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Friday night music - Levan Polka
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Friday night music - Levan Polka

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Levan Polka is a pretty un PC song that originates from the eastern part of Finland, in a region called Karelia that straddles the Russian border. Lyrics are below.

It is a song with lyrics written in the 1930s by Eino Kettunen based on a popular Karelian folk melody.

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It was popularized by Loituma in the 1990s with some help from a 2006 meme. Since then it has had many versions and likely many lyrics. If you need a song to get you going for some Georgia ‘guidestones’ ruination then maybe this is the one.

Loituma version 1996

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