"What does she set on her beautiful fair
hair? A massive golden crown.
"What does she put upon her kirtle? On
every seam a pearl.
"She goes into her father's stable, and takes out his best charger. She mounts him proudly, and so, laughing and singing, rides through the forest. When she reaches the middle of the forest, she meets the Lord Halewyn.
"'Hail!' said he, approaching her, 'hail, beautiful virgin, with eyes so black and brilliant!'
"They proceed together, chatting as they go.
"They arrive at a field in which stands a gallows. The bodies of several women hang from it.
"The Lord Halewyn says to her: 'As you are the loveliest of all virgins, say, how will you die? The time is come.'
"'It is well: as I may choose, I choose the sword.
"'But, first of all, take off your tunic; for the blood of a virgin gushes out so far, that it might reach you, and I should be sorry.'
"But before he had divested himself of his tunic, his head rolled off and lay at his feet: his lips still murmured these words: