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Woglinde and Wellgunde	Ha! ha! ha! ha! ha! ha!
Dive down close to them and laugh.
Alberich Starting in alarm.	Wretches, dare ye thus scoff?
Flosshilde	A suitable end to the song.
Suddenly darting away from him. [She swims up quickly with her siſters.
Woglinde and Wellgunde Laughing.	Ha! ha! ha! ha! ha! ha!
Alberich In a waning voice.	Woe’s me! Ah, woe’s me! Alas! Alas! The third one, so dear, Does she too betray? O sly and shameful Worthless and dissolute wantons! Live ye on lies Alone, O ye false nixie brood?
The Three Rhine-Maidens	Wallala! Wallala! Lalalelai leialalei! Heia! Heia! ha! ha! Shame on thee goblin, Scolding down yonder! Cease, and do as we bid thee! Faint-hearted wooer, Why couldst not hold The maid, when won, more fast? True are we. And troth we keep With lovers when once caught. Grasp then and hold; Away with all fear!! In the waves we scarce can escape. Wallala!

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