riddles

[helgi]

1.

He inherits his master's title,

Upon the battle field,

Guess the master's title,

And the servant has to yield,

Or perchance to guess the master,

And make the master kneel,

Then better guess the battle,

Or guess the battle field

2.

Birds are many,

And varied in kind,

Some perch on a branch,

Some perch on a line,

But frighten them off,

And one stays behind

Perched on a branch

And perched on a line,

Or perchance he has left,

His perches behind,

To be found with another bird,

Resting entwined,

But the two birds in fact,

Are not of a kind,

And the kind of the first,

Is the riddle in mind

3.

The most faithful servants cheat their reflections,

Except in the house of God,

Where the servants keep the mirror strict,

As the penitent master nods