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Mu eadni / Mother of Mine is a song of love and lament for the woman who gave me life, and for all women who suffer under systems that shame and subordinate them. As a Laestadian Christian, my eadni was bound by strict gender roles, and that insidious association of the feminine with sin. She was taught to be self-denying: that her highest purpose as a woman was obedience. (To males, naturally, all the way down.) When her daughters resisted, she felt it was a personal failure. And yet, she was Sáami, with echoes and stirrings from a much older worldview, one that celebrated the feminine, that found purpose in reciprocity, not hierarchies. Sometimes, I feel her with us, free from shame, sharing our freedom. Smoothing our fringe. Adjusting our belts. Asking us to twirl. Mari Boine This song comes from the upcoming album Alva. Pre-order now: Lyrics: Mari Boine Music: Mari Boine & Svein Schultz Mari Boine – Vocals Stein Austrud – VL1, synths & sampler Georg Buljo – Electric guitar Kristian Svalestad Olstad – Electric guitar Gunnar Augland – Drums & percussion Svein Schultz – Bass, worldstick & programming Video footage – Knut Bry Video editing – Vojta Drnek English lyrics translation – Julie Whitehorn
