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from Volkslieder (Folksongs)
Translation by Louis-Antoine Léouzon Le Duc (1815 - 1889)

Venematka
Language: Finnish (Suomi) 
Vaka vanha Väinämöinen
laskea karehtelevi
tuon on pitkän niemen päästä,
kylän kurjan kuuluvilta.
Laski laulellen vesiä,
ilon lyöen lainehia.

Neiet niemien nenissä
katselevat, kuuntelevat:
"Mi lienee ilo merallä,
mikä laulu lainehilla
ilo entistä parempi,
laulu muita laatuisampi?"

Laski vanha Väinämöinen,
laski päivän maavesiä,
päivän toisen suovesiä,
kolmannen kosen vesiä.
Laski laulellen vesiä,
ilon lyöen lainehia.

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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 18
Word count: 55

Le vieux l'imperturbable Wainamoinen
Language: French (Français)  after the Finnish (Suomi) 
Le vieux l'imperturbable Wainamoinen
s'éloigna du long promontoire,
du misérable village ;
il dirigea son navire à travers les ondes,
en chantant des chants d'allégresse.

Les jeunes filles des bords de la mer
regardèrent du haut des rochers et écoutèrent :
« Quels sont ces chants d'allégresse
qui retentissent au loin sur les flots ?
Ils sont plus éclatants que tous les autres,
plus beaux que ceux dont nos oreilles ont été frappées auparavant. »

Et le navire poursuivait sa course rapide :
le premier jour, il longea l'embouchure des fleuves,
le second jour, l'embouchure des lacs,
le troisième jour, il arriva au milieu des cataractes.

About the headline (FAQ)

Title could be "Voyage en bateau"

Text Authorship:

Based on:

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

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Researcher for this page: Guy Laffaille [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2015-12-11
Line count: 15
Word count: 102