When came the lord of Rhineland
within the palace door,
Etzel, the mighty monarch
refrained himself no more,
But from his seat upsprang he,
seeing him entering,
A better greeting never
was given by a king.
When came the lord of Rhineland
within the palace door,
Etzel, the mighty monarch
refrained himself no more,
But from his seat upsprang he,
seeing him entering,
A better greeting never
was given by a king.