Now that the noble ruler
was minded soon to start,
The heralds swift were bidden
straight homewards to depart,
And unto his wife’s kinsmen
upon the Rhine to say,
That he would very gladly
with them keep holyday.
Now that the noble ruler
was minded soon to start,
The heralds swift were bidden
straight homewards to depart,
And unto his wife’s kinsmen
upon the Rhine to say,
That he would very gladly
with them keep holyday.