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And on the foe bend kindliest eye.
205 Eyuo, where art thou, strong one Ì
Thou wast not wont to linger.
When called by the king of spears."
" Eyno," said Ullin the bard,
" Is with the great spirits of the brave —
210 With Tra-hal, king of shields,
And with Treunmor of mighty deeds :
The youth is low and wan,
Ljang on the hill of Lena.'"
" Has he fallen, the fleet one in chase ? "
215 Said Morven's king, the highest in renown.
" Thou bender of the toughest yew,
My knowledge of thee was but scant."
Wherefore fell Eyno in battle ?
Sleep thou, true hero, on Lena — -
220 Ere long I shall see the brave one.
My mighty voice shall not be always heard.
Nor shall my path be on the mountain-side.
Bards will speak of the name of the king ;
The stones of the forest will speak his name.
225 Eyno is strengthless and low.
And his fame has not risen on high.
UUin, strike the clear- toned harp ;. ''
DUAN V.
Ryno, and liis
grandson Os-
car, to stop
the pursuit
of Loclilin.
When RjTio
did not come
forward, he
inquires about
him, and Ullin
tells that he
had fallen in
the battle.
The king la-
ments his son,
and ordere
Ullin to sing
his death-
song.
j'oung Eyno fall ? But sleep thou softly on I^^eiia ; Eingal shall
soon behold thee. Soon shall my voice he heajd no more, and my
footsteps cease to be seen. The bards will tell of i'ingal's name.
The stones ■will talk of me. But, Eyno, thou art low indeed !
thou hast not received thy fame. UUin, strike the harp for Eyno !
tell what the chief would have been. Farewell, thou first in every
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