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Kukkani (My Flowers)

from Cosmologies by Marjo Smolander

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I see my little family, my two children and me, as an organic symbiosis where we all, in our own turn, push the boundaries. Everyone has her own role in a meadow. We grow together, but at our own speed, like being different flowers.
“Please forgive me if you suffer because of me.” This song was born when I lived in Mali with my children in 2014-2015. At the same time when I was living my dream, my oldest child was physically suffering from homesickness which made me critically evaluate the consequences of my decisions on them.

To my two flowers, Kumba and Mari.

lyrics

Sinä olet niinkuin valkovuokko, niin herkkä ja kaunis.
Anna anteeksi minulle, älä vaan nyt nuuvu.

Sinä olet niin kuin punainen ruusu, niin tulinen ja vahva.
Isääsi sä kaipaat, olet isäsi tyttö.

Minä olen niin kuin yksinäinen lupiini, sitkeä en luovuta koskaan.
Yhdessä me ollaan, täällä yhdessä kasvetaan.

In English

You are like a windflower, so sensitive and beautiful
Forgive me, please don’t wilt just yet

You are like a red rose, so furious and strong.
You miss your father, you are a father’s daughter

I’m like a lonely lupine, persistent, I won’t ever give up
We are together, growing here together

credits

from Cosmologies, track released November 20, 2020
Music by Marjo Smolander

Dawda Jobarteh kora
Recorded by Dawda Jobarteh / Daw's Kitchen
Mixed by Mikko H.Haapoja / Haapoja Studios
Mastered by Taito Hoffrén / Ääniä

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Marjo Smolander Rääkkylä, Finland

Finnish artist Marjo Smolander comes from Rääkkylä, a tiny village in Northern Karelia.

She plays a traditional Finnish instrument called Kantele. Marjo has regularly visited West Africa and as a result her musical style has evolved into certainly unique.

Marjo is also known from the duo Zäpämmät and Finnish-Senegalese Sunuy xale team. ... more

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