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PREFACE.
The text of this eclition is that of Cotta, Tübingen ; but the punctuation and orthography have been made to conform to the modern official rules. Duden's Ortho- graphisches Wörterbuch (Leipzig und Wien, 1903) has been used as the Standard. There has been no new edition of the Gerinan classics since the meeting of the Orthographische Konferenz in Berlin in 1901, whose reso- lutions are ernbodied in Duden' s dictionary and are ob- served in Germany. Switzerland, and Austria. But there is every indication that all new editions will be modern- ized as regards orthography. In two consecutive editions of Zschokke, for instance, the spelling has been brought up to date each time, and in neither is it like the origi- nal rnanuscript. The only objection to such a change — a natural dislike to lay violent hands on a work of art,or an unwillingness to destroy a bit of local color effect — can have but little weicht in school editions.
KlCHAED A. V. MlNCKWITZ.
New York City,
January 1, 1905.
CONTENTS.
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PREFACE . . . . . . . . 5
INTRODUCTION 9
CRITICAL OPINIONS 17
BIBLIOGRAPHY 33
EPIGRAMS 35
TEXT 41
NOTES 227
VOCABULARY 281
ILLUSTRATIONS.
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INTRODUCTIOX.
I. Biographical. As Viehoff justly remarks, not even tlie power of princes and kings is always handed down froni father to son, still less tlieir genius, talent, or ability to govern. At times, on the other hand, from some hidden corner of the earth, fate lifts up a man without ancestors, as it diel in the case of the great son of Corsica, and places him, endowed with irresistible power, on the stage of the world. So, too, the genealo- gical tables of the princes in the realms of literature, art, and science very seldoro point to ancestors of equal mental rank ; great artists, poets, and thinkers appear, to qnote a famous Koman writer, as if by divine inter- ference. A blacksmith was Goethe's great-grandfather; his grandfather, a tailor. Similarly Schiller's family tree grew up from humble soil, from aniong farmers and artisans ; and no one of his foref athers ever ob- tained a higher position than that of village mayor.
The more credit is due to Friedrich Schiller, who, with no help from without, by his own inborn strength, indomitable will, and perseverance attained the place in German literature which he holds ; a place certainly second to Goethe only, while in the opinion of his most enthusiastic ad mir er s he is Goethe's rival. He suc- ceeded in his career in spite of all obstacles thrown in his way : thwarted in the beginning by his arbitrary master, Karl Eugen, the duke of Württemberg, whose will was law and whose law was despotism ; struggling
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afterwards against the bitterness of poverty, and later on fighting the disease which only mastered his mind after it had demolished his body.
Johann Christoph Friedrich Schiller was born at Marbach in Württemberg, November lOth, 1759. At the time of his birth, French soldiery was encamped along the Main, occupied Giessen, and defended Münster against the attacks of the British and Hanoverians; Russian- bands marehed away from Kunnersdorf trium- phantly, and carried with them the trophies of this remarkable victory ; and Germany — as it is known to-day — formed the battle-ground of German against German. In Dresden there was stationed a so-called Imperial army ; the battle line of the Austrians was drawn np between Meissen and Nossen, and northwest of it a Prussian army had pitched its camp, ready to lay siege to Saxon Freiberg. — These were the opening scenes of Schiller's life.
The boy received his first education in an elementary school at Lorch, a small town of Württemberg near which his father was stationed as recruiting officer; afterwards he entered the ' Latin School ? at Ludwigs- burg and finally the military academy situated at the Solitude, a ducal Castle not far from Stuttgart, the Sans Souci of Karl Eugen. Later on, this school, under the name of Karlsakademie, was transferred to Stuttgart. There he entered upon the study of jurisprudence, soon to change it for that of medicine, although he devoted the most of his time to the pursuit of the ancient and modern languages. In 1778 he conceived the plot of the " Käuber," a play, which was printed anonymously
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at the poet's own expense and was produced at Mann- heim early in 1782, when in spite of its glaring faults it attracted general attention. In September of the same year he secretly left Stuttgart and the service of the duke, whose ideas of military Subordination he could no longer endure. Nor was the position of regimental surgeon to which he had been appointed in 1780, at a monthly salary of eighteen florins, a sufficient induce- ment for him to give up his literary aspirations and to become a mere machine regulated by the duke's idio- syncrasies.
In Mannheim Schiller completed his "Fiesko." His harrowing financial plight was relieved by an invitation from Frau von Wolzogen to continue his literary work at an estate which she owned at Baumbach near Meinin- gen.
There in peacef ul retirement he wrote " Kabale und Liebe." In 1783 he returned to Mannheim, where he was appointed dramatist by Wolfgang Heribert von Dalberg, the manager of the theater of that city. In 1785 Schiller was made ducal counsellor by Karl August of Saxe-Weimar, while later on — in 1802 — through the innuence of the same prince, he was raised to the rank of nobility by the emperor of Germany.
He soon gave up his position at Mannheim, as his annual salary of five hundred florins was not sufficient to cover his financial wants. He went to Leipzig and thence to Loschwitz near Dresden, where he was hospi- tably entertained by Christian Gottfried Körner, the father of the hero of the Freiheitskriege. In 1787 — the year in which his " Don Karlos " was finished — he
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visited Weimar, where he met Wieland and Herder; Goethe, unfortunately, was at that time in Switzerland. Through the latter's mediation, however, he was two years afterwards appointed to the chair of history at the University of Jena. In February of the next year he married Charlotte von Lengefeld, whose womanly love and sympathy and thorough understanding of her husband's aims greatly furthered Schiller's success.
Towards the end of the year of 1793 he completed his "Geschichte des Dreissigjährigen Krieges" and conceived the plan of his dramatic trilogy "Wallen- stein," which, however, was not finished Tintil 1799. In 1794 he and Goethe, who on former meetings seemed to have but little affinity for each other, entered upon closer relations; and German literature reaped the re- ward of the union of these two great minds.
It is not stränge that it was many years before Goethe and Schiller f ound and thoronghly appreciated each other. Goethe, somewhat in the character of " the god who sits alone on the summit of the German Parnassus," reserved and conservative by nature, disapproved of Schiller's early literary vagaries like the " Eäuber " ; and Schiller's sensitiveness soon perceived Goethe's indifference, nay disapproval. In a letter to Körner, Schiller says as to Goethe : " His whole being is, from its origin, con- structed differently from mine ; his world is not my world ; our modes of conceiving things are essentially different, and with such a combination, there can be no substantial intimacy between us." It was wounded pride, merely, which dictated these words ; when the acquaintance between the two poets became more in-
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timate, prejudice disappeared, mutual esteem ripened into wärmest friendship, and in December, 1798, Schiller removed to Weimar to live and work near Goethe.
In June, 1800, his " Maria Stuart " was represented on the Weimar stage. The " Jungfrau von Orleans M of 1801 was followed in 1803 by the -'Braut von Mes- sina," and by "Wilhelm Teil"' in 1804. It is a matter of sorrow for the world in general that our poet clid not have the threescore years and ten granted by the psalmist in which to put forth still greater efforts of his maturer genius. As it is, we can only conjecture to what heights he might have attained. Certain it is that the fragments of •• Demetrius,/V the last work which Schiller under- took, indicate that in grandeur of conception this drama would have surpassed all the former products of his genius.
Yet even then his lif e was slowly ebbing away, and on May 9th, 1805, he passed to eternal rest. His remains were temporariiy placed in the so-called Landschafts- Kassengewölbe, where the bodies of persons of distin- guished rank who owned no private burial grounds were interred. In 1827 he was laid away in the ducal crypt, where he now sleeps with Goethe and Karl August. Thus it was that fate allowed these three warm personal friends, whom life united, to slumber in death near one another.
Providence, in its kindness, compensates for many evils which it inflicts on mankind. TVhile Schiller toiled incessantly, struggled against poverty, and battled against the disease of the lungs which finally broke his strength. still there was, on the other hancl, a recom-
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pense given him for his faithfulness. His happy mar- riage, his brotherly f riendship and friendly rivalry with Goethe, and the life at Weimar, so congenial to him, certainly were some alleviation for all that he suffered. German literature, almost annihilated by the Thirty Years' War, had at that period passed its second in- f ancy. Klopstock and Lessing had cleared the way ; Wieland, Herder, and many others of distinction had opened the field on which Schiller and Goethe were the recognized Champions.
And there was Weimar, ' the German Athens/ with its peaceful mode of life, so encouraging to literary aspira- tions. When in the German Empire 6 the right of seces- sion 9 had once been established, the realm became sub- divided into a numberof almost independent states,only nominally subject to the German emperor. In the larger principalities political prominence was sought. In some of the smaller ones, like Saxe- Weimar, literary distinction formed the ambition of those rulers who had any ambition. Following the inclination of other Thuringian rulers, dating as f ar back as the time of the Minnesänger, Karl August invited to his court the most famous minds of Germany : Goethe, Schiller, Wieland, Herder, and others of note. At the University of Jena — the pride of Saxe- Weimar — there were under the duke's patronage men of hardly less fame : Griesbach, Fichte, Schilling, Hegel, the brothers Schlegel, and the two Humboldts. Many of these the duke kept in life-long intercourse and at- tachment.
It was in this small Thuringian capital — in its truest sense a Musenstadt — that Schiller spent the happiest years of his life.
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IL The Play. In the drama " Wilhelm Teil " we find history and tradition strangely blended. As far as the historical facts are concerned, it is established that at the time when Switzerland f ormed a part of the German empire, Austria, another state of the same realm, at- tempted to deprive it of its relative autonomy ($teid)& unmtttelbarfett) and make it a part of its own domain ; that the arbitrary action of some Anstrian bailitf so ex- asperated the people that they rose in rebellion and freed themselves from Austrian misrnle and incidentally from their connection with the German empire. —
The story of Teil has its origin in an old Aryan myth, in which the hero with his unerring arrow represents the Sun God, who by his penetrating beams slays the fatal demon of the northern winter. The same story is found in Persian poetry and in the Scandinayian Wil- kina Saga. It is mentioned by the Danish writer Saxo Grammaticus and was not unknown to the lore of the Lower Ehine. The legend is also referred to in the English populär song on William of Cloudesly.
Historians who wrote at or about the time when Switzerland shook off the Austrian yoke, knew nothing of Teil and his deed. The names macle famous by Schiller are originally found in Das iveisse Buch von Samen, an anonymous chronicle of the latter half of the fifteenth Century ; while a complete narration of the story first occurs about the middle of the sixteenth Cen- tury in the Chronicon Helveticum by Aegidius Tschudi. Gradually, however, the legend became history ; even Johannes von Müller, the renowned historian of Switzer- land, recorded it as true, either because he actually
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accepted it in good faith or because he remembered the storm.of indignation with which Swiss patriotism re- sented the attempts of earlier critics to cast doubt upon the authenticity of the story.
It would, perhaps, be of interest, as an example of the many different forms a legend may assume in different lands, to mention here a version of this story as related by Otto Henne am Ehyn in his Hexenhammer. Punker, an archer endowed with magic power, is employed by one of the Ehenish princes. At the siege of the Castle of Ledenbrunnen, he succeeded by the wonderful use of his bow in killing everyone at whom he aimed his arrow. One of the nobles, to test the skill of the archer, took Punker's young son and placed on his cap a small coin, which the father was to hit without touching the cap. Thereupon the same scene ensues as in " Teil." At the end, Punker threateningly declares : " If I, blinded by Satan himself , had killed my child, it would have meant death f or me also, for I should not have survived my boy. But first I should have pierced you with this sec- ond arrow, so as to avenge my son and myself ."
CRITICAL OPINIONS.
As in listening to the strains of a symphony of Beethoven or to the lines of a Shakesperian play, or in viewing a sublime creation from the chisel of a Praxi- teles or the brush of a Kaphael, ordinarily one's interest and appreciation is heightened by a knowledge of the world's judgment concerning them ; so it is advisable that the stndent in approaching a masterpiece of litera- ture should have some acquaintance with the estimation in which it is held by the most eminent critics. In the pressure of school life, however, there is often neither time, opportunity, nor inclination to consult the list of reference books given. For that reason there have been sifted out from the great mass of material on hand, the few following quotations concerning the author and the drama, most of which carry weight from the names they bear of men eminent in the world of letters, and all of which will certainly be helpful and suggestive to the Student.
I. William Cullex Brtaxt : The last dramatic work of Schiller — and whether it is not the grandest pro- duction of his genius I leave to others to judge — is founded on the most remarkable and beneficent revolu- tion which, previous to ours, the world had seen — an event the glory of which belongs solely to the Teutonic race — that ancient vindication of the great right of nationality and independent government, the revolt of
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Switzerland against the domination of Austria, which gave birth to a republic now venerable with the antiquity of five hundred years. He took a silent page from history, and, animating the personages of whom it speaks with the fiery life of his own spirit, and endow- ing them with his own superhuman eloquence, he formed it into a living protest against foreign dominion which yet rings throughout the world. Wherever there are generous hearts, wherever there are men who hold in reverence the rights of their fellow-men, wherever the love of country and the love of mankind coexist, Schiller's drama of " William Teil " stirs the blood like the sound of a trumpet.
II. Thomas Carlyle : Among the writers of the concluding part of the last Century, there is none more deserving of our notice than Friedrich Schiller. Dis- tinguished alike for the splendor of his intellectual faculties and the elevation of his tastes and feelings, he has left behind him in his works a noble emblem of these great qualities ; and the reputation which he thus enjoys and has merited excites our attention the more on considering the circumstances under which it was acquired. Schiller had peculiar difficulties to strive with, and his success has likewise been peculiar. Much of his life was deformed by inquietude and disease, and it terminated at middle age ; he composed in a language then scarcely settled into form, or admitted to a rank among the cultivated languages of Europe : yet his writings are remarkable for their extent and variety as well as their intrinsic excellence ; and his own country-
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men are not his only, or perhaps his principal admirers. It is difficult to collect or interpret the general voice ; but the world, no less thau Germany, seems already to have dignified him with the reputation of a classic ; to have enrolled him among that select rmmber whose works belong not wholly to any age or nation, but who having instructed their own contenrporaries, are clairned as instructors by the great family of mankind, and set apart for rnany centuries frorn the common oblivion which soon overtakes the mass of authors, as it does the mass of other men. . . . Among young students of Ger- man literature, the question often arises and is warmly mooted : whether Schiller or Goethe is the greater poet. Of this question we must be alloAved to say that it seems rather a slender one, and for two reasons. First, be- cause Schiller and Goethe are of totally dissimilar endowments and endeavors in regard to all matters in- tellectual, and cannot well be compared together as poets. Secondly, because if the question mean to ask, which poet is on the whole the rarer and more excellent, as probably it does, it must be considered as long ago abundantly answered. To the clear-sighted and modest Schiller, above all, such a question would have appeared surprising. No one knew better than himself that, as Goethe was a born poet, so he was in a great part a made poet ; that as the one spirit was intuitive, all embracing, instinct with melody, so the other was scholastic, di- visive, only partially and as it were artificially nielo- dious. Besides, Goethe has lived to perfect his natural gif t, which the less happy Schiller was not permitted to do. The former, accordingly, is the national poet, the
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latter is not, and never could have been. We once heard a German remark that readers tili their twenty-fifth year usually pref erred Schiller ; af ter their twenty-fifth year, Goethe. This, probably, was no unfair Illustration of the question. Schiller can seem higher than Goethe only because he is narrower. Thus to unpractised eyes, a Peak of Teneriffe, nay, a Strassburg Münster, when we stand on it, may seem higher than a Chimborazo ; because the former rise abruptly, without abutment or environment, the latter rises gradually, carrying half a world aloft with it ; and only the deeper azure of the heavens, the widened horizon, the " eternal sunshine," disclose to the geographer that the " Region of Change " lies far below him.
However, let us not divide these two friends, who in life were so benign antly united. Without asserting for Schiller any claim that even enemies can dispute, enough will remain for hirn. We may say that, as a poet and a thinker, he attained to a perennial truth, and ranks among the noblest productions of his Century and nation. Goethe may continue the German poet, but neither through long generations can Schiller be forgotten. " His works, too, the memory of what he did and was, will arise afar off like a towering landmark in the soli- tude of the past, when distance shall have dwarfed into invisibility many lesser people that once encompassed him, and hid him from the near beholder." — Schiller has no trace of vanity ; scarcely of pride, even in its best sense, for the modest self-consciousness which characterizes genius is with him rather implied than openly expressed. He has no hatred ; no anger, save
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against falsehood and baseness, where it may be called a holy anger. Presumptuous triviality stood bared in his keen glance : but his look is the noble scowl that curls the lip of an Apollo, when, pierced with sun-arrows, the serpent expires before him. In a word, we can say of Schiller what can only be said of a few in any coun- try or time : He was a high ministering servant at truth's altar, and bore him worthily of the office he held. . . . His intellectual character has an accurate conformity with his moral one. Here, too, he is simple in his excellence ; lofty rather than expansive or varied ; pure, divinely ardent rather than great. — " Wilhelm Teil/' sent out in 1804, is one of Schiller's very finest dramas ; it exhibits some of the highest triumphs which his genius, combined with his art, ever realized. The first descent of freedom to our modern world, the first un- furling of her Standard on the rocky pinnacle of Europe, is here celebrated in the style which it deserved. There is no false tinsel-decoration about Teil, no sickly refine- ment, no declamatory sentimentality. All is downright, simple, and agreeable to nature ; yet all is adorned and purified and rendered beautiful, without losing its sem- blance. An air of freshness and wholesomeness breathes over it ; we are among honest, inoffensive, yet fearless peasants, untainted by the vices, undazzled by the theories, of more complex and perverted conditions of society. The opening of the first scene sets us down among the Alps. It is " a high rocky shore of the Luzern Lake opposite to Schwyz. The lake makes a little bight in the land, a hut Stands at a short distance from the bank, the fisher-boy is rowing himself about
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in his boat. Beyond the lake, on the other side, we see the green meadows, the hamlets and farms of Schwyz, lying in the clear sunshine. On our left are observed the peaks of the ' Hacken ' surrounded with clouds : to the right and far in the distance, appear the glaciers. We hear the ranz des vaches and the tinkling of cattle- bells." This first impression never leaves us : we are in a scene where all is grand and lovely ; but it is the loveliness and grandeur of unpretending, unadulterated nature. These Switzers are not Arcadian shepherds or speculative patriots ; there is not one crook or beechen bowl among them, and they never mention the Social Contract, or the Rights of Man. They are honest people, driven by oppression to assert their privileges ; and they go to work like men in earnest, bent on the despatch of business, not on the display of sentiment. They are not philosophers or tribunes ; but frank, stal- wart landmen: even in the field of Rütli, they do not forget their common f eelings ; the party that arrive first indulge in a harmless little ebullition of parish vanity : " We are first here ! " they say, " we Unterwaldeners ! " They have not charters or written laws to which they can appeal; but they have the traditionary rights of their fathers, and bold hearts and strong arms to make them good. The rules by which they steer are not de- duced from remote premises, by a fine process of thought ; they are the accumulated result of experience, trans- mitted from peasant sire to peasant son. There is some- thing singularly pleasing in this exhibition of genuine humanity; of wisdom, embodied in old adages and prac- tical maxims of prudence ; of magnanimity, displayed
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in the quiet unpretending discharge of the humblest everyday duties. Truth is superior to fiction : we feel at home among these brave good people ; their fortune interests us more than that of all the brawling, vapid, sentimental heroes in creation. Yet to make them in- terest us was the very highest problem of art ; it was to copy lowly nature, to give us a eopy of it embellished and refined by the agency of genius, yet preserving the likeness in every lineament. The highest quality of art is to conceal itself : these peasants of Schiller's are what everyone imagines he could imitate successfully ; yet in the hands of any but a true and strong-minded poet they dwindle into repulsive coarseness or mawkish insipidity. Among our own writers, who have tried such subjects, weremember none that has succeeded equally with Schiller.
III. James K. Hosmer : Some dramas of Schiller may have particular advantages over " Wilhelm Teil." For my own part I am more impressed by " Wallen- stein." "Marie Stuart," the " Maid of Orleans," the " Bride of Messina " have each their admirers. Cer- tainly, however, "Wilhelm Teil" is the best known and most populär, and perhaps it is right to say it is artistically the most perfect. In this, Schiller reached more nearly than elsewhere that after which he had striven since he turned himself again to the drama, namely a good objective presentment, in which he suc- ceeded without denying his own great nature or pushing it into the background. Not by a particle is his ardor diminished f or the great ideas which inspired him when
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he wrote "The Robbers." His sense of human dignity is as noble, his love for freedom as absorbing; these have grown with his growth and strengthened with his strength ; but now he expresses them, not in an unreal world, through the medium of moral characterizations, but through creations conformed closely to life, whose individuality is that of veritable men.
Descending from the Saint Gotthard Pass, like so many another traveler, I left Andermatt in a mist, and when I came at last to the DeviPs Bridge, a tempest was howling through the ravine. The rain swept down ward; the roaring Reuss threw its spray upward, as if the demons were fighting in the black pass between the awful precipices, with floods for weapons. I pressed on past the towering Bristenstock ; drank at the cold torrent that runs from the Maderaner Thal past Am- steg, and soon was in the open Valley below. At nightfall I came, footsore, upon the rough pavement of Altorf, and was soon at rest in the inn. My mind was füll of thoughts of Teil; I obstinately rejected the mythical explanation of the story ; I insisted upon believing it in all its length and breadth. I beheld with thorough credulity the spot pointed out to me as the one . on which his little son stood with the apple on his head, and the spot — a longbow shot away — where the ar eher was posted, the extra arrow in his girdle for the heart of Gessler, if his aim toward the boy should miss. I thought with a thrill, as I went to bed, that I lay pre- cisely in the path of that memorable arrow. The next day, a short walk brought me through the calm morn- ing to the Lake of the Four Forest Cantons. How
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crystal clear was the flood ! How gloriously rose the Alps from the quiet minor to their snows in the far-off heavens! It is wondronsly fair, bur as I moved on over the lake. even the sense of natural beauty became dull before the overmastering legendary and historic interest. These were the spots eelebrated in the tales heard in earliest childhood. whieh had becoine almost part of the soul. The little chapel at the base of the cliffs on the right marked the spot where Teil, his fetters unbound in Gessler's boat during the Storni, leaped ashore. and escaped through the mountain passes. The patch of meadow to the left was the field of the Eütii. where the freemen gathered by night and svrore to be one. The mountains in front hung over the gloomy pass at Küssnacht, where at length the tyrant feil. TelPs arrow in his guilty heart. Earely. rarely beautiful is the Lake of the Tour Eorest Cantons in its summer aspeet. Think what feet have trodden those mountains. what roices of manhood have shouted in those glens. what glances darted from eyes aglow with the fires of freedom have shone in the dark pine forests. and the interest of the beholder is doubled ! And who is the poet who. gathering from many sources the fragmentary. inspiring legends. has combined all into one whole, uttering them with manful sympathy, so that for the soul the present- menr has the utmost kindling charm ? Schiller it is. — and it is his swan song. Even while before liim moved in imagination the majestic panorama of mount and wood and lake. the outbursts of freemen ringing in his f ancy. the rattle of knightly armor. the wild peal of the Alpine hörn, — while he dwelt upon these and gave them
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all glowing enibodinient, precipitate fate was already busy at tlie silver chord. Scarcely was' the strain finished when he passed from the sons of men. I do not need to teil the story of the play. It is the story of Teil ; the portrayal of the effort of a most heroic soul ; and the setting is hardly less fine than the jewel it en- closes, — the painting of a magnificent nature, and in the midst of it a race ground down by oppressors, and starting nobly forward in the vindication of its freedom. Will it be believed that Schiller never set foot upon the soil of Switzerland? He had no personal knowledge whatever of the life he presented, of the nature of the land, of the character of the people. Struggling from first to last to keep the wolf from his door, in narrow surroundings, he never saw an Alp, perhaps hardly ever knew a Swiss. It cannot quite be said that he evolved the land from the depths of his own conscious- ness ; but as from the study of a mill-flume, as already noticed, he made real to himself an ocean whirlpool; with like power of imagination, from the hints of travel- ers and historians, he created in his soul a land and a race with such vivid truth that one can believe himself charmed back into the age and country.
IV. E. Palleske : With this drama, Schiller armed his nation as far as it lay within a poet's power. Stein unchained his people's strength and aroused the German princes on their thrones. Schill and York acted with- out needing the decrees of a Rütli. And now that the prophecy of Attinghausen is fulfilled for G-ermany also, now that the pledge made on the Eütli has been carried
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out, we, in Germany, sliall honor Schiller's "Teil" as he was long ago and as he is still honored in Switzer- land.
V. Wilhelm Scheuer: "Wilhelm Teil" represents a conspiracy like " Fiesko," and, like the " Maid of Orleans," gives the history of a snccessful struggle against foreign tyranny. The poet's attitude is not im- partiai here ; his whole heart is clearly on the side of the oppressed Swiss. In the " Maid of Orleans " Schiller has represented a peasant-girl leaving the world of idyl to enter the great political world, so as to restore her fatherland to independence. In " Wilhelm . Teil " he shows us a whole nation living in the world of idyl tili the oppression of tyranny breaks in upon them ; in the end they throw off the hated yoke, and violated nature reasserts her way. In the Swiss people, as in Joan of Are, Schiller wished to portray naiv et e of character, and he has sueeeeded better here than in the "Maid of Orleans." . . . Schiller's " Wilhelm Teil " bears some points of resemblance to Goethe's " Hermann und Dorothea." Both these works defend the good old customs and the liberty and sacredness of hearth and home. The spirit of Homeric poetry breathes in both, and both arose f rom a worship of humanity in a state of nature and innocence.
" Wilhelm Teil " is the first of Schiller's plays which has a happy ending. The hero does not suecumb or die, but rises with fresh strength and frees himself from his oppressors. We still recognise in this play the old fundamental thoughts of Schillers poetry, the Rousseau-
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ian glorification of an ideal primitive State of human- ity. In his other dramas he had introduced his audience to a world which had grown beyond the state of nature. The world of reality which he depicts will not tolerate what is beautiful and noble, and drags down the man who follows his earthly instincts. The good are in harmony with nature and with heaven, and good oracles lead them in the path to glory. The bad accept evil oracles, and a race which sins against nature is destroyed from the face of the earth. In "Wilhelm Teil" we are surrounded, for the first tiine, by pure nature, and intro- duced to glorious human beings in a glorious country; the unnatural element, which destroys idyllic lif e, comes from without, and disappears before the breath of liberty ; nature asserts her eternal rights, and the beautiful is not destroyed, but survives.
VI. F. C. Schlosser (Hosmer's Translation) : Schil- ler made use of history to eimoble low views of life, to awaken a spirit of sacrifice for the sake of the greatest benefits of life, — freedom and religion, — to oppose a poetic way of consideration to the stiff and dry methods which had prevailed. What was valuable in this de- partment was accessible only to the learned. History, the picture of life, was abandonecl to those who quar- reled about da,tes and names, — to pedants who smoth- ered it in prolixity, or lawyers who abused it in infer- ences. It was theref ore a beneflt that a great poetic mind should interweave genuine poetry into the story of Ger- man life, which had been made in the highest degree pro- saic.
CKITICAL OPINIOxVS. 29
VII. Bayard Taylor : His last great work, by some critics pronounced to be his greatest dramatic success, was the play of "Wilhelm Teil," the subject of which, and part of the material, he owed to Goethe. It is a pleas- ant illustration of the manner in which the two poets assisted each other, "Wlien Goethe visited Switzerland in 1797, he formed the idea of writing an epic poem, with Teil as the hero. He made studies of the scenery, collected historical data, and for two or three years carried the plan about with him, letting it slowly mature in his mind, as was his habit of composition. He finally decided to give it up, but, feeling that the subject was better adapted to dramatic representation than epic nar- rative, he gave his material to Schiller, reserving only a description of sunrise among the Alps, which is now to be found in the first scene of the Second Part of " Faust." The intense, glowing quality of Schiller' s imagination soon assimilated this foreign material, and in none of his works is there such a fusion of subject, scenery, and sentiment. From the first page to the last, the reader — or the hearer — is set among the Valleys of the Alps, and surrounded by a brave and oppressed people. His- torians may attempt to show that there never was either a William Teil or a Gessler — that the whole story is a myth, borrowed from Denmark, but Schiller has made Teil a real person for all time. . . . There are serious dramatic faults in the work, but they can never äffe et its popularity. It has that exquisite beauty and vitality which defy criticism. The diction has all the dignity of that of " Wallenstein," with an ease and grace of movement which cannot be called new in Schiller, and
30 CRITICAL OPINIONS.
which exhibits the perfection of his best qualities. If any one supposes that the German language is harsh and un- musical, let him listen to the song of the fisher-boy, rock- ing his boat on the lake, with which the drama opens.
VIII. Calvin Thomas: The theme of "Teil" is the successful revolt of the Forest Cantons against their governors. . . . The theme is an inspiring one, and the world owes Schiller an immense debt for presenting it in austere simplicity, unincumbered by any dubious or disturbing philosophy. One cannot help loving so good a lover of freedom ; for the sentiment does honor to human nature, notwithstanding some latter-day indi- cations that it is going out of fashion. It may not be the highest and holiest of enthusiasms for the individ- ual, — we give our best homage rather to self-surrender,
— but if any political emotion is worthy of a lasting reverence, it is that which attaches men to the mother- land and leads them to stand together against an alien oppressor.
Sometimes it may be well, in God's long providence, that a weak or backward people should be absorbed or ruled by a stronger power ; but the sentiment which leads it to fight against absorption or subjugation is none the less admirable. And when the foreign domi- nation is reckless and inhuman, and when the victims of the misrule are strong in the simple virtue of the poor, we have the case in its most appealing aspect.
This is the case that is presented in "Wilhelm Teil"
— the most notable drama in modern literature upon the theme of national resistance to foreign tyranny. Its in-
CRITICAL OPINIONS. 31
üuence in Germany, as a classic of political freedom — during the Napoleonic era and later, when it was a ques- tion of setting a limit to domestic absolutism — has been immense. And there is really no danger of its losing its potency ; for it appeals to a sentiment which, while it may wax and wane with the movement of the Zeitgeist, is now wrought into the heart-fiber of all the occidental nations, and not least of all — contrary to an opinion widely accepted in this country — of the Germans.
IX. A. F. C. Vilmar : To the most of us? "Wilhelm Teil" still appears as the crown of all the dramas of Schiller. We surely must prefer this play to the " Wallenstein " when we consider his clever handling of the material and the skilf ul plot ; to the u Jungfrau von Orleans" as far as dramatic motives are concerned; while in execution this play is unquestionably far in advance of all the other dramas. It is. however, re- markable that the present, and a great part of the past generation, considers Schiller' s "Teil" as a play pecu- liarly Gernian, and has extolled it as a glorification of German deeds, and as a symbol of German sentiment opposed to the French policy of conquest during the years of 1806-1813; while in fact the achievement of "Teil," as it appears in the legend and in Schillert drama, re- presents the unfortunate, and to some extent even crimi- nal, secession of Switzerland from the German empire.
Napoleon, at that time, was the only one who per- ceived this and who expressed his astonishment that Germans would eulogize this anti-German play as one intended to glorify their fatherland. —
BIBLIOGRAPHY.
Baumgartner : Goethe und Schiller. Becker : Schillers Wilhelm Teil, Bellerman : Schillers Dramen. Belling : Schillers Metrik. Boas : Schillers Jugendjahre. Boyesen : Goethe und Schiller. Brahm : Schiller.
Braun : Schiller im Urteile seiner Zeitgenossen. Bulwer : Life of Schiller. Carlyle : The Life of Frederick Schiller. Düntzer : Schülers Leben. Ehrlich : Goethe und Schiller. Fielitz : Studien zu Schillers Dramen. Fischer : Schillers Jugendschriften. Gödeke : Schillers Sämmtliche Werke. Gottschall : Friedrich von Schiller. Hepp : Schillers Leben und Dichten. Hoffmeister : Schillers Leben. Hosmer : Short History of German Poetry. Köster : Schiller als Dramaturg . Minckwitz : Der Neuhochdeutsche Parnass. Minor: Schiller.
Nevison : Life of Frederick Schiller. Palleske : Schillers Leben und Werke. Rieger : Schillers Verhältnis zur Französischen Revo- lution.
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34 BIBLIOGRAPHY.
Schanzenbach : Französische Einflüsse auf Schiller.
Scherer : Geschichte der Deutschen Literatur.
Sc herr : Schiller und seine Zeit.
Schlosser : Weltgeschichte für das Deutsche Volk.
Schmidt : Geschichte der Deutschen Literatur.
Schwab : Schillers Leben.
Sime : Schiller.
Taylor : German Liter ature.
Thomas : Life and Works of Friedrich Schiller.
Überweg : Schiller als Historiker und Philosoph.
Viehoff : Schillers Leben.
Vilmar : {Deutsche) Literaturgeschichte.
Voss : Goethe und Schiller.
Weltrich : Friedrich Schiller.
Wolzogen : Schillers Leben.
Wychgram : Schiller dem Deutschen Volke Dargestellt.
EPIGRAMS
FKOM
Wilhelm Tell.
1. ©reif an mit ©ort ! 3)em 9?äcf)jien mnft man Reifen ; (&£ fann ux\§> allen ©leid)e3 ja begegnen. — 11. 107, 108.
2. 28o'3 not tnt, gäfycmann, läfjt fitf) aüe§ toagen. — 1. 136.
3. $er braue 9ttann benlt an fitf) fetbft anlegt. — 1. 139.
4. $om ftcrjem $ort läfet [täf& gemäcrjlidj raten. — 1. 141.
5. 3d) r)abr getan, tt>a£ \§ nicrjt laffen fonnte. — 1. 160.
6. $ertranr e3 mir ; idfj bin bein trene£ 28eib,
Unb meine §älfte forbrMct) beineS ©ramS. — 11. 199, 200.
7. $er finge 2ftann bant bor. — 1. 274.
8. !gf)r feib antf) Banner, roiffet enre 9(jt
8n führen, nnb bem Antigen $tlft ©ott ! — 11. 312, 313.
9. (Sin fnrd)tbar ttmtenb (5ct)recfni§ ift
2)er ®rieg ; bie §erbe {erlägt er nnb ben §irten. — 11. 314, 315.
10. Ertragen mnJ3 man, toa§ ber £>immet fenbet ; Unbiüigeg erträgt fein ebte§ §er§. — 11. 316, 317.
11. (S§ ftf)ont ber ®rieg
Sind) mtfjt ba§ garte ^inblein in ber Stiege.— 11. 322, 323.
12. 2)ie Unf(i)ulb fyxt im §immel einen grennb ! — 1. 324.
13. £)ie Ie£te 28af)f fte^t and) bem ©tf)tr>cirf)ften offen,
&in (Etyrnng fcon biefer Srücfe mad)t mid) frei. — 11. 328, 329.
14. 28a§ §änbe banten, fönnen §anbe ftür^en. — 1. 387.
15. 2)a3 fd)toere §er$ ttnrb nid)t bnrdj 28orte (eid)t. — 1. 418.
16. S)ie fdjnetlen ^errferjer finb% bie fnrg regieren. — 1. 422.
35
36 EPIGRAMS.
17. 3)em grteblidjen gemährt man gern ben grieben. — 1. 428.
18. 3)te Solange ftid)t nirf)t ungereimt — 1. 429.
19. SBerbunben merben aud) bk ©d)road)en mäcfjtig.
3)er ©tarfe tft am mädjtigften allein. —11. 436, 437.
20. O, eine eble §immefögabe ift
Sa3 Stcf)t be3 8fage8 — 2llle 23ejen leben SJom Sichte, jebe§ glütflidje (55efcf)öpf — V 3)ic ^flansc felbft fef)rt frcubig fttf) gum ßidjtc— 11. 589-592.
21. D, mäcfjttg ift ber Srieb be§ SBaterlanbS ! — 1. 848.
22. 2ln3 SSaterlanb, an3 teure, fdjtiefj bid) an, 3)a§ tjatte feft mit beinern ganzen ^er^en! $rier ftnb bie ftarfen SSurgeht beiner Äraft; 2)ort in ber fremben SBelt fterjft bu atiein,
©in fcr,roanfe§ Stotjr, ba3 jeber ©türm gcrlnidft. — 11. 922-926.
23. 2)ocfj 3tebticf)feit gebeizt in jebem ©tanbe. — 1. 1085.
24. 2)enn rjerrentog ift aucr; ber greifte nicrjt. (Sin Oberhaupt mufe fein, ein rjöcfjfter Sftidjter,
2So man ba§ atedjt mag fc^öpfert in bem ©treit. — 11. 1216-1218.
25. Sßein, tmt ©ren^e rjat £t)rannenmad)t :
SBenn ber ©ebrücfte nirgenbg fRe<$)t fann ftnben,
$Öenn unerträglich roirb bk Saft — greift er
§inauf getroften 9ttute§ in ben §immel
llnb tjolt herunter feine ero'gen SRecrjte,
3)ie broben fangen unrjeräußerltcf)
VLnb unaerbredjiid) roie bk ©terne felbft. — 11. 1275-1281.
26. ©cfjrecftidj immer, . 9tud) in geregter @ad)e, ift ©eroalt.
©ott rjüft nur bann, roenn Sftenfcrjen nidjt mefjr Reifen.
— 11. 1320-1322.
27. Sttan mufj bem Stugenbltd audj roa3 Vertrauen. — 1. 1438.
28. 28ir ro ollen fein ein einzig SSot! t»on Srübern,
3n feiner SRot unS trennen unb ©efa^r. — 11. 1447, 1448.
EPIGRAMS. 37
29. grür) übt fttf), tt>a£ ein SDleifrer roerben ttrilL — 1. 1481.
30. $ann erft genieß id) meines? £eben£ red)t,
28enn icö mirr3 jebett Sag auf§ neu' erbeute. — 11. 1489, 1490.
31. 2)en fcf)redft ber Söerg nicrjt, ber barauf geboren. — 1. 1512.
32. $>ie 9ljt im §au3 erfpart ben ßtmtnermann. — 1. 1514.
33. ©in jeber wirb befteuert vtacfj Vermögen. — 1. 1524.
34. 28er gar %u Diel bebenft, tvxxb roenig leiften. — 1. 1532.
35. ©ibtr3 fcrjön're $flid)ten für ein eble§ §er$, 2il§ ein SBerteibiger ber Unfcrmlb fein,
2>a3*ftecf)t ber Unterbrücften 31t bef^irmen? — 11. 1615-1617.
