She, the washer of the clothing,

She, the wringer of the linen,

By the river of Tuonela,

In the under-world Manala,

Spake in words, and this their meaning,

This their answer to the hearer:—

“Forth the boat shall come from hither,

When the reason thou hast given

That hath brought thee to Manala,

Neither slain by any sickness,