Nyt sumu harmaa nousee korven soissa, se seudun vaippahansa verhoaa, on kaikki kelmeätä, harmajaa ja päivä on jo kauan piillyt poissa. Nyt sydän värjyy syksyn unelmoissa, nyt kaikki kuolemasta muistuttaa, se maille mahtiansa julistaa nyt synkän syksyn voittolauleloissa. Nyt tunnen mit' en tuntenut ma ennen: sun oma suvesikin aikain mennen se katoo, katoo eikä palaja, sun nuoret tuntehesi tuhkaks palaa ja varkaan askelin hän saapuu salaa yön, syksyn herra, harmaa kuolema.
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Text Authorship:
- by Veikko Antero Koskenniemi (1885 - 1962), "Syyssonetti", appears in Runoja, first published 1906 [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 Heino Kaski (1885 - 1957), "Syyssonetti" [sung text not yet checked]
- by Yrjö Henrik Kilpinen (1892 - 1959), "Syyssonetti", op. 24 (Laulua V. A. Koskenniemen runoihin) no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Erkki Gustaf Melartin (1875 - 1937), "Syyssonetti", op. 47 no. 3 (1919) [ voice and piano ], from Lauluja V. A. Koskenniemen sanoihin III, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2008-08-22
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Word count: 71