Vanemuine

In his great joy Vanemuine sang songs never before heard on the earth, and the listening nightingale caught their meaning, never to forget.

Classic Myths Mary Catherine Judd

If one will sit on the mossy bank of a little brook near by a full-leaved forest, he may even now fancy that Vanemuine is come again to earth.

Classic Myths Mary Catherine Judd

If we listen to the songs sung to-day, with open ears and expectant hearts, we may hear all that Vanemuine sang so long ago upon the Hill of Taara.

Classic Myths Mary Catherine Judd

So they saw Vanemuine, the song-god, move his lips, but heard nothing, and they did as he did and made no sound.

Classic Myths Mary Catherine Judd

Vanemuine, the god of song, dwelt on the Hill of Taara.

Classic Myths Mary Catherine Judd

Vanemuine sang of love and of the beautiful springtime.

Classic Myths Mary Catherine Judd

Vanemuine sang of the glory of heaven and of the beauty of earth.

Classic Myths Mary Catherine Judd

Therefore do we feel the presence of Vanemuine most nearly in the woods and on the banks of the murmuring brooks, and then are we filled with the spirit of his lays.

The Hero of Esthonia and Other Studies in the Romantic Literature of That Country 1878

Musical as is Finnish itself, Esthonian is still softer, as may be seen in the dropping of final consonants, as Vanemuine for

The Hero of Esthonia and Other Studies in the Romantic Literature of That Country 1878

Of the other heroes of the _Kalevala_, besides an occasional reference to Vanemuine and Ilmarine (Väinämöinen and Ilmarinen), we find no trace; but three heroes, apparently cousins of the Kalevipoeg, appear suddenly in the poem.

The Hero of Esthonia and Other Studies in the Romantic Literature of That Country 1878