To drink the pots of Manala,

To empty the cups of Tuoni. 300

The drinkers of beer get drunk,

The drainers of the cup fall.’

The hostess of Tuonela said:

‘O old Wäinämöinen,

Why hast thou come to Mana, 305

To the dwellings of Tuonela

Before the bidding of Tuoni,

The calling of Mana from the earth?’