Reino Vihtori "Repe" Helismaa (12 July 1913, Helsinki – 21 January 1965) was a

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singer-songwriter, musician and scriptwriter, mainly known for his humorous, yet homely songs. One of his best-known interpreters was Tapio Rautavaara. He also scripted the comic strip ''Maan mies Marsissa'', drawn by Ami Hauhio.

Works

Song lyrics: Helismaa wrote over five thousand song lyrics. Some of the most famous include: * ''Balladi Villistä Lännestä'' (A ballad of the Wild West) * ''Daiga-daiga-duu'' (Diga-diga-doo) * ''Hiljainen kylätie'' (A quiet village street) * ''Kaksi vanhaa tukkijätkää'' (Two old lumberjacks) * ''Kulkuri ja joutsen'' (The tramp and the swan; translation of originally Swedish song ''Vagabonden och svanen'' by

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) * ''Kulkurin iltatähti'' (The tramp's evening star) * ''Lentävä kalakukko'' (The flying

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) * ''Meksikon pikajuna'' (The Mexico Express, original: Orient Express) * ''Päivänsäde ja menninkäinen'' (The sunbeam and the goblin) * ''Rakovalkealla'' (At the campfire) * ''Reppu ja reissumies'' (The knapsack and the travelling man) * ''Rovaniemen markkinoilla'' (At the Rovaniemi fair) * ''Suutarin tyttären pihalla'' (At the shoemaker's daughter's yard) Other works by Helismaa include 8 plays, 10 revues, 32 film manuscripts and 104 radio plays. * Screenplays for several Pekka ja Pätkä -comedy films made in the 1950s.

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1913 births 1965 deaths Singers from Helsinki People from Uusimaa Province (Grand Duchy of Finland) Finnish male singer-songwriters Finnish-language poets 20th-century Finnish male singers 20th-century Finnish male writers Writers from Helsinki Finnish lyricists Finnish comics writers {{Finland-singer-stub