Zwei Konige Auf Orkadal. From The German Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AA BC AA DD EE AA AA| There sat two kings upon Orkadal | A |
| The torches flamed in the pillared hall | A |
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| The minstrel sings the red wine glows | B |
| The two kings drink with gloomy brows | C |
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| Out spake the one Give me this girl | A |
| With her sea blue eyes and brow of pearl | A |
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| The other answered in gloomy scorn | D |
| She's mine oh brother my oath is sworn | D |
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| No other word spake either king | E |
| In their golden sheaths the keen swords ring | E |
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| Together they pass from the lighted hall | A |
| Deep lies the snow by the castle wall | A |
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| Steel sparks and torch sparks in showers fall | A |
| Two kings lie dead upon Orkadal | A |
George Augustus Baker, Jr.
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