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by Emil von Qvanten (1827 - 1903)
Translation by Aleksanteri Rahkonen (1841 - 1877)

Suomis Sång
Language: Swedish (Svenska) 
Hör, hur [toner mäktigt svalla]1
[Kring de runobygder alla:]2  
Det är Suomis sång!  
Hör de höga furor susa,
Hör de djupa strömmer brusa:
Det är Suomis sång!   

Se! i natten högt vid polen
Strålar huld midsommarsolen:
Det är Suomis sång!
Åskans dån från himlens båga,
Vinterns vilda norrskenslåga:
Det är Suomis sång! 

Och de våna, blyga dalar,
Der en båck bland blomstren talat:
Det är Suomis sång!
Trastens slag i sena qvällen,
Ekos suck ur gråa hällen:
Det är Suomis sång! 

Öfverallt en röst oss bjuder,
Öfverallt en stämma ljuder:
Det är Suomis sång! 
Broder, eger du et hjerta,
I dess tjusning, i dess smårta
Hör blott Suomis sång!

Available sung texts: (what is this?)

•   F. Pacius 

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Confirmed with Lyriska Dikter af Emil v. Qvanten, Stockholm: Samson & Wallins Bokhandel, 1859, pages 95 - 96 (text above); and with Poetisk Låsebok, Helsingfors: Finska Litteratur-sällskapets tryckeri, 1864, page 338 (see footnote 1 and 2 for textual variations).

1 Pacius: "härligt sången skallar"
2 Pacius: "Mellan Väinös runohallar"

Text Authorship:

  • by Emil von Qvanten (1827 - 1903), "Suomis Sång" [author's text checked 1 time 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 Fredrik Pacius (1809 - 1891), "Suomis Sång", published 1851 [ SATB chorus a cappella ], confirmed with an 1891 edition, Vårt Land. Sånger för Sopran, Alt, Tenor och Bas, Chicago: Engberg-Holmberg, also set in German (Deutsch) [sung text checked 1 time]

Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

  • Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Eugen Haile.
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  • Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Fredrik Pacius.
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Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Aleksanteri Rahkonen) , "Suomen laulu", appears in Sääskiä, 1. parvi. Runollisia kokeita, first published 1865


Researcher for this page: Melanie Trumbull

This text was added to the website: 2020-08-15
Line count: 24
Word count: 111

Suomen laulu
Language: Finnish (Suomi)  after the Swedish (Svenska) 
Kuule, kuinka soitto kaikuu,
Väinön kanteleesta raikuu:
Suomi laulelee! 
Kuule, hongat huokaileepi,
Kuule, kosket pauhaileepi:
Suomi laulelee! 

Katso, jäät kuin pohjasessa
Välkkyy päivän paistehessa;
Suomi laulelee!
Katso, loistaa taivahilla
Pohjan palo iltasella:
Suomi laulelee!

Ihanaiset laaksot, joissa
Purot lausuu kukastoissa:
Suomi laulelee!
Ja nuo metsät tunturilla
Koska kaikuu ehtosilla,
Suomi laulelee!

Kaikkialla ääni kaikuu,
Kaikkialla kielet raikuu:
Suomi laulelee!
Syöntä jos on suotu sulle,
Murheess' ilossaskin kuule:
Suomi laulelee!

Confirmed with Aleksanteri Rahkonen, Sääskiä, 1. parvi. Runollisia kokeita, Helsingissä: C. J. Wikber'in kustannuksella, 1865.


Text Authorship:

  • by Aleksanteri Rahkonen (1841 - 1877), "Suomen laulu", appears in Sääskiä, 1. parvi. Runollisia kokeita, first published 1865 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Based on:

  • a text in Swedish (Svenska) by Emil von Qvanten (1827 - 1903), "Suomis Sång"
    • Go to the text page.

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 ]


Researcher for this page: Melanie Trumbull

This text was added to the website: 2020-08-15
Line count: 24
Word count: 69

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