Loituma website: www.loituma.fi.
The whole song! I hope you enjoy practising this with me. I thought you might like it like this, so I left a couple of bars between all the verses, so there’s time to breath for a while and prepare for the next verse.
Thank you so much for joining with me on this journey of cutting the song into very small pieces and opening the meaning of the story along with the words and syllables. I’m so happy to think that there are so many people around the world singing this song and enjoying music and the special connection between other humans on this Earth through music. I’m also very proud of all of you who have the energy and time to try and learn this! I so much wish I could hear you singing, and see you dancing and smiling! =)
Your feedback has been very important to me and always will. Love you all! Stay safe and stay tuned! I’m not going to stop here! =)
IEVAN POLKKA - THE STORY
The storyteller is a young lad, who has a crush on a girl named Ieva (a Savonian version of Eeva, the Finnish Eva). The couple wants to dance together, no matter what. It’s a story about affection and the importance of dancing.
There is a sound of polka rhythm drifting from the neighbour (it might be Ieva’s house where people have gathered to dance). The lad says his feet long for dance. Ieva has her mother guarding her, but Ieva fools her and gets to dance with the lad. He’s saying: ”We don’t care about any restrictions when we are dancing all over the floor”.
Ieva is smiling widely as people wish her good luck. (Not sure, but maybe ’cause they had noticed the young fine lad being interested in her and people look at her with an implying gaze.) Everybody has their hair wet from sweating on the dance floor, and the fiddle is howling and wailing. In the end the lad says: ”I don’t mind being wet when dancing to and fro”.
Well, now Ieva’s mother is singing hymns in her own room (she probably didn’t like the idea of having a ball in her house). In the meantime the lad is wooing Ieva in the room next door (having a break from dancing). And the lad says that he doesn’t care about what any old women say as long as he can dance.
”We had fun after the dancing, and I got to canoodle once”. (It’s not obvious what Kettunen is saying here, but he alludes presumably to making love somewhere.) When they get home, Ieva’s mother is angry and Ieva starts to weep. The lad says: ”I told Ieva that it doesn’t matter and we’ll be dancing again”.
The lad continues: ”I told the mother: you shut your mouth, or else I won’t guarantee your health. You’ll stay healthy if you grab your bones and have a rest in your room”. He also tells that he doesn’t care for being so gentle when he’s taking the ladies all over the dance floor.
The lad is speaking to Ieva’s mother: ”I’ll tell you, you need to chew, ’cause I’m not to be swallowed just like that. (meaning that he won’t give up easily.) You can go from east to west, but I’m not giving up Ieva.” And he continues: ”For this lad doesn’t care for being too modest, when dancing to and fro”
Verses at:
1 0:41
2 1:15
3 1:48
4 2:21
5 2:52
6 3:23
7 3:55
8 4:25
9 4:57
Music: Traditional
Original Finnish lyrics: Eino Kettunen
Arrangement & new lyric parts by LOITUMA (Hanni Autere, Sari Kauranen, Anita Lehtola-Tollin, Timo Väänänen)
Publisher: Warner Chappell Music Finland
#ievanpolkka #ievaspolka #ievanpolkkalyrics #finnishpolka #ievaspolkafinnishlyrics #loituma #loitumaievanpolkka #finnishlyricstutorial
#lyricstutorial #lyricsinfinnish
Loituma website published! Have a look at www.loituma.fi.
That photo of you all on the home page of the site makes me smile so much :)
=)@@Dephire
@@HanniAutereAnd who is this?
Who do you mean? @@Maria_lis123
I mean, "@Dephire" who is this?
It's pretty rare to see the actual singers get grassroot and bother teaching people to sing this. Props up to her for doing this.
Thanks! =)
"The wifi key it's under the router" The WIFI key:
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After years loving it, I've decided to learn Ievan polka. I've started today. What a phonological nightmare... For the moment, the only bit I can sing properly is "Salivili hipput tupput tapput äppyt tipput hilijalleen.". But I won't give up. Because that song's worth the pain. (I do think it.) I want to express my admiration to people who managed to learn Ievan polka, and wish good luck to those who are considering it.
You can do it!! Remember that it doesn't have to be perfect. =)
Same🤣🤣
Did you do it?
@@ashleysilcock3996 Hey! I master the first verse and two of the scat verses, hehe :D
@@ashleysilcock3996 Hey! I've got the first verse, and two of the scat verses, hehe :D
I remember being addicted to this song when I was a kid, I kept watching the leek spin videos. ❤
Same!
The older she gets, the more beautiful she is!
