“An’ ye wadna angry be;”

“Speak on, speak on, my bonnie boy,

Ye’se nay be quarrelled by me.”

“As we came from the hynd-hunting,

We heard fine music ring!”

“My blessings on ye, my bonnie boy!

I wish I’d been there, my lane!”

He’s ta’en his mither by the hand—

His six brothers also;

And they are on through Elmond wood