Satumaa (Finnish Tango)
Contents
Lyrics
We have now a special request
Bouilliabai, bouilliabai, bouilliabai...
Stroganoff, bouilliabai
Here we go...
No, you’d better leave the lights on, on stage
’cause we have to read this music,
We’ve never played it before
Aavan meren tuolla puolen jossakin on maa,
Missä onnen kaukorantaan laine liplattaa.
Missä kukat kauneimmat luo aina loistettaan,
Siellä huolet huomisen voi jäädä unholaan.
Oi jospa kerran sinne satumaahan käydä vois,
Niin sieltä koskaan lähtisi en linnun lailla pois.
Vaan siivetönnä en voi lentää vanki olen maan,
Vain aatoksin mi kauas entää sinne käydä saan.
Lennä laulu sinne missä siintää satumaa,
Sinne missä oma armain mua odottaa.
Lennä laulu sinne lailla linnun liitävän.
Kerro että aatoksissain on vain yksin hän.
Oi jospa kerran...
Players On This Song
- Frank Zappa (lead guitar, vocals)
- Napoleon Murphy Brock (saxophone, vocals)
- George Duke (keyboards, vocals)
- Ruth Underwood (percussion)
- Tom Fowler (bass)
- Chester Thompson (drums)
Records On Which This Song Has Appeared
Singles
FZ Albums & Side Projects
Tribute & Cover Albums
Notes About This Song
Satumaa is a Finnish tango, written by Unto Mononen, which Zappa first heard at the wedding of Christian von Alfthan and Eva Helkäma in 1974 . A few days later, Zappa performed it live, at the request of Matti Laipio, who provided him with a score. Laipio served as the producer of the recording and also arranged a session drummer, Matti Koskiala, to help out. [1] [2] Satumaa (Finnish Tango) was performed on 22 September 1974 at the Kulttuuritalo concert hall in Helsinki and later released on You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 2. Jukka Teittinen was the recording engineer, who also recorded the solo of Inca Roads for One Size Fits All. [3]
