How to Survive November 2020 – 14

Päiväkävelyllä satamassa kohtasin Kauniin Veeran. Veera on Lappeenrannan uusin patsas/vesiaihe. Veera saapui Rantapuistoon kesällä. Tämän kaunottaren on toteuttanut kuvanveistäjä Markku Hirvelä. Patsaan saapumisesta täällä on kuulemma kiistelty viimeiset viisikymmentä vuotta. Tämän version on kaupungille lahjoittanut paikallinen liikemies. Tässä linkki Ylen uutisiin, jossa kerrotaan patsaan historiasta.

At our pier is a new statue/water feature, a statue of ‘Beautiful Veera’. She’s a character in a classical Finnish film from 1950 called ‘Beautiful Veera or A Ballad from Saimaa‘. She was a koffee maker in a steamship that was sailing in the Lake of Saimaa. There’s been lots of controversy about the statue over the years, actually the city folk have been arguing is it all right to place a statue of a shady movie character in a city. This one is a contribution of a local business man. 

– Kaunis Veera by Markku Hirvelä (2020) –

– Kaunis Veera –

Lyrics in English:

Beautiful Veera or A Ballad from Saimaa

Rollups, rollups, bits of beams

on the blue Saimaa we sailed,

boys, shorties and tall lads

we gazed at beautiful Veera.

 

And the steamship’s name it

was Prinsessa Armaada1

and among the beam cargo

we sailed the waves of Saimaa

 

Beautiful Veera boared the ship

in the Saimaa Channel, yes indeed.

Came, came to make the coffee,

for a monthly pay, yes.

 

Veera was a natural wanderer,

Veera was dark by herritage.

Veera made us guys lose our minds,

when she told to us all “No way”.

 

Wiggle, jiggle, wiggle, jiggle

so did the waves rock the ship,

oh how peculiary the dark girl

affected the boys’ feelings.

 

Only the skipper danced with Veera,

Veera captivated him with her gaze,

but to the others Veera said “No thanks”,

Veera made us lads lose our minds.

 

And the steamship’s name it

was Prinsessa Armaada

and among the beam cargo

we sailed the waves of Saimaa.

 

Oh, we lads did wondered

what had gone into us,

that every man was like out of his mind,

and the skipper was just plain nuts.

 

Pokes, pokes, punches, blows,

we gave to each other for Veera

On the shores of Puumala a handsome boy

already was carried to see the doctor.

 

In Lappeenranta boarded the ship,

a strange, dark and tall man.

Whispered into Veera’s ear,

what was the strange man’s plan?

 

Such was his plan, such was his plot,

the stranger took away our Veera.

We cried, we cried to no end,

for Veera she didn’t return to us.

 

Boys, shorties, tall lads

oh, we were all feeling sad.

Thick, thick, punches, blows

to each other we forgave.

 

Veera was a natural wanderer,

Veera was dark by herritage.

Veera made us guys lose our minds,

when she told us all “No way”.

 

And the steamship’s name it

was Prinsessa Armaada

and among the beam cargo

we sailed the waves of Saimaa.

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Päivän osallistujat/Today’s participants:

Ritva

Millin 

Susupetal

Värikollaasit: Kollaasi 257 (45/2020)

Tämän viikon kollaasien värit löytyvät Andorran lipusta.

This week’s colors are from the flag of Andorra.

– At the Races –

Lisää värikollaaseja löydät täältä / More collages can be found from here:

Saturday Classics – 14112020

Brittiläinen Free oli yhtye, joka nousi aallon harjalle 1970 ‘All Right Now‘ biisin ansiosta. Yhtyeestä tuli yksi eniten albumeita myyneistä blues rock -genren edustajista. Samoin laulajan Paul Rodgersin laulutaitojen on kehuttu olevan teknisesti rockmaailman huippua. Oli miten oli, bändi pysyi kasassa vuodet 1968-1971 ja seikkailujen jälkeen uusintayritys oli 1972-1973. Viimeisen hajoamisen jälkeen Rodgers perusti yhdessä Freen rumpalin, Simon Kirken, kanssa Bad Companyn. Tänään ei kuunnella tuota alussa mainittua megahittiä, vaan bändin viimeinen hittibiisi vuodelta 1972, Wishing Well. Biisi löytyy bändin viimeiseksi jääneeltä ‘Heartbreaker‘ albumilta ja sen on kirjoittanut koko bändi ja ystävänsä Bevan T. Woodhouse. Paul Rodgers muuten toimi Queenin solistina 2004-2009. Saatamme kuulla Rodgersia muodossa tai toisessa täällä toisellakin kertaa.

The British rock group Free claimed their fame with ‘All Right Now‘ at 1970. Free became one of the most album selling bands of the blues rock -genre at the 70’s. The solist, Paul Rodgers, is said to be one of the technically greatest rock singers of times. How ever, the band managed to stay together between 1968-1971 and 1972-1973. After last break down Rodgers and Free’s drummer, Simon Kirke, formed Bad Company. Today we’ll listen Free’s last hit, ‘Wishing Well‘ from ‘Heartbreaker‘ album, released 1972. Whole band and their friend Bevan T. Woodhouse are credited as writers of the song. Paul Rodgers was Queen‘s lead singer from 2004 to 2009. We might hear Rodgers sing in this blog in one form or an other later days.

 

– Wishing Well –

YouTubesta löytyy Queen + Paul Rodgers Tour eli Return of the Champions -kiertueen konserttitaltiointi kokonaisuudessaan. Ei huono, biisejä laajalla skaalalla, tässä linkki.

There is Queen + Paul Rodgers Tour, known Return of the Champions -tour, at YouTube. Not bad, songs in a large scale. Here’s the link.