The sparrow was the girl's dead little brother, visiting from the heavens. In Finland, we had famine and diseases in the past, unfortunately killing the weak, the poor, the old and the young. The writer of the original poem, Zacharias Topelius, lost a son and wrote this masterpiece later on. Then it came one of the most loved Christmas songs for us Finns.
For six consecutive years we are supposed to be the happiest nation on Earth and yet our favorite Christmas song is made out of the poem written by a man who wrote it out of the pain of the death of his son who died at the age of 1. And further more if you do a deep dive to our traditional and most beloved Christmas songs you'll find out they are really melancholic. But hey, keep them Raskasta Joulua reactions coming!
This song means so much for me. It was my mother favorite song when she did pass away, I was in this concert and to hear Marco and the choir welt so touchline so I actually weep 🥲
Hi ! This hits every time I listen to it. As you both saw, in Finland we learn early on to heavy music. I´m glad you guys did this. But there is a special year within Raskasta Joulua, 2007 , and there "Tulkoon Joulu" you could listen to it by yourself it´s absolutely incredible and among many, Marco sings there too. Merry Christmas to whole Family ! Thank you for this one, Greets from Finland.
Basicly all songs we have concerning religious music are very melancholic, but i still find them pretty. It has something.. very finnish about it that i enjoy :D It's the serene -30C frozen air feel to it, when nature is still and everything is silent. It's beautiful in very dead way.
Thank you!! This is such a beautiful song! I absolutely love Marko's voice and the choir on this one! There is something special about hearing a singer sing in their native tongue.... in this case Marko singing in Finnish. You have actually heard this song before. You heard it sang by Tarja, but this version is very different from Tarja's. Hers was more classical.
Ok, now even I, as a native Finnish speaker, understand this line better. Never actually looked up these lyrics to see that there is a comma before "homeless", and it is that sparrow who is homeless and miserable...which of course makes 100% sense now 😂
Ancient Finnish culture had the belief of soul birds and believing your deceased loved ones would come back as protective spirits. In the Eastern parts of the country, these beliefs were still partially alive a little over 100 years ago. You can see everything mixing with Christian tones in this song.
A classic every Christmas. Did you like it? Think about the real variation that can be obtained with the possibilities of heavy music for Christmas carols
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The sparrow was the girl's dead little brother, visiting from the heavens. In Finland, we had famine and diseases in the past, unfortunately killing the weak, the poor, the old and the young. The writer of the original poem, Zacharias Topelius, lost a son and wrote this masterpiece later on. Then it came one of the most loved Christmas songs for us Finns.
Yes, the poem is already written in 1859, a year after his son's death.
To me this is almost the only Christmas song I like.
I have never been able to listen to this song without crying. The song was written when child deaths were more common in history.
For six consecutive years we are supposed to be the happiest nation on Earth and yet our favorite Christmas song is made out of the poem written by a man who wrote it out of the pain of the death of his son who died at the age of 1.
And further more if you do a deep dive to our traditional and most beloved Christmas songs you'll find out they are really melancholic.
But hey, keep them Raskasta Joulua reactions coming!
I've never heard this song like this. So powerful. So emotional. I got goosebumps.
This song means so much for me. It was my mother favorite song when she did pass away, I was in this concert and to hear Marco and the choir welt so touchline so I actually weep 🥲
Since 1859! by Zacharius Topelius, newspaperman. First published as a poem in a weekly magazine in Helsinki...💖
Zacariun Topelius wrote a poem for his son who died at the are of one. It was called Sparrow Christmas Night .1859
Hi ! This hits every time I listen to it. As you both saw, in Finland we learn early on to heavy music. I´m glad you guys did this.
But there is a special year within Raskasta Joulua, 2007 , and there "Tulkoon Joulu" you could listen to it by yourself it´s absolutely
incredible and among many, Marco sings there too. Merry Christmas to whole Family ! Thank you for this one, Greets from Finland.
Basicly all songs we have concerning religious music are very melancholic, but i still find them pretty. It has something.. very finnish about it that i enjoy :D It's the serene -30C frozen air feel to it, when nature is still and everything is silent. It's beautiful in very dead way.
Thank you!! This is such a beautiful song! I absolutely love Marko's voice and the choir on this one!
There is something special about hearing a singer sing in their native tongue.... in this case Marko singing in Finnish.
You have actually heard this song before. You heard it sang by Tarja, but this version is very different from Tarja's. Hers was more classical.
The correct translation for the homeless line is "It's Christmas, homeless is the miserable sparrow".
Ok, now even I, as a native Finnish speaker, understand this line better. Never actually looked up these lyrics to see that there is a comma before "homeless", and it is that sparrow who is homeless and miserable...which of course makes 100% sense now 😂
Thanks for the correction. It really bothers me when people make bad/wrong translations. Commas matter.
Thanks for entertaining me with Marko & my favorite Xmas song. Enjoy your Xmas & have a great New Year.
More Raskasta Joulua, please! (And not just Marco or Floor! There are so many other amazing vocalists in this show)
You two are so good together! Thanks! :.-)
Thank you for this ❤
great reaction, this is so good christmas song:)
Thanks guys & Merry Christmas🎅❤️🤶
Ancient Finnish culture had the belief of soul birds and believing your deceased loved ones would come back as protective spirits. In the Eastern parts of the country, these beliefs were still partially alive a little over 100 years ago. You can see everything mixing with Christian tones in this song.
Great! While I'm waiting for more Moonsorrow, Wintersun and Amorphis reactions from you, keep these Raskasta Joulua reactions coming ;)
A beautiful song and tale ❤ and I do love Marko.
Now you need to react to JP's songs with them. He's the best.
When Topelius write this 1859 he never belive that it's still live in 2024 and so on ...
Hyvää joulua kaikille. Äitin lempilaulu.
Zakarius Topelius poem son whos died age of one.from 1859
... BTW, Rudolf, actually lives in Finland...❤
I believe you have reacted to Tarja's version of this song. She says it's her favourite Christmas song.
Tarjan kiekuminen tulee nykyään niin korvista pihalle. Onneksi Floor on olemassa.
The sparrow was the girls dead little brother.
More of Insomnium soon?
A classic every Christmas. Did you like it? Think about the real variation that can be obtained with the possibilities of heavy music for Christmas carols
3:30 The translation is too literal. To convey the meaning in english, I'd translate it to "It is Christmas, homeless the sparrow is (and) miserable"
I think you are missing out on Tommy Johanson
Many Finnish christmas songs are pretty sad
The "sparrow" is a metaphor for someone who is expatriated, longing for the homeland
Maria and Josef was homeless. Jesus was born in barn, so Christmas is homeless,