Alone the Count Rollánd retraced his steps

Throughout the field. Vales, mounts, he searched, and found

Gerin and his companion Gerier, then

Berengier and Otun; here Anseïs,

There Sansun, then beyond, Gerard the old

De Roussillon he found—one after one

He bore each knight within his arms, and placed

Them gently, side by side, before the knees

Of Turpin who cannot restrain his tears;

With lifted hands he blesses them and says:

"Most hapless Knights!—May God the Glorious

Receive your souls, and in his Paradise

'Mid holy flowers place them!—In this hour

Of death, my deepest grief is that no more

The mighty Emperor I shall behold!"

Aoi.