“Of all that we hold in possession, of our castles and manors wide,
And of all this mighty kingdom the rule whereof we claim.
Yea, thou receivest with Kriemhild thine own full share of the same.”
Made answer then to the Princes the son of Siegmund the King,
When he heard the speech of their kindness and their royal offering:
“God seal unto you by His blessing your heritage all your life,
And therewithal its people: but this my beloved wife,
No need hath she of the portion that ye so freely would give.
Where she shall reign a crowned queen—if to see that day we live—
There shall she be far richer than any the wide world through.