Yet methinks had her will been evil she had borne not the head-gear rare 755 That aforetime, on Plimizöl's meadow, it had pleasured the maid to wear. The sun it had worked no evil, if its rays thro' her hair might win Yet scarce had they shone so fiercely as to darken one whit her skin.
Then courteous she stood, and she spake thus, and good were her words to hear, In the self-same hour her tidings came thus to the listening ear; 760 'Oh! well is thee, thou hero, thou Gamuret's son so fair, Since God showeth favour to thee whom Herzeleide of old did bear. And welcome is he, thy brother, Feirefis, the strange of hue, For the sake of my Queen Sekundillé, and the tidings that erst I knew Of the gallant deeds of knighthood that his valiant hand hath done, 765 For e'en from the days of his childhood great fame for himself he won!'
And to Parzival she spake thus, 'Now rejoice with a humble heart, Since the crown of all earthly blessings henceforward shall be thy part, For read is the mystic writing--The Grail, It doth hail thee king, And Kondwiramur, thy true wife, thou shalt to thy kingdom bring, 770 For the Grail, It hath called her thither--Yea, and Lohengrin, thy son, For e'en as thou left her kingdom twin babes thou by her hadst won. And Kardeiss, he shall have in that kingdom a heritage rich I trow! And were no other bliss thy portion than that which I tell thee now-- That with true lips and pure, thou shalt greet him, Anfortas the king, again, 775 And thy mouth thro' the mystic question shall rid him of all his pain, For sorrow hath been his portion--If joy's light thro' thy deed shall shine On his life, then of all earth's children whose bliss shall be like to thine?'
Seven stars did she name unto him in Arabic, and their might, Right well Feirefis should know it, who sat there, both black and white. 780 And she spake, 'Sir Parzival, mark well the names that I tell to thee, There is Zevâl the highest planet, and the swift star Almustri; Almaret and the shining Samsi, great bliss unto thee they bring, Alligafir is fifth, and Alketer stands sixth in the starry ring; And the nearest to us is Alkamer; and no dream shall it be, my rede, 785 For the bridle of heaven are they, to guide and to check its speed, 'Gainst its swiftness their power, it warreth--Now thy sorrow is passed away, For far as shall be their journey, and far as shall shine their ray. So wide is the goal of thy riches and the glory thine hand shall win, And thy sorrow shall wane and vanish--Yet this thing It holds for sin, 790 The Grail and Its power, It forbids thee unlawful desire to know, And the company of sinners henceforth must thou shun, I trow; And riches are thine, and honour, but from these shall thy life be free-- Now thy youth was by sorrow cherished, and her lesson she taught to thee, But by joy she afar is driven, for thou hast thy soul's rest won, 795 And in grief thou o'er-long hast waited for the joy that is now begun.'