Taakse taivahitten siintävitten, taakse ilmavirtain outojen, tuonne hämäryyden verhon taakse pyrkii levotonna katsehen. Sinne hengen siivet herkät kantavi, mutta kauemmaksi kantaa kaihoni. Jos ma ulapoita kiiteleisin, myrskyn lailla siniselkiä, tuhat vuotta yhä souteleisin ääretöntä veden välkettä, eipä matka multa sentään loppuisi, sillä kauemmaksi kantaa kaihoni. Maa ja meri, avaruudet kirkkaat, ette kaiholleni määrää saa. Sitä vaatii se, jot' ei voi koskaan kuolevista kenkään savuttaa. Ijäks', sielu raukka, vei se rauhasi: aina kauemmaksi kantaa kaihoni.
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Text Authorship:
- by Hilja Onerva Madetoja (1882 - 1972), as L. Onerva [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 Leevi Antti Madetoja (1887 - 1947), "Kaihoni", op. 60 no. 2 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2010-12-11
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