romantic ballads-第7章

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His　mother　took　that　in　evil　part：　〃I　hear；　young　gallant；　that　mad　thou　art；　Wherever　thou　goest；　on　land　or　sea；　Disgrace　and　shame　shall　attend　on　thee。〃　Look　out；　look　out；　Svend　Vonved。

He　kiss'd　her　thrice；　with　his　lips　of　fire：　〃Appease；　O　mother；　appease　thine　ire；　Ne'er　wish　me　any　mischance　to　know；　For　thou　canst　not　tell　how　far　I　may　go。〃　Look　out；　look　out；　Svend　Vonved。

〃Then　I　will　bless　thee；　this　very　day；　Thou　never　shalt　perish　in　any　fray；　Success　shall　be　in　thy　courser　tall；　Success　in　thyself；　which　is　best　of　all。　Look　out；　look　out；　Svend　Vonved。

〃Success　in　thy　hand；　success　in　thy　foot；　In　struggle　with　man；　in　battle　with　brute；　The　holy　God　and　Saint　Drotten　｛11｝　dear　Shall　guide　and　watch　thee　through　thy　career。　Look　out；　look　out；　Svend　Vonved。

〃They　both　shall　take　thee　beneath　their　care；　Then　surely　thou　never　shalt　evily　fare：　See　yonder　sword　of　steel　so　white；　No　helm　nor　shield　shall　resist　its　bite。〃　Look　out；　look　out；　Svend　Vonved。

Svend　Vonved　took　up　the　word　again　…　〃I'll　range　the　mountain；　and　rove　the　plain；　Peasant　and　noble　I'll　wound　and　slay；　All；　all；　for　my　father's　wrong　shall　pay。〃　Look　out；　look　out；　Svend　Vonved。

Svend　Vonved　bound　his　sword　to　his　side；　He　fain　will　battle　with　knights　of　pride；　So　fierce　and　strange　was　his　whole　array；　No　mortal　ventur'd　to　cross　his　way。　Look　out；　look　out；　Svend　Vonved。

His　helm　was　blinking　against　the　sun；　His　spurs　were　clinking　his　heels　upon；　。　。　。　His　horse　was　springing；　with　bridle　ringing；　While　sat　the　warrior　wildly　singing。　Look　out；　look　out；　Svend　Vonved。

He　rode　a　day；　he　rode　for　three；　No　town　nor　city　he　yet　could　see；　〃Ha！〃　said　the　youth；　〃by　my　father's　hand；　There　is　no　city　in　all　this　land。〃　Look　out；　look　out；　Svend　Vonved。

He　rode　and　lilted；　he　rode　and　sang；　Then　met　he　by　chance　Sir　Thule　Vang；　Sir　Thule　Vang；　with　his　twelve　sons　bold；　All　cas'd　in　iron；　the　bright　and　cold。　Look　out；　look　out；　Svend　Vonved。

Svend　Vonved　took　his　sword　from　his　side；　He　fain　would　battle　with　knights　so　tried；　The　proud　Sir　Thule　he　first　ran　through；　And　then；　in　succession；　his　sons　he　slew。　Look　out；　look　out；　Svend　Vonved。

Svend　Vonved　binds　his　sword　to　his　side；　It　lists　him　farther　to　ride；　to　ride；　He　rode　along　by　the　grene　shaw；　｛12｝　The　Brute…carl　｛13｝　there　with　surprise　he　saw。　Look　out；　look　out；　Svend　Vonved。

A　wild　swine　sat　on　his　shoulders　broad；　Upon　his　bosom　a　black　bear　snor'd；　And　about　his　fingers；　with　hair　o'erhung；　The　squirrel　sported；　and　weasel　clung。　Look　out；　look　out；　Svend　Vonved。

〃Now；　Brute…carl；　yield　thy　booty　to　me；　Or　I　will　take　it　by　force　from　thee。　Say；　wilt　thou　quickly　thy　beasts　forego；　Or　venture　with　me　to　bandy　a　blow？　Look　out；　look　out；　Svend　Vonved。

