Eino Kettunen (May 13, 1894 - August 15, 1964) was a Finnish composer and lyricist. His most popular piece,
Ievan Polkka
"Ievan polkka" (Finnish for "Ieva's Polka") is a popular Finnish song with lyrics printed in 1928 and written by Eino Kettunen to a traditional Finnish polka tune. The song is sung in an Eastern Savonian dialect spoken in North Karelia. It' ...
, was popularized when a website named
leekspin.com was created. The site shows an endless flash animation loop (from the anime series
Bleach) of
Orihime Inoue
is a fictional character and in the ''Bleach'' manga series and its anime adaptations created by Tite Kubo. She is one of Ichigo Kurosaki's friends, and later his wife. Like the many other characters in the series, she quickly develops spiritua ...
spinning a leek while singing the song.
The best-known lyrics
* Ilta Viipurissa (Sellanen on Viipuri), 1929 (Saukin uudistama nimellä Sellanen ol´ Viipuri)
* Villiruusu, 1929
*
Ievan Polkka
"Ievan polkka" (Finnish for "Ieva's Polka") is a popular Finnish song with lyrics printed in 1928 and written by Eino Kettunen to a traditional Finnish polka tune. The song is sung in an Eastern Savonian dialect spoken in North Karelia. It' ...
, 1937
* Joensuun Elli, 1953
References
Sources
Elinaikoja* Kauko Ratilainen ja Eila Ratilainen: Eino Kettusen ikkuna maailmaan. Sotkamo 1996.
* Kauko Ratilainen ja Eila Ratilainen: Eino Kettusen ikkuna maailmaan II.
External links
Eino Kettusen sävellystuotanto Suomen äänitearkistossa
Eino Kettusen sanoitustuotanto Suomen äänitearkistossa
YLE Elävä arkisto: Loituma esittää Eino Kettusen kappaleen Ievan polkka
1894 births
1964 deaths
People from Juuka
People from Kuopio Province (Grand Duchy of Finland)
Finnish composers
Finnish male composers
20th-century male musicians
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