Wotan, Siegfried, and Brünnhilde . Soon afterward we hear the motif of the Wal-sungs Heroism. It is a minor melody, and hassometimes been called the motif of the WalsungsFortitude. It sounded like a death march over thedead Siegmund; later we hear it after the deathof our hero himself. 68 Siegfried. After words of greeting and friendship betweenthe warriors, Gutrune came from an inner chamberwith the love-draught (the motif of Gutrune andthe motif of the Love-potion being heard at thispoint), and offered the guest the usual drink ofhospitality. As he takes the drinking-horn in his hand, themot
Wotan, Siegfried, and Brünnhilde . Soon afterward we hear the motif of the Wal-sungs Heroism. It is a minor melody, and hassometimes been called the motif of the WalsungsFortitude. It sounded like a death march over thedead Siegmund; later we hear it after the deathof our hero himself. 68 Siegfried. After words of greeting and friendship betweenthe warriors, Gutrune came from an inner chamberwith the love-draught (the motif of Gutrune andthe motif of the Love-potion being heard at thispoint), and offered the guest the usual drink ofhospitality. As he takes the drinking-horn in his hand, themotif of Loves Greeting accompanies him as hesoftly whispers: Forgot I all that thou to me gavst,One lesson still I ever should hold,This draught of wine with love eternal—Briinnhild, I pledge to thee! There is a sense of heaviness in the air,—acreeping mystery like a clinging mist. Whatunholy magic is this? asks Brlinnhilde, same question takes form in our hearts as Siegfried 69 the mystic harmonies of the Spell motif stir thesilence: »=3 3^ i ^~ » ;f- S-,«- :^~ r- ;•- i-,^ 3=1 And now it is all over, and Siegfried is Sieg-fried no longer, but another. That love eternal which was the central thought of his being as hedrank the potion has left him. Light-hearted,generous, kin
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