〃Much　rather；　much　rather；　I'll　fight　with　thee；　Than　thou　my　booty　should'st　get　from　me；　I　never　was　bidden　the　like　to　do；　Since　good　King　Esmer　in　fight　I　slew。〃　Look　out；　look　out；　Svend　Vonved。

〃And　did'st　thou　slay　King　Esmer　fine？　Why；　then　thou　slewest　dear　father　mine；　And　soon；　full　soon；　shalt　thou　pay　for　him；　With　the　flesh　hackt　off　from　thy　every　limb！〃　Look　out；　look　out；　Svend　Vonved。

They　drew　a　circle　upon　the　sward；　They　both　were　dour；　as　the　rocks　are　hard；　Forsooth；　I　tell　you；　their　hearts　were　steel'd；　…　The　one　to　the　other　no　jot　would　yield。　Look　out；　look　out；　Svend　Vonved。

They　fought　for　a　day；they　fought　for　two；　…　And　so　on　the　third　they　were　fain　to　do；　But　ere　the　fourth　day　reach'd　the　night；　The　Brute…carl　fell；　and　was　slain　outright。　Look　out；　look　out；　Svend　Vonved。

Svend　Vonved　binds　his　sword　to　his　side；　Farther　and　farther　he　lists　to　ride：　He　rode　at　the　foot　of　a　hill　so　steep；　There　saw　he　a　herd　as　he　drove　the　sheep。　Look　out；　look　out；　Svend　Vonved。

〃Now　tell　me；　Herd；　and　tell　me　fair；　Whose　are　the　sheep　thou　art　driving　there？　And　what　is　rounder　than　a　wheel？　And　where　do　they　eat　the　holiest　meal？〃　Look　out；　look　out；　Svend　Vonved。

〃Where　does　the　fish　stand　up　in　the　flood？　And　where　is　the　bird　that's　redder　than　blood？　Where　do　they　mingle　the　best；　best；　wine？　And　where　with　his　knights　does　Vidrik　dine？〃　Look　out；　look　out；　Svend　Vonved。

There　sat　the　herd；　he　sat　in　thought；　To　ne'er　a　question　he　answer'd　aught。　Svend　gave　him　a　stroke；　a　stroke　so　sore；　That　his　lung　and　his　liver　came　out　before。　Look　out；　look　out；　Svend　Vonved。

On；　on　went　he；　till　more　sheep　he　spied；　The　herd　sat；　too；　by　a　deep　pit's　side。　〃Now　tell　me；　Herd；　and　tell　me　fair；　Whose　are　the　sheep　thou　art　tending　there？〃　Look　out；　look　out；　Svend　Vonved。

〃See　yonder　house；　with　turret　and　tower；　There　feasting　serves　to　beguile　the　hour；　There　dwells　a　man；　Tygge　Nold　by　name；　With　his　twelve　fair　sons；　who　are　knights　of　fame。〃　Look　out；　look　out；　Svend　Vonved。

〃Enough；　Sir　Herd；　now　lend　an　ear　…　Go；　tell　Tygge　Nold　to　come　out　here。〃　From　his　breast　Svend　Vonved　a　gold　ring　drew；　At　the　foot　of　the　herd　the　gold　ring　he　threw。　Look　out；　look　out；　Svend　Vonved。

And　as　Svend　Vonved　approach'd　the　spot；　His　booty　among　them　they　'gan　to　allot。　Some　would　have　his　polish'd　glaive；　Others；　his　harness；　or　courser　brave。　Look　out；　look　out；　Svend　Vonved。

Svend　Vonved　stops；　in　reflection　deep；　He　thought　it　best　he　his　horse　should　keep：　His　hauberk　and　faulchion　he　will　not　lose；　Much　rather　to　fight　the　youth　will　choose。　Look　out；　look　out；　Svend　Vonved。

