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The Rhinegold & The Valkyrie. The Ring of the Niblung, part 1
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Horrible sight!
Eager-fanged
Are the bloodhounds for flesh;
Ah, what to them
Is thy noble air!
By the feet they seize thee
With terrible teeth;
Alas!
Thou fallest with splintered sword:—
The ash-tree sinks—
The trunk is rent!
Brother! My brother!
Siegmund—ha!
[She falls fainting into his arms.
Brünnhilde with her horse, at the mouth of the cave
SIEGMUND
Sister! Belovèd!
[He listens to her breathing, and, when convinced that she still lives, lets her slide down so that, as he himself sinks into a sitting posture, her head rests upon his knees. In this position both remain till the end of the following scene. A long silence, during which Siegmund bends over Sieglinde with tender concern, and presses a long kiss on her brow.
[Brünnhilde, leading her horse, comes out of the cave and walks slowly and solemnly towards the front. She pauses and watches Siegmund from a distance, then advances slowly again and stops when she gets nearer. In one hand she carries her shield and spear, the other rest on her horse's neck, and thus she gravely stands looking at Siegmund.
BRÜNNHILDE
Siegmund!
Look on me
Whom thou
Must follow soon!
SIEGMUND [Looking up at her.
Who art thou, say,
That dost stand so fair and so stern?
BRÜNNHILDE
Death-doomed are they
Who look upon me;
Who sees me
Bids farewell to the light of life.
On the battle-field only
Heroes view me;
He whom I greet
Is chosen and must go.
SIEGMUND
[Looks into her eyes with a long steadfast and searching gaze, then bows his head in thought and finally turns resolutely to her again.
When thou dost lead,
Whither follows the hero?
BRÜNNHILDE
I lead thee
To Wotan;
The lot he has cast:
To Walhall must thou come.
SIEGMUND
In Walhall's hall
Wotan alone shall I find?
BRÜNNHILDE
A glorious host
Of heroes slain
Will greet thee there
With love holy and high.
SIEGMUND
Say if in Walhall
Sojourns my father, Wälse.
BRÜNNHILDE
His father there
Will the Wälsung find.
SIEGMUND [Tenderly.
Will any woman
Welcome me there?
BRÜNNHILDE
Wishmaidens
Serve there serene:
Wotan's daughter
Wine will bring for thy cup.
SIEGMUND
High art thou
Eager-fanged
Are the bloodhounds for flesh;
Ah, what to them
Is thy noble air!
By the feet they seize thee
With terrible teeth;
Alas!
Thou fallest with splintered sword:—
The ash-tree sinks—
The trunk is rent!
Brother! My brother!
Siegmund—ha!
[She falls fainting into his arms.
Brünnhilde with her horse, at the mouth of the cave
SIEGMUND
Sister! Belovèd!
[He listens to her breathing, and, when convinced that she still lives, lets her slide down so that, as he himself sinks into a sitting posture, her head rests upon his knees. In this position both remain till the end of the following scene. A long silence, during which Siegmund bends over Sieglinde with tender concern, and presses a long kiss on her brow.
[Brünnhilde, leading her horse, comes out of the cave and walks slowly and solemnly towards the front. She pauses and watches Siegmund from a distance, then advances slowly again and stops when she gets nearer. In one hand she carries her shield and spear, the other rest on her horse's neck, and thus she gravely stands looking at Siegmund.
BRÜNNHILDE
Siegmund!
Look on me
Whom thou
Must follow soon!
SIEGMUND [Looking up at her.
Who art thou, say,
That dost stand so fair and so stern?
BRÜNNHILDE
Death-doomed are they
Who look upon me;
Who sees me
Bids farewell to the light of life.
On the battle-field only
Heroes view me;
He whom I greet
Is chosen and must go.
SIEGMUND
[Looks into her eyes with a long steadfast and searching gaze, then bows his head in thought and finally turns resolutely to her again.
When thou dost lead,
Whither follows the hero?
BRÜNNHILDE
I lead thee
To Wotan;
The lot he has cast:
To Walhall must thou come.
SIEGMUND
In Walhall's hall
Wotan alone shall I find?
BRÜNNHILDE
A glorious host
Of heroes slain
Will greet thee there
With love holy and high.
SIEGMUND
Say if in Walhall
Sojourns my father, Wälse.
BRÜNNHILDE
His father there
Will the Wälsung find.
SIEGMUND [Tenderly.
Will any woman
Welcome me there?
BRÜNNHILDE
Wishmaidens
Serve there serene:
Wotan's daughter
Wine will bring for thy cup.
SIEGMUND
High art thou
