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Tied​ä​tkö papa? (Do you know, papa​?​)

from Cosmologies by Marjo Smolander

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This song is about deep sorrow. The narrator is a child who is asking questions from her absent father. “Do you know papa that I miss you sometimes?”

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Tiedätkö papa, että osaan tehdä voltin?
Osaan ajaa pyörällä ilman käsiä, laskea miljoonaan?
Tiedätkö papa, että osaan tehdä voltin?

Tiedätkö papa, että en saa öisin unta?
Mietin katukissojen kohtaloita, itken enkeleitä.
Tiedätkö papa, että en saa öisin unta?

Tiedätkö papa, että rakastan tanssia?
Kärrynpyöriä viivan päällä, trapetsi-temppuiluja.
Tiedätkö papa, että rakastan tanssia?

Tiedätkö papa keitä ystäväni on?
En jaksa kävellä aamuisin kouluun, pelkään yksin olla.
Tiedätkö papa keitä ystäväni on?

Tiedätkö papa,että tykkään kun pyörität?
Tiedätkö papa, että tykkään kun kutitat?
Mut me kasvetaan ilman sinua et meitä enää tunne.
Tiedätkö papa, että joskus kaipaan sua.

In English

Do you know papa that I can do a somersault?
I can drive a bike without hands and count to a million.
Do you know papa that I can do a somersault?

Do you know papa that I can’t sleep at night?
I’m mourning the stray street cats and crying after angels.
Do you know papa that I can’t sleep at night?

Do you know papa that I love to dance?
I love to do cartwheels and tricks on the trapeze.
Do you know papa that I love to dance?

Do you know papa who are my friends?
I can't walk to the school in the mornings and I’m afraid to be alone.
Do you know papa who are my friends?

Do you know papa that I like it when you spin me?
Do you know papa that I like it when you tickle me?
We are growing up without you and you don’t know us anymore
Do you know papa that sometimes I miss you?

credits

from Cosmologies, track released January 27, 2021
Music by Marjo Smolander

Mikko Hassinen percussions
Recorded by Arto Nevalainen / Studio Taajussvarjostin
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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