Keskikesän Noita (Midsummer Witch) vocals by Kaisa

[Redler]

Hello!

A couple days ago, Kaisa emailed me and suggested that she'd like to sing some music from me. So, at first she chose this one....

I wrote this tune a couple years ago. It is a story that came into my mind on "my island" in one summer night. A bit poetry was mixed onto original lyrics. I could describe it as a tune from "Finnish forest folk"- genre .

Kaisa's main projects are Eireen and Sirkus CousCous. You can find them on SoundCloud.

Here's the Finnish lyrics for my Finnish friends (in the case they're lurking on the backround). You can put them onto Google translator. The amusement is guaranteed . Maybe a few lines are correct... eh..

Thanks for your listening!

Kari
ps. One version of this was collaborated by Geir, launched and me here: https://songcrafters.org/community/index.php?topic=4287.0

Keskikesän Noita

Aamuyö, kello neljä
Aurinko oli jo korkealla
Kuljin metsän laitaan
Niityn reunaan asti
Linnunlaulu täytti koko maan

Sydänmailla kerrottiin vanhaa tarinaa
Juhannusyönä hänet kenties nähdä saa
Paha hänet tappoi, siks tahtoo hyvää vaan
Jos hän minut huomaa, hän katoaa

Rastaan laulu
Kesän laulu
Runkoa pitkin latvaan

Kesän silmä
Pilven ratsu
Hämär'olennot jo kotonaan

Noita on kaunis
Niityllä yrttejä kerää
Valkeat hampaat ja hymy
Hiukset aamussa kimaltaa

Noita...

Kesän noita
Niityn henki
Kauneus kivipaadella

Tunne minut
Hengitä minut
On rauha taivaankaarella

Hiivin lähemmäksi ja oksa katkeaa
Autioituu niitty ja tuuli puhaltaa

Vocals by Kaisa Lahtinen
Lyrics, composition and all instruments by Kari

[stoman]

I love it, Kari! I don't understand a word, but your language seems to be perfect for ballads. And what a beautiful composition this is (again) from you.

Exactly what I like. The singer is great. Thanks for sharing!

Regards,
  Steffen

[SE]

So beautiful Kari, the vox are superb, my Finnish is non existant, so I,ll go with what I hear a great peice of music, enjoyed it so much, well done great collab.

[Geir]

Really beautiful Kari. Your music and Kaisa's voice are a perfect match !!!

Love it

[Gnasty]

That`s a beauty voice to go with beautiful playing. Sounds amazing Kari

[Oldrottenhead]

Absolutely Fabulous rakkaus laulu ja musiikki tuo mieleen Genesis

[Rata-tat-tat]

Wow... this is amazing. Vox are smashing. Well done!!!

[maxit]

wonderful! be it the lady's voice, be it the language/music, it seems like magician to me. happens that I'm becoming fan of various north european bands on reverbnation and never catch a word: you're to blame of course ;-)

[launched]

Wow, I mean WOW!!! Awesome job with this!! Haunting and beautiful, just fantastic.

I'm blown away - Love it!

Mark

[Redler]

Thanks to all for your nice comments!

Absolutely Fabulous rakkaus laulu ja musiikki tuo mieleen Genesis

I think there's built in Finn in you, James

Kari