ONE "OUR FATHER"

Eila Kivikk'aho(1921-2004)

Grant us - I mean:

don't take away.

Hard for your children

to give up would be.

If our life ease

you never could,

this our small happiness

don't take away.

Muuan Isämeita(1952) has been translated from the anthology - edited by Satu Marttila (Satu Koskimies, 1941-), Juha Virkkunen(1941-2008) and Mirjam Polkunen(1926-2012) - Tämän runon haluaisin kuulla 2(1989), page 600.

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