Amorphis is my absolute favorite metal band- their music is unique

"The bee is a prominent character in the Kalevala and features in moments of birth and resurrection. Once the world has been created we are informed: ‘“from the clouds dripped honey.’ The women of the north are coveted, not just for their beauty, but also for their culinary skills with honey: ‘she may bake honey bread, know how to brew beer.’ Shortly afterwards, ‘smith Ilmarinen was born’ and a ‘bee rose up from the ground… O bee, lightweight man, bring mead on your wing, carry honey on your tongue, from six flowery tips, from seven grass tops, for steel things to be made, for iron to be wrought… spill honey on the earth.’ Apparently, the bee is essential to the forging of the world. Lemminkäinen’s mother resurrects her son using honey-based potions and spells, collected from the underworld with the assistance of a bee. Her concoction includes a drop of mead brought to anoint the weary one, to tend the ill-befallen… O bee, bird of ours, king of the forest flowers, go now to fetch some honey and to find some mead… to heal the ill.’ The resurrection ritual continues: So it (the bee) comes panting, travels doubled up, all its wings drenched in mead, its feathers in melted honey. She, Lemminkäinen’s mother, took the ointments and anointed the weary one, tended the ill-befallen; but no help came from them, no words came to the man. Lemminkäinen’s mother’s does not despair: Bee, my little bird, fly that other way, right over nine seas to an island on the main, a honey mainland, to Thor’s new cabin, the Worshipful boundless one. There is pleasant honey there and good ointment there, which will suit sinews and be good for limbs. The bee obeyed: The honey was being cooked… in tiny cauldrons, in beautiful pans that would hold a thumb, fit a fingertip. The bee, slight man, got some of those ointments. Next, we learn: The Creator sang charms and the pure God talked, the lord anointed his brood inured by an evil power. Dip your wings in mead, and your feathers in melted honey. The bee laments its chances of completing the task and is told: You will get there easily, trip there handsomely, over the moon, underneath the sun, between heaven’s stars. For one day you will flutter to the moon’s brow-bones, for another you will whizz to the Great Bear’s shoulder blades, for a third you will soar up to the Seven Stars’ back; then ‘tis a mite of a way a tiny circuit to where God the holy lives to the blessed one’s dwellings. And so the bee flies to the ‘Almighty’s chamber’ and returns with the ointment that allows Lemminkäinen’s mother to successfully complete her son’s resurrection."

@tzzeek

Жыл бұрын

That was beautiful man.

I remember when I was at the show in Tampa with Amorphis, Delain and the absolute legend Anneke Van Giersbergen, once Amorphis played this one I was absolutely transported to the first time I'd ever heard it. It was such an amazing experience tbh

You got Kalevala? There is bee in that story...

oh love this song, one of my faves

Love you and your comments😁 Amophis for ever💪

Awesome song!!

There's definately a woman singing before and in the build up in the middle of the song.

12:59 There are female vocals, you skipped the part for some reason lol

Dang, I remember requesting this like 2 years ago. Lol. Yes, there are female vocals in this song. Also, cockroaches do bite.

happiest nation

The birthday massacre

Finnish and all nort countries .. we all good " METALL FAMILIES"

"There is no girls in this song" Vin needs to have his ears checked.

This is actually from the Finnish mythology. The same that's from "lord lf the rings"...

Amorphis ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Niceeeeee

I strongly recommend you the version by David Garrett.

Have you ever heard Bachman-Turner-Overdrive, THE Canadian Rock Band at all?

Vin and Siri I got a lot of Amorphis u may want 2 check out. If u like I will send some vids of some of their songs. I highly recommend this band.

@Brombit

2 жыл бұрын

They reacted to many Amorphis songs :) kzread.infosearch?query=amorphis

Halo LP.

played the part with the female and skipped it then says theres no chick humming lol

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have you listened to any Emperor?

@rytkosenjussi

19 күн бұрын

I think they did i am the black wizards?

Dude. No female vocals? The freaking song begins with female vocals.

You've reacted to this before, have you not? Trying to reinvent yourselves?

The song has an interesting Christian meaning maybe. The bees come from the Heaven and give life to old pagan kings of a pagan underworld. "In the night of the river of death Fly the silent prince electors" Could the prince be Jesus? (Im a pagan myself btw)

@joshwilliams565

2 жыл бұрын

Almost all of their songs are based on Finnish mythology and folklore. This one is no different.

@mindtraveller100

2 жыл бұрын

Nothing Christian about that.

@revylokesh1783

2 жыл бұрын

Imho the "silent prince electors" are the male bees that mate with a new queen bee to create a new hive.

@whycantihaveanumber00000

Жыл бұрын

Kalevala technically has Christian metaphor in it. Vainamoinen is banished by the son of a virgin mother at the end of the epic. Lemmenkainen could also be seen as a Jesus type of hero, but I don't think that was anyone's perception initially as he is more of a Finnish interpretation of Baldur (who also is killed and goes to the underworld). Kalevala also mentions the words "God" and "Heaven" a lot, but it could maybe just mean Ukko or some other great spirit.

@whycantihaveanumber00000

Жыл бұрын

@@revylokesh1783 in Kalevala the bee is a powerful being that can bring princes and leaders to the world. Honey is magical in Finnish mythology according to Kalevala

In the beginning of the song and in the middle of the song is female voice same time man has tibetian throat sound!!!!!!