Kotikuusta kuunnellessa : Uusia runoelmia by Niilo Mantere
Kotikuusta kuunnellessa by Niilo Mantere is a poetry collection written in the early 20th century. It gathers occasional and lyrical poems that celebrate Finland’s homeland and freedom, champion temperance and education, profess Christian faith, revel in nature, and cherish the intimacies of home and family. The voice moves from public odes and civic exhortations to tender love songs and prayers, giving readers a panoramic yet heartfelt portrait of Finnish life and ideals.
The opening of the collection ranges widely: it begins with a hymn to the steadfast “home spruce” as a symbol of the enduring homeland, then honors J. V. Snellman as the awakener of the Finnish nation and urges youth, schools, and citizens toward light, learning, and temperance. Patriotic and civic pieces celebrate renewed freedom, call young people to unite, praise landscapes like Puijo and lakes, and salute teachers while rooting all striving in Christian foundations. Several temperance songs denounce alcohol’s harms and envision a “sober Finland,” while a counsel-poem on the path to happiness weds social justice to humility and faith. The book then turns inward in “He and Home,” with ardent love lyrics to a spouse, homesick travel lines, a lullaby for Kalervo, and a birthday address to Kauno. Entering “Moods,” the tone grows reflective: autumn’s arrival, a child’s grave, meditations on mortality, the worth of youth and age, time’s swift passing, a confession of being “a man of feeling,” and awe before the cosmos appear alongside simple children’s evening and morning prayers, closing on the start of a Christmas hymn. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Mantere, Niilo, 1870-1954 |
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| Title | Kotikuusta kuunnellessa : Uusia runoelmia |
| Original Publication | Helsinki: Suomalainen Kustannus-Osakeyhtiö Kansa, 1907. |
| Credits | Juhani Kärkkäinen and Tapio Riikonen |
| Language | Finnish |
| LoC Class | PH: Language and Literatures: Finno-Ugrian and Basque languages and literatures |
| Subject | Finnish poetry -- 20th century |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 78093 |
| Release Date | Mar 2, 2026 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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