TUULETAR - Ievan polkka w/ lyrics

Ievan Polkka (trad.)
lyrics Eino Kettunen
arr. Loituma
perfromed by @Tuuletar Vocal Folk Hop
Now you can learn Finnish and sing along with us!
English translation below.
Filmed in Finland, 2020
Video editing J-P Piirainen
Earrings on the video by Woodmind
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English translation
From the neighbour's the polka rhythm was calling
The bottoms of my feet were tingling
Eva's mother was guarding her daughter,
But Eva managed to fool her
For no forbiddance will stand in our way,
When we dance all around
Eva's mouth was smiling widly,
As people were congratulating her
Everyone's head was wet from sweat
And the violin whined and wailed
This gal doesn't care for being modest,
As she whirls all around
Eva's mother was in her chambers,
muttering a psalm to herself
As this lad was at the neighbour's
Nailing the old hag's daughter
For this lad isn't bothered by old hags
As he whirls all around
There was fun after the music
I made it flame up once
As we went home this hag had a row
And Eva started sobbing
I said to Eva, don't mind it,
We'll still whirl all around
To the mother I said, so she would shut up,
I can't guarantee your health
You'll get to keep it by holding your tongue
And go away to sulk by yourself
This gal doesn't care for modesty,
When old hags drudge all around
I'll say this, that you'll have to work
For you can't get me so easily
You may go from west to east,
Still I won't let go of Eva
For this gal doesn't care for modesty,
As he dances all around

[@100_percent_deBil]

i'm on a mission to hear all Ievan Polkka songs ever created. :D

[@kimmokoolwtf]

I stick to Tuuletar's versions, that's pretty much all we need.

[@wernerheisenberg9194]

Same bruh, same

[@dhiaadhiaa6147]

The same 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@AndyGiraud]

I'm about a dozen versions deep. Now I want to know where the song came from.

[@humsafar_pijush]

Same here...for atleast tonight

[@WujekJaR95]

This is the best "choose your warrior" screen I've ever seen

[@killedzinn4132]

Yoooooo wtf that was creative mate. Funny because it's true hahahaha imagine how sick would be the game

[@wuhzi7332]

Lmao that game would be awful

[@OscarChileV]

the blue one, thats the hot one

[@donmccann4668]

I have ZERO idea why I can't stop listening to this song in all of it's many versions. I can't understand a word, but the tune is absolutely infectious. I will be humming it for the next 5 hours now, I'm sure.

[@jeschinstad]

Tell me about it. My football team, Stabæk played a match in Finland and while playing a video for the fans on the bus going to Finland, they played this song in the background. I just had to get it immediately, so I contacted Ubuntu Finland and asked them what it was, but they didn't know, so they used their networks and someone's mother recognized it. Finally, I got the CD, but then I was hooked so I had to learn how to sing it even though I can't speak a word of Finnish. Once I had that nailed according to Finnish people I came to meet and present it to, I had to make guitar for it. Now I can play my own version and people say it's perfectly intelligible, but I still have no clue what I'm singing about. It's amazing how hooked you can get on this thing. I started in 2009, I think. What is it now, 2035 or something? :)

[@MasterPJ86]

I feel you, worse than drugs XD

[@reddxiii5931]

I made my wife and daughter do this song for our anniversary...I fell in love with my wife all over again

[@calumlucas845]

2 years later, this is still me 😂

[@Dogboi666]

Why is it the exact same for me

[@keithwilliams2353]

I must have watched their previous take on this several dozen times now. I don't know what it is about Ievan Polkka, but I love hearing the variations and emotions that come out in this song :)

[@bahbcat]

Its about dancing because the music is so good, even if grandma says no.

[@stereotypicalLame]

A boy has his eye on Ieva, a girl with a strict mother. To the mother's chagrin, they dance and canoodle at this house party where everyone is getting turnt dancing to polka

[@bahbcat]

@@georgeaugustogarciabehaker8660 do you really think that matters, a year after i commented. Translations vary, and don't really matter if you're dancing.

[@flavioborgestv]

From Bilal Göregen with the dancing cat, suddenly addicted to Finish music, Greetings from Estonia

[@mostofaarafatislam456]

suggest me some finnish songs.

[@DouglasSouza87]

Same here. Greetings from Brazil

[@emharmanos7845]

I started listening to the Ievan Polkka after my dad showed be a video of Donald Trump dancing to it, Joe Biden replacing Bilal Gorgen and a vibing cat singing this on Facebook.

[@sankari6114]

@@mostofaarafatislam456 What genre you wanna listen to

[@aroojfatima2245]

@@sankari6114 Recommend me some! I'm honestly into any catchy songs like this one, pop? hiphop? anything will do! :-)

[@gtinseattle]

Every-time I hear this song, I get goosebumps, and I don’t even speak Finnish.. You ladies are simply amazing! 👏 Bravo!

