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Hottentottilaulu (Finnish for "The Hottentot song") is a Finnish language version of the song ''Visen om vesle Hoa'' written by the Norwegian songwriter-author Thorbjørn Enger.〔Henriksson, Raimo: ''Rakkaimmat lastenlaulut: 150 koko perheen suosikkia (Valitut palat)'', p.60. Belgium: Brepols, Turnhout, 1990. ISBN 951-8933-14-6.〕 The song was translated to Finnish by Jukka Virtanen and the music was composed by Olli Heikkilä.〔 The song is about a Hottentot boy Huua Kotti, "black as soot", living in Africa along the Chickadua river.〔〔Rytsä, Paavo: (Tapani Perttu: Hottentottilaulu ), ''YLE Elävä arkisto'' 22 November 2007, accessed on 14 February 2010.〕 The song was first published in 1961, when it was performed by Maikki Länsiö and Esa Saario.〔 Later recordings of the song have been made by Vesa-Matti Loiri, Markku Suominen, Veltto Virtanen and Tuomari Nurmio, among others.〔(Search results for Hottentottilaulu ), ''Äänitearkisto''. Accessed on 14 November 2010.〕 According to the Helsinki city library, the Hottentots are portrayed in the song as happy, childlike and harmless faerytale characters. The details describing the tribe's habits and living conditions are largely fictitious, for example the names are fictitious and bamboo, mentioned in the song, grows mainly in Asia. The song has been viewed as misleading or downright derogatory.〔(Miksi Veltto Virtasen Hottentottilaulu herättää nyt julkisuusmyrskyn, muttei lainkaan Haloo (vuosi 1974?) levyn julkaisuvuonna. Näinkö paljon maailma on muuttunut? ) ''Helsinki city library - Ask anything''. 29 March 2010, accessed on 7 April 2010.〕 ==Controversy== In March 2010 the song caused controversy, when Member of the Parliament of Finland Pertti "Veltto" Virtanen performed the ''Hottentottilaulu'' on a True Finns party cruise. The cruise hostess interrupted Virtanen's performance, as it was viewed as racist.〔(Veltto Virtasen rasistinen show hämmensi persujen risteilyllä ), ''Helsingin Sanomat'' 9 March 2010, accessed on 7 April 2010.〕 Virtanen later accused the cruise hostess who had interrupted him of "racism".〔 Later, Viking Line announced that the reason for the interruption had been Virtanen's derogatory and tactless comments about the other passengers.〔(Viking Line: "Hottentottilaulu lietsoi" ), ''Uusi Suomi'' 9 March 2010, accessed on 7 April 2010.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hottentottilaulu」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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