Mari Boine - Mu eadni, Mother of Mine (Official Lyrics Video)

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: https://mariboine.bandcamp.com/album/...

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