The music of Mana Mana is composed of a driving bass accompanied with three distorted guitars and the haunting vocals of Jouni Mömmö. Jouni also wrote all the lyrics, filled with his view of the world and the anguish of mind.
After Jouni's death Mana Mana put out split single with an old previously unreleased song. There was also a compilation CD released which included all the recordings done by Mana Mana. In September 2000 the remaining members of the band released an album consisting of songs written and composed by Jouni Mömmö which were never recorded before.
--taken from http://www2.uiah.fi/~ppeisa/manamana.html
In the autumn of year 2001 Mana Mana played it's last gig in Helsinki's Tavastia. Gig was recorded and the best succeeded tracks were published three years later as Kuolla Elävänä (in English "To Die Alive")-live album. Also the first promo pictures in it's history of the band were taken.
Totuus palaa
Mana Mana Lyrics
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Itkin verta jos itkin
En itkenyt edes kyyneleitä
Kun pahuuden siementä kitkin
Totuus palaa
Totuus palaa
Totuus palaa
Totuus palaa
Satatuhatta samanlaista
Kiirastulessansa kituu
Ei annettu heillekään aikaa
Etsiä tiensä suuntaa
Totuus palaa
Totuus palaa
Totuus palaa
Totuus palaa
Totuus palaa
Heidän totuutensa loiste
Minut tieni kadottamaan saattoi
En itkenyt edes kyyneleitä
Itkin verta jos itkin
Totuus palaa
Totuus palaa
Totuus palaa
Totuus palaa
Totuus palaa
The lyrics of Mana Mana's song 'Totuus palaa' convey the powerful message of facing reality and fighting against evil in all its forms. The singer starts by saying that they didn't cry tears but instead shed blood, signifying the intensity of their fight. They go on to say that they didn't cry tears when they uprooted the seeds of wickedness, implying that they were focused on their mission and didn't allow themselves to be overwhelmed by emotion.
The chorus comes in urging the truth to come out and be revealed, with the repetition of the phrase "Totuus palaa" (truth burns) adding to its intensity. The second verse talks about numerous other people who were doomed to suffer in purgatory for the same sins but were not given time to find their way out of the darkness. The bridge then talks about getting lost in someone else's truth, which led them to lose their way.
Overall, it's a song about fighting for what's right, staying strong in the face of adversity and not losing sight of the truth despite the hardships that come with it.
Line by Line Meaning
En itkenyt edes kyyneleitä
I didn't even shed tears
Itkin verta jos itkin
If I cried, it was tears of blood
En itkenyt edes kyyneleitä
I didn't even shed tears
Kun pahuuden siementä kitkin
When I plucked the seed of evil
Totuus palaa
Truth burns
Totuus palaa
Truth burns
Totuus palaa
Truth burns
Totuus palaa
Truth burns
Totuus palaa
Truth burns
Satatuhatta samanlaista
One hundred thousand alike
Kiirastulessansa kituu
They suffer in their purgatory
Ei annettu heillekään aikaa
They weren't given time either
Etsiä tiensä suuntaa
To find their way
Heidän totuutensa loiste
The shine of their truth
Minut tieni kadottamaan saattoi
Could lead me astray from my path
En itkenyt edes kyyneleitä
I didn't even shed tears
Itkin verta jos itkin
If I cried, it was tears of blood
Totuus palaa
Truth burns
Totuus palaa
Truth burns
Totuus palaa
Truth burns
Totuus palaa
Truth burns
Totuus palaa
Truth burns
Contributed by Bailey B. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@vilan5980
Voi helvetti miten loistavaa materiaalia. Unohdui koko bändi mulla 10 vuodeksi. Pitää kaivaa levyt esiin.
@SmegmatorBestijalni
I don;t speak this language. I never did. And I just waked up and realize that I understand all of the lyrics! WTF?!? :O
@rokkipoika106
Toukokuussa 1990 ostin lp n
@Thosis
Anna ne vinyylit mulle, saat pitää CD:t itelläs.
@hapaska
Yx parhaist mana mana-zipaleist.
@sadoid
Vinyyleinä mana manan levyjä pitäis vielä saada kun tämä joku yhtiö niitä teki ainaki jonkuverran, ihan vuoden-kahen sisää.. levykaupoista vois saada tilailtua?
@slemmy123
Joo niitähän löytyykin joka K-marketista.
@abitpoet
Noloa sanoa, että kuulen ja koen koko jutun vasta nyt.
@Necrospunk
Ei siinä mitää noloo oo, kukin vuorollaan
@Buli0n
Mahna Mahna? o_O