Neitoselle
Folk Song
In the YouTube video, the melody can be heard in the version of the Christmas carol "No onkos tulle kesä" and not with the lyrics of "Neitoselle".
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History:
Neitoselle
(
1880
)
Language
Finnish
Region
Eastern Finnland
Noted in
Suomalaisia Kansanlauluja
The oldest publication of this song with the translated title "To the Girl" can be found in the book "Suomalaisia Kansanlauluja", published in 1880 by A. A. Boreniukse.
No onkos tullut kesä
(
1898
)
Edited by
Language
Finnish
Region
Finnland
Noted in
Joululauluja-kokoelmassa
In 1893, Erkko wrote the poem Jouluaatto, which begins with the lines "No onkos tullut kesä". In 1898 it was first published by Anna Sarlinin, including sheet music, in the collection Joululauluja-kokoelmassa (Christmas songs) and became a popular Christmas song in Finland.