Blessed by the will of the gods Came the prince lord of the rhein From the kingdom of xanten He was to enter a holy shrine Wonders of another place and time He forged his own sword nothung As apprentice to a dwarf called mime Blacksmith master of the nibelungs From the mermaid guardians of the river The dwarf alberich stole the rhein gold As he molded the gold into a ring With power to conquer the world The gates of hell wait for him to come Tricks of heart to siegfried were shown Compelled to fight the saxon horde For the love of a maiden unknown Slayer of beasts, master of warlords Dressed in a armor, bathed in dragon’s blood The hero of many great deeds Challenged by the giants clan To battle for hegemony In the land of the midnight sun But a leaf got in the way Leaving an uncovered spot in his skin Where he could be easily slain By the spear of treachery and sin Out for a hunt in the deep forest Treason would seal his sort Death for the nibelung‘s treasure Dealt in the burgundian court Slayer of beasts, master of warlords Dressed in a armor, bathed in dragon’s blood