Translation by Otto Manninen (1872 - 1950)
Älä kutsu kukkaseksi
Language: Finnish (Suomi)  after the Unknown Language
Älä kutsu kukkaseksi, älä lempilintuseksi, kukan päivä kuihduttavi, haukka linnun haavoittavi. En ole lempilintusesi, sorja ruusunkukkasesi, olen, armas, sinun omasi, muuksi muuttumattomasi. Älä kutsu kukkaseksi, älä lempilintuseksi, kukan päivä kuihduttavi, haukka linnun haavoittavi. Olen, armas, sun omasi.
Authorship:
- by Otto Manninen (1872 - 1950) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Unknown Language from Volkslieder (Folksongs) [text unavailable]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Ahti Sonninen (1914 - 1984), "Älä kutsu kukkaseksi", op. 14 no. 5 [voice and piano], confirmed with a CD booklet [ sung text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Malcolm Wren [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2018-01-18
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