Naamioita I-II : $b Väinämöisen kosinta; Hiiden miekka; Pentti Pääkkönen; Lydian kuningas; Meiram; Melankolia

In this lyrical drama the ancient forest comes alive with song and whisper. Aino, grieving and haunted by unseen forces, pleads with the spritely sisters of the pine—Koivutar, Haavatar, Pihlajatar—while the blue‑winged Sinipiit flutter through the trees, echoing the refrain “summer has come.” Their riddling conversation weaves together sorrow, love, and the restless rhythm of the Finnish wilderness, setting a tone that feels both timeless and intimate.

When Väinämöinen finally emerges, his booming voice carries the echo of ancient rivers, and he offers the forest spirits glittering birch‑gold trinkets as playful bargaining chips. The exchange turns into a bright, almost cinematic game of cat‑and‑mouse, where verses become gifts and every laugh hides a deeper longing. Listeners are invited to follow this enchanting first act and later explore the collection’s other mythic vignettes, each a compact tableau of Finnish legend and poetic imagination.