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from Volkslieder (Folksongs)

Min rastas raataa
Language: Finnish (Suomi) 
Min rastas raataa,
sen pyyhyt pyytää,
onneton ottaa,
vaivainen varastaa,
lapiolle laittaa,
telikälle työntää,
oven alle peittää,
vastalla kattaa.
Talonpoika takoo,
keihäitä keittää,
poika oottaa,
tyttöjä tuolla
savisissa saappahissa,
kirjavissa kintahissa.
Meren römä rönkyy
tuulonen tuulee,
kuningas kuulee,
viieltä virstalta,
kuuelta kulmalta,
seitsemältä selkoselta,
kaheksalta kankahalta.

Text Authorship:

  • from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Min rastas raataa", appears in Kanteletar, in I: Ensimmäinen kirja, no. 219 [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 Jean Sibelius (1865 - 1957), "Min rastas raataa", 1898 [ mixed chorus a cappella ] [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 21
Word count: 46

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