Brothers three combined to build a fortress,
Brothers three, the brothers Mrnyavtchevitch,
Kraly Vukashin[2] was the eldest brother;
And the second was Uglesha-Voivode;
And the third, the youngest brother Goïko.
Full three years they labour’d at the fortress,
Skadra’s fortress on Boyana’s river;
Full three years three hundred workmen labour’d.
Vain th’ attempt to fix the wall’s foundation.
Vainer still to elevate the fortress: