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by Hilja Onerva Madetoja (1882 - 1972), as L. Onerva

Suomen puu
Language: Finnish (Suomi) 
Löi Ukko Ylijumala 
maan halki vasamansa: 
»Sun rautaa onko rinnassas, 
sa laulun lieto kansa? 
Jo ilma, ilma puhdistuu! 
Mut kestätkö, sä Suomen puu, 
tään rajumyrskyn, pauanteen? 
Jos laho liet, niin sydämeen 
saat surmannuolen ikuisen; 
et koskaan nouse jällehen!» 

Löi tulta latva Suomen puun: 
oksansa kuivat karsi. 
Mut juuret työntyi syvempään 
ja korkeemmalle varsi. 
Nyt lakeen taivaan laupiaan 
se tyynnä oikoo oksiaan 
ylitse järven, mantereen 
kuin kuuluttais se heimolleen: 
varattu paikka sulle on 
ainaiseks alla auringon. 

Muinaisen Suomen sukupuu 
nyt varttuu vailla paulaa, 
ja vapauden lintuset 
sen kartanoissa laulaa. 
Päin itää, länttä, etelää 
ne lentää, viestin lennättää, 
kuin kaunista on kamppailuun 
tään käydä eestä pyhän puun. 
Oi veljet Vienan, Eestin maan, 
viel yhteen maahan mahdutaan!

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Text Authorship:

  • by Hilja Onerva Madetoja (1882 - 1972), as L. Onerva [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 Leevi Antti Madetoja (1887 - 1947), "Suomen puu", op. 49 (Yksinlauluja pianon säestyksellä) no. 2 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2010-12-11
Line count: 30
Word count: 114

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