Ei ole üksi ükski maa

Ei ole üksi ükski maa ('No Land Is Alone') is an Estonian patriotic song, which was created in 1987 by Alo Mattiisen. The lyrics were created by Jüri Leesment. The song was created in order to support movement against phoshorite mining in Virumaa (so called Phosphorite War).[1][2]

The song is repeatedly represented in major music festivals in Estonia, e.g. in 2002 in IX Youth Singing Festival.[3]

Lyrics

Estonian original Metrical English translation

Jääb ikka nii, et Saaremaa
näeb õhtupäikse õitsemist.
Ta kõrval tunneb Hiiumaa
üht õiget sugu õitsilist.
Veel linnupesi Läänemaal
võib leida rannaroost,
veel aru annab Harjumaa
me rahva sünniloost.

Ei taha, ei või, ei saa sind jätta, Virumaa!

Teab loodus vaid, teab isamaa –
meil tuleb üksteist aidata
Ei ole üksi ükski maa,
ei taha, ei saa sind jätta, Virumaa!

Ei ole jännis Järvamaa,
kui seemne ootel põld on must.
Ei peleta meid Pärnumaa
jutt põlislaande eksinust.
Kas tarkust toitev Tartumaa
teab, mis on mehemeel?
Kui kaua suudab Võrumaa
end hoida õigel teel?

Ei taha, ei või, ei saa sind jätta, Virumaa!

Teab loodus vaid, teab isamaa –
meil tuleb üksteist aidata
Ei ole üksi ükski maa,
ei taha, ei saa sind jätta, Virumaa!

Kas jääb ka nii, et Mulgimaa
eal pügada ei lase end?
Kas vaikust valvav Valgamaa
on hüüdjatega ühinend?
Kui puhtaks jäävad Virumaal
kõik selge veega allikad,
siis alles julgen ütelda,
et elan omal maal.

Teab loodus vaid, teab isamaa –
meil tuleb üksteist aidata
Ei ole üksi ükski maa,
ei taha, ei saa sind jätta, Virumaa!

Ei ole üksi ükski maa!

Teab loodus vaid, teab isamaa –
meil tuleb üksteist aidata
Ei ole üksi ükski maa,
ei taha, ei saa sind jätta, Virumaa!

Ei ole üksi ükski maa...
Ei ole üksi ükski maa...
Ei ole üksi ükski maa...

It remains the case that Saaremaa
sees the evening sun blossom.
Next to him, Hiiumaa
knows a truly flourishing nation.
More bird nests in Läänemaa
can be found in beach reeds,
Still report on, will Harjumaa
the story of the birth of our nation.

Don't want, can't, can't leave you, Virumaa!

Only nature knows, the fatherland knows -
we have to help each other
No land is alone,
Don't want, can't leave you, Virumaa!

Not stuck at all is Järvamaa
if the field is black waiting for the seed.
Won't scare us Pärnumaa's
story of getting lost in the native forest.
Maybe wisdom-nourishing Tartumaa
knows what a man's mind is?
How long can Võrumaa
stay on the right track?

Don't want, can't, can't leave you, Virumaa!

Only nature knows, the fatherland knows -
we have to help each other
No land is alone,
Don't want, can't leave you, Virumaa!

Will it still be the case that Mulgimaa
does not allow itself to be pruned?
Is silence-guarding Valgamaa
in union with the shouters?
If all springs in Virumaa
with clear water remain clean
then I dare say
that I live in my own country.

Only nature knows, the motherland knows -
we have to help each other
No land is alone,
I don't want to, I can't leave you, Virumaa!

No land is alone!

Only nature knows, the motherland knows -
we have to help each other
No land is alone,
I don't want to, I can't leave you, Virumaa!

No land is alone...
No land is alone...
No land is alone...

Tujurikkuja version

At the end of 2015, a younger generation of singers performed a remake in the satirical program Tujurikkuja in the manner of Mattiisen, which ironized the widespread intolerance towards refugees, gays and simply other Estonians. The text written by Märt Avandi, Ott Sepp and Õ-Fraktsioon also alluded to other political issues, such as the Syrian civil war.[4]

References

  1. "Mattiisen, Alo | Estonian Music Information Centre". www.emic.ee. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  2. "Alo Mattiisen – Betti Alveri Muuseum". bettimuuseum.org (in Estonian). Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  3. "IX NOORTE LAULUPIDU Ei ole ükski maa (2002) | Eesti Laulu- ja Tantsupeo SA". laulupidu.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  4. "Tujurikkuja 2015 - "Ei ole üksi ükski maa"". youtube.com. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
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