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, old and steadfast,

Steered the vessel swiftly forward,

On beyond the jutting headland,

On beyond the wretched village,

Singing songs upon the water,

Joyous songs upon the billows.

On the cape were maidens standing,

And they looked around and listened.

“From the lake there comes rejoicing,

And what song from lake re-echoes,

Far more joyous than aforetime,

And a finer song than any?”

Onward steered old Väinämöinen,

For a day o’er lake was steering,

For the next through marshy waters,

For the third day past a cataract.

Then the lively Lemminkainen

Thought of spells he heard aforetime,

For the ears of furious cataract,

And the sacred river’s whirlpool.

And he spoke the words which follow,

And expressed himself in singing:

“Cease, O Cataract, thy foaming,

Mighty water, cease thy rushing,

Thou, foam-maiden, Cataract’s daughter,

On the foam-flecked stones, O seat thee,

On the wet stones do thou seat thee,

In thy lap the waters gather,