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from Volkslieder (Folksongs)

Mikäs on poikana eleä
 (Sung text for setting by Y. Kilpinen)
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Language: Finnish (Suomi) 
 ... 

Mikäs on poikana eleä,
Mikäs olla naimatonna? --
Potra on poikana eleä,
Naasti olla naimatonna;
Ei oo naista naukumassa,
Eikä lasta itkemässä,
Akka ei arttia vetäne,
Laps' ei leipeä anone.
Huoleton hevoton poika,
Aivan huoleton akaton:
Piä ei piiskasta muretta,
Kanna ei huolta kannuksesta.

Composition:

    Set to music by Yrjö Henrik Kilpinen (1892 - 1959), "Mikäs on poikana eleä", op. 100 no. 16, stanza 5 [ voice and piano ], from Kanteletar-Lauluja, no. 16

Text Authorship:

  • from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Potra on poikana eleä", appears in Kanteletar, in II: Toinen kirja, no. 244

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This text was added to the website: 2004-07-22
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