Eestlane olen ja eestlaseks jään
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| "Eestlane olen ja eestlaseks jään" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Ivo Linna and In spe | |
| Language | Estonian |
| English title | I Am Estonian and I Will Remain Estonian |
| Genre | rock |
| Lyricist(s) | Alo Mattiisen |
Eestlane olen ja eestlaseks jään (Estonian: "I am Estonian and I will remain Estonian") is a protest song from the Estonian Singing Revolution performed by Ivo Linna and the group In Spe with lyrics by Alo Mattiisen.[1][2]
Written despite the official attitude of the Soviet Union that all its citizens were Soviets, rather than the individual nationalities, the lyric makes the singer's contrary position very clear. Loosely translated from Estonian into English, Linna sings "I am an Estonian and I will remain an Estonian/when I was created as an Estonian/Being Estonian is proud and free like a crow/Yes, just like that, freely like our forefathers".
The song is often performed at the Estonian Laulupidu and other patriotic events, as well as being regarded as one of Estonia's favourite songs.
Lyrics[edit]
| Estonian original | English translation |
|---|---|
Tuhat korda kas või alata | A thousand times, even without land |
References[edit]
- ^ Figueroa, Michael; Jones, Jaime; Rommen, Timothy (2022-09-29). Encounters in Ethnomusicology: Essays in Honor of Philip V. Bohlman. LIT Verlag Münster. p. 129. ISBN 978-3-643-91411-8.
- ^ Muuseum, Sarah Lavigne, Courtesy of the Betti Alveri. "'You Until Death': how one man's music freed Estonia from Soviet rule". The Calvert Journal. Retrieved 2023-01-27.
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