Ei ole üksi ükski maa ('No Land Is Alone') is an Estonian patriotic song, which was created in 1987 by Alo Mattiisen. The lyrics were created by Jüri Leesment. The song was created in order to support movement against phoshorite mining in Virumaa (so called Phosphorite War).[1][2]
The song is repeatedly represented in major music festivals in Estonia, e.g. in 2002 in IX Youth Singing Festival.[3]
Lyrics
Estonian original | Metrical English translation |
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Jääb ikka nii, et Saaremaa |
It remains the case that Saaremaa |
Tujurikkuja version
Source:[4]
At the end of 2015, a younger generation of singers performed a remake in the satirical program Tujurikkuja in the manner of Mattiisen, which poked fun about the intolerance towards refugees, gays, Black people, muslims, Russians and simply other Estonians in an ironic fashion. The text written by Märt Avandi, Ott Sepp and Õ-Fraktsioon also alluded to other political issues, such as the Syrian civil war.[5]
Lyrics
Estonian original | English translation |
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Jääb ikka nii, et Saaremaal |
So be it that in Saaremaa |
References
- ↑ "Mattiisen, Alo | Estonian Music Information Centre". www.emic.ee. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
- ↑ "Alo Mattiisen – Betti Alveri Muuseum". bettimuuseum.org (in Estonian). Retrieved 14 December 2020.
- ↑ "IX NOORTE LAULUPIDU Ei ole ükski maa (2002) | Eesti Laulu- ja Tantsupeo SA". laulupidu.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 14 December 2020.
- ↑ Ei ole üksi ükski maa (No Country is Alone) - English subtitle, retrieved 2023-08-22
- ↑ "Tujurikkuja 2015 - "Ei ole üksi ükski maa"". youtube.com. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
External links
- Song in YouTube, original version in 1987