36. 3$ fott ba§ ©lud in meiner §eimat finben.— 1. 1693.
37. ©ter)r gu beinern SBolf ! ©3 ifi beut angeborner Sßfofc! — 11. 1726, 1727.
38. $er fann ntd)t !(agen über garten ©prudj,
$en man ^um Stfeifter feines <3d)tcffal3 mad)t. — 11. 1934, 1935.
39. 2>er ift mir ber 9Mfter, 3)er feiner ßunft gettrifj ift überall,
3)emrS §erj nid)t in bie §anb tritt, nod) tn§ 2luge. — 11. 1940-
1942.
40. D, benfet, ba§ ein ©ort im £rimme( ift,
$em gfjt müfct SRebe fterm für (Sure Säten! — 11. 1952, 1953.
41. ©efä^rüd) ift'3, ein SDcorbgeroerjr gu tragen,
Unb auf ben @tf)ü|en fpringt ber Sßfeil äurücf. — 11. 1973, 1974.
42. 3U rce^ getrieben, SBerfept bie Strenge ttjres? roeifen 3lt)ec^
Unb aü^uftraff gefpannt, ^erftringt ber $ogen. — 11. 1994-1996.
43. 58er Itug ift, lerne fcrjroeigen unb gerjorcrjen. — 1. 2086.
44. $a3 ${te ftfirjt, e§ änbert ftdj bie Seit,
Unb neue3 ßeben 61ül)t au3 ben ahmten. — 11. 2426, 2427.
45. <&tib einig — einig — einig! — 1. 2452.
38 EPIGRAMS.
46. $)e§ Sauern Jpcmbfdjlag, ebter §err, tft audj ©in aRanncStoort! — 11. 2488, 2489.
47. ©3 lebt ein' ©ott, ^u ftrafen unb in rächen! — 1. 2597.
48. S)em ©d)tt)aci)en ift fein ©tadjel audj gegeben. — 1. 2676.
49. ©§ !ann ber grötnmfte nid)t im ^rieben bleiben,
SBcnn e§ bem böfen 9?adfjbar ntcf)t gefällt. — IL 2683,2684.
50. 3?act)e trögt leine grudjt ! ©ie fetbft tft fte 3)ie fürchterliche Sßa^rung, ifjr ©enuft
Sft Woxbf unb i^re (Sättigung ba3 ©raufen. — IL 3013-3015.
51. 28er Störten ernten ttrill, mufc Siebe fäen. — 1. 3082.
52. %a% Unglücf fprtdjt gewaltig ju beut §er^en. — 1. 3124.
tDilfcelm Cell.
grtebrid) ©filier.
$erf orten*
Scmbteute aus <Sd)to9§.
► cm§ Urt.
au§ Unter tu albcn.
«permamt GJeftlet, Sfteicpbogt in @d)toü$ unb Uri.
äöerner, gretgert öon ^ttingljaujen, Sannerfyerr.
Ulrich tion Sttubenj, fein 9leffe.
$8erner «Stauffaajer,
ftourab ^unn,
^tcl Sttebutfl,
&an3 auf be* Stauer,
$brg im £ofe,
lUrirt) ber ^rijmib,
Soft oon £öetler,
%Qaltt)ev $ürft,
asw&eim Seil,
tftbffelman, ber Pfarrer,
spetermann, ber ©tgrtft,
^uoni, ber £irte,
äöernt, ber Säger,
SRuobt, ber gt^er,
Olrttolb tiom atteldjtljal,
ff onr ab SBaumgarten,
Stteter tion Samen,
8trutfc tion £öinfelrieb,
filauS tion ber f^tüe,
SButffmrbt am füllet,
2lrno(b tion Setoa,
Pfeifer tion Snserm
Sinnj tion d&erfan.
^enni, gtjdjerfnabe.
§e££i, £>irtenfrtabe.
©ertrnb, ©tau{fa<$er§ ©attin.
#ebtoitg, £ettS ©atttn, {JürftS £od)ter.
SBerta Hott SBrnnetf, eine reiche (grbin.
$lrmgarb, "1
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SMIbeflarb, J
Sent^olb, J «boumer.
9htbo(f ber £arra$, ©e§(er§ Stattnteifter.
3olmnne3 93arrictba, |)er^og öon ©djtoaben.
Stüfft, ber ptrfdjü*.
3)er Stier tion Utt
(gilt SReidjSoote.
^fronoogt.
Stteifter Steinmetz (SefeHen nnb £anblanger.
Öffentliche OluSrnfer*
$8 armier jtge trüber,
©eftlerifctje nnb ganbenoergtfäje SRetter*
SHele Sanbleute, Männer itnb 2öciber au$ ben SSatbftättcn.
42
(grfter 91 u f 5 u g.
(Erfte S3ene.
§of)e3 getfenufer beg $iertt>afi>ftcitterfee8, ®d)tr>rj$ gegenüber.
Der 8ee madjt eine 23udj)t ine 2anb,tteine glitte ift unroeit bem Ufer, ^ifdp et- fnab e fäfyrt ftdj in einem föäljtt. Über ben öee Ijüttoeg jieljt man bie grünen hatten, Wörter imb §öfe r>on edjtut^ im gelten connenfdjein liegen. 3ur gtnten be3 3u1^auer^ Se^9en M ^ie Spieen bes «pafen, mit Wolfen um- geben; $ur 9ftedjten im fernen £)intergrunb fie^t man bie ©ilgebirge. Roü) ejj)e ber ^orljang aufgebt, fyört man ben ftuljret^en unb ba§ §armonijd)e @e= taut ber öerbenglocfen, roetttjeö fia) aud) bei eröffneter ^^ene noa) eine 3etts lang fortfetjt.
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®a f)'6xt er ein klingen,
2öie glitten fo füfe,
Söie (Stimmen ber ßngel 5
$>m ^ßarabieg. Unb toie er ertoadjet in feiiger Suft, ©a faulen bie SBaffer tf/m um bie Stuft,
Unb e3 ruft au$ ben liefen :
Sieb $nabe, bift mein ! 10
%d) lodfe ben ©djläfer,
3$ gtet>> tfm fyerein.
§trte (auf bem Serge). (Variation be§ ^n^rei^en§.)
Sfyr aRatten, lebt tooijl ! Sfyr fonnigen Söeiben!
©er Senne muf$ fdjeiben, 15
©er Sommer ift ij'xn. 43
4:4 rDtlfjelm (Teil.
2Bir fahren ju 33erg, tt>ir lommen lieber, Sßtnn ber Äucfucf ruft, toenn ertoacfyen bie Sieber, 3Benn mit Blumen bte (Srbe fidE> f leibet neu, 2&mn bie 33rünnletn fliegen im lieblichen Sttai. 20
S^r hatten, lebt toofjl!
3$r fonnigen Söeiben !
©er Qtnm muf$ treiben,
©er ©ommer i(t fyin.
Slfyettjäger (erfd&etnt gegenüber auf ber £ötye be§ Reifen). Cgtoeite Variation.)
@3 bonnern bie ^öfyen, e§ gittert ber ©teg, 25
9föc$t grauet bem ©d)ü£en auf f$toinbli$tem 2Seg.
@r fdjreitet fcertoegen
2luf gelbem fcon @i3;
©a pranget fein grüfyling,
©a grünet lein 3}ei$; 30
Unb unter ben gilben ein neblicfyte3 SJleer, ©rfennt er bie ©tabte ber 9Jienfd£)en nidjt mefyr;
©urcl) ben 9ftf$ nur ber SBolfen
©rblicft er bie SBelt,
£tef unter ben Sßaffern 35
©a§ grünenbe gelb.
(2)ie £anbfä)aft öeränbert fiä), man prt ein bumpfeS Äraren bon ben Sergen; (Bfyatttn fcon SSolfen laufen über bie ©egenb.)
9f?uobt, bergiger, fommt au§ ber £ütte. SSernt, ber Säger, fteigt Dom
gelfett. Äuoiti, ber £irt, tommt mit bem SMtnapf auf ber 6djutter;
©eppi, fein -Spanbbub1, folgt tljm.
mnobu yflafy hurtig, ^enni ! $iefy bie Sftaue ein» ©er graue ^alfcogt fommt, bum!pf brüllt ber gim, £)er 2Jtytfyenftein jtetyt feine §aube an,
(Erfter 21uf3ug. (Erftc 53cne. 47
Unb falt fyer Bläft es au£ bem SSetterlodj ; 40
2)er ©türm, itf) mein', toirb ba fein, efy' totr'S benfen.
Stuonu
'3 fommt Stegen, gäfyrmann. SJleine ©cfyafe freffen 3Jltt Segierbe ©ra3, unb 3ßäcf)ter fdjarrt bie ©rbe.
28ernt.
Sic $ifcf)e fpringen, urtb ba§ Söafjerfyufyn
Saucfyt unter, ©in ©etoitter tft im 2lnjug. 45
ÄUOtti (*um Suben.)
£ug, ©epjri, ob bas 93iet> ficfy ntcfyt herlaufen.
6eyyi.
Sie braune Sifcl fenn' icfy am ©eläut.
fötOttt,
©0 fefylt un§ leine mebr, bie gefyt am toeüfien.
3$r fyabt ein fd^ört ©eläute, üttetfter §irt.
2Bernt.
Unb f$mucfe§ 33ielj> — 3ft'3 ©uer eignet, SanbSmann? 50
Stnonv
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Shwbt.
2ßie fdjön ber £u$ ba§ Sanb ju §alfe fteljt !
Ultimi.
3)a§ toeif; fie aucb, baft fie ben Reiben füfyrt,
Unb, näfmt' xd) tift% fie fyörte auf ju freffen. 55
48 rDttyelm Cell.
föuobi, $$r feib nidjt flug, ein unfcernünft'geS 33iefy —
933ernt.
3(t balb gejagt. ©a3 Srier fyat auefy Vernunft;
©a£ toiffen toir, bie ftrir bie ©emfen jagen.
SDte ftelten flug, too fie jur 2Beibe gefm,
'ne 33orlmt au£, bie fyi^t ba£ Dfyr unb tarnet 60
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OfJttObi (sunt Wirten).
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ÄttÖttt.
35te 2lfy ift abgetoeibet.
SSentt.
©lüdfeFge £>eimfeijr, SennM
Suotti.
©ie toünfd)' id) 6u$ ; 3Son @urer gafyrt fefyrt ftdj'i nicfyt immer lieber.
SRuobi.
©ort lommt ein 9Jtann in boller §aft gelaufen. 65
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3$ lernt' tfyn, '8 ift ber Saumgart t>on 3lljeHen.
ßonrab Saumgarten (atemlos ^ereinftürjcnb).
Saumgartett.
Um ©otteS toillen, gafyrmann, ßuren ßafyn !
Sfawfci.
31x1X1, nun, toa3 gibt'3 fo eilig?
(Erfter 2Iuf3ug. €rfte S^ene. 49
$aumgartcm
«inbet lo* ! ^Br rettet micb fcom Jobe! 2e£t micb über!
Äuotti.
2anb3mann, toas babt ^br ?
$öernt.
23er berfolgt ßucb benn? 70
^ßaumgartett (?um gtföcr).
gilt, eilt, fie finb mir bicbt fcbon an ben Werfen !
©e§ Sanbüogt* Leiter fommen binter mir!
3$ bin ein Mann bes Jobs, \vtnn fie micb greifen.
äßarum verfolgen ßucb bie Steift gen?
SBauntgartem
6rft rettet micf), unb bann fteb' icb ßucb Siebe. 75
2£ertu.
%i>x feib mit SJut beflecft, toa3 bat'* gegeben?
$aumgartem
£)e3 £aifer3 Surgüogt, ber auf vJtofeberg jap —
Ser Söolfenfcbieften ! Saßt Gucb ber Verfolgen?
^aumgarten.
2>er fcfyabet mcbt mebr, icb bab' ibn erfcblagen.
$ttte (fafrren ;uriicf).
©Ott fei 6ucb gnabig! 2Ba3 babt gljr getan? 80
SBamttgartett. 2ßa§ jeber freie 2J?ann an meinem ^(a&!
50 HHltielm Ceti.
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2lm ©cfyanber meiner @i)t' unb meinet 2ßetbe§.
§at @ucfy ber Surgbogt an ber @fyr' gefd^äbigt ?
SSautttgarteiu
2)a£ er fein bö3 ©elüften nidjt üoßbracfyt, 85
$at ©ott unb meine gute 2l^t t>er£?ütet.
9ßertu-
3$r fyabt ifym mit ber Sfet ben $op\ gerf^alten?
D, lafjt un§ aHe§ fyören, !gfyr ^abt $i\t, 33i3 er ben $afyn fcom Ufer Io3gebunben*
Saumgarten,
3$ falte ^olj gefallt im 2BaIb, ba fommt 90
9#ein SBeib gelaufen in ber Stngft be3 £obe§.
„©er 33urgüogt lieg' in meinem §au£, er tyab'
3$r anbefohlen, if)m ein Sab $u ruften.
©rauf §ahy er Ungebührliches fcon ifyr
Verlangt, fie fei entfprungen, mid) ju fucfyen." 95
©a lief icfy frifefy fyin^u, fo tote tefy toar,
Unb mit ber 2tjt fyab' id) ifym '8 93ab gefegnet.
328enu.
2$r tatet toofyl, fein 9Jtenfcf) fann @u$ brum freiten.
fötimt»
©er 2Büterid£) ! ©er Ijat nun feinen Sofyn !
QaV$ lang' fcerbient um3 SSoIl fcon Untertoalben. 100
<2rfier 2Iuf3ug- (Erfte S$ew. 51
SBamttgartetu 2)ie £at toarb rucfytbar ; mir toirb nachgefeilt — $nbem toir fyrecfjen — ©ott — fcerrinnt bie 3e^ —
(@§ fängt an ju bonnern.)
8nonu
fjrifd^, gäfyrmann — fd&aff ben Siebermann hinüber !
HitrtL
©efyt mcfyt. @in fd^tt>ere^ Ungetoitter ift 2>m 2lnäug. %fyx mä|i harten.
Staumgartetu
§eü'ger ©ott! 105
3$ fann nid^t harten, $eber Sluffdjub tötet —
®UOttt (jum Stföer).
©reif an mit ©ott! 2)em SRäd^ftcn mu£ man Reifen; @3 fann un§ aCen (SIeid&eS ja begegnen.
(33raufen unb Bonnern.)
Xnrti.
£)er göfyn ift I08; 3$r feljt, tote fyocfy ber See gefyt. 3$ fann nicfyt fteuern gegen ©türm unb SSeflen. no
23aumgartCtt (umfaßt feine ßniee).
©0 tyelf @u$ ©ott, toie 3$r ®\x<fy mein erbarmet — 29öenri.
@3 gefyt um§ Seben. ©ei barm^erjig, $äfyrmann!
Jhtmtt,
'3 ift ein §au3fc)ater unb fyat SSeib unb ßinber!
(2Bieber^otte £)onnerfd?läge.)
IhuM.
2Ba§? $$ fyab' auefy ein Seben ju Verlieren,
52 rDtlfjelm Cell.
£ab' Söeib unb $inb bafyeim, töte er — ©efyt fytn, 115 2ßie'3 branbet, toie e3 toogt unb 2öirbel gxe^t Unb alle SBaffer aufrührt in ber Siefe.
— gtf) tootlte gern ben Siebermann erretten ; ©ocl) e3 ift rein unmöglich ifyr fefyt felbft.
Saumgartert (noa) auf ben Änieen).
©0 tnufs icfy fallen in be§ $einbe3 iganb, 120
©a§ nafye 3tettung3ufer im ©eficf)te!
— ©ort liegte ! $$ fann'3 erreichen mit ben 5Iugen, iginüberbringen fann ber Stimme ©dj all,
©a ift ber $taf)n, ber mid? hinübertrüge,
Unb muft fyier liegen, fyüfloS, unb Verjagen! 125
jhtotti
©eljt, toer ba fommt !
äSenu,
@3 ift ber Seit au3 bürgten,
Seit mit ber tott&tuft.
2efl.
2öer ift ber 3!Kann, ber fyier um §üfe fielet?
Sumtu '8 ift ein Slljeller SDlann; er fyat fein' @fyr' 3Serteibigt unb ben 2öolfenftf)ief; erfragen, ©e§ $önig3 Surgfcogt, ber auf Sofsberg fafs — 130 ©e§ £anbfcogt£ Seiter finb ifym auf ben gerfen. @r flefyt ben ©Ziffer um bie Überfahrt; ©er fürcfyt't ftcfy fcor bem ©türm unb ftull nicfyt fahren.
Httott«
©a ift ber Seil, er füfyrt ba3 SWuber aud),
©er folt mtr'3 jeugen, ob bie $afyrt ju fragen. 135
<£rfter 2Iuf3ug. <£rfte S$tnt. 53
2Bo'3 not tut, gäfyrmann, läfct fid? afteS lagert.
(heftige $onnerfd)Iäge, ber See raufet auf.)
X«tH.
%<$) fott micfy in bert §öffenra$en ftürjen? ©a3 täte feiner, ber Bei Sinnen ift.
ZtU.
£)er braue Wann beult an ftd) felbft }ule|t;
Vertrau' auf (Sott unb rette ben Sebrängten. 140
Diuobt.
SSom fiebern $ort läftt ficb'3 gemacfylid) raten. S)a ift ber Safyn unb bort ber See! SBerfud^t'g !
Sea.
2)er See lann fi$, ber Sanbbogt mdE>t erbarmen. 33erfud^ e§, gäbrmann !
Wirten unb Söger.
9tett' tyn! gtett'tyn! Stett' i&n!
Unb toär'S mein 93ruber unb mein leiblicf) $inb, 145 @§ fann nidjt fein; '§ ift beut' ©imonS unb Quba, 3)a raft ber See unb Uritt fein Dpfer fyahtn.
Setf. ÜJlit eitler 9tebe töirb fyier nichts gefdf>afft ; 35ie ©tunbe bringt, bem Sftann muf$ §ilfe Serben, ©priefy, gäljrmann, hrittft bu fahren?
Otttobu
9Zein, nid)t icf) ! 150
54 rttHjelm Seil.
$n ®otti$ tarnen benn ! ©tb fyer ben ßafyn! $cfy toilPs mit meiner fcljtoacfyen Äraft fcerfucfyen.
Snmtt.
§a, tt>acfrer £ett!
äßertti
©a£ gleist bem Sßetbgef eilen!
SSaumgarten. SRein Sftetter f eib 3$r unb mein @ngel, %zü !
Söo^I au$ be§ 33ogt§ ©etoalt errett' tcfy @ud)! 155 2lu3 ©türmet JJoten mufe ein anbrer Reifen. ®o$ beffer ift'8, Sfyr fallt in ©otteS £anb, Site in ber SJtenfc^en!
($u bem Wirten.)
&anb$mann, tröftet Sifyr SJlein Sßeib, toemt mir toa8 SETiertfd^Itd^e^ begegnet, %<$) bab' getan, toaS id) triebt laffen formte. 160
(®r fprtngt in ben Äa^n.) ffuOttt (sunt ftiföer).
3#r feib ein SJleifter ©teuermann. 2ßa§ fidj ©er Stell getraut, ba§ tonntet $fyr nicfyt toagen?
SRitobu
SBofyl be^re Scanner tun' 8 bem £ell nicfyt naefy, @3 gibt nicf)t jtoei, tote ber ift, im ©ebirge.
233enti (tft auf ben ^el§ geftiegen).
@r ftöfjt fcfjon ab. ©ott £>etf ' bir, brabev ©d)tüimmer ! 165 ©iefy, tote ba$ ©cfytfflein auf ben ^Bellen fcfytoanft!
(Erfier ZJufjug. CErfte S^tm. 55
ftnoni (am Ufer).
2)ie glut gefyt brüber toeg — ^$ W% n^ meI)r- 25od£), fyalt, ba ift e3 lieber! ^raftiglicf) arbeitet fid) ber Söacfre burd) bie Sranbung.
2)e3 2anbi)ogt3 Leiter fommen angefyrengt. 170
2Bei£ ©ott, fie fmb'3! 3)a3 fear §üf in ber 9tot.
(Sin £ t u p p £anbenbe vgijd&er Leiter.
1 Gfirfter Leiter*
&en 3JZörber gebt I)erau3, ben t£>r Verborgen!
fetter.
2)e§ 2öeg§ lam er, umfonft fcerfyefylt i£?r il)n.
Äuont unb 9iuobt. 2öen meint il)r, Leiter?
(Stfter Leiter (entbecft ben 5fta$en).
§a, toaS fefy' tcfy! Teufel!
aSJenti (oben).
3ft'§ ber im 9?acf)en, ben t£?r futfjt? — Steift ju! 175 SSenn tl)r frifd) beilegt, fyolt ifyr iEjn nod) ein.
Breiter.
Sertüünf c^t ! @r ift enttoif d&t.
©tfter (§um Wirten unb fjifd&er).
2$r fyabt ifym fortgeholfen. gf)r foUt un3 hiifon — %allt in ibre §erbe ! SDie fyüttz reibet ein, brennt unb f cfytagt nieber ! mtn fort.)
56 IDtlftelm Cell.
Se^t (ftürjt nad&).
D meine Sämmer!
®ÜOM (folgt).
SDie 2Büt'rid?e!
2Befy' mir ! 9Jleme §erbe ! 180
aSerni,
DfJltOÖi (ringt bte £ättbe).
©erecfytigfeit be3 §immel3 ! 2öann toirb ber fetter f ommen bief em Sanbe ? föoigt t^ten).
<5tr>eite S3ene.
3« Steinen in ©d)ft>t)3; eine SHttbe t>or be§ @tauffad)er§ §aufe an ber ^anbftraße, näcfyft ber iBrücfe.
ferner @ tauf fad) et. Pfeifer bon £u$ern kommen im ©efpräc^.
Pfeifer. Sa/ la/ §err ©tauffacfyer, tote icfy @ud) fagte: ©dfjtoört nidjt ju Dftretd^, toemt 3#r'3 ^nnt fcermeiben. galtet feft am 9teid) unb toaefer, tote bi^fyer. 185
©Ott fcfytrme @ud) bei @urer alten greifyeit !
(£rücft i^m ^erjlid^ bte £anb unb ftnü gefyett.)
©tauffatfier,
Sleibt boefy, bis meine Söirtin lommt! Sfyr feib SSJiein ©aft ju ©cfyfo^; icfy in Supern, ber @ure.
Pfeifer.
58iel SDanf ! 9flu£ fyeute ©erfau nod) erreichen.
— 2Ba3 %t)x au$ ©cfytoereS mögt ju leiben Ijaben 190
SSon ©urer SSögte ©eij unb Übermut,
Sragt'S in ©ebulb! @3 fann ftd) änbern, fcfynetf,
(Erfter 2Iuf3tig. gmette Sftne. 57
©in cmbrer Äaifer lann an3 SJteicf) gelangen, ©eib 2$r erft Dfterreid)3, feib 3fyr'3 auf immer.
<5r gefyt ab. ©tauffaäjer je|t fiä) fummeröott auf eine SBanf unter ber Stnbe.
©o ftnbet tyn ©ertrub, feine grau, bie fiä) neben iljn ftetft unb ifjn eine
Zeitlang fd)ir»eigenb betrautet.
©ertntb.
©o emft, mein $reunb? $d; lenne bicij nid^t meljr. 195
©djon Diele £age fei)' tcfy'? fcfytoeigenb an,
SBie finftrer Srübjinn beine ©ttrne furcht.
Stuf beinern §erjen brücft ein ftill ©ebreften,
23ertrau' e3 mir; tcfy bin bein treuem SBeib,
Unb meine $älfte forbr' icfy beme3 ©ram3. 200
(©tauffaä)er reicht i^r bie £anb unb fä)toeigt.)
28a3 fann bein §erj beflemmen, fag' e§ mir.
©efegnet ift bein gteijj, bein ©lüdfeftanb bltyt,
aSoBC finb bie ©Rennen, unb ber 9tinber ©dfjaren;
SDer glatten ^ßferbe ftofylgenafyrte &ud)t
gft Don ben Sergen glücflicfy heimgebracht 205
gur Sßinterung in ben bequemen ©täUen.
— S)a ftefyt bein £>au3, r.etcf), tt>ie ein ©belfti* ;
9Son fernem ©tammfyolj ift e3 neu gewimmert
Unb nad) bem Sfticfytmajj orbentlid^ gefügt;
SSon Dielen genftem glänjt e3 foofmlidj, Ijetl ; 210
9Jtit hunUn Söa^enfcfnlbern ift'3 bemalt
Unb Reifen ©prüfen, bie ber 2Banber§mann
SBertoeilenb lieft unb ifyren ©inn betounbert>
©tauffadjer. 2Sof)l ftefyt ba§ §au§ gewimmert unb gefügt, 2)0$, acfy! e§ faanft ber ©runb, auf bem ttnr iauUn. 215
©ertrub. 3Jlein SSerner, fage, tt>ie Derftefyft bu ba§?
58 rDttyelm Cell.
©tauffa^er. 3Sor bxefer Stnbe fafe xdE> jüngft, tüte fyeut', $Da§ fd^ön SSoübrad^te freubig überbenfenb; 3)a fam bafyer bort Aufmacht, feiner 33urg, ©er SSogt mit feinen Seifigen geritten. 220
33or biefem §aufe fyielt er Wunbernb an ; fe'öä) \d) erfyub mxä) fdmett, unb unterwürfig, 2Bie fief)^ gebührt, trat xä) bem £>errn entgegen, 2>er un3 be§ $aifer§ ritterliche 9Jtad)t aSorftelTt im Sanbe. „JBeffen ift bie§ £>au§?" 225 $ragt' er bö^meinenb, benn er toufst' e§ toofyt. ©oef) fdjmett befonnen id) entgegn' ifym fo: „3)ie§ §au§, §err SSogt, ift meinet §erm be§ $aifer§ Unb @ure£ unb mein fielen" — 3)a fcerfettf'er: „3$ bin Regent im Sanb an $aifer£ ©tatt, 230
Unb Witt ni$t, ba£ ber Sauer Käufer baue 2Iuf feine eigne §anb unb alfo frei §inleb\ als ob er §err War' in bem Sanbe; Scfy-toerb' mief) unterftefyn, (Sud) ba§ ju Wehren." ®ie§ fagenb, ritt er trui$igücfy fcon bannen. 235
gc| aber blieb mit fummertiotter ©eele, 2)a3 2Bort bebenfenb, ba3 ber SBöfe fprad).
©ertrub.
9Jtem lieber §err unb Gtyetoirt ! 9)Zagft bu @in rebltd^ SSort bon beinern SBeib bernefymen? 2)e3 ebeln $berg§ %oä)Ux rüfym' idi mtcfy, 240
©e3 üielerfafymen 9Jlann§. 2ßir ©cfytoeftern fajsen, £)ie 2öotte fpinnenb, in ben langen Städten, 2ßenn bei bem SSater fid) be§ 33olfe3 QänpUx $erfammelten, bie Pergamente tafen,
(Erper 2Iuf3ug. gtrette S$enz. 59
©er alten Äaifer unb be£ £anbe3 SBofyl 245
SebadEjten in Vernünftigem ©efyratf).
2(ufmerfenb f>ört' icb ba mand) finget üBBort,
2öa§ ber SSerftänb'ge benft, ber ©ute Wünfcfyt,
Unb ftitf im §erjen fyab1 i<§ mir'3 beWafyrt.
©0 työre benn unb aä)V auf meine 3?ebe ! 250
2)enn, toa§ bxcf) preßte, fiel), ba§ toufcf icfy längft.
— 2)ir grollt ber Sanbbogt, mochte gern bir fcfyaben, ©emt bu bift if)m ein §inberni3, baf$ ft$
©er ©cfjWr/jer nid^t bem neuen gürftenfyau3
SBiff unterwerfen, fonbern treu unb feft 255
Seim 9?eicfy beharren, Wie bie Würbigen
2lltfc>orbern e§ gehalten unb getan. —
Sft'S nicfyt fo, SBemcr? ©ag' e§, Wenn id) lüge!
©iauffatfjer,
©0 ift?3, ba£ ift be§ ©ej^ler^ ©roll auf mi$.
(55ertritb.
@r ift bir neibifcf), Weit bu glücflicfy Woljnft, 260
©in freier 3Kann auf beinern eignen @rb',
— 25enn er fyat fetnS. 93om $aifer felbft unb S^eid) Strägft bu bie§ §au$ ju Sefm ; bu barfft e§ geigen, ©0 gut ber 9tetdfj3fürft feine Sänber geigt ;
Qtnn über bir erlennft bu leinen §errn, 265
2113 nur ben §öd)ften in ber Sljriftentyett. Sr ift ein jüngrer ©or)n nur feinet §aufe£, yixfytZ nennt er fein, aU feinen Sttttermantel' ; 35rum fxebt er jebe£ 33iebermanne3 ©lücf SJlit fcbeelen 2lugen gift'ger 9ftij3gunft an. 270
©ir r)at er längft ben Untergang gefc&Woren — 3tod) ftefyt bu unöcrfe^rt. 3öiffft bu erwarten,
60 rDttyelm Cell.
33t3 er bie böfe Suft an bir gebüßt? 2)er fluge Biaxin baut t>or.
©iauffatfjer.
2Ba§ ift ju tun?
©Cttrub (tritt nä^er).
©o fyöre meinen diatl S)u tretet, tote fyier 275
3u ©cf)ft>% ftcfy alle ^eblicfyen beflagen
Db biefe3 2anbbogt3 ©ei$ unb SSüterei.
©0 gtoetfle nicfyt, ba£ fie bort brüben auefy
Qn Untertoalben unb im Urner Sanb
25e§ 35range§ mW finb unb be§ garten %o<fy%; 280
®enn, tote ber ©ef#er fyier, fo fd^afft e3 freefy
SDer Sanbenberger brüben überm ©ee.
(53 lommt fein gtfdjerfafyn ju un£ herüber,
®er nidjt ein neue§ Unheil unb ©etoalfc
beginnen bon ben 33ögten un£ fcerfünbet. 285
2)rum tat' e§ gut, baft eurer etliche,
Sie'3 reblitf) meinen, ftitt ju $iati gingen,
2ßte man be§ ©rufe fttf) mötf)t' erlebigen;
©0 adfjf td) toofyl, ©ott toürb' eud) md)t berlaffen
Unb ber geregten ©ad)e gnäbig fein. 290
$aft bu in Uri leinen ©aftfreunb, fpricfy,
3)em bu bein igerj magft reblicfy offenbaren?
©tauffatfjer.
2)er toaefem Scanner fenn' xä) Diele bort
Unb angefefyen grojse §errenleute,
3Me mir geheim finb unb gar tooljl vertraut, (et wt auf.) 295
grau, toelcfyen ©türm gefährlicher ©ebanfen
SBedft bu mir in ber füllen Sruft! 2flein $nnerfte§
(Erßer 2Iuf3U9. gtrette S$ene. 61
ßefyrft bu ans £id)t be3 £age3 mir entgegen,
Unb toa£ xd) mir ju benlen ftiff berbot,
2)u fyrid)ft'3 mit leichter 3unSe lecflid^ au3. 300
§aft bu aud) toofyl bebaut, toa3 bu mir rätft?
Sie toilbe ßtoietratfyt unb ben $Iang ber 23affen
Mufft bu in biefe£ friebgetoofynte Sal.
2Bir tagten es>, ein fcfytoad^eS Sßolf ber £>irten,
^n $ampf ju gelten mit bem §erm ber SEBcIt ? 305
2)er gute ©cfyein nur tft'S, toorauf fie harten,
Um Io§$uIaffen auf bie3 arme Sanb
2)ie toüben Sorben ifyrer Äriege^madfjt,
Sarin $u fcfyalten mit be§ <3ieger3 Stedfjten,
Unb unterm ©dfjein gerechter ^ücfttigung 310
©ie alten greiljeit^briefe ja bertiigen.
©ertrub. 3$r feib auc^ 9Känner, toijfet eure 2trt 3u führen, unb bem 3JJutigen fyüft ©ott !
©tauffadjer.
D SBeib ! ©in furchtbar toütenb ©cbrecfnis ift
2)er Ärieg ; bie §erbe fd&Iägt er unb ben §trten. 315
©ertntb.
©rtragen muf$ man, fr>a§ ber §immel fenbet ; Unbilliges ertragt lein eble3 §erj.
©tauffadjer. 35ie^ §au§ erfreut bid), ba3 toir neu erbauten. S)er Ärieg, ber ungeheure, brennt e3 nieber.
©ertntb. SBü^t' i$ mein §erj an jettUdj ©ut gefeffelt, 320
3)en Sranb toürf id) hinein mit eigner §anb.
62 rDttyelm Cell.
©tauffadjer*
©u glaubft an 3ttenfcf)lid)feit! @3 fd^ont ber ßrieg 2Iud) nicfyt ba3 jarte Äinblem in ber Söiege.
©ertrub,
©ie Unfcfyulb I^at im §immet einen greunb!
— ©iefy toortoärtS, SBerner, unb nicfyt hinter biefy ! 325
©tauffadjer* 355ir Scanner fönnen tapfer fecfytenb fterben, SBelcfy ©cfyicffal aber tütrb ba§ eure fein?
©ertrub* ©ie le|te Söafyl ftefyt aud) bem ©djtoädfyften offen, @in ©prung bon biefer 33rücfe mad)t midfy frei.
©tauffadjer (ftür&t in i^re 2lrme).
2Ser fold^ ein §er$ an feinen Sufen brücft, 330
©er lann für §erb unb §of mit greuben festen,
Unb feines $önig3 §eermad)t fürchtet er. —
9iad) Uri fafyr7 icb ftefynben $uf$e§ gleid);
©ort lebt ein ©aftfreunb mir, §err SBalt^er $ürft,
©er über biefe Reiten benlt, tote i$. 335
StudE) finb' tefy bort ben ebeln Sannerfyerrn
Sßon SftthtßtyauS; obgleich bon ^ofyem Stamm,
Siebt er ba3 SBolI unb efyrt bie alten ©Uten.
3Jlit ifynen beiben pfleg' idj SftaiS, tote man
©er Sanbe^feinbe mutig \id) ertoefyrt. 340
2eb' toofyt ! unb, toeil id) fern bin, füfyre bu
3Jitt llugem ©inn ba3 Regiment be§ §aufe3:
©em plger, ber jum ©otte3f>aufe toallt,
©em frommen Wind), ber für fein Softer fammelt,
ALTORF
€rfter 2tuf3ug. Dritte S^zm. 65
©ib reidjltcfy unb entlaß ifyn toofylgepflegt. 345
@tauffatf)er§ §au§ verbirgt fid) nic^i. $u äu^erft 3lm offnen §eertoeg fteljt'S, ein tturtltdj %)a<fy gür alte SBanbrer, bie be3 2Bege§ fahren.
3nbem fiena$ htm |)intergrunbe abgeben, tritt 23illj etm £ell mit 23aum=
garten Dorn auf bie ©jene.
£eö fett Baumgarten).
3$f E>ab± je^t meiner Leiter nicfyt bon nöten,
$u jenem §aufe gefyet ein, bort toofynt 350
©er ©tauffacfyer, ein 33ater ber Sebrangten.
— 2)od) fiel), ba ift er f eiber — $olgt mir, fommt!
(©e^en auf i^n ju ; bie «jene bertoanbelt ft#.)
Dritte S3ene. Öffentlicher $la£ bei 2Utorf.
5Iuf einer 2ln£)ö£)e im |nntergrunb fiefyt man eine gefie bauen, tr>eldt)e fd^on fo weit gebieten, baft fidj bie'gorm be§ ©an^en barftettt. Sie Wintere Seite ift fertig, an ber borberen tüirb eben gebaut, ba§ ©erüfte ftet)t nodj, an todfytm bie 23erfteute auf unb nieber fteigen; auf bem l)öa)ften Saa) fyängt ber ©djieferbetfer — alles ift in Bewegung unb Arbeit.
gronüogt. i^c elfter Steinmetz ©eielten unb §anbtanger. ^tOtttJOgt (mit bem Stabe, treibt bie Arbeiter).
9licf)t lang' gefeiert ! $riftf) ! Sie SSttauerftetne §erbei, ben fialf, ben SJJörtel jugefa^ren! 2Senn ber §err Sanbbogt fommt, baf$ er ba£ SSerf 355 ©etoacfyfen ftefyt — 3)a§ fcf)Ienbert tote bie 6cfmecfen.
($u jtoei £anbtangern, toela)e tragen.)
Jpetfjt ba3 gelaben? ©(eief) ba3 Sonette] SBie bie STagbiebe ibre SßfUctyi befielen !
66 rDityelm Ceti.
©rftcr ©efeö.
2)a3 ift bocfy fyart, baft toir bie ©tetne felbft
3u unferm Stoing unb Werfer foKen fahren ! 360
$nmt>ogt.
2Ba§ murret tf>r? ©a§ tft ein fd&Iec$te3 Soll, $u md^t^ anfteütg, als ba£ SSiet) ju mellen Unb faul fyerum ^u fcfylenbern auf ben Sergen.
Filter äßamt (m$t au*). 3$ fann nid^t mefyr.
3ftt>fflU>at (Rüttelt t$n).
grifc^, 2ttter, an bie Arbeit !
(Srfter ©efefl.
£abt 3^r benn gar fein ©ingetoeib', ba£ £#r 365 2)en ©rei3, ber faum fitf) felber ftf)Iep:pen fann, 3um garten gronbienft treibt?
SJtetfter ©teintne*? unb ©efeflett.
'3 ift Ijimmelf cfyrexenb ! ^nmtwgt.
Sorgt ifyr für eu$; xä) tu' toa§ meinet 2lmt3.
3toetter ©efefl. gronfcogt, toie toirb bie gefte benn ftcfy mnntn, Sie toir ba bau'n?
gfraittogi
3totng Uri foß fte ^eijsen ! 370 Qznn unter biefeS ^oü) toirb man euefy beugen.
©efetten. 3tt)ing Uri !
<2rfter 2Iuf3ug. Dritte S$ene. 67
SRun, toa§ gibt'3 babet ju lachen?
3tt»eiter ©efefl.
9J}it biefem §äu3lein Vx>ottt 2$r Uri fingen?
(Srfter (^efeü. 2a£ fef)n, tute tue! man foldjer SJtaultourf Raufen SSJlu^ über'nanber feiert, big ein 93erg 375
£)rau£ toirb, toie ber gertngfte nur in Uri !
