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by Kersti Merilaas (1913 - 1986 )

Rannapääsuke
Language: Estonian (Eesti keel) 
Rannapääsuke, sinisuline, tiibu laotas, lendas ülesse,
ülalt noolena laskus laintele, valge rnnaga vooge riivates.
Mida tahtis ta mulle ütleda, kurgul kumedal siristas?
Kõrsi kogusin, raage riisusin, sitke saviga seinad silusin,
liitsin kõvasti püha põrmuga, kalli kaldaga kokku sidusin.
Kõrs kõrrele, raag raole, kalur merele, kündja vaole, vidiit!
Tõuseb tormihoog, pesa pillutab, ilma äärele heidab enese:
rannapääsuke, sirjelinnuke, kuhu lähed siis, mida, mida teed?
Rannapääsuke, sirjelinnuke, kuhu lähed siis, mida teed?
Ikka uuesti, ikka alati, lendan tagasi, otsast
alustan sada korda ma, tuhat korda ma:
kõrre kõrrele, raole rao.
Siin mu kodupaik, püha sünnimaa,
ainus ilma peal, ainus päikse all.
Rand see tuuline, rand see tormide: tormist
tugevam on mu armastus.

Text Authorship:

  • by Kersti Merilaas (1913 - 1986 ) [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 Ester Mägi (1922 - 2021), "Rannapääsuke", 1963 [ voice, piano ], from Viis romanssi = Five Romances, no. 5, Estonian Theatre and Music Museum  [sung text not yet checked]

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This text was added to the website: 2025-03-25
Line count: 16
Word count: 110

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