 2002, when the euro was adopted.[4] Since 2011, Finland has celebrated a Flag Day on 8 December, the composer's birthday, also known as the "Day of Finnish Music". In 2015, the 150th anniversary of the composer's birth, a number of special concerts and events were held, especially in the city of Helsinki.
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Finlandia
Jean Sibelius 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 seppälöimä suurten muistojen,
oi nouse, Suomi, näytit maailmalle
sä että karkoitit orjuuden
ja ettet taipunut sä sorron alle,
on aamus alkanut, synnyinmaa.
Swedish translation by Joel Rundt.
O, Finland, se, din morgonljusning randas,
och natten skingras hotfullt mörk och lång.
Hör lärkans röst med rymdens susning blandas,
snart rymden fylles av jubelsång.
Se natten flyr och fritt du åter andas.
Din morgon ljusnar, o fosterland.
Stig högt, vårt land, som du ur natt dig höjde.
Den dag dig väntar, fritt och öppet möt
med samma kraft, med samma mod, du röjde,
när träldomsoket du sönderbröt.
Förtrycket aldrig dig till jorden böjde,
Ditt verk väntar, o fosterland.
English translation by Keith Bosley.
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!
Contributed by Adeline Y. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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rafaleyu
A large group of Russian soldiers in the border area in 1939 are moving down a road when they hear a voice call from behind a small hill: "One Finnish soldier is better than ten Russian".
The Russian commander quickly orders 10 of his best men over the hill where Upon a gun-battle breaks out and continues for a few minutes, then silence.
The voice once again calls out: "One Finn is better than one hundred Russian."
Furious, the Russian commander sends his next best 100 troops over the hill and instantly a huge gun fight commences.
After 10 minutes of battle, again Silence.
The calm Finnish voice calls out again:
"One Finn is better than one thousand Russians"
The enraged Russian commander musters
1000 fighters and sends them to the other side
of the hill. Rifle fire, machine guns, grenades,
rockets and cannon fire ring out as a terrible
battle is fought.... Then Silence.
Eventually one badly wounded Russian fighter crawls back over the hill and with his dying words tells his commander, "Don't send any more men......it's a trap. There's two of them."
Shin-i-chi Kozima
@Powered by Moonlight
Thank-you so much to your reply ！
How is your conditions and your country ？
In Japan ,
we feel the autumn atmosphere .
The various colorful leaves , which are yellow , brown , red and etc. will appear in the forests and mountains .
In the night ,
autumn insects are singing in a transient chirp .
Someday please visit amazing and astounded Japan where the cherry blossoms in full bloom in everywhere are in full glory .
You will be impressed by it
And there are many autumn delicious foods in Japan .
Take care of yourself
Good luck ！
Shin-i-chi Kozima
@Rääpynä
Thank-you very much to your nice , good and wonderful reply ！
I am grateful that the representatives of your country attended the coronation ceremony of our Japanese Emperor and Empress .
180 countries and representatives of the U.N. agency attended .
I am surprised and pleasure that you are deeply connected with Japan .
Your country is far away from Japan ,but Japanese people love Finland .
Many Japanese people love Sibelius,s works .
Please come to Japan again when the cherry blossoms are in full bloom everywhere in Japan .
Someday I am looking forward to visit your country where genius Sibelius lived .
Take care of yourself
Good luck ！
From Tokyo of the Land of the Rising Sun .
See you again ！
Amanda Schwartz
Start at 6:10
Oh Finland, look, your day is coming
Oi Suomi, katso, sinun päiväs koittaa
The threat of night has already been expelled
Yön uhka karkoitettu on jo pois
And in the brightness of the morning Fury calls
Ja aamun kiuru kirkkaudessa soittaa
Like the cover of heaven itself
Kuin itse taivahan kansi sois
The powers of the night are already overcome by the morning light
Yön vallat aamun valkeus jo voittaa
Sun's day is coming, O country of birth
Sun päiväs koittaa, oi synnyinmaa
Oh get up, Finland, lift it high
Oi nouse, Suomi, nosta korkealle
Get wreathed with great memories
Pääs seppelöimä suurten muistojen
Oh arise, Finland, you showed the world
Oi nouse, Suomi, näytit maailmalle
You betrayed slavery
Sa että karkoitit orjuuden
And you didn't bend over to oppression
Ja ettet taipunut sa sorron alle
It's morning, my country of birth
On aamus alkanut, synnyinmaa
arrow sarikoski
Sä lippu puhdas, punainen, Sun juurellasi taistellen
Me luomme olot onnekkaat, Poistamme puutteet painavat.
Vaikk’ kuinka ois’, Nyt kahleet pois! Ne rikki vaan
Me murretaan!
Ja vapauden valkamaan
Me uljahasti astutaan,
Me taistellaan, me voitetaan Ja lippuamme seurataan!
Oi köyhä kansa Suomessa, Kun rahavallan kahleita Niin kauan olet kantanut, Oot kärsinyt, oot rukoillut!
Nyt aika on, Käy taistolion! Ken jäis pois? Se raukka ois’
Kun huuto kuuluu kautta maan!
Jo nouskaa köyhät toimintaan!
Hei! Aattehemme eestä vaan Nvt voittohon tai kuolemaan!
Sevensixtytwo
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.
arrow sarikoski
Tääkö? Niin on
Sä lippu puhdas, punainen, Sun juurellasi taistellen
Me luomme olot onnekkaat, Poistamme puutteet painavat.
Vaikk’ kuinka ois’, Nyt kahleet pois! Ne rikki vaan
Me murretaan!
Ja vapauden valkamaan
Me uljahasti astutaan,
Me taistellaan, me voitetaan Ja lippuamme seurataan!
Oi köyhä kansa Suomessa, Kun rahavallan kahleita Niin kauan olet kantanut, Oot kärsinyt, oot rukoillut!
Nyt aika on, Käy taistolion! Ken jäis pois? Se raukka ois’
Kun huuto kuuluu kautta maan:
Jo nouskaa köyhät toimintaan!
Hei! Aattehemme eestä vaan Nvt voittohon tai kuolemaan!
OrcCorp
Hyvää Sibeliuksen ja suomalaisen musiikin pöivää 8.12.2019 🇫🇮🎶🎺🎻🎵 tämän mestariteoksen pitäisi olla maamme kansallislaulu. Kukaan ei laula, vaan on hiljaa aloillaan koko mahtavan 9,5 minuuttia 👌🏼😂
Jyrki Lahtonen
Olen periaatteessa samaa mieltä. Mutta tässä on myös se pointti, että Maamme-laulu sopii Finlandia-hymniä paremmin nousuhumalaisten jääkiekkofanien sekameteliköörille. :-)
Vk
Tää
Nordmann Vikingson
Best neighbours we could wish for, Greetings from norway!
Toivosisu
No moro norja
One Eye
@太宰治 こんにちは, the Japanese are a great people, respect
太宰治
hello from japan🇯🇵
I love 🇫🇮
lex luthor
@De St it's a family thing.you the annoying sister or brother.You still love them.
Ari Rämö
Thank you Mr Nordmann Vikingson ! Finland is a great friend of Norway.
Divizz Music
I'm a grown man sitting here on the 6th of December crying more than a few tears listening to this.
It's hard to explain. If you're not Finnish, you may think this is a great piece (or not) but for so many of us this might just be the most beatiful piece of music ever written. Not only because of the music itself, but for what it represents to us. Depicting the struggles our people had to experience in the past in order to grow into the blossoming society it is today. Everything about it makes me feel so grateful to have been born and lived in this country.
A truly inspiring masterpiece and the only music that has ever had me in tears.
Happy independence day everyone.