Sturdy companion to the master of fate Faithful retainer of the dark-elven blade War-weathered captain, no bow was as true Cruelly entwined in the dark foe's doom As his bonds are loosed he is roused With a prick of that treacherous blade A fit of wild rage and a lightning flash And revealed is his friend's lifeless face Despair! Quietly he comes by the captors at night Rescues the outlaw, settles his plight Hounded by thunder and the cold driving rain Now will the cursed victim be stirred from his tormented daze As his bonds are loosed he is roused With a prick of that treacherous blade A fit of wild rage and a lightning flash And revealed is his friend's lifeless face Despair!