by Juhana Heikki Erkko (1849 - 1906)
Kottarainen
Language: Finnish (Suomi)
Kottarainen, se murhelintu, jota harvasti mainitaan, oli oppinut elämältä pienen, pienosen laulun vaan. Kottarainen, se tumma lintu, lauloi pienosen säveleen, minkä lauloi, sen totta lauloi, se koski kuulijan sydämeen.
Authorship:
- by Juhana Heikki Erkko (1849 - 1906) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Oskar Merikanto (1868 - 1924), "Kottarainen", op. 36 (3 Laulua) no. 2 [ voice and piano ], confirmed with a CD booklet [sung text checked 1 time]
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