A well-dressed mason, a trowel in one hand and a hammer in the other, came forward, and with much grace spoke an address in verse, of which in prose we can give but an imperfect rendering.
Igeltsero apaindu batek, esku batean launa eta bestean mailua zuela, bertsotan hitzaldi atsegin bat egin zuen, gu prosaz eta era osagabean berremateko gai garena.