Nikolai Bobrikov was the general governor of Finland during the late stages of Finland as an autonomous state of Russia in the late 1800s. He is among the most hated people in Finnish history. He was responsible for a number of russification attempts such as disbanding the Finnish army and nullification of the Finnish constitution. He was assassinated, and the act is widely celebrated in Finland.
The assassination is actually mentioned in the book Ulysses by James Joyce, it happened on the same day as the book is set. Apparently there was also a waiting list to murder him, Schauman had a certain time to kill him, if he didn't, then it would be someone else's turn.
The translation of "Eldankajärven jää" doesn't really translate well because it is has lots of locations and Finnish (military) slang in it and the translator tried to make it rhyme in English (and did fairly good job with that), but sometimes you have to translate the idea and not the actual words. As for future song recommendations, I recommend "Jääkärimarssi", a song that is traditionally the first song to be played at Finnish independence day reception. Other recommendation is "Säkkijärven polkka", which was played non-stop on radio during Continuation war because it somehow prevented radio-controlled mines from exploding in the city of Viipuri.
"Somehow" - This extremely fast polka created interference in the radio airwaves so strong that it completely drowned out all other signals. In general, any very fast music broadcast on the radio is capable of doing this. I don't know how it works, but it does.
That first song is amusing because it is in Finnish but mixed with many Russian words to make a feeling like Molotov himself talking. It was recorded in 1942 during the continuation war. In 2022 Ukrainians made new words to that song and replaced Molotov with Putin. The second song is from the wartime, but that version was a newer recording. I have always felt that the melody is very catchy and creates an earworm very easily. The lyrics are almost tongue twister in some parts. "Harashoo" (хорошо) is Russian for "good" or "fine".
Jääkärimarssi, Jaeger march, is my favourite military march of all time. It is a really good piece of music, of course it is composed by one of the greatest composers of his time.
There Is definitely better Finnish war/patriotic songs in my opinion. please give these a listen: "vapaussoturin valloituslaulu" "Säkkijärven polkka" and "Jääkärimarssi"
funfact: there is one finnish song that finns accidently noticed it launches soviet/enemy bombs and mines by the fast melody and high pitch of the song, after they noticed this they more or less used it as anti-weapon against those bombs and mines. (radiolaunched explosives) this song is called Säkkijärven polkka!
There's always Silmien välliin.. Edit: Seriously, though, there's the national anthem, Finlandia and a couple of marches. In addition to those, there are the regional songs, "maakuntalaulut". Other than that there are these wartime songs and then some pop songs. I'm not sure there are very many overtly and boisterously nationalistic songs.
I second listening "maakuntalaulut". Each area of Finland has their own national anthem, called maakuntalaulu (literally translated county song). There is like 15 of them, so several episodes worth. You find list of them here: fi.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suomen_maakuntalaulut
Polka is very traditional and still loved music style in Finland. One the most internationally famous pop music bands of late ´90s and early ´00s called Eläkeläiset (Pensioners) Did make most of their songs as polka versions of popular songs around the world with lyrics of their own making song in Finnish, you should react to that band. Finnish pola is either called Humppa, the fast paced one I think, or Jenkka, which is more slower pace one. Please react this band! They are loved in Germany, even while they mock Germans openly, althought in Finnish, between songs... Polka-styte music is really popular in Finland and Germany.
I expected this one to be a tough nut to crack for anyone who's not Finnish, but you actually got the message of what those songs were conveying. Your analysis was spot on, sir! I'm impressed. Good job!
10:03 Word that Finnish say; Harasoo, is urban word, comes from Russian word; Harossi, and means: It's fine. But not many Finnish people use that word anymore.
Eldankajärven jää is one of my favorites, it has bunch of slang and talks about specific battle of Kiskis-hills. I remember in one documentary they used the song as a background track and showed the places referenced in the song. Muna (egg) and Makkara (sausage) being the two hills, and then showing where the Lotta-canteen was, showing a big pile of food cans etc. Would definitely be an interesting place to visit one day, but how it is right now, don't think I'll be crossing the border anytime soon. Other songs I really like are Veteraanien iltahuuto, Jääkärimarssi and Finlandia (the whole orchestral piece).
