What the twain from the tree | had told him then,

The raven and eagle, | as home they rode.

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[a]14]. Brynhild awoke, | the daughter of Buthli,

The warrior’s daughter, | ere dawn of day:

“Love me or hate me, | the harm is done,

And my grief cries out, | or else I die.”

[a]15]. Silent were all | who heard her speak,

And nought of the heart | of the queen they knew,

Who wept such tears | the thing to tell