Tõnis Mägi (click to play)
A friend I made at the hostel here in Utrecht is from Estonia. I knew nothing about Estonia, but he told me some things and I did some research, so I have a basic understanding. If yours is better and I made any mistakes, please let me know.
So, apparently, they have a history of being "tormented" by the countries around them, and gained their independence for the second time in 1991. They have been hard hit by economic depression. Gustav played a song for me that has become somewhat of a national anthem, although not officially. The song, as the singer in the video introduces it is a song of freedom. What he says roughly translates to "When we are together like this, nobody can defeat us." I tried translating the lyrics, but it wasn't perfect. But you can definitely sense standing up to something, especially the last lyrics. "A free Estonia we will soon see." I think the song name, Tõnis Mägi, is a place in Estonia too. Anyway, it's a beautiful song, enjoy.
Very cool!
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