Elämän urpuja by Viljami Vuokoski
Elämän urpuja by Viljami Vuokoski is a collection of lyric poems written in the early 20th century. The book reflects on love and hatred, longing and loss, faith and death, and the pull of home and nation, using vivid nature imagery to frame a young conscience wrestling its way from despair toward hope. Across brief, songlike pieces, the speaker moves from prayers and cries of weariness to flashes of consolation. Early poems
set the frenzy of hatred against the quiet work of love; others mourn a lost sibling, confess the wounds of false love, and yearn for release from life’s burdens. A visionary dream nears hell and turns back toward mercy, while civic addresses urge harmony, reconciliation, and steadfast labor rather than the sword. Nature—dawn’s glow, dusk owls, forests and waters—mirrors shifting moods of temptation, grief, and renewal. The closing notes gather these themes into a call to trust, endure, and convert sorrow into song. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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About this eBook
| Author | Vuokoski, Viljami, 1880-1944 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-78113-6 |
| Release Date | Mar 4, 2026 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 508 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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