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The Valkyrie

Heavily hangs in thy arms?
Precious only is she?

Siegmund
Looking up at her bitterly.
Though young and fair
Thou shinest to me,
In my heart I know thee
Cruel and cold!
Canst thou do nothing
But mock me, begone,

Malicious, merciless maid!

Or if thou must gloat
Upon my distress,

Then gloat and feast thyself full!

With my woe
Solace thy envious soul:——

But of Walhall’s loveless raptures
Nothing more let me hear!

Brünnhilde
I see the distress
That is tearing thy heart;
The doomed hero’s holy
Sorrow I feel.

Siegmund, thy wife be my charge,
Protected safely by me.

Siegmund
No other than I

While my wife is living shall guard her.

If death be my lot

I will slay the slumberer first!

Brünnhilde
With increaſing emotion.
Wälsung! Madman!
Listen to me!
Entrust her to me
For the pledge’s sake

That she carries of thee and thy love!

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