The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1856-10-09
WASHINGTON, ID. c..
WhlNAN0MEN.
TRANSLATION FROM THE FINNISH.
Pr,ya,ed for fhs National Era
ny ALICE CAREY.

....l. nun - on stone OF gladhess
n..o,, beside the silver sIreamet
o,, Golden mounds gay summit
- his knees the crook'd Crow,ht laying,
~wcriiy spake, his voice uplIung'
,uibe woods about him waving:
Whose never yet hath greeted
l,,, Of high Runes4 far round ringing,
N-.-r to honeyed harp tones hearkened-
cone he now, and lightly listen
p.,yrin aged Wainnnomen,
s,,,.-s and sings AT once together,
-, and free each finger fiiIied-
I..i,, along The harp they hasIed,
,..lt,.sng the sweet strings hasted,
,a.te... j5y with 10Y il mingled,
~, 10 note j. linked, and music
I..l. ia Hoods, the wide air drowning,
r...,,, aui laugh The chords oil horsehaIr
T., ihr old hands of the singer;
From ihc harp of curious fashion
Ron. ih, ancient Rune> together.
Ma beast in all the woodland
Tina. on four feet spnngeth gsysome,
Creature none beneath the welkm
gif doth he him toward The Harper.
Wtd 90 irn> the wolf upwakerh,
Wondering AT such wnsome warbings.
I--r the bear from brown heath rouses,
Ppy-paih quick from pIne-den iakeih,
u.,r hrdge-hesp springeih speedful,
over hcJse-heap climbeth speedful:
~..n.rih hr GA bOughs OF hr trees,
co. See nrrdley boughs that drop him
ga ii- Golden mounds gay summit,
A. Il- icci OF Wainanomen.
Horned bulls, and goats black bearded,
Ana 81 hrasts and fairies famous,
Birds that fiy from cunning hunters,
Q...'. covering, came TO listen;
Nay zen she, the forest guardian,
Beautiful irrr-iending hostess,
l.-- Arr watching Of the saplings,
i.r hr winds TO tend her saplings;
Hoe 81 blue drew deity on her,
>,5s Of rich red ribbon iieth,
us-.~cin all her locks so brightly;
sad rrposins IA the lm-boughs,
Hsrarns 10 the pleasant playing
iiar.r.ls, swecily hushed TO silence.
Nt' a creature. twice two footed,
a. O., nature fierce and furious,
But DID urk the dust. low whining
Tone, To hear 50 soft, so splendid.
Downward thick the fowl hocks iuitered,
Whunng fast on whstling rinions;
D,Nnward came on whsiling pinions,
Famed by those most matchiess harpings.
uui OF icn> SWANS sieeTed them straighlly,
AID of iarks thick flying thousands
sought the ancient Harper's shoulder,
Ia
Zen the sun of hue so handsome,
AID iir moon 50 brauieOus besming,
>uus GA their azure air-coueh,
Ejsrd with rainbows cleaning glorious;
Webs OF cloud like beauty weaving,
Bordering splendid siufs 40 gaily,
NiIh their weaving quilts gold-gsrnished,
W.ih their reeds of shapen silver;
Backward, forward, woof-reed flying,
> aud down the shaft sui shifting
Narn these tones 20 rare had reached them,
''r.rgh, their hands let sip the wool, reeds,
f.e'S lac gold quilts from their fingers,
Bur>i thr bright warp-fhreads in sumder,
Aud the broidcred buds evanished.
N~'rr OF fish or shoal so shining
>'me with nus iwice-four veered forward
Worrying waier-dogs beside iheml
Through the grass ~ II were water,
Mad lo hear the maichless music,
Mad 20 hear The harp so wiiching.
ii' Too. the king Of wave worlds,
Grave. grasS-beardcd, and majestic,
iroiI h,> wNicry palace rising,
l.-> upon the sra-leaves, silent
Alt Ihr bright queen of the pillows
Naisr'h toward The sounds 50 tender,
A. She combs her falling tresses-
t'ini> them with a comb of coral
Bands jicH with the red ses-roses
"h-n She Sre> the wondrous Harper.
Ntc> The comb from cut her fingers,
hroP unseen the shining roses
Longing. loving born. she listens
t~nlirous hostess of the pillows.
'Ntnueth Alto nearer, nearer,
t'iii'. rom tho wave his bosom,
Catching eagerly the chord-noics
Sfowdmg from the Growth of Nano,
t'1'vdins from the harp so princely.
tier" MAS there none so haughiy.
Men not one OF bravest temper,
"l~ man not still less a woman,
That those notes moved not to weeping.
'oung They greeted. old they greeted,
Men Hoi married greeted also,
harr~d men salt Tears wept sorely.
vans Of middle age wept with them;
'hidreu greeted, virgins greeted.
Ana SNAIL girls too wept aud listened
al~d 80 Wild the wondrous music.
-Nrilrd - sweet the wondrous music
Nav r'rn hetO Wainanomen
friI The irar-iount swelling swiftly;
waller ifu;a hts own eyes hoaied,
Tear, Than fresh ten berries larger,
''teaier Imam The heads Of swallows,
No.hhS irars ih.n bird-eggs sounder,
80 They '"il from checks low bending,
!'rn nom boxed checks fell, on-wemding
h''1 'h' liarper's h,gi, arched bosom,
"ocd aud Tell from high arched bpsom,
boAn upon his knees hrIn-kniued,
Down upon his iuch-high insieps;
bo.ird Then frosa his inch high insieps
d" hi- feet, all brightly trickling,
hfilrs through full five, ali wOOllen,
Aud through SIX bright golden gisdle.,
and through seven shirts, blue and woven,
And cloth coats through eight in number,
- m Hoods these fair tears foa,ed,
ICON ih- eyes of Wainanomen,
To iur shores of blue-waved ocean,
Ami iiGu shore OF blue-waved ocean,
Meath The ~sier clear as crystal,
Down upon the 6aTkling gravel,
" here They lay, all gliuerng, glorious,
ana quick grew to stones most precious,
'""e's tor coming kings 10 crown tsem,
Jewels 10 please great chiefs forever!
asa !" alhanomen was the Orpheus, or rather the
" lf ancient Fms
o"H wa the old Finnish national triangular
"a'rS Finnish songs, chanted verses.
hoRelBLE DEATH OF FUGITIyR SLA
We give below an extract from the letter
y relating q story, the recital of VIII
'l'' nation was not utterly given over to
"'sa Of heart, would be a suif cient argl