Nuku Nuku - Ancient Finnish Lullaby

[@Tritium5678]

Nuku, nuku nurmilintu, Väsy, väsy, västäräkki Nuku nurmelle hyvälle Vaivu maalle valkialle. Lintu tuopi liinahapaijan Haapana hyvän hamehen Kaskeloinen korvatyynyn Pääskynen peäalusen Nuku, nuku nurmilintu Väsy, väsy, västäräkki Nuku nurmelle hyvälle Vaivu maalle valkialle.

[@adwitiyadixit]

Sleep, sleep, little grassland bird*, A tired, so tired, white wagtail. Sleep well in the grass, Lay down on the good earth. The birds will bring you a linen shirt, A wigeon will bring you a nice skirt. A koskelo will bring you a little pillow, The swallows will make for you a cushion. Sleep, sleep, little grassland bird, A tired, so tired, white wagtail. Sleep well in the grass, Lay down on the good earth

[@User-nb5ml]

Kiitos!

[@saimiv]

Mä oon kuullut version joka menee näin: Nuku nuku nurmilintu Väsy väsy västäräkki Teeppä rannalle pesäsi Kalliolle kartanosi ja sit se jatkuu siitä jotenkin

[@milenaprzezdziecka1165]

Rakastan ❤️

[@sankari6114]

Kiitän

[@roykosonen8197]

My sister died yesterday from ovarian cancer. She was 60 years old. I remember when she was born - I was 4 years and 8 months old. I remember riding in our car with my parents as we brought her home from the hospital, wrapped in a pink blanket. I loved her with all my heart and was very protective of her. I remember my mother singing lullabies to her while rocking her to sleep. Who will rock my little sister to sleep now? I will, with this beautiful lullaby of our Finnish Ancestors. Sleep now peacefully with our Ancestors, my dear sweet little sister. Nuku nuku rauhallisesti...

[@Giulyano-dz4iv]

My condolences

[@roykosonen8197]

@@Giulyano-dz4iv Thank you

[@jooolanda]

I'm so sorry to read this! My dearest condolences!

[@roykosonen8197]

@@jooolanda Thank you Jolanda.

[@mariannegreig3067]

Blessed be her memory, blessings to you, her loving big brother.

[@FinnoUgric]

As a Hungarian, it always fascinated me that we share similar linguistic structure and elements of folklore. That was the spark of my journey to the land of ethnography. It is a pleasure to listen to something ancient and pure like this. Greetings goes out from a Hungarian. Hail FinnoUgric Nations and Tribes.

[@gerbilios9902]

In Finnish folklore, songs hold power beyond the material. The power of song is how magic is wielded in the national epic.

[@henkkahenrik4183]

Also old songs like this one have multiple different versions depending on area and family, since they tend to be older than our writing. the same happens with a lot of our folk lore. I don't properly remember how the version i grew up with went, and i can't really look it up since it's hard to find information online about the less wide spread variations, and some variations haven't even been written down, but it started with the verse "Nuku nuku nurmilintu, väsy väsy västäräkki Nuku kun mie nukutan, väsy kun mie väsytän" A lot of the really old folk songs and mythology are told from generation to generation, so you can't really find information about it anywhere, atleast accurate information about the versions you probably first learned from your family or area, so you just learn and memorize them growing up.

[@attilahorvath-militicsi4836]

For the West-European ears Finnish songs can sound like melancholic while in fact the rhythm and/or sound of the song are directing everything. I.e., in the Kalevala poems (Kalevala laulettuna) the rhymes are the bosses. "She travelled there for 7 days, she travelled there for 8 days" 🙂

[@reme7903]

It's true, sound carries power that we barely are starting to comprehend. It can make you feel any number of emotions or literally create stuff if you're skilled enough in the art of sound.

[@Coola93]

Yes. Koivun oxa se waroen kaswo. Surcia nucuu tuulen hulmu.

[@Wolltazar]

Wait a minute.. DnD bards are official canon in Finnish folklore? That’s a great piece of information

[@jannepeltonen2036]

I'm 40. I listen to this, and I'm 6 again. Safely tucked under my blanket, little brother in the bed next to mine, baby sister in her cradle, winter winds howling outside. Mom and dad singing this, dad playing the chords with his guitar. Kiitos. Hyvää yötä, kauniita unia. Nukkukaa hyvin.

