Eestlane olen ja eestlaseks jään explained

Eestlane olen ja eestlaseks jään
Artist:Ivo Linna and In spe
Language:Estonian
English Title:I Am Estonian and I Will Remain Estonian
Genre:rock
Lyricist: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.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Figueroa . Michael . Encounters in Ethnomusicology: Essays in Honor of Philip V. Bohlman . Jones . Jaime . Rommen . Timothy . 2022-09-29 . LIT Verlag Münster . 978-3-643-91411-8 . 129 . en.
  2. News: Muuseum . Sarah Lavigne, Courtesy of the Betti Alveri . 'You Until Death': how one man's music freed Estonia from Soviet rule . 2023-01-27 . The Calvert Journal.