Roy Kosonen & Inke Sunila reciting, 1st in English, then in
Finnish, the poem "The Soldier Boy" - about the "Finnish War" (Feb.,
1808 - Sept., 1809) This video recorded in March, 2009, at meeting of
"Order of Runeberg", Lodge 205, New Haven, CT, USA
Roy Kosonen sings old Finnish-Karelian folk song, called "Reppurin
Laulu", which means "The Peddler's Song", composed by the Finnish
song-writer Oskari Merikanto, sometime in the late 19th or early 20th
century. The lyrics are in the Livvi dialect of the Aunus (Olonets)
region of East Karelia, on the north shore of Laatokka (Ladoga). Video
recorded in March, 2009, at meeting of "Order of Runeberg", Lodge 205,
New Haven, CT, USA. This 2009 video vs. 2008 video of Roy singing same song:
Quality of this 2009 video is better
The 2008 video viewed >6,400 times
2008 video (see "St Urho's Day 2008" page) has additional song intro.
Ode To St Urho, recited by members & friends of "Order of
Runeberg", Lodge 205. This video recorded in March, 2009, at meeting of
"Order of Runeberg", Lodge 205, New Haven, CT, USA