She’s that one teacher we wish we had in our school days ♥️
Yup
Definitely. I'd certainly take music class if the teacher was Hanni.
I am crying tears of joy! Greetings from Poland!
Dołączam się. Greetings from Poland! Swoją drogą ciekawy zbieg okoliczności, pozdrawiam! D
siemanko :D
No witam :)
I love how Hanni looks at the camera at 2:17 like, here is the part you came for. Love you Hanni!
Fun fact if u put this video on 1,75x speed u can get normal Ievan polka
WOW! 300.000 views! Thank you! =)
Congrats!! Really catchy, although I don't know Finnish at all 😂, but the translation in English is really nice!
I actually almost memorized this whole song even though i don’t understand Finnish, but i really like it and the story about this song is really nice! 😊
Love from Brazil❤️🇧🇷❤️
Congratulations!
Hanni, you are wonderful.
You guys noticed how much she was happier at her line? Still feels the joy.
=D
I don't know what these words mean because I am an Arab, but I was moving my tongue and trying to sing with you and I loved this song from the first moment 👍👏
Just look at the intro of this clip - there is a translation of it --------> kzhead.info/sun/lt5mYcd6nYF5lmw/bejne.html
@@Hejo596 ok, thanks.
Everytime i hear this song Ievan pollka i got smile and become happy
Yesss! Exactly! :D You just cannot be sad when You hear this song! It makes, I guess, everyone happy when being played! :)
I'm Polish and I'm amazed how similar to polish the finnish pronunciation is, practically identical!
This woman is such a pure blessing. Love her!
=)
I was planning to learn Japanese in 2024, but now I have a new goal.
Sounds like the original if you play it in 1.5x speed
She _is_ the original.
2:20 to 3:50 is pure magic Hey can you please give us the anti ageing formula.. You just keep getting younger ❤️ Thanks for the slow version and lyrics...really easy to follow🥰
This is a kind gesture to the rest of the world who would love to understand the phonetics of this infectious song. I'm so grateful for you for breaking it down like this. Thank you so much, friend!
I’ve seen the original video for this song in 2001, and noticed this lady and thought to myself: she looks like a teacher, a teacher which knows how to make her classes pleasant to its pupils. And now, after more than 20 years, my thoughts are confirmed! Such a beautiful human! And song! And language!
I'm happy to hear this! =D
Who could've imagined that, in 2006, a meme would introduce me to one of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard. Greetings from Brazil, Hanni!
Obrigada! =)
She's very cute, and her smile is infectious.
I have already learned Salivili hipput tupput tapput Apput tipput hililalay 😁
Приятная и обаятельная женщина 🙏🔥❤️
This brings back childhood memories of listening to this at school and only being able to sing along to the "Salivili hipput typput tapput appyt tipput hilijalleen"
This should be an Anthem of the Internet.
I don't speak finland, not a single word but i see this video like a 100 times and last saturday with a couple of beers i sang this song in a kareoke.... Nailed! hahaha 🤣
Thank you for making this slow version. I'm in love with this song for over 10 years and learning how to sing this song in the official ver is impossible for me. Now I can slowly learn this song!
Ievan Polkka- 20% Beautiful Story (Lyrics) 20% Hanni Singing it in the most beautiful and cute way for us 20% Salivili hipput tupput tapput 0% Nudity 0% Hate 0% Nonsense lyrics 40% Old and Gold
I AGREE
Halli galli wulli hupsi hupsu schulli wulli bulli wupps haha!
The lyrics are mostly literal nonsense gibberish though. Makes a great song with a story nonetheless, and Loituma's performance is sublime!
Me: oh, nice, now I’ll be able to sing along :) *Hanni starts singing* Me: nevermind
Do try!! =)
@@HanniAutere It’s such a beautiful song and such a beautiful voice! I listen to it very often and now I can sing some parts of it, actually!
@@HanniAutere I will sing this whenever I want to scare the cats. The song is great. My singing? Not so much.
I am a mathematics teacher from Turkey and I know all the lyrics by heart. A friend sent me the song in MSN 😄 i couldn't sleep but listened to that masterpiece for hours. Memorizing was the most difficult and most rewarding singing experience since i don't know a word Finnish. Thank you for such an immense effect on my life.
This song symbolizes everything that is good about the internet.
I feel very privileged watching these tutorials directly from Hanni. Kiitos paljon!
