Sanat is the third album of
Finnish a cappella
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ensemble
Rajaton, released in 2002. The word ''sanat'' means "words" in Finnish, and "heals" in Latin. The album consists of
sacred Christian songs and features music in
Finnish, Latin,
English, and
Medieval Irish
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.
Tracks
Title ''(Composer / Lyricist)''
*1. Aurinkolaulu ''(Anna-Mari Kähärä / Mika Waltari)''
*2. Were You There? ''(trad., arr.
Mia Makaroff
Mia Kristina Makaroff (born 12 April 1970) is a Finnish composer, best known for her work for the Finnish a cappella ensemble Rajaton.
References
1970 births
Living people
Finnish composers
Place of birth missing (living people)
21st-c ...
)''
*3. Benedic anima mea Domino ''(Jaakko Mäntyjärvi /
Psalm 102:1-5, 20-22)''
*4. Stabat Mater ''(
Kaj Chydenius / Jacopone Da Todi, Aale Tynni)''
*5. Vain taivasta kukkaset katsovat ''(Jussi Chydenius / Aale Tynni)''
*6. Kaikki maat, te riemuitkaatte ''(Mia Makaroff / Johann Franck)''
*7. Iltavirsi ''(Armas Maasalo, Heikki Klemetti / Hilija Haahti, arr. Jarmo Saari)''
*8. Tórramat Do Nóebaengil ''(Jaakko Mäntyjärvi / anon. Irish, 12th century)''
*9. Nearer, My God, To Thee ''(
Jussi Chydenius
Jussi Chydenius (born 30 December 1972) is a Finnish musician and composer. He is best known for singing bass in the vocal ensemble Rajaton.
He is the son of composer Kaj Chydenius and director Kaisa Korhonen. His brother is music producer Ka ...
/ Sarah Flower Adams)''
*10. Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel? ''(trad., arr. Mia Makaroff)''
*11. Weary In Well-Doing ''(Anna-Mari Kähärä /
Christina Rossetti)''
*12. Pia Desideria ''(
Hannu Lepola
Rajaton is a Finnish a cappella ensemble, founded in Helsinki in 1997. The Finnish word ''rajaton'' means "boundless", to indicate the breadth of their repertoire, from sacred classical to near Europop.
Rajaton performs primarily in Finland but ...
/ Marjo Hakamäki)''
Other Rajaton Albums
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Nova
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Boundless
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Joulu
Yule, actually Yuletide ("Yule time") is a festival observed by the historical Germanic peoples, later undergoing Christianised reformulation resulting in the now better-known Christmastide. The earliest references to Yule are by way of indig ...
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Joulu DVD
Yule, actually Yuletide ("Yule time") is a festival observed by the historical Germanic peoples, later undergoing Christianised reformulation resulting in the now better-known Christmastide. The earliest references to Yule are by way of indig ...
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Kevät
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Out of Bounds
External links
official Rajaton websiteRajaton - Sanatat
Last.fm
Rajaton albums
2002 live albums
Musical settings of poems by Christina Rossetti
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