"She stood before her mother: 'O mother,
may I go to the Lord Halewyn?'
"'Oh, no, my child, no! They who go to
him never come back again.'
"She stood before her sister: 'O sister, may
I go to the Lord Halewyn?'
"'Oh, no, sister, no! They who go to him
never come back again.'
"She stood before her brother: 'O brother,
may I go to the Lord Halewyn?'
"'Little care I where thou goest, provided
thou preservest thine honor and thy crown.
"She goes up into her chamber; she clothes
herself in her best garments.
"What does she put on first? A shift finer
than silk.
"What does she gird round her lovely
waist? Strong bands of gold.
"What does she put upon her scarlet petticoat?
On every seam a golden button.