Saapuu hetki toivottuni, Lankee uupuneeseen silmään Kauan kangastellut uni. Hyvät yöni heitän sille. Yöhön käyvän sielun tähti Viimeinen sa olit mulle. Jo on hetki pilkkopimeen: Siunaan sydämesi suuren, Menen maata Herran nimeen.
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Authorship:
- by Hilja Onerva Madetoja, née Lehtinen (1882 - 1972), as L. Onerva, appears in Särjetyt jumalat, first published 1910 [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 Leevi Antti Madetoja (1887 - 1947), "Ilta", alternate title: "Hyvää yötä", op. 68 no. 4 (1919?), orchestrated 1940 [ voice and piano ], from Syksy-sarja = Autumn song cycle, no. 4 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Erkki Gustaf Melartin (1875 - 1937), "Hyvää yöttä", op. 73 (Lieder mit Klavier = Songs with piano) no. 2 (1912) [ voice and piano ], also set in German (Deutsch) [sung text not yet checked]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Johannes Öhquist (1861 - 1949) ; composed by Erkki Gustaf Melartin.
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Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- SPA Spanish (Español) (Elisa Rapado) , "Buenas noches", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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