All' ikkunani, edessäin käy meren virran vuo. Sen kesästä ma kesään näin. Niin monet päivät peräkkäin miks nyt sai mieleen tuo: nuo aallot viel' ei ehtineet oo yöhön ulappain, nuo tyrskyt viel' ei tyyntyneet -- kun ma jo rauhan sain?
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Authorship:
- by Veikko Antero Koskenniemi (1885 - 1962), "Ilta", appears in Valkeat kaupungit, in Pikkurunoja, no. 6, first published 1908 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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This text was added to the website: 2008-12-09
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