by Ernst Enno (1875 - 1934)
Köitke kinni!
Language: Estonian (Eesti keel)
Köitke kinni, köitke kinni ta silmad kesk võõrast ilmateed – köitke kinni, köitke kinni ta silmad – ta leiab siiski oma teed. Keset ilma, kesk laia, võõrast rada, juhiks armastus; keset ilma, kesk laia, võõrast rada teed tunneb kojuigatsus. Pange raudu, pange raudu ta jalad ja müüri needke keed – pange raudu, pange raudu ta jalad – ta leiab siiski oma teed. Keset raudu, kesk vangitare müürde ei jahtu armastus, lahti sulatab, lahti müüre, lahti raudu – teed murrab kojuigatsus, teed murrab kojuigatsus, igatsus.
Text Authorship:
- by Ernst Enno (1875 - 1934) [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 Ester Mägi (1922 - 2021), "Köitke kinni!", 1999 [ mezzo-soprano and piano ], from Two Songs on Words by Ernst Enno, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
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