I saw this in my recommendations and I do not regret watching it
I got hooked on this song long ago. The one playing the piano here, Ive seen her grow from a young woman to her age now. still sounds great many years of happiness listening to this song
It's me playing and singing here, it's my channel. Good to hear you like it. =)
@@HanniAutere I got hooked on this song long ago. I recall you at the end of the line far left. the ultimate ear worm! Finnish language is so beautiful. rarely if ever heard. Be well!!
Everyone knows Tolkien based his High-Elvish on Finnish; but I didn't know Finnish people looked and sang like Elves too. 😉
=)
Wow, now I know this whole beautiful song by heart, and I can sing it whenever I want. Hello from Russia :)
How sweet. This is a beautiful song.
Terve! Hanni, I'm learning Finnish Because of this Song :) once I know more words I'll try to have a conversation with you ! I can't wait Here's What I know Minä Olen Ozzy. Kiitos !
She nailed that solo exactly like she’s done in all of the recordings for the past who knows how long. Now I want to learn Finnish ❤
Me practice the song slowly while spinning holding leek:
=)
There would be no wars if everyone starts singing this song
I moved from a Finnish-American area of Michigan to New Hampshire. It took a year, but I'm finding American Finns here, too. I went to an event with traditional music and pastries. It was wonderful, and I was quite pleased when I heard the instrumental versions of Säkkijärven Polkka, and Ieva's Polka❤
Greetings from Turkey! You are amazing!
Even you are old, but your smile is gold Thanks for sharing 🙏
I don't know how or why I'm so invested in this (I'm not even close to be finnish) but I will master this satisfying song.
Here are the lyrics, so you can follow the text easier in advance. IEVAN POLKKA (Finnish lyrics by Eino Kettunen) (Improvised solo by Hanni Autere) Nuapurista kuulu se polokan tahti Jalakani pohjii kutkutti. Ievan äiti se tyttöösä vahti Vaan kyllähän Ieva sen jutkutti, Sillä ei meitä silloin kiellot haittaa Kun myö tanssimme laiasta laitaan. Salivili hipput tupput tapput äppyt tipput hilijalleen. Ievan suu oli vehnäsellä Ko immeiset onnee toevotti. Peä oli märkänä jokaisella Ja viulu se vonku ja voevotti. Ei tätä poikoo märkyys haittaa Sillon ko laskoo laiasta laitaan. Salivili hipput… Ievan äiti se kammarissa Virsiä veisata huijjuutti, Kun tämä poika naapurissa ämmän tyttöä nuijjuutti. Eikä tätä poikoo ämmät haittaa Sillon ko laskoo laiasta laitaan. Salivili hipput… Hilipati hilipati hilipati hillaa Hilipati hilipati hilipampaa Jalituli jallaa talituli jallaa Tilitali tilitali tilitantaa Halituli jallaa tilituli tallaa Tilitili tilitili tilitili tallaa Halituli tilitali jallati jallan Tilitali talitali heli lantaa Rimpati rallaa ripirapi rallaa Rumpati ruppa ripirampuu Jakka rittaa rippari lapalan Tulituli lallan tipirantuu Jatsa tsappari dikkari dallan Dittari dillan ditsdan dullaa Dipidapi dallaa ruppati rupiran Kurikan kukka ja kirikan kuu Ratsatsaa ja dipidapi dillapi ritsdan dillan dillan duuaba dippat daaba dippa diiba diibi Diibi biidi disten dillan duu Jaaba dilla stillan deia duua daava Daava daava duuvu duuvu duuvjavuu Badistan dillan stillan duuva daiga Daiga daiga duu duu deijadoo Siellä oli lystiä soiton jäläkeen Sain minä kerran sytkyyttee. Kottiin ko mäntii ni ämmä se riitelj’ Ja Ieva jo alako nyyhkyyttee. Minä sanon Ievalle mitäpä se haittaa Laskemma vielähi laiasta laitaa. Salivili hipput… Muorille sanon jotta tukkee suusi En ruppee sun terveyttäs takkoomaan. Terveenä peäset ku korjoot luusi Ja määt siitä murjuus makkoomaan. Ei tätä poikoo hellyys haittaa Ku akkoja huhkii laiasta laitaan. Salivili hipput… Sen minä sanon jotta purra pittää Ei mua niin vuan nielasta. Suat männä ite vaikka lännestä ittään Vuan minä en luovu Ievasta, Sillä ei tätä poikoo kainous haittaa Sillon ko tanssii laiasta laitaan. Salivili hipput…
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Much love
How beautiful! Thank you!
I translated it to English and it doesn’t make sense
@@Emisa635 See the description to read what the story is about. =) Any translator robot will fail to translate this, since it's not regular Finnish but a dialect.
