English poem
Then said to him another: “This tale, I know, is true
by Mary Pickering Nichols (1829–1915)
Then said to him another: “This tale, I know, is true; The fee should I be sharing. At court they wish for you; Gu-drun, the maid, has said it. To love you she is ready; And if in truth you wish it, she in your land will be your queen and lady.”
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- Then said the knightly Herwic: “Upon my hand now look
- Then said the lord of the Hegelings: “To you I make my moan
- Then said the maiden only: “Alas! O father mine
- Then said the youthful Ortwin: “I beg you say to me
- Then she told her wooer the pain to her it gave
- Then spake again wild Hagen: “What may be his name
- Then spake Gu-drun, with cunning: “Now list to what I say
- Then spake his devilish mother: “I did it for your sake