Varpunen jouluaamuna by Aino Konkka published on 2015-12-23T11:43:46Z A selection of Finnish Christmas songs Recorded on 22nd December 2015 at Jaques Samuel Pianos, London. Aino Konkka, mezzo-soprano Richard Black, piano 1. Joululaulu lapsille (Mökit nukkuu lumiset) composed by Heino Kaski - lyrics by Eino Leino 2. Joulun tähti composed by Olavi Pesonen - lyrics by Aukusti Simojoki 3. Kun joulu on composed by Otto Kotilainen - lyrics by Alpo Noponen 4. Sylvian joululaulu composed by Karl Collan - original lyrics by Zacharias Topelius - Finnish translation by Martti Korpilahti 5. Varpunen jouluaamuna composed by Otto Kotilainen - original lyrics by Zacharias Topelius - Finnish translation by Karl Adolf Hougberg Genre Christmas Comment by Aino Konkka Here's the story: Snow has covered the flowers, the lake has frozen. A girl spots a little starving sparrow and offers some seeds to it. The sparrow flies to her joyfully and says he will gratefully accept the seeds. He reveals he is not an ordinary bird - he is her brother from heaven. 2015-12-24T11:38:12Z Comment by Aino Konkka This recording of Varpunen jouluaamuna (Sparrow on Christmas Morning) is dedicated to the memory of my little niece, Helmi, who died suddenly in autumn 2014. 2015-12-23T12:23:11Z