[@anminlee7180]

The whole song is probably just one Finnish word with inflection applied.

[@HuskyTerrier69]

Bruh ..as a guy who's hobbies are languages ,I laughed so hard hahahha

[@roteberg1]

Well it is sort of a short story or poem about a girl called Ieva.

[@jimihenrik11]

I grew up speaking finnish as my second language untill i was 8. When I was 20 i tried relearning it and I can attest that it is impossible.

[@roteberg1]

@@jimihenrik11 same here, but for me it was until I was 11 or 12, but now I've lost most of my Finnish speaking skills, I can still understand it somewhat.

[@jimihenrik11]

@@roteberg1 i understand 100% of what finnish parents say to their kids, but adults talking only like 20%

[@athleticmanu903]

Me: Yo, great, this one has lyrics! Me later: oh

[@moimacart]

Exactly. lol…

[@upsidefoobarbaz]

Your mind will be blown if you just expand the video description.

[@rousehouse]

I don't understand a single word, but I've watched them sing this song at least 20 times already. SO GOOD!

[@falpsdsqglthnsac]

It’s so satisfying when y’all sing “hilijalleen” for some reason

[@emharmanos7845]

Dude, you're wrong. the whole song is satisfying

[@falpsdsqglthnsac]

@@emharmanos7845 yeah but like, hilijalleen is especially satisfying. Also some other words like voevotti

[@_yellow]

@@falpsdsqglthnsac And the "alako nyyhkyytteek" part

[@Timpette]

@@falpsdsqglthnsac Hilijalleen = Hiljalleen = Slowly , Voevotti = Voivotti/vaikeroi - Conplaining/ Whining. Hope you get the idea

[@falpsdsqglthnsac]

@@Timpette you're saying i shouldn't find these words phonetically pleasing?

[@unlockyourlife]

I LOVE this but loved your original more. Don't be anything but YOU when on KZbin. Raw and real. You are so special and powerful!

[@bestdjaf7499]

Feminism kills.

[@dirkdausl7087]

Finally.. I´m so glad, there are subtitles now.. So I can don´t undertstand what I hear AND don´t understand what I read at the same time! :-D

[@Catofborealvalley]

Psychiatrist: Every single dream has a meaning My dream:

[@Ecolinguist]

Wonderful! Congrats! 👏🏼🤗

[@vumphreygaming3374]

But i like the original one 😉

[@salaheddine9251]

@@vumphreygaming3374 who doesn’t

[@patrykstarfish274]

0:52 XD

[@user-tq9ix1gp6p]

Докажи

[@mizblrvideos4516]

zdravo from Belarus , love your videos ,

[@JeremytheJovial]

You all sound incredible. I'm so glad to have stumbled upon your music and am now a big fan. Listening to your music and watching you perform brings a big smile to my face.

[@phoenix-ro7cb]

Thx for the lyrics🥺i've been searching for real lyrics for months finally i found it💗❣️

[@Capyrate]

I just discovered you and I'm sooook hyped already! Your cover is now my favorite ever 💕 I especially love the singer with the purple shirt and just how much ENERGY she throws in her parts. Everybody is so great aaaah. Thank you for making my day better!

[@CG74L]

Memo to self: if ever in Finland, do not eat the mushrooms. Weird stuff will happen.

[@shashwatshrivastava9063]

Your previous Ievan Polkka video is saved on my phone & I also can't stop listening to this version. I just love it how your expressions & outfits in previous & this video are so different & all of you rock them so gracefully! Previously, you were looking so feminine & totally ladies, and here you are, looking total chic & colourful! I also love how you appreciate your fans! I wish I can enjoy your concert soon!

[@Verified_69]

I've listened to a lot of your music. I don't understand the language but I like your original style .

[@zandile]

The only thing I could make up from the subtitles was "freestyle". Love the vocals though

[@programmerkhan]

i watched the balcony video over and over. glad to find this came out just yesterday!

[@furkanonal8]

Finally a satisfying translation along with an amazing performance! Thank you so much!

[@j.s.mattei8334]

I’m obsessed this song. And I’m even more in love with you ladies doing your cover version😍 thank you for sharing💛

[@XxSomeDooshxX]

This makes me want to learn Finnish so much. So beautiful

[@henrique123443215]

Love from Brazil. Found you guys on reddit and am already listening to you on spotify daily haha. Thanks for the good energy!

[@user-wg2go4pn3n]

I didn't listen yet your previous versions of Ievan Polka but this one is brilliant, vigorous and beautiful

[@traceymunro1]

This is absolutely magic. You are all so talented and vibrant and entertaining. I love this song and your version is fantastic, thank you.