[@robertlozyniak3661]

It sounds like it's supposed to be some kind of magic spell or something. Maybe for Finnish children it is.

[@zoolkhan]

+Robert Lozyniak it might actually be more a burial song than a lullaby

[@keeelane]

+Robert Lozyniak my mother used to sing me to sleep with this song when i was a little boy

[@annijormanainen8402]

My granma used to sang this to me. It's pretty common finnish lullaby.

[@FinnishWizard]

Actually you're mostly right with that magic spell thought. This melody is ancient melody used for singing Kalevala-runes (rune=riimu in finnish. Riimu has a meaning of magical poem (spell), or magical/mystic song and of course runic symbol/writing i.e Futhark) and has been used for singing spells too. And of course all kinds of Karelian songs! And I agree, this song was/is most beautiful kind of spell for falling asleep or calming down (yourself or an other person)! :) And these old timeless songs and poems tend to have many aspects to them, so this might have been used in burials originally. Or some have used, some have not. It's a beautiful song and goes well for many situations! Greetings from North Karelia, Finland!

[@SleepingGroke]

In the old times, the Finnish people may have been able of casting certain spells by singing and playing instruments, How ever, some lullabys were used as the possible last goodbye to childrens, for the death of childrens was quite hih in the old days.

[@morganamorrigan500]

It's not surprise that Tolkien adored this language, which helped him to shape his elvish languages. Finnish is magical!! ✨

[@JixieDyeAuthor]

I thought Elvish is based on Afrikaans?

[@loveg7330]

@@JixieDyeAuthor and I was sure it was Elfdalian (spoken in Älvdalen, Sweden)

[@Z3r0XoL]

and the stories themselves

[@padgetd8517]

@@JixieDyeAuthor I've only ever seen in his notes and others' on his work that it was based on Finnish. Where would Afrikaans have come into it? Or were you joking?

[@padgetd8517]

*nerdblush* Came here to say this xp

[@FrancescoZara]

Tämä on Kantele! Kantele on suomalainen soitin! Beautiful!

[@raunotoivainen2207]

I used to sing this song to my children when they were small.

[@viktoriakocsis5502]

I do not know a word in finnish, but as I listened to this I started to cry. It was so beautiful. Thanks for sharing this with us! Love from Hungary.

[@Ludvik211]

visit a psichiatra now!! could be worst.

[@ifeellikedying4040]

Luis 211 what is your problem...

[@douglascanoose5281]

Viktoria, Finnish and Hungarian are both Finno Ugric language group.

[@saarajenni6260]

I'm from Finland and the lyrics aren't that sad. It just kinda says sleep sleep and something 'bout birds.

[@Widdekuu91]

@@saarajenni6260 People say that lullaby's were often used as a burial song for children as well.

[@nyctophiliasoul6889]

My Great Grandma immigrated to America and I always enjoy learning the traditions 🦋 She was the one that pretty much raised me and I took care of her until her last breathe. She was such an inspiration to me

[@cyndy4946]

this is a magic song to make you fall asleep. according to the legend no one has ever heard it's ending because everyone who listened to it falls asleep without reaching its end. well, true enough for ME. this is my lullaby..

[@СименСлэйв]

Ihana laulu! Se kiehtoo minua niin paljon, kun he puhuvat suomea. Olen Karel, mutta osaan Suomea.

[@TheRuot0]

ihana kuulla puhut hienosti... parhaat terveiset kareliaan

[@sarastraysoul7014]

I have no words...just perfect... Make me feel "at home"... Love from Italy 🇮🇹❤🇫🇮

[@annaotarola4601]

I was born in Finland and lived in California but I’m here caring for my 94 year mum and it puts her asleep every time she has dimatia and I love this song

[@Collins_Alex.078]

Hello, you look beautiful and your smile is so beautiful, please always wear that smile on your face.

[@Hrafnasson]

I am Baltic Scandinavian and Slavic, this tune seems so familiar. I showed some of family this, and they said the same thing, but we can't figure out where we heard it. Thank you for playing this.

[@jannatuominen1786]

There's so many comments that say this sounds magical and mystical. You might think the impression arises from not knowing the language or a sense of exoticism. However, I am Finnish and I experience this lullaby exactly like that. There's something inexplicably mysterious about this song to me.

