scores
for
pleasure

by Elina Pirinen

Bambis of the amber lake

imagine with me

the darkest juniper turns to dust
the darkest juniper turns to dust
the darkest juniper turns to dust
the darkest juniper turns to dust
the darkest juniper turns to dust
the darkest juniper turns to dust
the darkest juniper turns to dust
the darkest juniper turns to dust

for the dawn you must 
for the dawn you must
for the dawn you must
for the dawn you must

witness witness witness how
the bagpipes play and the bambis say

“follow us follow us follow us follow us
to the glowing amber lake 
find the gun 
lets have fun”

the hunters’ hour meets the night
the hunters’ hour meets the night
the hunters’ hour meets the night

look the moon the moon the moon
pick the cloudberry and the wild rosemary
mark your trail with their light

continue with me

the dust of the junipers kiss your sorrow
the dust of the junipers kiss your sorrow
the dust of the junipers kiss your sorrow
the dust of the junipers kiss your sorrow
the dust of the junipers kiss your sorrow
the dust of the junipers kiss your sorrow
the dust of the junipers kiss your sorrow
the dust of the junipers kiss your sorrow

your lungs your bones your sells your horror

believe believe believe believe
the lonely tears merge to fog 
the lonely tears merge to fog
the lonely tears merge to fog
the smell of carbon hover above

the bagpipes play and the bambis say
“enter enter enter enter
inside the shy alghe meters
take the gun
lets have fun”

the hunters’ secret meets the rite
the hunters’ secret meets the rite
the hunters’ secret meets the rite

howl howl baby howl
through your tiny gossamer forces
the trail opens a novel site

remember with me

around the darkness
galaxies are there
zeniths are there
northern lights are there
asteroids are there
cumulus are there
thunders are there
mountains are there
sparrows are there
cowgirls are there
valleys are there
tidals are there
riverbeds are there
cottongrasses are there
deer flies are there
vipers are there
quartzs are there

witness witness witness how
the kiss of the junipers flames the sphere
the kiss of the junipers flames the sphere

the bagpipes burn
it’s the bambis turn
to pick the silence the silence the silence
to pick the silence the silence the silence
of the dawn the dawn the dawn

Bio

Elina Pirinen artistry and practise is entangled in choreography, dancing, music-making and experimental writing. She is committed to making stage, performative, aural and linguistic autopsies to the subconscious registers, deep primary emotions and intelligence through them. The focuses of her art are in imagination, romanticism, doom, obsessions, nightmares, daydreams, natures, taboos, sorrow, lust, despair, joy, suffering, silence, horror, satisfaction, shame, unwantedness, consolation and hope driven by the feministic psychoanalytic depth and try to say something about these realities and experiences here through it. Pirinen lives in Helsinki and by the lake Kalliojärvi. Parallel to artistic work, she helps domestic and wild animals as a volunteer.

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Credits

Copyright: Elina Pirinen (2021). The Score was commissioned within the frame of the project Scores for Pleasure by Przemek Kamiński. The Score can be accessed and used only through the website http://www.scoresforpleasure.com. Copying and redistributing the Score in any medium or format is not permitted. Only non-commercial uses of the Score are permitted. No derivatives or adaptations of the Score are permitted.
Cover image: Roberto Ferrari. This image is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license.