Lintu sininen, pursi ilmojen, anna, että katson merta sulkien! Lintu sininen, istu kädellen, anna, että äänes kultaa kuuntelen! Lintu sininen, satu satujen, tule, tule mulle iloks' iltojen! Lintu sininen, lennä povellen, laula, laula mulle laulu sydämen!
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Text Authorship:
- by Hilja Onerva Madetoja (1882 - 1972), as L. Onerva, appears in Sielujen sota, first published 1923 [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), "Lintu sininen", op. 68 no. 5 (1923?), orchestrated 1940 [ voice and piano ], from Syksy-sarja = Autumn song cycle, no. 5 [sung text checked 1 time]
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