Elämän urpuja by Viljami Vuokoski
Elämän urpuja by Viljami Vuokoski is a collection of lyric poetry written in the early 20th century. The book turns on the tension between love and hatred, despair and hope, faith and nature, and a growing sense of national and social awakening in Finland. The poems trace a speaker who moves from weariness, grief, and remorse to a hard-won hope. He mourns lost loved ones, confesses the pain of betrayal, longs for
rest, and cherishes memories of a humble home by a rushing stream. An allegorical dream shows him drinking the cup of emptiness, barred from hell, and rescued by a call to work and trust. He praises steadfast love but warns against shallow passion, seeks the light of dawn after night, and asks artists to forge reconciliation from the people’s tears. Humble before God, he pleads for inner fire; he gives voice to a maiden praying to join her dead betrothed; he sings of wandering, solitude, friendship, and the healing pull of nature. Condemning hatred and the sword, he closes by summoning sisters and brothers to rise together, placing faith in shared labor and song. (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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