Usurped my father's throne, and sad to tell,

He instant orders gave to murder us.

The menials sent to do the cruel deed

Felt pity for the fallen king and me,

His only daughter, in the woods left us

And went away, reporting they had done

The deed; and there, in that deserted place,

Unknown we lived a wretched life for years.

And glad I am that death ignoble, which

The wretch deserved, has now befallen him.