(^rcrtbogt ge&t nad? bem ^tntergrunb.)
Reiftet ©tetttme^
£)en £ammer toerf \d) in ben tiefften See, 2)er mir gebient bei biefem glucfygebäube !
% e 1 1 unb 8 t a u f f a d) e r f ommen.
©tauffatfjer,
D, i)'dtV iä) nie gelebt, um ba§ ju flauen!
£eu,
§ier tft nicfyt gut fein. Safct \m$ heiter gefyn* 380
©taxtffadjer. 93irt id) ju Uri, in ber $reil)eit Sanb ?
Reiftet ©teutmei^
D §err, foenn $$r bie fetter erft gefe^n Unter ben türmen! ^a/ ^er kie betoofynt, S)er Vx>irb ben §al)n nicbt fürber fragen fyoren.
©tauffadjer, D ©Ott!
©tetnmei^
©etyt biefe gflanfen, biefe Strebepfeiler, 385
Sie ftefyn, tote für bie ©toigleit gebaut !
68 IPtttielm (Cell.
2ßa3 §cmbe bauten, fönnen §änbe ftürjen.
(yiafy ben Sergen äeigenb.)
2)a§ !Qau$ ber greifyeit fyat uns ©ott gegrünbet.
Wlan f)ört eine Trommel, e§ fommen Seute, bie einen §ut anf einer ©lange tragen; ein %u §'ruf er folgt ifynen;28eiber unb ^inber bringen tumultua-
rijti; nad).
(Srfter ©efetf, 2ßa§ tritt bie Trommel? ©ebet ac^t!
SKetfter ©tetttme^.
2ßa§ für
@in $aftnadj>t3auf3ug, unb toa$ fott ber §ut ? 390
Ausrufer*
Sn be§ $atfer£ tarnen ! §öret !
©efefletu
©tili bocfy! <göret! $u3rufer,
^jfyr fefyet btefen §ut, 9Jlätmer fcon Uri!
2Iufridjten toirb man tfyn auf fyofyer ©äule,
SKitten in Slltorf, an bem fyötfjften Drt;
Unb biefe3 ift be3 £anbbogt§ 2SUP unb Meinung : 395
Sern §ut fott gleite @fyre, tote ifym felbft, gefcfyefyn,
SDian fott ifyn mit gebognem $nie unb mit
(Sntblöfttem §aupt bereden. — S)aran toitt
©er-Sönig bie ©efyorfamen erfennen.
Verfallen ift mit feinem Seib unb ©ut 400
Sern Könige, toer ba3 &^iot beracbtet.
($)a§ SSolf Iaä)t laut auf, bie Trommel toirb gerührt, fie gelten Vorüber.)
(Srfter ©cfctf.
2Belcfy neue£ Unerfyörte§ i)at ber 3Sogt
€rfter 2Iuf3ug. Dritte Sterte. 69
Sieb auegefonnen ! 25ir nen ©ut üerebren! Sagt! ©at man je bernommen bon berglexc&en ?
Steifte* 8temmefc. SSir urtfre Knice beugen einem ©ut! 405
treibt er fein Spiel mit ernftbaft bürb'gen Seuten?
Grfter ©efett*
23är'§ nocb bie faiierlicbe &ron1 ! So ijt'8 3>er §ut bort Cfterreicb ; icb fab ibn bangen Über bem Sjbron, fro man bie Seben gibt!
Reiftet 3teütmefc*
35er ©ut bon Cfterreicb! ©ebt acbt. es ift 410
@in gaftftricf, uns an Cftreicb ju Verraten !
©efetfett,
Kein Gbrenmann toirb ficb ber Scbmacb bequemen.
Steifte* Steinmetz
Äommt, lapt un3 mit ben anbern 2(breb' nebmen.
(Sie gefren nacfr ber £tefe.) XtVL ($um 3tauffac6er).
3br toifjet nun Sefdjeib, Sebt toofcl, ©err Jöerner !
Stauffacfjer. 23o tootti 3$* &in? D, eilt nicbt fo bon bannen! 415
Seil.
SDIein §au3 entbebrt be* SSaterS. 2e&et frobt !
Stauffadjer,
9ftir ift ba* ©erj fo botf, mit Sucb ju reben.
35a3 fcbtoere ©en rrirb mcbt burcb SBorte (eicbt.
70 rPityelm Cell.
©tauffatfjer*
2)odf> Urmtin SBorte un3 ju STaten führen.
XtU.
®ie einige £ai ift je$t ©ebulb unb ©feigen. 420
©tauffatfjer*
©otl man ertragen, toa§ unleiblicfy tft?
*®ie formellen §errfcfyer ftnb'8, bie furj regieren. %&tnn ftd) ber $öfyn ergebt au$ feinen ©cfylünben, Söfcfyt man bie geuer au§, bie ©djiffe fucfyen (gilenbä ben £>afen, unb ber macfyt'ge ©eift 425
©efyt ofyne Schaben fpurloS über bie @rbe. ©in jeber lebe ftitt bei ftdj bafyeim; 2)em grteblxcfyen geVt)ä^rt man gern ben ^rieben.
©tauffacfier,
SReint %f)v?
Sie ©dränge fticfyt nicfyt ungereimt, ©te toerben ertblid^ bod) t)on felbft ermüben, 430
23enn fie bie Sanbe rufytg bleiben fefyn.
©tauffa^er,
2Bir fönnten fciel, totnn totr jufammenftünben.
Seim Schiffbruch tyilft ber einzelne fi$ leidster.
©tauffadjer,
©0 lalt fcerlaf^t ^x bie gemeine ©acfje?
£eö,
(Sin jeber jäfylt nur ftcfyer auf fiefy felbft. 435
(Erfter 2Juf3ug. Dritte 5$tnt. 71
Stauffacfjer.
23erbunben Serben aucb bte Scbtoacben mächtig.
2ett. £>er Starfe ift am macbtigften allein.
Stauffacf)er.
©o fartn ba* 33aterlanb auf ßucb nicbt jäblen, SSenn e£ t) ergreif (ungsftoft jur iRottpebr greift?
£eß * gibt \bm bte &anb).
©er Jeff bolt ein üerlome* Samm t>cm 2Ibgrunb, 440
Unb folfte feinen greunben ficb entheben?
©ocb, toa3 ibr tut, faBt micb aus eurem )Rat,
%i) fann nicbt lange prüfen ober toäblen;
Sebürft if>r meiner ju beftimmter !£at,
®ann ruft ben Jeff, es füll an mir nicbt fehlen. 445
(©eben ab ju öerjdjiebenen Seiten. Gin plö^licber Auflauf entfielt um bas ©erüft.)
SRetper 3teütmefc (eilt bin). 2Ba3 gibt'S?
(Srfter Ö5efeß Ptontmt Im», rufenb).
3)er ©cbieferbecfer ift öom 2>acb geftürjt.
j&etta ftürjt herein, ©efotge.
Serta,
3ft er jerfcbmettert ? kennet ; rettet, belft — üöenn öilfe möglieb, rettet, Her ift (Mb!
(sffiirft tbr ©efcbmeifce unter bas SSoK.)
Reiftet,
SJiit eurem ©olbe — Sllles ift eucb feil 450
Um ©olb. 23enn ihr ben 3Sater boiii ben Äinbern ©eriffen unb ben üJiann bon feinem 23eibe
72 XVxllielm Cell.
Unb Jammer l;abt gebraut über bie 2Selt,
Senft ifyr'3 mit ©olbe gu Vergüten — ©efyt!
2Bir toaren frofye 9Jtenfcjj)en, e^ ifyr famt, 455
9JJtt eucl) tft bie SBerjtoeiflung eingebogen.
%$ttta du bem ^ronfcogt, ber gurücffommt).
Sebt er?
(^ronfcogt gibt ein geilen be3 ©egettteiB.)
D unglücfferge3 ©cfylo^, mit glühen • ©rbaut, unb glücke toerben bicfy betoofynen ! (®w ab.)
Pierte S3ene.
2ßattf)er prp 2öof)nung.
Ult^er § ü x ft unb 2t r n 0 1 b Dom Sftetttytljal treten jugleitf) ein bon öerjd)iebenen ©eiten.
2Mcf)t!)aL
§err Sßaltfyer gürft —
SßaWjer ptrft
Söenn man un§ überrafdjte ! bleibt, Wo %i)x feib. 2ßir finb umringt Don ©päfyern. 460
SKeWftfjat,
bringt 3$r mir nid)t3 Don Untertoalben ? ni$t3
Sßon meinem SSater? yixfyt ertragt td^'8 langer,
2113 ein ©efangner ntüfjig fyier ju liegen.
2Ba§ l;ab7 icfy benn fo (Sträfliches, getan,
Um m\<fy gtetcfy einem SfJlörber ju Derbergen? 465
Sern freien 33uben, ber bie Dcfyfen mir,
2)a§ trefflicfyfte ©efpann, Dor meinen Stugen
2öeg Sollte treiben auf be§ 23ogt3 ©efyeijs,
<Qahy \<fy ben ginger mit bem ©tab gebrochen.
(£rfter Zluf^ug. Dierte S$tne. "3
SBoftljet Jürft.
^hr fetb ju rafdjj. 3)ct Bube toar bei Bogtä ; 470
SSan ©uro Cbrigfeit \vax er gefenbet. ^hr toax't in Straf gefallen, mußtet ©udj>
32ie fcbfrer fie trar, ber Bufie fcbmeigenb fügen.
Srtragen fottt' ich bie fetcbtfert'ge -Rebe
See Unt>erfcbämten : „ißenn ber Sauer Q3rot 475
23ouY eiien, mög1 er felbft am pflüge jic^n !"
3n bie Seele fcbnitt mir'*, afe ber Buk1 bie Ccbfen.
Sie f ebenen Jiere, ften bem pflüge fpannte;
Sumpf Brüllten jie, als hätten jte ©efübl
Ser Ungebühr, unb ftiefeen mit t^n Römern; 4?o
Sa übernahm mich ber gerechte 3*>ni,
Unb meiner felbft nicht oerr, ich lug ich ben Boten.
SSaltfjer Jürft. C, faum bedingen hm ba§ eigne §er; ; 3Bte foll bie raiche ^ugenb fieb benähmen !
anelcfjtöal. SRicb jammert ^nur ber Sätet — Gr bebarf 4^5
So fehr ber Pflege, unb fein Sohn ift fern. Ser Bogt ift ihm gehäfüg, frei! er ftet* %üx Stecht unb Freiheit reblich hat geftritten, Srum frerben fie ben alten SRann bebrängen, Unb niemanb ift, ber ihn £cr Unglimrf febütje. 49°
— 23 erbe mit mir, toa§ tritt, ich mu| hinüber.
aSaltftcr {yürft. Ertoartet nur unb faf&i Crucb in ©ebulb,
74 rWHietm Cell.
33i§ SRad^tid^t unZ fyerüberfommt fcom Söalbe. — 3$ fjöre Hoffen, gefyt — aStelteid^t ein SSote 33om Sanbfcogt — ©efyt hinein — 3$* feib in Uri 495 %l\d)t ficfyer fcor be£ SanbenbergerS 2lrm, ^nn bie ^rannen reiben fid^ bie §änbe.
©ie lehren un$, tt>a^ totr tun foHten.
SSattljer ftürft,
©efyt!
3$ ruf Sud) toieber, toenn'g fyier fidler ift.
(2JteId&t§aI gefyt hinein.)
35er Unglücffeltge, \<fy barf ifym nid)t 500
©eftefyen, toaS mir 33öfe§ fd&toant — 2Ber flopft?
©0 oft bie Stüre raufet, ertoarf tcfy Unglücf.
SSerrat unb 2lrgtoofyn laufet in alten @tf en ;
33i3 in ba3 ^nnerfte ber §äufer bringen
S)ie 33oten ber ©etoalt ; balb tat' e3 not, 505
Sßir Ratten ©$Io£ unb Stiege! an ben Suren/
(5t öffnet unb tritt erftaunt jurücf, baSßerner 6tauffac^ex Ijereinttitt.
2öa§ fe&' id)? 3^r, §err Söerner! 5ftun, bei ©ott !
©in Werter, teurer ©aft — lein befsrer Sftann
Sft über biefe ©cf)toeHe nocfy gegangen.
©eib i)oä) toiHfommen unter meinem ©acfy ! 510
2Ba3 fü&rt @u$ ^er? 2Ba3 fud&t g^r fyier in Uri?
©trmffadjer (tynt bie £cmb reid)enb).
2>ie alten ßeiten unb bie alte ©^toeij,
SBattfier ftürft.
®ie Bringt 3$r mit @ud) — ©iefy, mir toirb fo toofyl! 2Barm gefyt ba3 §erj mir auf bei ©urem Slnblicf.
€rfter 21uf3ug. Dterte S3ene. 75
— ©e£t ©ucfy, §err äBernet — 2öie berliejset Igijr 515 grau ©ertrub, Sure angenehme äßirtin, £)e3 toeifen 3&erg§ fjod^erftänb'ge Softer? 9Son allen Söanbrem au§ bem beutfdjen Sanb, 2)ie über 9Jteinrab§ ßell nadj Söelfdjtanb fahren, 3tü()mt jeber ©uer gaftlicfy §au§ — SDocfy, jagt, 520 $ommt Sfyr foeben frtfd^ fcon glüelen fyer, Hub i)aht ©ud) nirgenb fünft nod) umgefefyn, ©fy' Sfyr ben gu£ gefegt auf biefe ©d&toeHe?
©tauffatfjer (fe%t r«$). 2BoE)t ein erftaunlxc^ neues 2Berf fyah' id& bereiten fefyen, ba£ mtd? nityt erfreute. 525
Sßaltljer ftürft
D $reunb, ba fydbt %i)f% gleicfy mit einem 33 liefe !
©tauffarffer.
©in folcfyeS ift in Uri nie getoefen —
©eit 3Jienfcf)enbenfen toar fein Stoingfyof fyier,
Unb feft toar feine Sßoljnung, aU ba3 ©rab.
233altl)er $ürft,
©in ©rab ber greiljext xft'3. 3$r nennt'S mit tarnen. 530
©tauffatf)er.
§err SBaltfyer gürft, id? toill ©uefy nicfyt fcerfyalten,
3l\ä)t eine müfs'ge Neugier füfyrt miefy Ijer;
yjlid) brüten fcf)fr>ere ©orgen — Srangfal fyah' \<fy
3u §au£ berlaffen, Srangfal finb' icfy fyter.
©enn ganj unleiblidj tft% it>a£ fair erbulben, 535
Unb biefe§ SrangeS ift fein 3iel 5U fe^n.
grei toar ber ©d^toeiger tont uralter^ Ijer,
76 rDüfielm <Eell.
2Bir fmb'8 getoofynt, ba£ man un3 gut begegnet.
(Sin fol$e§ toar im Sanbe nie erlebt,
©olang ein §irte trieb auf biefen Sergen. 540
2Battf)er ftürft.
3a, e3 ift ofyne Seifptel, tote fte'S treiben! 2Iud£) unfer ebler §err fcon Stttingfyaufen, ©er nod) bie alten Reiten fyat gefeljn, Steint felber, e$ fei nicfyt mefyr ju ertragen.
©tauffatfjer.
2(u$ brüben unterm Söalb gefyt ©$toere3 bor, 545 Unb blutig toirb'8 gebüßt — ©er Söolfenfcfrieften, SDe£ $atfer3 Sogt, ber auf bem Stofjberg Raufte, ©elüften trug er nadf> fcerbotner grucfyt ; Saumgarten§ SBetb, ber fyauS^ält ju Stellen, SBottt' er ju freier Ungebühr mißbrauchen, 550
Unb mit ber 2ljt fyat tyn ber SKann erfragen.
SBaKljer Surft.
D, bie ©ericfyte ©otte§ finb geregt!
— Saumgarten, fagt $$r ? ein befcfjetbner 9Jtann ! @r ift gerettet bod) unb toofyl geborgen?
Stauffa^er.
®uer ßibam tyat tfyn übern ©ee geflüchtet; 555
Sei mir ^u ©teinen fyaW i<fy tyn verborgen —
— %loä) ©reulicfyerä tyat mir berfelbe SSJiann Seri^tet, toa§ ju ©arnen ift gefcfyefyn, ®a3 §erj muß jebem Stebermanne bluten.
2Ba(tf)er ^Üvft (aufmerffam).
©agt an,.toa3 iff$?
(Erfter 2Juf3ug. Dterte £3ene. 77
©tcutffadjer*
Sgm 3JieItf)tf)aI, ba, fto man 560 ©irttritt bei ÄernS. toofynt ein geredeter SiJlann, ©ie nennen ifyn ben £einricfy fcon ber §alben, Unb feine ©timm' gilt toa§ in ber ©emeinbe.
Sßaft^er Surft,
2Ser fennt i$n nid&t? 2öa3 ift'3 mit ifmt? SSottenbet !
©tauffadjer*
©er Sanbenberger büfcte feinen ©ofm 565
Um Heilten $efyler3 toitten, lieft bie Dd)fen, 2)a§ befte ^ßaar, ifym au3 bem Pfluge fyannen ; 35a fcfytug ber $nab' ben Attest unb tourbe flüchtig.
äöaftfjer ^Ürft (in pä)fter «Spannung).
©er SSater aber — faßt, tote ftefyt'3 um ben?
©tauffarfier.
SDen 33ater Ictftt ber Sanbenberger forbern. 570
$ur ©teile fcfyaffen foH er ifym ben ©ofyn, Unb ba ber alte 9Jtamt mit 2öa£?r£?eit fcfytoört, @r Ijabe t>on bem glücfytling feine Äunbe, Sa läfct ber 23ogt bie golterfnecfyte fommen —
28altfjer prft
(fpringt auf unb untf il)n auf bie aubere «Seite führen).
D, ftitf, nidjt3 mefyr!
©tiWffatfjer (mit fteigenbem £on).
„3ft mir ber ©otm entgangen, 575 ©0 \)ah} \<fy bid)!" — läftt i^n ju 33oben toerfen, £)en f^gen ©tafyl il)m in bie Singen bohren —
2$a(tf)er prft,
33armf)erä'ger igimmel!
78 rDtltjelm (Teil,
Wltlti)tfial (ftürgt $ercm§).
3n bic 2lugen, fagt S^r?
©tauffat^er (erftaunt 8u SBalt^cr ftürft).
2Ber ift ber Jüngling?
9Jltlä)tf)al (fafct t&n mit fram^f^after £eftigfeit).
$n bie 2Iugen? SWebet !
2Balt*)er prft
. D ber SejdmmemStoürbige !
©tauffadjer.
2ßer ift'S? 580
(2)o SBalt^er $ürft itym ein Setzen gibt.)
©er ©otyn ift'§? aWgerec^ter ©ott !
SReUföal.
Unb id)
9ttuf$ ferne fein! — $n fe™e Reiben Slugen?
SBattljer gürft. Sej^inget ©uef) ! Ertragt e§, tt>ie ein 3Jiann !
Um meiner ©cfyulb, um meinet grebelS toitten! — 351inbalfo! Sßirflid) blinb unb ganj geblenbet? 585
©tauffatfjer, 3d^ fagt' 3. ®er Duett be3 ©efy'nS ift auSgefloffen, 3)a3 £id)t ber ©onne fcfyaut er niemals lieber.
2ßaftl)er gffrft.
©cfyont feinet ©ctymerjeS!
maöWL
9ttemal3 ! niemals lieber !
(@r brücft bie öanb fcor bie Slugen unb fcfytoeigt einige Momente; bann toenbet er fta) öon bem einen §u bem anbern unb fjprtd^t mit fanfter, öon tränen erfttefter
«Stimme :)
€rfter 2Iuf3ug. Dterte S$tnz. 79
D/ eine eble öimme(§gabe ift
2)a3 Sicfyt be3 2(uge3 — Sitte SBefen leben 590
SSom Sichte, jebe3 glüdElid^e ©efcfyöpf —
Sie ^ßflanje felbft febrt freubig ficf> jum Siebte;
Unb er muj$ fii$en, füblenb, in ber Sfacbt,
3m eftrig ginftern — ibn erquieft nidjt mebr
2)er hatten toarmeS ©rün, ber 331umen ©cbmelj, 595
S)ie roten girnen !ann er nicf>t mebr flauen —
Sterben ift nicbt$ — boeb leben unb niebt f e b e n,
Sa§ ift ein Unglücf — Sßarum febt tf>r midi
So jammernb an? %d) fyah' gtt>ei frtfd^e 2tugen
Unb lann bem blinben 93ater feinet geben, 600
%li<i)t einen Schimmer fcon bem SJJeer be§ SicfytS,
Sa3 glan^oH, blenbenb mir in§ Stuge bringt.
Stauffadjer,
2lcfy, idj muft ßuren Sommer nodf) bergrö^em,
Statt ifyn ju feilen — @r bebarf noeb mef)r!
Senn alle§ Ijat ber Sanbbogt ifym geraubt; 605
9fäd)t§ fyat er \i)m gelaffen, aU ben Stab,
Um naeft unb blinb tion Zixx ju 2:ür ju toanbern.
9iid)t§ al§ ben Stab bem augenlofen ©ret§ !
2(IIe3 geraubt unb auef) ba£ Siebt ber Sonne,
3)es Strmften allgemeines ©ut — ^e£t rebe 610
ÜRtr feiner mebr fcon bleiben, fcon Verbergen!
2öa§ für ein feiger ©lenber bin icb,
Saft id) auf meine Sidjerbeit gebaut
Unb nidBt auf beine ! — bein geliebtes öaupt
2113 ^Jfanb gelaffen in bes SBütridE^^ §änben ! 615
80 IDttyelm (Cell.
Seigfyer^ge SBorjtcfyt, fa£?re fyin — 2luf ntd^td 2tl3 blutige Vergeltung toill tcfy benlen. hinüber toitt id) — feiner foll mid) galten — 2)e3 33ater3 3luge fcon bem Sanbfcogt forbem — 2lu§ allen feinen Seifigen fyerau3 620
SQBiff id) ifyn finben — -fttcfytg liegt mir am Seben, 2ßenn itf> ben fyeijsen, ungeheuren ©cfymerj $n feinem SebenSblute füfyle. (®r töia ge^en.)
äßaltfjer ftürft.
bleibt! 2Sa§ fönnt 3$r Öe9en ^n? @r M* äu ©atnen Stuf feiner fyofyen §errenburg unb Rottet 625
Dfymnätfjt'gen goroS in feiner fiebern $efte.
Unb toofynt' er broben auf bem @i3£alaft 3)e3 ©cfyrecffyorng ober fyöfyer,. Wo bie Jungfrau ©ett ©tngfeit t>erfd)leiert fittf — itf) ma$e 3Kir 33afyn ju ifym ; mit jtoan^ig Jünglingen, 630
©efinnt toie id), jerbreef)' \<$) feine fjeftc. Unb tücnn mir niemanb folgt, unb trenn ifyr alle, $ür eure glitten bang unb eure §erben, ©ud) bem Xfyrannenjocfye beugt — bie igtrten SBill id) jufammenrufen im ©ebirg, 635
' ©ort, unterm freien §immel3ba<J)e, too 2)er ©tnn nodj frifd) ift unb ba3 §erj gefunb, 3)a3 ungeheuer ©räf$lidje erjagen.
©tauffat^er (*u 2öal%r gttrft).
©3 ift auf feinem ©tyfel — SBollen toir ©rtoarten, bi§ ba£ Su^erfte —
<£rfter 2Juf3ug. Dterte 53cnc. 81
SBelcf) 2Iuperfte§ 64o 3ft nocf) ju fürchten, toenn ber Stern be£ 2(uge3 ^n feiner QfyU reicht mebr fidler ift? — Sinb toir benn toefyrlos ? 2Ö03U lernten totr Sie Strmbruft fpannen unb bie febtoere SSucbt 2)er (Streitart f dringen? ^ebern Söefen toarb 645 ©in 9iotgetoef)r in ber 33er3faeif[ung3angft. @3 ftettt ftd? ber erfd>ö^fte Sirfcf) unb geigt £)er SJleute fein gefürcbtete§ ©etoeib; SDie ©emfe reijjt ben ^äger in ben 2Ibgrunb — ©er ^Jflugftier fefbft, ber fanfte §au3geno£ 650
3)e3 ^Jtenfcben, ber bie ungeheure Kraft SDe3 §alfe§ bulbfam untere £$ocf) gebogen, Springt auf, gereift, toe^t fein gewaltig §orn Unb fdjleubert feinen geinb ben SBolfen ju.
28aftf)er gürft. SBenn bie brei Sanbe backten hrie toit bret, 655
So motten toir biettetd^i ettoa3 vermögen.
Stauffadjer*
2öenn Uri ruft, toenn Untertoalben bilft, 2)er Scfytotjjer toirb bie alten SBünbe eljren.
9JMd)tf)a(,
©ro£ ift in Unterhalb en meine greunbfcfyaft,
Unb jeber toagt mit greuben Seib unb Slut, 660
2öenn er am anbern einen dürfen bat
Unb Schirm — D fromme 33äter biefe§ 2anbe3 !
%d) ftefye, nur ein Jüngling, jftüfeben eueb,
£en s33ielerfabrnen — meine Stimme muj$
82 rDttyetm Cell.
33efd£>eiben fd>tt>eigen in ber SanbSgemeinbe. 665
3l\ü)t, toeil \6) jung bin unb triebt fciel erlebte, 9SeradE>tet meinen 3iat unb meine 9tebe; 5Ri$t lüftern jugenblidf)e3 Slut, mid) treibt 2)e3 ^öd^ften ^ammer3 fd^merj(id)e ©etoalt, 2öa3 au$ ben Stein be£ Reifen muf$ erbarmen. 670 3$r felbft feib 93ater, §äu!pter eine§ §aufe3, Unb toünfcfyt eud) einen tugenbfyaften ©ofyn, ' ®er eure§ §au£ie3 fyeiPge Socfen efyre Unb eucfy ben Stern be§ 2(uge§ fromm betoacfye. D, toeil ifyr felbft an eurem Seib unb ®ut 675
9Jocfy nichts erlitten, eure Singen ficb %lo<fy frifrf) unb bell in iljren Greifen regen, ©0 fei eucfy barum unfre -Kot nid)t fremb. 2Iucfy über eud) Ijängt ba§ 3:fyrannenfdjtoert, 3$r Ijabt ba§ Sanb bon Dftreicb abgetoenbet ; 680 $ein anbere£ töar meinet 33ater§ Unrecbt, 3§r feib in gleicher SUtitfdmlb unb 2Serbammni§.
©tauffarf|er feu 2BaIt§er Surft).
35ef$Iiej$et Sfyr! %<$) bin bereit, $u folgen.
9®altf>er prft. 2Bir hotten fyören, toa§ bie eblen §erm SSon ©iUinen, tion 3tttingbaufen raten — 685
3$r 9iame, benf id), toirb un3 greunbe derben.
2ßo ift ein 9?ame in bem 23albgebirg'
©fyrtoürbiger, ate @urer unb ber 6ure?
2ln folcfyer tarnen erf)te SBäfyrung glaubt
£)a$ SSoll, fie fyaben guten $lang im Sanbe. 690
(Erftcr 2Iuf3ug. Dierte S$ene. 83
3$r i^abt ein reidf)e3 6rb' öon SSätertugenb
Unb ^abt e3 fetber reid) fcermefyrt — 2Ba§ braucfyt'3
£>e3 @belmann§? ßafet'S uns allein boKenben!
SBären toir bod^ allein im Sanb! 3$ weine,
2Bir tDoüten un3 fdfyon felbft ju formen ftriffen. 695
©tauffacfyer*
Sie @beln brängt nicfyt gleite 9tof mit un3 ;
£)er Strom, ber in ben TOeberungen tautet,
33i3 je|l fyat er bie §öl)'n nod£) nid^t erreid^t —
©od? t£?re §ilfe ftirb un$ nicfyt entftefyn,
2öenn fie ba3 Sanb in Söaffen erft erbltcfen* 700
SBaltfjer $ürft.
SBäre ein Dbmann jtaifd^en un3 unb Dftreicfy,
@o möchte Stecht entfcfyeiben unb ©efe£.
®otf) ber un§ unterbrücft, ift unfer $aifer
Unb fyöcfyfter Stxd^ter — fo muf$ (Sott un§ Reifen
3)ur$ unfern Slrm — ©rforfcfyet ^x bie Scanner 705
SBon ©c^to^j, i d£) toiff in Uri greunbe toerben ;
2öen aber fenben toir nacfy Untertoalben? —
2Jii$ fenbet I)in! SBem lag' e3 nätyer an?
äSaltijer Surft. 3$ geb'3 nid^t ju; 3fy* fe^ mein ©af*, ^ ™ufc gür (Sure ©ictyerfyeit gefahren! 710
3ReMjt!>iiL
Sa^t micfy ! 3)ie ©cfylicfye lenn' t$ unb bie fyelfenfteige ; 2tud) greunbe firtb' icfy g'nug, bie midb bem geinb Serbien unb ein Obbacf) gern getoäfyren.
84 rPityetm Cell.
©tmtffatfier.
Sa^t ifyn mit ©ott fyinübergefyn. ©ort brüben
3ft lein Verräter — ©o berabfdjeut ift 715
©ie S^rannei, baf$ fie fein SBerfjeug finbet.
2lu$ ber 3tl§etter foK un3 nib bem SBalb
©enoffen faerben unb ba§ Sanb erregen.
. 2ßie bringen toir uns fxcl)'re $unbe ju, ©af$ toir ben 2lrgtoofyn ber ^rannen tauften? 720
©tauffadjer. SBir fönnten uns ju S3runnen ober £reib 33erfammeln, too bie $aufmann§fcfyiffe lanben.
333aW)er gürft.
©0 offen bürfen totr ba§ 2ßerl nt$t treiben.
— §ört meine Meinung. £inl3 am ©ee, toenn man
yiaty 93runnen fä^rt, bem 5D^^t^enftein grab7 über, 725
Siegt eine Statte Ijeimlid) im ©efyölj;
®a§ SRöiÜ fyeift fie bei bem Soll ber §irten,
Söeil bort bie SBalbung au§gereutet toarb.
©ort m% too unfre Sanbmarl unb bie @ure (ju sKci^t^ai)
gufammengrenjen, unb in lurjer gabrt uu ©tauffac^cr) 730
£rägt @ud) ber leiste %fyft fcon ©dbto% herüber.
Stuf oben ^3faben lönnen toir bafytn
S3ei 3^ad^)tgeit toanbern unb un§ ftiff beraten.
S)af)in mag jeber gefm Vertraute 5ftänner
Mitbringen, bie t)erjetmg finb mit un%, 735
©0 lönnen toir gemeinfam ba3 ©emeine
33efpre$en unb mit ©ott e§ frifcfy befcfyftejsen.
(Erftcr 2Iuf5ug, Vierte S^ene. 87
3tauffad)er. <2o fet'3! 3e|t reicht mir (Sure bieb're ERecf>te/ cReicf^t ^br bic (Sure frer, unb fo, mie mir 3)rei 3Äänner je^o unter un3 He §änbe 740
gufammenflednen, reblitf, ebne ^alfd),
So rnollen mir brei Sauber auefr ;u Scfmfc
Unb Jrus juiammenftefm auf £ob unb Se&en.
äBaftfjer prft unb 9)MtftljaI, Auf 3rot^ unb Beben !
[©U galten He fjänbe necö einige paufen foitg jitfammcngcflo^tcn irab [dj tu eigen. )
SHeMjtijal.
Slmber, alter SBater, Su fannft ben Jag £er Freiheit nidjt mehr 1 chatten ; 745 3)U follft ibn boren — -Kenn bon 2ÖJJ ;u i(Ip Sie gfeuerjetdjen flammend jidj erbeben, £ie feiten ScMeffer ber Jorannen fallen, 3u beine glitte feil bet 2dMrei;er malfen, 3u beinern Cbr bie Jreubenfunbe tragen, 750
Unb bell in beiner lUacbt folT ee bir tagen.
(Sie geben auseinander.)
3toeiter Stufjug*
(£rfte S3ene.
Sbefljof be§ greifyerrn öcn ^tttng^aufen.
(Sin gotijdjer Baai, mit 2Bappenfa)ilbern unb Reimen t>er§iert. £)er grei= fyerr, ein @rei§ öon fünfunbadjtjig, Sauren, fcon Ijot)er ebler Statut, an einem Stabe, worauf ein ©emjen^orn, nnb in ein ^}elxroam§ gefteibet. £uon i nnb nodj j e dj § Anette fielen nm ifyn J)er mit Letten unb Senfen. U t r i d) Don ^ubenj tritt ein in 9tittertteibung.
9htben$«
£ier bin te$, Dfyeim — 2ßa§ ift @uer Söitle ?
Sltttttgljaufett,
©rlaubt, baf$ id) nad> altem §au£gebraucfy £)en grüfytrunf erft mit meinen &nzd)Un teile.
(@r trinft au% einem 93ea)er, ber bann in ber Steige tyerumgetyt.)
©onft toar tefy felber mit in gfelb u^b 2öalb, 755
SJlit meinem 2luge ifyren $let£ regierend
2öte fie mein Sanner führte in ber ©tfjlacfyt;
$e£t fann icfy nitf)t§ mefyr, al§ ben ©cfyaffner machen,
Unb fommt bie toarme ©onne nic^t $u mir,
3$ iann fie nicfyt mel)r fucfyen auf ben Sergen. 760
Unb fo, in enger ftet§ unb engerm $rei3,
S3etx>eg' td) miefy bem engeften unb legten,
2öo alles 2eben ftißftefyt, langfam ju.
9Jlein Statte bin tdj nur, balb nur mein SRame.
ÄttOtti (§u Gubens mit bem Sedier).
%<fy bringt ©uefy, gunfer.
(£)a Gubens jaubert, ben 23ed?er gu nehmen.)
Srinfet frifefc ! @§ getyt 765 2tu§ einem Sedier unb au§ einem §erjen.
88
g>n>eiter 2tuf3ug. <2rfte Sjene. 89
9ftttttgf)aufett, ©efyt, Äinber, unb toenn^ geierabenb ift, ©ann reben hnr aucfy bon be3 2anb3 ©efc^äften.
(Anette gefyen ab.) ^ttttngfyaujert unb jft u b e n j. Sfttutgfjaufen, 3$ fefje bidf) gegürtet unb gerüftet, SDu ftnffft rtacf) Stltorf in bie ^errenburg? 770
9htbett$»
Sa, Dljeim, unb idf) barf nicf)t länger fäumen —
2fttutgf)attfett (fefct fu$).
§aft bu'3 fo eilig? 28ie? 3ft beiner ^ugenb 3Me 3e^ fa ^arS getnefjen, baf$ bu fie 3tn beinern alten D()eim mu^t erfyaren?
9btbett§«
$db fefye, baf$ $f?r tneiner niebt bebürft, 775
3$ bin ein grembling nur in biefem öaufe.
5Ittittg^ÖUfeit O&at i§n lange mit ben SJugen gemuftert).
3a, leiber bift bu'3. Seiber ift bie öeimat
$ur grembe bir geworben ! — Uli ! Uli !
3$ fenne bief) nid)t mebr. 3n @eibe prcmgft bu,
35ie ^fauenfeber trägft bu ftolg jur ©cbau 780
Unb fcfylägft ben ^urpurmantet um bie Sdmltern;
£)en Sanbmann bliefft bu mit 33erad)tung an
Unb fcfmmft bidj feiner traulichen öegrüjsung.
Dhibettä. Sie ©fyr', bie ifym gebührt, geb' tcf> xljm gern ; 3)a§ iJtecfjt, ba§ er fi$ nimmt, t>ertt)etgr' xcfy ifym. 785
Slttutgtjaufeiu
2)a$ ganje Sanb liegt unterm fdf)toeren 3orn
90 lütHjelm Cell.
35e§ Äömg§ — fybtZ $tebermanne£ §erj
3ft fummcrDoK ob ber tfyrannifcfyen ©eVualt,
Sie toir erbulben — ©tdj attein rüfyrt nic£)t
©er allgemeine ©cfymerj — ©trf) fielet man, 790
2lbtrünnig fcon ben ©einen, auf ber (Seite
©e§ £anbe3feinbe§ fielen, unfrer SRot
^ofynfpredjenb, natfj ber leisten greube jagen
Unb buhlen um bie $ürftengunft, inbe3
©ein SSaterlanb fcon fcfytoerer ©ei^el blutet. 795
Übibettä*
©a3 Sanb ift fcfytoer bebrängt — Söarum, mein Dfyetm ?
2öer tft% ber e3 geftürjt in biefe üftbt?
@3 foftete ein einzig leidstes SSort,
Um augenbltdfö be§ ©ränget I08 ju fein
Unb einen gnäb'gen $aifer ju gewinnen. 800
Söefy' ifynen, bie bem SSolf bie 3lugen galten,
©a£ e3 bem toafyren Seften toiberftrebt!
Um eignen 3Sorteil§ bitten fytnbern fie,
©af* bie SBalbftcttte nxcfyt ju üftreidfr frören,
2öie ringsum alle Sanbe bo$ getan. 805
Sßofyl tut e3 ifynen, auf ber ^errenbanl
$u fxt$en mit bem ©beimann — ben Ä ai f e r
ÜBttt man jum §errn, um feinen §errn ju fyahtn.
Sfttütgfjaufett.
9Kuf$ \<fy b a § fyören unb au3 beinern 9Runbe ?
öbtbett§»
2$r fyabt midj aufgeforbert, I'afjt micfy enben ! 810
— äßelc^e Werfen ift'S, D^eim, bie 3^r feibft §ier fyielt? §abt ^fyr nicfyt fyßfyern ©tolj, afö fyter Sanbammann ober Sannerfyerr jii fein
gtoetter 2Juf3ug. (Erfte S$ene. 91
Knb neben biefen §irten ju regieren?
äöie? 3ft'§ ntd^t eine rühmlichere aBa^I, 815
3u fmtbigen bem königlichen §errn,
©id) an fein glänjenb 2ager anjujrf) liefen,
2113 Eurer eignen fönecfyte ?ßair ju fein
Unb ju ©eritfjt ju fii$en mit bem Sauer?
5lttittgljaufetu 21$, Uli! Uli! ^cf) erfenne fte, 820
Sie ©timme ber 33erfüf)rung ! ©ie ergriff Sein offnem Dfyr, fie fyat bein §er$ vergiftet!
