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"Ievan Polkka" is a song written in 1928, set to a traditional Finnish melody. After falling from popularity, it was revived by Finnish band Loituma 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 internet meme called "Leekspin", which features an animation of Orihime Inoue from the Japanese manga Bleach 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 Pollka was created by a Turkish YouTuber named Bilal Göregen.

Succeeding versions[]

Rin and Len's Cover
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Otomania
Categories Self-cover; VOCALOID cover
Description
One of the first songs sung by Rin and Len, made by Otomania after their release.
Hatsune Miku Cover (2019)
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Otomania
Categories Self-cover; VOCALOID cover
Description
Miku sings in original lyrics instead of scat gibberish.

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[]

Orebanana-P cover ft. Kagamine Len
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Orebanana-P
Categories VOCALOID cover
Description
Len's cover by Orebanana-P is unique in that he sings the entire song rather than just the 5th stanza, setting the trend for future interpretations.
Miron-P cover ft. Megurine Luka
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Categories VOCALOID cover
Description
Miron-P's Luka cover sports a different instrumental than the other Ievan Polkka covers, giving a different feel to the song.
Acappella-P cover ft. KAITO
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Categories VOCALOID cover
Description
KAITO's version is a full rendition of the original song, much like Len's.
Chorus-P cover ft. Miku, Rin, KAITO and MEIKO
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Featuring
Hatsune Miku, Kagamine Rin, KAITO, MEIKO
Producers
Chorus-P
Categories VOCALOID cover
Description
KAITO's version is a full rendition of the original song, much like Len's.
SadisticLilBrother cover ft. SeeU
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SadisticLilBrother
Categories VOCALOID cover
Description
Rearrangement mix featuring SeeU, sporting a Korean accent.
Shikamaru-P cover ft. galaco
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Shikamaru-P
Categories VOCALOID cover
Description
An arrange cover with space-like vibes.
honomi cover ft. Kaai Yuki
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honomi (cover), Acapella-P (MIDI), 緒方久乃 (illust)
Categories VOCALOID cover
環境P cover ft. Akita Neru
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環境P
Categories VOCALOID cover; Parody
Clone Soldier cover ft. Namine Ritsu
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Featuring
Producers
Clone Soldier
Categories UTAU Cover

Haachama's Cover (Loichama)
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Featuring
Producers
SquareoftheLightOnes (animation), Ne⁺ (instrumental)
Categories Human Cover, Fanmade PV, Parody
Saya Scarlet's Cosplay Cover
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Featuring
Hatsune Miku
Producers
Saya Scarlet (dance)
Categories Dance Cover

SHO! Dubstep Remix
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Featuring
Hatsune Miku
Producers
SHO!
Categories Arrangement
Ievan Cumbia
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Featuring
Hatsune Miku
Producers
Categories Arrangement
Spaghetti Love
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Featuring
Hatsune Miku
Producers
GPF
Categories Arrangement
Spaghetti Love (Mizz Behave Remix)
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Featuring
Hatsune Miku
Producers
GPF
Categories Arrangement

A World Rife with Hachune Miku
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Featuring
Hatsune Miku
Producers
Kumazo
Categories Fanmade PV
Description
An early but popular 3D PV with over 700,000 views.
De iroiro to futte mita PV
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Featuring
Hatsune Miku
Producers
Benerisu
Categories Fanmade PV
Description
A popular MMD PV from 2009 with over 100,000 views.

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:

Video games[]

This song was featured in the following video games:

"Ievan Polkka" is traditionally the tutorial song in the Project DIVA games.

Trivia[]

Isabella Leek Spin
  • 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.

Gallery[]

External links[]

Unofficial[]

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