Explore "The Kalevala" by Elias Lönnrot on Textopian. Read with annotations and highlights.
Wainamoinen, ancient minstrel, / Passed his years in full contentment, / On the meadows of Wainola, / On the plains of Kalevala, / Singing ever wondrous legends, / Songs of ancient wit and wisdom, / Chanting one day, then a second, / Singing in the dusk of evening, / Singing till the dawn of morning, / Now the tales of old-time heroes, / Tales of ages long forgotten, / Now the legends of creation, / Once familiar to the children, / By our children sung no longer, / Sung in part by many heroes, / In these mournful days of evil, / Evil days our race befallen.
Far and wide the story travelled, / Far away men spread the knowledge / Of the chanting of the hero, / Of the song of Wainamoinen;