At the serpents hollow near the Slavic holy lake - Gopło
Twin flower-named sisters, Roza and Lilla
Gather together to discuss the first’s
Vision of the end of Weneds’ tribe
„Ty mówisz – lecz twoja twarz jak księżyc smutna, choć jasna
Jak księżyc, umarłych słońce”
Harpers come and proclaim the advent of doom
King of the Weneds – Derwid and his sons, abducted and imprisoned
The younger daughter swears for her life to release her family but
Roza predicts ruin and no witchcraft can protect the tribe for she
Has the vision that in three days
The dead will resurrect to fight, and to be killed
Three times in a row during the war
The king will have two heads – one man’s the other of the dead
Martyrs will become tyrants, and conversely
Thunder will tear down the earth to reveal
The devilish rapture of ancestors
Zaprawdę powiadam Wam: „Nie czas żałować róż gdy płoną lasy”
Shall the Weneds believe the witch, they will die calm
She will survive as the one, to avenge them
Better than fire and pestilence
Better than an army of enemies
Better even than God
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