Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, ed. Poems of Places: An Anthology in 31 Volumes.
Germany: Vols. XVII–XVIII. 1876–79.
Fragment of the Song of Louis the Third
By From the GermanTranslated by W. Taylor
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And quickly forward rode;
Willing to wreak revenge
Against his gathering foes.
The Norman force approach:
“Thank God!” said he aloud;
He saw what he desired.
And sang a Frankish hymn,
And all his people joined:
“Kyrie eleison.”
The fight begun:
The blood shone in the cheeks
Of the merry Franks:
But no blade of them all
Fought so bravely as Ludovic.