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Elämän ja kuoleman lauluja

Song Cycle by Sanna Mari Ahvenjärvi (b. 1972)

1. Varis
 (Sung text)

Language: Finnish (Suomi) 
Varis huutaa
sen nokka viiltää maahan mustaa juovaa
Istuttaa kuolleet vakoon kuin perunat
säntillisin välein
Kohta ne mullataan

Varis huutaa 
ei sen huudosta kuule toivoa
Siinä on ruosteinen pinta
hiekkakiven roso
homeen harmaita haihtuvia

Minulle se huutaa
tuhkanaamion

Text Authorship:

  • by Jenni Kinnunen , "Varis", copyright status unknown

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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (Anonymous/Unidentified Artist) , "Crow"

Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]

2. Välitiloja

Language: Finnish (Suomi) 
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  • by Jenni Kinnunen , copyright status unknown

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3. Minä synnytän

Language: Finnish (Suomi) 
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  • by Jenni Kinnunen , copyright status unknown

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4. Keskeneräinen

Language: Finnish (Suomi) 
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  • by Jenni Kinnunen , copyright status unknown

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5. Verenä  [sung text not yet checked]

Language: Finnish (Suomi) 
Verenä valuvat ulos suonistani haaveet
Suu täynnä leveää metallia
istun ja odotan
sinua takaisin

Syljen heinää
kulunutta vihreää

Suolla syön jäätyneitä karpaloita
kylmyys lyö hampaisiin
ja minuun leviää punainen
punainen punainen

ikävä.

Text Authorship:

  • by Jenni Kinnunen , "Verenä"

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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (Anonymous/Unidentified Artist) , "Blood"

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6. Minä kuulen sinut  [sung text not yet checked]

Language: Finnish (Suomi) 
Minä kuulen sinut 
Kuuranpeittämät korret kumartuvat
peittämään paljasta vihreää

Se on askeleistani sulanut
valkoisten piikkien peitto
pieni avaruus

Olet katkeamaton kilinä
kitaran kielien näppäily
helisevä kulku hevosvaunuilla

Text Authorship:

  • by Jenni Kinnunen , "Minä kuulen sinut"

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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (Anonymous/Unidentified Artist) , "I hear you"

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7. Vedellä

Language: Finnish (Suomi) 
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  • by Jenni Kinnunen , copyright status unknown

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Total word count: 97
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