And there he saw his darling wife,
Sweet Heurodis, as one asleep
Beneath a tree in grasses deep,
For by her garb he knew it all;
And when he saw, he fain would weep,
But entered bold into the hall.
Sweet Heurodis, as one asleep
Beneath a tree in grasses deep,
For by her garb he knew it all;
And when he saw, he fain would weep,
But entered bold into the hall.
And there he saw a seemly thing,
A tabernacle fair and light,
Whereunder sat the fairy king,
Near him his queen, a lovely wight.
Their crowns, their garments, glistened bright;
He could not gaze, so hot they shone;
And when he saw that noble sight,
He knelt him down before the throne,
A tabernacle fair and light,
Whereunder sat the fairy king,
Near him his queen, a lovely wight.
Their crowns, their garments, glistened bright;
He could not gaze, so hot they shone;
And when he saw that noble sight,
He knelt him down before the throne,
And said, “Lord, if thou wilt allow,
My melody shail pleasure thee.”
The king replied, “What man art thou
That hither comes? and for what plea?
My melody shail pleasure thee.”
The king replied, “What man art thou
That hither comes? and for what plea?
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