Veere, veere, päevakene by Irina Evseeva
An estonian folk song Veere, veere, päevakene performed on kannel. Kannel is an Estonian plucked string instrument (chordophone) belonging to the Baltic box zither family known as the Baltic psaltery along with Finnish kantele, Latvian kokles, Lithuanian kanklės, and Russian gusli. Veere veere päevakene Roll along, oh day, Roll, roll, dear sun Estonian folksong (regilaul) from the shores of Lake Peipsi Veere veere päevakene, Veere päeva vetta mööda, Lase kaselatvu mööda. Veere sinna, kus su veli, Sõõri sinna, kus su sõsar. Seal sind hellalt hoietakse, Panaks padjule magama, Hõbesängi hõljumaie, Kullasängi kukkumaie. Roll, roll, dear sun, Roll, sun, along the water, Go down below the tree tops. Roll to where your brother rests, Around to where your sister sleeps. There you will be tended tenderly, Put upon the pillow to sleep, Set upon a bed of shi
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