[@PC_Simo]

Same here. I am Finnish, too. The Kalevala-esque kantele-melody just seems to evoke the ancient spirits of the forest, and of our pagan forefathers, who only recently emerged from the hunter-gatherer -age. It has such a mystical, shamanistic vibe to it; and I live for that vibe. It’s the soul of our Finno-Ugric heritage. Also, I know this melody predates Kalevala by thousands of years. It’s just a convenient way to word it. May the spirit of the Finnic paganism and of our Finno-Ugric heritage live on, until the last tree of the last forest has fallen, and the last bog has dried out, and beyond. 🙂🇫🇮

[@thomashaapalainen4108]

I am an American descendant of people a family displaced by the winter and continuation wars. I speak finnish well karelian to me they are dialects of the same languages as I can perfectly understand finnish. this song was sung to me by my grandmother and my father. I used to think it was sweet and kind of creepy. I lost my first daughter when she was incredibly young. to this day I cannot help but cry now when I hear it. my youngest daughter of three who is very much alive hates seeing me cry when I try to sing it to her. this song is feels like a funeral song for a child lost before their time. given the Era it was written I'm sure it was multi purpose for children sleeping through the night or the rest of eternity.

[@laimaravillon895]

❤❤❤ Was looking for this.

[@snoopdoggo8596]

As a finnish citizen, I can say that seeing all the appreciation our little country gets in these comments is wonderful. That song is actually something that i remember hearing first when i was in a kindergarten. Sadly i can't visit there any longer since it was torn down to make space for more housing :(

[@thomashaapalainen4108]

My kindergarten was turned into a discount retail store. It was a beautiful building from the 1930s. Now a sheet metal and concrete cube stands there

[@19Annalisa87]

You little country is bigger than Italy and it's a paradise.

[@ABCkirja]

"finnish *citizen* " ei vittu, naamapalmun paikkahan se tässä

[@snoopdoggo8596]

@@ABCkirja Ai saatana, mitä vittua miö luulin?? 🤣

[@omittapir5986]

It's so hauntingly beautiful.... so touching..... Kids for sure will go to magic land, so will i.

[@Dreamtox111]

I’ve been trying for years to remember this song. I come from a very mixed heritage in America. My Finnish great grandparents got rid of their traditions and language to fit in more. I’ve always felt disconnected from my family’s roots. While looking through family journals this song was mentioned. Thank you for this. 🥹

[@grimshand579]

I can relate, my great grandpa moved to Canada during WWII. He as well gave up his roots to fit in more and such. Once I found out I started to learn the language. Hasn’t been easy, in truth I find learning Russian easier but Finnish is such a fantastic and amazing language and I am determined to reconnect those roots and as well one day visit Finland.

[@Americana-ec]

Very beautiful. I wish you and your family blessings

[@khananiel-joshuashimunov4561]

I love the sound of the kantele. It has a sound that reverberates and blows through my mind like wind running through leaves.

[@Nickname006]

Mummu lauloi tätä aikanaan. Kiitos videosta. Pidän huolen, että tulen myös itse laulamaan lapsilleni.

[@yunqinzhang2114]

It's so beautiful! I found Finnish music is so brilliant, and I am totally into it. I can't even find a word to describe it. The only word I can think of is a phase in Chinese called 天籁之音, which means the voice from the heaven. I always want to visit Finland. The music attracts me so much.

[@alyssia-faye2086]

Yunqin Zhang Tervetuloa Suomeen/Welcome to Finland.

[@paullyle3461]

Love the Kantele lullbye on the 5 string kantele a blessing to the ears.

[@HansBalneger]

It shouldnt be too different from chinese as finnish is mongloid too.

[@Erkele]

@@HansBalneger idiot

[@HansBalneger]

@@Erkele ?

[@topeh104]

Ihan meinaa poru tulla tätä kuunnellessa jo aikuiselle miehelle kun oma äiti tätä meille aina lauloi, nyt jo pois nukkuneena. Kiitos Merja, äitini nimi oli myös Merja.

[@gabrielgabriel5177]

Mulleki laulo äitini, joka on vielä elossa, ja Herra ottakoon mun vuosista ja antakoon hänelle. Mutta hän kyllä laulo tuu tuu tupakka rullaa

[@jimthomas8995]

Your music makes an old Finn cry (with happiness). Thank you, Merja.

