| Koit | |
| Artist: | Tõnis Mägi |
| Language: | Estonian |
| English Title: | Dawn |
| Genre: | Rock, protest song |
| Lyricist: | Tõnis Mägi |
Koit (Estonian: "Dawn") is a song by Tõnis Mägi, made popular during the Estonian Singing Revolution. It is often seen as Mägi's signature song.[1]
The song is a protest song, promoting the aims of Estonians looking to secede from the Soviet Union. The lyric is quite allusive, with references to a "new dawn" breaking. The final lines, however, make Mägi's point explicit, as he sings (in translation):
Land, land of my fathers, so sacred a landWhich must now be freeOur song, our song of freedom will soundAnd you will see a free Estonia.
The song is frequently performed at the Estonian Laulupidu and other patriotic events.