The Ending of the Ballad
The bard finishes his ballad with the following stereotyped ending very usual with Montenegrins:
“This happened once upon a time; let us, O brethren, pray of God to grant our holy Vladika[7] good health! Amen, O God, to whom we always pray!”
Serbian bards did not as a rule end in this manner, but contented themselves with wishing good health to their audiences.