[@mwillman]

My father's parents were native Finnish, I remember my grandmother singing something like this when i was 3 to 5 years old. The Family Sauna's in the outdoor wood burning sauna souping up at the bottom step and getting drenched in cold water to rinse off then sweat and sweat then rinse again and roll in the snow. Oldest on the highest step parents in the middle and kids near the bottom. Then Grandma would cook the best food. This was in a small house in the middle of nowhere( Kettle River) Minnesota. They lived there for 50 years just good salt of the earth people. They moved there in 1939 I never did learn why I think it had to do with the russio-finnish war and land being taken by the Russians but that's just a guess really with some anecdotal evidence.

[@RLSaari]

Itkevä sielu. To make ones soul cry this is beautiful... Keep the Finnish tradition alive.

[@boardie85]

When I first laid eyes on the translation, it took a lot of energy to pull myself out of denial and face the reality of it. When my nephew was due to be born, I had been looking for cute little lullabies to sing to him. I would listen to this song a lot, it got stuck in my head in a very - pleasantly haunting way... I hadn't heard the song for ages after he was born. Never got around to singing it to him much lol, maybe once or twice. Anyway, I heard it again about a year and half later, and I thought of him the moment I heard it again. And just at that moment, I had to know what it meant... So I went to translate the lyrics. And in the footnote was mentioned what this song was written about. It didn't seem possible. It was written in mourning for a dead child. Two months prior to this, my nephew had passed away at 14 months old. At first, my mind wouldn't accept it. I just locked up for hours. I've had nuanced psychic experiences involving death before - not like this tho. No one could have possibly seen that coming. I had to be wrong, I just had to be... Cold, sad, scared. I can't even describe the feeling I wrestled for hours with. I felt so small and weak and - well. Fear like that can do things to a person. Let's just say, that when I finally did bring myself to the surface, my body was even less prepared for the shock than my mind was. Oh man. I was a total mess, utterly broken and naked - I knew then that it didn't matter what I did, or could have done - it wouldn't have changed anything. I couldn't deal with the thought that I'd failed him, I wanted so bad to go after him. If I didn't have my friend there I wouldn't have lived through that 😣 R.I.P. Georgie bean. I can't tell you how much I miss you little man. My cheeky little wagtail 🕊️

[@pooferss6056]

Oh no! I'm so sorry for your loss. May your nephew rest in peace.

[@emiiliaolausson5559]

Dear sir, I am sorry for your loss. But do not blame yourself or the song. This is a lullaby sung by hundreds of thousands of Finnish mothers to their living children, no matter what was the original context. I sang it to my little girl until she was 7, or she would refuse to go to sleep. The song does not invoke or predict death. It might have been a mourning mother who created the song for a child she loved, but it is the love of that beautiful, tender life which shines through the lyrics and the melody. And after a deep, benevolent sleep there will be a re-awakening, also for your little nephew!

[@MichaelNight]

@@emiiliaolausson5559 What a beautiful and compassionate response this was. Thank you for bringing comfort to this mourning heart.

[@PC_Simo]

Reading your comment actually made me break out in tears. But, as others have said, do not blame yourself for his passing. 😥

[@changefortheminority3766]

❤️ from Canada... So so so beautifully sung! My 1 month old daughter falls asleep to this every nite! Thank you!!!

[@adwitiyadixit]

I love Finnish music. This is the first time I'm listening to Finnish folk music. So beautiful.

[@ristosuopanki1277]

Huh. Mummoni kuoli jo 24v sitten, eikä oikein enää ole ajatukseen astunut. Nyt sitten tämä tuli kuunneltavaksi. Olen itsekin laulanut tätä omalle pojalle, mutta tästä tuli mieleen mummo, kun hän lauloi. Kaunis muisto. Kiitos.

[@anu83]

I know the lullaby, but I know it with other lyrics. Here is the lyrics that I used to sing to my brother and how my parents sang to me when I was a child. Tuu tuu tupakkarulla mistäs tiesit tänne tulla? Tulin pitkin turun tietä, hämäläisten härkätietä. Mistäs tunsit meidän portin? Siitä tunsin uuden portin: haka alla, pyörä päällä karhun talja portin päällä Uni kysyi uunin päältä, unen poika porstuasta: Onko lasta kätkyeessä, pientä peitteiden sisässä? Tuoppa unta tuokkosessa, kanna vaski vakkasessa, sillä silmät sivele, näkymiset näppäele. Nuku nuku nurmilintu, väsy väsy västäräkki, nuku kun minä nukutan, väsy kun minä väsytän.

