FIRST KING
I am the monarch Melchior,
Mighty alike in peace and war.
SECOND KING
I am the sovereign Balthasar;
A myriad fold my liegemen are.
THIRD KING
The royal ruler Jasper, I,
Lord of a spacious empery.
FIRST KING
Yet do I seek a little child,—
SECOND KING
A tiny nursling undefiled;