Uploaded June 2020 | Updated September 2026, 3 days ago
Estonian vocalist and kannel zither virtuoso Mari Kalkun was part of Songlines Encounters Festival 2019. From her set of hauntingly beautiful songs, here's 'Keelega-Meelega' (With Tongue and Heart) from her 2017 album, Ilmamõtsan ('In the Wood of the World').
Keelega-Meelega
Lyrics and Music by Mari Kalkun
Läbi merede me läheme
Läbi valgete lainete
Verevate õhtute
Läbi kuue kevade
Seitsme ootamise silmavee
Kaheksama kannatuse
Aga armastus ei vähene
Aga armastus ei vähene
Uma keelen, uma-uma keelen
Taha Sullõ kõnõlda
Et uma meelen, uma-uma meelen
Ma Sinno hoia:
Mõts. Imä . Maa. Esä.
Uma. Uma. Tii. Miis.
Kodo. Maa. Päiv. Päiv.
Lats. Ilo. Suu. Taivas.
Keelega-keelega,
Hää hüvä meelega,
Kavvõndale jõvvat!
Uma keelen, uma-uma keelen
Taha Sullõ kõnõlda
Et uma meelen, uma-uma meelen
Ma Sinno hoia.
Elomeren, elo-elomeren
Kats üte puu venet.
Mu veren, mino-mino veren,
Su verekene.
Across the seas we travel
through white waves,
through blood-red evenings,
through six springs,
through the tears of awaiting the seventh,
through the suffering of the eighth,
but the love doesn’t wane
but the love doesn’t wane.
In my own language, in this tongue of mine,
I want to tell you
that I carry you in my heart:
Forest. Mother. Land. Father.
My own. My own. Road. Husband. Home. Land. Sun. Day. Child. Joy. Fen. Sky.
With a tongue,
with a good and merry heart
you will go further.
In my own language, in this tongue of mine,
I want to tell you
that I carry you
in my heart.
On life’s sea, on this sea of life,
two logboats from one tree.
In my blood, in this blood of mine
your blood so dear.
Estonian vocalist and kannel zither virtuoso Mari Kalkun was part of Songlines Encounters Festival 2019. From her set of hauntingly beautiful songs, here's 'Keelega-Meelega' (With Tongue and Heart) from her 2017 album, Ilmamõtsan ('In the Wood of the World').
Keelega-Meelega
Lyrics and Music by Mari Kalkun
Läbi merede me läheme
Läbi valgete lainete
Verevate õhtute
Läbi kuue kevade
Seitsme ootamise silmavee
Kaheksama kannatuse
Aga armastus ei vähene
Aga armastus ei vähene
Uma keelen, uma-uma keelen
Taha Sullõ kõnõlda
Et uma meelen, uma-uma meelen
Ma Sinno hoia:
Mõts. Imä . Maa. Esä.
Uma. Uma. Tii. Miis.
Kodo. Maa. Päiv. Päiv.
Lats. Ilo. Suu. Taivas.
Keelega-keelega,
Hää hüvä meelega,
Kavvõndale jõvvat!
Uma keelen, uma-uma keelen
Taha Sullõ kõnõlda
Et uma meelen, uma-uma meelen
Ma Sinno hoia.
Elomeren, elo-elomeren
Kats üte puu venet.
Mu veren, mino-mino veren,
Su verekene.
Across the seas we travel
through white waves,
through blood-red evenings,
through six springs,
through the tears of awaiting the seventh,
through the suffering of the eighth,
but the love doesn’t wane
but the love doesn’t wane.
In my own language, in this tongue of mine,
I want to tell you
that I carry you in my heart:
Forest. Mother. Land. Father.
My own. My own. Road. Husband. Home. Land. Sun. Day. Child. Joy. Fen. Sky.
With a tongue,
with a good and merry heart
you will go further.
In my own language, in this tongue of mine,
I want to tell you
that I carry you
in my heart.
On life’s sea, on this sea of life,
two logboats from one tree.
In my blood, in this blood of mine
your blood so dear.
