The ancient singer went Lamenting through the forest -Heard the birch wailing. Now drawing nearer he asks the sacred birch tree -"Why art thou weeping?" -Giving wood a shape of a harp! Weep no more thou sacred birch tree, Grieve no more, my dear friend and my brother. I will turn thy grief to joy and fortune! Make thee laugh and sing with gladness and joy! The ancient singer made A magic harp from birch wood, Fashioned of summer. He takes the harp in his hands, Turns the arch up, looking skyward. -And magic notes follow! Weep no more thou sacred birch tree, Grieve no more, my dear friend and my brother. I will turn thy grief to joy and fortune! Make thee laugh and sing with gladness and joy!