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Tonttu

by Advent of Fire

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Tonttu is our rendition of a classic Finnish christmas song. The original lyrics were written by Viktor Rydberg (1881 Swedish) and translated by Valter Juva (1906 Finnish). The original musical compositions were done by Lyyli Wartiovaara-Kallioniemi (1945). Our version tells a story of a tonttu (gnome/elf) that due to his inability to sleep, goes on a murderous rampage in a nearby house. We got the inspiration for this song from old Finnish legends about house-gnomes and elves. People used to believe that if the inhabitants of a house behaved badly, or in a rude manner, the house-gnome would take action and make the inhabitants aware of it's presence. One of the more brutal examples was that an unpleasant inhabitant would find himself skinned alive, and the gnome would leave the skin in the sauna of the house. This sparked the idea for this song, since most of our other songs deal with violence and murder. We altered the musical compositions to fit our own style, and rewrote the lyrics almost completely. Only the very first verse has been left untouched.
-Iisakki Anttila

ORDER DEBUT ALBUM "VERIKASTE" HERE:
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This is the old master version of the track "Tonttu". It is featured as an exclusive RE-mastered track on the physical copies of the "Verikaste" debut album.

lyrics

Pakkasyö on ja leiskuen
Pohja loimuja viskoo
Kansa kartanon hiljaisen
Yösydän unta kiskoo
Ääneti kuu käy kulkuaan
Puissa lunta on valkeanaan
Kattojen päällä on lunta
Tonttu ei vaan saa unta

Riihestä tulee, hankeen jää
Talven manauksen suuhun
Hangessa verinen irtopää
Kasvot kohti kuuhun
Katsoo metsää min hongat on
Hirtettynä väki kartanon
Kattojen päällä on lunta
Tonttu ei vaan saa unta

Puikkii ukko jo tupahan
Siellä on isäntäväki
Kirosi nimeä Jumalan
Sekavan tilanteen näki
Lapset surmattu huoneisiin
Silvottu päästä varpaisiin
Kattojen päällä on lunta
Tonttu ei vaan saa unta

Isän ja äidin etsii hän
Kylpyhuoneeseen palaa
Eessä parin elävän
Käynnistää moottorisahaa
Raajat poikki tuosta vaan
Huudot kaikuvat manalaan
Kattojen päällä on lunta
Tonttu ei vaan saa unta

Perheen lemmikki koira tuo
Veistä innoissaan noutaa
Toimittaa terän tontun luo
Väärään henkilöön luottaa
Tonttu koiran suolistaa
Kartanon kattoa koristaa
Kattojen päällä on lunta
Tonttu ei vaan saa unta

Vaiti metsä on alla jään
Kaikki elämä makaa
Tonttu verinen yksinään
Riiheen takaisin palaa
Päänsä painaa pedilleen
Käsi kiedottu veitseen
Kattojen päällä on verta
Tonttu viimein saa unta

credits

released December 20, 2019
Front Cover: Iisakki Anttila & Lauri Rätti
Recording: Juho Tarkkanen
Mixing: Santeri Pilli
Original Lyrics: Viktor Rydberg (1881 Swedish), Valter Juva (1906 Finnish)
Lyrics: Iisakki Anttila
Original Composition: Lyyli Wartiovaara-Kallioniemi (1945)
Composition: Miika Rajala
Miika Rajala: Guitar, Bass, Keyboards, Backing Vocals
Lauri Rätti: Drums
Iisakki Anttila: Vocals

© Iisakki Anttila

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Advent of Fire Jurva, Finland

Advent of Fire combines the vulgar lyrics of traditional death metal to a more melodic sound, bringing the "death" back to melodic death metal. The presence of death is also present in live shows by using actual blood.

ORDER DEBUT ALBUM "VERIKASTE" HERE:
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