Ancient Finnish Folk Tales - Full Album | Lyrics from 1879-1883 Book | Libretto Orchestra

Описание: Ancient Finnish Folk Tales - Full Album by Libretto Orchestra

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Journey through authentic 19th-century Finnish folklore. These songs are based on an 1879 folklore book from northwest Lake Ladoga, where ancient tales were collected before they faded from memory.

1. The Giants' Farewell 00:00
2. Fortress Mountains 05:07
3. Fields of Blood 10:41
4. Bells Beneath the Water 16:26
5. The Last Survivor 21:45
6. Jaakko Puntus 28:19
7. Impvaara's Daughters 34:32
8. The Cursed Treasure Seekers 40:47
9. The Sacred Grove 47:42
10. Kalmistu (The Days of the Dead) 53:45
11. The Burning Monastery 1:00:28
12. Chronicles of Stone 1:06:05

Song bios:

1. The Giants' Farewell
Ancient Meteliläiset giants fade into myth when their era ends. Symphonic folk metal with kantele and soaring soprano vocals captures their departure into mountain mists, leaving only impossible stone works behind.

2. Fortress Mountains
Stone fortifications crown sacred hills from Linnamäki to Lapinlinna. Epic folk metal celebrates these enduring sentries built across generations, silent testimony to those who defended home itself.

3. Fields of Blood
Death metal fury depicts battles at Sakararo and Huhmarinmäki where blood flowed knee-deep. Growled vocals and blast beats convey violence without glory—desperate survival etched into earth's memory.

4. Bells Beneath the Water
Monks cast sacred bells into Lake Ladoga before Swedish armies destroyed Kannansaari monastery. Doom riffs with underwater reverb and Orthodox chants mourn the drowned monastery still singing beneath waves.

5. The Last Survivor
Vepsä survived Lapinlahti's massacre hiding in marshes, breathing through reeds while hunters searched above. Claustrophobic doom metal captures days in freezing water: "I am the last survivor.

6. Jaakko Puntus
Shepherd-warrior legend who defeated giants through cunning and defended communities across generations. Power metal celebrates the people's guardian whose furrows remain platform-high at Vakokangas.

7. Impvaara's Daughters
Young women chose the lake over dishonor, walking hand-in-hand off cliffs singing sorrow songs. Gothic doom honors their agency in darkness—eternal guardians in white dresses still appearing in morning mist.

8. The Cursed Treasure Seekers
Russians seek monastery gold with ancient maps, but every treasure burns underground until rightful heirs return. Progressive doom's dissonance mirrors the futile dance of those digging for cursed riches.

9. The Sacred Grove
At Kauppala's ancient tuomi tree, offerings were brought for centuries until a drunk man cut it and brought curse upon himself. Pagan folk metal with shamanic atmospheres: the old gods still watch.

10. Kalmistu (The Days of the Dead)
Twice yearly, Orthodox Karelians feast among tombstones, feeding ancestors in customs older than Christianity. Funeral doom and choir chants affirm the living and dead are never truly separate.

11. The Burning Monastery
SSwedish armies torch Orusjärvi monastery—three hundred years of wisdom turning to ash. Blackened death metal's fury captures flames, while soprano mourns. But forty horses carry gold to safety; memory persists.

12. Chronicles of Stone
Epic finale weaving all themes together—giants, fortresses, battles, bells, survivors, warriors, sacrifice, curses, sacred groves, ancestors, and burning archives. Symphonic metal affirms: "We are keepers of legends, guardians of lore.