Nälkämaan laulu
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Nälkämaan laulu (meaning "the song of the hunger country") is a Finnish poem by Ilmari Kianto. It was composed into a song by Oskar Merikanto.
The poem is a traditional poem from the region of Kainuu. Its lyrics describe the natural beauty of Kainuu, the hard-working nature (see sisu) of the Kainuu people, and their pride of their homeland.
The poem starts like this:
- Kuulkaa korpeimme kuiskintaa,
- jylhien järvien loiskintaa.
- Meidänpä mainetta mainivat nuo,
- koskien ärjyt ja surkeat suot.
In English:
- Hear the whisper of our woods,
- the splashing of the mighty lakes.
- They are speaking of our reputation,
- the fierce rapids and the dismal swamps.
