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Alternature   -  Jester's silver coin

Country - Estonia     Player- Jarmo

A jester made the queen laugh
He felt himself the luckiest man
When she smiled and placed
A silver coin in his hand

"Here, my man, for a task well done
You made us laugh; now you may run
Go out there, out on the town
To have your share of fun!"

He held the coin
And flipped the coin
And asked himself then: heads or tails?
And finally he made up his mind
A blacksmith had the coin

Gladly the coin decides
The twists and turns of our lives
But what if once it didn't land on either side?

The blacksmith beat his hammer sore
The jester had the finest sword
The man behind the anvil
Had a generous award

"Tell me, man, where did you find
A silver coin so rare and fine?
May the Gods always smile
Upon your life!"

He held the coin
And flipped the coin
And asked himself then: heads or tails?
And finally he made up his mind
A maiden had the coin

Gladly the coin decides
The twists and turns of our lives
But what if once it didn't land on either side?

A handsome maiden, young and shy
Caught the blacksmith's loving eye
Not a single day went by
Without her in his mind		 He gave the girl the silver coin
And said with caring in his voice:
"You're the one to fill the void
Within my lone heart!"

She held the coin
And flipped the coin
And asked herself then: heads or tails?
And finally she made up her mind
The blacksmith had her love

Gladly the coin decides
The twists and turns of our lives
But what if once it didn't land on either side?

All the women at the well
Asked the lovely maiden:
"Tell us, darling, did you sell
Your heart for a coin?"

"Never let the coin remark
On the matters of the heart
Hear the wisdom of our years
So you can save your tears!"

They held the coin
And flipped the coin
And asked themselves then: heads or tails?
And suddenly the coin fell
It fell into the well

They held the coin
And flipped the coin
And asked themselves then: heads or tails?
And suddenly the coin fell
It fell into the well

They held the coin
And flipped the coin
And asked themselves then: heads or tails?
And suddenly the coin fell
It fell into the well

Alternature's comment/Morale:
All the silver coins from the wide world could
Never tell us all the faithful truth

 

Player's comments: This Estonian group may seem unknown to most people, but maybe the song "Diamond of night" rings a bell. It was the Estonian entry in the 1999 Eurovision song contest.Even the title track appeared in the Estonian contest in 2000, but came in 2nd. The singers name is Evelyn Samuel, but she's marketed under the name "Alternature" now. The titel track has even been remix for international use and the song "Let me stay" has become "Northern gold".Not an improvement, but these songs are so strong, that they survive. The genre can be called a cross between Enya and One More Time.The melodies are certainly not without celtic influences,as the songs "For I belong to you" and "Jesters silver coin" reakes of Irish folkmusic.
It's hard to tell that Alternature is from Estonia, as they have made a truly international and very beautiful record.