After watching the theatrical version of "Girls und Panzer", I was completely brainwashed by the Finnish musical. The polka named Sakij?rvi (also known as "Karelia-Finnish polka") was originally a popular Finnish folk song in the Karelia region and is very popular among Finnish accordion players. The piece was originally recorded in S?kkij?rvi (a city that was placed under Soviet "Russian" ownership after World War II). Later, the song was promoted by Viljo Vesterinen in a video and became well-known to the public. One of the lyrics is that although S?kkij?rvi has been lost, Finns can still play polka (Finns express their longing for S?kkij?rvi in ??songs).

This song appears as the continuation high school team song in the "Girls und Panzer" theatrical version, played by Mika on the kantele and accompanied by strings. In the rhythmic music, the BT-42 from high school teased a group of "Pershing" medium tanks.

Military uses of "Sakkijarvi Polka"

During the Continuation War, the Finnish army that reoccupied Viipuri discovered that the Soviets had laid many radio-controlled mines. When a three-note chord is played on the radio, three tuning forks inside the mine vibrate simultaneously, causing an explosion. When radio experts from the Finnish Army and the Finnish Broadcasting Corporation figured out how the mines were detonated, a mobile radio transmitter was brought to Viipuri and a recorded polka was played on the same frequency. By September 1941, the song had been played more than 1,500 times. After the equipment was changed, it was played until February 2, 1942.

Viljo Vesterinen

Born on March 26, 1917 in Terijoki (now Zelenogorsk, Russia) "Зеленого?рск" ), is a Finnish accordionist and composer. Vesterinen studied piano and cello at the Viborg Conservatoire and later taught himself the accordion. Vesterinen played in many bands early in his career and performed in various theaters. In 1929, Versterinen made his first recording. Later in 1939 the popular "Polka of Sakchijarvi" was recorded. Although this is not Vesterinen's own piece, his version is widely popular. Versterinen recorded 130 songs during his career. Later in his career, Versterinen was no longer able to play the accordion as well as he once did, due to heavy smoking and drinking.

Kantele

Kantele (Finnish: [kɑntele]) is a plucked string instrument (stringed instrument) popular in Finland and Karelia. Telephones can be divided into two categories: small kanteles and large kanteles. The 5- and 10-string kanteles are classified as small kanteles, with a range of no more than 2 octaves. A large kantele has at least 32 strings and a range of 3 to 4 octaves. Mika plays the 11th string in Girls und Panzer.

Mika’s hat

I read online that this image comes from Sliqi (Moomin) who likes to wear hats to compose music

S?kkij?rvi Local Notes

Condora Chevo originally belonged to the Finnish state of Viplee and was known as Sakki Jarvi (Finnish: S?kkij?rvi) until 1940. The "Moscow Peace Treaty" after the Winter War placed S?kkij?rvi under the Soviet Union. But after continuing the war for 2 months, Finland successfully conquered it. After Finland withdrew from the war, 90 of S?kkij?rvi was again transferred to the Soviet Union.

In 1948, S?kkij?rvi was temporarily named Ульяновка, and was later renamed Кондратьево in honor of П. В. Кондратьева ?(1909–1943).

S?kkij?rvi landmark building

The Lutheran church in S?kkij?rvi built in 1833 is a local landmark building. It was destroyed by the Soviet army during the Winter War. Destroyed by air raids. After the war, it was rebuilt and demolished in 1977. In memory of this ancient church, a stone monument in Finnish and Russian now stands here.

S?kkij?rvi local soldier

Eino Laisi: Army soldier. Recipient of the Mannerheim Cross No. 115?

Toivo Kirppu: Army soldier. Recipient of the Mannerheim Cross No. 154

Sulo Onni Kolkka: Army soldier. A sniper as famous as Simo Hayuha

Polka music/dance

Origin of the name

1. Some people have suggested that "polka" may come from the Czech "pulka" ( (meaning "half")

2. Polka comes from the Czech word "pole" (meaning country), but this formulation has been refuted by some people

3. Still one This is a Czech boy who named his work after his beloved Polish girl

Polka Dance

Polka is a popular Czech folk dance in the 19th century, 1830 , music teacher Josef Neruda noticed that a woman named Anna Slezáková always used a local folk song as a dance accompaniment. Neruda recorded the folk song and dance and taught it to others This dance. In 1833, polka dance entered the dance halls of Prague, was introduced to Vienna in 1839, and then in 1840, Prague dancers promoted it to Paris. In 1844, he traveled across the ocean to England and the United States. In Russia, polka appeared in 1845. A Petersburg dancer Nikolai Osipovich Gauz who traveled to Paris brought it back to Russia, and then spread to the upper class of Petersburg, and soon became popular in balls and Polka dancing is popular in salons.

Polka

The Bohemian composer Bed?ich Smetana in her opera "The Sold Bride" (1866) ) added elements of polka. Dvo?ák, a composer also from the Czech Republic, also wrote the polka "Czech Suite" in addition to the well-known "From the New World". The Strauss family, famous for composing waltzes, also composed many polka-based dances, such as "Chat Polka." Josef Lanner and other Viennese composers in the 19th century wrote many polka works to meet the needs of dancers. In France, the dance musician Emile Waldteufel not only composed waltzes, but also wrote many polkas.