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1977 - Finland

Performed by: Monica Aspelund
Music by: Aarno Raninen
Lyrics by: Monica Aspelund
Conductor: Ossi Runne
Language: Finnish
Placing: 10th (50 points)
Other versions: Swedish, English, French, German, Dutch
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This is the studio version. The live version is slightly different (some words repeated/omitted/replaced).


Lapponia

Lapponia
Manana... Manana...
Mana nana mana na... Mana nana mana na...
Mana nana mana... Mana nana mana...
Mananana nina nana... Mananana nina nana...
  
Lapponia, tämä on Lapponia Lapponia, this is Lapponia
Josta Pohjan kauniin neitosen kutsu kaikuu From where the call of the beautiful northern girl echoes
  
Tuo neito noita on That girl is a witch
Hän luo voimalla kohtalon She creates with the power of destiny
Hän vailla on seuraa ja lohduttamaton She's without company and consolation
Ja siksi loihtii hän noituen And that's why she conjures witching
Hän luo voimalla loitsujen She creates with the power of spells
Hän tavalla Seidan näin miehen kutsua saa In the way of Seita she can beckon a man
  
Hei... manana... Hey... manana...
Mana nana mana na... Mana nana mana na...
Mana nana mana... Mana nana mana...
Mananana nina nana... Mananana nina nana...
  
Lapponia, tämä on Lapponia Lapponia, this is Lapponia
Josta Pohjan kauniin neitosen kutsu kaikuu From where the call of the beautiful northern girl echoes
  
Mies lähti Pohjolaan A man left to the north
Tie käy kuunnellen vaistoaan The road goes by listening to his instincts
Mies rakastuu noitaan The man falls in love with the witch
Hän on ihminen maan He is a human being of Earth
Ja siksi on neidon mentävä And that's why the witch must go away
Hän on noidista lentävä She's the witch who flies
Käy tulella taivaan ja loitsut kaikuen soi She goes with the fire of the sky and the spells echo
  
Hei... manana... Hey... manana...
Mana nana mana na... Mana nana mana na...
Mana nana mana... Mana nana mana...
Mananana nina nana... Mananana nina nana...
  
Lapponia, tämä on Lapponia Lapponia, this is Lapponia
Josta Pohjan kauniin neitosen kutsu kaikuu From where the call of the beautiful northern girl echoes
Noin noidan joiku kutsuen soi: So sounds the calling song of the shaman:
Mananana... Mananana...
  
Ma... (Ma nanana nana nanana...) Ma... (Ma nanana nana nanana...)
(Ma nananana nana nanana...) (Ma nananana nana nanana...)
Ooh... (Ma nanana nana nanana...) Ooh... (Ma nanana nana nanana...)
(Ma nananana nana nanana...) (Ma nananana nana nanana...)
  
(Lapponia, Lapponia, Lapponia, Lapponia) (Lapponia, Lapponia, Lapponia, Lapponia)
  
(Manana...) (Manana...)
(Mana nana manana...) (Mana nana manana...)
(Mana nana mana...) (Mana nana mana...)
(Ma nana nanana...) (Ma nana nanana...)
  
Lapponia, tämä on Lapponia Lapponia, this is Lapponia
Josta Pohjan kauniin neitosen kutsu kaikuu From where the call of the beautiful northern girl echoes
Lapponia, tämä on Lapponia Lapponia, this is Lapponia
Josta Pohjan kauniin neitosen kutsu kaikuu From where the call of the beautiful northern girl echoes
  
(Manana...) (Manana...)
(Mana nana manana...) (Mana nana manana...)
(Mana nana ma...) (Mana nana ma...)

  • Lapponia - (actually Laponia) Latin name for Lapland, the northern part of Finland.
  • Seita - a stone symbolising a witch character in Saami/Lappish mythology, to which sacrifices could be made.
  • Noida - a shaman character in Saami/Lappish mythology.