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Wainamoinen, old and truthful, / Long considered, long debated, / How to woo and win the daughter / Of the hostess of Pohyola, / How to lead the Bride of Beauty, / Fairy maiden of the rainbow, / To the meadows of Wainola, / From the dismal Sariola.
Now he decks his magic vessel, / Paints the boat in blue and scarlet, / Trims in gold the ship's forecastle, / Decks the prow in molten silver;