These are the days that Reindeer love 1
And pranks the Northern star－
This is the Sun's objective,
And Finland of the Year.
And pranks the Northern star－
This is the Sun's objective,
And Finland of the Year.
(F.1705/J.1696)
[1] days, Reindeer love:: polar days, days of 24-hour sunshine.
[2] pranks, Northern star:: the midnight sun causes the northern star hard to see.
[3] objective:: sun's object to occupy the entire 24 hours.
[4] Finland:: a land of the midnight sun.
In the extreme north of Finland may be seen the phenomenon still more grandly displayed in Lapland—a midnight sun. ─ The New Monthly Magazine (1855)
The Land of the Midnight Sun. Within the Arctic Circle－Peculiarities of the Norwegian Coast and of the People. ─ New York Times - Aug 6, 1877