〃Had'st　thou　twelve　sons　to　the　twelve　thou　hast；　And　cam'st　in　the　midst　of　them　charging　me　fast；　Sooner　should'st　thou　wring　water　from　steel；　Than　thou　in　such　fashion　with　me　should'st　deal。　Look　out；　look　out；　Svend　Vonved。

He　prick'd　with　his　spur　his　courser　tall；　Which　sprang；　at　once；　over　the　gate　and　wall。　Tygge　Nold　there　he　has　stretch'd　in　blood；　And　his　twelve　sons　too；　that　beside　him　stood。　Look　out；　look　out；　Svend　Vonved。

Then　turn'd　he　his　steed；　in　haste；　about；　…　Svend　Vonved；　the　knight；　so　youthful　and　stout；　Forward　he　went　o'er　mountain　and　moor；　No　mortal　he　met；　which　vex'd　him　sore。　Look　out；　look　out；　Svend　Vonved。

He　came；　at　length；　to　another　flock；　Where　a　herd　sat　combing　his　yellow　lock：　〃Now　listen；　Herd；　with　the　fleecy　care；　Listen；　and　give　me　answers　fair。〃　Look　out；　look　out；　Svend　Vonved。

〃What　is　rounder　than　a　wheel？　Where　do　they　eat　the　holiest　meal？　Where　does　the　sun　go　down　to　his　seat？　And　where　do　they　lay　the　dead　man's　feet？〃　Look　out；　look　out；　Svend　Vonved。

〃What　fills　the　valleys　one　and　all？　What　is　cloth'd　best　in　the　monarch's　hall？　What　cries　more　loud　than　cranes　can　cry？　And　what　can　in　whiteness　the　swan　outvie？　Look　out；　look　out；　Svend　Vonved。

〃Who　on　his　back　his　beard　does　wear？　Who　'neath　his　chin　his　nose　does　bear？　What's　more　black　than　the　blackest　sloe？　And　what　is　swifter　than　a　roe？　Look　out；　look　out；　Svend　Vonved。

〃Where　is　the　bridge　that　is　most　broad？　What　is；　by　man；　the　most　abhorr'd？　Where　leads；　where　leads；　the　highest　road　up？　And　say；　where　the　hottest　of　drink　they　sup。〃　Look　out；　look　out；　Svend　Vonved。

〃The　sun　is　rounder　than　a　wheel。　They　eat　at　the　altar　the　holiest　meal。　The　sun　in　the　West　goes　down　to　his　seat：　And　they　lay　to　the　East　the　dead　man's　feet。　Look　out；　look　out；　Svend　Vonved。

〃Snow　fills　the　valleys；　one　and　all。　Man　is　cloth'd　best　in　the　monarch's　hall。　Thunder　cries　louder　than　cranes　can　cry。　Angels　in　whiteness　the　swan　outvie。　Look　out；　look　out；　Svend　Vonved。

〃His　beard　on　his　back　the　lapwing　wears。　His　nose　'neath　his　chin　the　elfin　bears。　｛14｝　More　black　is　sin　than　the　blackest　sloe：　And　thought　is　swifter　than　any　roe。　Look　out；　look　out；　Svend　Vonved。

〃Ice　is；　of　bridges；　the　bridge　most　broad。　The　toad　is；　of　all　things；　the　most　abhorr'd。　To　paradise　leads　the　highest　road　up：　And　in　hell　the　hottest　of　drink　they　sup。〃　Look　out；　look　out；　Svend　Vonved。

〃Now　hast　thou　given　me　answers　fair；　To　each　and　all　of　my　questions　rare；　And　now；　I　pray　thee；　be　my　guide；　To　the　nearest　spot　where　warriors　bide。〃　Look　out；　look　out；　Svend　Vonved。

〃To　Sonderborg　I'll　show　thee　straight；　Where　drink　the　heroes　early　and　late：　There　thou　wilt　find　of　knights　a　crew；　Haughty　of　heart；　and　hard　to　subdue。〃　Look