I am looking for the words to some Finnish songs that my mother taught my sister and I when we were children. The reason for my query: My sister now has Alzheimer's. I have been told that music from the past often soothes the soul of an individual coping with this dread disease. I would like to sing these songs to her. The first song: The Finnish words to "Are You Sleeping, Are You Sleeping, Brother John, Brother John? I believe it goes something like this, phonetically: "Jaako kulta, Jaako kulta, herra jo, herra jo."
The second song, again, phoentically as I remember it: "Jo no-ska lapsi kulla, jo kak-ee koo-kun kom." (Then two lines that I don't remember) Then, "Nit-noska, Nit-no-ska, jo kak-ee koo-kun kom. Koo-Koo. Koo-Koo. Koo-koo, Koo-koo, Koo-koo."
Thanks for any help you can provide.
Karen
The second song, again, phoentically as I remember it: "Jo no-ska lapsi kulla, jo kak-ee koo-kun kom." (Then two lines that I don't remember) Then, "Nit-noska, Nit-no-ska, jo kak-ee koo-kun kom. Koo-Koo. Koo-Koo. Koo-koo, Koo-koo, Koo-koo."
Thanks for any help you can provide.
Karen
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