Oinben^ 3>a, icfy berberg' e3 nid^t — in tiefer ©eele ©d^mer^t mxd) ber Spott ber gremblinge, bie un3 2)en Sauernabel freiten — 9licf)t ertrag' icl)% 825 3nbe3 bie eble ^ugenb ringsumher ©itf) ©fjre fammelt unter §absburg3 gähnen, Stuf meinem Erb' fyier müf$ig füll ju liegen Unb bei gemeinem Sagetoerf ben Senj £)e£ 2eben3 ju verlieren — 2Inber3too 830
©efdjefyen Säten, eine Sßelt be£ ^ufym^ Setoegt fid^> glänjenb jenfeit3 biefer Serge — Wlxx roften in ber §atle §elm unb ©cfyilb ; Ser $rieg£brommete mutige^ ©etön, 25er §erolb3ruf, ber §um Surniere labet, 835
©r bringt in biefe Säler nicf)t herein; 9?ic£)t£ ate ben ^ufyreibn unb ber §erbengtocfen Einförmige^ ©eläut' üernelnn' icfy fyier.
$tthtgljaufen,
Serbienbeter, Dom eiteln ©lanj fcerfübrt,
Seracbte bein ©eburtelanb ! Schäme bicl) 840
92 rDttyelm (Teil.
2)er uralt frommen ©Ute beiner SSäter! 3JJit fyetften Kranen toirft bu bi$ bereinft §eim fernen nacfy ben väterlichen Sergen, Unb btefe£ §erbenretf)en3 5Relobte, S)ie bu in ftoljem Überbruf* Verfcfymäfyft, 845
Sftit ©(^merjen^fe^nfud^t toirb fie btcfy ergreifen, 2Senn fie bir anllingt auf ber fretnben @rbe. D, mächtig ift ber Srieb be3 33aterlanb§! ' ®ie frembe, falfcfye SBelt ift nicfyt für bitfr, SDort an bem ftpljen Äaiferljof bteibft bu 850
£)tr etoig fremb mit beinern treuen §er$en ! ©ie Sßett, fie forbert anbre £ugenben, 3113 bu in biefen Malern bir ertoorben.
— ©elj' f^tn, Verlaufe beine freie ©eele,
9ttmm Sanb ju fielen, ^erb' ein gürftenlnecfyt, 855
©a bu ein ©etbftljerr fein fannft unb ein gürft
Stuf beinern eignen @rb' unb freien «oben.
%ä), Uli! Uli! «leibe bei ben ©einen!
©efy' nicfyt nad) Stltorf — D, Verlag fie nicfyt,
Sie fyeil'ge ©acfye betne3 33aterlanb§! 860
— 3$ &n ^er S^te meinet ©tamm§ — mein 9?ame @nbet mit mir. ©a fangen §elm unb ©djnlb ; ©ie Serben fie mir in ba§ ©rab mitgeben.
Unb mufc icfy beulen bei bem legten §aucfy,
$Da£ bu mein brecfyenb 2(uge nur ertoarteft, 865
Um fyinäugefyn Vor biefen neuen Sefyenfyof
Unb meine ebeln ©üter, bie icfy frei
3Son ©Ott empfing, Von Dftretcfy ju empfangen!
Stoben^
Vergebens totberftreben toxi bem ®önig,
gtretter 2Iuf3ug €rfte S$tnt. 93
S)ie Söelt gehört ifym ; tootlen toir allein 870
Un3 eigenfinnig fteifen unb üerftotfen,
Die Sänberfette if)m ju unterbrechen,
Die er getoaltig rings um un3 gebogen?
Sein ftnb bie 3ÄarIte, bie ©ericfyte, fein
Die ÄaufmannSftrafjen, unb ba3 Saumrofs felbft, 875
Da3 auf bem ©ottbarb Riebet, muj3 if>m jollen,
93on feinen Säubern tote mit einem 3Ze|
Sinb toir umgarnet ring§ unb eingefcbloffen.
— Söirb un§ ba§ 3teidj befeuert? Rann e§ felbft ©icf) fcfmi$en gegen Cftreicf>3 toaebfenbe ©etoalt? 88# §ilft ©ott un£ nicf)t, fein $aifer fann un£ Reifen. 2Ba§ ift ju geben auf ber föaifer SSort,
23enn fie in ©elb= unb ^riegesnot bie ©täbte, Die unterm Scbirm bes 21bler3 fid^> geflüchtet, 33erfcfänben bürfen unb bem 3?eicb fceräuftern? 885
— Stein, Dfyeim! SfiSo^Itat ift'S unb toeife 33orficf)t, ^n biefen fcf)toeren Reiten ber ^arteiung
©icf) anjufdjltefcen an ein mächtig §au£t. Die $aiferfrone gebt bon Stamm ju (Stamm, Die E>at für treue Dtenfte fein ©ebäcbtni3. 890
Docf), um ben mädjt'gen ßrbberrn toofyt fcerbienen, §eiftt Saaten in bie $ufunft ftreu'n.
5ltttttgfjaufetu
SBift bu fo toeife? 23itlft geller fefyn, al3 beine ebetn 23äter, Die um ber greibeit foftbar'n ßbelftein 9JKt ©ut unb SBIut unb öelbenfraft geftritten? 895
— ©tfnff' nadf) Supern hinunter, frage bort,
Sßie Öftreid^S öerrfcfjaft laftet auf ben Säubern!
94 rDttyelm Cell.
©ie toerben fommen, unfre ©cfyaf unb SRinber
Qu jaulen, unfre Silben ab^umeffen,
©en §ocf)flug unb ba3 §od)geft)übe bannen 900
^n unfern freien SBälbern, ifyren ©cfylagbaum
2ln unfre Brüden, unfre Sore fe|en,
3Jitt unfrer 2Irmut ifyre Sanb erlaufe,
gCRit unferm 33Iute tfyre Kriege jaulen —
— 5ftein, tt)enn toir unfer SBIut bran f eisen f ollen, 905
©0 fei'3 für un^ — toofylfeiler laufen toir
SDie greifyett afe bie $ned;tfd£)aft ein ! I
Stoben^
4 2Sa§ lonnen toir,
©in SBolf ber Wirten, gegen 2IIbre$t3 §eere!
Sem' biefe3 SBolI ber Wirten lernten, $nabe !
3$ fenn'8, itf) I)ab' e3 angeführt in ©cfylacfyten, 910
3$ §ah' e§ fechten feiert bei ^atitn^.
©ie füllen fommen, \m$ ein $od) auffingen,
2)a3 toir entfc^loffen finb nicfyt ju ertragen!
— D, lerne füllen, toeld&eS ©tamm3 bu bift!
SBirf nicfyt für eitetn ©lanj unb glitterfcfyein 915
2)ie ecfyte $erle beine3 2öerte3 fytn —
2)a§ £aupt ju fyeifcen eine§ freien SBolfö,
SDaS bir au3 Siebe nur ficJ) fyerjltcfy toeifyt,
3)a§ treulid) ju bir ftefyt in <Ram£f unb Stob —
2)a3 fei bein ©tolj, be3 2tbel§ rüfyme bid) — 920
3)te angebornen Sanbe fmtyfe feft,
2tn3 23ater(anb, an§ teure, fdjlief}' bi$ an,
®a§ fyalte feft mit beinern ganzen §erjen!
§ier finb bie ftarfen 2öurjeln beiner Äraft;
gtpetier 2Iuf3ug. (Erfte S$ene. 95
©ort in ber fremben Sßelt ftetyft bu allein, 925
6in ftf)toanfe3 Stofyr, ba£ jeber ©türm jerfnicft. D, !omm, bu fyaft un£ lang nicf)t meljr gefefm, 3ßerfud^§ mit un£ nur einen Sag — nur freute ©el?' nid)t nacf) Stltorf — £?örft bu? fyeute nicf>t ; 2)en einen Sag nur fcfyenfe btd^> ben Seinen! 930
(@r fafjt feine £anb,)
Ofabett^
3$ gab mein 2Bort — Sa^t midj — %d) bin gebunben.
^Ctttng^aufett (läßt feine £anb loa, mit Grnft).
2)u bift gebunben — ^a, Unglücklicher,
35u bift% boc^ nicbt burcf) SBort unb ©djtour,
©ebunben btft bu burd? ber Siebe Seile !
(9htben$ toenbet fid? toeg.)
— Verbirg bicf), tote bu tottfft. £>a§ gräulein ift' 3, 935
33erta bon Srunecf, bie jur §errenburg
SM<§ jiefyt, bi$ fefjelt an be3 $aifer3 SDtenft.
®a3 3htierfräulein toittft bu bir ertoerben
3Ktt beinern 2lbfaH bon bem Sanb — 33etrüg' bi$ m$t!
S)icf) anjulocfen, geigt man bir bie Sraut; 940
SDo$ beiner Unfcbulb ift fie nid^t befcbieben.
!Ritbeit$.
©enug Ijab' icf> gehört. ©eljabt 6ucE) tootyl! m ge^t 05.)
Sltthtgfjaufett.
2Bal)nfmn'ger Jüngling, bleib'! @r geljt babin !
2>cfy fann i()n nicfyt erhalten, nidjt' erretten —
©0 ift ber 2BoIfenfd?ieJ3en abgefallen 945
23on feinem Sanb — fo toerben anbre folgen.
2)er frembe $auber reiJ3t bie ^ugenb fort,
96 rDttfclm Cell.
©etoaltfam ftrebenb über unfre Serge.
— D unglücfferge Stunbe, ba ba§ grembe
$n btefe füll beglücften Xäler fam, 950
2)er ©itten fromme Unfcfyulb ju jerftören!
— ®a£ 9Zeue bringt herein mit SKacfyt; ba3 2llte, ©a3 äßürb'ge f Reibet, anbre Reiten fommen,
@3 lebt ein anber3 benfenbe$ ©efd^Ied^t ! 2öa§ tu' icfy fyier? ©ie finb begraben äße, 955
• 9Jttt benen id) gehaltet unb gelebt. Unter ber @rbe fcfyon liegt meine geit; SGBo^I bem, ber mit ber n e u e n ni$t mefyr brauet ya leben !
«3e$t ab.) '
«gtoette S$ene, (Sine 2öiefe fccm fjoljen gelfeit unb 2öatb umgeben.
5üxf ben getfen ftnb (Steige mit ©etänbern, audj Seitern, bort benen man natf)t)er bie Sanbleute t)erabfteigen fiefyt. 3m £nntergrunbe geigt fiel) ber ©ee, über roeldjem anfangt ein ^ftonbregenbogen ^u jerjert ift. 2)en ^rofpeft fäjlietjen i)ot)e 23erge, t)irtter melden noct) t)ör)ere (£i§gebirge ragen. (53 ift böttig sftaä)t auf ber ©gene, nur ber ©ee unb bie meinen ®tetfd)er leuchten im 2^onben=
Ud)t.
9fteld)t r)al, 23 au mg arten, 25H n feirieb, Sfteier bon Samen,
<8urt:t)arbtam23ül)el, 2lrnotb bon^eroa, jtlauäbon berglüe
unb nod) bier anbere 8 anbleute, alle bewaffnet.
3Mtf)tt)al (noct) hinter ber ©jene).
®er 33ergtt>eg öffnet fiefy, nur frifdj mir na$ !
3)en gel§ erfenn' i$ unb ba§ ^reujlein brauf ; 960
2öir finb am $\d, fyier ift ba3 Sftütli.
(treten auf mit 3öinbltd)tern.)
äSutfelrieb.
§or$! ©ettm, ($an% leer,
Smetter Tlnf^uq. gtsette S3ene. 97
9ftetet\
'§ ift nocfy lein Sanbmann ba. 2ßir ftnb Sie erften auf bem Sßlaij, totr Untertoalbner.
9tte(d)tf|at, 2Bie toett tft'3 in ber 3?ac^t?
SBaumgartett.
®er geuertoacfyter
3Som ©elteberg J?at eben jtoei gerufen. 965
(üDlatt fyört \$ ber ^ernc läuten.)
Fleier.
©tili ! £orcf> !
2tm Süffel.
3)a3 gSJtettenglöcftein in ber SBalbfapeUe klingt E>eII herüber aus bem ©djtofyjerlanb.
3hm ber gWe.
Sie Suft ift rein unb trägt ben ©djatt fo toeit.
©efy'n einige unb jünben Dfcisfyolj an,
2)af$ e3 lof) brenne, Wenn bie SJiänner fommen ! 970
(gtoei Sanbleute geEven.)
©eroa.
'§ ift eine fdjöne SJlonbennacfyt. ©er ©ee Siegt rufyig ba, afe tote ein ebner Spiegel.
9lm Süljet*
©ie fyaben eine leidbte gafyrt.
$3tttle(rteb (jetgt nac§ bem ©ee).
6a, fe£>t ! ©ef>t bortfyin! ©efyt t£>r md£>t3?
98 rmtyclm Ceti.
äfteter,
2Ba3 benn?— ^a, toafyrtid? ! ©in Regenbogen mitten in ber %latyt ! 975
ß3 ift ba§ 2id)t be§ 9ttonbe§, ba§ ifyn btlbet.
SSott ber 3ftüe*
2)a3 ift ein feltfam tounberbareS Seidjen ! @3 leben biete, bie ba3 mcfyt gefefyn.
@r ift boppelt ; fefyt, ein bläff er er ftefyt brüber,
SBaumgarietu
©in 9lacfyen fäfyrt foeben brunter toeg, 980
SMdjtljal.
®a§ ift ber ©tauffacfyer mit feinem &at)ti, ©er 93iebermann läj&t fid^> mcfyt lang' erwarten.
(©etyt mit Söaumgarten nad) bem Ufer.)
ÜJWeier,
3)ie Urner finb e§, bie am längften faumen.
9lm SSü^et.
©te muffen toeit umgeben bur$3 ©ebirg,
©af* fie be§ 2anbbogt3 $unbf$aft hintergehen. 985
(llnterbeffen fyahtn bie gtoei Sanbleute in ber 9JUtte be§ S)ßla$e§ ein $euer ange*
jünbet.)
9Md)tl)al (am Ufer).
2öer ift ba? ®tb\ ba§ Sßort !
©tauffadjer (öon unten).
$reunbe be3 SanbeS.
gmetter 2Iuf3ug. ^roette S$ene. 99
5tCTe ger)en nadj ber Stete, bert Äommenbcn entgegen. 2tu§ bem ftafjn netten
<8 1 a u f f a a) e r, 3 * e ( 9t e b t n g, |) a n § auf ber flauer, 3 ö r g t m
£ o f e, fö o n r a b § n n it, U Ir i cf) ber S er) m i b, 3 o f t ü o n Bettet unb
nod) brei anbere Sanbteute, gleichfalls beroaffner.
5Iße (rufen).
SBiUIommen !
(3«bem bic Übrigen in ber Siefc bertoeilen unb fict) begrüben, fomrrtt 3ttel<$tr)al mit Stauffacfrer bortoärt§.)
Wtttyfyal
D §err Stauffadjer ! 3$ ^a^ ^n ©efefyn, ber mief) mcfyt hrieberfefyen lonnte! Sie §anb ^ab1 icf) gelegt auf feine SUtgen, Unb glüfyenb 9?acbgefüf)l f)ab' tcf> gefügen 990
2tu§ ber erlofdjnen Sonne feinet 331icf3.
©tauffadjer, ©precfyt nid)t fcon S^adje. Dttdjt ©efcfyebnee rächen, ©ebrofytem Übel toollen fair begegnen. — 3e*?t fagt, toas $jf)r im Untertoalbner Sanb ©efcfyafft unb für gemeine ©adj' getoorben, 995
2Bie bie Sanbleute benfen; toie 2#r felbft SDen ©triefen be£ 23errat3 entgangen feib.
©urdf) ber <&uxtnwn furebtbaree ©ebirg',
Stuf tr>eit verbreitet oben Sifesfelbern,
2öo nur ber beifre Sämmergeier fräcb^t, 1000
©elangt' xä) ju ber Süpentrift, too fid?
2Iu3 Uri unb bom ßngelberg bie §irten
3lnrufenb grüben unb gemeinfam Reiben.
£)en Surft mir ftillenb mit ber ©letfeber 3Küd),
2)ie in ben 5tunfen fdfmumenb nieberquifft. 1005
^n ben einfamen Sennhütten ftfyxV id) ein,
100 IDiKielm lelL
9Jtem eigner Sßirt unb ©aft, bis baf$ icfy fam 3u Söofynungen gefellig lebenber SJtenfcfyen.
— ©rfdjoflen toar in biefen Tälern fcfyon
35er 9iuf beS neuen ©reuelS, ber gefcfyefyn, ioio
Unb fromme ©fyrfurcfyt fcfmffte mir mein Unglücf
33or jeber Pforte, too idj toanbernb Hoffte.
©ntrüftet fanb icfy biefe graben (Seelen
Dh bem getoaltfam neuen Regiment ;
SDenn fo tote tfyre 2(tyen fort unb fort 1015
SDiefelben Kräuter nähren, tfyre 33runnen
©leicf)förmig fliegen, Söolfen felbft unb Söinbe
SDen gleiten ©trid) untoanbelbar befolgen,
©0 i)at bie alte ©Ute l)ier fc>om 2llm
3um @nlel unfceränbert fort beftanben. 1020
9tö$t tragen fie bertoegne Neuerung
^m altgewohnten gleiten ©ang beS SebenS.
— ©ie garten £>anbe reiften fie mir bar,
SBon ben SBänben langten fie bie roft'gen ©$toerter,
Unb auS ben Slugen blitze freubigeS 1025
©efüfyl beS SJtut^, als id) bie %lamzn nanntt,
3)te im ©ebtrg bem Sanbmann heilig finb,
®en ©urigen unb Söaltfyer gürfts — 2SaS @ud)
Siedet toürbe bünfen, fcfyttmren fie ju tun,
@ud) fcfytouren fie bis in ben Stob ju folgen. 1030
— ©0 eilt* icf) fidler unterm IjeiPgen ©cfyirm SeS ©aftred&tS öon ©efyöfte §u ©etyöfie — Unb als \d) fam ins heimatliche S£at,
2öo mir bie Settern Diel Verbreitet toofynen — SllS icfy ben 3Sater fanb, beraubt unb blinb, 1035
3luf frembem ©trofy, fcon ber Sarm^erjigfeit SKübtät'ger 3flenfcf)en lebenb —
Stpetter 2Iuf3ug, §u>ette S3ene. 101
©tauffarfier.
§err im §immel! äReldjtyat.
Sa toeint' icf) ntcfyt! ÜRicfyt in ofynmädjt'gen Kranen
&o$ \<fy bie Äraft be£ fyeifcen ©dEmter^ au§ ;
$n tiefer Sruft, tote einen teuren ©cf)a£, 1040
33erfcf)lof$ tcfy ii)n unb backte nur auf Raten.
3$ frocfy burd) aüe krümmen be£ ©ebirgS,
$em %al toar fo fcerftecft, idf) tyäfyf e3 au§ ;
33i§ an ber ©(etfdjer eisbebecften %u$
©rtoartet' idf) unb fanb betooljnte §ütten, 1045
Unb überall, toobm mein #uf$ mid) trug,
ganb tcf> ben gleichen §af$ ber Sfyrannei ;
Qtnn bis an biefe lefcte ©renje felbft
belebter ©tf)ityfung, Wo ber ftarre Soben
Sluffyört ju geben, raubt ber SSögte ©eij — 1050
Sie §erjen alle biefeS biebern ^SolU
©rregt' \<fy mit bem ©tadfyel meiner SSorte,
Unb unfer finb fie alt' mit §erj unb 3Jhmb.
@tauffad)er, @5ro£e3 Ijabt 3$r in furjer grift geleiftet.
%d) tat nodfj mefyr. Sie beiben $eften finb'S, 1055
Sfoperg unb ©amen, bie ber Sanbmann fürchtet ;
Senn hinter tfjren getfentoaUen ftfnrmt
©er geinb jtdj) leidet unb f^äbiget baS Sanb.
SJiit eignen Slugen tooUV \<fy e3 erfunben ;
%d) War ju ©arnen unb befaf) bie 33urg. 1060
©tauffatfjer.
3$r fragtet Qua) bis in beS SigerS §öfyle?
102 IXHtyelm (Teil
WUUfäti.
$tf) War berfleibet bort in $üger3trad)t ;
%d) faf> ben Sanbfcogt an ber Xafel fd?tx>elgen —
Urteilt, ob itf) mein §er$ bedingen fann:
3$ fafy ben geinb, unb icf) erfcfylug xt>n nid^t* 1065
©tauffad) er,
gürtoafyr, ba3 ©lud toar @urer Äüfynfyeit fyolb.
(Unterbcffen finb bie anberen Sanbleute üortoärtS a^efornmen unb nähern fia) beiben.)
©0$ ]et$o fagt mir, toer bie greunbe finb Unb bie gerechten Banner, bie ©uefy folgten? 9Jiadf)t mid) belannt mit ifynen, baf$ tr>ir un£ 3utraulicfy nafym unb bie §erjen öffnen, 1070
ÜSWeter,
2Ser lennte (Surf) ntcfyt, §err, in ben brei Sanben? $tf) bin ber SKet'r fcon ©arnen ; bie3 frier ift 9Jlein ©cfytoefterfofyn, ber ©trutfy fcon SBinfelricb.
©tauffarfjer.
^t)x nennt mir feinen unbefannten tarnen.
(Sin SSmfelrieb toar% ber ben ©rächen fcfylug 1075
$m ©umpf bei SBeiler unb fein Seben lief*
^n biefem ©traujs.
28tnfelrieb* 3)a3 toar mein 2ltyn, §err SBerner.
9Jteltf)tlja( fceigt auf jtoei Sanbleute).
Sie ftofynen fyinterm Söalb, finb Älofterleute 93om ßngelberg — 3$r kerbet fie brum nicfyt SSerad^ten, toeil fie eigne Seute finb 1080
Unb niebt, tote fair, frei fi^en auf bem Grbe — ©ie lieben' 8 Sanb, finb fonft aud) too^I berufen.
gtpeiter 2Iuf3uci. gmeite S$tne. 103
«Stauffadjer (m ben beiben).
G5ebt mir bie §anb. @3 greife ficfy, toer feinem
9Jtit feinem Seibe pflicfytig ift auf ©rben;
©od) 3?eblid)feit gebeizt in jebem ©tanbe. 1085
©a3 ift §err SMebing, unfer Slltlanbammann.
Soleier/
S3$ fenn' tfm tDo£)L ©r ift mein SSiberpart,
©er um ein alte3 ©rbftüdf mit mir redetet.
— §err JRebing, ftrir finb geinbe fcor ©ertcfyt ;
§ier finb ftnr einig. (©Rüttelt \§m bie §anb.) 1090
6tauffarfjer.
©a3 ift brab gefyrocfyen.
28htfe(rie&.
§ört ifyr ? Sie fommen. §ört ba$ §orn fc>on Uri !
(^ecbtS unb lin!8 fieljt man bewaffnete 2Mnner mit 2Binblia)tern bie Reifen fyerab*
ftcigen.)
5(uf ber Wlaxm.
©efyt! fteigt nicfyt felbft ber fromme ©iener ©otteä, ©er toürb'ge Pfarrer, mit Ijerab? üRicfyt fcfyeut er ©e3 SöegeS 3Jiü£?en unb ba£ ©rau'n ber 9ta6)t, @in treuer §irte für ba§ S3olf ju forgen. 1095
83aumgartetu
35er ©igrift folgt ifmt unb §err 2BaItf?er fjürft ; ©0$ nicfyt ben £eft erblicf idj in ber Stenge.
28altl)er§ürft, ^öf feimann, ber Pfarrer, Leiermann, ber ©tgrift,
föuoni, ber fyixt, SSernt, ber Säger, $iuo bi, ber Sifdjer, nnb itod) fünf
anbere ß an bleut e. 9ttte ^ufammen, brehmbbreiBta, an ber äafyl, treten
öormärts unb ftetten fid) um ba3 geuer.
104 XXHtyelm (Teil.
äöaltfier ftürft,
©o muffen fair auf unferm eignen Grb' Unb väterlichen 33oben \m$ fcerftofylen 3ufammenftf)leicfyen, tote bie Stftörber tun, noo
Unb bei ber SRacfyi, bie ifyren fd^tDargen Hantel 9iur bem Serbredjen unb ber fonnenfcfyeuen 23erfcf)fr>örung leitet, unfer gute§ 9}ec£)t Un3 fyolen, ba3 bod) lauter ift unb flar, ©leicfytoie ber glanjfcotf offne ©cfyoß be3 £age3. 1105
2a$V$ gut fein ! 28a3 bie bunfle 3lad)t gef gönnen, ©oll frei unb fröfylitf) an ba§ Sicfyt ber ©onnen.
Otäffelmamt»
Jpört, toa§ mir ©ott m3 §erj gibt, Gibgenoffen !
SBir fielen fyier ftatt einer 2anb£gemeinbe
Unb lönnen gelten für ein ganje§ 33oIf . mo
©0 lafct un3 tagen nacf) ben alten 33räud)en
2)e§ 2anb3, toie toir'3 in ruhigen fetten pflegen ;
2öa3 ungefet^ltcf) ift in ber SSerfammlung,
©ntftfmlbige bie 9lot ber Seit, ©ocfy ©Ott
3ft überall, too man ba§ 9te$t bemaltet, 1115
Unb unter feinem §immel fielen tt)ir.
©tauffac^er,
2ßof)l, la£t un£ tagen nad) ber alten ©itte! 3ft e§ gleid^) 9tacf)t, fo lenktet unfer 3te$t.
3ft gleid? bie 3afyl ™fy öott, ba3 §erj ift ^ier
2)e3 ganzen SBolfö, bie heften finb zugegen. 1120
grretter 2Juf3ug. §u>ette 53ene. 105
©inb au$ bie alten Sucher nicfyt jur £anb, ©ie finb in unfre §erjen eingefcJjrteben.
Otöffefatamt.
2öo£)lan, fo fei ber 9iing fogleid) gebilbet. 9JZan pflanze auf bie ©cfytoerter ber ©etoalt !
2luf ber SDZauer*
©er Sanbe^ammann neunte feinen $lai3, 1125
Unb feine Sßeibel fielen il)m jur ©eite!
©tgrift,
@§ finb ber SSölfer breie. 2SeId)em nun ©ebüfyrt% ba3 §au:pt ju geben ber ©emeinbe?
Sfteier*
Um biefe @ljr' mag ©d)ft>% mit Uri ftreiten,
2öir Untertoalbner ftefyen frei jurücf. 1130
SBir ftefy'n jurücf ; toir finb bie $lel)enben, SDie §ilfe ^eifc^en bon ben madigen greunben.
Stauffatfjer*
©0 nefyme Uri benn ba3 ©djftert ; fein Sanner ßiefyt bei ben Stömerjügen un§ fcoran.
aßaltöer Surft
35e£ ©d)toerte§ Sfyre toerbe ©dE)fr>% ju teil; 1135
^nn feinet ©tamme3 rühmen tr>ir un3 alle.
OWffefawmt, 35en ebeln Sßettftreit la^t mtcfy freunblicfy fc£)Iidj)ten ; ©df)to% foU im 9tat, Uri im gelbe führen.
106 XDüfjefm (EeH.
SBaCt^er fyürft (reicht bem ©tauffac^er bie ©a)toerter).
©o nefymt !
(Stauffat^er.
SRid^t mir, bem 2llter fei bie ©fyre !
3m §ofe,
£)ie meiften ^afyxz gäfylt Ulrid) ber ©cfymib. 1140
$uf ber üJKauer» ©er SJtann ift n>atfer, bocfy nicfyt freien ©tanbä ; $ein eigner 3Ratm fann Stifter fein in ©cfyft>%.
©tauffadjer, ©tefyt nid^t §err 9tebing tyier, ber Slltlanbammann ? 2Ba§ fucfyen ftrir nocfy einen SBürbigern?
3Battf)er Surft,
@r fei ber Simmann unb be3 £ageS §au£t ! 1145
2öer baju ftimmt, ergebe feine §anbe !
(2llie tj^htn bie rechte £anb auf.) SRebtttg (tritt in bie SWitte).
$cfy lann bie §anb nicfyt auf bie Sudler legen, ©0 fcfytoör' tcfy broben Bei ben eto'gen Sternen, £)af$ td) micfy nimmer totfl fcom S^ec^t entfernen.
(ÜDlan richtet bie sroei <5$toerter fcor ilj>m auf, ber 9fftng tolbet ftcr) um i&n l)er.
@$fttft $ält bie 3ttttte, re$t§ ftetlt fic§ Uri unb linfä Untertoalben. @r fte^t auf
fein ©djladjtfdjtoert geftügt.)
2Ba§ ift% ba§ bie brei SSölfer be§ ©ebirg3 1150
§ier an be§ ©ee3 unwirtlichem ©eftabe ßufammenfüfyrte in ber ©eifterftunbe ? 2Ba§ fott ber Snfyalt fe*n ke3 tteuen Sunb§, 2)en Wir ^>ier unterm Sternenhimmel ftiften?
gireiter Zlur^ug. gtreite r5ene. 107
3tauffacf)er tritt in bcn äför jKften feinen neuen Suni ; cö "in 1155
Sin uralt 33üttbm§ nur bon Sätet 3ett, Da3 tanr erneuern ! SBijfet, (Sibgenoffen !
£b im3 ter See, ob uns bie Serge fcbeiben,
Uni jebeS SoD! fxcf> für jidj felbft regiert,
So pnb hrir eine 3 Stammen trcch im)) öluts, 116c
Unb eine oeimat iiYs, aus ber toir ;cgen.
SSinfelrieb. So in eä mahr, hriel3 in ben 2iebem lautet,
JBafj mir bon fernher in ba§ Sani: gematlt?
C, teilt'S uns mit, mas Gucb baren befannt,
Bajj iieb ber neue SunD am alten ftarfe ! 1165
3tauffatf)er. Oört, mas bic alten oirten fief» erjäMen. — 63 mar ein großes QMf, hinten im ßanbc !Rad; Mitternacht, £as litt ren icbmerer Deutung, gn biefer 3ftot befehle^ bic £anb§gemeinbe, SaB je ber ;ehnte Sürgct nach bem See 1170
£er 5>äter 2anb rerlaiie — 3)a3 gefdj Unb jogen aus, toehflagenb, Manner unb ßeiber, ßin gro^et oeeruig, nach ber SDtöttagfotme, 3Rit bem Scbmert fich fcfrlagenfc burch bas beutfebe öanb, 8te an ba£ §odj!anb biefer 3BaÜ>gebtrge. 1175
Unb eher nicht ermüdete ber 3lu3/ 8i3 baB fie famen in baS toilbe Jaf, 23c je$t bie äRuotta ;mi;chen ÜBiefen rinnt — 9t\dft Menfcbennmren maren hier ut iehen, 3tm eine oütte ftanb am Ufer einiam. 1180
108 IDifitelm Ceti.
©a faß ein Biaxin unb kartete kr gäfyre —
©od) ^efttg legete ber ©ee unb toar
SRid^t fahrbar ; ba bejahen fie ba§ £anb
©idj näfyer unb gefachten fcf)öne gülle
©e§ §olje§ unb entbeeften gute Srunnen 1185
Unb meinten, fiel) im lieben 33aterlanb
$u finben — ©a befcfjloffen fie ju bleiben,
©rbaueten ben alten gießen ©cf)ft)%
Unb fyatten mannen fauren STag, ben 2öalb
3Jttt toeitfcerfcfylungnen Sßurjeln augjuroben — 1190
©rauf, aU ber SBoben nicfyt meljr ©'nügen tat
©er $al)l be3 SBolfä, ba jogen fie hinüber
3um fcfjtoar^en Serg, ja, bi§ an£ Söeifclanb fytn,
2Bo, hinter eh)' gern (StfeStoatt Verborgen,
@in anbre£ üBolf in anbem jungen f priest. 1195
©en glecfen ©tanj ^xhauUn fie am Herntoalb,
©en glecfen Slltorf in bem %al ber 9teufc —
©od) blieben fie be3 Urfyrung§ ftets geben! ;
2lu3 all ben fremben Stammen, bie feitbem
^n 9Jtitte i^reS 2anb3 fiefy angefiebelt, 1200
ginben bie ©cfyto^er Banner fiel) beraub,
@3 gibt ba§ §erj, ba§ S3Iut firf) ju erfennen.
(3ftetcfyt rechts unb iinU bie £anb fytn.)
2luf ber 9Rauer.
^a, ftur finb eine 3 §erjen3, eines SSlutS !
9IÖC (fic| bie £änbe retcfyenb).
2öir finb ein 33olf, unb einig tollen toir fyanbeln.
©taufftttfjer,
©ie anbem SSölfer tragen fremben ^oefy, 1205
©ie fyaben fiel) bem ©ieger unterworfen.
gmetter 2Juf3ug. gmette 3$znt. 109
@3 leben felbft in unfern 2anbe3marfen
©er ©äffen btel, bie frembe ^flicf)ten tragen,
Unb ifyre $netf)tfd?aft erbt auf üjre Ähtber.
Socfy toir, ber alten ©cbtoeijer echter (Stamm, 1210
2Sir fyahtn ftet3 bie greibeit un$ betoatyrt.
9ftd)t unter dürften bogen toir ba3 $nie,
greitoiffig toäfylten toir ben ©c£)irm ber $aifer.
iRöffefotatttt.
grei tu aalten totr be$ Meines ©<fm£ unb ©cfyirm; ©0 ftefyt'3 bemerft in $aifer $riebridj3 SSrief. 1215
©tauffatfjer*
Senn I)errenIo3 ift aud) ber greifte mcfyt.
©in Dberfyaupt muf$ fein, ein l)öd)fter Stifter,
2öo man ba3 SRed^t mag fdE)ö^fen in bem (Streit.
Srum fyabtn unfre 3Säter für ben Soben,
Sen fie ber alten 2öübni§ abgewonnen, 1220
Sie @f)r' gegönnt bem ^aifer, ber ben §erm
©icf) nennt ber beutfcfyen unb ber toelfcfeen ©rbe,
Unb, töie bie anbern freien feinet 9?eitf)3,
©id) ifjm ju ebelm SBaffenbienft gelobt;
Senn biefe3 ift ber freien einige ^flicfyt, 1225
Sa§ Meid) ju fcfnrmen, ba3 fie felbft befcfyirmt.
9Jle(rf)^aL
2Ba3 brüber ift, ift SiJterfmal eine£ $nedjt3.
©tauffatfjer,
©ie folgten, toenn ber §eribann erging, Sern 9teicfy3panier unb fähigen feine ©dfjtacfyten. 3laä) Sßelfcblanb jogen fie gewännet mit, 1230
Sie Mömerfron' il)m auf ba3 §aupt ju fet$en.
110 Wilhelm Cell.
®af)eim regierten fie ftd) frö£?Ixd^ felbft
9?acfy altem 33rau$ unb eigenem ©efe£ ;
3)er fyöcfyfte Slutbann toar allein be§ $aifer§.
Unb ba^u toarb beftellt ein großer ©raf, 1235
2)er tyatte feinen ©i£ nicf)t in bem Sanbe.
2Senn 33futfcbulb tarn, fo rief man ifyn herein,
Unb unter offnem §immel, fcfylicfyt unb Kar,
©prad) er ba3 Stecht unb ofyne gurcfyt ber SJJenfcfyen.
2öo finb fyier (Spuren, ba$ toir Anette finb? 1240
3ft einer, ber e§ anber3 toeij}, ber rebe !
Sm £ufe.
Stein, fo öerfyält fid) alles, tote it>r tyredfjt, ©efaaltfyerrfcfmft toarb nie bei un$ gebulbet.
Stauffacfjer.
Sem $aifer felbft berfagten toir ©efyorfam,
©a er ba3 Sfted^t ju ©unft ber Pfaffen bog. 1245
Qtnn aU bie Seute bon bem ©otte£fyau§
©infiebeln un3 bie Slip in Slnfprucfy nahmen,
Sie totr betreibet feit ber SSäter 3e^/
3)er Stbt fyerfürjog einen alten 33rief,
©er ifym bie fyerrenlofe SBüfte fcfyenfte — 1250
Qmn unfer ©afein fyatte man bereit —
2)a fyradjen toir : „@rfd)ltd?en ift ber SBrtef !
$etn $atfer fann, toa§ unfer ift, berfebenfen ;
Unb toirb un3 Sftecfyt berfagt bom 9teitf>, hrir lönnen
$n unfern Sergen aucl) be3 ditifyZ entbehren." 1255
— ©0 fyradjen unfre SSäter ! ©ollen toit
2)e§ neuen 3°^e^ ©cbänblicfyfeit erbulben,
©rleiben fcon bem fremben Änecfyt, \va$ un3
gmetter 2Iuf3ug. groettc 53ene. 111
3>n fetner 9Jtacfyt lein Kaifer burfte bieten?
— 2Bir fjaben biefen Soben uns erraffen 1260
2)urtf) unfrer §änbe ^Jleifs, ben alten SSalb,
©er fonft ber Saren toilbe Jöoljnung toar,
3u einem ©t£ für 9Jlenf<f)en umgetoanbelt ;
2)ie 33rut be3 ©rächen fyaben toir getötet,
©er au§ ben ©ümpfen giftgefdjtooffen ftieg ; 1265
Sie -ftebelbetfe Ijaben toir jerriffen,
2)ie etoig grau um biefe SBübnte Ijing;
2)en garten %^l% gefprengt, über ben 2Ibgrunb
3)em 2Banber3mann ben fidlem (Steg geleitet ;
Unfer ift burd? taufenbjäfyrigen 33eft$ 1270
©er Soben — unb ber frembe §errenlned?t
©off lommen bürfen unb un§ &tttin fdbmieben
Unb ©cfymacfy antun auf unfrer eignen ©rbe?
3ft leine §ilfe gegen folgen ©rang?
(@\m grofje 23etoegung unter ben Sanbleuten.)
D^ein, eine ©renje Ijat Sijrannenmadjt : 1275
Jöenn ber ©ebrücfte nirgenb£ 9^ecf>t lann finben,
SSenn unerträglich toirb bie Saft — greift er
§inauf getroften 9Jhite§ in ben §immel
Unb Ijolt herunter feine eh)1 gen S^ed^te,
©te broben fangen unöeräujjerlicty 1280
Unb unterbreche!!}, tote bie ©teroe felbft —
©er alte Urftanb ber Statur Ufftt toieber,
2ßo 9Jtenfc£) bem 3JJertfc£)en gegenüber ftef>t —
3um legten SRtttel, toenn lein anbre3 meljr
SSerfangen toitt, ift ifjrn ba§ ©d^toert gegeben — 1285
©er ©üter fyödjfteS bürfen toir berteib'gen
©egen ©etoalt — 2Bir ftefyn für unfer Sanb,
SBir ftefyn für unfre Sßeiber, unfre ^inber!
