Mu isamaa on minu arm,
My fatherland is my love,
kell' südant annud ma,
To whom I've given my heart,
sull' laulan ma, mu ülem õnn,
I sing to you, my greatest joy,
mu õitsev Eestimaa!
My beloved Estonia! (1)
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There was a big silence. One minute was all it took. The on-lookers stood up(2). And then, suddenly,
''Mu isamaa on minu arm, MU ISAMAA ON MINU ARM!'' Whole crowd was loudly chanting that one sentence.
It took Tino a moment to understand what crowd was chanting and second to realise that he joined it too. Getting angry look from Soviet Union (3), he got even bolder. He stood up and joined the crowd in chanting. That moment, he didn't care what Ivan thought. He even smirked a little. It seems that Soviet Union's wonderful plan to show how pleased Estonians were with Soviet powers had blown up in his face.
Slowly, Poland stood up, then Hungary and then everyone else. They didn't care that they couldn't understand the words, but they got the message. Estonians loved their free land.(4)
Soviet Union tried to force the orchestras to play over the voices of people, but he forgot one very important thing. When 200 000 persons start to sing one song, it's impossible to shut them up.
(1) Unofficial anthem of Estonia during Soviet occupation. Originally a poem written by Lydia Koidula. Now days it is closing song of Song Festivals.
(2) When ''Mu isamaa on minu arm'' is played, everyone stands up. It's considered very rude when one doesn't.
(3) In my headcanon Ivan Braginski is personification of whole Soviet Union, while Estonia represented both Republic of Estonia (we had governments in exile in Norway, the US and Canada) and Soviet Socialist Republic of Estonia.
(4) Estonians draw a very,very clear line between landmass that is called Estonia and republic that is called Estonia. When Estonian says ''I love Estonia'' he/she can either mean he/she loves the landmass or the republic.
A/N: Thank you for reading. This is just prologue, first few chapters will be up in few weeks.