Korkea Klotho, vieläkö kehräät kultaista lankaa? Lakkaa, lakkaa! Kahleen kauneena kultakin hankaa. Yön tytär tumma, hellitä hetkeks' tuttavat toimet! Valmis on kankaas: pitkät jo ylläni liekkiset loimet. Laupias Klotho, liekeistä huokaan yöhön ja jäähän. Nosta jo polttava elämän seppel toisten päähän!
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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), "Rukous", op. 9 no. 4 (1909), published 1911 [ voice and piano ], unfinished [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2010-12-11
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Word count: 42