Merentakaisia lauluja : Katsaus virolaiseen laulurunouteen ja valikoima runokäännöksiä

A thoughtful exploration of Estonia’s lyrical heritage, this collection guides listeners through the country’s rich tradition of song‑poetry. Beginning with a concise historical overview, the narrator explains how humble folk verses once floated from shepherds and fieldworkers to become a vibrant cultural current, drifting across the Gulf of Finland and intertwining with Finnish literary currents.

The heart of the volume presents carefully chosen poems from a handful of early‑20th‑century Estonian voices, each rendered into Finnish with an emphasis on feeling rather than literal fidelity. Listeners hear the subtle shifts from pastoral odes to plaintive laments, discovering how translation becomes an act of ownership that revitalises the original spirit. Together, the essays and verses offer a glimpse into a literary landscape that, while often overlooked, still resonates with timeless emotions and shared Nordic roots.