Classic Poem

Blessed be the merciful God;
Blessed the will of our Creator (thrice).
We have united, we have finished,
We have placed the Cross over him (thrice).
Go and seek the father of the king,
Let him come and prepare the feast.
Let him bend his knees before the holy altar.
All good and prosperity to our king (Thrice)!
Go and seek the mother of our king,
Let her come and bend her knees before the holy altar.
All good and prosperity to our king!
Go and seek the brother, (sister, etc. etc.)
Go and seek the crane from the desert;
Let him come and sit and observe.
Let him bend his knees before the holy altar.
All good and prosperity to our king!
Go and seek the duck from the lake;
Let him come and sit and observe;
Let him bend his knees before the holy altar.
All good and prosperity to the king!
Go and seek the partridge from the hill;
Let him come and sit and observe.
Let him bend his knees before the holy altar.
All good and prosperity to our king!

Answer

To our king it must be give flowers of flowers (thrice).
— What sort of flower must we give him?
The flower of flowers which becomes him is the balsam,
Because it blossoms and flowers together.
The flower of flowers which becomes him is the snowbell,
The flower of the flowers which becomes him is the pomegranate, (the lily, the rose).

Answer

By the help of the holy Precursor, yes by his help
There came a king with a face like a cross.

Answer

Our king was crossed, our king was crossed;
His fez was red, his sun was green.
Our king was crossed, our king was crossed;
His turban was red, his sun was green.
Our king was crossed, our king was crossed;
His tunic was crossed, his sun was green.
Our king was crossed, our king was crossed;
His apple was red, his sun was green.
Our king was crossed, our king was crossed;
His cloak was red, his sun was green.
Out king was crossed, our king was crossed;
His hose was vari-coloured, his sun was green.

Answer

Arise, let us go and meet him,
That he may not be offended.

Answer

That large heap, that large heap, what is it?
That large heap it is the village-masters.
The lion is roaring, look who is it?
The lions roaring, it is the doctors.
The partridge is chirping, look who is it?
The partridge chirping, it is the priests.
The sparrow is warbling, look who is it?
The sparrow is warbling, it is the deacons.
Who is he like a large column among them?
That large column is the father of the king.
Who is she who has the head-dress of cotton with a hole in it?
That of that head-dress of cotton with a hole in it, is the mother of the king.
What is that bright star behind them?
That bright star behind them, is the queen.
That brush behind the door, who is it?
That brush behind the door, it is the servants.
The hound came with the bag in his mouth, who is it?
The hound coming, with the bag in his mouth, it is the collector of the village.
The mouse covered with flour came, who is it?
The mouse coming covered with flour, it is the miller.

Answer

We have praised, yes we have praised, yes finished,
We have placed the cross over him.