[@batuhankara672]

the most beautiful Ievan polkka I've listened to thank you x)

[@ZackMorris1]

Really digging the fluorescent colours and the more aggressive tone these beautiful girls are coming with lately! Keep it up!

[@badillocastillokevinjesus71]

I loved how you all sang in your older video and now I listen to this and it keeps beeing really amazing.

[@archivist17]

Wonderfully joyous! I love how you get into acting out the parts.

[@enacrt]

Lol can you imagine the person decades (maybe centuries) ago who was living their life somewhere in the middle of Finland who wrote this song, did they ever imagine it would turn into something huge and _worldwide_ in the 21st century?

[@user-qs8ll7pz9q]

Один из самых впечатляющих каверов, который я встречала 🤩

[@genelappe]

I love this. Hypnotic in a way. You ladies are awesome!

[@mahendrasolanki1989]

❣️❣️ just loved it !!! you guys are so amazing

[@shashwatshrivastava9063]

The best even got better! The legends are now mythic!

[@drako6058]

Очень красиво, оригинально! не многие могут похвастаться таким вокалом! Великолепно!!! Браво!!!!

[@ReachMohammed]

You guys seriously need to upload more. Tired of waiting for more videos haha!

[@Rhaenspots]

Aaah I listened to this song from 2018 SO MANY TIMES Tuuletar is amazing, and thanks for putting out this version :3

[@ryleetrottier9205]

I used to know this song but I totally forgot as it was years ago so I listened to this and it helped me remember the lyrics! Thanks!

[@ditanmio2655]

Молодцы, девчонки! Классно исполнили! Well done, the girls did a great job.

[@NPC-et9ik]

Your translation was what I've been waiting for. Finally!

[@countroshculla]

I;ve wanted to visit Finland for the longest time for various reasons. Add meeting the ladies of Tuuletar into that mix. Awesome work ladies.

[@chris7brook]

Love you ladies! Merry Christmas from Nashville!Tennessee!🎅🏻🇺🇸⚔️🦅🌹🌹🌹🌹💘

[@Kornelia.sn28]

Can't understand even a world but I love that version (and the old one too !) Kisses from Poland !

[@reinerweiner8499]

I love it so much, I loved the first video and I'm so happy for this now. This song is so amazing in his own way and you rock it.

[@amigre2215]

Welcome back again! Always great singers! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@ornefar]

Here we are again, Finnish - not a single spoken word makes any god.damn.sense - still... I find myself watching your videos 10-20 times in a row ... as in: originally, caught by the 4 pretty girls singing ......stayed for their outrageous singing talent!

[@yenkelybuezo2036]

Yes un the past video they were great so this Gonna sound more cool

[@krigsvin]

PERKELE! Om kunde jag gilla det här 3 gånger, då skulle jag göra det! Tack flickor! Bra gjort! Och nu jag lysnar på er och vill tansa. Den bästa versionen den som har jag hört!

[@bobbysup]

Absolutely fantastic! The most beautiful and talented Finnish ladies! Greetings from Bulgaria!

[@user-iz6zm7jn4b]

Такие забавные финские женщины! 🙂❤️🌹👍

[@mihirthacker332]

*The first thing I'm gonna do is go to Finland and marry a girl who can sing this ;)*

[@andrewblatherwick8758]

Got to be a deal breaker that one. No Ievan Polka no wedding

[@karkkimarkkinat2109]

Good luck

[@Physics_]

@Archit misal wait what.....mother🤣

[@jyrkilehtinen9886]

Every girl in Finland can. No doubt.

[@nelivarvas2]

@@jyrkilehtinen9886 Really sure that every boy can do it do.

[@isaacj.elliott2137]

Thank you for giving the world this amazing gift! You gals are beyond awesome!!!

[@gothiclove3006]

Beautiful singing-this is the singing of Levän polkka I've ever heard. I've already listened this video about ten times in row,I can't stop 👏 well done girls! Well done!

[@mattileppanen3638]

The song is called IEVAN POLKKA...

[@gothiclove3006]

@@mattileppanen3638 I know,I wrote that

[@TheArminn]

I'm listening to this song once a week, I dont understand a word of Finnish ....actually all I know about Finland is Janne Ahonen lol

[@letsride3016]

That's it. I've made it my mission to marry a Finnish woman who sings 😍

[@Kahdeksanpenninen123]

Had you understood the lyrics andthe performance, you would know that it's not you who marries (you are chosen and married).

[@engharat]

just AWESOME. Loved your previous version, loved this one too. :)

[@JosCleland]

You ladies are amazing!

[@Eirik_Bloodaxe]

I can’t not imagine the vibing cat and Akechi shooting guns.

[@adamtrattles5874]

levan polkka -2 days to go. im excited 👍😚

[@banjoist123]

I love that I have absolutely no idea what they're saying but am totally in love with the sound of the words. Music knows no language.

