Finnish (Suomi) translations of 2 Songs, opus 4

by Frederic Ayres (1876 - 1926)

1. Sea Dirge
 (Sung text)
by Frederic Ayres (1876 - 1926), "Sea Dirge", op. 4 (2 Songs) no. 2
Language: English 
Full fathom five thy father lies,
Of his bones are coral made;
Those are pearls that were his eyes:
Nothing of him that doth fade,
But doth suffer a sea-change
Into something rich and strange.
Sea-nymphs hourly ring his knell:
Ding-dong.
Hark! now I hear them, - ding-dong bell.

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by William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616)
1.
Language: Finnish (Suomi) 
Sinun isäsi lepää viiden sylen syvyydessä,
hänen luistaan on tullut korallia,
nuo helmet olivat ennen hänen silmänsä.
Mikään osa hänestä ei häviä
vaan kokee meressä muodonmuutoksen
joksikin rikkaaksi ja oudoksi.
Merenneidot soittavat joka tunti hänen kuolinkellojaan:
Ding-dong!
Hei! Nyt minä kuulen ne -- Ding-dong! -- kellot.

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