BIRD OF SORROW

J. H. Erkko(1849-1906)

Starling, that bird of sorrow,

who rarely is mentioned,

had learned from life

only a short, short song.

Starling, that dark bird,

sang a little note,

what it sang, it truthfully sang,

it hurt the listener's heart.

(Bird of Sorrow)

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