He struck a blow at Hildebrand,
such that one might have told
The hissing sound of Balmung,
the sword that Hagen bold
From Siegfried’s self had taken
when he that hero slew;
The blow the old man parried:
ay! he was valiant too.
He struck a blow at Hildebrand,
such that one might have told
The hissing sound of Balmung,
the sword that Hagen bold
From Siegfried’s self had taken
when he that hero slew;
The blow the old man parried:
ay! he was valiant too.