Yrtit tummat etelän yössä, miksi te katsotte silmääni niin? Riutuen kaipaa raskas rinta hankien valkeaan kaupunkiin. Yrtit tummat etelän yössä, vieras on teille mun murheeni syy. Kaukana, kaukana pohjolan mailla kanervakankahat kyyneltyy.
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Text Authorship:
- by Hilja Onerva Madetoja (1882 - 1972), as L. Onerva, appears in Särjetyt jumalat, first published 1910 [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), "Yrtit tummat", op. 9 no. 1 (1911), published 1912, first performed 1912 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
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