▁The ▁Sam po ▁is ▁a ▁p iv otal ▁element ▁of ▁the ▁plot ▁of ▁the ▁Finn ish ▁ep ic ▁poem ▁K ale val a , ▁compiled ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 5 ▁( and ▁expanded ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 9 ) ▁by ▁E lias ▁L ön n rot ▁based ▁on ▁earlier ▁Finn ish ▁or al ▁tradition . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁expanded ▁second ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁poem , ▁the ▁Sam po ▁is ▁for ged ▁by ▁Il mar inen , ▁a ▁legend ary ▁sm ith , ▁as ▁a ▁task ▁set ▁by ▁the ▁M ist ress ▁of ▁P oh j ola ▁in ▁return ▁for ▁her ▁daughter ' s ▁hand . ▁▁ ▁" Il mar inen , ▁worthy ▁brother , ▁ ▁Th ou ▁the ▁only ▁sk il ful ▁black sm ith , ▁ ▁Go ▁and ▁see ▁her ▁w ond r ous ▁beauty , ▁ ▁See ▁her ▁gold ▁and ▁silver ▁gar ments , ▁ ▁See ▁her ▁ro bed ▁in ▁fin est ▁ra iment , ▁ ▁See ▁her ▁sitting ▁on ▁the ▁rain bow , ▁ ▁Walk ing ▁on ▁the ▁clouds ▁of ▁pur ple . ▁ ▁For ge ▁for ▁her ▁the ▁magic ▁Sam po , ▁ ▁For ge ▁the ▁lid ▁in ▁many ▁colors , ▁ ▁Th y ▁reward ▁shall ▁be ▁the ▁vir gin , ▁ ▁Th ou ▁sh alt ▁win ▁this ▁b ride ▁of ▁beauty ; ▁ ▁Go ▁and ▁bring ▁the ▁lov ely ▁ma iden ▁ ▁To ▁thy ▁home ▁in ▁K ale val a ." ▁ ▁Il mar inen ▁works ▁for ▁several ▁days ▁at ▁a ▁mighty ▁for ge ▁until ▁finally