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	Will restrain by force What transcends thy power; For where bold natures are stirring I urge them frankly to strife.
Fricka	Deeming thus laudable Wedlock’s breach, Pray babble more nonsense And call it holy That shame should blossom forth From bond of a twin-born pair! I shudder at heart, My brain reels and whirls. Sister embraced As bride by the brother—— Who has ever heard Of brother and sister as lovers?
Wotan	Thou hearest it now! Be taught by this That a thing may be Which has never befallen before. That those two are lovers Thou must admit; So take advice and be wise! Thy blessing surely Will bring to thee gladness, If thou wilt, laughing on love, Bless Siegmund and Sieglinde’s bond.
Fricka With a burſt of deep indignation.	Then nothing to thee Are the gods everlasting Since the wild Wälsungs Won thee for father? I speak plainly—— Is that thy thought?

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