Maamme
Maamme (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈmɑːmːe]; Swedish: Vårt land, Finland Swedish pronunciation: [ˈvoːrt ˈlɑnːd]; both meaning "Our Land") are the titles of the national anthem of Finland, in the country's two official languages which both mean 'Our Land' in English. In the mid-19th century, the lyrics (words) written by Johan Ludvig Runeberg in what was then known as the Grand Duchy of Finland (while under Russian occupation) were originally in Swedish, and the music—the same one used in Estonia's national anthem Mu isamaa, mu õnn ja rõõm—was composed by German-born musician Fredrich Pacius around the same time.[1] In 1889, the anthem was translated into Finnish by poet Paavo Cajander.[2]
English: Our Land | |
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![]() Frontpage of Vårt land by Johan Ludvig Runeberg | |
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Also known as | Vårt land English: Our Land |
Lyrics | Johan Ludvig Runeberg, 1848 |
Music | Fredrik Pacius, 1848 |
Music sample | |
Maamme (Instrumental) |
Lyrics
The original text to the song has eleven verses, but nowadays only the first and last verses (in bold) are part of the national anthem. However, three verses – the first in Finnish and in Swedish, and the last in Finnish – can be sung if among the singers are Swedes and Finns together.
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Vårt land, vårt land, vårt fosterland, |
Oi maamme, Suomi, synnyinmaa, |
Our land, our land, our Fatherland! |
Phonetic transcriptions
Swedish IPA transcription of the first and last verses sung |
Finnish IPA transcription of the first and last verses sung |
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[vort ˈlɑnd ǀ vort ˈlɑnd ǀ vort ˈfostærlɑnd ǀ] |
[ˈo̞j ˈmɑːmːe̞ ǀ ˈs̠uo̞̯mi ǀ ˈs̠ynːyjnˌmɑː ǀ] |
Trivia
- The national anthem of Estonia, Mu isamaa, mu õnn ja rõõm, and the ethnic anthem of the Livonians, Min izāmō, use the melody of Maamme.
References
- https://finland.fi/life-society/the-finnish-national-anthem/ The Finnish national anthem. This Is Finland. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
- http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/12688 Vänrikki Stoolin tarinat. 1919. Runeberg, Johan Ludvig. Translated by Paavo Cajander, 1889.
- http://www.nykarlebyvyer.nu/sidor/texter/poesi/jlr/vartland.htm Vårt land — Finlands nationalsång. Nykarlebyvyer.nu.
- https://web.archive.org/web/20151213065044/http://csridentity.com/finland/about.asp Finland - National Anthem. Csridentity.com. Retrieved 3 December 2014. Archived 13 December 2015.
See also https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Our_Land_(Runeberg), a poetic translation from Swedish by Anna Krook, 1904.