These songs that you reacted to was II WW military folk songs. You should react to real Finnish military marches. Very good and famous ones are Hakkapeliittain marssi(oldest march in use in the world), Jääkärimarssi, Porilaisten marssi and Oolannin sota(march)
1st one sings about how Molotov made ridicilous promises 2nd one sings in the view of the soldiers 3rd one sings in the view of USSR, but jokingly and mockingly
Mit ,, Saksan Keiseri Wilhelmi " haben die Finnen mein Herz erobert !! Ich kenne inzwischen viele finnische Lieder - alle klasse !! Liebe Grüsse aus Deutschland 🖤🤍❤ 🤍💙🤍 🖤🤍❤
More finnish war songs: Raattentie Vapaussoturin valloituslaulu Säkkijärven polkka (used to fight the russians as well as a war song) Raatteentie and vapaussoturin valloituslaulu are my personal favourites, säkkijärven polkka is more significant though as it was used to detonate mines remotely with a specific sound that the russians armed them to detonate at. More complicated than that but basicly it was like that
Those favorites: Nuijamiesten Marssi, Hakkapeliittain Marssi, Sotilaspoika, Suomen Kaartin pataljoonan marssi, Kauan on Kärsitty, Jääkärimarssi, Muistoja Pohjolasta, Sillanpään marssilaulu, Eikä me olla veljeksiä, Maantie on kova kävellä, Säkkijärven Polkka, Veteraanin iltahuuto and Porilaisten marssi
The Eggs and Sausages are references to the forms of the terrain, i.e., hills on the battleground that got these nicknames from how they look on a topographic military map. Having fought for their control risking your own life is why they appear in the lyrics of the veterans, while a frontline soldier can only dream of such foodstuffs of a meal in his rough circumstances.
Next top three songs: 1. Säkkijärven polkka (this polkka was used to disable soviet radio controlled mines in Viipuri) 2. Korsuorkesteri - Raatteentie (about the famous battle in Raate road) 3. Lippulaulu / Siniristilippumme - Finnish Patriotic Song (this is a song that pretty much everyone sang in school on the independence day)
Fun fact: Bobrikov's assassination is mentioned in James Joyce's Ulysses, which happens the very same day ; June 16, 1904: "Or was it you shot the lord lieutenant of Finland between you? You look as though you had done the deed. General Bobrikoff." The second song is full of "inside" jokes that only those who took part in the battle or those who have read about it get - and it often contrasts the official language with the realistic descriptions of the life in those conditions.
"Muistoja Pohjolasta" "Maantie on Kova Kävellä" and "Kauan on Kärsitty" are very good songs. These are older Finnish military songs from before our indepencence. "Muistoja Pohjolasta" was written by Finnish jaeger fighting for Germany during WW1, "Maantie on Kova Kävellä" is about being conscripted to the Swedish army and "Kauan on Kärsitty" is about Finnish volunteers fighting against the Turks in 1877.
And Vot Harasoo, its like "all is good" in Russian. Altho kind of bastardised. Finn's liked to include stuff russian politicians said/did in Russian kind of mocking them.
Great to see a reaction to old Finnish patriotic songs but I gotta say, Njet Molotov has a much better video on youtube from Jarkko Väänänen that I really like. The song is a bit different, longer better and the video tells a story along with it. It also has subtitles in Finnish and English via TH-cam subtitles.
In Eldanjajärven jää there is mension Tiltu. Tiltu is a reference to radio's propagandavoices which has belong for three different woman. There was Tiltu of Moscow, Tiltu of Leningrad and Tiltu of Petroskoi. They spread war propaganda for finnish soldiers in Radio. And very often finnish soldiers made fun with these radio speech cause the propaganda was so obvious. And by the way. Eldankajärven jää is not polka it is humppa. There is no english translation for humppa but it's like foxtrot but faster, or something like that.
You should listen to Säkkijärven polkka, vapausoturin valloituslaulu and jääkärimarssi, when their the one of the best finnish war songs. The second and third song I didnt even know as finn, when their not as famous. Levan polkka is also another good one, if you have not yet listened to it.
Molotov cocktail is from Spanish. We Finns just master it. And that is fact. And of course that was called petrol bomb. We Finns add something more to the mix. And cos so success rate of Finnish use that thing, its become Molotov Cocktail. Molotov's bread basket are not really food aid :D
Reacts to the events of Finland's 1713-1721 The Great Wrath "Isoviha" period. You can see what Russian did to Finns at that time. The Winter War was then later in 1939. On TH-cam, you can find videos with this name: The Great Wrath Finland "Isoviha".
