Kuink' ajaa kuollut keviäst' heljästi paistaa kuu! Soi hiljaa synkkä sypressi sa musta murhepuu! Pois laske sauvas, matkamies täss' aika seisahtuu! Täss' aukee ikuisuutehen väsyneen virran suu. On varjon varjo retkemme myös olevainen muu. Koht' ystäväst' on jäljellä vain valkeneva luu. Koht' uudet sataa kyyneleet ja vanhat unhoittuu. Oi, soita rauhaa sieluille sa unhon musta puu!
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Text Authorship:
- by Hilja Onerva Madetoja (1882 - 1972), as L. Onerva, appears in Elämän muukalainen -- Sikermä unikuvia, first published 1921 [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), "Sypressiportilla", op. 50 (Sekakuorolauluja = Songs for Mixed Choir) no. 5 (1928) [ mixed chorus ] [sung text checked 1 time]
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