Wednesday from her cup Hritz

Drank; on Thursday he lay dead;

Friday comrades buried him.

Greatly mourned the maidens all;

Comrades, much lamenting, cursed

Her who brought about his death:

“Hritz, was never one like thee!

May the devil take the witch!”

On Saturday the old witch beat full sore

Her wicked daughter, crying o’er and o’er,