Satumaa

Satumaa (German: Wonderland) is a Finnish tango . He is considered one of the most famous Finnish tangos par excellence.

The piece was written by Unto Mononen in 1955 and first appeared in a recording by Henry Theel that same year . The most famous recording was probably made by Reijo Taipale in 1962; However, there are countless other recordings, including by Olavi Virta and Frank Zappa .

Satumaa is about a dream land on the other side of the sea, for which the singer longs and where his lover is out of reach for him. With this melancholy theme, the sustained rhythm and the minor key , the piece has become the archetype of Finnish tango.

Web links

• The Fabulous Land - Finnish text with English translation