T H E KA L EVA L A T H E EPI C POEM OF F I N L AN D I N T O E NGL I SH JOH N M A RT I N CR A W F ORD I N T WO V OL U M ES VOL . I I F I F T EENT H T H OU S A N D CI NCI NNAT I T H E ROBERT CL A RKE COM PA NY 1898 CONTENT S. PAGE. N RU E XXV . ’ W ainamoinen s W - edding songs, RUN E XXVI . O rigin of the Serpent, RUN E XXVII . T he U w c m G n el o e uest, RUN E XXVIII . ’ T h e C Mother s ounsel, N RU E XXIX . T he Isle of Refuge, RUNE XXX . T he F -fiend rost , RUN E XXXI . Kullerwo inen Ev , Son of il, RUN E XXXII . K v , uller o as a Shepherd , RUN E XXXIII . K v C - c k uller o and the heat a e, N RU E XXXIV . K v finds T b - k uller o his ri e fol , N RU E XXXV . ’ K v Ev n D uller o s eeds, RUN E XXX VI . ’ Kullerwoi nen s c D h Vi tory and eat , PAGE. RUN E XXXVII . m ’ B G l Il arinen s ride of o d , RUN E XXXVIII . ’ m F ruiti e ss W Il arinen s ooing, RUN E XXXIX . ’ Wainamoi nen s Sailing, N RU E XL . Birth of the Harp N RU E XLI . ’ W ainamo inen s H - arp songs, RUN E XLII . m Capture of the Sa po , N E RU XLIII . T he m Sa p o lost in the Sea , N RU E XLIV. c r Birth of the Se ond Ha p , N RU E XLV . B D irth of the Nine iseases, N ’ RU E XLVI . Otso - the Honey eater, N RU E XLVII . M and Louhi steals Sun , oon , Fire N RU E XLVIII . -fish Capture of the Fire , RUN E XLIX . R M estoration of the Sun and oon , RUN E L . ’ aria tta—W ainamo inen s M Departure , EPI L O E GU , GL OSS ARY , T H E KA L E V A L A . R U N E X KV ’ - WA I N A MOI N EN S W EDDI N G SONGS. AT the home o f Ilmarinen b Long had they een watching, waiting, o f For the coming the blacksmith , hi s With bride from Sariola . w o f Weary ere the eyes watchers , ’ W m th e s s aiting fro father portal , ’ Lookingfrom the mother s windows ; Weary were the young knees standing At the gates o f th e magician ; w o f Weary gre the feet children , Tramping to the walls and watching ; a nd th e o f h Worn torn , shoes eroes , n m Running o the shore to eet him . Now at last upon a morning Of w a lovely day in inter, Heard they from the woods the rumble Of w-s a sno ledge swiftly bounding . o f Lakko, hostess Wainola , Kale w - She the lovely daughter, Spake these words in great excitement ’ T i s s the ledge of the magician , Comes at last th e metal - worker o From the dismal Sari la, 3193 394 T he Ka le a la v . By his side the Bride of Beau ty ! we lco me to s Welcome , , thi hamlet, ’ h -s Welcome to thy mother s heart tone, w th t To the d elling of y fa her, By thine ancestors erected w Straight ay came great Ilmarinen, his t s To cot age drove the black mith , fi s o f hi s To the re ide father, ' ’ his s a nci e nt d wellin To mother g . Hazel -birds were sweetly singing On the newly -bended collar ; Sweetly called the sacred cuckoos From the summit o f the break -board ; Merry, jumped the graceful squirrel On n t ss - ba r the oake shaf s and cro . ’ Kale w s s s Lakko , faire t ho tess, o f \V Beauteous daughter ainola , Spake the s e words of he a rty welcome the n hO es t h e a For new moo p vill ge , ns For the sun , the happy maide , n w t For the boat , the swelli g a er ; t I have not the moon expec ed , s un v n w For the ha e not bee aiting, fo r I have waited my hero, Waited fo r the Bride of Beauty ; W w n atched at morning, atched at eveni g, w b ut s s Did not kno ome mi fortune , Some s a d fate h a d o v ertaken Bride and bridegroom on their journey ; w Thought the maiden gro ing weary, ’ s s Weary of my son attention , Since he fai thfully had p romi sed ' ' ’ Wa zn a mozn en s Weddi n - S on s g g . 395 K To return to alevala , Ere his foot -prints had departed ‘ m s w -fields o f hi s Fro the no father . l s Every morn I looked and i tened , Constantly I thought and wondered h is s d When le ge would rumble homeward , When it would return triumph ant To his home , renowned and ancient . Had a blind and beggared straw -horse s es Hobbled to the e shor awaiting , h o f t wo s Wit a sledge but piece , v e Well the steed would ha e been laud d , s o n Had it brought my beloved , Had it brought the Bride of Beauty . Thus I waited long, impatient , o ut t Looking from morn ill even , Watching with my head extended s s s s t s t With my tre e reaming ou hward , h s d Wit my eyelid wi ely opened , ' ’ Wait ing for my s on s returning s o f To this mode t home heroes, o f s To this narrow place re ting . Finally am I rewarded c o m e h For the sledge has triump ant, s o n h ere Bringing home my and , hi s s By ide the Rainbow maiden , i s h er v i s a e W n Red her cheek , g i some, Pride and j oy of Sariola . - Wizard bridegroom o f Wainola . s s l Take thy cour er to the tab e , him to w l - fille d m n Lead the el a ger, To the be s t o f grain and clover ; T Ka lev la 396 he a . Give to us thy friendly greetings , Greetings send to all thy people . u When thy greetings tho hast ended, Then relate what h a s befalle n r i n s To o u hero his ab ence . Hast tho u gone without adventure s o f Po h o la To the dark field y , Searching for the Maid o f Beauty ? t s Dids thou scale the ho tile ramparts, ’ s u Did t tho take the Virgin s mansion, ’ ’ s s Pas ing o er her mother s thre hold , V isiting the halls of Louhi ? “ w But I kno without the asking, See the answer to my question m Comest fro the North a victor, On thy jo urney well contented ; . g u e Thou hast brou ht the Northland da ght r, th e s s Thou hast razed ho tile portal , s o f u Thou hast tormed the forts Lo hi , t S ormed the mighty walls opposing, On Po h ola thy j ourne y to y , o f t To the village the fa her . I n thy care the bride is sitting , - In thine arms , the Rainbow maiden , A t o f o thy side , the pride N rthland , - t Mated to the highly gif ed . ’ W ho t has old the cruel story , W ho w s o f n w h as the or t e s scattered , h th u s s f T at y s it was un ucce s ul , T hat i n vain thy steed had j o rirne ve d ? N o t i n th vain has been y wooing , N o t i n vain thy steed has tra v elled ’ ’ a in a moznen s Weddin -Son s 39 7 W g g . To the dismal homes o f Lapland ; He has j ourneyed heavy laden , S haken mane, and tail , and forelock , s Dripping foam from lip and nostrils , T n m hrough the bri ging of the aiden , h f With t e burden o the husband . w - Come , thou beauty , from the sno sledge, m h - Co e , descend t ou from the cross bench , no t ss Do linger for a istance , Do not tarry to be carried ; If too young the one that lifts thee , If too proud the one in waiting, s u Ri e thou , gracef l , like a young bird t Hi her glide along the pathway, - - On the tan bark scarlet colored , h s o f v v T at the herd kine ha e e ened , s ‘ t That the gentle lamb have rodden , t o f s Smoo hened by the tails hor es .