The best thing is thst we had to sing the second song, during my military service in the Finnish Border Guards during the start of 1990,as when Soviet Union still existed... We all sang a lot of WW2 songs during our marches. 🙏
It's more complicated than that, in the winter war Finland received material aid from the UK, as the USSR and Germans were still at peace with each other
These were all basically propaganda songs. Not that I disrespect that, but you just need to know. There's tons more patriotic songs that you would belive
No, it wasn't, they were vitamin pills. There were stories that they were for something else but Pervitin was not eaten regularly, only when needed in long battles or during reconnaissance missions.
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Nikolai Bobrikov was the general governor of Finland during the late stages of Finland as an autonomous state of Russia in the late 1800s. He is among the most hated people in Finnish history. He was responsible for a number of russification attempts such as disbanding the Finnish army and nullification of the Finnish constitution. He was assassinated, and the act is widely celebrated in Finland.
Fun fact: Nikolai Bobrikov and Eugen Schauman who shot him were distant relatives. Most likely they didn't know that.
The assassination is actually mentioned in the book Ulysses by James Joyce, it happened on the same day as the book is set. Apparently there was also a waiting list to murder him, Schauman had a certain time to kill him, if he didn't, then it would be someone else's turn.
Another fun fact: Bobrikov outlived his assassin.
Eugen Schauman, one of the first superheroes of Finland.
@@oh2mp That's wild actually XD
The translation of "Eldankajärven jää" doesn't really translate well because it is has lots of locations and Finnish (military) slang in it and the translator tried to make it rhyme in English (and did fairly good job with that), but sometimes you have to translate the idea and not the actual words.
As for future song recommendations, I recommend "Jääkärimarssi", a song that is traditionally the first song to be played at Finnish independence day reception. Other recommendation is "Säkkijärven polkka", which was played non-stop on radio during Continuation war because it somehow prevented radio-controlled mines from exploding in the city of Viipuri.
TTY tussia c ome here.then they know tuhat there are any russia no More!!!
"Somehow" - This extremely fast polka created interference in the radio airwaves so strong that it completely drowned out all other signals. In general, any very fast music broadcast on the radio is capable of doing this. I don't know how it works, but it does.
That first song is amusing because it is in Finnish but mixed with many Russian words to make a feeling like Molotov himself talking. It was recorded in 1942 during the continuation war. In 2022 Ukrainians made new words to that song and replaced Molotov with Putin.
The second song is from the wartime, but that version was a newer recording. I have always felt that the melody is very catchy and creates an earworm very easily. The lyrics are almost tongue twister in some parts.
"Harashoo" (хорошо) is Russian for "good" or "fine".
Jääkärimarssi, Jaeger march, is my favourite military march of all time. It is a really good piece of music, of course it is composed by one of the greatest composers of his time.
There Is definitely better Finnish war/patriotic songs in my opinion. please give these a listen: "vapaussoturin valloituslaulu" "Säkkijärven polkka" and "Jääkärimarssi"
I second this. I would also like to add "Veteraanin iltahuuto"
@@Cronin_ That's a great one too with very beautiful lyrics!
@@JonasMats For sure!
Eipä ollut.
I agree.
Jääkärimarssi absolutely!
Вот хорошо = That's good!
Finnish sarcasm
ps. We even have a word (ryssiä) for "fuck up" that is loosely translated "do Russian way". 🙄
It's funny because it's true!
funfact: there is one finnish song that finns accidently noticed it launches soviet/enemy bombs and mines by the fast melody and high pitch of the song, after they noticed this they more or less used it as anti-weapon against those bombs and mines. (radiolaunched explosives) this song is called Säkkijärven polkka!
There's always Silmien välliin..
Edit: Seriously, though, there's the national anthem, Finlandia and a couple of marches. In addition to those, there are the regional songs, "maakuntalaulut". Other than that there are these wartime songs and then some pop songs. I'm not sure there are very many overtly and boisterously nationalistic songs.
I second listening "maakuntalaulut".
Each area of Finland has their own national anthem, called maakuntalaulu (literally translated county song).
There is like 15 of them, so several episodes worth.
You find list of them here:
fi.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suomen_maakuntalaulut
@4:12 "almost mock" - definitely mocking xD You should check out Warsongs:"Jääkärinmarssi", "Hakkapeliittain marssi" Patriotic songs: "Finlandia hymn", "Veteraanin iltahuuto" Folk songs: "Säkkijärven polkka", "Ievan Polkka"
Polka is very traditional and still loved music style in Finland. One the most internationally famous pop music bands of late ´90s and early ´00s called Eläkeläiset (Pensioners) Did make most of their songs as polka versions of popular songs around the world with lyrics of their own making song in Finnish, you should react to that band. Finnish pola is either called Humppa, the fast paced one I think, or Jenkka, which is more slower pace one.