I'm not good at singing, I never actually sang at all. But just for pure fun, I might try to learn this song to perfection, without knowing the meaning of a single word from the lyrics. Thank you so much. At least I'd have something to do while bored at work. :D
For who want to watch it in a normal speed it's 1.75
This song helped me go through some extreme depressing times. ❤️ Even though i dont understand a single word.
👍👏👏👏 Thank you Hanni! I believe these times of the pandemic have brought two much better viruses on YT and TikTok; 'The Wellerman', thanks to a young Scottish singer/musician Nathan Evans, who put a video on TikTok, and loads of people used that as base and added song and instruments. Ievan polkka is the other one. IF anyone possibly could tell me 1. How did it become a vocaliod's song in Japan? How did it get there? I think it was dancing around in South Korea as well 🤔 2. HOW DID IT END UP IN TURKEY, with the musician, drummer, Bilal Göregen??? Anyway, his drumming (a single hand drum!) and, yeah, hm, sort of singing, made success, reached South African musician 'The Kiffness' (David Scott, almost some irony in that? What is it with the Scots these days 😂?) who made an amazing re-mix, him playing synthesizer and trumpet, addition of a saxophone and violin, played by musicians from other countries, and "The Vibing Cat" (which happens to be Canadian). This spread like wild fire (if one dares to use that word nowadays!), there's an uncountable number of versions out there now. Try google 'Ievan Polkka'! This is what I call "go viral" 😂 😂! Some people have made loops of both Kiff's re-mix and other, some based on Kiff's, up to, what I know, TEN HOURS! Ten hours of Ievan Polkka, a blind, Turkish street musician and a South African musician who works miracles on his mini synth. A follow of other musicians from all over the world, Kiff's wife dancing (not polka though!) and a vibing, white, Canadian cat! This is what The Internet was built for!!! To connect people all over the world! ❤️❤️❤️
I can only sing the part of "'pol pol pol pol pol pol pol pol pol pol polkka"' and I am happy with it ....
If you had told the members of Loituma back in 1995 that their rendition of an already seventy year old song would become a worldwide viral sensation because of an anime video only a decade later and they'd still be having fun with it into the 2020s with Hanni doing videos like this, they'd have all probably looked at you like you were high. But here we are and damn is it fun.
I'm from the United States and I don't speak a word of Finnish. I have wanted to learn to sing this song for years and this is the most helpful video I've found. Thank you so much!
Glad to see Leekspin girl sing. Greetings from Russia ❤
I am so beyond happy to see members of Loituma still around and participating on the internet like this. I remember when I first seen this song I was like 7 or so and it sounded bizarre, but really really cool, and now just today I saw the 2021 version with all of you aged, yet you all look the same, and you hold onto the same joy seemingly which is just refreshing.
Such a catchy song, it's almost not surprising that so many viral videos and memes came out of it.
I'm so glad you're still healthy and the rest of loituma is still on good terms and all. This is a beautiful song it makes me want to learn Finnish just to sing along to this.
I used to search for folk songs from many countries as a hobby when I was a teen. I also learnt the lyrics. I remember well how I learnt Swedish, German, Russian, Danish, and some of your Finnish songs with Loituma. It took me months to even memorize some parts of Ievan Polkka! 😂 and today I barely remember anything but if I see the written text like here, I remember how to sing it with all the tones and pauses. I never thought back then, 15 years ago, that one day we’d have the luxury to have you guide us through this song! I am truly grateful of YT for bringing us closer to artists like you 💕 you are a beautiful woman and I will admire you and Loituma my entire life. Hopefully our children will also enjoy folk music like yours. They do seem to respect it and like it already but they are quite small yet :)
Oh, thanks! Greetings to your children! =)
My dream is to learn to speak Finnish and I think this song is amazing! Greetings from Brazil 🇧🇷 ☺️
My neighbors are learning this song whether they want to or not
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Same 😂 I live an apartment and I'm just trusting in the soundproof walls
😂😎👍🏽
I watched because she seemed just so kind. :3 Now I know the lyrics better
Omg are you the original singer? I'm shocked and amazed 😍 I didn't realize until I scrolled down the comments. Lots of love. From Turkey ♥️
Yeah, I'm in the Loituma original. =)
She did the famous improvised verses :D
@@dragonmoth96 Yep! =)
I love how you smile not only with your face, but with your voice as well, it adds beautiful depth
The easiest way (for me) to learn foreign words is through music and speaking in a rhythm, so this was a marvelous way into Finnish! I’m not the only one who enjoyed it either. My cat was vibing the whole time.
