--- title: The Home Coming — The Sampo: A Wonder Tale of the Old North · full text with trees description: The Home Coming, «The Sampo: A Wonder Tale of the Old North» by James Baldwin: the whole chapter, every sentence with its dependency tree and pragmatics. It begins: Long were the speeches, lengthy were the songs, and many were the stories to which the people listened and the patient bride and brideg --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg66819/28/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [tales](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/) / [The Sampo: A Wonder Tale of the Old No…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg66819/) / The Home Coming # The Home Coming The Home Coming of «The Sampo: A Wonder Tale of the Old North» by James Baldwin: the whole text, 50 sentences and 669 words. 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Long were the speeches, lengthy were the songs, and many were the stories to which the people listened and the patient bride and bridegroom hearkened.[1](1/ "tree and pragmatics") Then, as the day was breaking, all was ended.[2](2/ "tree and pragmatics") The guests rose and made ready to depart.[3](3/ "tree and pragmatics") The last good-byes were spoken, the last words of counsel were delivered.[4](4/ "tree and pragmatics") The hero’s steed was led from the stable, it was harnessed to the magic sledge while the cuckoos called loudly and the bluebirds sang sweetly as before.[5](5/ "tree and pragmatics") “Farewell, farewell, to all my friends and kindred,” then murmured the Bride of Beauty.[6](6/ "tree and pragmatics") “I must now go far, far away from the home I love so dearly.[7](7/ "tree and pragmatics") I must leave my mother’s dwelling, leave the farmyard, fields, and meadows where as a maiden I was happy.[8](8/ "tree and pragmatics") Farewell, dear house; farewell, my mountain-ash tree; farewell, roads and pathways; farewell, sweet hills and forests.[9](9/ "tree and pragmatics") Who now will answer the cuckoos when they call?[10](10/ "tree and pragmatics") Who now will welcome the bluebirds in the springtime?[11](11/ "tree and pragmatics") Who will milk my pet reindeer?[12](12/ "tree and pragmatics") Who will care for my lambs?[13](13/ "tree and pragmatics") Farewell, farewell to all\![14](14/ "tree and pragmatics") Farewell, farewell!”[15](15/ "tree and pragmatics") Then Ilmarinen, noble hero, lifted her into the sledge; he tucked the robes of fur about her; he wrapped her feet in soft, warm blankets.[16](16/ "tree and pragmatics") The serving-man handed him the reins and the whip.[17](17/ "tree and pragmatics") One word to the steed, and they were away; the low-roofed dwelling, the village, the friends at Pohyola, all were quickly left behind.[18](18/ "tree and pragmatics") And the happy, triumphant Ilmarinen, shouted back his farewells.[19](19/ "tree and pragmatics") “Good-bye, good-bye, to all the people\![20](20/ "tree and pragmatics") Good-bye to the seashore and the creeks and inlets\![21](21/ "tree and pragmatics") Good-bye to the house with smoke-browned rafters\![22](22/ "tree and pragmatics") Good-bye to the grasses in the meadows, to the lonely marshes, to the willow bushes, and the lone pine woods where my smithy stands\![23](23/ "tree and pragmatics") Good-bye to all\![24](24/ "tree and pragmatics") Good-bye, good-bye!”[25](25/ "tree and pragmatics") Onward, with gliding feet, the swift steed flew.[26](26/ "tree and pragmatics") The magic sledge scarcely touched the ground, its birchwood runners seemed to skim through the air, so rapid was its motion.[27](27/ "tree and pragmatics") Across the broad meadows, over the hills, through dark ravines, along the sandy shore the hero pursued his course, never pausing, never doubting.[28](28/ "tree and pragmatics") The whip-lash whistled in the air, the copper rings on the horse’s harness made merry music.[29](29/ "tree and pragmatics") All day, all night, yes, through a second day and then a third, the joyful journey continued.[30](30/ "tree and pragmatics") With one hand the hero guided the horse, with one arm he supported his bride.[31](31/ "tree and pragmatics") The North Wind gently drove him along, the South Wind beckoned him forward.[32](32/ "tree and pragmatics") At length, just as the sun was setting, he saw his own fair dwelling nestling among the trees of Wainola.[33](33/ "tree and pragmatics") The smoke was rising from the roof-hole, Dame Lokka was preparing the evening meal, the good sister, Anniki, was watching at the door.[34](34/ "tree and pragmatics") “Welcome, welcome, bridegroom and brother\![35](35/ "tree and pragmatics") Long have we watched for you, long have we waited!” shouted the glad maid of the morning.[36](36/ "tree and pragmatics") “O Ilmarinen, my son, my joy!” cried the mother and matron.[37](37/ "tree and pragmatics") “Welcome home with thy birdling, thy fair one!”[38](38/ "tree and pragmatics") Then quickly all the village people came running to greet their neighbor Ilmarinen and his beautiful young bride.[39](39/ "tree and pragmatics") They led the noble pair into the house, the men and women singing joyously, the children dancing before them.[40](40/ "tree and pragmatics") A feast was soon provided—meats the tenderest and most delicious, loaves of the whitest flour, yellow cakes both light and sweet, lumps of fresh butter just from the churn, broiled salmon smoking hot.[41](41/ "tree and pragmatics") All these they brought in great abundance, heaped up on Dame Lokka’s pretty dishes.[42](42/ "tree and pragmatics") And the villagers shouted:[43](43/ "tree and pragmatics") “Welcome, Bride of Beauty, to this Land of Heroes\![44](44/ "tree and pragmatics") Welcome to this lovely village\![45](45/ "tree and pragmatics") Hail to the hero, our friend and neighbor\![46](46/ "tree and pragmatics") Hail to all within this dwelling\![47](47/ "tree and pragmatics") Blessed be this home-coming.[48](48/ "tree and pragmatics") Blessed be the bridal pair, and may their lives be long and their love lasting!”[49](49/ "tree and pragmatics") Thus did Ilmarinen win his bride and thus did he bring her in triumph to his home in Wainola.[50](50/ "tree and pragmatics") - ← previous: [The Wedding Feast](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg66819/27/) - next →: [The Slave Boy](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg66819/29/) - ↑ back to [The Sampo: A Wonder Tale of the Old North](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg66819/)