Silmästä silmään : Runoja

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Silmästä silmään : Runoja

by Uuno Kailas

FI·~44 minutes·59 chapters

Chapters

59 total

SILMÄSTÄ SILMÄÄN

0:02

UUNO KAILAS

0:29

SISÄLLYS;

3:14

VAELTAJAN OODI - VAELTAJAN OODI

1:37

PEITETYT KASVOT - ILTA

0:34

PEITETYT KASVOT

0:22

UNI

0:29

SPLEEN

0:39

ENKELI

0:23

AHNAS PORTTI

0:14

Description

The verses open with a stark meditation on conflict and the fading of youth, framing the world as a battlefield where hope flickers against relentless decay. Through a series of striking images—masked faces, drifting clouds, and solitary travelers—the poet invites listeners to confront both the bleak and the beautiful aspects of existence. A lingering sense of yearning runs beneath the bleakness, suggesting that truth and knowledge can still spark a fierce, if uneasy, joy. This introduction sets a tone that is at once somber and reverently inquisitive.

Kailas’s language is concise yet richly symbolic, weaving together mythic references, natural motifs, and stark urban scenes. The poems flow with a rhythm that feels both chant‑like and conversational, encouraging the ear to linger on each line’s subtle resonance. Listeners will find themselves drawn into a contemplative landscape where every image—whether a trembling angel or a silent desert—opens a space for personal reflection.

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Language

fi

Duration

~44 minutes (42K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Original publisher

Helsinki: Holger Schildtin kust.Oy, 1926.

Credits

Jari Koivisto

Release date

Sep 19, 2023

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Uuno Kailas

Uuno Kailas

1901–1933

A leading voice in Finnish poetry between the wars, he wrote with unusual intensity about faith, guilt, longing, and death. His life was brief, but his work left a lasting mark on modern Finnish literature.

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