Ah, Ikarus sa oot, et enempää! Sun allas ammottavat aavat syvät. Kun siipiesi iskut heikentyvät, sun nielee ensi aalto vaahtopää. Et untes rantaa ikinä sa nää, sun silmäs auringossa häikäistyvät. Mut turhat ystäväin on neuvot hyvät, kun kaikki veren kaiho kiidättää. Sa uskalikko unten ulappain, sa tuudittama tuulien ja meren, sun tappiosi todistaja vain on taivas, joka hautas tahdittaa. Niin anna kantaa, kiidätellä veren! Ah, Ikarus sa oot, et vähempää!
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Text Authorship:
- by Veikko Antero Koskenniemi (1885 - 1962), "Ikarus", appears in Hiilivalkea, first published 1913 [author's text checked 1 time 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 Yrjö Henrik Kilpinen (1892 - 1959), "Ikarus", op. 24 (Laulua V. A. Koskenniemen runoihin) no. 5 [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2008-08-22
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