E’en as the fiddle-player
of speaking made an end,
One saw the noble Rüdeger
before the palace wend.
His goodly shield he lower’d
and set before his feet:
He could not offer service,
his friends he might not greet.
E’en as the fiddle-player
of speaking made an end,
One saw the noble Rüdeger
before the palace wend.
His goodly shield he lower’d
and set before his feet:
He could not offer service,
his friends he might not greet.