Please react this band! They are loved in Germany, even while they mock Germans openly, althought in Finnish, between songs... Polka-styte music is really popular in Finland and Germany.
I expected this one to be a tough nut to crack for anyone who's not Finnish, but you actually got the message of what those songs were conveying. Your analysis was spot on, sir! I'm impressed. Good job!
10:03 Word that Finnish say; Harasoo, is urban word, comes from Russian word; Harossi, and means: It's fine.
But not many Finnish people use that word anymore.
I believe it's from Russian хорошо which means good/fine.
I'm pretty sure I've not heard anyone use that word in any other context then to mock Russians
"Kauan on kärsitty" is my favorite patriotic song from Finland.
Humor was one survival attitude. Everybody was afraid there, more or less and tough humor was one solution how to handle your fears.
Eldankajärven jää is one of my favorites, it has bunch of slang and talks about specific battle of Kiskis-hills. I remember in one documentary they used the song as a background track and showed the places referenced in the song. Muna (egg) and Makkara (sausage) being the two hills, and then showing where the Lotta-canteen was, showing a big pile of food cans etc.
Would definitely be an interesting place to visit one day, but how it is right now, don't think I'll be crossing the border anytime soon.
Other songs I really like are Veteraanien iltahuuto, Jääkärimarssi and Finlandia (the whole orchestral piece).
These songs that you reacted to was II WW military folk songs. You should react to real Finnish military marches. Very good and famous ones are Hakkapeliittain marssi(oldest march in use in the world), Jääkärimarssi, Porilaisten marssi and Oolannin sota(march)
1st one sings about how Molotov made ridicilous promises
2nd one sings in the view of the soldiers
3rd one sings in the view of USSR, but jokingly and mockingly
Mit ,, Saksan Keiseri Wilhelmi " haben die Finnen mein Herz erobert !!
Ich kenne inzwischen viele finnische Lieder - alle klasse !!
Liebe Grüsse aus Deutschland
🖤🤍❤ 🤍💙🤍 🖤🤍❤
Danke, ich liebe Deutschland 🇫🇮❤️🇩🇪 ⬛⬜🟥
1:23 Smiles in Schauman
who _was_ Bobrikov
More finnish war songs:
Raattentie
Vapaussoturin valloituslaulu
Säkkijärven polkka (used to fight the russians as well as a war song)
Raatteentie and vapaussoturin valloituslaulu are my personal favourites, säkkijärven polkka is more significant though as it was used to detonate mines remotely with a specific sound that the russians armed them to detonate at. More complicated than that but basicly it was like that
Those favorites: Nuijamiesten Marssi, Hakkapeliittain Marssi, Sotilaspoika, Suomen Kaartin pataljoonan marssi, Kauan on Kärsitty, Jääkärimarssi, Muistoja Pohjolasta, Sillanpään marssilaulu, Eikä me olla veljeksiä, Maantie on kova kävellä, Säkkijärven Polkka, Veteraanin iltahuuto and Porilaisten marssi
The Eggs and Sausages are references to the forms of the terrain, i.e., hills on the battleground that got these nicknames from how they look on a topographic military map. Having fought for their control risking your own life is why they appear in the lyrics of the veterans, while a frontline soldier can only dream of such foodstuffs of a meal in his rough circumstances.
Next top three songs: 1. Säkkijärven polkka (this polkka was used to disable soviet radio controlled mines in Viipuri) 2. Korsuorkesteri - Raatteentie (about the famous battle in Raate road) 3. Lippulaulu / Siniristilippumme - Finnish Patriotic Song (this is a song that pretty much everyone sang in school on the independence day)
Fun fact: Bobrikov's assassination is mentioned in James Joyce's Ulysses, which happens the very same day ; June 16, 1904: "Or was it you shot the lord lieutenant of Finland between you? You look as though you had done the deed. General Bobrikoff."
The second song is full of "inside" jokes that only those who took part in the battle or those who have read about it get - and it often contrasts the official language with the realistic descriptions of the life in those conditions.
01:52 yes Simo is in the picture, invisible ofc. ;)
My favorite is "Silmien Välin".. Hi from Estonia.
"Muistoja Pohjolasta" "Maantie on Kova Kävellä" and "Kauan on Kärsitty" are very good songs. These are older Finnish military songs from before our indepencence.
"Muistoja Pohjolasta" was written by Finnish jaeger fighting for Germany during WW1, "Maantie on Kova Kävellä" is about being conscripted to the Swedish army and "Kauan on Kärsitty" is about Finnish volunteers fighting against the Turks in 1877.