[@teklathe]

yeah this is the version i remember too

[@PEveningale]

Yeah this is the version I remember. Maybe it's different in different regions? Or when we or our parents were young?

[@maple494]

My grandparents sang this to make me sleep when I was really young.

[@Baiko]

I know Tuu tuu tupakkarulla with this melody, and Nuku nuku nurmilintu with a slightly different melody.

[@strawwberryyy]

same

[@speenlmar9575]

Some people age so gracefully, wow, so beautiful.

[@psychedelia6891]

OG finnish black metal I wrote this years ago relax lol

[@monobloc]

:D

[@MouhotHelvettiin]

🤦

[@oddom6667]

Finnish folk metal

[@BlackBlood666]

sounds similar to the intro for A Fine Day To Die by Bathory

[@kowalski6413]

This was Finnish metal before electric guitar

[@MerjaSoriaFinnishFolkMusician]

I just wanted to say Thank You for so many views and blessings and encouraging words. I have been truly happy to share my Finnish memories with you. Kiitos and Happy Holidays to all of you! Here is a link to a song I posted today kzbin.info/www/bejne/m5uslXyBnsmkmcU

[@Szellemkutya2]

H, I have a question if you could help me: is it still teached in the Finnish schools that we ( I am Hungarian) and you are relatives, or our languages are relatives? I heared that since 2005 you don't teach it. I am curious. Please only those persons answer who are really sure about this. Thank you in advance.Hi Finnish People, I have a question: is it still teached in the Finnish schools that we ( I am Hungarian) and you are relatives, or our languages are relatives? I heared that since 2005 you don't teach it. I am curious. Thank you in advance.

[@MCrazin]

Yes ofcourse its teached that you hungarians are our relatives :)

[@anteroinen4239]

This is still taught and it is according to modern research as well, if we are talking about linguistics. I doubt the genetics are as easy to trace - there isn't a 1:1 connection there. That said, there has been a lot of debate on the time of divergence of different branches of Uralic languages recently, some even suggesting it happened 2000 years later than previously thought.

[@ZecaPinto1]

both languages can be related. if thats so, finnish migrated first and entered in contact with others, while the hungarians came later and maintained contact with the previous peoples that also came from the stepes (the huns, avars, bulgarians, etc) thats why both languages are diferent but belong to the same family. This is just an opinion

[@riiamariacharlotta6359]

kuka tekee tällä sen videon saatana

[@paullyle3461]

This is the best video I've found on KZbin it's inspired me to build six kantele's and learn to play them. I always stop by to heard her sing and play the Kantele. Thanks for sharing this video.🎶🎀🎶😎

[@alicias3778]

My nan used to sing this to me when trying to put me to sleep when I was a kid. I remember being rocked in her arms while she sang this over and over. Now as I’m writing this I’m sitting here with my niece and she’s sound asleep because of this beautiful song 💕

[@DestinyJW7]

This is incredibly beautiful. I've been playing it on repeat, trying to pick up the pronunciation (don't speak a word of Finnish). The sound… I have no words to describe how amazing it is. Tracked down one page of sheet music with the entire melody on it and I think I have it mostly down… Thank you for posting this!

[@george.b.]

Olen kauan tiennyt tämän melodian, vaikken tiennyt sen nimeä. Tiedän nyt. Kiitos ja terveisin kaukaisesta maasta.

[@danielmaylett1710]

This is 5/4 rhythm, the same as in Kalevala, the great Finnish epic

[@moemoon4030]

I don't understand your language but My heart was purified...💗😌 And i love it. Thank you.

[@marcmauri2835]

This is one of the best Lullaby that I have listened in my live. I hope i could lern it and sing to my sons this really beautiful song. I was almost crying the first time I listened it. Thank you!

[@FrauLibelle]

This song is hauntingly beautiful. It actually brought me to tears from the very first sound. However, it sounds so familiar, that now I seriously consider that I used to live in Finland in one of my previous lives! Paljon kiitoksia!

[@Lola-yg8gw]

I felt the same way

[@RobLobb321]

It’s REALLY familiar!!

[@agreensaeed3599]

I'm from Iraq I spent all my teenage years in Finland the wholesome suomi ! I would die and live again before I forget Finland and the fins 💔

[@yubycano5374]

I felt the same 💖 :')

[@DjVortex-w]

I wonder if the sense of familiarity is because it's somewhat similar to the Kalevala hymn. kzbin.info/www/bejne/Znu1knWlnrNjlaM

[@Msciwoj-j4x]

Such a soothing melody and voice 🥰 greetings from Poland

[@ournuminousnature]

Extraordinary...

