Värttinä is the first album by the band of the same name, Värttinä

Värttinä

Värttinä is a Finnish folk music band which was started as a project by Sari and Mari Kaasinen back in 1983 in the village of Rääkkylä, in Karelia, the southeastern region of Finland. Many transformations have taken place in the band since then...

. On it, the 21-member band performs traditional Karelia

Karelia

Karelia , the land of the Karelian peoples, is an area in Northern Europe of historical significance for Finland, Russia, and Sweden...

n folk songs. It was originally self-released in 1987 on vinyl

Gramophone record

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 and cassette. In 1992, it was re-released in Finland

Finland

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 by Mipu Music. In 1997 it was reissued in Japan

Japan

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 by Warner Japan. In the same year, it was reissued in the United States

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 by Finlandia Innovators, under the title Värttinä - The First Album.

Track listing

1. "Ruskie neitsyt" ("Brown-haired Maiden") – 2:19
2. "Mainitus" ("Mainitus Dance") – 1:35
3. "Lehmän tanssi" ("Cow's Dance") – 4:03
4. "Miss' on miun armahin" ("Where Is My Beloved") – 3:57
5. "Mie tahon tasaista miestä" ("I Want A Steady Man") – 1:18
6. "Juhon kontra" ("Juho's Contradance") – 1:34
7. "Tutskovin polska" ("Tutskov's Polska") – 1:53
8. "Suojärven katrilli" ("Suojärvi Quadrille") – 2:25
9. "Karjalainen kehtolaulu" ("Lullaby from Karelia") – 4:05
10. "Varrii ompi zaijuvesj" ("The Tea-water is Hot") – 2:08
11. "Koiviston polska" ("Koivisto Polska") – 1:35
12. "Duetto" ("Duet") – 1:35
13. "Melkutus" ("Melkutus Dance") – 1:43
14. "Sade" ("Rain") – 3:25
15. "Tsiiputus" ("Tsiiputus Dance") – 1:25
16. "Sekatyylipolkka" ("Polka in Mixed Style") – 2:19
17. "Ompa tietty tietyssäni" ("I Am Thinking of A Particular One") – 3:31

In the Japanese release, "Ruskie neitsyt" was moved from track 1 to track 15, after "Tsiiputus".

External links

• The band's page on album, with samples
• Fan site with lyrics and English translations for 7 tracks