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Runo XLVIII]

“On thy sledge bring thou the hoarfrost,

On thy sledge the ice convey thou,

From the slopes of rugged mountains,

From the lofty mountains’ borders.

Make them hoary with the hoarfrost,

With the ice, O make them icy,

All the hurts by fire occasioned,

All the burns the fire has caused me.

“But if this is not sufficient,

Ukko, thou of Gods the highest,

Ukko, thou the clouds who leadest,

Thou the scattered clouds who herdest,

Send a cloud from out the eastward,

And a thick cloud from the westward,

Link the edges close together,

Close thou up the gaps between them,

Send thou ice, and send thou hoarfrost,

Send thou, too, the best of ointment,

For the places scorched so badly,

And the hurts by fire occasioned.”

Thus it was smith Ilmarinen

Found a means to quench the fire,

And to dim the brilliant fire.

Thus the smith was healed completely,

And regained his former vigour,

Healed from wounds the fire occasioned.