Kevätlaulua laineet laulavat ja ulapat hopein hohtaa. Valonsäteet niinkuin vasamat valonarkoja silmiä kohtaa. Kevät tullut on keralla selkeän sään kuin ennen vuosien mennen, mut nyt sen tullessa kylmäks jään kuin milloinkaan en ennen. Kovin kauan on kestänyt varjoa yön, kovin kauan jäätä ja lunta. Ei ymmärrä talveen tottunut syön valon suurta, suvista unta.
Please note: this text, provided here for educational and research use, is in the public domain in Canada and the U.S., but it may still be copyright in other legal jurisdictions. The LiederNet Archive makes no guarantee that the above text is public domain in your country. Please consult your country's copyright statutes or a qualified IP attorney to verify whether a certain text is in the public domain in your country or if downloading or distributing a copy constitutes fair use. The LiederNet Archive assumes no legal responsibility or liability for the copyright compliance of third parties.
Text Authorship:
- by Veikko Antero Koskenniemi (1885 - 1962), "Kevätlaulu", appears in Runoja, first published 1906 [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 Toivo Kuula (1883 - 1918), "Kevätlaulu", op. 11 no. 7 (1910) [ mixed chorus a cappella ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Erkki Gustaf Melartin (1875 - 1937), "Kevätlaulu", op. 47 no. 4 (1918) [ voice and piano ], from Lauluja V. A. Koskenniemen sanoihin III, no. 4 [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2008-08-22
Line count: 12
Word count: 53