In Pauanne’s new song “Onneni tähdet” (in English, “lucky stars”), we hear folk singer Taavi Uutela as the vocalist on an archival tape recorded in 1957. Uutela’s song about dying lucky stars became connected, in the minds of Pauanne’s musicians, to the men crushed by the war and living in the landfill, and the archival tape was given new life through Pauanne’s music and the video, animated by Robin Nogisto.
(Lyrics)
I sing like a tiny bird
that has flown its cosy nest.
I did not know that the cruel world with its traps
was waiting out there for me.
My lucky stars shone in the sky,
and I knew not a single sorrow.
I met a fair maiden who loved me back,
and I swore we would never part.
But my lucky stars all died out
when I took the drinker’s path.
My dearest of friends, please forgive me
for breaking the oath of love.
Pauanne:
Kukka Lehto, violin
Tero Pennanen, keyboards
Janne Haavisto, drums
Featuring:
Taavi Uutela, singer (Recorded by Erkki Ala-Könni 1957. The University of Tampere - Folklife archives)
Senni Eskelinen, kantele
Carla Rindell, Voice Actor