Bobrikov was General Governor of Finland during age of oppression. He got murked by Eugen Schauman, a Finnish national hero, in the Senate House 1906.
And Vot Harasoo, its like "all is good" in Russian. Altho kind of bastardised. Finn's liked to include stuff russian politicians said/did in Russian kind of mocking them.
1904 16th of june
"Sillanpään marssilaulu" is great, my mothers (1920-68) favourite.
Great to see a reaction to old Finnish patriotic songs but I gotta say, Njet Molotov has a much better video on youtube from Jarkko Väänänen that I really like. The song is a bit different, longer better and the video tells a story along with it. It also has subtitles in Finnish and English via TH-cam subtitles.
In Eldanjajärven jää there is mension Tiltu. Tiltu is a reference to radio's propagandavoices which has belong for three different woman. There was Tiltu of Moscow, Tiltu of Leningrad and Tiltu of Petroskoi. They spread war propaganda for finnish soldiers in Radio. And very often finnish soldiers made fun with these radio speech cause the propaganda was so obvious. And by the way. Eldankajärven jää is not polka it is humppa. There is no english translation for humppa but it's like foxtrot but faster, or something like that.
Finlandia and Nälkämaan laulu are beautiful also!
If you want to listen to some older march songs (from the 1800s) then I recommend "Oolannin sota" and "Kauan on kärsitty".
Great analysis Scottish.
You should listen to Säkkijärven polkka, vapausoturin valloituslaulu and jääkärimarssi, when their the one of the best finnish war songs. The second and third song I didnt even know as finn, when their not as famous. Levan polkka is also another good one, if you have not yet listened to it.
they sing Almity fortrus is our GOD in the movie the forgotten solfder. chills my spine
Jääkärimarssi, Porilaisten marssi, Finlandiahymni, Veteraanin iltahuuto, Evakkolaulu.
Kiitos.👍
Part 2 please
1:23
Bobrikov was a general
Eldanka järven jää on ihan klassikko!
Molotov cocktail is from Spanish. We Finns just master it. And that is fact. And of course that was called petrol bomb. We Finns add something more to the mix. And cos so success rate of Finnish use that thing, its become Molotov Cocktail. Molotov's bread basket are not really food aid :D
Reacts to the events of Finland's 1713-1721 The Great Wrath "Isoviha" period. You can see what Russian did to Finns at that time. The Winter War was then later in 1939. On TH-cam, you can find videos with this name: The Great Wrath Finland "Isoviha".
Net, is Russian word, and it sounds like; Njet, in Russian language. And in English, it means; no, and no in Finnish, means: Ei.
You may try "Silmien välliin", Finnish propaganda song like Njet, Molotoff and Eldankajärven jää
The best thing is thst we had to sing the second song, during my military service in the Finnish Border Guards during the start of 1990,as when Soviet Union still existed... We all sang a lot of WW2 songs during our marches. 🙏
My favourite finnish war song is Iltahuuto
Vot harashoo means "very good" in Russian (at least I think it does, not sure, don't know if Vot is actual word, but Harashoo means good.)
Ryssät vittuun maailmasta!
are you still in asia
first was during witer war
Where you from?
All for the home
Im not sure but I thinks it went about and like Bobrikov sent Finland "food aid" but it was bombs and that is why he is a liar. am I right (about) ?
Molotov sent "bread baskets" that were bombs. Brobrikov was the governor general of Finland that Eugen Schauman assassinated
Not political but slava Ukaraina!
Jaegers March
You have to react when finns wins ice hockey world championship
You as britts, were USSR side. And now 2023 we are both in NATO.
Funny eh?
It's more complicated than that, in the winter war Finland received material aid from the UK, as the USSR and Germans were still at peace with each other
i love suomi
You should listen to more Finnish songs than Russian 🥴🫣
harasoo=good
vot harasoo everything is well or something like that...
These were all basically propaganda songs. Not that I disrespect that, but you just need to know. There's tons more patriotic songs that you would belive
Do you know tuhat Finland is now almost 1000000 persons army and bigist tykistö.for giv me I can say IT engish. My phone IS broken
I got brain cancer reading this comment
tHE "vITAMIN PILLER" WAS pERVITIN, SENT FROM gERMANY. mETA AMPHETAMIN. :)
No, it wasn't, they were vitamin pills. There were stories that they were for something else but Pervitin was not eaten regularly, only when needed in long battles or during reconnaissance missions.