Wagner opera stories . said she. Again he was the brave hero of the otherdays, even braver than before, for had henot overcome the power of the magicdrink? Hagen came suddenly upon them! The ring, the ring, he shouted. Give J 47 DIE GOTTERDAMMERUNG. me the magic ring* or you shall both die!Come men, and take the ring! Noble indeed then was Brunhilde, as,drawing her majestic body to its queenlyheight, with one sweep of her arm shecommanded the army of men to standback. Slowly she drew the ring from her fingerand clasped it in her hand. Raising ithigh above her head, she told all to listento wha
Wagner opera stories . said she. Again he was the brave hero of the otherdays, even braver than before, for had henot overcome the power of the magicdrink? Hagen came suddenly upon them! The ring, the ring, he shouted. Give J 47 DIE GOTTERDAMMERUNG. me the magic ring* or you shall both die!Come men, and take the ring! Noble indeed then was Brunhilde, as,drawing her majestic body to its queenlyheight, with one sweep of her arm shecommanded the army of men to standback. Slowly she drew the ring from her fingerand clasped it in her hand. Raising ithigh above her head, she told all to listento what she was about to say. Clear andringing was her voice as she spoke. She told them the sad history of thering. How Alberich had stolen the goldfrom the Rhine Daughters,—its rightfulowners, and by giving up love had beenable to make a magic ring of it. This ringhad cursed all who possessed it. Fafner, the mighty frost giant, and evenWotan, king of all giants and ruler of theworld, had felt its curse. She told them 148. SIEGFRIED UNDERSTANDS THE SONG OF THERHINE DAUGHTERS DIE GOTTERDAMMERUNG. that giant power was about to vanish for-ever from the earth that it might giveplace to love. That in their thirst for goldthey had given up all that made the worldbeautiful, for all was useless without love. No one moved while she was speaking. The transformation is coming! shecried. A new light shone in her eyes, and witha glad triumphant shout she flung the ringback to the Rhine Daughters. Instantly darkness settled over theearth. All was hushed and silent, foreverything was changing. For days anddays the sun did not shine. At last the morning broke! The sunshone brighter than ever before, and toldhis message of love so plainly that no onemisunderstood. The birds awoke and caroled glad songsof love, and every mother gathered her 151 DIE GOTTERDAMMERUNG. little children around her and told themthat Walhalla and the giants were nomore; that within each heart was apower stronger and purer
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