Of the hero fair | with flashing rings,

If hence my following | goes with him;

Not mean our faring | forth shall be.

[69]. “Bond-women five | shall follow him,

And eight of my thralls, | well-born are they,

Children with me, | and mine they were

As gifts that Buthli | his daughter gave.

[a]70]. “Much have I told thee, | and more would say

If fate more space | for speech had given;

My voice grows weak, | my wounds are swelling;