112 rDtHieim Cell.
5IÖC (an ifyre ©djtoerter fc^Iagertb).
2Bir ftefy'n für urtfre Söeiber, unfre Äirtber !
Otöffelmattn (tritt in ben «Hing).
@fy' x^r jum ©cfytoerte greift, bebenft e£ toofyl! 1290
3$r lönnt e§ frieblid) mit bem $aifer fc£>Iicf)ten.
@S foftet eutf) ein 2öort, unb bie Scannen,
Sie eud) je£t fcfytoer bebrängen, fdjmeidjeln eucfy.
— ©rgreift, toa§ man eud) oft geboten fyat,
brennt eud) bom ^eid?, erfennet Dftreirf)§ §ot>ett — 1295
auf ber SOfotte?,
2öa3 fagt ber Pfarrer? 2ötr ju Dftreicf) frören!
§ört tfyn nidjt an !
2Bhtfelrteb*
2)a§ rät un$ ein Verräter, ©in geinb be3 2anbe3 !
O^ebutg*
dtuffiQ, (Sibgenoffen !
©cum*
Sßtr Dftreicfy fmtbigen, nacf) folcfyer ©dmta$ !
$ ott ber §(üe*
2Bir un£ abtrotzen [äffen burdj ©etoalt, 1300
2öa3 toir ber ©üte Weigerten !
SDleier.
£)ann toären 2öir ©Ilaben unb fcerbtenten, e§ ju fein !
gtpetter 2luf3ug. gmette S$znz. 113
2luf ber Stauer.
©er fei geftoften au3 bem 3^ed^t ber ©d&toetjer, 2ßer bon Ergebung fyricfjt an Dfterretd^ ! — Sanbammann, i$ befiele brauf, bie£ fei 1305
£)a3 erfte 2anb3gefe|, ba3 hrir fyier geben.
©0 fet'3! 2ßer bon ßrgebung fpricfyt an Dftreicfy,
©off recfytIo§ fein unb affer ©fyren bar,
$ein Sanbmann nefjm' ifyn auf an feinem $euer.
5tße (tyefcett bie rechte £anb auf).
2ßir tooffen e£, ba£ fei ©efei$ ! 1310
9?ebittg (naä) einer Sßaufe).
@3 ift'S. 5Röffefotatttu $e£t feib t£>r frei, xfyr fetb'8 burcf) bies ©efe|. 5ftid)t burtf) ©etoalt foff Dfterreid; ertro^en, 2Ba§ e8 burcf) freunblid) Söerben nidjt erhielt —
Soft tun «Seiler»
$ur £age§orbnung, toeiter!
Otebtitg.
Sibgenoffen ! ©tnb äffe fanften SJlittel autf) fcerfudjt? 1315
35ieffeid)t toet^ e£ ber $önig nicBt ; e§ ift 3Sof)l gar fein Söiffe nicf)t, toa§ toir erbulben. 2ludf) biefe3 Se^te fofften totr fcerfucfyen, ßrft unfre Älage bringen fcor fein Dbr, @f)' toir jum ©ctoerte greifen, ©cfyredlid? immer, 1320
114 rmiljelm Cell.
2ludj) in gerechter ©ad)e, ift ©etoalt.
©ott fyüft nur bann, totnn SSJtenfcfyen mcfyt mefyr Reifen.
©tauffac^fCr (*u ßonrab £mm).
9hm ift' 3 an (Sud), SBertcfyt ju geben. Siebet !
Äottrab Qütrn.
%<fy War ju Stfyetnfelb an be§ $aifer3 Sßfalj
3Biber ber 33ögte garten ©rucf ju Hagen, 1325
©en Srief ju fyolen unfrer alten greifyett,
©en jeber neue Äönig fonft beftatigt.
©ie 33oten vieler ©täbte fanb xä)' bort,
33om fcfytoäb'fctyen Sanbe unfc> fcom Sauf be£ Steins,
Sie all' erhielten ifyre Pergamente 1330
Unb lehrten freubig toieber in ifyr Sanb.
5Ri$, euren 33oten, toieS man an bie State,
Unb bie entließen micfy mit leerem £roft :
„©er Slaifer fyahz bie£mal feine $eit ;
©r toürbe fonft einmal toofyl an un§ benfen." 1335
— Unb ate itf) traurig burcfy bie ©ale ging
©er Äönig^burg, ba faJ> icf) §erjog Raufen
^n einem ßrler toetnenb ftefm, um tyn
©ie eblen §errn fcon 2öart unb £egerfelb.
©te riefen mir unb fagten : „§elft eud) felbft ! 1340
©erecfytigfeit erwartet nid)t Dom $önig.
beraubt er ntcfyt be§ eignen S3ruber3 $inb
Unb fyinterfyätt i^m fein gerechtes @rbe?
©er §erjog fleljt i£)n um fein SJiütterltcfyeS,
@r §abi feine $af?re fcoll, e3 toäre 1345
9tun $t\t, au$ £ank un^ 2eute su regieren.
2Ba3 toarb tfym jum 33efd)eib ? @in Äränjlein fe£t' ifym
©er Äaifer auf: ©a§ fei bie $ier ber 3uSeKb-"
Streiter 2Iuf3uq. Streite 53ene. 115
3Iuf ber Gatter. $$r ffabVio gebort. D^ecbt unb Serecbtigfeit Srtoartet mdji bom Äaifer ! öelft eueb fetbft ! 1350
Oiebutg,
9tt$t§ anbre* bleibt un3 übrig. 9tun gebt sJtat, Sßie toir ee flug jum froben Gnbe leiten.
2£a(tf)er tfürft -tritt in ben Ring).
abtreiben tüoffen toir berieten 3^an9 ;
Sie alten 9?ecbte, b>ie txnr jtc ererbt
23on unfern Tätern, trotten tarir bemabren, 1355
3txä)t ungezügelt nacb bem bleuen greifen.
©em Äaifer bleibe, toa3 bes Äcufers ift,
2ßer einen Serrn bat, bten1 ibm pflicbtgemäB.
Sßeier*
3$ trage ©ut bon Cfterreicb ju Seben.
SSaltfter ftürft. $$r fahret fort, Cftreicb bie ^ftiebt ju leiften. 1360
3 oft tJon heiler, 3$ fteu're an bie ßerrn bon Siappersireü.
2Sa(tf)er gffeft
%i)x fahret fort, ju ginfen unb ju fteuern.
Diöffefmamt,
Ser großen grau bon 3ü^cb Mn icb bereibet.
2öaWjer prft. 3$r gebt bem ßlofter, toaS bes Slofterä ift.
Stauffatfjer,
3>cf} trage feine Seben, afs be§ yJJeicb3. 1365
116 rDiltielm Cell.
23Ba(t^cr gfirft 2öa3 fein mu£, ba3 gefd^e^e, bodj ntdf>t brüber. Sie aSögte Wollen Wir mit tfyren $ned)ten Verjagen unb bie feften ©cfylöffer brechen ; ©ocfy, totnn e£ fein mag, ofyne S9tut. @3 felje ©er Äaifer, baf$ hrir notgebrungen nur 1370
©er ®f)rfurdf)t fromme ^3flid£)ten abgeworfen. Unb ftefyt er un$ in unfern ©cfyranfen bleiben, SSietteidjt befiegt er ftaatsflug feinen gom ; ^zrin büPge $urd£)t erWecfet firf) ein 3SoIJ, 2)a3 mit bem ©cfywerte in ber gauft ficfy mäßigt. 1375
JRebtitg. ©od) laffet fwren, tt>i e Wollenben wir' 3? @3 fyat ber geinb bie SBaffen in ber §anb, Unb mcfyt fürWaljr in ^rieben Wirb er Weisen.
©tauffadjer.
@r Wirb% Wenn er in 2Baffen un3 erblicft ;
SBir überrafcfyen tyn, efy1 er fid) ruftet, 1380
äReier,
3ft balb gefprocfyen, aber fcfyWer getan.
Un§ ragen in bem Sanb ^Wei fefte ©c£)löffer,
35ie geben ©cfyirm bem getnb unb Werben furchtbar,
2Benn \m$ ber $önig in ba£ Sanb follt' fallen.
Stojj&erg unb ©arnen mu£ bezwungen fein, 1385
@|' man ein ©cl)Wert ergebt in ben brei Sanben.
©tauffadjer. ©äumt man fo lang, fo Wirb ber $einb gewarnt ; Qu Diele ftnb% bie ba3 ©efyeimmS teilen.
Qn ben Söalbftatten finb't fid^> lein Verräter.
gtpeitcr ZIut3ug. §rpcite 5^m. U«
OWjfelmamt.
£er ßifer aucfr, ber gute, fann Verraten. 139°
2\>a(tf)er {yiirft.
Schiebt man es auf, 10 h>trb ber Stoma foiienbet
gn Sdtorf, unb ber Sogt befeftigt ücb.
Steter.
,$$r benft an euch.
Sigrtft. Unb ibr feib ungerecht.
-Dreier (auffa^renb .
SBix ungerecht! Sa? barf uns Ilri bieten!
Oiebing.
Sei eurem Gibe, dxxib'l 1395
SReier. ga, trenn jtdj Scbtor^ Serftebt mit Uri, muffen to i r moM icbtreigen.
sJxebtng,
gdp muB eucb toetfen ftor ber öanbsgemeinbe, Safe xbr mit (Jeff gern Sinn ben ^-rieften ftört ! Stebn trir nicbt alle für bieietbe Sacbe?
s£>htfelrieb.
Senn hnr'3 iKrfcbieben bis jum gfefl bes §errnr 1400 Sann bringt's ^ie Sitte mit, M£ alle 3 äffen Sem Sogt ©efcbenfe bringen auf baö ScMob. So tonnen ;eben Banner ober jtoölf
Sieb unt)erbacbtig in ber 8urg oerfammeln,
Sie fübren beimlicb fpi^ge Gifen mit, 1405
118 IDttyelm (Teil.
®ie man gefcfytoinb iann an bte ©täbe ftecfen, Qznn niemanb fommt mit SBaffen in bie Surg. gunäcfyft im 2Balb l)ält bann ber gro£e §aufe, Unb totnn bie anbern gtücflicfy ftd) be3 StorS • @rmäd)tiget, fo toirb ein §orn geblafen, 1410
Unb jene brechen au§ bem §interfyalt. ©0 hrirb ba3 ©djlofs mit leichter Arbeit unfer.
©en Stofjberg übemefym' itf) ju erfteigen,
2)enn eine 35irn' be3 ©cfyloffeS ift mir fyolb,
Unb leidet betör' idj fie, jum nächtlichen 1415
33efud) bie fcfytoanfe Seiter mir ju reiben ;
S3in t$ broben erft, jtefy' idfj bie greunbe na$.
JRebutg.
3ft'8. aller Söitte, ba£ fcerfcfyoben toerbe?
(£>ic 2Kefyrfyeit ergebt bie £cmb.) ©tauffa^et (*ä§It bie Stimmen.)
( ©3 ift ein 9Dtefyr bon gängig gegen jtoölf! SBaltljer Surft. SBenn am beftimmten Sag bie Surgen fallen, 1420
©0 geben toir bon einem 33erg jum anbern 2)a§ geilen mit bem 9iaud£) ; ber Sanbfturm toirb Aufgeboten, fdjmell, im ^auptort jebe§ £anbe£ ; 2Senn bann bie 3Sögte fefyn ber SBaffen (Srnft, ©laubt mir, fie toerben ftdj be£ ©ireit3 begeben 1425 Unb gern ergreifen frieblt$e3 ©eleu, 2tu3 unfern Sanbe^marfen ju enttoetcfyen.
©tauffatfjer, 9tur mit bem ©efjler fürest' xd) fd^toeren ©tanb, gurcfytbar ift er mit Seifigen umgeben ;
§n?eiter 2Iuf5ug. Streite S$ene. 119
Stiebt obne 39Ittt räumt er bas {yetb/ ja, fetbft 1430
Vertrieben bleibt er furcbtbar nccb bem öanb. Scbtoer tft'3 unb faft gefäbrticb, ibn ju fronen.
Saumgarten. SSo's ba(sgefäbrlidj) tft, ba ftettt micb bin! 3)em Jett berbanf icb mein gerettet Seben. ©ern fd^Iag1 icb'3 in bie Scbanje, für ba£ Sanb, 1435 SJtein' Gbri ijab' id) befcfmt$t, mein öerj befriebigt.
Diebing.
Sie 3eit bringt 9fart« Gnrartef* in ©ebulb ! 3Äon muß bem ätugenblid aucb toas vertrauen. — Süd? febt, inbes tarit näcbtHcb bier nocb tagen, Stellt auf ben böcbften Sergen fcbon ber üKorgen 1440 Sie gtüb'nbe £ocbtracbt aus — Kommt, laßt uns fcbeiben, Gfy' uns be§ Jages Seucbten überrafcbt.
SSaltljer Surft.
Sorgt nicbt, bie Dlacbt freist langfam au§ ben 2a(ern.
(2We ^aben nntoiHfürUa) bie £üte abgenommen unb betrauten mit ftiller Saturn; Umq bie Morgenröte.)
Öfrjffelmatttu
Sei biefem Siebt, bas uns juerft begrübt 33on allen Sötfern, bie tief unter uns 1445
Scbtoer atmenb mebnen in bem Qualm ber Stäbte, 2a£t uns ben Gib bes neuen 33unbes febfrören.
— -Sir Motten fein ein einjig 3SoII bon Srübem, %n feiner 3ht un* trennen unb ©efabr.
(2UIe dreien e§ nacb mit erb/ebenen brei K-ingem.)
— 22ir trotten frei fein, tote bie Setter waren, 1450 Gber ben Job, als in ber Änecbtfcbaft kb^n, im* oben.)
120 ItHHtelm ttcll.
— 2öir toollen trauen auf itva fyixfyften ©Ott
Unb un$ nicf)t fürchten bor ber 9#acf>t ber 3Jienfd^en.
(2Bie oben. Sie ßanbleute umarmen etnanber.)
©tauffa^er» 3>e£t gefye jeber feinet 2Sege§ ftiH 3u feiner greunbfcfyaft unb ©eno^fame! 1455
2ßer igirt ift, tointre rufyig feine §erbe Unb toerb' im füllen greunbe für ben 33unb!
— sißa§ nod) bi3 bafyin mu£ erbulbet fterben, @rbulbei'§! Sa^t bie S^edjnung ber Styrannen Slntoacfyfen, bi§ ein S£ag bie allgemeine 1460 Unb bie befonbre ©cfyulb auf einmal jatylt. Sejäfyme jeber bie geredete 58ut
Unb fyare für ba§ ®an%z feine 9ta$e;
Qmn S^aub begebt am allgemeinen ©ut,
2Ber felbft fid) fyilft in feiner eignen ©ad)e. 1465
(^nbern fie &u brei berfcMebenen (Seiten in größter Stufte ah$tf)tn, fällt ba§ Dr* d>efter mit einem pracfytbollen ©cfytoung ein; bie leere ©jene bleibt nod) eine 3eitlang offen unb geigt ba§ ©a)auftnet ber aufgefyenben ©onne über ben @i§ge*
birgen.)
dritter 9t u f 5 u g.
(£rfte Sitm.
§of bor <£ett8 oauie.
Jcll ijt mit ber 3^mmerart/ Öebroig mit einet fjäuy tiefen Arbeit be= E)äftigt. £8 alt I) et unb Si^elm in ber Briefe ipielenmit einer tleinen
^rmbruft,
SBalt^er (fingt).
9Jtit bem $Pfeil, bem vöogen, SDurd; ©ebirg unb -tat Kommt ber 2dnit5 gebogen
grüfr am 9JforgenftraM.
SBie im fReicf> ber Säfte 1470
König ift ter äBetlj, —
£ur# ©efrirg unb Klüfte
Öerrfcfrt ber SdEptge frei.
3bm gehört bas 33eite,
-Eae fein Sßfeil erreicht, 1475
3)a3 ift feine Q3eute,
23a3 ba freuest unb fleugt.
(£ommt gedrungen.)
©er Strang ift mir enijtoei. lOiadV mir Uftt, Sater!
Sea.
3$ niefct. Sin rechter Scfcüfce büft fxcf> felbft.
(Knaben entfernen fiefc.)
öebarig. £ie Knaben fangen ;eitig an ju fließen. 14S0
122 «MHielm Cell.
ZtU.
grüfy übt fid), toaS ein SUteifter toerben toiU.
^ebnrig* 21$, tollte ©ott, fie lernten' 8 nie !
©ie fotlen alles lernen. 28er burdjS Seben
©i$ frifcfy toitt fcfylagen, mufs jit ©cfm£ unb £ru£
©erüftet fein*
£ebttrig*
21$, e3 toxrb leiner feine 9tufy' 1485 3u ipaufe finben.
£eK,
9Kutter, t$ fann'8 audj nicfyt, ßum Wirten fyat Statur mtcfy mcfyt gebilbet; SRaftloS mu^ id) ein flüchtig 3iel Verfolgern ^ann erft genieß irf) meinet 2eben3 recfyt, 2Benn i$ mir'3 jeben £ag auf3 neu' erbeute. .1490
^ebttrig.
Unb an bie 2Ingft ber §au§frau benlft bu nid)t,
©ie fxdj) inbeffen, beiner toartenb, fyarmt.
Qmn mid) erfüllte mit ©raufen, toa§ bie $ne$te
3Son euren Söagefafyrten fxd) er-jafylen.
33ei jebem 2lbf<f)ieb gittert mir ba§ §e% 1495
®af$ bu mir nimmer toerbeft toieberfefyren.
$d) fefye btd), im Silben @i§gebirg
33erirrt, bon einer flippe gu ber anbem
SDen gefylfyrung tun; fefy', toie bie ©emfe bidji
Jtücffyrtngenb mit fid? in ben 2lbgrunb reifet, 1500
üffiie eine äBinblatoine btd) fcerfcfmttet,
Dritter 2Inf3tig. (Erfte 53ene. 123
2öie unter bir ber trügerifdfje girn
(gin&rid^t unb bu fytnabfinfft, ein lebenbig
SBegrab'ner, in bie fc^auerlid^e ©ruft —
2ld), ben fcertoegnen Slfyenjager fyafd&t 1505
©er £ob in Ijunbert toecfyfetnben ©eftalten!
2)a3 ift ein unglücffeltgeS ©etoerb',
£>a£ ^al^gefä^rlid^ füljrt am Sl&grunb Ijin!
«dt
2öer frifcfy umljerfyäljt mit gefunben ©innen, Stuf ©ott vertraut unb bie gelenle $raft, 1510
SDer ringt fidE; leidet au$ jeber galjr unb -Kot: 2)en fcfyrecft ber 33erg nicfyt, ber barauf geboren.
(@r $at feine Sirbett fcoEenbet, legt ba§ ©erat ijuttoeg.)
3je$t> mein' id), fyält ba3 £or auf Sa^r un^ ^a8- Sie 21$ im $au$ erfyart ben ^ünmermann.
(9ttmmt ben $ut.)
^ebttJig,
3Bo gefyft bu r/in? 1515
9laü) Slltorf ju bem 33ater.
£ebtt%
©innft bu auty nichts ©efafyrlicf>e§? ©eftefy* mir'3!
2Bie lommft bu barauf, grau?
$cMrif.
.@3 fyinnt ftdp ctoaä
©egen bie 35ögte — Stuf bem SRütli toarb ©etagt, icfy toeijs, unb bu bift aud? im Sunbe*
124 IDityelm Cell.
%d) fear nicfyt mit babei — bod!) toerb' icfy mi$ 1520 35em Sanbe mcfyt entjiefyen, toenn e§ ruft.
©ie derben bicfy fyinftellen, too ©efafyr ift ;
$Da3 ©cfytoerfte hrirb bein Slntcil fein, tote immer.
£efl.
©in jeber toirb befteuert nad) Vermögen.
^ebtmg.
3)en Untertoalbner fyaft bu aud) im ©türme 1525
Über ben ©ee gefcfyafft — ©in Sßunber toax% $Da£ ifyr entnommen — ©adj)teft bu benn gar nid)t 2ln ßinb unb 2Beib?
Sieb SBeib, id) badfyt' an eu$; £)rum rettet' id) ben 3Sater feinen $mbern,
§ebttJtg.
3u f Riffen in bem toüt'gen ©ee! ©a§ fyei^t 1530 9föd?t ©ott vertrauen ! £)a§ fyetftt ©ott fcerfudjen !
XttL. 2ßer gar ju t>iel bebenft, toirb toentg leiften!
^ebiuig.
^a, bu bift gut unb fyilfretd), bieneft äffen,
Unb toenn bu felbft in -Kot fommft, fyilft bir leiner.
£etf. aSer^üt' e3 ©ott, ba£ xfy nicfyt §ilfe brause ! 1535
(<Sr nimmt bie Slrmbruft unb Pfeile.)
Dritter 2lnfou$> (Erfte S$mt. 125
£ebtoig.
2öa§ hrittft bu mit ber 2trmbruft? 2a£ fte ^ter!
Wvc fefylt ber 2lrm, toenn mir bie SBaffe fefylt.
(£)te Änaben fomtnen gurücf.)
2Saltijer*
33ater, too gefyft bu tyin?
3lad) SHtorf, ßnabe, Sum (Stym — SBülft bu mit?
2»altt)er.
3a, freiließ toill tcfy.
^pebttiig,
©er Sanbfcogt tft jeijt bort. SIeib' toeg fcon 2lItorf ! 1540
£efl.
@r gefyt, nocfj fyeute.
§ebttng,
©rum laft um erft fort fein! ©emafyn1 tfyn nicfyt an btdj, bu toetftt, er grollt un£.
£ett,
9Jttr foff fein böfer 2öiITe nidjt t>tel fdjaben, $$ tue red)t unb fdjeue leinen $emb.
£ebttrig*
3)ie red^t tun, eben bie Ijaftt er am meiften. 1545
Sßeil er nicfyt an fte fommen fann — 9Jti$ toirb SDer bitter toofyl in ^rieben {äffen, mein' i$.
126 HKHteim Cell.
£ebtt%
©o, toeiftt bu ba3?
SeH,
@3 ift ntcfyt lange fyer, ©a ging id? jagen burcfy bie toilben ©rünbe ©e£ ©c£)äcf)entat3 auf menfcfyenleerer ©pur ; 1550
Unb ba idfj einfam einen gelfenftetg Verfolgte, too nicfyt au8jutoei$en toar, ©enn über mir Ijing fc^roff bie gefetoanb fyer, Unb unten raufcfyte fürcfyterltdf) ber ©cfyäcfyen.
(2)ie ßnaben brängen ftcg re#t§ unb IxnU an t^n unb fefyen mit gekannter %ltu* gier an iljm hinauf.)
©a fam ber Sanbbogt gegen mxä) bafyer, 1555
@r ganj allein mit mir, ber aucfy allein toar,
33loJ3 9ttenfcfy ju SJlenfd^, unb neben un$ ber 2lbgrunb.
Unb afö ber §erre mein anftcfytig toarb
Unb micfy erfannte, ben er furj jubor
Um Heiner Urjac^ ftnllen fcfytoer gebüßt, 1560
Unb fafy micfy mit bem ftattlicfyen ©etoefyr
©afyer gefcfyritten fommen, ba berblafst' er,
©ie Ante' berfagten ifym, icfy fafy e§ fommen,
©aft er jettf an bie getetoanb tottrbe finfcn.
— ©a jammerte mtdj) fein, icfy trat gu ifym 1565
Sefdjeibentlid) unb fprad) : $cfy bin' 8, §err Sanbbogt.
@r aber fonnte feinen armen Saut
2tu§ feinem -JJhmbe geben — 9Ktt ber §anb nur
SBinlt' er mir fcfytoeigenb, meinet 2Beg§ ju gefyn ;
©a ging icfy fort unb fanbt' tfym fein ©efolge. 1570
$ebtirfa.
@r fyat bor bir gegittert — SBefye bir ! ©af$ bu ifyn fötoaä). gefefyn, bergibt er nie.
Dritter 2Iuf3ug. (Erfte Sprit. 127
£efl.
£)rum meto' id) ifyn, unb er toirb micfy ntcfyt fixiert.
§ebttng.
SSIeib' ^cute nur bort toeg. ®efy' lieber jagen.
ZtU.
2ßa3 fällt bir ein? 1575
$ebtmg,
3SJitd^> ängftigt'3. bleibe toeg. £ea.
Sßie fannft bu bicfy fo ol)ne Urfacf)' quälen?
£ebtt>tg. 2Beü'3 feine Urfac^ tyat — STetl, bleibe fyter !
ZtU.
%d) fyab'3 fcerfprodjen, lieber SBeib, ju fommen.
£ebtotg- 9Jtuj$t bu, fo gelj' — nur laffe mir ben Knaben!
Söartfjer, 9iein, 9ftütter$en. %d) gefje mit bem 3Sater. 1580
^ebttrig, 3BäItt, fcerlaffen toillft bu beine Butter?
2ßaW)cr. 3$ bring1 bir aucf) toa§ §übfdf)e3 mit t>om (gfyni.
(®e§t mit bem SBater.)
«BtOjelttt,
SUlütter, i$ bleibe bei bir !
128 rDttfjelm Cell.
^pebttltg (umarmt i^n).
Sa, bu bift 9flein liebet ®inb, bu bleibft mir nocf) atiein !
(Sie gefyt an baä £oftor unb folgt ben 2lbge§enben lange mit ben Slugett)
<5tt>ette S3erte.
(Sine ctngcfd^Ioffetic tu Übe SBalbgegenb. ©taub6äd)e ftür^en üon ben
gelfett.
23er ta im ^agbftetb. ©leid) barauf 9£uben$.
SJerta. @r folgt mir. ©nblid) tarnt icfy miefy erflären. 1585
SRubett^ (tritt rafa) ein).
gräulein, je$t enbltcf) finb' \<f) @ud> allein; Slbgrünbe fd&liejsen ring3uml)er un£ ein; $n biefer SJBilbmS fürest' id) feinen beugen; 33om §erjen toälj' icfy btefeS lange ©cfytoeigen!
Serta.
©eib 2#r getoi^, ba£ uns bie SaS^ wM&* folgt ? 1590
9htbett£.
©ie $agb ift bort tymauS — $ei$t °ker ™e!
3$ muft ben teuren 2tugenblicf ergreifen —
@ntf (Rieben fefyen muj$ xä) mein ©efcfyicf,
Unb fottt1 e£ mtcfy auf etotg öon (Surf) fcfyeiben.
— D, toaffnet 6ure gütigen SBItdfe nic^t 1595
3Äit biefer finftern Strenge — Söer bin i$,
S)a^ icfy ben füfmen 2öunfcf) ju ©uefy ergebe?
9JUcf) f)at ber 9tuf)m nod) nicfyt genannt; xä) barf
Dritter 2Iuf3ug. gtoette S^tnt. 129
SJttd) in bie Stetig mrf)t ftetfen mit ben JRitterr.
2)ie fiegberüfymt unb glänjenb Surf) umwerben. 1600
9ii$t3 f^ab' id? al3 mein §erj fcotl Streu' unb Siebe—
S3etta (ernft unb ftreng).
2)ürft' 3^)t fcon Siebe reben unb tion Streue, £)er treulos toirb an feinen näcfyften ^3fli$ten?
(«Rubenj tritt jurücf.)
©er ©flaue Dfterreid^, ber fid^> bem grembling Verlauft, bem Unterbrürfer feinet SolfS ? 1605
Dluben^ 33on (Sucf), mein gräulein, J)ör' id) biefen 33ortourf? 2Ben fud^' td? benn, al§ Sud?, auf jener (Seite ?
»erta*
9fti$ benft g$t auf ber Seite be£ S5errat§
3u finben? Sfyer toollt' icf) meine §anb
Sern ©e^Ier felbft, bem Unterbrürfer, fcfyenfen, 1610
211$ bem naturberge^nen ©obn ber ©cf)toei$,
2)er ftd) ju feinem SSerfjeug marfjen fann !
SRubettj. D ©ott, toa8 mu£ id? fyören?
Serta.
2öie? 2ßa§ liegt
2)em guten 9ttenfrf)en näfyer, als bie ©einen ?
©tbi'S fdf)ön're ^flicfyten für ein eble§ §erj, 1615
3113 ein 33erteibiger ber Unfcfmlb fein,
£)a3 Siedet be£ Unterbrürften ju befcbirmen?
— 3)ie ©eele blutet mir um ©uer SBolf,
$cfy leibe mit tbm, benn tdj muft e§ lieben,
3)a3 fo befcfyeiben ift unb bocf) bott Äraft; 1620
130 rDMjelm Cell.
63 jiefyt mein ganges §erg micf) ju ifym fytn,
Sötit jebem Stage lern' icfy'3 mefyr bereiten.
— gfyr aber, ben Statur unb 9titter:pflidjt
Sfym $um geborenen Seftfm^er gaben,
Unb ber'3 toerläftt, ber treulos übertritt 1625
,3um geinb unb Letten fcfymiebet feinem Sanb,
3$r feib% ber mi<f) berieft unb franft ; td) ntufj
Sftein £>er$ bedingen, baj$ i$ (Sucfy nicfyt fyaffe. .
^Rubens*
mU iä) benn nidbt ba§ Sefte meinet SSoII^?
3$m unter Dftreid)§ macfyt'gem $e!pter ro$t l63°
SDen ^rieben —
SJerta.
Änecfytfcfyaft tooHt 3$r tbm bereiten! ©ie $reil)eit toottV $fyr aus bem legten Scfylofs, 2)a3 ifyr nocfy auf ber @rbe blieb, Verjagen. 35a3 SBoIf fcerftefyt fid) beffer auf fein ©lud, $ein ©cfyein fcerfüfyrt fein fixeres ©efüfyL 1635
@utf) fyaben fte ba3 9le£ um3 feaupt geworfen —
SBubett^
SBerta ! %fyx fyaftt micf), 3$r öerac^tet mi$ !
SSerta.
%&V \fy<*, mir toäre beffer — 2lber ben
SSerad^tet fefyen unb t>eracbtung3toert,
©en man gern lieben mochte — 1640
Serta! Serta! 3$r geiget mir ba§ ^>ödE>fte §immel3glücf Unb ftürjt micfy tief in einem 2tugenblid.
Dritter 2Iuf3ug. gmette 53ene. 131
SBerta.
9?ein, nein, ba§ Gble ift nicfyt ganj erfticft
^n @ucf) ! G3 fcf)Iummert nur, idj totll e£ toecfen ;
Sfyr müpt ©etoalt ausüben an Surf) felbft, 1645
3Me angeftammte Sugenb $u ertöten ;
2)odi), toobl Gud?, jtc ift mächtiger, afe £$f?r/
Unb trot$ Gurf> fetber feib 3#r gut unb ebel !
3för glaubt an midj ! D Serta, affe§ läfct
9fttdE) Sure Siebe fein unb toerben ! 1650
. Serta.
©eib,
2ÖDju bie fyerrlxcfye SZatur Gucfy machte! (Srfüfft ben 5ßla£, toobin fie Gucb gefteüt, $u Gurem SJolfe fte£>t unb Gutem Sanbe Unb Iätnj)ft für Guer beüig S^ec^t !
SBe^mir! 2Sie fann xcfy Surf) erringen, Sud; befifeen, 1655
$8tnn icf) ber 5Jtacbt be3 StaiferS toiberftrebe ? 3ft'3 ber 3Serit)anbten mäcbt'ger 23iffe nid^t, S)er über Gure §anb tr/rannifc£> toaltet?
SBerta.
Qn ben SBalbftätten liegen meine GJüter,
Unb ift ber (Sdjtoexjer frei, fo bin aud) id^'^. 1660
Ohxbext^
SBerta, toelcfy einen SBlicf tut 3>br mir auf !
SBeria,
Jpofft nxcf)t, burcf) Dftreid^ ©unft mxä) ju erringen, yiad) meinem Grbe ftretfen fie bie §anb,
132 rDtltjelm Cell.
35a3 toitl man mit bem großen @rb' bereinen. ©iefelbe Sanbergier, bie eure greifyeit 1665
SSerfd^Iingen toill, fie brofyet and) ber meinen ! — D greunb, jum Dpfer bin icfy auSerfefyn, 33ielleicfyt, um einen ©ünftling ju belohnen — SDort, too bie galfcfyfyeit unb bie Sftänfe froofynen, §in an ben Äaiferfyof tottf man micf) jtefyn, 1670
®ort Darren mein fcerfyafster @fye Letten; ©ie Siebe nur — bie @ure fann micfy retten !
SRttbenj.
3$r fönntet @ud) entfcfylie^en, fyier $u leben, 3n meinem 33aterlanbe mein ju fein? D 33erta, all mein ©eignen in baS 2Beite, 1675
2BaS toar eS, als ein ©treben nur nacfy @ud)? @ud) fud^t' icfy einzig auf bem 2öeg beS 3tufymS, Unb all mein ©fyrgeij toar nur meine Siebe. gönnt 2$r mit mir @ucfy in bieS fülle SJäl ©infcfylief^en unb ber @rbe ©lanj entfagen — 1680 D, bann ift meines ©trebenS 3iel gefunben ; 2)ann mag ber ©trom ber toilbbetoegten 2ßelt 2ln3 ficfyre Ufer biefer 33erge fcfylagen — Sein flüchtiges Verlangen fyab' xä) mefyr §inauSjufenben in beS SebenS SBeiten — 1685
Qann mögen biefe Reifen um uns fyer Sie unburcljbringlid) fefte 9JJauer breiten, Unb bieS fcerfd)lof$ne fel'ge £al allein $um §immel offen unb gelittet fein !
SSerta.
3e£t bift bu ganj, Vx>te btcfy mein afynenb §erj 1690 ©etraumt, micfy fyat mein ©laube nicfyt betrogen !
Dritter 2luf3ug. gleite S^tm. 133
%ai}Xy Ijtn, bu eitler SBafyn, ber mid? betört !
%d) foß ba3 ©lud in meiner §eimat fvnben.
§ier, too ber Änabe fröfyltcfy aufgeblüht,
2öo taufenb greubetyuren mid) umgeben, 1695
3Bo ade Duellen mir unb Säume leben,
^m 23aterlanb totffft bu bie Steine Serben !
2% toofyl l?ab' id) e3 ftetS geliebt ! 3d? fü&I'8,
@3 fehlte mir ju jebem ©lud ber @rben.
23erta,
2So fear' bie fel'ge Snfel aufjufinben, 1700
Söenn fie nidfjt fyier ift, in ber Unfdmlb £anb?
§ier, too bie alte Streue Ijeimifd) toofynt,
2öo ficfy bie galfcfyfyeit npcfy nicfyt t)ingefunben ?
2)a trübt lein 9ieib bie Quelle unfern ©lüd3,
Unb etoig f)ell entfliegen un3 bie ©tunben. 1705
— ©a fei)' icf) bid^> im eckten SJtannertoert,
£)en ©rften fcon ben freien unb ben ©leiten,
Mit reiner, freier §ulbigung fcerefyrt,
©rofs, toie ein $onig toirft in feinen 9teicfyen.
D?ubeit^
3)a fei)' icfy bicf), bie Ärone aller grauen, 1710
$n toeiblicfy reijenber ©efdjäfttgfeit,
$n meinem feauZ ben §immel mir erbauen
Unb, tote ber gtüfyling feine Slumen ftreut,
SSJlit fcfyöner Slnmut mir ba§ Seben fcfymüden
Unb alles ring§ beleben unb beglüden! 1715
S3erta, ©iefy, teurer greunb, toarum xä) trauerte,
134 rfiUjelm Cell.
2113 id) bie3 J>öd£>fte SebenSglücf bidf) felbft 3erftören fal) — 2öefy' mir ! 2öie ftünb'3 um micfy, %Stnn id) bem ftoljen Dritter rnü^te folgen, Sem Sanbbebrütfer, auf fein finftre3 ©cfylofc ! 1720 — §ier ift lein ©cfyloj*. 9Jtid) fdjeiben feine dauern 3Son einem 35011, ba£ tdj> beglücfen fann !
SRuben^
©od) toie miä) retten — tote bie Schlinge löfen, ©ic i$ mir töricht felbft um§ §aupt gelegt?
»erta,
3erreif$e fie mit männlichem @ntfd)luf$ ! 1725
2Ba3 aufy brau§ toerbe — ftel)' ju beinern SBolf !
6§ ift bein angebomer 5ßla£. (Sagbljörner in ber gerne.)
©ie ^agfc $ommt näfyer — fort, toir muffen fdjeiben — kämpfe gür£ Saterlanb, bu f äntyfft für beine Siebe ! @8 ift ein $einb, fcor bem toir alle gittern, 1730
Unb eine ^retfyett macfyt un£ alle frei ! (®e$en a&)
Dritte S3ene*
SBiefe bei SXltorf. — 3m Sorbergrunb Zäunte, in ber £iefe ber §ut
auf einer ©tange* S)er ^rofyeft roirb begrenzt burdj ben Söamtberg,
über toeldjem ein (Sdjneegebirg emporragt
grtejsfyarbt unb £eutfyolb galten Sßaäje.
Sfrießtyarbi
2Bir gaffen auf umfonft. @3 toiH fiel) niemanb §eran begeben unb bem iput fein' ^eberenj (Srjeißen, '8 toar bocfy fonft tote 3>afyrmarft fyier;
Dritter 2Iuf3ug. Dritte S3ene. 135
!Je£t ift ber gange Singer tote beröbet, 1735
©eitbem ber ^3opanj auf ber Stange bangt.
2eutf;o(b. 9fur \d)kd)t ©efxnbel läpt fid) fefyn unb fcfyfrungt Un3 jum 33erbrie£e bie jerlum^ten SRü^en. 2Ba§ reite Seute jtnb, bie machen lieber £)en langen Umtoeg um ben ba(ben gtecfen, 1740
Sty1 fie ben Eueren beugten bor bem §ut.
