
Runoja
I. KEVÄTKESÄLLÄ
METTISEN SUNNUNTAI
KEVÄTHATTARAT
SINÄ OLET KUIN KEVÄHÄN TYTTÖ
PUNARUUSUIHIN PUHKEE KESÄINEN KUU
SUN KUISKAUKSES...
YLLÄ KUKKAUMPUIN VERHOPÄISTEN
NUORUUDELLE
SOKEA HEVONEN
The collection opens with a chorus of spring, where meadow bells sway and the summer moon drifts through rose‑colored light. Through vivid, rhythmic verses the poet paints the fleeting dress of early flowers, the whisper of a lover’s sigh, and the restless pulse of youthful days. Each poem moves between delicate observation and an inner yearning, letting the natural world become a mirror for desire and memory.
Listeners will be carried along paths of blooming fields, the hush of twilight, and the quiet introspection of evenings spent under starlight. The language feels both musical and intimate, with recurring motifs of birds, blossoms, and the slow passage of time that invite reflection. While the work celebrates the present moment, it also hints at the deeper currents of growth and the fragile beauty that can be found in everyday surroundings.
Language
fi
Duration
~19 minutes (18K characters)
Release date
2026-05-10
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
Subjects
1886–1964
A Finnish poet whose work survives through collections like Mettisen sunnuntai, she wrote with a place in Finland’s early 20th-century literary world. Born in Jyväskylä in 1886 and later dying in Helsinki in 1964, she is remembered as Roine Tellervo Bertel.
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