Satumaa (Finnish Tango) (Mononen)
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YOU CAN'T DO THAT ON STAGE ANYMORE, vol 2 Satumaa (Finnish Tango) (Mononen) Notes and Comments |
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Aavan meren tuolla puolen jossakin on maa, missae onnen kaukorantaan laine liplattaa. Missae kukat kauneimmat luo aina loistettaan, siellae huolet huomisen voi jaeaedae unholaan. Oi jospa kerran sinne satumaahan kaeydae vois, niin sieltae koskaan laehtisi en linnun lailla pois. Vaan siivetoennae en voi lentaeae vanki olen maan, vain aatoksin mi kauas entaeae sinne kaeydae saan. Lennae laulu sinne missae siintaeae satumaa, sinne missae oma armain mua odottaa. Lennae laulu sinne lailla linnun liitaevaen. Kerro ettae aatoksissain on vain yksin haen. Oi jospa kerran... |
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| Translation of the first two finnish verses: | ||
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There's a land beyond the vast sea where waves wash on the shores of happiness where beautiful flowers always blossom where worries of tomorrow can be forgotten Oh if once I could go to that fairytale land never would I leave from there like a bird but without wings I cannot fly, I'm a prisoner of ground only in thoughts that reach so far can I ever there be |
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| The photo is a JPEG file http://www.fwi.uva.nl/~heederik/zappa/files/jpg/satumaa.jpg and is described in http://www.fwi.uva.nl/~heederik/zappa/files/jpg/satumaa.txt. | ||
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| The photograph was taken at the Kulttuuritalo (Culture house) concert hall in Helsinki on September 22, 1974. The persons are Ruth Underwood, Chester Thompson, Matti Koskiala, George Duke, Tom Fowler and Frank Zappa. Matti Koskiala, a veteran Finnish drummer and percussionist, is teaching the band to play a Finnish tango, Satumaa. | ||
| I scanned the picture from the July 1991 issue of "Muusikko", the Finnish musicians union magazine. I didn't ask their or Mr. Koskiala's permission. | ||
| The Finnish RSO plays at the same hall. I am proud to have played percussion with them on this very same stage, conducted by Ingo Metzmacher, who has recorded an excellent CD of Conlon Nancarrow's studies with Ensemble Modern. | ||
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