Then she led the way to the borders of the island where tall trees were standing, alder and poplar and fir, reaching to the skies, long dry and well-seasoned, which would float for him lightly.
ἦρχε δ' ὁδοῖο νήσου ἐπ' ἐσχατιῆς , ὅθι δένδρεα μακρὰ πεφύκει , κλήθρη τ' αἴγειρός τ' , ἐλάτη τ' ἦν οὐρανομήκης , αὖα πάλαι , περίκηλα , τά οἱ πλώοιεν ἐλαφρῶς .
ἄρχω δέ ὁδός νῆσος ἐπί ἐσχατιά , ὅθι δένδρεον μακρός φύω , κλήθρα τε αἴγειρος τε , ἐλάτη τε εἰμί οὐρανομήκης , αὖος πάλαι , περίκηλος , ὁ ἕ πλέω ἐλαφρός .