KIIRIMINNA
Traditional Finnish Folk Song
TITLE: Kiiriminna
INSTRUMENTATION: SSA + piano, opt. percussion*
TIME: 2m15s
$/COPY: $3.00 CAD (+tx where applicable)
SAMPLE: click here
*SSATB & SATB coming soon
TEXT
Täst se tulloo sellanen joukko,
jot ei suru paina.
Ympäri maata kulkeneet,
ja iloisii on aina.
Hei kiiriminna kaarimminna
kiiri miina kairaa,
kiiriminna kaariminna kairaa.
Viispä meit' on soriata liikkaa,
ku juhannuksen kukka.
Heiliä läksimme etsimään,
Ku entinen joutui hukkaan.
Hei kiiriminna...
Eipä tuo heilan vahto tehne.
miule yhtään pahhaa.
Hei kiiriminna...
Jos sais heilan paremman
ja vielä vähän rahhaa.
Hei kiiriminna...
Ei saa olla surunen vaan ilonen olla pittää,
Jos ei ole hyvä olla,
niin kehumalla lissää.
Hei kiiriminna...
Courtesy translation provided by:
https://lyricstranslate.com/en/kiiriminna-kiiriminna.html
Here comes a group
That's not weighed down by sorrow
We've walked round the country
And we're always joyful
Hei kiiriminna kaarimminna
Kiiri miina kairaa
Kiiriminna kaariminna kairaa
We are five pretty lasses
Like Midsummer flowers
We went looking for a sweetheart
For we lost the last one
Hei kiiriminna...
Switching to a new sweetheart
Probably won't hurt me
Hei kiiriminna...
If only I could get a better sweetheart
And a bit of money too
Hei kiiriminna...
You mustn't be sad, you should be joyful
If you don't feel good
You must brag even more
Hei kiiriminna...
PRORGAM NOTES
An SSA arrangement of the Finnish folk song "Kiiriminna", following the adventures of five lasses roaming the countryside with not a care in the world regarding boyfriends ...
A NOTE ABOUT THE RECORDING ABOVE:
This recording is an excerpt of the version that I arranged in 2014, which featured a similar instrumental arrangement to Värttinä's version of Kiiriminna. The score I now sell has a different instrumental melodies and harmonic structure, but this final verse and chorus of my 2014 Värttinä cover will give you an idea of the mood and style of the song regardless until I can have access to a concert recording of my current version!