“For this shall the lord of Kriemhild to the uttermost atone,
Or never hereafter joyance by Hagen shall be known!”
Joined in their plotting were Gernot and Ortwein, Metz’s lord.
“Death unto Siegfried!” the heroes counselled with one accord.
Then Giselher, child of Uta, did these into council take;
But swiftly against their sentence the lad true-hearted spake:
“Alas, good knights, now wherefore would ye do so black a deed?
Never such ruthless hatred hath Siegfried earned for meed
That e’er he should pay you forfeit of the precious life for this!
By very nothings enkindled is the wrath of a woman, I wis.”