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VIOLET ON THE MOUNTAIN<br />
Gathered a mighty army.<br />
Whoever dislikes these words,<br />
His downfall will be harsh.<br />
But he will aid the faithful,<br />
Be at his side at once.<br />
With the Lord’s victory<br />
May you be signed with the cross.<br />
Betgil<br />
Poor Betgil, unhappy Betgil!<br />
Ba-il, il-ba, il-ba, ba-il.<br />
Mulakh-Muzhal have assembled,<br />
Ba-il, il-ba, il-ba, ba-il.<br />
They stood for the Lentekh round dance<br />
Ba-il, il-ba, il-ba, ba-il.<br />
A white roe-deer jumped out toward them,<br />
Ba-il, il-ba, il-ba, ba-il.<br />
It ran right through Betgil’s legs,<br />
Ba-il, il-ba, il-ba, ba-il.<br />
This indeed is Betgil’s fate.<br />
Ba-il, il-ba, il-ba, ba-il.<br />
— Who will go chase after it?<br />
Ba-il, il-ba, il-ba, ba-il.<br />
— Betgil will chase after it.<br />
Ba-il, il-ba, il-ba, ba-il.<br />
Betgil straps on his bast sandals,<br />
He sets off to track the deer.<br />
In front of him he sees the hoofprints;<br />
When he turns around, behind him<br />
There are no tracks to be seen.<br />
This indeed is Betgil’s fate.<br />
They head up onto the black cliff,<br />
To the place where Dali reigns.<br />
— A pleasant day to Lady Dali!<br />
— The sort of day that you will have<br />
I will show you straight away!<br />
Why did you betray your promise,<br />
Where’d you put the beads I gave you?<br />
— I left them beneath my pillow.<br />
— You left them beneath your pillow,<br />
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