Lappalaisia lauluja

A rare glimpse into the musical heart of the far‑northern peoples, this volume gathers a variety of traditional Sami verses that have survived through oral transmission and early print. The first section revisits poems already known from previous publications, while later parts present songs told directly by the people themselves—tales of daylight rituals, youthful love, and ancient spirits that still echo across the tundra.

The collection does more than showcase lyric beauty; it also offers brief notes on the different poetic forms, proverbs, riddles, and the mythic worldview that shaped them. With careful translations and commentary from scholars and clergy who collected the material in the mid‑nineteenth century, listeners are invited to hear the cadence of a culture whose songs have long been under‑represented. The result is an intimate, scholarly yet approachable portrait of a living tradition, preserved just as it was sung beneath the Arctic sky.