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“Götterdämmerung” by Richard Wagner libretto (English)
Contents: Characters; Prelude; Act One; Act Two; Act Three; Glossary |
aye. - always, forever bane. - poison; misfortune belike. - probably corse. - corpse craven. - coward dole. - sorrow, grief dross. - metal fain. - gladly, willingly fell. - a barren hill or highland Gibich. - father of Gunther and Gutrune Gibichung. - child of Gibich (i.e., Gunther or Gutrune) Grane. - the name of Brünnhilde’s horse grave. - to engrave Grimhild. - mother of Gunther, Gutrune, and Hagen guerdon. - payment, reward haft. - handle (of a spear) hap. - to happen haply. - by chance, perhaps Hella. - goddess of the underworld hie. - to hurry Holda. - another name for Freia leman. - mistress, concubine Neidhöhle. - name of the cave where Fafner was slain Norn. - a goddess of fate Nothung. - name of Siegfried’s sword plaint. - lament, complaint plight. - to pledge ravening. - devouring reck. - to care, be concerned rede. - advice; story reft. - stolen, deprived rend. - to tear apart riven. - broken up rune. - secret sere. - dry, withered shew. - to show shiver. - to shatter sooth. - truth stint. - restraint thrall. - slave; slavery troth. - faith Walhall. - Valhalla Wälsung. - child of Wälse (Siegfried’s parents are Wälsungs) ween. - to imagine, believe wot. - to know wroth. - angry |
libretto by Frederick Jameson |
Contents: Characters; Prelude; Act One; Act Two; Act Three; Glossary |