Sanat is the third album of
Finnish a cappella ensemble
Rajaton
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 ...
, released in 2002. The word ''sanat'' means "words" in Finnish, and "heals" in Latin. The album consists of
sacred
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Christian songs and features music in
Finnish, Latin,
English
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, 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
''A cappella'' (, also , ; ) music is a performance by a singer or a singing group without instrumental accompaniment, or a ...
)''
*3. Benedic anima mea Domino ''(Jaakko Mäntyjärvi /
Psalm
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102:1-5, 20-22)''
*4. Stabat Mater ''(
Kaj Chydenius
Kaj Oskar Chydenius (born 16 October 1939, Kuusankoski) is a Finnish composer, probably best known for his left-wing political songs interpreted by various artists.
Chydenius studied at the Sibelius Academy, the University of Helsinki and the H ...
/ 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 Kal ...
/ Sarah Flower Adams)''
*10. Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel? ''(trad., arr. Mia Makaroff)''
*11. Weary In Well-Doing ''(Anna-Mari Kähärä /
Christina Rossetti
Christina Georgina Rossetti (5 December 1830 – 29 December 1894) was an English writer of romantic, devotional and children's poems, including " Goblin Market" and "Remember". She also wrote the words of two Christmas carols well known in Brit ...
)''
*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 ...
/ Marjo Hakamäki)''
Other Rajaton Albums
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Nova
A nova (plural novae or novas) is a transient astronomical event that causes the sudden appearance of a bright, apparently "new" star (hence the name "nova", which is Latin for "new") that slowly fades over weeks or months. Causes of the dramati ...
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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 indi ...
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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 indi ...
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Kevät
Kevät is an album by Finnish a cappella ensemble Rajaton, released in 2005. The word ''kevät'' means "spring" in Finnish. This Finnish pop album is decidedly different from the previous, more traditional albums. In each of the songs, one m ...
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Out of Bounds
In sports, out of bounds (or out-of-bounds) refers to being outside the playing boundaries of the field. Due to the chaotic nature of play, it is normal in many sports for players and/or the ball to go out of bounds frequently during a game. T ...
External links
official Rajaton websiteRajaton - Sanatat
Last.fm
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Rajaton albums
2002 live albums
Musical settings of poems by Christina Rossetti
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