IEVAN POLKKA 2021 by LOITUMA

EDIT: I added the Finnish lyrics here! #finnishlyricstutorial #lyricsinfinnish Loituma is back with a new version of Ievan polkka! We decided to participate in making art in the times of covid19 and this is the result. This video is to all of you who still like to listen to Ieva's story. Hope you enjoy! The time will come when we do this live, I'm sure. =) Tämä video on kaikille teille, jotka yhäti haluatte kuunnella Ievan tarinaa. Loituma päätti kantaa kortensa kekoon korona-ajan taiteen tekemiseen ja syntyi tämä uusi versio Ievan polkasta. Olkaapa hyvä! Aaaand the story in English: 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...