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The Valkyrie
Ortlinde
Calling into the wood.
Thy stallion make fast
By Ortlinde’s mare;
Gladly my grey
Will graze by thy chestnut!
Waltraute
Calling towards the wood.
Sintolt, the Hegeling!
Schwertleite
Fasten thy chestnut
Far from the grey then;
Ortlinde’s mare
Carries Wittig, the Irming!
Gerhilde
Descending a little towards the others.
And Sintolt and Wittig
Always were foemen!
Ortlinde
Springs up and runs to the wood.
Heiaha! Heiaha!

The horse is kicking my mare!

Gerhilde
Laughing aloud with Helmwige and Schwertleite.
The heroes’ feud
Makes foes of the horses!
Helmwige
Calling back into the wood.
Quiet, Brownie!
Pick not a quarrel.
Waltraute
On the higheſt point, where
Hoioho! Hoioho!
Siegrune, come!
What keeps thee so long?
liſtenng towards the right ſhe has taken Gerhilde’s place as watcher, calling towards the right-hand ſide of the background.
Siegrune’s voice
From the back in the right.
Work to do.
Are the others all there?

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