^rieparbt. (Sie muffen über biefen 5ßla^, it>enn fie 23om 9tatf)au5 fommen um bie 9J?ittag$ftunbe. Sa meint' icb fefron, 'nen guten gang $u tun, Senn feiner baebte bran, ben ©ut ju grüben. 1745 S)a ftebt'3 ber Sßfaff, ber SWffelmann — fam juft 33on einem Traufen r;er — unb ftefft1 ftcb bin 5ERit bem ^odjftürbigen, grab' bor bie Stange ©er Sigrift muffte mit bem GHöcflein febeften : £>a fielen atP auf$ Sure, icb [eiber mit. 1750
Unb grüßten bie SDionftranj, boef) nid)t ben §ut.
^eutfjolb. §öre, ©efetP, e3 fängt mir an ju beuebten, 2Bir fter)en bier am oranger fc>or bem ßut ; '§ ift boef) ein Schimpf für einen ^Reiteremann, ©$übfr>acf)' ju ftefyen t>or einem leeren §ut — 1755 Unb jeber reebte $erl muB uns beraebten. — 2)ie 9^et)erenj ju machen einem §ut, @§ ift boefy, traun, ein narrifeber Sefefyl !
^rieparbt.
SBarum niebt einem [eeren, bohlen öut ?
Sücfft bu bi$ bo$ bor manchem fjor/Ien Sd^äbel. 1760
136 nMHielm Cell.
£)i(begarb, 2ftecf)tfyüb unb (Stehet treten auf mit Äinbern unb ftetten fid) um
bie ©tauge.
Unb bu bift aucf) fo ein bienftfert'ger ©cfyurfe Unb bräcfyteft toacfre ßeute gern m§ Unglücf. 9Jiag, toer ba toiH, am §ut öorübergetyn, 3$ brücf bie Slugen ju unb fefy' nicfyt fytn.
SRedjtljilb.
SDa fyängt ber Sanbfcogt — fyabt Stefpeft, ifyr Suben ! 1765
Sßottt'g ©ott, er ging' unb Itefc' un§ feinen §ut: @3 feilte brum nid^t ftf)led)ter ftefyn um§ Sanb !
Sfrifftarbt (öerföettd&t fie).
SBottt tyr bom 5ßla|! Sertoünfc^teS SSoII ber SGBeiber! 2öer fragt naefy euefy ! ©cfyicft eure Scanner fyer, SSenn fie ber 9Jiut fticfyt, bem Sefefyl ju trogen. 1770
(SBeiber ge^en.)
£ett mit bei Strmbruft tritt auf, beu Knaben an ber §anb füfyrenb ; fie gefyen au bem §ut oorbei gegen bie üorbere ©jene, oljne barauj $u aalten.
SBalt^er (jeigt naä) bem Sannberg).
Sater, tft'S toafyr, ba£ auf bem Serge bort 35ie Säume bluten, tvinn man einen ©treiefy ©rauf führte mit ber Sljt ?
%&.
2ßer fagt ba3, ßnabe?
2Battl>er,
2)er SfJZeifter §irt erjä^It'8 — Sie Saume feien ©ebannt, fagt er, unb toer fie fcfyäbige, 1775
Sem toacfyfe feine £>anb fyerau£ jum ©rabe.
Dritter 2Juf3ug. Dritte S3ene. 137
XtU.
5Dte Säume ftnb gebannt, ba§ ift bie SBaljrljeit. — ©iefyft bu bte girnen bort, bte toet^en £örner, S)te i)od) bis in ben §immel ftd) Verlieren?
223altfjet\
2)a3 ftnb bte ©letfcfyer, bte be3 ;Ka$t3 fo bonnern 1780 Unb un§ bie ©djjlaglatoinen nieberfenben.
ZtU.
©0 tft% unb bie Salinen Ratten längft
3)en gletfen Slltorf unter ifyrer Saft
33erfd)üttet, tüenn ber Söalb bort oben md)t
2118 eine Sanbtoefyr fid) bagegen fteftte. 1785
233 (titlet (na$ einigem Sefinnen).
®ibt'§ Sanber, 33ater, Wo nicfyt Serge ftnb?
ZtU.
2öenn man ijinunterfteigt bon unfern §öf>en
Unb immer tiefer fteigt, ben Strömen na$,
©elangt man in ein großes, ebne§ Sanb,
2öo bie SSalbtoaffer nicfyt meljr braufenb fcfyäumen, 1790
2)ie $lüffe rufytg unb gemadjlid) jieljn ;
2)a ftef)t man frei nacfy aden §immel§raumen,
£)a3 Äorn toäd^ft bort in langen, frönen 2luen,
Unb toie ein ©arten ift ba£ Sanb ju fdjauen.
Sßaitljer,
©i, SSater, toarum fteigen toir benn m$t 1795
©efdjtoinb fytnab in btefeS fdjöne Sanb,
Statt ba£ toir un§ fyter ängftigen unb plagen ?
138 IDittielm Cell.
XtU.
©a§ £anb ift fdjön unb gütig, tote ber §immel ;
©od? bie'3 bebauen, fxe genießen nxdjt
©en ©egen, ben fie pflanzen. 1800
2Batii)er,
2öofynen fie 9iicfyt frei, tote bu, auf tfjrem eignen @rbe?
XtU.
©a§ gelb gehört bem SStfd^of unb bem $önig.
2öaW)ei\
©0 bürfen fie boefy frei in SBalbern jagen?
Seil.
©em §errn gehört ba£ 2öüb unb ba3 ©efieber* äßaltljer.
©ie bürfen bod) frei fif^en in bem ©trom? 1805
£efl.
©er ©trom, ba£ 9Jteer, ba§ ©alj gehört bem $önig.
2Ba(tf)cr.
2Ber ift ber $önig benn, ben alle fürchten ?
SelL @3 ift ber eine, ber fie fcimttf unb nafyrt.
SBaWjer,
©ie fönnen ftcfy mcfyt mutig felbft beftf)üi$en?
©ort barf ber 9?adjbar nid^t bem 3iad^bar txautn. 1810
Dritter 2luf3ug. Dritte S3ene. 139
Söaltfjer*
SSater, e§ toirb mir eng im ft> eitert 2anb; 2)a toofyn' irf) lieber unter ben Salinen.
3a, toor/I tft'3 fceffer, $inb, bie ©letf Verberge ^m 9tücfen f/aben, afö bie böfen 3SJienfd^en*
(©ie tooEen Vorübergehen.)
SSaltfjer,
@i, 33ater, fter) ben $ut bort auf ber ©tange! 1815
2Ba§ fümmert un§ ber §ut? JRomm, lafi un£ gelten!
(Snbem er abgeben tütCC, tritt tfym §rief$arbt mit vorgehaltener Sßtf e entgegen.)
3f?tef$arbi
Sn be§ $atfer§ yiamtn ! galtet an unb fter)t !
£efl (greift in bie $ife).
2ßa§ toottt 3r/r? 2ßarum galtet 3ftr mid& auf?
ftrieParbt,
%i)x r)abt'§ 9#anbat berieft; ^r)r müfjt uns folgen.
ßeutljoib,
%f)x r)abt bem §ut nicr/t 9teberenj beriefen. 1820
Seö,
greunb, lafj mtd) gelten.
grieparbt*
gort, fort in§ ©efangnte ! 233altf)et\
SDen SSater in§ ©efängni3 ! £>t(fe ! §üfe !
(3« bie ©jene rufenb.)
140 Wxttidm Seil.
igerbei, 3$r SMnner, gute Seute, fyelft! ©etoalt ! ©etoalt ! ©ie führen ifm gefangen.
^öffelmann, ber Pfarrer, unb Leiermann, ber ©igttft, fomtnen gerbet, mit brei anbeten Scannern.
©tgrift. 2Ba8 gibt' 8? 1825
Stöffettttamt,
28a3 legft bu £>anb an biefert 9flann?
$rief#arbt
@r ift ein $einb be3 ^aifer^, ein Verräter !
Xtü (fafct i^n heftig).
@in Verräter, icfy !
9töffetmantt.
S)u irrft bid£>, greunb. ®<*3 ift $er £eft, ein ©fyrentnann unb guter Bürger.
2Bdltl)er (er&Iicft Söaltfyer dürften unb eilt ifym entgegen.)
©roftfcater, ^>itf ! ©etoalt gef tfnefyt bem SSater.
OfrteParbt
3n§ ©efcingmS, fort ! 1830
2Baft!)er $Ürft (Derbeieüenb).
3$ leifte Sürgfc^aft, galtet! — Um ©otteS Sßillen, Stell, toa8 ift gef^e^en?
2tt e i tf) t § a l unb <5 t a u f f a d) e r kommen.
3frteparbt.
$)e§ SanbfcogtS oberfyerrüdje ©ett>alt SSerad^tet er unb Wxü fie nicfyt erlennen.
Stauffatfjer* 2)a§ ^att' ber STett getan?
Dritter 2Iuf3ug. Dritte S3ene. 141
£a£ tügfi bu, 33ube! Seutfj.nfb, @r i)at bem §ut nicfyt 3teberenj beriefen. 1835
93Salt^cr ftürft
Unb barum foH er in£ ©efängniS? greunb, 9limm meine Sürgfd^aft an unb lafe il?n lebig.
§rteparbt
Öürg' bu für bidf) unb beinen eignen Seib ! 2Bir tun, toaS unfern 2lmte3 — gort mit ifym !
ÜSJlel^tfjttf (§u ben Sanbleuten).
9ietn, ba£ ift fd£)reienbe ©etoalt ! ©rtragen toir'3, 1840 2)a£ man ifyn fortführt, fredf), fcor unfern 2Iugen?
(Stgrtft, 2öir ftnb bie ©tarfem greunbe, bulbet'3 m$t ! 2ßir Ijaben einen Stücfen an ben anbem.
Sfriefftarbt. 2ßer totberfe^t fi$ bem Sefefyl be3 33ogt3?
9lüä) brei SaitbteutC ßerbetetlenb).
2ßir Reifen eud&. 2Ba§gibt'§? ©dalagt fte juSoben? 1845
(£tlbegarb, 3D^ed&t^tIb unb ©labet fommen jurücf.)
Seil, 3$ fyelfe mir fdpn felbft. ©eljt, gute Seute. ÜTZeirtt tljr, toenn \<fy bie Äraft gebrauten tt>oHte, %d) toürbe micfy fcor iljren ©pieken fürchten?
Wittytfial (ju ^rie^arbt).
SBag'S ifyn au£ unfrer SWttte toegjufüljren !
142 rDtHtelm Cell-
933a(t^cr $ürft unb ©tauffatfjer,
©elaffen ! SJtufytg ! 1850
gttCparbt (föreit).
2Iufrufyr unb ©tnpörung!
(3ftan §ört ^agbfyömer.)
3®etber*
SDa !ommt ber Sanbüogt !
$rieParbt (ergebt bie Stimme).
Meuteret ! ©mpörung !
©tauffatf)er*
©$ret', bi§ bu Berfteft, ©tfmrfe!
SRöffefatamt mtb äßeld|tljal*
2Btflft bu fd&toeigen?
^ricParbt (ruft nod& lauter).
$u §üf , ju §Uf ben ©tenern be§ ©efei$e£ !
SBait^cr pfifft
S)a ift ber 33ogt ! SSefy' un§, toa§ tt>irb ba§ derben !
©egler ju^ferb, btn galfett auf ber gauft, ^Rub 0 If ber. §arra§, 23erta
unb 9£uben$, ein gto|e§ ©efofge üon bewaffneten Jtnecfyten, toelaje einen
Ärei§ öon ^pi!en um bte a,an$e @^ene j^üefeen.
JRttbolf ber £arra£, $pia$, $Ia£ bem Sanbfcogt ! 1855
©eßter*
treibt fie au^einanber!
2Ba3 läuft ba3 SBolf jufammen ? 2Ber ruft $üfe ?
(2Ul$ememe ©title.)
2Ber toar'£? 3$ toiß ^ toiffen. (Bu snc^arbt.)
©u tritt bor ! 2Ber Bift bu, unb tt>a8 fyältft bu btefen 9Rann ?
(@r gibt ben Ralfen einem Siener.)
Dritter ^uf3ug. Dritte 5pnt. 14=3
^rteparbt
©eftrenger §err, icb bin betrt 23affenfnedf)t
Unb toofylbeftellter SBäd^ter bei bem §ut. 1860
3)iefen 9Jtann ergriff xä) über frifeber 3Tat,
SBie er bem &ut ben (Sfyrengrufs üerfagte.
33erljaften tooHt1 \ä) ifyn, tote bu befafylft,
Unb mit ©etoalt toift ibn ba3 Sßolf entreißen.
©e^Cer (nad& einer ^aufe).
SSerad^teft bu fo beinen £aifer, £ett, 1865
Unb mid), ber E)ier an feiner Statt gebietet, £)a£ bu bie @br' berfagft bem Sut, ben id? ßur Prüfung be£ ©eborfam3 aufgefangen? ©ein böfe§ £radf)ten baft bu mir verraten.
XtU.
SSerjei^t mir, lieber §err! 2lu3 Unbebaut, 1870
5tid)t au£ 35eracf)tung ßurer ift's gefebebn.
2Mr' icf) befonnen, fnej^ icb niebt ber STell,
3$ ixtV um ©nab', e3 fott niebt meljr begegnen.
@CJ^(er (nad? einigem Stillfc&toeigen).
©u bift ein üSJteifter auf ber SIrmbruft, Seit,
3Jtan fagt, bu nefymft e3 auf mit jebem SdBü^en? 1875
SBalifjer Sefl,
Unb ba§ muf$ toatyr fein, §err, 'nen 2fyfel fcfytefjt SDer SSater bir öom Saum auf fmnbert (Schritte.
®e£Ier, 3ft ba3 bein ßnabe, £eH?
Sefl.
3a, lieber §err.
144 rDiltjelm Cell.
©eftler,
§aft bu ber ßinber mefyr?
Seil,
3toet Knaben, £err.
©eßler,
Unb toelcfyer tft% ben bu am meiften liebft? 1880
£e«, §err, beibe ftnb fie mir gleicfy liebe $inber.
©efjler* 9hm, £ett ! toeil bu ben 2tyfel triffft bom Saume 2Iuf fyunbert (Schritt, fo totrft bu beine Äunft SSor mir betoafyren muffen — Sfämm bie Strmbruft — ©u Jjaft fie gleidf) jur £>anb — unb macf)' bid) fertig, 1885 ©inen Styfel fcon be3 Knaben $opf ju fcfytefjen — ©odj, toül idj raten, jiele gut, baf$ bu S)en Styfel treffeft auf ben erften ©djufc ; 2)enn fefylft bu ifyn, fo ift bein $opf verloren.
(9ltte geben «Seidjen &e§ ©djrecfenä.)
£ett,
§err — toeldjeS Ungeheure finnet $$r 1890
ÜRir an? — 3$ fall öom Raupte meinet ®inbe§ — — Stein, nein bo$, lieber §err, ba3 fomntt ©udj ntdjt 3u ©inn — üBer^üt' 3 ber gnäb' ge ©ott — 2)a3 fönnt 3$r gm ©ruft fcon einem 33ater nicfyt begehren !
©efcler.
©u toirft ben Sfyfel fcfyie^en fcon bem $opf 1895
2)e§ Knaben — icfy begeljr'3 unb hritt'8.
Dritter 2Iuf3ug. Dritte S3ene. 145
£elL
33> foCC
9Kit meiner 2trmbruft auf ba$ liebe §au!pt
£)e3 eignen $inbe§ fielen ? — @ljer fterb' iä) !
©efeler,
S)u fcfyiefceft, ober ftirbft mit beinern Knaben.
%d) foll ber ÜJlörber toerben meinet $inb£ ! 1900
igerr, 3j^r fyabt feine $inber — toiffet nidjt, 2öa§ \xä) belegt in eines 33ater3 §erjen.
©eßter*
@t, SEett, bu bift ja plöijftclj fo befonnen !
SJtan fagte mir, ba£ bu ein Träumer fetft
Unb bicfy entfernft fcon anbrer 3Jtenfd)en 2Beife. 1905
2)u liebft ba§ ©eltfame — brum i)ab' itf) jeijt
©in eigen 2Bagftücf für bid) au3gefud)t.
@tn anbrer toofyl bebaute ficfy — bu brüdft
2)ie Slugen ju unb greifft e3 J?er§^aft an.
23erta* ©cfyerjt nid^t, 0 §err, mit biefen armen Seuten ! 1910 3$r fefyt fie bleicfy unb jitternb ftefyn — fo toenig ©inb fie ^ur^eilS getoofynt au£ @urem 9Jtunbe.
2Ber fagt @u$, bafe td) fd^erje ?
(©reift nad) einem 33aum§tr>eige, ber über i^n fyerfyättgt.)
§ier ift ber Sfyfel. 9Jtan madfye 3taum — er nefyme feine 2ßeite, 2Bie'3 SraudE) ift — ad^ig ©dritte geb' tefy il)m — 1915 3^id^t Weniger, noefy mefyr — @r rühmte ftdj),
146 IDttyelm Cell.
2luf ifyrer fyunbert feinen 9Jlann ju treffen — Sefci, ©$ü$e, triff unb fefyle nicfyt ba$ £iel !
SRubotf ber %avta§.
©ott, ba3 toirb ernftfyaft — gatte nieber, $nabe,
@3 gilt, unb flefy' ben Sanbfcogt um bein Seben ! 1920
2»attl)er $ürft
(beifeite ju 9M$tfyaI, ber faum feine Ungebulb bedingt).
galtet an (&ud), icfj fiel)' (Sud) brum, bleibt rufyig !
SJerta feum Sanböogt).
Saftt e3 genug fein, §err ! Unmenfcfylicfy ift% 9Jlit eine3 SSaterS Slngft alfo ju fielen. SSenn biefer arme 2Rann auä) Seib unb Seben SBertoirlt burd) feine leiste ©cfmlb, bei ©Ott ! 1925 @r f)ätte je^t jefynfacfyen £ob empfunben. ©nilaftt ilm ungefränft in feine $ütU, @r fyat @u(f) fennen lernen ; biefer ©tunbe Söirb er unb feine $inbe3finber beulen.
Öffnet bie ©äffe — ^rifcf), toa§ jauberft bu? 1930
©ein Seben ift toertoirft, tcf) lann birf) töten ;
Unb fiel), tcf) lege gnabig bein ©efcl)itf
$n beine eigne funftgeübte §anb.
©er lann mcf)t flagen über garten ©prucfy,
©en man jum 3Jletfter feinet ©cf)icffal§ mad)t. 1935
©u rüfymft bid^> beine§ fiebern SJlicfS. SSofylan!
£ier gilt e8, ©cfyü^e, beine Äunft ju geigen ;
®a§ 3^eI ift toürbig, unb ber $rei3 ift groft !
©a3 ©cfytoarje treffen in ber Scheibe, ba§
$ann aud) ein anbrer ; ber ift mir ber SJieifter 1940
Dritter 2Iuf3ug. Dritte S3ene. 147
©er feiner Äunft getotf$ ift überaß,
SDem'3 §erj nicfyt in bie §anb tritt, nod? in3 2tuge.
Söaftfjer fjürft (toirft fic& bor i$m nieber).
§err Sanbbogt, ferir erfennen (Sure £>ofyeit ;
3)o$ laffet ©nab' bor 3^ed£>t ergeben, neljmt
SDie §älfte meiner §aber nefymt fie ganj! 1945
3^ur biefe^ ©rafslicfye ertaffet einem SSater!
SSaftfjer Seil,
©rof$t>ater, fnie' mdE)t bor bem falfcfyen 9JJann! (Sagt, too id) f)inftet?n folL 3$ fürest' mitf) nietyt. £)er Sater trifft ben SSogel ja im ging, @r tüirb ntcfyt fehlen auf ba§ §erj be§ $inbe§. 1950
©tauffatfjer* §err Sanbbogt, rüfyrt (Sud? nicfyt be§ $inbe3 Unfcfyulb ?
SRöffefmann»
D/ benlct, ba£ ein ©ott im §immel ift, 3)em 3$r müfct S^ebe ftefyn für @ure Katern
@e^(er (seigt auf ben Knaben).
9Jlan binb' tfyn an bie Sinbe bort!
Bdiler £e«. m ^^
9Jein, tefy toiff nidjt gebunben fein. %<§ toiH 1955
©tili galten, tote ein Samm, unb auefy mcfyt atmen. 23enn tyx mxä) binbet, nein, fo fann id)'§ nicfyt, ©0 toerb' id) toben gegen meine Sanbe.
[Rubolf ber £arra3.
SHc 2(ugen nur lafc bir berbinben, Rnahtl
aSaltfjer SeJL
2ßarum bie 2tugen? ©enfet 3$r, td) fürchte i960
148 rDtttjelm Cell.
SDen «ßfcil bon «BaterS §anb? 3$ toiff tfyi feft ©rtoarten unb nieftt juefen mit ben SBim^em. — grtfcf), «Bater, jeig% baft bu ein ©<f)itt$e btft ! @r glaubt bir'8 nicfyt, er ben!t un$ ju berberben — Sern «ffiütrid) jum SSerbruffe fcfrieft'unb triff! 1965
(@r ge^t an bte Stnbe, man legt tfym ben 2tyfel auf.) 9Jleltf)tl)al (su ben Sanbleuten).
2Ba3? ©oll ber grebel fiefy bor unfern 2lugen «Bollenben? SBoju fyaben toit gefcfytooren?
©taxtffaeljer*
@3 ift umfonft. 2ötr fyaben feine SBaffen; %fyx fefyt ben Söalb bon Sanken um un3 fyer.
§Weldjfl>al.
D, Ratten toir'3 mit frifcfyer Xat öollenbet! 1970
SBerjeify'g ©Ott benen, bte jum Sluffd^ub rieten!
©efjler (sum sdt>. 2ln3 3Berf ! 9Jtan fityrt bie Söaffen nid&t fcergeben§. ©efa^rlid) tft'S, ein «DJorbgetoeljr ju tragen, Unb auf ben ©cfmi$en tyrtngt ber «Pfeil jurüdf. SDieS ftolje «Recfyt, ba3 fiefy ber 33auer nimmt, 1975
33eleibiget ben fyöcfyften §errn be3 SanbeS. ©etoaffnei fei niemanb, als toer gebietet. grcut'8 eud), ben «Pfeil ju führen unb ben Sogen, SBofyl, fo teilt i ä) ba§ 3^^ eu$ kaju ß^cn.
Seö (fpannt bie 2Irmfcruft unb legt ben ?feU auf).
Öffnet bie ©äffe ! «pia£ ! 1980
©tauffatfjer* 2Ba3, Seil? 3ftr Solltet — «mmmermetyr — S^r gittert, SDie §anb erbebt ßu$, @ure $niee hänfen —
Dritter 2Iuf3iig. Dritte S3ene. 149
Xefl (Iäjjt bie 2£rmbruft ftnfen).
9fttr fcfytotmmt e$ fcor ben 2(ugen!
28etfcer.
©ott im .§immel!
Xtü ($um Eanbbogt).
©rlaffet mir ben Schuft, §ier ift mein ©erj!
(@r reifst bie 93ruft auf.)
Stuft (Sure Seifigen unb ftoftt midi) nieber! 1985
®ejjlct\
3$ totll bein geben nicf)t, xä) toitt ben ©cfmfs.
— 2)u fannft ja affeö, ü£etf, an nicf}t3 berjagft bu ;
2>a3 Steuerruber für/rft bu tote ben Sogen,
3>t$ fcfjrecft fein Sturm, toenn es ju retten gilt.
Sefct, fetter, bilf bir felbft — bu retteft alle! 1990
(£ell fter)t in fürchterlichem ßampf, tritt ben £änben juefent» unb bie rollenben
2lugen 6alb auf ben Sanbbogt, balb jum £immel geriettet. — ^lö|ltdj greift er in
feinen £ö$er, nimmt einen jtoeiten |5feU t)eraus unb fteeft Ufn in feinen ©oüer.
2>er Sanböogt bemerft alle biefe Setoegungen.)
SÖßalt^et £ett (unter ber ßinbe).
SSater, f$ie£' ju ! S$ fürest' mid) nidjt.
Sefl.
S§ muft !
(@r rafft ftdj jufammen unb legt an.)
IRuben^
(ber bie gange 3eit über in ber beftigften Spannung geftanben unb mit ©eroalt
an fict) geb alten, tritt berüor;.
§err Sanbfcogt, toeiter toerbet 3$r'3 nidf)t treiben, 3$r toerbet nid>t — 63 toar nur eine Prüfung — 2)en ßtoeef Ijabt %bx erreicht — $u toeit getrieben, 33erfer;lt bie Strenge tr)re§ toeifen 3toecf3, x995
Unb attjuftraff gekannt, jerfprmgt ber Sogen.
150 lÜtHjelm «Cell.
©egler,
3fyr fcfytoeigt, bi£ man @ud) aufruft.
3$ to tll reben ! 3$ barf'3! ©e3 $önig§ @fyre ift mir fyeüig ; £)od) folcfyeg Regiment muf$ £>af$ ertoerben. 2)a3 ift be§ $önig§ SBxtle rnd^t — t$ barf'8 2000
Sefyaupten — (Solche ©raufamfeit fcerbient sJKein 33olf ntcfyt, baju Ijabt 3fyr &we SSottmad&t.
§a, 3fy* erlü^nt @ucfy!
9htbett$*
3$ fyab' fttff gefcfyftriegen 3u allen feieren 3:aten, bie icfy fafy ; 9Äem fefyenb 3luge fyaV icfy jugefdjloffen, 2005
50iein überfcfytoellenb unb empörtet §erj §ab' iä) fyinabgebrücft in meinen Sufen. ©od) länger fcfytoeigen fear' 33errat jugleid? Sin meinem SSaterlanb unb an bem JRaifer.
SSetta (tuirft fid& jmifc^en i^n unb ben Sanböogt).
D ©Ott, 3^r WJ* ben Sßütenben noefy mefyr. 2010
fRubmfr
9Jiein 33oI! fcerliefs icfy, meinen 33lut3fc>erft>anbten
©ntfagt? iä), alte Sanbe ber 9iatur
3erri^ ify, um an (Sucfy miefy anjufd)lie£en —
©a3 33efte aller glaubt' td) $u beförbern,
©a td) be§ $atfer3 9ftad)t befeftigte — 2015
Sie Sinbe fällt fcon meinen Slugen — ©cfyaubernb
Dritter Tlnfouq,. Dritte S3ene. 151
©er;' icr; an einen 2lbgrunb midj geführt —
3JJein freiet Urteil fyabt %t)x irr' geleitet,
9Jtetn reblid^ §erj t>erfür/rt — %<$) toar barem,
9Jlein SSoII in befter Meinung ju fcerberben. 2020
0effer« 33ertoegner, biefe (Sprache beinern öerrn?
9htbett$,
©er ®aifer ift mein §err, nicE)t 3$r — frei bin td?
2öie 2$r geboren, unb \<fy meffe miefi
9Jlit @ucf) in jeber ritterlichen Jugenb.
Unb ftünbet 3#r md)t Her in ÄatferS tarnen, 2025
SDen id) berer/re, felbft, too man ifyti fdjänbet,
SDen §anbftf)ur; toärf icr; fcor ßueb tyttt, 3#r fotttet
9ta$ ritterlichem Sraurf) mir Stnttoort geben.
— 3a, ftinft nur ßuren Seifigen — %i) ftef/e
TOcfyt toe^tlo^ ba, tüte b i e — (auf bas ©olf jetgenb).
^d? i)ab' ein ©cfytoert, 2030 Unb toer mir nar/t —
©tauffatfier (ruft).
©er Sfyfel ift gefallen!
(^nbem fid) alle naä) btefer (Bette getoenbet unb Serta gtmföen Gubens unb ben Sanbbogt fiefy geworfen, §at Seil ben ^ßfeil abgebvücft.)
IKöffefatamt.
©er $nabe lebt!
Stele Sttmntetu
2>er Sfyfel ift getroffen !
(2B*It$er ftfirft fötoanft unb bro^t 31t finfen, Serta fyält t§n.) ©e^let (erftaunt).
®r r,at gesoffen? 2Bie? ©er 3tafenbe !
152 nWfjeim (Eeli.
SBerta,
®er Rnaht lebt! Sbmmt ju Sucfy, guter Sater!
aSBaltfter XtU (fommt mit bcm 2Ipfel gedrungen).
Sater, Wer ift ber 2tyfel — 2öu£t' id^'g ja, 2035
S)u toürbeft beinen Knaben nicfyt beriefen.
(£ell ftanb mit fcorgebogenem £etb, al§ trollt' er bem ^ßfeit folgen — bie Ölrmbruft entfinft feiner £anb — tüte er ben ßnaben fommen fiefyt, eilt er tl?m mit auSge* breiteten 2trmen entgegen imb §ebt ibn mit heftiger ^nbrunft ju feinem bergen hinauf; in biefer (Stellung fintt er fraftloS jufammen, Stile fte&en gerührt.)
SSerta,
D güt'ger §immel!
äßaltljer §Ütft foii äßater unb ©o§n).
Ämber ! meine $inber !
©tauffadjer,
©ott fei gelobt !
fieutfjolb-
2)a3 toax ein ©$u£ ! 3)abon Sßirb man nod) reben in ben tyätften Reiten.
JRubolf ber §arra3, @rjä£>Ien toirb man fcon bem ©$ü|en Stell, 2040
©olang'bie Serge ftefyn auf ifyrem ©runbe.
(9f*eia)t bem Sanbbogt ben 2tyfel.)
©efffer. Sei ©ott! ber Sfyfet mitten bur$ gefcfyoffen! ©8 toar ein 9Jteifterfcfyuf$, \<$) muf$ ii)n loben.
9t3fjelmatttt«
2)er ©dmf$ toar gut ! bocf) foelje bem, ber ifyn
S)aju getrieben, ba£ er ©ott t>erfu$te. 2045
Dritter 2faf3Ug. Dritte S^nt. 153
3tauffacfjer.
£ommt ju ßucb, Jett, ftebt auf! %fft habt Qnd) maunlicb ©elöft, unb frei tonnt ^bv nafy §aufe gef/en.
JRöffefatamt.
Äommt, fommt unb bringt ber 9JJutter ibren @o$n!
(Sie motten i&rt toegfü^ren.)
©efjfer,
Jett, bore !
ZtU (fommt jurücf).
23a3 befehlt gljr, öerr?
(Segler.
3)u ftecfteft
9iocfy einen gleiten SßfetI ju bir — ^a/ ia/ 2°5°
gdjj far; e§ ftobl — 3Ba3 meinteft bu bamit ?
Xett (oerlegen).
§err, ba$ ift alfo braucblicb bei ben Scbüfeen.
©efjfer,
Stein, Jett, bie 2lnttoort (äff1 icb bir nicbt gelten ;
63 rDtrb toaS anberS trobl bebeutet baben.
Sag' mir bie ©abrbeit frifcb unb frcbücb, Jeff ; 2055
2öa3 e£ aucb fei, bein 2eben ficbr' icb bir.
2Boju ber jroeite Sßf ext ?
SeK,
SSobtan, 0 öerr, 2Seü ^br mic§ meines Sebens babt gefiebert — ©0 toiH icb Gucb bie 3Sabrbeit grünblicb iagen.
(ör jtebt ttn Pfeil aus bem ©oller unb nebt ben Sanboogt mit einem furc&tbaren
Süd an.)
2Jtti biefem Reiten ?pfeü burebfebofe icb — Sucf), 206c
154 XPiltjcIm Cell.
$8tnn \d) mein liebet $inb getroffen fyätte, Unb (Surer — toafyrlid) ! fjätt' id) nic£>t gefehlt.
28o^t, Seil! 2)e3 SebenS i?ab' xd) bi$ gefiebert;
3$ gab mein Sftttertoort, ba§ toilt icfy galten —
SDocfy toeil id) beinen böfen Sinn erfannt, 2065
SBtff icfy bidj führen laffen unb fcertoafyren,
2ßo toeber SJlonb no$ ©onne bieb befcfyemt,
©amit ic£> fid£>er fei bor beinen Pfeilen.
Ergreift xfyn, Stnttyti ! Sinbet i£)n ! (steil tob gefomben.)
©tauffacfyer*
Sßxe, §err?
©0 formtet 3#r an einem SJtanne Ijanbeln, 2070
2tn bem fidE> ©otte3 §anb fidjjtbar fcerfünbigt?
©eßler,
£af$ fefyn, ob fie ifyn jtoeimal retten toirb.
— SDtan bring5 tfyn auf mein ©d)iff ! %<fy folge na$
©ogleid), \<fy felbft toiff i£)n naefy $üj$nacf)t führen.
Otöffelmantt»
$fyr tootlt ifyn au^er Öanb3 gefangen führen? 2075
Sattbleute,
2)a3 bürft !gfyr ™$*/ ka£ ^arf ^tx Genfer mcfyt, ®a§ ftuberftreitet unfern greil)eit3briefen !
®efcler*
2Bo finb fie? §at ber ßaifer fie beftatigt?
@r fyat fie nid)t beftatigt — ©iefe ©unft
9Jiu^ erft erworben derben burd) ©efyorfam. 2080
Gebellen feib tfyr ade gegen ®aifer3
Dritter 2Iuf3ug. Dritte £3erte. 155
©ericfyt unb nafyxt fcertoegene ©mpörung.
%$ fenn' eudf> alle — \d) burcfyfcbau' eud? ganj —
£) e n nefym' td) je|t fyerau3 au* eurer -äJlttte ;
2)od) alle feib tyx teilt)aft feiner Scfyulb. 2085
2Ber fing ift, lerne ftf)toetgen unb gefyorcfyen.
5r entfernt fidj, üöerta, Gubens, öarras unb £ned)te folgen, ^riefjlparbt unb Seut^olb bleiben jurücf.)
2öaftfjer f?Ürft (in beftigem Schmers).
.@S ift fcorbet ; er fyat's befcfjtoffen, mtcf) Sflit meinem ganzen ipaufe ju b erberben !
©tauffadjer (sum seit). D, toarum mußtet 3$r ben äöütridj reiben !
£eü, 33ejrt>inge fid), toer meinen ©d^merj gefüllt ! 2090
Stauffadier,
D, nun ift atteS, alles fyin ! 3Jttt Sucfy <Sinb toir gefeffelt alte unb gebunben !
Sattbleute (umringen ben Seil).
9Jlit @ud) geljt unfer fester üEroft baljin.
2eutl)0lb (nähert fic§).
£etf, e$ erbarmt m\6) — boefy idf) mufs geljordjen.
ZtU.
Sebt too&I !
Söaltljer Seil
(fid) mit heftigem Sd)mer$ an iljm fd)mtegenb).
D SSater ! 33ater ! lieber SSater ! 2095
Xtü (fyzbt bie 2Irme jum Stmmel).
©ort broben ift bein SSater ! 2>en ruf an !
156 XMlfcelm Cell.
©tauffacfyer.
Seit, faß' icfy ©urem Söeibe ntdjt§ fcon @ucfy ?
Sett
(fyebt ben ßnaben mit Sn&runft an feine S3ruft).
©er $nah' tft unfcerlettf ; mir toirb (Sott Reifen.
(Heifjt fia) fa)neß Io0 unb folgt ben 2Baffenfneä)ten.)
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ÖfHidjeS Ufer be§ Ü5tertralbftätterfec§.
£ie fettjam gematteten fd^Toffen getjen im Söeften fdjjtieBen bett ^rofpeft. £er See ift betüegt, heftiges ;)taujä)en unb Sojen, ba$tt>ifd)en 25(i|e unb 2)onner=
jd)(äge.
Äunjbon@crfau. gifa)er unb gtjdjerfnabe.
£ttti£.
%<fy fafy'3 mit 2Iugen an, 3fyr formt mir'§ glauben. '§ ift alles fo gefc^etjn, toie icf) Qua) fagte. 2100
2)er Seil gefangen abgeführt naä} Aufmacht, ©er befte 9Jiann im 2anb, ber brabfte 3lrm, Sßenn'S einmal gelten foltte für bie greifyeit.
©er Sanbbogt fübrt ifyn felbft ben See herauf ;
©te toaren eben bran, fiefj emjufcfyiffen, 2105
2113 xd) bon gtüelen abfubr ; bodf) ber Sturm,
©er eben jei$t im 2lnjug ift, unb ber
2Iud6 midf) gelungen, eilenb3 r)ier ju lanben,
9Kag ifyre Stbfabrt toofyl ber^inbert fyaben.
&tftf)er,
©er Seil in geffeln, in be§ 9Sogt§ ©etoalt ! 2110
D, glaubt, er toirb ifm tief genug Vergraben, ©a£ er be£ 3Tage3 Siebt nidri lieber fielet! ©enn fürdbten muf; er bie geredete 9tacf»e ©e3 freien 9ttanne3, ben er fcfytoer gereift !
159
160 XWrtjeim Cell.
©er Sdtlanbammann autf), ber eble §err 2115
3Son 2lttingfyaufen, jagt man, lieg' am Xobe.
ftifrfjer, ©0 bricht ber Ie|te Stnfer unfrer Hoffnung ! ©er toar e3 noä) allein, ber feine ©timme ©rieben burfte für be3 Sollet Steckte !
©er ©türm nimmt überfyanb. ©efyabt @ud) toofyl! 2120 %d) nefyme §erberg' in bem ©orf ; benn fyeut' gft bocf) an feine 2tbfabrt mefyr $u benlen. (®e$t as.)
§tfrf)er. ©er !£eH gefangen unb ber greifyerr tot ! ©rfyeb' bie fredje ©tirne, £t)rannei, 2Birf aUe ©cfyam £)intt>eg ! ©er 9Jlunb ber 2Bat)r^eit 2125 3ft ftumm, ba§ fefy'nbe Sluge ift geblenbet, ©er 2lrm, ber retten feilte, ift gefeffelt !
Sttafce*
©3 fyagelt f elfter. $ommt in bie §ütfe, SSater ; @3 ift nicfyt fommlicfy, £>ier im freien Raufen.
$tfd)er, Sftafet, tyx 2öinbe ! flammt fjerab, Ujr 23lt£e ! 2130 3$r SBolfen, berftet! ®ief$t herunter, ©tröme ©e§ §immel§, unb erfäuft bae 2anb ! gerftört i^nx $eim bie ungeborenen ©efdjlecfyter ! %i)T trüben (Elemente, kerbet §err ! 3$r Saren, fommt, ifyr alten SBölfe lieber 2135
Dterter 2luf3ug. (Erfte 53ene. 161
©er großen SBüfte ! eucb gehört ba§ Sanb, 2ßer toirb l)ier leben toollen ofjne fjrei^eit !
