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Runo XVII]

From the nest amid the pine-trees,

From thy home among the fir-trees,

Then I drive thee forth and ban thee,

To the depths of Hiisi’s forest,

To thy home among the fir-trees,

To thy nest among the pine-trees.

There thou mayst remain for ever,

Till the flooring-planks have rotted,

And the wooden walls are mildewed,

And the roof shall fall upon you.

“I will drive thee forth and ban thee,

Drive thee forth, O evil creature,

Forth unto the old bear’s dwelling,

To the lair of aged she-bear,

To the deep and swampy valleys,

To the ever-frozen marshes,

To the swamps for ever quaking,

Quaking underneath the footsteps,

To the ponds where sport no fishes,

Where no perch are ever noticed.

“But if there thou find’st no refuge,

Further yet will I then ban thee,

To the furthest bounds of Pohja,

To the distant plains of Lapland,

To the barren treeless tundras,

To the country where they plough not,

Where is neither moon nor sunlight,

Where the sun is never shining.

There a charming life awaits thee,

There to roam about at pleasure.

In the woods the elks are lurking.

In the woods men hunt the reindeer,

That a man may still his hunger,

And may satisfy his craving.

“Even further yet I ban thee,

Banish thee, and drive thee onward,

To the mighty falls of Rutja,

To the fiercely raging whirlpool,

Thither where the trees have fallen,

And the fallen pines are rolling,