“Be welcome, beauteous Dagmar Queen,
Speak thereabout no word;
For know ’tis Valdemar of Denmark,
Of kingdoms three the lord.
“My gracious liege, lady Dagmar fair,
Of princes he’s the flower,
He castles has, and fortresses,
Three kingdoms own his power.”
“Shame, shame befall thee, Strange dog,
How loudly thou canst lie;
Methinks your boasted Danish King
Has only got one eye.”
“My lovely Dame, a warrior he,
And the best beneath the sun;
He back to Denmark all the land
Benorth Ebb’s stream has won.
“A man is he, and a prince full wise,
In the face dares look his foes;
They fly before him both East and West,
When he with fury glows.
“Who others life and land will risk
And prove war’s pastime fell,
If a prince of blood and courageous mood
Will risk himself as well?
“And do thou hear, my lovely maid,
Be cheerful and content,
For ne’er so long as thou shalt live
This step thou shalt repent.
“And all the time that thou shalt live
Your servant I will be,
And Denmark’s gallant nobles all
Shall bow to thee their knee.”
So they their bridal solemnized
Beneath a lucky star;
So heartily one another loved
Soon Valdemar and Dagmar.
There was rejoicing with great and small,
With rich men and with poor,
But boors and burgers most of all
Rejoiced from their heart’s core.