by Hilja Onerva Madetoja (1882 - 1972), as L. Onerva
Geisha
Language: Finnish (Suomi)
Muut' ihanaista ei taivahan alla kuin sinä vaan. Muut' olevaista ei onnea luoneet uumenet maan kuin sinut vaan! Kaunis on kantaa hukkuvaa hetkeä rinnassaan. Eiole aamua, eiole iltaa, rakkaus vaan, rakkaus vaan!
Text Authorship:
- by Hilja Onerva Madetoja (1882 - 1972), as L. Onerva [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), "Geisha", op. 9 no. 5 (1911), published 1912, orchestrated 1946 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 32