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 Lo! o’er the villages rolleth smoke!
 * In the villages shrieks and groaning!

“Who burn’d the villages? Who hath caus’d
 * “This wailing and woeful moaning?

“Who? Vlaslaw? Ne’er again shall he
 * “Spread woe and devastation;

“My warriors bring him punishment,
 * “And utter annihilation.”

To Czestmir gave they answer straight:
 * “’Twas Kruvoi plundering came,

“’Twas Kruvoi harried flock and herd, “And far and wide on every side
 * “Spread woe with sword and flame.

“Of all that good and useful was
 * “He hath let nought remain,

“And with him too our honour’d duke
 * “Captive away hath ta’en.”

’Gainst Kruvoi Czestmir wrathful raged,
 * And from his breast so wide

Spread anger fierce through ev’ry limb,
 * And to his men he cried:

”Ye warriors! with tomorrow’s dawn
 * “Be all our wrath on fire!