
audiobook
SALON LAPSIA
VIHTORI PELTONEN
ENSIMÄINEN POIKA:
MUMMO:
ENSIMÄINEN POIKA:
PIKKU POIKA:
TYTTÖ:
MOLEMMAT:
POIKA:
TYTTÖ:
In a modest farmhouse tucked away in the Finnish countryside, a lively chorus of children gathers around the hearth, their voices weaving together simple melodies and folk verses. The stage is a humble homestead with a crackling fire, a pantry, a sturdy table, and the wooden toys of the youngsters, while a kindly grandmother watches from the corner. As the first boy bursts in with a playful greeting, the family’s everyday chatter transforms into a song‑laden conversation that celebrates the rhythm of rural life.
The children’s imaginations take flight, building miniature farms, barns, and fields through rhyme, each line echoing the hope and hard work that define their world. Their verses ripple between the innocence of play and the deeper longing for belonging, all set to lilting tunes that capture the season’s breezes and the forest’s hush. Listening to this one‑act musical tableau feels like stepping into a sun‑dappled summer day, where every sigh and laugh is sung aloud.
Language
fi
Duration
~21 minutes (20K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Original publisher
Porvoo: Werner Söderström, 1900.
Credits
Tapio Riikonen
Release date
2023-12-20
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
Subjects

1869–1913
A leading voice of Finland’s literary Golden Age, he is best remembered for The Song of the Blood-Red Flower and for stories that wrestle with love, guilt, and redemption.
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