Estonia09

Nomads

In the desert heat the sand
Blows like ice-cold snow
The night soon unfurls its wings
Leaving nothing but the wind to escort the nomads

It is the way
They wander from one day to the next
It is the way
They wander from one life to the next
It is the way
It weaves an invisible path
Before them
Waiting until you dare to take the risk

It conveys only frozen souls
The moonlight makes shadows of them
Warmth in a ray of sunlight
Is what the morning brings once again

It is the way
They wander from one day to the next
It is the way
They wander from one life to the next
It is the way
It weaves an invisible path
Before them
Waiting until you dare to take the risk

They wander from one day to the next
They wander from one life to the next
It weaves an invisible path
It waits until you are ready to take the risk

A voice echoes over the mountains up to the heavens

It is the way
They wander from one day to the next
It is the way
They wander from one life to the next
It is the way
It weaves an invisible path
Before them
Waiting until you dare to take the risk
It is the way

	What do I think of this?
	More strings than a UK MP's expense claim, the Estonian have plumped for a six piece of maidens with violins and cellos. And it ain't bad. Wonderfully they've decided to sing it in their national language, with lots of rounded vowels and crisp word endings. Sandra our lead singer has a fringe you could cut your teeth on, and vicous rumours persist that she cracked a smile in 2004. That notwithstanding, her impassive approach seems to suit this song rather well. "Nomads" is about nomads, and involves lots of horizontal panning shots of Sandra looking impassive. Not too exciting on the face of it I know, but following Ukraine in the Semi will definitely help it to qualify and it may well exceed everyone's expectations.



	KPI's - blue, violins, fringe, long vowels
		Six beautiful and talented girls from Estonia are representing the tiny Baltic country this year. They want to give a breathtaking show and think 'it doesn't matter whether to sing for your grandmother or on the stage of the Eurovision Song Contest'. Urban Symphony was formed two years ago, when singer Sandra Nurmsalu took part in Estonian Television's most popular young soloist competition Kaks Takti Ette, which sparked the idea to combine modern electronic music with acoustic instruments to find new and sometimes surprising resonance and colour. Urban Symphony comprises of the singer and violinist Sandra Nurmsalu, cellists Johanna Mängel and Mari Möldre and viola player Mann Helstein, all of whom have been deeply involved in music since childhood. For performing their Eurovision Song Contest entry, Marilin Kongo and Mirjam Mesak joined the group to sing backing vocals. Urban Symphony girls, who between them have over 40 years of experience in playing musical instruments, admit that as they are young they grant themselves the right to reconsider things, to start their quest all over again or to alter course completely. They are interested in beauty in its purest meaning. The music of Urban Symphony should have a fairy-tale-like effect on listeners - simple, sincere and dreamy. The 20 year old singer Sandra Nurmsalu has two passions - singing and violin playing. 10 years of violin studies have taken her to the roots of Estonian folk music.















	Randajad Kõrbekuumuses liiva Lendab kui jääkülma lund Öö peagi laotamas tiivad Rändajaid saatma jääb tuul See on tee Nad rändavad nii päevast päeva See on tee Nad rändavad siis ajast aega See on tee Ta nähtamatu rajana kulgeb Nende ees Ta ootab kui riskida julged Külmunud hingi vaid saadab Kuuvalgus varje neist loob Päikesekiirena sooja Hommik taas endaga toob See on tee Nad rändavad nii päevast päeva See on tee Nad rändavad siis ajast aega See on tee Ta nähtamatu rajana kulgeb Nende ees Ta ootab kui riskida julged Nad rändavad nii päevast päeva Nad rändavad siis ajast aega Ta nähtamatu rajana kulgeb Ta ootab kui riskida julged Üle mägede taevasse kaigub hääl See on tee Nad rändavad nii päevast päeva See on tee Nad rändavad siis ajast aega See on tee Ta nähtamatu rajana kulgeb Nende ees Ta ootab kui riskida julged See on tee	Nomads In the desert heat the sand Blows like ice-cold snow The night soon unfurls its wings Leaving nothing but the wind to escort the nomads It is the way They wander from one day to the next It is the way They wander from one life to the next It is the way It weaves an invisible path Before them Waiting until you dare to take the risk It conveys only frozen souls The moonlight makes shadows of them Warmth in a ray of sunlight Is what the morning brings once again It is the way They wander from one day to the next It is the way They wander from one life to the next It is the way It weaves an invisible path Before them Waiting until you dare to take the risk They wander from one day to the next They wander from one life to the next It weaves an invisible path It waits until you are ready to take the risk A voice echoes over the mountains up to the heavens It is the way They wander from one day to the next It is the way They wander from one life to the next It is the way It weaves an invisible path Before them Waiting until you dare to take the risk It is the way