[@donnadunaway5670]

My mother sang this to me when I was a baby and young child. This is a lovely memory.

[@TheThingInMySink]

My grandmother used to sing this to me when I was little, life was so very simple back then.

[@snc9297]

Yeah back when Jerry was alive and racing :(

[@doctorreno9439]

At last, music from a people and from a time that defines so much of what is real and most beautiful in the world...our heritage, our people and our greatness. Thank you Merja.

[@raapyna8544]

Olen Grönlannissa kesätöissä, ainoana suomalaisena pienessä kylässä. Kun meille tuli wifi, ja pääsin vihdoin youtubeen, oli kiva törmätä tähän lauluun. Alkaa jo olla koti-ikävä.

[@ABCkirja]

tsemiä sinne, pidä suomen maine korkealla. :D millasta on grönlannissa painaa hommia? missä hommissa ja millaisella palkalla jos saa udella?

[@thoma1165]

@@ABCkirja jaahas vai että heti ollaan palkkaa kyselemässä!

[@ABCkirja]

@@thoma1165 totta kai, haluan burgeroida rahasta jossain, missä ihmisiä on noin 0,0001/km kohti, sen takia vaan.

[@mrj.kottari8453]

@@ABCkirja Opitko yhtään inuk-kieltä kesän aikana vai puhuttiinko siellä vain tanskaa/englantia? :)

[@GoldenGateNum9]

*Thank you very much for sharing this, I am finding it very hard to find a path to learning Finnish & Scandinavian folk music as there is not much out there, Finnish & Scandinavian Folk music and melody does something to me which I can never put into words. Beauty beyond words. Thanks again.*

[@grialcaballero]

This music instrument is amazing!!! I just recently learned that there is an music instrument gusli (kantele) was banned in Russia for a long time and was burned at the stake by russians in the Middle Ages as a magical instrument. Just type Kirill Bogomilov in the search, he plays a unique 25-stringed Helmet-Sharped gusli with ancient roots to enrich the expression sounds of Balcan flutes. Never before have I heard such beautiful music that touches my heart... Thank you so much for this video!!!

[@isa_er8449]

Ah... the memories. My grandma used to sign this to me when i was younger. Sadly she passed away a year ago. I miss her❤

[@supokanatm3435]

She wouldnt want you to be sad! Thats the last thing she would want. Be happy! ❤️

[@Ladyofacat]

I'm so sorry for your loss. What does the song mean in English ♥️

[@helvikreteck6202]

Oh mein Gott, so ein wunderschönes Lied. Ganz toll gesungen. Herzlichen Dank. Ich liebe dieses Lied sehr. : )

[@gracie99999]

i really don’t have the words to describe anything including this but feel the love in this. and with all the advancements and tools of modern day music, this all you need cause impactful

[@Diane500]

Just beautiful. Makes me want to learn how to play the kantele just to play this tune.

[@Collins_Alex.078]

Hello, you look beautiful and your smile is so beautiful, please always wear that smile on your face.

[@pannkale9259]

This is what it must feel like, hearing elves play music

[@ollum1]

There is a reason why Tolkien based the elvish language on finnish.

[@rossmoore46]

This work of art is the most beautiful piece of music I have ever heard . It is so haunting. This song has profound meaning to me to. The singer is just so beautiful, the warmth and beauty eminates from this Women , in her voice ,and what reaches my eyes. Thank you so much, as a singer from the heart myself, all I can say is, stunning . Thank you ,you beautiful, beautiful Women.

[@demonic77_77]

For the non-Finnish speakers who wanna know what it means, I'm putting the finnish lyrics and english translation below: (Finnish) Nuku, nuku nurmilintu, Väsy, väsy, västäräkki. Nuku nurmelle hyvälle, Vaivu maalle valkialle. Lintu tuopi liinahapaijan, Haapana hyvän hamehen. Kaskeloinen korvatyynyn, Pääskynen peäalusen. Nuku, nuku nurmilintu, Väsy, väsy, västäräkki. Nuku nurmelle hyvälle, Vaivu maalle valkialle. (English) Sleep, sleep, little grassland bird*, A tired, so tired, white wagtail. Sleep well in the grass, Lay down on the good earth. The birds will bring you a linen shirt, A wigeon will bring you a nice skirt. A koskelo will bring you a little pillow, The swallows will make for you a cushion. Sleep, sleep, little grassland bird, A tired, so tired, white wagtail. Sleep well in the grass, Lay down on the good earth. Also, Nurmilintu, is a grassland bird, it is also a term of endearment for a little child. So it could be interpreted as "Sleep, sleep (my) little child". Västäräkki, is a White Wagtail Haapana, is an Eurasian Wigeon Kaskeloinen (kostelo), is a regional diving duck. Pääskynen, are swallows

[@gr9032]

This sounds even more beautiful when you understand what she's singing.

