Yli Kymmenen Vuotta Korpilnissa Oli Jo Asuttu (10 Years We Have Already Lived Here in Corbin)

DESCRIPTION: Finnish: "Kymmenen vuotta Korpinissa oli jo assuttu." "Then years we've lived in Corbin" without any stores being opened. The residents have to travel to Eveleth to buy anything, because Corbin doesn't have a store. They complain about conditions
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1938 (collected from Kusti Simila by Lomax, according to Cohen)
KEYWORDS: foreignlanguage commerce home
FOUND IN: US(MW)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Cohen-AmericanFolkSongsARegionalEncyclopedia2, pp. 460-461, "Yli Kymmenen Vuotta Korpilnissa Oli Jo Asuttu (10 Years We Have Already Lived Here in Corbin)" (1 text plus a rather stiff English translation)
File: CAFS2461

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