The Fiery She-Wolf

???

From the Cycle "The Fiery She-Wolf"

2.

They imprison her

In the underworld fire

They force her to build

Towers of smoke

And make bread loafs of coal

They stuff her only with embers

And water

With hot mercury milk

They compel her to couple

With shining pokers

And rusty gimlets

With teeth the she-wolf catches

The fair-haired star

And returns to the sky’s foothills

[Translated by Zdravka Gugleta?]