midnight
`` The beautiful bird unfolded its shining wings , and gently fluttering , sang to the king as with a thousand voices : `` The stranger fair delay no longer maketh . Warmth draweth near , Eternity begins . From long and tedious dreams the Queen awaketh , When land in eddying love with ocean spins . Her farewell hence the chilly midnight taketh , When Fable first the ancient title wins . The world will kindle upon Freya 's breast , And every longing in its longing rest . '' The King embraced his daughter with tenderness . The spirits of the stars surrounded the throne , and the hero took his place in the order .