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(words: Pär I. Poromaa / music: Väärt)
taken from the VÄÄRT-album "Palla Orka"

The girl Marja in the song "Surkas" was a member of the religion "Læstadianismen", which is a revivalist movement that was very common in the northern part of Scandinavia 1800-1900. The story in the song tells us how Marja was bullied in school, found no support and killed herself. But in the bigger picture the song is about standing against suppression. Daring to stand against "Surkas". The word Surkas is a northern slang for "the crowd".

(p) + (c) 2012 Westpark Music

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released May 12, 2012

Pär I. Poromaa - lead vocal
Johan Airijoki - Acoustic guitar, backing vocal
Frida Johansson - Piano, violin, backing vocal
Love Kjellsson - Beats, electric guitar, backing vocal
Axel Andersson – Bass

Väärt is a band with roots in Swedish Lapland. Johan Airijoki and Pär I. Poromaa began making music together in the remote mining town Malmberget. When they met singer/violinist Frida Johansson (Kraja) and sound artist Love Kjellsson the band was formed. In May 2010 they released their debut album Sommarfågel. The album received good reviews and the album release was followed by concerts in Sweden and Germany. The group's second album Palla Orka was released on Westpark Music in January 2012.

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Väärt is a band with roots in Swedish Lapland. Call it romantic pop-rock or Northern melancholy or political - just listen! All new and way more dirty than on the previous album. The third album "Det kommer ett skalv - A tremor is coming" is just about to be released and its coming up strong! New single from album up here on February 7, 2014. ... more

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