[@pilorin]

Kiitos Merja! What a beautiful interpretation! I am a chilean mother, living in Ruotsi. I will learn this beautiful and emotional song and sing to my half finnish son

[@MerjaSoriaFinnishFolkMusician]

News: I have been invited to share my songs and stories as the Finnish Tradition Bearer at the Harvard University's Sanders Theatre, December 14 - 29. If you are in the area, please join me to celebrate the Nordic Christmas Revels. Tickets are available at the Harvard Box Office.

[@shantishalom1]

Hi Merja, have you seen the "ROMA" movie...I'm pretty suspicious that Cuaron put an scene there where a perchta costume and a finish lullaby is sung... please help me...I wanna now if this is right...give us some ligth.

[@doctorreno9439]

I really had no idea that the Sanders family had anything to do with Harvard...that will change... I wish you all the very best. If I can be there I will. Kiitos siitä, mitä teet.

[@Ludvik211]

ok, but what name for that instrument?

[@AthenaBaucum]

@@Ludvik211 kantele

[@isoperuna2]

Jul, Joulu, Yule*

[@im_an_oyster]

My great grandpa used to sing this to me and I almost forgot about it so thank you for the reminder :)

[@Selma-fx7vg]

So many childhood memories of my mother and grandma singing this to me

[@davidmolloy126]

A very beautiful song and also beautifully played and sung. Thank you very much and stay safe and well from England.❤️🌞🎶

[@evertoashton1533]

This is beautiful. Simply stated. Beautiful.

[@HarvestMoon2049]

Such a beautiful tune and instrument. 💙🎶🎶

[@gracie99999]

ya it is..i don’t even know how i got here but glad oh searched for ancient instruments and this mix of songs came up

[@boobanimal2671]

my grandma passed away last summer and she used to sing this to me when i was little. you also sound like her. thank you for this, made me feel like she was here with me.

[@jackelinharo4755]

I'm not Finnish but I'm going to try my best to learn this song to sing for my daughter. 😊

[@daveyjoweaver5183]

Very beautiful and I Thank You Kindly! Love, Light and Peace with Wonderful Dreams! DaveyJO in Pennsylvania

[@avril6922]

It made me cry. Such a beautiful melody such a tender voice

[@gracie99999]

exactly

[@ilchu3253]

Our neighbor used to take care of me and my siblings sometimes when we were little. She sang this song when it was nap time, with a little different lyrics but still the song is recognizable. We kept in touch even though me and my siblings are now adults/teens and have moved out of the neighborhood. Sadly life has it's rules and she passed away few months ago. I had fully forgotten this song even existing, but finding this video gave me oddly soothing and warm memories of her.

[@CinnamonCari]

Thanks for sharing this sweet story

[@Cirriskein]

Suuri kiitos! Greetings with gratitude from Venäjän Karjala.

[@SNAAAAAAAKE]

A beautiful piece ♥️ I was introduced to this wonderful instrument many years ago by the band Nest.

[@xWhiplasher]

Tama on todella kaunis! Kiitos paljon.

[@sorrycharlie5773]

Rest in peace Gramma..99 yrs loved..😪

[@clarissasaari]

Thank you for the beautifiul song you have such a beautiful singing Voice ❤❤ mulla on niin paha olla en pysty nukkumaan enkä syödä ja en jaksa enään kun koko ajan tulee uusia muutoksia 😢😢😢

[@Hideyoriisdaman]

Mun isoäiti lauloi mulle tätä pienenä kun minulla oli isääni ikävä, olen etsiny tätä laulua kohta 13 vuotta, kiitos tästä.

[@nejdanayo7430]

I so do love Finnish language, it's music, it's magic!!!!

