He on kuin linnut, eksyneet vieraille maille, ja siipirikoiks siipensä he lentää. Ja ystävää ja kotia he iäks jäävät vaille, mut laulu elää sydämessä sentään. Ja erehtyin ja eksyen he etsii laulupuita, kun linnut muut jo rakentavat pesää. Ja kesän suuret suvipäivät odottavat muita, mut heidät korjaa kuolo ennen kesää.
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Text Authorship:
- by Veikko Antero Koskenniemi (1885 - 1962), "Laulun lapset", appears in Valkeat kaupungit, in Pikkurunoja, no. 2, first published 1908 [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 Lauri Ikonen (1888 - 1966), "Laulun lapset" [ chorus ] [sung text not yet checked]
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