This is a Finnish military marching song from the Civil War, it was a song of the White Army (Monarchist/Democratic), who fought the Reds in 1918 to stop Finland becoming a Communist dictatorship or puppet nation to the USSR (and won).
I decided to upload this with English lyrics as I myself do not speak fluent Finnish and thought there should be a version of this with English lyrics. I did change some parts slightly so it is not directly translated but still has the same meaning, I did this because, English been so different to Finnish, some bits are hard to understand, and didn't seem to fit.
Special thanks to Juispurg for helping with the translation.
For non-Finns who don't understand some references in the lyrics:
Ilkka - A Finnish patriot who lead the Clubbers Rebellion against the Swedish.
Kytösavu - A region and a town in Finland.
Evil East Land - Refering to Russia, which sent troops to Fight on the Red side in the war.
Utsjoki, Häme and Karelia - Regions in Finland.
Vilppula - A city in Finland which help out against the Reds in a famous battle.
2 окт 2024