Päivän viime säteet lankee yli tutun pihamaan. Mieleni on ahdas, ankee kuin ei ennen konsanaan. Katon vanhan räystään alla viime säteet viivähtää. Maassa, puissa, kaikkialla vaikeroi ja nyyhkyttää. Viime säteet hellävaroin kattoja jo kultailee. Sisässäni ääni aroin itkee, heltyy, hiljenee.
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Text Authorship:
- by Veikko Antero Koskenniemi (1885 - 1962), no title, appears in Runoja, in Lakeus, no. 6, 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 Yrjö Henrik Kilpinen (1892 - 1959), "Päivän viime säteet lankee", op. 22 no. 5, from Lakeus, no. 5 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Erkki Gustaf Melartin (1875 - 1937), "Päivän viime säteet", op. 46 no. 6 (1907) [ voice and piano ], from Lauluja V. A. Koskenniemen sanoihin II, no. 6 [sung text not yet checked]
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