Kyllikki Solanterä

Kyllikki Solanterä (1908–1965) was a singer, vocal teacher and lyricist from Finland. She adapted many popular songs from other languages into Finnish.

Biography Kyllikki was born 3 August 1908 as Kyllikki Wegelius in Messukylä, Finland, She performed under a variety of pseudonyms, including Donna, Kristiina, T. Nuoli, and K. Sara as well as her real name.

On 3 August 1929, she married the musician Lauri Mattias Solanterä, formerly Solander, (1902–1977).

Concerts Solanterä gave her first concert at the University of Helsinki Ballroom on November 3, 1936, followed by many more. From 1950 to 1951 she sang on a concert tour that visited Stockholm, Copenhagen and Oslo. She also performed on radio 20 times between 1937 and 1951, accompanied by a studio orchestra or various pianists.

Songs adapted to Finnish She was both a lyricist and translator of orchestral Finnish works by Jean Sibelius and others.

Her adaptations were many. She wrote the Finnish version of the lyrics for all of the following popular songs; all were written by Solanterä alone unless otherwise noted. For these adaptations, the Finnish title is shown on the left and the original language title is shown in parentheses. She adapted the songs from many languages, including English, German, Spanish, French, Russian and Scandinavian languages.

Amigo, (Amigo) Cuanto le gusta, (Cuanto le gusta) Enkelkellot, (Änglaklockor) Hääkellot, (Hochzeitsglocken) Hauva ikkunassa, (The Doggie in the Window) Isabella, (Isabella) (Andalusische Märchen) Itke en lemmen tähden, (Nur nicht aus Liebe weinen) Josef Josef, (Yosel) Jos sua lemmin rakkahin, (Mind if I Make Love to You) Jussin tango, (O'Malley's Tango) Kentucky valssi, (Kentucky Waltz) Kun yö on valoton, (A media luz) Läpi seinien, (In the Middle of the House) Lemmen paula, (True Love) Lemmentuskissasi, (Me lo dijo Adela) Liisa Ihmemaassa, (Alice in Wonderland) (adapted by M.A. Numminen, Kyllikki Solanterä) Mä päivänsäteen näin kerran pienen, (You Are My Sunshine) Miks' tämän mulle teit, (Singing the Blues) Odotus, (Unchained Melody) Oi jouluyö, (Minuit, chrétiens) Onni, (Lyckan) On syömmein lemmensairas, (Mein Herz sehnt sich nach Liebe) Päivänsäde, (You Are My Sunshine) Päivä viel' koittaapi, (Some Sunday Morning) Pieni ankanpoikanen, (The Little White Duck) Särjetyn sydämen hotelli, (Heartbreak Hotel) Sireenien aikaan, (Wenn der weiße Flieder wieder blüht) Soittoniekka, (Spelmannen) Sua lemmin, Samantha, (I Love You, Samantha) Syysserenadi, (Concerto d'autunno) Unelma tango, (Le tango du rêve) Unohtumaton ilta, (Подмосковные вечера) {Podmoskovnye vechera}) Unten pursi, (Dreamboat) Uusi huomen, (Tomorrow)