King Etzel saw the vengeful deed,
And from its horror shrunk.
Just at this moment the King had appeared in the dungeon with Hildebrand.
“Alas!” the King of Huns did cry,
“How doth the matter stand—
That he, the boldest of all knights,
Should fall by woman’s hand?
He who in onslaught was the first,
The bravest that bore shield!
Although he was mine enemy,