Elämän urpuja by Viljami Vuokoski
Elämän urpuja by Viljami Vuokoski is a collection of lyric poems written in the early 20th century. The book meditates on love, sorrow, faith, and homeland, blending spiritual yearning with nature imagery and social feeling. Its likely topic is the inner struggle between despair and hope, set against Finnish landscapes and a nascent call for moral renewal and national solidarity. Across brief, song-like poems, the speaker moves from weariness and longing to
repentance, prayer, and resolve. Early pieces oppose love and hate and wrestle with guilt and despair, while memories of home and forests, owls, lakes, and dawn light steady the heart. A central dream vision shows the soul tempted by emptiness, turned from hell’s gate, and redirected toward grace. Other poems warn against shallow love, console the betrayed, and praise faithful friendship; a wandering “poor boy” chooses nature over courtship; a maiden prays for death to rejoin her lover. Appeals to artists and youth urge harmony and uplift, and the closing calls the nation to work, not the sword, seeking reconciliation and hope. Through it all, the voice looks for rest, forgiveness, and a purer faith anchored in God and the homeland. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Vuokoski, Viljami, 1880-1944 |
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| Title | Elämän urpuja |
| Original Publication | Helsinki: Työväen Kirjapaino, 1904. |
| Credits | Tapio Riikonen |
| Language | Finnish |
| LoC Class | PH: Language and Literatures: Finno-Ugrian and Basque languages and literatures |
| Subject | Finnish poetry -- 20th century |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 78113 |
| Release Date | Mar 4, 2026 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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