HOW I RECEIVED MY NAME

Pekka and Leena Maria Tolvanen, 1923

My father's little sister, Leena Maria, tragically died at age 2 from diphtheria. When I was born many years later, my dad wanted to name me after his baby sister. Mother loved the song, "Maria Elena" so they compromised and named me Marja-Leena. That's why that song means so much to me, and why I was SO delighted to find this beautiful, sentimental version done by Los Indios!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rQheOglFos