Ievan Polkka

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==Background==
"Ievan Polkka" is a song written in 1928, set to a traditional Finnish melody. After falling from popularity, it was revived by band in the 1990's, and in 2007, a cover by Otomania was released, with its 2007 cover voiced by Hatsune Miku and accompanied by a video illustrated by Tamago. 11 and a half years later, Otomania would release another version of Ievan Polkka, with its new musical track arrangement (without Miku's "na-na-na-na" or its background scats), and Hatsune Miku singing the original lyrics in Sova Finnish.
The accompanying video to Miku's 2007 cover of "Ievan Polkka" features Hachune Miku (はちゅねミク), a blank-eyed doll-like chibi version of Miku. In the video, she waves a negi (also called a Welsh onion or spring onion) in time to the music, establishing the negi as Miku's signature item. The video is a reference to a then-popular called "Leekspin", which features an animation of Orihime Inoue from the Japanese manga twirling a negi (misidentified as a leek) to an infinite loop of the 5th stanza of "Ievan Polkka". Riding on the popularity of the meme, Hatsune Miku's cover of "Ievan Polkka" became her first popular work. Since then the song has been covered countless more times by other Vocaloids; numerous versions exist, including solos, duets and even a quartet mimicking the original.
Many, even to this day, mistake the title for Levan Polkka, thinking the capital "I" is a lowercase "L".
In October 2020, a meme centered around the cat vibing GIF and Ievan Polkka was created by a Turkish YouTuber named Bilal Göregen.
==Succeeding versions==
==Lyrics==
Original Version
Nuapurista kuulu se polokan tahti
jalakani pohjii kutkutti.
Ievan äiti se tyttöösä vahti
vaan kyllähän Ieva sen jutkutti,
sillä ei meitä silloin kiellot haittaa
kun myö tanssimme laiasta laitaan.
Salivili hipput tupput täppyt
äppyt tipput hilijalleen.
Ievan suu oli vehnäsellä
ko immeiset onnee toevotti.
Peä oli märkänä jokaisella
ja viulu se vinku ja voevotti.
Ei tätä poikoo märkyys haittaa
sillon ko laskoo laiasta laitaan.
Salivili hipput tupput täppyt
äppyt tipput hilijalleen.
Ievan äiti se kammarissa
virsiä veisata huijjuutti,
kun tämä poika naapurissa
ämmän tyttöä nuijjuutti.
Eikä tätä poikoo ämmät haittaa
sillon ko laskoo laiasta laitaan.
Salivili hipput tupput täppyt
äppyt tipput hilijalleen.
Hilipati hilipati hilipati hillaa,
hilipati hilipati hilipampaa.
Jalituli jallaa talituli jallaa
tilitali tilitali tilitantaa.
Halituli jallaa tilituli tallaa
tilitili tilitili tilitili tallaa.
Halituli tilitali jallati jallan,
tilitali talitali helevantaa.
Rimpatirallaa ripirapirallaa
rumpatiruppa ripirampuu.
Jakkarittaa rippari lapalan
tulituli lallan tipiran tuu.
Jatsu tsappari dikkari dallan
tittari tillan titstan dullaa,
dipidapi dallaa ruppati rupiran
kurikan kukka ja kirikan kuu.
Ratsatsaa ja ripidabi dilla
beritstan dillan dellan doo.
A baribbattaa baribbariiba
ribiribi distan dellan doo.
Ja barillas dillan deia dooa
daba daba daba daba daba duvja vuu.
Baristal dillas dillan duu ba daga
daiga daida duu duu deiga dou.
Siellä oli lystiä soiton jäläkeen
sain minä kerran sytkyyttee.
Kottiin ko mäntii ni ämmä se riitelj
ja Ieva jo alako nyyhkyytteek.
Minä sanon Ievalle mitäpä se haittaa
laskemma vielähi laiasta laitaa.
Salivili hipput tupput täppyt
äppyt tipput hilijalleen.
Muorille sanon jotta tukkee suusi
en ruppee sun terveyttäs takkoomaa.
Terveenä peäset ku korjoot luusi
ja määt siitä murjuus makkoomaa.
Ei tätä poikoo hellyys haittaa
ko akkoja huhkii laiasta laitaan.
Salivili hipput tupput täppyt
äppyt tipput hilijalleen.