[@gaiachaos3239]

Im learnin the real one on some Times goin round and one point get Them words and Think off i know Them words not all but some and even Think know what some words say OR mean

[@kamilkrajewski6824]

My favourite cover, and of course the one on the balcony I've seen a while ago is also my favourite... Greetings ladies Keep it up! I really love your covers

[@HarlanRonald]

You did it again!!!! I simply watch the first version of this everyday! LOVE FROM BRAZIL!!!! You art travels far!

[@sk8catatonik]

Thank you. I ADORE your version♡

[@britturk123]

Lots of fun and wonderful voices with a couple of very dangerous looking hair styles thrown in too.

[@liquidnick]

This makes more sense to me than most modern rap

[@QqTundrk17]

Sanotahan nyt suomeksikin että hieno veto!

[@Carlos-im2jp]

Ladies of Tuuletar, I do not understand a word of it but hey, love your show, your joy, your talent and your energy. You rule!

[@SKNDRYSN]

Been waiting for a new version! Great way to end the year!

[@ounr457]

We are glad to see you at the Turkey. Please come to Turkey ❤❤

[@leksi_gacha8428]

Красиво !!! Привет из России !

[@Eratosthenes0815]

Very well performed. - THNX for uploading this.

[@apologyboner6355]

Love this! Thank you for doing it with lyrics

[@cjselvey2360]

I think I still like the 1st one better but I still love hearing this

[@gingersimasnaps]

I'm proud to announce my finnish is on the level of "I can actually sing this song" :D

[@filippodassori5962]

Amazing, you are the best!!! 😊

[@noturbiz2827]

Still the best sung versi on ever. Loved it! And I'm so glad for the lyrics

[@Hetnikik]

I always figured that the "Salivili hipput tupput..." was kind of Finnish jibberish, I was very much mistaken.

[@refffffffffffffffff]

2 am and i'm trying to sleep neighboor above me: 1:20

[@DenysBodetLSD]

J'adore !!!!!!! Merci merci beaucoup à vous.

[@ethem9933]

y'all look amazing. great job love you all!

[@matj12]

You should record this song in high quality, probably in a studio.

[@oscartravis5740]

Gorgeous. The song wasn't bad either :-)

[@hamishmctavish7329]

You are my favourite new discovery. Love from Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@zoaybk]

Beautiful everything

[@emharmanos7845]

fact: you tried to use the lyrics to sing along but you summoned a demon in the process because you're like me and you can't sing

[@bartvaes4126]

Alien : "What language is this ?" Human: "Dude, I thought this was your language !" I saw this a while ago, them singing from a balcony. It sounded like an important message that I didn't understand ("Tukkee Suus!"). But now... At last ! With the help of these lyrics, I can finally oh hell naw still don't understand one bit :p

[@janiykskakskolme4110]

"Tukkee suus" (tuki suusi) meaning "shut up your mouth". But "tukkia" means you can obstruct with hand your mouth or something. If you speak everything what you thinking. This is example, how hard language is spoken language.

[@olddog330]

It's some form of Elvish.

[@michap9839]

this is great. thank you

[@cemkaplan3509]

Absolutely wonderful........

[@vitalizecuriosity5446]

📌 For those watching Tuuletar for the first time, i recommend you go checkout their song "Odotan" . It's magical 😍

[@siskokrasi]

etkileyici, beeindruckend, degno di nota, impressive, impressionante imponerende, impresionante, imponujący, təsirli, go hiontach, впечатляющий, 感人的.

[@lincolnsouza7582]

Nice translator 👍 You repeated "impressionante" twice. Since the word is the same in spanish and portuguese.

[@Minty1888]

This was great!

[@nursarban8913]

Omg!! I'm waiting ❤🤩🤩🤩greetings from Turkey🤗

[@jaygo71]

The Spice Girls still going strong I see!

[@wickedpissa25]

The woman in the blue shirt is gorgeous.

[@WarezFBI]

I'm very excited !!! 😆😆 Love from Dubai !! ❤️❤️

[@Aradx]

when I learn about you, it was like love at first sight, i love your songs, i try to translate the lyrics, and try to learn finnish too. Looking forward new videos.

[@HubertFrey]

The subtitles looks like when a cat walks on the keyboard. Interesting that it’s actually a language

[@lookingforsomething]

Well it's also heavily dialectic. I guess the "proper" written form would look like a cat walked on the keyboard as well though :D

[@jyrkilehtinen9886]

Some parts are mostly onomatopoetic, like "salivilihipput tipput tapput äppyt tipput hiljallleen" The last word "hiljalleen" is the only word in the sentence that means something, the rest is onomatopetic with no meaning. Other parts of the song tell a normal story.