ßnabe,
§ört, toie ber 2(bgrunb toft, ber 2Birbel brüllt, ©o tyat'3 nod) nie geraft in biefem ©cfylunbe !
gu jielen auf be§ eignen SinbeS feaupt, 2140
©olcf)e§ toarb feinem SSater nod) geboten !
Unb bie 9tatur foll nicf)t in toilbem ©rimm
©icf) brob empören — D, mxd) fott'3 nidjt tounbern,
SBenn ftd) bie Reifen bücfen in ben ©ee,
$£>tnn jene 3a(^en/ iene @ife§türme, 2145
Sie nie auftauten feit bem ©cfjityfungstag,
93on ifyren fjofyen Kulmen nieberid^meljcn;
2öenn bie Serge brechen, toemt bie alten Klüfte
©inftürjen, eine §tt>eite ©ünbflut alle
Sßofynftätten ber Sebenbigen berf cblingt ! man prt laut™.) 2150
£nabe.
§ört Ü)r, fie läuten broben auf bem 93erg. ©etoift fyat man ein Schiff in 5Rot gefehlt Unb jieljt bie ©locfe, bajs gebetet tt>erbe* (steigt auf eine tum^)
■löefje bem gafyrjeug, ba3, jettf untertoegS,
3n biefer furcfytbarn Stiege toirb gesiegt ! 2155
§ier ift ba3 ©teuer unnü£ unb ber ©teurer,
©er ©türm ift Stteifter, 2Binb unb SSelle fpielen
33aU mit bem -JfJtenfcben — ©a ift nab unb fern
Äein SBufen, ber ibm freunbltcf) ©cfmi3 getoäfjrte !
§anblo3 unb fdjroff anfteigenb ftarren tfym 2160
162 rOtüielm Cell.
Sie Reifen, bie unwirtlichen, entgegen
Unb Reifen tfym nur i^re fteinern fcfyroffe Sruft.
Sttafce (beutet ItntS).
SSater, ein ©cfyiff ! e§ fommt fcon glüelen fyer. Sifc^er.
©ott fyelf ben armen Seuten! 3Benn ber ©türm
$n biefer SBafferfluft fid? erft Verfangen, 2165
S)ann raft er um fid) mit be§ SWaubtier^ Slngfi,
®a§ an be3 ©itter« (Sifenftabe fcfylägt !
Sie Pforte fud)t er fyeulenb jtd; fcergebenä ;
3)enn ringsum fcfyranfen ibn bie Reifen e*n>
©ie fyimmelljocf) ben engen $aft Vermauern. 2170
(@r ftetgt auf bie 2ln§öl?e.)
Sttafce*
63 ift ba§ ^errenfc^iff fcon Uri, 33ater,
3$ fenn'3 am roten ©ad? unb an ber $afyne.
©eric^te ©otteS ! %a, er ift e3 fclbft,
©er Sanbbogt, ber ba fätyrt — ©ort fcfyifft er fyin Unb fütyrt im ©cfyiffe fein 3Serbred^en mit ! 2175
©dfmelt fyat ber 3lrm be§ 9tä$er8 il)n gefunben, $et$t fennt er über ficfy ben ftärfern §errn. ©iefe JBellen geben ni$t auf feine ©timme, ©iefe gelfen bücfen ifyre Häupter nicfyt SSor feinem $qv&i — .Knabe, bitt nicfyt, 2180
©reif nid^t bem 3ti$ter in ben 2lrm !
%ü) bete für ben Sanbfcogt nicfyt — %<$) biti
gür ben Stell, ber auf bem ©cfytff ficfy mit befmbet,
Pterter 2Iuf3ug. (Erfte S$tx\t. 163
$iftf)er,
D Unvernunft be§ blinben 6Iement3 !
ÜJiu^t bu, um einen ©djulbigen ju treffen, 2185
©a§ ©cfyiff mitfamt bem ©teuermann verberben !
©ielj, fiel), fie toaren glucflid) fdfjjon Vorbei
2lm 23uggi3grat ; bod^ bie ©efroalt be3 ©türmet,
2)er von bem £eufefemünfter totbcr^rattt,
SBirft fie jum großen Sljenberg jurücf. 2190
— 3$ W fo ni$* mtyx.
ftifdjer,
©ort ift ba3 §acfmeffer, 2Bo fdjon ber ©cfytffe mehrere gebrochen. %äznn fie ntcfyt toei3lt$ bort vorüberlenfen, ©0 tt>irb ba3 ©cfyiff jerfcfymettert an ber $Iufy, Sie ftdj gafyftot^ig abfenlt in bie £iefe. 2195
* — ©ie fyabtn einen guten ©teuermann
2lm S3orb ; tonnt' einer retten, toär'3 ber Seil; 2)otf) bem finb 2lrm' unb §anbe ja gefeffelt.
SBü^elm 2: eil mit ber Ermbruft.
(@r lommt mit raffen ©dritten, blicft erftaunt umfyer unb ^eigt bie Ijefttgfte 33es
toegung. 2Benn er mitten auf ber ©gene ift, wirft er fid) nieber, bie £änbe gu
ber @rbe unb bann jum §immel ausbreitend)
$lta&e (bemerft t$n).
©ielj, SSater, toer ber 9Jtann ift, ber bort Iniet? fttftfjer*
@r fafjt bie @rbe an mit feinen §änben 2200
Unb fcfyeint tote aufcer fid) ju fein.
$ttat>C (lonimt öcrtoärt§).
5Sa§ fei?' xä)l 3Sater ! $ater, lommt unb fefyt!
164 rDüfclm Cell.
$lfff)er (näbert fi#).
2Ber tft e*? — ©ott im §immel ! 2Ba§? ber Stell? 2öie lommt $f>r fjte^er ? Siebet!
$$nabt.
2Bart 3^r nid)t
SDort auf bem ©cfytff gefangen unb gebunben? 2205
3$r ttmrbet nid)t nadj) ®ü£nad)t abgeführt?
SCÖ (fte$t auf).
$$ bin befreit.
§tftfjer unb Snalie*
befreit ! D Söunber ©oite§ !
2Bo lommt gfyr fyer ?
Seil. ©ort au§ bem ©cfyiffe.
2Ba3? finabe Gußiei#).
2öo ift ber Sanbfcogt?
£cB.
Stuf ben SBeCen treibt er.
3ft'8 möglich? 3tber g$r? SBBte feib 3$r fyier? 2210
©eib Suren Sanben unb bem ©türm entfommen?
Sefl.
©urcb ©otte3 gnäb'ge gürfebung — §ört anl
Dterter ^lufeng. (Erftc ^ene, 165
D, rebet, rebet !
XtU. 2Ba3 in Slltorf ftd& Segebett, hrifjt 3$r'3?
Stftfjer.
2tHe§ lr>ei{3 i$, rebet ! XtU.
©aft midE) ber Sanbbogt fasert lieft unb binben, 2215 3la<$) feiner SBurg ju Aufmacht tooffte führen.
Unb ftcfy mit @u$ ju glüelen etngefdjiffi.
2öir totffen alles, ©precfyt, tote 3^r entfommen?
ZeL
3$ lag im ©cfyiff mit ©triefen feft gebunben, 2Sel)rlo3, ein aufgegebner Sütann — 3l\d)t fyofft' icf), 2220 2)ae frofye 2t$t ber ©onne mefyr ju fefyn, 35er ©attm unb ber $inber liebet 2lntlt$, Unb troftloS blieft' \<fy in bie SBaffertoüfte —
$tftf)er, D armer Wann !
Sefl,
©0 fuhren toir bafyin, ©er SSogt, 3iuboIf ber §arra3 unb bie ^necfyte. 2225 ÜRein $ötf)er aber mit ber Slrm&ruft lag 2tm ^intern ©raufen bei bem ©teuerruber. Unb als hrir an bie @cfe jei$t gelangt 93eim fleinen 2t£en, ba fcerfyängt' e§ ©ott, SDaft folefy ein graufam mörbrifcf) Ungetoitter 2230
166 rDtttietm Cell.
©äfylingS fyerfürbracfy au£ be§ ©ottfyarbS ©cfylünben,
£)af$ äffen Ruberem ba§ §erj entfanf,
Unb meinten alte, elenb ju ertrmfen.
35a fyöxV idf)% ftrie ber Siener einer fid^>
3um Sanbfcogt toenbet' unb bie 2Borte fyracfy: 2235
„3#r fefyet (Sure 9Zot unb unjre, §err,
Unb baft toir au' am 9fanb be£ £obe§ fcfytoeben —
®ie Steuerleute aber hnffen \\<fy
SSor großer gfurcfyt nidfyt 9tat unb finb bee gafyren£
3liä)t toofyl berichtet — 9^un aber ift ber Stell 2240
©in (tarier ^Biaxin unb toetj} ein ©cfjiff ju fteuern.
SOBie, toenn toir fein je|t brausten in ber 9tot?"
$)a tyrad) ber 33ogt $u mir: „£eff, toenn bu btr'S
©etraute(t, un£ ju Reifen au3 bem Sturm,
©0 mödfyt' tdj biefy ber Sanbe toofyl entleb'gen." 2245
3<# aber fyracfy: „3a, §err, mit ©otte§ §ilfe
©etrau' tefy mir' 8 unb fyelf un§ toofyl fyiebannen."
©0 toarb xä) meiner 33anbe I08 unb (tanb
2lm ©teuerruber unb fufyr reblicfy fyn.
©od) fdfnelt' id) feütoärts, too mein ©tfnej^eug lag, 2250
Unb an bem U(er merftf id) fd)arf untrer,
2öo (i$ ein Vorteil auftäf jum ©ntfyringen.
Unb h>te tefy eine3 gfelfenrtffs getoafyre,
2)a3 abgeplattet fcorfyrang in ben ©ee —
3$ lehn'g, e3 ift am guft be§ großen Stsen, 2255
2)o$ nicfyt (ür möglid) acfyt' id^S — (0 gar (teil ©efyt'8 an — Dom ©cfyiff e£ fyringenb abjureid^en —
©cfyrte xä) ben Aneckten, fyanblid) jujugefyn,
ca
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in
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Dterter 2Iuf3ug. (Erfte S$ene. 169
33i3 baß tote bot bie gelfenplatte fämen,
©ort, rief i$, fei ba§ ätrgfte überftanben — 2260
Unb ate toir fie frifcfyrubernb 6alb erteilt,
%W id) bie ©nabe ©otteS an unb brücfe,
9Jtit allen £eibe§fräften angeftemmt,
£)en fyintem ©raufen an bie getetoanb fytn. 2264
3e£t, fdjneU mein ©cfjieftjeug faffenb, fdjtoing' \<fy felbft
§oc£)fpringenb auf bie platte midj) hinauf,
ttnb mit geaalt' gern gufsftojs binter mi$
©dE)teubr' \i) ba£ SdEnfflein in ben ©cblunb ber Sßaffer —
©ort mag% toie ©ott n>xff, auf ben Söetten treiben!
©0 bin \§ Ijier, gerettet <xu% be§ ©turm§ 2270
©etoalt unb au£ ber flimmeren ber 9Jtenf$en.
Stfdjcr.
£ett ! £eß ! ein ficfytbar SSunber Ijat ber §err
2ln Qua) getan ; faum glaub' tcfy'3 meinen Sinnen —
SDo$ faget! 3Bo gebenfet %l)x je$t fym?
SDenn ©tcfyerljett ift nidjt für @u$, Sofern 2275
35er Sanbfcogt lebenb biefem ©türm entfommt.
ZtU.
3$ fyört' iljn fagen, ba xä) nodfj im ©$iff ©ebunben tag, er toolP bei Brunnen lanben Unb über ©cfyto% naty feiner SSurg micfy führen.
Stfdjer, 2öitt er ben 2Beg bafyin $u Sanbe nehmen? 2280
2ett,
@r benft'8.
gtfdje*«
D, fo verbergt Qud) ofyne ©äumen !
9tt$t jtoeimal fyilft @u$ ©ott au$ feiner §anb.
HO nWttelm Cell.
£eö.
5ftennt mir ben näcfyften 2Beg nacfy 3lrtE> unb $üf$nacf)t.
$iftf)er.
SDie offne ©tra^e §tet>t ftd) über (Steinen ;
©od; einen fürjern 2öeg unb fyeimlicfyern 2285
Äann @utf) mein $nabe über Softer^ führen.
£efl (gibt i^m bie £anb).
©Ott lotyn' @ud> @ure ©uttat. Sebet toofyl.
(®e$t unb fetyrt hneber um.)
— §abt $fyr nid^t aucfy im SftütK mitgef cfytooren ? 9Jlir beucht, man xxannV @ud) mir.
Stfcfter*
3$ toar babei Unb fyab' ben @ib be3 33unbe3 mit befrfjtooren. 2290
ZtU.
©0 eilt nacfy ^Bürgten, tut bie Sieb mir an, SRein Söeib üerjagt um micfy ; fcerfünbet ityr, ®af$ icfy gerettet fei unb toofyl geborgen.
©0$ toofyin fag' \ti) tyx, ba£ gfyr geflofy'n?
£ett,
5$r Werbet meinen ©cfytoafyer bei ifyr finben 2295
Unb anbre, bie im SWttR mitgefcfytooren — * ©ie follen toacfer fein unb gutes SJlutS, ©er £eß fei frei unb feinet 2lrme£ mächtig ; SBalb toerben fie ein SBeitreS fcon mir Ijören.
Sifciier.
2Ba3 Ijabt %fyx im ©emüt? ©ntbedct mir'3 frei! 2300
Dierter 2Iuf3ug. gleite S$tne. 171
3ft e3 getan, toirb'3 aud> jur Siebe fommen. (®e$t a&.)
??tfdjer,
3eig' ifym ben 2Beg, S^nni — ©ott ftefy' ifym bei ! @r fütyrt'S jum giel, tod8 er aucfy unternommen, mu ab.)
<5tx>ette S3ene. (Sbettjof 3U 2fttingf)aufen.
©et greifyerr, in einem Slrmfefjel, fterbenb. Sßatt Ijer gf ü r ft, © t auf;
f ad) er,.5fteldjttjal nnb 23aumgarten um ifyn befdjäfttgt. Sßalt^er
Jell, t'nieenb öor bem «Stetbenben.
2ßaltf)er gflirft @£ ift Vorbei mit itym, er ift fyinüber.
©tauffacfyer» @r liegt nicfyt tote ein £oter — ©efyt, bie geber 2305 Stuf feinen Sippen regt ftcfy ! Stufig ift ©ein ©cfylaf, unb friebltcfy lächeln feine Büge.
(Saumgarten geljt an bie £üre unb f priest mit jemanb). äBaftfjer f^iirft (*u Saumgarten).
2Ber ift1*»
SBaumgarten (fommt surücf).
©3 ift grau §ebtotg, Sure Softer; ©ie toift @ud£> fprecfyen, fruit ben Knaben fefyn.
(Sßaltfjer £eE richtet fic^ auf.)
StoWer Surft. $ann i$ fie tröften? ^ab' icfy f eiber £roft? 2310 §äuft alles Seiben fiefy auf meinem §aupt?
172 rDil^elm Cell.
$ebrot(J (fyeretnbrvngenb).
2Bo ift mein $inb? 2a£t micfy, icfy mu$ e3 fefyn — ©tauffatf|et\
gaftt @ud) ! SBcbenlt, ba£ ^t)t im £au3 be3 £obe3 —
^Cbttlig (ftür§t auf ben Knaben).
SSJlein Sßältt! D, er lebt mir!
SBattljer Xefl (^ängt an i$r).
2lrme Butter!
Sft'8 au$ gefirifj? S5ift bu mir unfcerleijt? 2315
(23etrad)tet \i)n mit ängftlid?er (Sorgfalt.)
Unb ift e3 möglief)? $onnt' er auf bi$ fielen? 3Bie formt' er' 3? D, er \)<xt lein §erj — @r fonnte S)en $feil abbrücfen auf fein eignet $inb !
2BaIt^er gffeft.
@r taV$ mit 2Ingft, mit fd^meräjerri^ner' ©eele; ©e^tüungen tat er' 3, benn e£ galt ba3 Seben. 2320
£ebtoig.
D, fyätV er eine§ 23ater3 §erj, ei)' er'3 ©etan, er toäre taufenbmal geftorben !
©tauffadjer. %i)x feiltet ©otte§ gnäb'ge ©efnefung greifen, Sie e3 fo gut gelenft —
£ebttug*
Kann td) fcergeffen, 23ie'3 fyatte fommen lönnen? — &ott be3 §immel3! 2325 Unb lebt' i$ ad^tgig Satyr' — icfy fei)' ben Änaben etoig
Vierter 2Iuf3ug. gleite i^ene. 173
©ebunben ftefyn, ben 33ater auf ifyn fielen, tlnb etoig fliegt ber $feil mir in ba£ §erj.
äReWjflJaL
grau, toüjjtei Sfyr, tote ifyn ber SSogt gereijt !
§ebttng.
D rofye3 §er$ ber 9J£änner! SSenn tfyr ©tolj 2330
SSeleibigt ftnrb, bann achten fie nicfyt§ mefyr ;
©ie fe^en in ber btinben 2But be3 ©:piel§
2)a3 §au!pt be§ $inbe§ unb ba§ §erj ber SJtutter !
SBaumgartem
3ft 6ure§ 9Jlanne§ 2o3 ntd&t fyart genug,
2)a£ Sfyr mit fd^toerem £abel ityn nod£) Iränlt? 2335
gür feine Seiben fyaht %fyx fein ©efül)I?
$ebtuig
(fetyrt fid) nac§ tfym um unb fie^t il)n mit einem großen «Bücf an.)
§aft bu nur tränen für be3 $reunbe£ Unglücf?
— 2öo toaret iljr, ba man ben trefflichen
3>n Sanbe fcfylug? 2Bo fear ba eure §ilfe?
3$r fafyet ju, iljr liefet ba3 ©räj$lid)e gefcfyeljn? 2340
©ebulbig littet iljr% bafs man ben greunb
2lu§ eurer 3Jtttte führte — §at ber SeH
Sludf) fo an eucfy gefyanbelt? ©tanb er aud£)
Sebauernb ba, afö hinter bir bie Leiter
2)e3 Sanbfcogt» brangen, ate ber ftmt'ge ©ee 2345
SSor bir erbraufte? SRtd^t mit mitogen tränen
SBeflagt' er btcfy, in ben SKacfyen tyrang er, 2ßeib
Unb $inb fcergafs er unb befreite bid? —
ffiSaltljer gfltft.
2öa§ lonnten toir ju feiner Rettung toagen,
©ie Heine Sotyl, bie unbewaffnet toar ! 2350
174 tPiHjelm Cell-
^Cbttlig (toirft fief; an feine »ruft).
D 33ater ! Unb autf> bu fyaft ifyn verloren !
©a3 Sanb, toir alle fyaben ifyn Verloren !
Un§ offen, fefylt er, äcfy, toir fehlen iljm !
©ott rette [eine ©eele bor SSerjtoetflung.
3u ifym fyinab in3 öbe 33urgüerlte3 2355
©ringt feines greunbeS Sroft — 23enn er erfranfte !
21$, in be3 Werfers feuchter ginfterniS
2ftu£ er erlranlen — 2Bie bie 2ltyenrofe
33lei$t unb berlümmert in ber ©umpfeSluft,
©0 ift für tyn lein SeBen aH im 2i$t 2360
©er ©onne, in bem SBalfotnftrom ber Stifte.
©efangen ! 6r ! ©ein 2ltem ift bie $reifyeit,
@r lann nicfyt leben in bem Qauü) ber ©rufte.
©tauffadjer, S3eru^igt @u$. Sßir äffe tooffen fycmbeln, Um feinen Werfer aufjutun. 2365
£ebtmg,
2Sa3 lönnt xi)x f Raffen ofyne ifyn? — Solang'
©er STeff nod) frei toar, ja, ba toar no$ Hoffnung,
35a fyatte no$ bie Unfcfmlb einen greunb,
©a ^atte einen Reifer ber Verfolgte,
@ud) äffe rettete ber Xeff — 2#r öffc 2370
gufammen lönnt nicfyt feine geffeln löfen !
(£)er ^reifyerr erit>ac§t.)
SJaumgarteiu
@r regt ft<$, ftiff !
2lttingljaufett (M oufrid&tcnb). 2ßo ift er?
Vierter 2Iuf3ug- §n?ette S^ne. 175
Stimffarfier*
2ßer? 5ltthtgljaufen.
, @r feljlt mir,
33erlä£t mtd) in bem legten 2tugenblicf !
©tauffatf)er» @r meint ben ^un^er — ©Riefte man nad£) ifym?
SSalt^cr Surft
@3 ift nad& xljm gefenbet — Sröftet @u$ ! 2375
@r bat fein §erj gefunben, er ift unfer.
Slttingfjaufetu
£at er gefprocfyen für fein 3SaterIanb?
<Stauffad)er. 3Jtit £elbenfitfmfyeit.
Slttutgljaufetu
SBarum fommt er nid^t, Um meinen legten ©egen ju empfangen? 3$ füfyle, baft e§ fcfyleunig mit mir enbet. 2380
©tauffatfjer,
Sfäcfyt alfo, ebler §err ! ©er furje ©<f>laf §at ©udfj erquieft, unb fyell ift (hier SBücf.
5tttittg^aufen*
35er ©dj>mer$ ift Seben, er fcerltefc midfj auefy. £)a§ Seiben ift, fo tote bie Hoffnung, au3.
(@r bemerft ben ßnaben.)
SBer ift ber £nabe?
2Baltf)er Surft.
©egnet ifyn, 0 §err ! 2385
@r ift mein ßnlel unb ift fcaterIo3.
(£ebhrig finft mit bem Änaben bor bem ©terbenben nieber.v,
176 IDifitelm Cell.
5ltting^aufett*
Unb fcaterloS laff \<fy eudf) alle, alle
3urücf — 2öet)' mir, bafs meine legten Sltcfe
25en Untergang beS 33aterlanb3 gefelm !
SJtufjt' icf) beS gebend fyöcfyfteS Ma$> erreichen, 2390
Um ganj mit allen Hoffnungen ju fterben!
©tauffatfjet ftu 2öalt§er gfttrft).
©oll er in biefem finftern Kummer fdfyeiben? ©reellen toir ifym nicf)t bie letzte ©tunbe 9Jtit f Tonern Strahl ber Hoffnung ? — ©bler $retfyerr ! ©riebet ©uren ©eift ! 2ßir finb nid)t ganj 2395
33erlaffen, finb nidfyt rettungslos verloren.
9Ititttgf)aufetu
2Ber foH eucfy retten?
2BaW)er gftrft.
2öir uns felbft! Seme^mt! @S f)aben bie brei Sanbe ftcfy baS 3öort ©egeben, bie Scannen ju ^erjagen. ©efcf)toffen ift ber 93unb ; ein fyeiFger ©cfytour 2400
SSerbinbet \m$. @S toirb gefyanbelt toerben, ©fy' nocfy baS igafyr ben neuen $reiS beginnt, ©uer ©taub toirb rufy'n in einem freien Sanbe.
Sfttütgfjaufett.
D, faget mir! ©ef^loffen ift ber Sunb?
Stm gleiten £age derben alle brei 2405
SBalbftätte ficfc ergeben. 2llleS ift bereit unb baS ©efyeimniS toofylbetoafyrt
Dterter 2Iuf3ug. gmette S^nt. 177
33i3 jeijt, obgletcb bicl §unberte e3 teilen.
Jgofyl ift ber Soben unter ben Joannen,
3)ie Sage ifyrer §errfcbaft ftnb gejault, 2410
Unb balb ift xfyre Spur nicbt mebr ju finben.
5Itttugljaufett.
Sie feften 23urgen aber in ben Sanben?
Sie fallen alte an bem gleiten 3Tag.
Sltttugljrmfetu Unb ftnb bie (gbeln btefe§ 23unb3 teilhaftig?
<3tauffadier. 2Öir fyarren ifyre§ Seiftanbs, beim e£ gilt; 2415
^e|t aber bat ber Sanbmann nur gefcbiroren.
5ltttUfjl)Clttfeu (richtet fid? langfam in bie Söfre mit großem ©rftaunen).
$at fid) ber Sanbmann folcber Zat bertoogen,
2lu3 eignem Mittel, obne öilf ber ßbeln,
§at er ber eignen Kraft fo biel vertraut —
^a, bann bebarf e£ unferer nicbt mefyr, 2420
©etröftet fönnen ftrir ju ©rabe fteigen,
®3 lebt nacb un£ — burd) anbre Gräfte toiD
3)a3 ©ertliche ber Sftenfcbbeit ficb erbalten.
(©r legt feine §anb auf ba§ §aupt be§ 5Unbe§, ba§ bor iljtn auf ben ßnieen liegt.)
2lu§ biefem öaupte, too ber 2l:pfel lag,
2öirb eud) bie neue, beftre greibeit grünen ; 2425
35a§ Sitte ftürjt, e3 änbert ftcb bie ßeit,
Unb neue3 Seben blüfyt au§ ben Ruinen.
Stauffac^er fcu Saltfcer gürfl).
©etyt, toelcber ©lang ficfy um fein 2tug' ergießt!
178 rDttyefm Cell.
2)a3 ift nicfyt ba£ (Srlöfcfyen ber Sftatur,
2)a3 ift ber ©trafyl fd^on eines neuen SebenS. 2430
5ltttng^aufett. 2)er 2lbel fteigt fcon feinen alten Surgen Unb fdjtoört ben ©täbten feinen Sürgereib ; ^m Ücfytlanb fcfyon, im £fyurgau i)aV$ begonnen, Sie eble Sern ergebt ifyr Ijerrfcfyenb §aupt, greiburg ift eine fidjre Surg ber freien, 2435
®ie rege ftüxiä) löäffnet tfyre fünfte 3um friegerifcfyen §eer — e§ bricht bie Wlatyt ©er Könige fid) an ifyren et» -gen Sßaffen —
(<Sr f^rtd^t ba§ ^olgenbe mit bem Xon eine3 <Se^er§ — feine 3tebe fteigt feiä §ur
SBegeifterung).
Sie dürften fefy' x<fy unb bie ebeln §errn
$n §armfcfyen herangezogen fommen, 2440
©in fyarmlo§ Solf bon §irten ju belriegen.
Stuf £ob unb Seben toirb gefäntyft, unb fyerrlicfy
SBirb mancher $a£ burd) blutige (Sntfcfyeibung.
3)er Sanbmann ftürjt fid) mit ber nadten löruft,
(Sin freiet Dpfer, in bie ©djar ber Sanken ! 2445
@r bricht fie, unb be§ 2lbel3 Slüte fällt,
@§ f)ebt bie fjret^eit fiegenb ifyre $afynz.
(2Bal%r $ürft3 unb ©tauffaä)er§ £änbe faffenb.)
®rum galtet feft jufammen — feft unb eftrig — $em Drt ber greifyett fei bem anbem fremb — §ocfytoa$ten ftellet au$ auf euren Sergen, 2450
$)a£ fic^> ber Sunb jum Sunbe rafcfy fcerfammle ©eib einig — einig — einig —
(@r fällt in ba§ ßiffen zuvM — feine £änbe galten entfeelt nod? bie anberen gefaxt, ftürft unb ©tauffadjer betrachten ifyn noa) eine 3^tla«9 fcf>toeigenb ; bann treten fie fyintoeg, jeber feinem ©d)mer^ üfcerlaffen. Unterbeffen finb bie Anette fttll fcereingebrungen, fie nähern ftcr) mit ßeicfyen etneS ftillern ober heftigem Säumer* je3, einige fnieen bei il)m nieber unb meinen auf feine $anb ; roäfyrenb biefer ftummen ©jene nmb bie 33urgglotfe geläutet.)
DEATH OF ATTIXGHAUSEN
Dtcrtcr 2(uf3ug. <$tpeite S^xxz. 181
9t u b e n 5 $u bert Sonden. O^ubcit^ (rafcfy eintretenb).
Sebt er? D faget, lann er mid) nod) Ijören?
2öaftf|er f^Ürft (beutet tytn mit toeggetoanbtem ©eftd&t).
3fyr feib jeijt unfer Sefyen^err unb Scfnrmer,
Unb biefeS ©rf)Io§ fyat einen anbem 9lamtn 2455
01ubett§ (erblidt ben £eid?nam unb ftefyt fcon heftigem ©c§mer& ergriffen).
£) güt'ger ©oft! — $ommt meine 9teu' ju fpät?
$onnt' er mcfyt toen'ge $ßulfe länger leben,
Um mein geänbert §erj $u fefyn?
SSerad^tet fyab' i<fy feine treue Stimme,
©a er nocfj toanbelte im £icf)t — er ift 2460
3)al)in, ift fort auf immerbar unb laf$t mir
Sie- fd^tuere, unbejafylte ©ctyulb ! — D, faget !
©cfyieb er bafyin in Unmut gegen micfy?
©iauffadjer,
@r Ijörte fterbenb nocfy, toa3 2$r getan,
Unb fegnete ben Sßut, mit bem S^r f^tad^t ! 2465
Otubeit^ (fntet an bem SToten nieber).
3ja, fyeil'ge tiefte eine3 teueren 9Jlanne§!
(Sntfeelter Seitfmam ! fyier gelob' \6) bir'3 •
3n beine falte Sotenfjanb — jerriffen
£>ab' icfy auf etoig alle fremben Sanbe ;
gurücf gegeben bin icfy meinem 3Solf; 2470
©in ©d^toetjer bin idj, unb idj tDtCC e$ fein
SSon ganzer ©eete (siufftc^enb.)
trauert um ben greunb, SDen SSater aller, bocf) fcerjaget nidjt !
182 ttMIfjelm Cell.
%l\d)t bloft fein @rbe ift mir jugefaßen,
@3 fteigt fein §erj, fein ©eift auf mi$ fyerab, 2475
Unb leiften foff eucfy meine frifcfye 3u9enk,
2Ba3 eudj fein greifet Stlter fcfyulbig blieb.
— (Sfyrtoürb'ger 33ater, gebt mir @ure §anb!
®tht mir bie ©urige! Wltlfyfyal, aucfy %fyx\
33ebenft 6ud) nicfyt! D, toenbet @ucb nid^t toeg! 2480
Empfanget meinen ©cfytour unb mein ©elübbe!
SSBalt^er ftürft,
®zbt ibm bie §anb! ©ein toieberfefyrenb §erj SSerbient Verträum
SReidjt^al.
3$r fyabt ben Sanbmann ni$t3 geartet. ©predjt, Neffen foß man ficfy ju ©ucfy fcerfefyn?
Kubett^ D, benfet mcfyt be§ ^rrtum§ meiner ^ugenb ! 24%
©tauffarffer (m 3M$t§ai). ©eib einig, foar ba3 Ie£te SSort be£ 33ater§. ©ebenfet beffen!
£ier ift meine §anb ! ®e£ Sauern §anbfd)Iag, ebler £>err, ift aucfy @in 9Kanne3ft>ort! 2Ba3 ift ber bitter ofyne un3? Unb unfer ©tanb ift älter, als ber @ure. 2490
SRubett^
%<$) efyr' ifyn, unb mein ©c^toert foß tfyn befcfyü^en.
SReldjifjaL
®er 2Trm, §err $reÜ)err, ber bie fyarte @rbe
Dicrter 2Iuf3ug. goette S$tne. 183
©id) unterwirft unb tljren ©dE)o£ Befruchtet, $ann aud) be3 yflanntZ 93ruft befd^ü^ett.
©ollt meine SBruft, icfy toitt bie eure fd£)ü£en, 2495
©0 finb toir einer burd? ben anbern ftarf.
— ©od) tooju reben, ba ba3 SSaterlanb @in 9taub nocfy ift ber fremben Stjrannei? SBenn erft ber 33oben rein ift Don bem getnb, ©ann tootlen ft>ir'§ in grieben f$on Dergleichen. 2500
(9ftad)bem er einen 2lugen6Iicf tnne gehalten.)
Sfyr fcfytoeigt? %i)x fyaht mir nichts ju fagen? 28ie? Serbien1 icfy'g nocfj nidjt, baj$ if)r mir Vertraut? ©0 muß icf) lütber euren 2Sülen micfy ^n ba§ ©efyetmni3 eures? SunbeS brangen.
— 3I)r Ijabt getagt — gefdjtooren auf bem 9KitIi — 2505 %d) toetft — toeif} atte3, fta3 if)r bort fcerfyanbelt, Unb, toa§ mir nidfjt bon eucf) vertrauet toarb,
%<$) Ijab'3 betoafyrt gleicfytoie ein Ijeitig $fanb.
?iie toar icfy meinet £anbe3 getnb, glaubt mir,
Unb niemals fj'ätV xä) gegen eucfy gefjanbelt. 2510
— Sod) übel tatet il)r, e§ §u t> ergeben,
Sie ©tunbe bringt, unb rafdjer Xat bebarf'3 — S)er £ell toarb fd)on ba§ Opfer eurer ©äumenS —
©tauffatfjer*
£)a§ Gljriftfeft ab juto arten, fdjtouren toir.
9Juben^
3$ toar nid)t bort, idf) §ab' niä)t mitgefcfytooren, 2515 SSartet tt?r ab, id£> banble.
184 rttttyelm Cell.
äKeldjtljaL
2Ba3? ^>r Solltet —
35e3 £anbe§ SSatern gä^P icfy midi) je^t bei, Unb meine erfte ^flicfyt tft, eudj ju fd^en.
2Saltf)er ftürft ©er @rbe biefen teuren ©taub ju geben, Sft Sure näcfyfte ^ßflid^t unb fyeiligfte. 2520
9?ubett3*
SSenn toir ba§ Sanb befreit, bann legen toir
©en frifcfyen ^ranj be3 ©teg§ ifym auf bie Safjre.
D greunbe ! eure ©a$e mcfyt allein,
$cl) fyabe meine eigne anzufechten
3Jttt bem Scannen — £ört unb toiftt ! SSerf cfytounben 2525
3ft meine Serta, Ejeimltc^ toeggeraubt,
3Jtit fedfer grefceltat, auZ unfrer SJiitte !
©tauffad)er,
©oldfjer ©etoalttat fyatte ber üEfyrann Sßiber bie freie @ble ftdj fcertoogen?
SRubeit^
D meine greunbe ! @udj fcerfpracfy idfy §itfe, 2530
Unb icf) guerft muj$ fie fcon m<$) erfle^n.
©eraubt, entriffen ift mir bie ©eliebte.
2ßer toeift, too fie ber SBütenbe verbirgt,
SSeld^er ©etoalt fie frebelnb fid) erfüfmen,
3$r §erj ju fingen jum fcerfyaf$ten Sanb ! 2535
33erlaftt mid) nid^t, o, fyelft mir fie erretten —
©ie liebt eud) ! o, fie fyat'3 fcerbient um3 Sanb,
Saft alle 2lrme fid£> für fie bewaffnen —
Pterter 2Iuf3ug. gtpcttc S^tm. 185
2öaltfjer Surft. 2Ba3 toottt ^E)r unternehmen?
Otub cnj.
2Bei£ tc^'3? 2td^> !
$än biefer 9ladjt, bie ifjr ©efcbicf umbüllt, 2540
$n biefe§ gföeifelä ungeheurer Slngft,
2ßo i$ ni$t£ gefiel ju erfaffen toei^,
3ft mir nur biefe^ in ber (Seele !Iar :
Unter ben Krümmern ber ^ijrannenmadjt
SlHein fann fte berfcorgegraben Serben ; 2545
Sie geften alle muffen toir bedingen,
£)b toir fcielleicfjt in iljren Werfer bringen.
$ommt, füfyrt un§ an ! 23ir folgen 6u$. üßarum
33i3 morgen fparen, toas toir beut1 Vermögen?
grei toar ber 2:eIIr aU toir im Sftitli fcfytouren; 2550
Sa3 Ungeheure toar nod) nicfyt gefcfyefyen.
@3 bringt bie $eit rö anberes ©efe£ ;
2Ber ift fo feig, ber jefet nocf) fönnte jagen !
Oiubenj ($u 3tauffac§er unb 2ßalt§er yürft).
i^nbes bewaffnet unb jum 9Berf bereit,
©rtoartet xi)x ber Serge geuerjetdjen, 2555
2)enn, fdjmetfer aU ein Sotenfegel fliegt,
©oß eud? bie Sotfcbaft unfere Siege erreichen,
Unb fef)t iljr leuchten bie ttnUfommnen gfammett/
®ann auf bie geinbe ftürjt tote 23etter3 Strahl,
Unb brecht ben S3au ber Sfyrannei jufammen. (@ei}en ab.) 2560
186 HJiHjelm Cell.
Dritte S$ene,
Sie fjo^te ©äffe bei Äfißnadjt.
Wlan ftetgt toon hinten $imfd)en Reifen herunter, unb bie Sauberer roerben,
efye fie auf bet ©$ette er)djeinen, jttjon toon ber £>öf)e cjefefyen. Reifen um;
fliegen bit ganje S^ene; auf eiuem ber borberften tft ein ^orjptung mit
©efträua) betrafen.
£ell tritt auf mit ber Sttrmbruft.
2)urcfy biefe Ijofyle ©äffe muf$ er lommert ;
@3 füfyrt lein anbrer 2Beg naefy $üf$nacfyt — §ier
33ottenb' icfy'3 — Sie (Gelegenheit ift günftig.
2)ort ber §olunberftraudj) Verbirgt mid) ifym,
S3on bort fyerab lann iljm mein ?ßf eil erlangen ; 2565
2)e3 2ßege3 @nge toefyret ben Verfolgern.
Wafy beine 5iedjmmg mit bem §immel, 33ogt,
gort muf$t bu, beine Ufyr ift abgelaufen.
^d) lebte ftilt unb fyarmlo3 — ba§ ©efcfyofc 2ßar auf be§ 22albe3 £tere nur gerietet, 2570
sJJieine ©ebanfen toaren rein t>on SJZorb — ©u Ijaft au3 meinem ^rieben mid) fyerauS ©efcljrecft, in gafyrenb Sra^engift fyaft bu 2)ie SJtilcfy ber frommen Senfart mir fcertoanbelt; gum Ungeheuren fyaft bu mtd) getoöfmt — 2575
2Ber fiefy be3 Ätnbe§ £aupt ^um ßiele fe^te, 2)er fann auefy treffen in ba£ §erj be3 $einb§.
