Text & Translation
Tuulinen sää
source:
L. Onerva
kevättuulisen sään
yli iljangon,
yli siintävän jään,
läpi yön, ohi maan!
Kevätyö karkeloi...
on terhentä tie,
kilo kirsien soi...
Mikä riemusi lie?
Pyhä kaipaus vaan!
Windy weather
English translation ©
Jaakko Mäntyjärvi
Of the windy spring weather,
Over the ice,
Over the blue shining ice,
Through night, past earth!
The spring night frolics...
The road is misty,
Ice-patches shine...
What is thy joy?
Only a sacred longing!
Tuulinen sää
source:
L. Onerva
Windy weather
English source:
Jaakko Mäntyjärvi
Pois, pois halu on
Away, away is the desire
kevättuulisen sään
Of the windy spring weather,
yli iljangon,
Over the ice,
yli siintävän jään,
Over the blue shining ice,
läpi yön, ohi maan!
Through night, past earth!
Kevätyö karkeloi...
The spring night frolics...
on terhentä tie,
The road is misty,
kilo kirsien soi...
Ice-patches shine...
Mikä riemusi lie?
What is thy joy?
Pyhä kaipaus vaan!
Only a sacred longing!
Composer
Leevi Madetoja
Leevi Antti Madetoja was a Finnish composer, music critic, conductor, and teacher of the late-Romantic and early-modern periods. He was a student and contemporary of Sibelius.
Poet
Performances
Previously performed at:
- 13. Ten Years of the Oxford Lieder Young Artist Platform 10 Oct 2021
- Exploring Nordic Song 20 Oct 2018