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, old and steadfast,

Secondly, smith Ilmarinen,

Third, the lively son of Lempi,

He the handsome Kaukomieli,

Sailed upon the lake’s broad surface,

O’er the far-extending billows,

To the cold and dreary village,

To the misty land of Pohja,

To the land where men are eaten,

Where they even drown the heroes.

Who should row the vessel onward?

First, the smith named Ilmarinen.

He it was who rowed the vessel,

He was first among the rowers,

And the lively Lemminkainen

Was the last among the rowers.

Väinämöinen, old and steadfast,

In the stern himself was seated,

And he steered the vessel onward,

Through the waves he steered it onward,

Through the foaming waves he steered it,

Steered it o’er the foam-capped billows,