Thank you Hanni ! Finnish is a beautiful language, really great for rhythm and "musicallity". This song has left its mark in History, on the internet and in our minds. Cheers from France 🇨🇵✨
Learning from the master! Such an honour dear lady!
omg finally i can sing it fluently, when i heard this song for the first time, i was thought that i can't sing this song well because it's too hard for me, but now i can ❤️ thank you so much, i am really appreciate 😊
Огромное спасибо! Люблю эту песенку уже давно,а теперь выучу её с Вами!Спасибо,спасибо,спасибо!
I'm not even joking after 6 days of constantly watching this video for 2 hours and practicing the lyrics i was able to sing it fairly! I'm not even finnish but i love singing this and all thanks to this video!❤
Cool! =D
Пытался выучить эту песню но было тяжело понять, как произносить слова написаные на финском языке. А в вашем видео есть медленный темп, в котором понятно произношение слов. Огромное спасибо за это ценное видео. Кстати в России она тоже известна, у нас полька впервые прозвучала в 1995 году в фильме "Особенности национальной охоты".
when you play it at 2x speed it sounds normal
I can’t get enough of this song, I find myself singing this part on my walks. “salivili hipput tupput tapput äppyt tipput hilijalleen”.
I don’t know why this tune has captivated me. I will listen to this many times ❤️
I've been listening to this song for years and have tried to read the lyrics along as well but this tutorial was so awesome that for the first time I kinda managed something maybe 50% close. Singing a language you don't know is hard; thank you for slowing it down for people to learn.
So nice to hear this! =)
Ok hanni you still answering. yet 4 months old this video. Thanks for this song .I watched previous versions of this song and the time was 4oclock at morning.... Like your rhythm and voice. you all 4 rocking....
This song always makes me such a good mood it sounds so friendly and peacefully ☺️
I have tears in my eyes every time you sing. 🥲 You're singing wonderfully. ❤ Thanks for video. 😊 Greetings from the Czech Republic. 🤗 🇨🇿
Kiitos!
I don't speak Finnish but I'm so obsessed at this song. I love it 🥴
I discovered this song three months ago and I cannot stop listening it. It’s magic ❤️
Hello Hanni! Greetings from Sweden! Thank you Dear! I met this song more than 20 years ago (around the year of 2000) and fell in love with that at the first moment. I don't even speak a word in Finnish, but I always wanted to learn this song's lyrics! That's a big help for me now!!! Thank you! ❤❤😘
16年前に日本でとても流行りました。 もちろん今も愛されている名曲ですね。 言葉がわかりませんが素晴らしい音楽を届けてくれてありがとうございます。 時を超えて今、この動画でお元気な姿を見られて嬉しかったです。
I can't believe these words fit in my Tamil speaking mouth. You made wonders happen. My speech also improved tremendously. Thank you for teaching us this song
Классная песня. Музыка не знает границ :) Огромное спасибо и привет из Узбекистана!
Magic! I don't understand a word, but cannot help listening to it again and again. Exaltation!
looks like every single finnish word could serve as an unbreakable password !! however, I looove the song deeply
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21.000 SUBS! THANK YOU!!!
Oh hi Hanni again =) Thats great news :> Anyways, i hope you 100000000000000 subs thats quite much or no lol for you no you need them... You have subs at the speed of the clock :) Wow..... I cant wait on new video with Tomi :) Europan power =)
Десять лет! Десять лет я не понимал что они поют!!! Сейчас понял)))
My life would have been easier if I saw this video earlier. Learned the lyrics on hardcore mode hahahaha
Just seeing this woman makes me feel instantly happy!
3:20 people. That's the verse you probably came here for
She's soo adorable. I'm crying
As a Turkish people we are greatful to your performance and we began practising to sing this song with you after many years.
I JUST ASCENDED INTO THE ASTRAL PLANE YOU HAVE NO IDEAAAAA I USED TO LISTEN TO THIS SONG ON REPEAT FOR DAYS TRYING TO LEARN THE LYRICS AND NOW I FINALLY CAN PERFECT IT ARE YOU FOR REALLLLLL. THIS JAM IS GETTING SUNG TO KIDSSSSS HOW AM I JUST FINDING OUT ABOUT THIS
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I'm trying to impress my Finnish colleague by learning the whole song.🎵🎵🎶
In this slowed down version with the lyrics it is super fun to sing along
Two years ago I discovered loituma ievan polkka 😍 Thank you ❤️ Am still learning ... " Lyrics" 💯
After months of listening to this song non-stop, I have finally learned how to sing it!
I'm proud of you! =)