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by Karl Rosendahl

"Lemun rannalla : Laulunäytelmä kahdessa kuvaelmassa by Karl Rosendahl" is a musical stage play (a song-play in two tableaux) written in the late 19th century. Set against memories of the Finnish War of the early 1800s, it blends romance and patriotic remembrance on the old battlefield of Lemu, focusing on love, filial duty, and the redemptive power of identity and gratitude. The story follows Alma, a major’s daughter, who loves the student Akseli despite her stern veteran father, Major Ridderstjerna. A one‑legged ex-corporal, Modig, delivers Akseli’s letter and heads to Lemu to honor fallen comrades; Alma mistakenly gives him Akseli’s engraved ring. The major insists on going to Lemu as well, and Akseli, in disguise as a coachman, drives father and daughter there. On the battlefield, Modig’s memories and the ring trigger revelations: Akseli is Modig’s long-lost son, saved in infancy after his mother drowned, and the major is the officer whose life Modig once saved in battle. Joyful recognition follows, the major invites Modig to share his home, and he blesses Alma and Akseli’s union as a chorus celebrates fate, love, and comradeship.