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Lo! o’er the villages rolleth smoke!
In the villages shrieks and groaning!
“Who burn’d the villages? Who hath caus’d
“This wailing and woeful moaning?
“Who? Vlaslaw? Ne’er again shall he
“Spread woe and devastation;
“My warriors bring him punishment,
“And utter annihilation.”

To Czestmir gave they answer straight:
“’Twas Kruvoi plundering came,
“’Twas Kruvoi harried flock and herd,
“And far and wide on every side
“Spread woe with sword and flame.
“Of all that good and useful was
“He hath let nought remain,
“And with him too our honour’d duke
“Captive away hath ta’en.”

’Gainst Kruvoi Czestmir wrathful raged,
And from his breast so wide
Spread anger fierce through ev’ry limb,
And to his men he cried:
”Ye warriors! with tomorrow’s dawn
“Be all our wrath on fire!