Nyt öin jo yli kenttäin hämärtäy, nyt elonkorjuun hetket lähestyvät, kun eroitetaan akanoista jyvät ja suuri armo oikeudesta käy. Ja tilinteon painon tuntien nyt pellot lepää raskain henkäyksin. Öin yli kenttäin kuuhut kulkee yksin maan luomisvoimaa salaa siunaten.
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Text Authorship:
- by Veikko Antero Koskenniemi (1885 - 1962), no title, appears in Runoja, in Lakeus, no. 5, first published 1906 [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 Erkki Gustaf Melartin (1875 - 1937), "Nyt öin jo yli kenttäin hämärtäy ", op. 46 no. 5 (1908) [ voice and piano ], from Lauluja V. A. Koskenniemen sanoihin II, no. 5 [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2008-12-09
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