Helo: Palava lintu

Song written by Helena Haaparanta, arranged by Lotta Ahlbeck Helo thanks Eetu Seppälä for giving us the opportunity to record this piece at Sibelius Academy’s studio in Musiikkitalo, and for mixing it. We’d also like to thank Jarmo Torvinen for shooting the video, and Anni Tolvanen for lending her 15-string drone kantele. *** The Burning Bird For a decade I’ve been searching for the helve of the moon, and a long way is already behind me. Like a sundial you casted a shadow that lead me forward from the crossroads. If you touch me now, you make me whole, and create this miracle a-new. Play that song, play it, tune your violin, and I will dance like a burning bird, made new in every verse. Play that song, play it, beautiful kantele, and it will rise me from the ashes again and again into your vortex. Play that song, play it, belt it out, until the very last word I want to hear your incantation. Play that song, play it, tune your violin, I’m bound by a riddle, some everlasting twilight. Something in the shadows on your face tempted me to run a mile from the secret already chosen. And then, with a secure grip, you caught my neck... More mellifluous echoes my melody. If you touch me now, you make me whole, and create this miracle a-new. Play that song, play it, tune your violin, and I will dance like a burning bird, made new in every verse. Play that song, play it, beautiful kantele, and it will rise me from the ashes again and again into your vortex. Play that song, play it, belt it out, until the very last word I want to hear your incantation. Play that song, play it, tune your violin, I’m bound by a riddle, something everlasting. If you touch me now, and won’t go, you will write your most beautiful song. I will forgive everything. Play that song, play it, tune your violin, and I will dance... Play that song, play it, beautiful kantele... Play that song, play it, belt it out, until the very last word I want to hear your incantation. Play that song, play it, tune your violin, I’m bound by a riddle, something everlasting. Play that song, play it, belt it out, until the very last word I want to hear your incantation. Play that song, play it, tune your violin, I’m bound by a riddle, some everlasting twilight.