Then Clovis, by Aurelian, sent a ring

To this fair damsel, whom he hoped to wed;

She took the ring; and soon fair songsters sing

The marriage hymn, as he to altar led

This lovely Christian maid. They plight their nuptial vows;

And the old priest invoked a blessing on their brows.

Then on her head a coronet was placed,

And she sat down by Clovis on his throne;

And never was a throne so highly graced,

Nor ever monarch felt less sad and lone;