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Massive sidetrack but there's a performance by a Finnish band called Horna, of a song called "Oi kallis kotimaa". I remember reading that it's about a famous ba
by YeGoblynQueenne 5y ago
Massive sidetrack but there's a performance by a Finnish band called Horna, of a song called "Oi kallis kotimaa". I remember reading that it's about a famous battle in WWI or WWII involving a Hungarian regiment, but I can't find any information about it online, except in Finnish, which I regrettably do not speak. Could any friendly Finnish person please explain what "Oi kallis kotimaa" is about?
Thanks! And many apologies for hijacking the thread, again!
- toiletfuneral 5y agoLike half of the members of Horna have been directly involved in NSBM over the years so I don’t know how much you want to support them
- eMSF 5y agoIf I found the correct lyrics, it's a "cover" version of a folk song and the lyrics refer to the 1877 Russo-Turkish war.
- YeGoblynQueenne 5y agoOh, thanks! I thought there was something about a regiment of Hungarians dying far from their motherland? But if it was the Russo-Turkish war I probably misremember it and it was a Finnish regiment dying far from home. I think it all had something to do with the fact that Finno-Ugric is one language family and I got the feeling it meant that Finnish and Hungarian people feel connected through it somehow? Edit: thanks to your pointer, I had a look around and I think the song refers to the battle of Gorni Dubnik, where the Finnish Guard sharpshooters fought (but didn't all die, as I remembered). Thanks and again sorry to the thread for hijacking it!
- juki 5y agoThere was a Hungarian volunteer battalion that came to Finland for the Winter War in early 1940, but as far as I know, the war ended while they were still in training, so they didn't participate in any battles.
- YeGoblynQueenne 5y agoMaybe I should email Horna and ask :/