Mu isamaa on minu arm explained
| My Fatherland is my Love |
| Author: | Lydia Koidula |
| Original Title: | Ewe: Mu isamaa on minu arm|italic=no |
| Country: |  |
| Language: | Estonian |
"Mu isamaa on minu arm" ("My Fatherland is My Love") is an Estonian poem by Lydia Koidula. The poem was first set to music for the first Estonian Song Festival in 1869 by Aleksander Kunileid.
"Mu isamaa on minu arm" became a popular patriotic song when a new melody was composed by Gustav Ernesaks in 1944.[1] Beginning in 1947, it is always the last song performed at the Estonian Song Festival. During the Soviet regime, "Mu isamaa on minu arm" became an unofficial national anthem.[2]
Further reading
- Paul Rummo, "Ühe laulu lugu" – Looming 1961, nr 1, lk 111–128 ja Paul Rummo raamatus "Mitme laulu lood" (uurimusi, kõnesid mälestusi), ER 1969, lk 25–53
Notes and References
- http://www.emic.kul.ee/emik/Heliloojad/Gustav_Ernesaks.htm Gustav Ernesaks
- http://www.laulupidu.ee/eng/history/song_celebrations/ The historical overview of Estonian Song Celebrations
- anonymous (Lydia Koidula): Emmajöe Öpik. I. Tartus, 1866, p. 29
- Wanemuine Kandle Healed. Neljahealega meeste koorid. Eesti Laulupühaks 1869 wälja annug C. R. Jakobson. St.Petersbourg, 1869, p. 9 (Text by L. Koidula, Music by A. Kunileid)
