If life is dear to you, my lord, even a little bit,
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Reject your enemy's invitation.
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What did the neighbor, the owner of the nearest lands, think,
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Either there is no more enmity, or there is some goal.
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“Son, be careful,” the mother repeated. |
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It’s better for us not to accept the invitation!”
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There is a risk, of course, in everything, you can fall off a horse.
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We will return the former union thanks to that meeting.
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Our ancestors did not need to fight,
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We will extinguish the hotbeds of hostility with wine!
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In the field, the free wind of travelers noticed
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In them I recognized people from the northern lands.
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Everything is ready in the castle, in honor of the young lord
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There will be a mountain feast, but is it worth going there, hero?
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After drinking, the neighbor began a speech: “Courage is commendable, my lord!
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With you only retinue and a sword. |
People like you love people.
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There is no chance against you on the battlefield,
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So I came up with a festive dinner!
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No, not for the sake of this world I feast
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Waited for many years, waited for many years, waited for many years.
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I will drink the best wine with you standing,
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And the arrows are for dessert. |
Poison arrows for dessert.
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In the morning a rider rode into the castle gate on a horse.
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He limply collapsed and froze, clinging to the damp earth.
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And the mother knelt before the body:
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“In vain did you go, son, to seek an alliance with the enemy!” |