by Eino Leino (1878 - 1926)
Oi, muistatko vielä sen virren
Language: Finnish (Suomi)
Available translation(s): ENG
Oi, muistatko vielä sen virren, jota lapsena laulettiin, Kun yö liki ikkunan liikkui se virsi se viihdytti niin! Se antoi rintahan rauhaa. Se uskoa unehen loi. Jos muistat vielä sen virren, nyt laula, laula se oi!
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Note: Juho Railio wrote a continuation of this poem.
Authorship:
- by Eino Leino (1878 - 1926) [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):
- [ None yet in the database ]
The text above (or a part of it) is used in the following settings:
- by Oskar Merikanto (1868 - 1924), "Oi muistatko vielä sen virren" [ voice and piano ], confirmed with sheet music researched and rewritten by Riittaliisa Hakulinen and Juha Hakulinen
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Alexandra Glynn) , "The hymn that you heard in your childhood", copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Alexandra Glynn , Aleksi Matikainen
This text was added to the website: 2021-04-04
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