No! He is dead—if it is not all a dream!
(Crushed by despair, the people finally break into mournful sobbing.)
The King is dead! Our dear one is killed!
Our happy, our debonnair, and
Never-to-be-forgotten King!
Lord of Lords!
He was most wise,
And ruled the Kingdom with his
Hands folded, lying at his ease.…
It’s true! Our King in anger