Ancient Spanish Ballads Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

I

Rio Verde, Rio Verde!
       &nbsp Many a corpse is bathed in thee,
Both of Moors and eke of Christians,
       &nbsp Slain with swords most cruelly.

And thy pure and crystal waters
       &nbsp Dappled are with crimson gore;
For between the Moors and Christians
       &nbsp Long has been the fight and sore.

Dukes and Counts fell bleeding near thee,
       &nbsp Lords of high renown were slain,
Perished many a brave hidalgo
       &nbsp Of the noblemen of Spain.


II


Don Nuno, Count of Lara,
       &nbsp In anger and in pride,
Forgot all reverence for the king,
       &nbsp And thus in wrath replied: