''Sanat'' is the third album by Finnish

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Rajaton Rajaton is a Finnish a cappella ensemble, founded in Helsinki in 1997. The Finnish word ''rajaton'' means "boundless", to indicate the breadth of their repertoire, from sacred classical to near Europop. Rajaton performs primarily in Finland bu ...

, released in 2002. The word ''sanat'' means "words" in Finnish, and "heals" in Latin. The album consists of

sacred Sacred describes something that is dedicated or set apart for the service or worship of a deity; is considered worthy of spiritual respect or devotion; or inspires awe or reverence among believers. The property is often ascribed to objects ( ...

Christian songs, and features music in Finnish, Latin,

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, and

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Track listing

Title ''(composer / lyricist)'' # Aurinkolaulu ''(Anna-Mari Kähärä / Mika Waltari)'' # Were You There? ''(trad., arr.

Mia Makaroff Mia Kristine Makaroff (born 12 April 1970) is a Finnish composer, best known for her work for the Finnish a cappella ensemble Rajaton Rajaton is a Finnish a cappella ensemble, founded in Helsinki in 1997. The Finnish word ''rajaton'' means ...

)'' # Benedic anima mea Domino ''(Jaakko Mäntyjärvi /

Psalm The Book of Psalms ( , ; ; ; ; , in Islam also called Zabur, ), also known as the Psalter, is the first book of the third section of the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible) called ('Writings'), and a book of the Old Testament. The book is an anthology of H ...

102:1-5, 20-22)'' # Stabat Mater ''(

Kaj Chydenius Kaj Oskar Chydenius (16 October 1939 – 20 April 2024) was a Finnish musician and composer, probably best known for his left-wing political songs interpreted by various artists. Biography Chydenius studied at the Sibelius Academy, the Universi ...

/ Jacopone Da Todi, Aale Tynni)'' # Vain taivasta kukkaset katsovat ''(Jussi Chydenius / Aale Tynni)'' # Kaikki maat, te riemuitkaatte ''(Mia Makaroff / Johann Franck)'' # Iltavirsi ''(Armas Maasalo, Heikki Klemetti / Hilija Haahti, arr. Jarmo Saari)'' # Tórramat Do Nóebaengil ''(Jaakko Mäntyjärvi / anon. Irish, 12th century)'' # Nearer, My God, To Thee ''(

Jussi Chydenius Jussi Chydenius (born 30 December 1972) is a Finnish musician and composer. He is best known for singing bass in the vocal ensemble Rajaton. He is the son of composer Kaj Chydenius and director Kaisa Korhonen. His brother is music producer Ka ...

/ Sarah Flower Adams)'' # Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel? ''(trad., arr. Mia Makaroff)'' # Weary In Well-Doing ''(Anna-Mari Kähärä /

Christina Rossetti Christina Georgina Rossetti (5 December 1830 – 29 December 1894) was an English writer of romanticism, romantic, devotional and children's poems, including "Goblin Market" and "Remember". She also wrote the words of two Christmas carols well k ...

)'' # Pia Desideria ''(

Hannu Lepola Rajaton is a Finland, Finnish a cappella ensemble, founded in Helsinki in 1997. The Finnish language, Finnish word ''rajaton'' means "boundless", to indicate the breadth of their repertoire, from sacred classical to near Europop. Rajaton perform ...

/ Marjo Hakamäki)''

External links

official Rajaton website

Rajaton - Sanat
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Rajaton albums 2002 live albums Musical settings of poems by Christina Rossetti {{2002-album-stub