[@gracie99999]

yes this stuff and the like definitely magical

[@theghettoshadowpuppetshow8607]

When I went to the DV shelter and an older woman soothed me with her singing in her native language.... Everything she did she would hum... It was magical

[@crysvicious]

This is so beautiful that I got chills. As I listened to the music, and read your words about the generations before you, and solstice , it made me cry tears of awe and joy , wow. Just wow. Amazing and magickal. Blessed be sister.( I am only a wee bit Finnish & Sami ) I am going to go play this for my babies right now.

[@MerjaSoriaFinnishFolkMusician]

Thank you for your heartfelt post. I so appreciate it :)

[@tired2266]

I'm getting nostalgia from this, my mom used to play this from something, I don't know what, I just remember falling asleep to this

[@empressofslavs8783]

Niin kaunis, aloin itkeä

[@Kaziriasatalve.]

This is absolutely Beautiful!! greetings from Bangladesh!!

[@tedfurlo2268]

Beautifully hypnotic! Impressive talent! I love this stuff because it seems organic on a cellular level and otherworldly at the same time! Thanks for Sharing your Talent, Ted Furlo

[@AndresNostos]

Such a beautiful voice and language!

[@asharp1498]

This is such a sweet and beautiful melody.

[@northernpianomusic]

Absolutely beautiful.

[@raijapedak620]

Kiitos, Meirja! Nyt muistan, mummoni lauloi tätä laulua, kun olin pieni. Häneltä opin suomen kielen . KAUNIS LAULU!

[@GestapoPussyRanch]

What he said!

[@historychick5947]

Utterly beautiful.

[@yidneth]

that is beautiful. I have a 10 string kantele, though I am Spanish I love the sound of the kantele. That was soothing. like how your voice becomes whispery to invite to sleep

[@Msciwoj-j4x]

A mesmerizing rendition :) Warm greetings from Poland

[@danielkert-dev]

As a estonian, I understood 20%≈ of the song.

[@psyc8407]

Ah yes, the great dilemma of “Finnish sounds like drunk Estonian and Estonian sounds like drunk Finnish”. But like the point where you’re shot away from passing out and trying to string a sentence together.

[@Pseudoplasmagore]

As a finn, I understood maybe 50% lol

[@Erkele]

@@Pseudoplasmagore Kyllähän normisuomalainen ymmärtää kaiken tuosta

[@attilahorvath-militicsi4836]

@@psyc8407 Sorry that is pejorative. As a court interpreter I've done in the last 30+ years both Finnish and Estonian translation. Estonian is like Canadian French against Bearnese or Hexagonal French - the two differ, because they evolved in 2 different places even if the source was the same.

[@attilahorvath-militicsi4836]

@@Pseudoplasmagore That is normal it is written in Old Finnish so one, as me have to do 5 years of Faculty studies of Finnish+Finno-Ougristics to start to understand such a language.

[@KenRubenstein]

incredibly beautiful...........

[@bryandoyle7673]

This has been stuck in my head for a couple days now. Puts my three month old son to sleep every time. Also keep catching myself humming it at work. Thank you for this, you're amazingly talented.

[@MerjaSoriaFinnishFolkMusician]

+Bryan Doyle Thank you, and Hyvӓӓ Yötӓ (sweet dreams) to you and your son:)

[@alicedorn]

This is so wonderfull !!! Thank you for sharing this stunning beauty !!!

[@MerjaSoriaFinnishFolkMusician]

Wow, over 338,000 views, thank you so much! Reading your comments has expanded my world and I am so thankful for that:) I have posted a new video for you here kzbin.info/www/bejne/aanWdn6qebuAp7s . I will play an ancient Kalevala melody and also tell you a story about the creation of the kantele.

[@gracie99999]

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[@lg55]

My mom used to sing a lullaby with different words but the same tune! The one I grew up hearing is the tuu tuu tupakkarulla version. So lovely

[@KEVIN-sx1ed]

I really like this piece. I really enjoy listening to different music from around the world,particular European melodies.

[@kayleevalli2681]

Kiitos! Pohjoisen maan täytyy kuulla äänesi uudelleen. ❤

[@xNoxxxTriviax]

This is so beautiful! My mother sang this to me. Thank you so much for posting this.

[@MerjaSoriaFinnishFolkMusician]

Thank you Stef Leskiw. I'm so glad you enjoyed the song.

[@piaachaval7972]

This gave me chills. It was beautiful. Thank you