Resonantia Setoensis: Carmina Saltatoria (2025) is a boldly contemporary dance album shaped by the creative vision of Kullamäe Productions and rooted in the living tradition of Setomaa. Built on kinetic beats, warm bass lines, and clean, modern synth textures, the album carries a clear ethno tint—melodic turns, call-and-response phrases, and atmosphere that nod to Seto musical heritage without pastiche. All songs are performed in the Seto language, with lyrics written by Rein Järvelill, whose concise imagery and rhythmic phrasing keep every track primed for the dance floor. The result is a cohesive journey where folk sensibility and club culture meet: immediate enough for DJs, rich enough for headphones, and singular in voice. “Resonantia Setoensis” is both a celebration and a forward step—proof that regional language and global dance music can amplify one another.

Resonantia Setoensis: Carmina saltatoria

Talsiüü

Ma kuulõ

Käsi käeh

Kunas tulõ päiv

Ylge ütteq

Nadi-nii

Viis miist ja puuluits

Üü om pikk

Elotsõõr

Hummok

Kuljatagõ´

Kägo

Tantsutarõ

Tarto turul

Salli jo nii

Kevväi

About the track
A contemporary folk-electronic piece in the Seto language from Southeast Estonia. The song celebrates Setomaa’s living traditions—leelo (polyphonic singing), midsummer fires, and the guardian deity Peko—and speaks about community, memory, and home.

Credits
• Artist/Performer: Kullamäe Productions
• Melody & Lyrics: Rein Järvelill
• Language: Seto (Setu / Seto language, South Estonian)
• Theme keywords: Setomaa, leelo, Peko, midsummer, heritage, homeland

Short note
“Setol om, Pekol om, õgaüts tiid” (“Seto have it, Peko has it, everyone has their path”)—a refrain about strength returning and life being better at home in Setomaa.

Lyrics (Seto):
[Intro]
[Verse 1]
Rahvas oll Maarjamaal hussikiil suuh
Ludimäe ümbre peiq jaanituld suurt
Leelo ja loitsuq oll õgapäeiv suuh
Tiidseq koh täheq ja midä märk kuu suur
Tiidseq koh täheq ja midä märk kuu suur

[Bridge]

[Chorus]
Setol om, Pekol om, õgaüts tiid
Vägi mis kaonuq oll aastatõ iist
Näütäs nüüd kõigilõ ilmamaa pääl
Paremp õt elo om Setomaal sääl

[Verse 2]
Eläjäq kotoh ja morodõ pääl
Joosiq sis kanaq ja pardsikiq hääq
Hopõn tõi kodo ku väsünüq pää
Võeti sis handsat ja tuu tundu meele nii hää
Võeti sis handsat ja tuu tundu meele nii hää

[Chorus]
Setol om, Pekol om, õgaüts tiid
Vägi mis kaonuq oll aastatõ iist
Näütäs nüüd kõigilõ ilmamaa pääl
Paremp õt elo om Setomaal sääl

[Verse 3]
Kokko tul veljoq kel setokiil, -miil
Väke viil veido a suurõmp viil iih
Seto om kotoh ja paremp om tuu
Olõi viil häönüq mu Setomaa tumminõ tuum
Olõi viil häönüq mu Setomaa tumminõ tuum

[Chorus]
Setol om, Pekol om, õgaüts tiid
Vägi mis kaonuq oll aastatõ iist
Näütäs nüüd kõigilõ ilmamaa pääl
Paremp õt elo om Setomaal sääl

[End]
[Outro]

Peko vägi

About the track
A hypnotic, percussion-driven ode to the African night—where bongo rhythms, campfire glow, and jasmine-scented air blur dream and reality. Minimal lyrics meet trance-like groove for a warm, cinematic vibe.

Credits
• Artist/Performer: Kullamäe Productions
• Lyrics: Rein Järvelill
• Language: Estonian
• Style/Tags: afro-inspired, bongo, world fusion, chill, cinematic, nocturnal, percussion

Short note
“Aafrika öö” (“African Night”) invites you into a fever-warm night—heartbeat drums, moonlit haze, and a melody that carries you away.

Lyrics (original / Estonian)
[Intro]
See on Aafrika öö,
See on Aafrika öö,
Aafrika öö ja bongo rütmid.

[Verse 1]
kõlab maagia, selles öös,
must mesi on haaranud meid
riivab hinge ja puudutab hingekeeli

[Chorus]
Aafrika öö, oh aafrika öö
kaasa sind viib ja tagasi ei tea kas toob
või viib ja viib ja viib

[Verse 2]
Bongo biit ja aafrika öö
unustad kõik ning kuuled vaid üht
pilli rütm mis haaranud sind

[Outro]
Lõke peegeldus taevas, möödub taas tund
unelm haarab sind kaasa
on kuum, nii kuum, nii kuum

[Bridge]
Öine lõhn ja aafrika kirg,
Mets-jasmiinid ja aafrika aiapuud
nende lõhn on oimetuks jätnud mind

Aafrika öö

About the track
“Poolel teel” (“Halfway There”) is a reflective pop-folk ballad about standing mid-journey—between sunset and new dawn—finding steadiness as the sea of life pulls and guides. Warm harmonies and a calm, forward-leaning pulse carry imagery of distant roads, saltwater feet, and wings that help us clear the storm.

Credits
• Artist/Performer: Kullamäe Productions
• Lyrics: Rein Järvelill
• Melody/Composer: Tõnu Kilusk
• Language: Estonian
• Style/Tags: pop folk, singer-songwriter, reflective, ballad, ambient folk, Baltic

Key line
“I’m halfway there, even on the edge of sunset—the better half may still be ahead.”

Lyrics (Estonian)
[Verse 1]
Kaugel kaugel ma näen, kuhu keerab see tee,
elumeres põlvini sees, olen poolel teel.
Üksi seisan sel teel, pole kuulda su häält,
kui kord ületan mäe, läheb kergemaks säält.

[Chorus]
Olen nüüd poolel teel,
kuigi loojangu eel,
Olen nüüd poolel teel,
parem pool ehk veel ees.

[Verse 2]
Olen nüüd poolel teel, tunnen kindlana end,
On ka kindel mu meel, kuigi kahaneb kõik.
Päikse loojudes meil varjud pikemad on,
nii ka viimane pool teed palju rikkam meil näib.

[Bridge]
Jalad soolases vees, elumeri on see,
tegelikkus kord kaob, kaasa minugi viib.
Merel tormiga tee ikka leiame veel,
kuni kannab meid teel meie inglikse tiib.

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