His well-loved head | on the knees of his wife:

“Look on thy loved one, | and lay thy lips

To his as if yet | the hero lived.”

[a]13]. Once alone | did Guthrun look;

His hair all clotted | with blood beheld,

The blinded eyes | that once shone bright,

The hero’s breast | that the blade had pierced.

[14]. Then Guthrun bent, | on her pillow bowed, [[416]]

Her hair was loosened, | her cheek was hot,

And the tears like raindrops | downward ran.