Sen minä sanon jotta purra pittää
ei mua niin voan nielasta.
Suat männä ite vaikka lännestä ittään
vaan minä en luovu Ievasta,
sillä ei tätä poikoo kainous haittaa
sillon ko tanssii laiasta laitaan.
Salivili hipput tupput täppyt
äppyt tipput hilijalleen.	
Note: Miku only "sings" one of the meaningless scat sections.
Ratsatsaa ja ripidabi dilla
beritstan dillan dellan doo.
A baribbattaa baribbariiba
ribiribi distan dellan doo.
Ja barillas dillan deia dooa
daba daba daba daba daba duvja vuu.
Baristal dillas dillan duu ba daga
daiga daida duu duu deiga dou.
Note: Miku's actually singing gibberish. However, these are the lyrics that have been used in VSQ making.
Hra-tsa-tsa, ia ripi-dapi dilla barits tad dillan deh lando.
Aba rippadta parip parii ba ribi, ribi, ribiriz den teahlando,
La barillaz dillan deiallou ara va reve reve revydyv dyvjavuo
Bariz dah l'llavz dei lando dabaoke dagae gadae due due dei ia do
Hra-tsa-tsa, ia ripi-dapi dilla barits tad dillan deh lando.
Aba rippadta parip parii ba ribi, ribi, ribiriz den teahlando,
La barillaz dillan deiallou ara va reve reve revydyv dyvjavuo
Bariz dah l'llavz dei lando dabaoke dagae gadae due due dei ia do
	
Arattzattza ya ribiraririn raba rittan rindam denrandu
Waba rittatta parippari pariri ribiribi risutan denrandu
Yaba rindan tenran deiaroo waraba dubudubudubu deiebu
Ra rittan dinran denrandu tatatataduuduu deiabuu
Rattzattza ya ribiraririn raba rittan rindam denrandu
Waba rittatta parippari pariri ribiribi risutan denrandu
Yaba rindan tenran deiaroo waraba dubudubudubu deiebu
Ra rittan dinran denrandu tatatataduuduu deiabuu
==Derivatives==
==Other media appearances==
===Commercials===
Parts of the song was featured in a commercial for the LG G5 smartphone.
===Songs===
Parts of Miku's lyrics are sampled in the song Bellacoso by Puerto Rican artists Residente and Bad Bunny.
===Discography===
This song was featured in the following compilation albums: 
*Hatsune Miku 1st Song Album
*VOCALOID2 MAXI Single Vol. 1 ～みっくみくCDにしてやんよ～
*初耳
*初音ミク-Project DIVA-F Complete Collection
===Concerts===
This song was featured in the following concerts:
*MikuPa Live in Tokyo 2011
===Video games===
This song was featured in the following video games:
*Hatsune Miku -Project DIVA-
*Hatsune Miku -Project DIVA- Arcade
*Hatsune Miku -Project DIVA- 2nd
*Hatsune Miku -Project DIVA- extend
*Hatsune Miku -Project DIVA- f
*Hatsune Miku -Project DIVA- Arcade Future Tone
*Hatsune Miku -Project DIVA- F 2nd
*
"Ievan Polkka" is traditionally the tutorial song in the Project DIVA games.
==Trivia==
*The original Leekspin animation, and as a result, when viewers spotted the Leekspin reference in the Phineas and Ferb special episode Summer Belongs To You!, was credited as a reference to Miku and not Orihime Inoue.
* The original project data for Otomania's rendition was lost due to a lightning strike.https://twitter.com/otomania_net/status/1721566291226693685
近くで落雷しそうな時は、迷わずPCを即シャットダウンする。これ鉄則。
実は昔、初音ミクに歌わせたIevan Polkkaの初期作業データが落雷で消失したんだよね。なので今出回っているものの殆どは、記憶を辿って蘇らせた、いわばレプリカなんです。
==Gallery==
Games - Project DIVA Arcade - Ievan Polkka.png|Music jacket featured in -Project DIVA- Arcade
==References==
==External links==
===Unofficial===
Category:Cover songs
Category:Songs with non-lexical lyrics
Category:Songs featuring Hatsune Miku
Category:Songs featuring Derivatives
Category:Video game songs
Category:Music memes
Category:Finnish songs