
SIMSON JA DELILA
JOHANNES LINNANKOSKI
HENKILÖT: - SIMSON DELILA SIMSONIN ÄITI ASTARTEN YLIPAPPI DELILAN ORJATAR ADULLA KOLME DANIN MIESTÄ JORDANIN MIES NAFTALIN MIES SEITSEMÄN ISRAELIL. VANKIA ISRAELIL. POIKANEN FILISTEAL. VANKI VANKIEN PÄÄMIES ASKALONIN RUHTINAS KAKSI EGYPTIN LÄHETTILÄSTÄ BABYLONIAN LÄHETTILÄS ELAMIN LÄHETTILÄS KOLMETOISTA FILISTEALAISTA
ENSIMÄINEN NÄYTÖS.
TOINEN NÄYTÖS.
KOLMAS NÄYTÖS.
RATSU- JA VAUNUTANSSI:
SUORTUVA-TANSSI:
VIHITTYJEN TANSSI:
In a dimly lit chamber of an ancient Filistine palace, the young princess Delila wrestles with restless nights and uneasy whispers of prophecy. As the night deepens, a high priest of Astarte murmurs about a hidden key that could unlock the fate of a people, while the court’s servants move like shadows along the stone walls. The play opens with Delila’s intense inner monologue, her desire to grasp something beyond the ordinary, setting a tone of anticipation and hidden power.
The drama quickly introduces a tangled web of authority: a priest begging for divine favor, an enslaved handmaid who carries secret messages, and a host of soldiers and courtiers who embody the political and religious tensions of the era. Delila’s fierce determination to claim her destiny collides with the ominous promises of the priest, creating a charged atmosphere that balances personal longing with looming national upheaval. Listeners are drawn into a world where the line between reverence and rebellion blurs, and every whispered word may change the course of a kingdom.
Language
fi
Duration
~1 hours (102K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Release date
2013-07-01
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1869–1913
Best remembered for The Song of the Blood-Red Flower, this Finnish writer brought passion, guilt, and redemption to life in stories that still feel vivid today. His work stands close to the heart of Finland’s national literary awakening in the early 1900s.
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