Even collected between two covers, it is a reminder of tradition passed on through singing.
Memory grows vigilant when it receives the support of melody and rhyme.
Even when a long poem is sung to a short tune, the poem seems only to be enriched. The poetic image is constantly submerged in its own reflection, bringing the Kalevala its typical crossings over, recurrent mirror images and symmetries. It underlines the core of the Kalevala, its unique poetic metre. The tetrametric trochee functions to strengthen both memory and musicality. The transposition of music into image can really only be suggestive.