The hymn that you heard in your childhood | The hymn that you heard in your childhood

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by Eino Leino (1878 - 1926)

Translation © by Alexandra Glynn

Oi, muistatko vielä sen virren

Language: Finnish (Suomi)

Our translations: 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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Text 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):

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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
Line count: 8
Word count: 36

The hymn that you heard in your childhood

Language: English after the Finnish (Suomi)

The hymn that you heard in your childhood,
through the years, has it left your heart?
As lanterns went dim in the windows
the song of the children would start.
The tidings soothed me and turned me
to thoughts of my Father above.
Remember the music, remember,
O sing it, sing of his love.

Text Authorship:

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Based on:

a text in Finnish (Suomi) by Eino Leino (1878 - 1926)
- Go to the text page.

This text was added to the website: 2021-04-04
Line count: 8
Word count: 54