Tiernaxeniitit |
Lyriikka: Matti
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| In English after the Finnish text below | |
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Tiernaxeniitit on muunnelma Tiernapojista. Se oli tehty Xeniittien
Xenautica-risteilyä varten ja esitettiin samalla vietetyssä pikkujoulussa.
TiernaXenites is an adaptation of an old Finnish folklore "Tiernapojat" for advent time. In this "tierna boys" a group of four persons goes from house to house and peforms a Christmas pageant with singing, costumes and dialogue that has its roots in the Medieval mystery play. After the performance, donations are solicited in the form of a few coins. You find English translation of the original Tiernapojat lyrics here. Adaptation to TiernaXenites was written by Matti, a Finnish Xenite, for our Christmas party held on board a cruising ship. You find pictures here and more here. Here is link to the English translation of TiernaXenites. Correspondence of the characters in the original pageant with the characters in TiernaXenites:
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