God occurs.
On a butterfly wing
hieroglyph for the world.
(Doris Kareva, ‘Days of Grace’)
#time4estonia
LIBLIKAS (butterfly)
Did you know that in many Estonian folk tales butterfly was believed to be a symbol of the dead people’s soul?
This week’s summery weather has brought many colourful and graceful species out to spread their wings and have a taste of juicy nectar. Whether or not we believe them to be flying souls, let us lift your spirits with the tune composed by Heino Eller (1887-1970) who was a pioneer of contemporary Estonian music and a composition teacher for many Estonian composers, including Arvo Pärt.
This beautiful piece ‘Butterfly’ is performed by the London-based Estonian pianist Maksim Štšura.
More about Maksim Štšura https://bit.ly/39Zk39M
#time4estonia is Mon – Fri 4pm Estonian Embassy in London Facebook series where you can discover Estonian artists, writers, musicians, architecture, cities, museums, galleries, nature etc. We will give you a hint of Estonian language (eesti keel [ˈeːsti ˈkeːl]), our humour and Estonian spirit.