On the grape, through tendrils peeping;

To the halls where harps are ringing,

Bards the praise of warriors singing,

Graceful footsteps bounding fleetly,

Joyous voices mingling sweetly;

Where the cheek of mirth is glowing,

And the wine-cup brightly flowing,

He comes, with trophies worthy of his line,

The son of heroes, Ulric of the Rhine!”

He came—he sought his Ella’s bowers,