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Name: Reino Helismaa  
   
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Date of Birth: 12th July 1913
   
Place of Birth: Helsinki, Finland
   
Profession: Writer
 
 
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Reino Vihtori "Repe" Helismaa (12 July 1913 - 21 January 1965) was a Finnish singer-songwriter, musician and scriptwriter, mainly known from his humorous, yet homely songs. One of his best-known interpreters was Tapio Rautavaara.

Works

Song lyrics: Helismaa wrote over five thousand song lyrics. Some of the most famous include:

  • Balladi Villistä Lännestä (A ballad of the Wild West)
  • Daiga-daiga-duu
  • Hiljainen kylätie (A quiet village street)
  • Kaksi vanhaa tukkijätkää (Two old lumberjacks)
  • Kulkuri ja joutsen (The tramp and the swan)
  • Kulkurin iltatähti (The tramp's evening star)
  • Lentävä kalakukko (The flying kalakukko)
  • Meksikon pikajuna (The Mexico Express)
  • Päivänsäde ja menninkäinen (The ray of light and the troll)
  • Rakovalkealla (At the campfire)
  • Reppu ja reissumies (The packbag and the traveller)
  • Rovaniemen markkinoilla (At the Rovaniemi fair)
  • Suutarin tyttären pihalla (At the shoemaker's daughter's yard)

Other works by Helismaa include 8 plays, 10 revues, 32 film manuscripts and 104 radio plays.

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