Värttinä (album)

Värttinä
Studio album by Värttinä
Released	1987
Recorded	Rääkkylä, North Karelia April 1987
Genre	Karelian folk music
Length	41:24
Label	self-released
Producer	Värttinä
Värttinä chronology
Värttinä (1987) Musta Lindu (1989)

Värttinä is the first album by the band of the same name, Värttinä. On it, the 21-member band performs traditional Karelian folk songs. It was originally self-released in 1987 on vinyl and cassette. In 1992, it was re-released in Finland by . In 1997 it was reissued in Japan by Warner Japan. In the same year, it was reissued in the United States by , under the title Värttinä - The First Album.

Track listing[]

1. "Ruskie neitsyt" ("Brown-haired Maiden") – 2:19
2. "Mainitus" ("Mainitus Dance") – 1:35
3. "Lehmän tanssi" ("Cow's Dance") – 4:03
4. "Miss' on miun armahin" ("Where Is My Beloved") – 3:57
5. "Mie tahon tasaista miestä" ("I Want A Steady Man") – 1:18
6. "Juhon kontra" ("Juho's Contradance") – 1:34
7. "Tutskovin polska" ("Tutskov's Polska") – 1:53
8. "Suojärven katrilli" ("Suojärvi Quadrille") – 2:25
9. "Karjalainen kehtolaulu" ("Lullaby from Karelia") – 4:05
10. "Varrii ompi zaijuvesj" ("The Tea-water is Hot") – 2:08
11. "Koiviston polska" ("Koivisto Polska") – 1:35
12. "Duetto" ("Duet") – 1:35
13. "Melkutus" ("Melkutus Dance") – 1:43
14. "Sade" ("Rain") – 3:25
15. "Tsiiputus" ("Tsiiputus Dance") – 1:25
16. "Sekatyylipolkka" ("Polka in Mixed Style") – 2:19
17. "Ompa tietty tietyssäni" ("I Am Thinking of A Particular One") – 3:31

In the Japanese release, "Ruskie neitsyt" was moved from track 1 to track 15, after "Tsiiputus".

External links[]

• The band's page on album, with samples
• Fan site with lyrics and English translations for 7 tracks