Reino Helismaa

Reino " Repe " Vihtori Helismaa, until 1934 with the last name " Helenius " (* July 12, 1913 in Helsinki, † January 21, 1965 ) was a Finnish writer, Coupletsänger and film actor. As pseudonyms he used the name " Orvokki Itä ", " Aarne Lohimies ", " Rainer Kisko " and " Rauni Kouta ".

The main part of the heli Maas plant go from the approximately five thousand lyrics, were recorded of which about 1500. Since the early 1950s there was a continuous fruitful collaboration with the composer Toivo Kärki. Many of the pieces were texted by Helismaa interpreted by Tapio Rautavaara.

In addition to his lyrics Helismaa wrote 32 screenplays, 104 radio plays, revues, ten and eight plays. He was also one of the authors of the Finnish science fiction comic classic An Earth Man on Mars ( Maan bad Marsissa ) from the year 1947. Moreover Helismaa authored several short stories in Adventure and Thriller area. The general public Helismaa became known as a singer of couplets of J. Alfred Tanner.

Among the most famous compositions include Helis Maas " Meksikon Pikajuna ", " Rovaniemen markkinoilla ", " Reppu Reissumies yes ", " yes Päivänsäde menninkäinen ", " Rakovalkealla " and " Lauluni aiheet ".

The 1949 published on 78 rpm vinyl " Meksikon Pikajuna " told with black humor, a nearly six-minute story of a Zugraubes in Mexico with the two " main characters " Pikku -Pete and iso- Pat, where there is still another peculiarity: in a tense place hides the piece, and the story flows seamlessly on the B - side on.

Among the most popular songs by Toivo Kärki Helismaa has vertextet following items, among others, and it added their own interpretations:

  • " Suutarin tyttären Pihalla " (1948 )
  • " Kulkurin Iltatähti " (1951)
  • " Mina soitan sulle illalla " (1952)
  • " Laivat puuta - miehet rautaa " (1952)
  • "Me tulemme taas " (1953)
  • " Hiljainen kylätie " (1953)
  • " Sinun silmiesi tähden " (1953)
  • " Täysikuu " (1953)
  • " Mummon kaappikello " (1954)
  • " Vanhan veräjän Luona " (1959)
  • " Tuopin jäljet ​​" (1963)
  • " Aurinko laskee länteen " (1965)

For the following songs Helismaa also supplied the text underlay, but he took none of the pieces themselves:

  • " Kaksi vanhaa tukkijätkää "
  • " Moukan tuuri "
  • " Neljän Tuulen tiellä "
  • " Lentävä kalakukko "
  • " Reppu yes Reissumies "
  • "Tango merellä "

More even sung by Helismaa songs were " Sorsanmetsästys ", " Balladi villistä lännestä " and " Pigalle Montmartti yes ".

For the background music of a commercial company Mercedes -Benz from 2002 with Mika Häkkinen, the song " Reilun Pojan Ralli " from 1951 was used.

From middle-class professional Helismaa was machine translator. Reino Helismaa died in 1965 from lung cancer.

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