©ie armen Slinblein, bie unfcfyulbigen, ®a3 treue Söetb mufc tefy fcor beiner 2öut SSefc^ü^ert, Sanbfcogt ! — 35a, al8 td& ben Sogenftrang 2580 Stnjog — ate mir bie §anb erbitterte 3tl§ bu mit graufam teufetifdjer Suft
Vierter auftritt. Dritte S$t\\e. 167
SKicr) jtoangft, auf3 §aupt be§ £inbe3 anzulegen —
2tl3 ict) or/nmäcf)tig flefyenb rang bor bir,
£)amal3 gelobt' td) mir in meinem $nnern 2585
3Jiit furdjtbar'm ©ibfdjtour, ben nur ©Ott gehört,
Saft meinet näcl)ften ©cfyuffeS erfte§ $iel
S)ein §erj fein fotfte — 28a3 id) mir gelobt
$n jene* 3tugenblicfe3 Höllenqualen,
3ft eine fyeiPge ©cfmlb — xdj> toitt fie jaulen. 2590
©u bift mein §err unb meinet $aifer§ 33ogt ; ©od) nict/t ber Äaifer fjätte ftcr) erlaubt, 2Ba3 bu — @r fanbte bidf) in biefe Sanbe, Um Stecht ju' fpredfyen — ftrenge3, benn er jfirnet — 3)o$ nidjt, um mit ber mörberifdjen Suft 2595
£>id) jebeS ©reuel§ ftrafloS ju erfreuen ; @3 lebt ein ©ott, ju ftrafen unb ju rächen.
fiotnm bu fyerbor, bu Sringer bittrer ©ctymer^n, ÜJJtein teurem Äleinob jefct, mein r/öcr)fter ©cr)ai$ — ©in 3^e^ tottt *$ Wt geben, ba3 bi£ jettf 2600
SDer frommen Sitte unburcfybringlicf) roar — 3)oct) bir foU e3 nicbt toiberfte^n — Unb bu, Vertraute Sogenfeime, bie fo oft 9Jlir treu gebient r/at in ber greube ©fielen, SSerla^ rntcf) nicr)t im fürchterlichem ©ruft ! 2605
9lur jefct noct; fyalte feft, bu treuer ©trang, 35er mir fo oft ben gerben Sßfeü beflügelt — ßntrann' er je^o IraftloS meinen §anben, 3$ ^abe leinen jroeiten ju fcerfenben.
(Sßanberer geben über bie ©jene.)
Stuf biefer San! Don ©tein roitl icf> mtcfy fe^en, 2610
188 lüiltjclm Cell.
®em SBanberer jur furzen 9htfy' bereitet — 2)enn t?ter i(t feine §eimat — jeber treibt ©idj an bem anbern rafcl) unb fremb vorüber Unb fraget nicfyt nacfy feinem ©ctymerj — §ier ge^t ©er forgenfcolle Kaufmann unb ber leicht 2615
©efc^ürjte $tlger — ber anbäcfyt'ge Wönü), 2)er büftre 9täuber unb ber fyeitre ©ptelmann, ©er ©äumer mit bem fcfytoerbelabnen 9}ofc, 35er ferne fyerfommt fcon ber SJtenfcfyen Sänbern; Qtrm jebe ©traf$e füfyrt an§ @nb' ber 2ßelt, 2620 ©te alle Rieben ifyreä 2öege§ fort Sin ifyr ©efd^aft — unb meines ift ber 9Jtorb ! (@e# fwj.)
©onft, totnn ber SSater au^og, liebe $inber, ©a toar ein freuen, toenn er toieberfam; Dtrin niemals fetyrt' er fyeim, er bradjt' eucfy ettoaS, 2625 SBBar'S eine fcfyöne Stfyenblume, toar'8 ©in feltner SSogel ober 2tmmon3fyorn, 2öie e§ ber Söanbrer finbet auf ben Sergen — J^eitf ge^t er einem anbern Söeibtoerf nacfy, 21m toüben 9Beg ftttf er mit 9Jtorbgebanfen : 2630 2)e3 geinbeS Seben ift% Vorauf er lauert. — Unb bocfy an eud) nur beult er, liebe Äinber, 2Iu$ je£t — eucfy 311 fcertetb'gen, eure fyolbe Unfcfyulb £u fcfyü^en bor ber S^adje beS Scannen, SBilt er jum 3JJorbe je^t ben Sogen f Rannen. (@te$t auf.) 2635
3$ laure auf ein ebleS SSilb — Saftt fid^'3 3)er Säger ntcfyt üerbrie^en, tagelang Umfyerjuftreifen in be3 SöinterS ©trenge, Sßon $el3 ju $el£ ben ffiagetyrung ju tun,
Dterter 2Juf3ug. Dritte Sse.xe. 189
§mcm ju Ilimmen an ben glatten 2ßänben, 2640
2Bo er fid) anleimt mit bem eignen Slut,
— Um ein armfelig ©rattier ju erjagen»
§ier gilt e3 einen föftltcfyeren *]3rei3,
2)a3 §erj be$ 5£obfeinb3, ber mtcfy ftuß öerberben.
(2Jian ^ört bon ferne eine fettere 2ftufvf, toeidje fWj nähert.)
_9Jiein ganje3 Seben lang fyab' icfy ben Sogen 2645 ©efyanbfyabt, mid£> geübt na$ ©d^ü^enregel; %<fy l)abe oft gefcfyoffen in ba£ ©cfjtoarje, Unb mannen fcbönen ^ßrei^ mir Ijeimgebrad^t 33om $reubenfdjne£en — 2lber Ijeute tottl id) S)en 3Jteifterfdfmf$ tun unb ba§ 33efte mir 2650
^m ganjen UmfreiS be3 ©ebirg§ gewinnen.
©ine ^od^ett jie^t über bie ©jene unb burd) ben &ofrltoeg Mnauf. £eli 6etraa> tet fie, auf feinen Sogen gelernt; Stüffi, ber $Iurfdjü$, gefeilt ficr) ju ifytn.
©tüfft.
2)a£ ift ber ßloftermei'r fcon 9Jtörlifd;ad)en,
2)er J^ier ben Srautlauf fyält — ein reifer 2Kann,
@r i)at toofyl jefyen Griten auf ben Silben.
SDie Sraut f)o!t er jei$t ah ju ^mifee, 2655
Unb biefe 9ta$t Vr>irb bod) gefcf>tr>elgt ju ^ü^nad^t.
$ommt mit! '§ ift jeber Siebermann gelaben.
£eö.
@in ernfter ©aft ftimmt nidjt jum §od^eitf)au§. ©tüffL
SDrüdEt @ucfy ein Kummer, toerft iE?n frifcb fcom §erjen! ?iet)mt mit, toa3 fommt ; bie $eiten finb jeijt fd^>n>er; 2660 S)rum mu£ ber 9ftenfcfy bie greube leidet ergreifen. §ier Vrirb gefreit unb anber^too begraben.
190 rDityelm Cell.
2eU.
Unb oft lommt gar ba§ eine $u bem anbern.
©o gefyt bie 2öelt nun» @3 gibt allertoegen Unglück genug — ©in Jtuffi ift gegangen 2665
gm ©larner £anb unb eine ganje ©eite Sßom ©larnifd) eingefunfen.
Seil.
SBanfen auä) SDie Serge felbft? @3 ftefyt nichts feft auf @rben.
©tüffu 3lud^) anber§too hernimmt man Sßunberbtnge. SDa fpracfy xä) einen, ber tion Saben lam 1 2670
©in 3titter tootfte ju bem $önig reiten, Unb untertoeg3 begegnet ifym ein ©cfytoarm 33on §omiffen; bie fallen auf fein 9toj$, ©afc e§ bor harter tot ju Soben finft Unb er ju gufce anfommt bei bem $önig. 2675
Sei
SDem ©cfytoacfyen ift fein ©tacfyel aud) gegeben.
Slrmgarb fommt mit mehreren ßtnbern unb fteüt fic§ an ben Eingang beS
$oijlh>eg3.
©tftfft.
SJian beutete auf ein grofteS £anbe§unglütf, Sluf fcfytoere %attn toiber bie Statur,
£eH. ^Dergleichen Saaten bringet jeber .Sag ; Äein 2BunberjeidE)en brauet fie ju üerfünben. 2680
©tftfft. Sei, toofyl bem, ber fein gelb beftellt in Sftuty' Unb ungelränlt bafyetm ft|t bei ben ©einen.
Pierter 2Juf3ug. Dritte S$tnz. 191
@s fann ber grömmfte nicbt im ;weken Bleiben, SBenn e§ bem böfen 9?acbbar ntdjt gefaßt.
(£eü ficl?t oft mit unruhiger ßrtoartmtg nadj ter &bfre be§ 2Bege§.)
3tiifji. ©efyabt @u$ tooljl — 2>br toartet Her auf jemanb. 2685
£>a3 tu' \i).
Stüfjt.
grobe §eimfebr ju ben ©uren !
— 3^r feto au^ Uri? Unfer gnäb'ger §err,
£)er Sanbfcogt, toirb nocb beut' bon bort erwartet.
SSanberer (ftmmt).
£>en SSogt erwartet beut' nicbt mebr. Sie SSaffer Sinb ausgetreten bon bem großen Siegen, 2690
Unb alle örücfen bat ber Strom jerriffen. (*ea fte§t auf.)
5Irtttgarb (fommt OortoartS).
35er Sanbfcogt fommt nic^t !
Stüfft.
2ud)t %f)x toa$ an tljm?
5fnngarb* 2T$ freitid^ !
Sßarum ft eilet 5>br @ucb beim Sn biefer fyofylen ©äff il)m in ben 93eg?
3(rmgarb. §ter toeidjt er mir nicbt au§, er muß midj boren. 2695 fyrteparbt
(fommt eilfertig ben £of?lmeg fcerao unb ruft in bie Sterte).
9Jtan fafyre au$ bem 3Beg — 9Jtein gnäb'ger öerr, ©er Sanbfcogt, fommt bicfyt fnnter mir geritten. (£ea ge§t ab.)
192 rmtyelm (teil.
9trtttgorb (lebhaft), ©er Sanbfcogt fotnmt !
(©ie getyt mit tfyren ßtnbern nac^ her öorberen ©jene, ©efcler unb föubolf ber £arra3 aeigen fi# 8« Sßferb auf ber £ötye be3 2Beg§.)
©tüfft ftum ftrte^arbt).
2öie famt ifyr burtf) ba3 Sffiaffer, 2)a bocfy ber ©trom bie Srücfen fortgeführt?
gfriefjljarbt*
2Bir fyaben mit bem ©ee gefönten, greunb, 2700
Unb fürchten un$ t>or feinem Slfyentoaffer.
©tüffu
3$r toar't ju ©cfyiff in bem getoalt'gen ©türm?
^ricParbt
®a$ toaren toir. SfJlein Sebtag benf i$ bran —
©tüffu
D, bleibt, erjagt!
$rtef?ljarbt Saftt mid£), td) muf} ioorauS, ®en Sanbfcogt mufs icfy in ber 33urg fcerfünben. 01&.) 2705
Stiiffu
•JBär'n gute Seute auf bem ©djtff geU>efen, Qu ©runb gefunlen tüär'8 mit 9Jtann unb 9Jiau§ ; 2)em SBolf fann toeber Sßaffer bei no$ geuer. (®r fw&t m um.) 2Bo lam ber Sßeibmann fyin, mit bem xä) fyradE) ? (®e$t ab.)
©e^ler unb Sftubolf ber £atra3 ju $ferb.
©efcfer.
©agt, toa3 3#r tooBCt, i$ bin be§ $aifer§ Wiener 2710 Unb mujs brauf benfen, tote icfy ifym gefalle, ßr fyat mtcfy nid)t ins 2anb gefcfyicft, bem Sßolf
Dierter 2luf3ug. Dritte 3$ene. 193
$u fcfymeicfyeln unb ifym fanft 31t tun — ©efyorfam
(Srtoartet er. ©er ©treit ift, ob ber 33auer
©oll §err fein in bem Sanbe, ober ber $aifer. 2715
Slrmgarb*
Sefct ift ber Slugenblicf! igefct bring' u§'§ an!
(labert ficö furdjtfam.)
3$ l)ab' ben §ut nidjt aufgeftecft ju Slltorf
2)e3 ©dljerje^ toegen, ober um bie §erjen
£)e3 93olf3 ju prüfen ; btefe lenn1 icf) längft.
3$ r/ab1 ibn aufgeftecft, ba£ fie ben 9?acfen 2720
9Jiir lernen beugen, ben fie aufredet tragen;
3)a§ Unbequeme hab1 itf) binge^flanjt
Stuf ifyren 28eg, too fie borbeigebn muffen,
£>aft fie brauffto^en mit bem 2ütg' unb ftdj
©rinnern ifyreS §errn, ben fie bergeffen. 2725
9?ubotf ber §arra3,
2)a§ SBolf ijdt aber bocf) getoiffe Steckte —
©efKer.
©ie abjutoägen, ift jettf leine $eit !
— üßeitfdndfrt'ge 3)inge finb im Söerl unb Söerben;
2)a3 $aiferf)au3 toitt toacbfen; toa3 ber 33ater
©lorreicf) begonnen, triff ber ©obn boffenben. 2730
£)ie§ fletne Sßolf ift un£ ein Stein im 2ßeg —
©0 ober fo — e3 muf$ ficfy unterwerfen.
(Sie tooßen borüber. Sie grau toirft fic^ bor bem Scmbbogt nieber.)
5lrtttgarb.
Sarm^erätgleit, §err £anbt>ogt ! ©nabe ! ©nabe !
194 tPi^elm Ceti.
@ef?fo\
2Ba§ bringt 3$r (Sud) auf offner (Strafe mir Sn 9ßeg ? 3urücf ! 2735
2(rmgarb* SRein 9Jiann liegt im ©efängniS; ®ie armen Sßaifen fcfyrei'n naefy Orot — §abt Sftitleib, ©eftrenger £err, mit unferm großen ©lenb.
IRubülf ber $axva§.
2ßer feib 3ftr? 2ß er ift ©uer 9Jtann?
Slrmgarb.
©in armer
Sßübfyeuer, guter iperr, Dom 3tigiberge,
35er überm Slbgrunb toeg ba£ freie ©ra§ 2740
2Ibmafyet bon ben fcfyroffen gelfentoänben,
2ßofyin ba£ aSief> fiefy nicfyt getraut ju fteigen —
Siubolf ber Qavxaä dum sanbt-ogt). 93ei ©ott ! ein elenb unb erbarmlidf) Seben ! 3$ bitt' @ud^ gebt ifyn IoS, ben armen 9Jlann ! 2öa§ er and) ©d^toere^ mag fcerfdfmlbet fyaben, 2745
©träfe genug ift fein entfe^lidf) ipanbtoerf. esu ber grau.) ©uc§ foU Siecht Serben — Irinnen auf ber 33urg 9iennt ßure Sitte — fyier ift nicf)t ber Drt.
9Jrmgarb, Sttein, nein, t$ toeiebe tixäjt fcon biefem Sßlafc, 93i3 mir ber 33ogt ben SÄann jurücfgegeben ! 2750
©$on in ben fechten SUlonb liegt er im Sturm Unb fyarret auf i^n ^idbterfprucf) i>ergeben§.
©efcfer* äßeib, toottt 3$r mir ©etoalt antun? §intoeg !
Dierter 2Iuf3ug. Dritte S^zne. 195
Slrmgarb.
©ered£)tigfeit, £anbt>ogt ! SDu btft ber 9K$ter
$m Sanbe an be£ $aifer3 ©tatt unb ©otteS. 2755
2u' beine $flicf)t! ©0 bu ©erecf)ttgfeit
93om §immel fyoffeft, fo ergeig' fie un§!
©efeler.
gort! ©cfyafft ba§ frecfye SSolf mir au3 ben 2(ugen!
5trmgatb (greift in bie Bügel be§ $ferbe§).
üftein, nein, icfy fyabe nidf)t§ meljr $u Verlieren.
— 2)u fommft nicfyt fcon ber ©teile, 33ogt, big bu 2760
SJiir recfyt getyrocfyen — gälte beine ©tirne,
Stolle bie Slugen, tote bu hrittft. — 2Sir finb
©0 grenzenlos unglücfltdf), ba£ totr nichts
3laä) beinern $orn mefyr fragen. —
©efeler,
Sßeib, madj' Sßtafc, Ober mein 9to£ gefyt über btd^> fytntoeg. 2765
Sfottgarb*
Saft e3 über midf) bafyin gefyn — ©a —
((Sie reißt ifyre ßinber &u Soben unb toirft fid^ mit i^nen itym in ben 2Beg.)
§ier lieg' idfj üWit meinen $inbern — Saft bie armen 2ßaifen 3Son beine3 $ferbe§ §uf vertreten toerben! @§ ift ba§ Strgfte nicfjt, toa3 bu getan. —
Otttbolf ber tgaxxaä.
28eib, feib 3$r rafenb? 2770
Stttttgatb heftiger fortfatyrenb).
£rateft bu bod) langft 2)a§ Sanb be§ $aifer§ unter beine güfte!
196 XDtlfjerm Ceti.
— D, xä) bin nur ein 2Beib. 9ßär' idj ein 9flann, gcfy toüfcte toofyl toa£ 33effere3, als fyier gm ©taub ju liegen —
(2Ran tyört bie fcorige Sftufif triebet auf ber £ö§e be§ 2Beg§, aber gebämpft.)
©eile*.
2So finb meine Anette? •Jftan retfce fie Don Rinnen, ober icfy 2775
23ergeffe mitf) unb im, toaS micfy reuet.
JRubotf ber §arra3,
©ie ^nedjte fönnen nidjt Ijinburcf), 0 §err, ©er §ofyltoeg ift gefperrt burtf) eine §od^ett.
@te£ier.
@in affju milber §errfd)er bin icfy nocfy
©egen bie§ Soll — bie $ungen fwb nofy fah 27%>
@3 ift nod) ntcfyt ganj, tote e§ fott, gebänbigt —
3)odj e§ fott anber3 derben, tcfy gelob' e£:
gcfy tötö ifyn brechen, biefen ftarren ©inn,
©en fecfen ©eift ber f^ret^ett toitf idj beugen,
@in neu ©efe^ toitt \<fy in biefen Sanben 2785
3Serfünbigen — %<$) itntl —
(@in ^Pfeit burdjfcotyrt t§n ; er fäfyrt mit ber £anb an§ £erj unb tüiU fittten. Sftit matter ©timme.)
©Ott fei mir gnäbig!
9htbolf ber ^>arra3.
£err Sanbfcogt — ®ott! 2Sa§ ift ba3? 2öofyer lam ba3?
^rmtjarb (auffatyrenb).
SDtorb! Sttorb! @r taumelt, finlt! @r ift getroffen! ■äJtitten in§ §erj fyat ifyn ber $feü getroffen!
Dierter 2Iuf3ug. Dritte S^tae. 197
Ohtbütf ber $awa§ (formst öom sterbe.)
Sßeldf) gräpcbe^ Greignis — ©ott — £err SRitter — 2790 9?uft bie Grbarmung ©ottes an; %f)T feib @in Sftann be§ £obe3!
©efUer. $a§ ift £ett$ ©eftf)o$!
(3ft bom $ferb §erab bem S^ubolf £arras in bert 2(rm gegleitet unb hrirb auf ber San! mebergelajjen.)
Xtü (erfcbeint oben auf ber &ö§e bes Reifen).
2)u fennft ben Scbüt^en, fucfye leinen anbern !
grei finb bie §ütten, fieser ift bie Unfrfmlb
SSor bir, bu toirft bem Sanbe nid)t meljr fd^aben ! 2795
(SSerfc^roinbet bon ber 6öbe. 2*oIf ftürjt berein.) Stttffi (üüran).
2Ba§ gibt e3 Ijier? 2ßa3 fyat fic£> ^getragen?
5frmgarb.
©er Sanbbogt ift bon einem ^3feü burcbfdjoffen.
%$oit (im ^ereinftürjen).
2Ber ift erhoffen?
Qnbem bie Sorberften bon bem 53raut;ug auf bie Sjene fomtnen, fmb bie hinter* ften noä) auf ber £>öl?e, ünb bie SKufif gebt fort.)
Öfubolf ber £>arra£* @r verblutet ficf>. gort, fdbaffet §ilfe! Se£t bem 9ttörber naefy! — Verlorner 93tann, fo muft e§ mit bir enben ; 2800 2)odj meine SBarnung tooffteft bu niebt boren !
@tüffi. 33ei ©ott, ba liegt er bleicf) unb ofme Seben !
$tele Stimmen, 2ßer bat bie 2at getan?
198 rDtl^elm Cell.
Shtbolf ber $axta§.
SRaft biefeS Soll, ©afc e§ bem 9florb SHufif matf)t? £a£t fte fcfjtoeigen!
(3ftufif bricht plö^Itd) ab, e§ fommt noa) mefyr 58ol! nad).)
§err Sanbfcogt, rebet, toenn 3$r fönnt — §abt 3#r 28°5 9Jtir ntd^tö mefyr ju fcertraun ?
(©efjler gibt $eid)en mit *>er ^anb, bie er mit £efttgfeit nrieberfyolt, ba fte ntd&t gleich fcerftanben werben.)
2öo foC i$ tyin?
— 3laä) Äü^nad^t? %<$ berftefy' @ud) nicfyt — D, Werbet 9ftcfyt ungebulbig — Saftt ba§ ^rbifcfye,
S)enft ie|t, @u^ mit bem §immel gu fcerjofynen.
($>ie gange £odfoeitgefettfd)aft umftefyt ben ©terbenben mit einem füpofen ©raufen.)
©tüffu ©tefy, tote er bleid) toirb — 3je$t, jettf tritt ber !£ob 2810 3$m an ba§ §erj — bie 2tugen finb gebrochen.
$rtttjjarb {fytht ein ßtnb emfcor).
©efyt, $inber, tote ein Söütericfy fcerfdjeibet !
9Jubo(f ber £arra3, aöafmfinn'ge SÖeiber, £>abt ifyr fein ©efüfyl, 2)af$ ifyr ben SBItcf an biefem ©d)recfni£ toeibet?
— §elft — feget £>anb an — ©tefyt mir niemanb bei, 2815 Sen ©cfymerjenSpfeü tfytn au§ ber ©ruft $u jiefyn?
233etBer (treten äurütf).
2ßir ifm berühren, toeldjen ©ott gefcfytagen !
SRubulf ber §arra3* ftlutf) trefft eu$ unb 33erbammni§!
CSie^t ba§ <Sä}iüert.) ©tüffi (fäat itym in ben 2Irm).
2öagt e8, £err!
Vierter 2Iuf3ug. Dritte S$mz. 199
@u'r 2SaIten fftä ein @nbe. 3)er STfyrann
2)e3 SanbeS ift gefallen. 2ßir erbulben 2820
$etne ©etoalt mefyr. 2öir firtb freie 9Jienfcf>en.
3(üe (tumultuartfc§).
SDaS Sanb ift frei!
SRubolf ber £arra3, Sft e3 bafytn gefommen? ©nbet bte gatrcfyt fo fdmetf unb ber ©eljorfam?
(3u ben Sßaffenfned)ten, bte hereinbringen.)
3#r fefyt bte graufenfcotte %at be§ SftorbS,
£)ie Ijter gefeiten — £>üfe ift umfonft — 2825
33ergebltd) tft% bem SCRörber nad^ufe^en.
Un3 brangen anbre ©orgen — Stuf, nacf) Äü^nacfyt,
2)a§ töir bem ^aifer feine gfefte retten !
©enn aufgelöft in biefem 2Iugenbltcf
©inb aller Drbnung, alter Sßflicfyten 33anbe, 2830
Unb feinet 9Jtanne§ S£reu' ift ju vertrauen.
Snbem er mit ben 2Baffen!ned)ten abgebt, erfd)einen fecr)ö barmherzige trüber.
$rmgarb. 5ßla^! $latj! 2)a fommen bte barmljerä'gen Srüber.
©tüffu 2)a3 Dpfer liegt — bte Viahtn ftetgen nteber. Sarm^er^tge trüber
(fcr)Iie^en einen £alb?rei§ um ben £oten unb fingen in tiefem £on).
Sftafdj tritt ber £ob ben SJlenfcfyen an,
@3 ift il)m feine fjrtft gegeben; 2835
©3 ftür§t iljn mitten in ber %5afyn, @3 reifst ifyn fort fcom fcolten Seben.
bereitet ober nicbt, ju gelten,
@r muf$ bor feinen Stifter fielen!
($nbem bie Testen geilen toieber^olt Serben, fällt ber SSor^ang.)
fünfter ^tufjug*
(£rfte S$ent.
Öffentlicher ytat$ bei 2Morf.
3«i £)intergrunbe red^tä bie ftefte S^ing Uri mit bem nodj ftefyenben 33au=
gerüfte hne in ber britten ©jene be§ erften ^tuf^ugä ; tinfs eine $tu§fid)t in
biete 25erge fytnetn, auf ttelcijen allen 6ignalfeuer brennen. (53 ift eben
£age§anbmä), ©loaen ertönen au§ berfdjtebenen gernen.
iRuobt, Stnonx, SBerni, Reiftet ©teinmefc unb iriele anbere Sanbleute, au$ 2Beiber
unb ßinber.
dluobi.
©efyt ifyr bte geu'rfignale auf ben Sergen? 2840
©tetttme^ §ört ifyr bte ©locfen brüben überm 2öalb?
9inobu Sie getnbe ftnb berjagt.
©tetnme^.
®te Surgen finb erobert. SRuobt. Unb toir im Sanbe Urt bulben nocfy 2luf unferm 33oben ba§ S^rannenf cf)lof$ ? ©tnb hnr bte Seiten, bte ftcfy frei erllären?
©tetttmei^
©a£ %oü) fott fielen, ba§ un§ fingen tooßte? Sluf, rei^t e§ nieber!
2We,
lieber! nieber! nieber! 200
fünfter 2Iuf3ug. (Erftc S^ene. 201
Öiuobt. 2ßo ift ber Stier bon Uri?
8tter öon Uri*
§ier! 2£sa§ foH id&? SRiwbi.
Steigt auf bxe JQf>ä)toad)t, Haft in ßuer £>orn,
2)af$ e3 toeitfcfymetternb in bie Serge fdjaHe 2850
Unb, jebe3 Scbo in ben gelfenflüften
Sluftoecfenb, fc&neU bie Männer be3 ©ebirg§
ßufammenrufe.
Stier bon Uri ge§t ab. 2BaIt§er Surft lammt
Söaftfjer &ürft.
galtet, greunbe! galtet!
9toä) fe£>It un§ Äunbe, toas in Untertoalben
Unb ©cf>to% gefcfyeljen. Sa^t un£ Soten erft 2855
@rft> arten !
O^uöbi.
2Sa3 erwarten ? 2)er Sijrann 3ft tot, ber Jag ber gretbeit ift erfcbienen.
<3teutmefc, 3ft'8 nidf)t genug an biefen flammenben Soten, ©ie ring3f)erum auf allen Sergen (eudbten ?
IRuobu
Kommt alle, fommt, legt öanb an, Scanner unb Söetber ! 2860 Srecbt bas ©erüfte! Strengt bie Sogen! Steifst 2)ie dauern ein! Kein Stein bleib' auf bem anbern!
©teittme^
©efetten, fommt! 2Bir fyaben'3 aufgebaut, 2öir toiffen'S ju jerftören.
202 rDilljelm Cell-
$ommt, reifet nieber !
(©ie ftürjen fid) bon aßen Seiten auf ben 33 au.)
SSSalt^er gffirft
(58 ift im Sauf. %<$) fann fie rttcfyt tnefyr galten. 2865
3Mä)tfyal unb Saumgarten fommen.
SRetöjtljai.
2ßa§ ? ©tefyt bie 23urg notf), unb ©d)lof$ ©amen liegt $n 21fcf)e, unb ber 9tof$berg ift gebrochen?
SBaltfier ftürft, ©eib Sfyr e8, SKel^al? bringt 3tyr un8 bie gretyett? ©agt, ftnb bie Sanbe alle rein fcom $einb ?
SKelrfjtljaf (umarmt t$n).
Stein ift ber 33oben. greut @ucf>, alter 3Sater! 2870
^n biefem 3lugenblirfe, ba ftnr reben,
3ft lein SEfyramt meljr in ber ©d^toeijer £anb.
SBattljer ftürft D, f^red^t, tote fourbet if)r ber Surgen mädfjtig?
3ReW)tf)rtf.
2)er Stubenj toar e8, ber ba8 ©amer ©cfylof*
SCRit männlid) füfyner %8aQttat gewann. 2875
SDen Stoperg fyatt' tcfy naä)t$ ^ubor erftiegen.
— ©0$ fyöret, toaZ gefdfyafy. 2118 toir ba8 ©cfyloft
33öm geinb geleert, nun freubig angejünbet,
2)ie flamme praffelnb fcfyon $um ^immel fdjlug,
3)a ftürjt ber ©ietfyelm, ©e£ler8 33ub' fyerfcor 2880
Unb ruft, bafs bie 33runecferin Verbrenne.
333aW)er ftürft, (geredeter G&ott !
{man $ört bie halfen be§ ©erüfteS ftür^en.)
fünfter 2Iuf3ug. (Erfte 5$tne. 203
©ie toar e£ felbft, war l)eimticf) §ier eingefd^Ioffen auf be§ SSogt^ ©efyetfs. SRafenb erfyub fid? S^ubenj — benn ftrir borten 2)ie Sallen fcfyon, bie feften *ßfoften ftürjen 2885
Unb au§ bem 9?aud) berbor ben ^ammerruf 3)er Ungtücffeligen.
2Ba(tf)er ftürft. ©ie ift gerettet?
2)a galt ©ef^hrinbfein unb ßntfc^üffenljeit !
— 2ßär' er nur unfer ©beimann geWefen,
SBir Ratten unfer Seben Wohl geliebt ; 2890
£)ocb er toar unfer Gibgenof^ unb Serta @E)rte ba3 Soll — ©0 festen toir getroft £)a§ Seben bran unb ftürjten in ba£ geuer.
Söaltljer prft.
©ie ift gerettet?
Wcltyf)al.
©ie ift'3. SRubenj unb i$, 2Bir trugen fie felbanber au§ ben flammen, 2895
Unb hinter un§ fiel frad)enb ba£ ©e&älf.
— Unb jefct, als fie gerettet fxcf) ernannte, Sie Slugen auffdjlug ju bem §immefölid^t, ge|t ftürjte mir ber greiberr an ba3 ^erj,
Unb fcfytoeigenb Warb ein SBünbnte jefet befcfytooren, 2900 £>a3, feftgefjärtet in be3 $euer§ ©lut, Seftefjen Wirb in allen ©cbicffalsproben —
Sßaftljer ftürft
2öo ift ber Sanbenberg?
204 rmitjefm Cell.
Über ben 33rünig. Sfticfyt lag'S an mir, bafs er ba§ Sicfyt ber 2lugen ©afcontrug, ber ben 33ater mir geblenbet. 2905
%lad) jagt' \6) ifym, erreicht' x^n auf ber gluckt Unb ri£ ifyn $u ben güf$en meinet 33ater3* ©efcfyftmngen über tfym toar fcfyon ba§ ©cfytoert; 33on ber 33armfyerjigfeit be3 blinben ©reifet ©rfyxelt er flefyenb ba£ ©efcfyenf be§ SebenS. 2910
Urfefybe fcfytour er, nie juriirfgufe^ren ; @r ■ toirb fie galten; unfern Strm fyat er ©efitylt.
28aW)er ftürft,
Söofyl eucfy, ba£ i£>r ben reinen ©ieg mit Slute mit gef Raubet!
Ätttbet (eilen mit Krümmern be3 ©erüfteä über bie ©jene).
$reifyeit! $reifyeit !
($)a3 £orn Don Uri nnrb mit 2Jtaä)t geblafen.)
SSaWjer prft ©efyt, toelcfy ein gfeft! SDeS £age3 Serben ficfy 2915
3)ie $tnber f!pät aU ©reife nodj erinnern.
(2ftäbä)en bringen ben £ut auf einer (Stange getragen ; bie ganje ©jene fußt fid)
mit Sott an.)
§ier ift ber §ut, bem toir un§ beugen mußten.
Saumgartem ©ebt un§ SSefd^eib, toaS bamit derben foff.
2Sattf>er dürfte ©ott! Unter biefem §ute ftanb mein (Snfel.
fünfter 2Iuf3ug. (Erfte 53ene. 205
äfleljrere ©tumnetu
3erftört ba3 ©enfmal ber Xfyrannenmacfyt ! 2920
$n3 geuer mit if)m!
28aftf)er Surft. SRetn, lajjt iljn aufbewahren! 25er Üfyrannei mufst' er jum SBerfjeug bienen, @r fott ber gretfyeit etoig 3eid)en fein!
($)ie ßanbleute, Männer, 2Beiber unb ßinber fielen unb ft$en auf ben halfen beä verbrochenen ©erüftes malerifcfy gruppiert in einem großen £alb!rei§ umfyer.)
3Mtf)tf}ar. ©0 ftefyen tr>tr nun fröljlid) auf ben Krümmern 2)er Styrannei, unb Ijerrlicfy ift '3 erfüllt, 2925
2Ba3 toir im Stütli fcfytouren, ©bgenoffen !
2ßaltf)er ftürft.
2)a3 SSerf ift angefangen, ntcfyt boüenbet.
Sefct ift un§ 3Rut unb fefte eintragt not ;
fttrin, feib getoifs, mcfyt faumen totrb ber Äönig,
2)en %oi ju rächen feinet 33ogt3 unb ben 2930
SSertriebnen mit ©etoalt jurücfjufü^ren.
9tfeltf)tf>af,
@r jielj' fyeran mit feiner ^eereSmadEjt,
3ft au3 bem Innern k°$ ^er §teinb ^erjagt ;
2)em geinb fc>on aujsen tooffen toir begegnen.
9iur toen'ge 5ßäffe öffnen ifym ba§ Sanb, 2935
2)ie tootten tr>xr mit unfern 2eibern bedfen.
SBawitgartett. 2ßir finb bereinigt burcfy ein etoig Sanb, Unb feine §eere fotten un§ nid^t fd^recf en !
SKöffelmann unb <Stauffa#er fommen.
206 VOxlkdm Cell.
U?Öffefatamt (im eintreten).
$)a3 finb be3 QimmtU furchtbare ©ertöte.
fianbleute*
2ßa3 gibt'S? 2940
Stöffelmamu
^n freieren fetten ^e&en ^°xx ' 333alti)er gürft ©agt an, toa§ ift e§? feib 3$*% §err Sßerner? 2öa§ bringt S^r un§?
Sanbleute.
2öa3 gibt'«?
SRtfffclmamu
§ört unb erftaunet !
©tauffadjen
33on einer großen $ur$t finb fair befreit —
Otijffetmamt.
2)er Äaifer ift ertnorbet.
2ßaltf)er Surft.
©nftb'ger ©Ott!
(Sanbleute machen einen 2lufftanb unb umbrängen ben ©tauffad&er.)
©rmorbet! 2BaS! ©er ßaifer! §ört! ©er ßaifer! 2945
9tt$t rnögltd^ ! SSofyer f am @u$ biefe ßunbe ?
©trmffatfjer,
@§ ift getoifj. 93ei Srucf fiel ßimig 2Hbred;t ©urd) 9}törber§ §anb — ein glaubenStoerter 9Jiann, gofyanneS 9Jtitfler, bracht' e£ fcon ©cfyafffcaufen.
fünfter 21uf3ug. (Erfte 53ene. 207
2Sdtf)er ftiirft 2Ber h>agte foldje grauenvolle 3Tat ? 2950
Stauffatfjer* ©ie toirb nocfy grauenvoller burcfy ben Später. @3 toar fein SReffe, feinet SruberS Jttnb, §erjog S°^ann ^n ©df?toaben, ber' 3 vollbrachte.
SteUrÜaL 2öa§ trieb iljn ju ber £at beä 23atermorb3?
©ttwffarfjer, ©er Slaifer ^>ielt ba3 Väterliche @rbe 2955
S5em ungebulbig -Jftalmenben jurücf ; @3 f)ief$, er benf iljn ganj barum ju fürjen, 9ftit einem 93ifd^of^^ut if>n abjufinben. Söie bem aucfy fei — ber Jüngling öffnete ©er Söaffenfreunbe böfem diät fein Dfyr, 2960
Unb mit ben ebeln §errn Von Sfcfyenbacf), 33on £egerfelben, Von ber Söart unb ^3alm Sefdjlofs er, ba er 9ted^t nicfyt fonnte finben, ©icl) $iafy ju Ijolen mit ber eignen §anb.
2$aitf)er prft D f^red^t, tote toarb ba3 ©ra^licfye Vottenbet? 2965
©tauffadjer,
3)er ßönig ritt fyerab Vom ©tein ju 33aben,
©en S^einfelb, too bie §offtatt toar, ju siefy'n,
SSJlit iljm bie gürften §an£ unb Seopolb
Unb ein ©efolge fyocfygebomer §errn.
Unb aU fie famen an bie 9teuj3, too man 2970
2luf einer $afyre fiel) läfct überfeinen,
2)a brängten fiel) bie 3flörber in ba£ ©dEnff,
208 XDxttitlm CcO.
©aft fie ben ßaifer bom ©efolge trennten.
©rauf, afö ber $ürft burcf) ein geädert gelb
§tnreitet — eine alte grofte ©tabt 2975
©oll brunter liegen au3 ber Reiben geit —
©ie alte gefte ^abäburg im ©eficfyt,
2öo feinet ©tammeS §ofyeit ausgegangen —
©tö§t §erjog §an3 ben ©olcf) ifym in bie Äefyle,
SWubolf fcon $alm burcfyrennt ifm mit bem ©peer, 2980
Unb ©fd^enba^ jerfyaltet tbm ba£ §au£t,
©aft er fyerunterftnft in feinem 331ut,
©emorbet fcon ben ©einen, auf bem ©einen.
2lm anbern Ufer faben fie bie ^at ;
©ocfy, burcf) ben ©trom gefd^ieben fonnten fie 2985
9htr ein ofmmäcl)tig 2öeljgefd)rei erbeben ;
2lm Söege aber fajj ein arme§ 2öeib,
^n ifyrem ©d)oJ3 Verblutete ber Äaifer.
wuafiti.
©0 tyat er nur fein frühes ©rab gegraben,
©er unerfättlid) alles toollte fyaben ! 2990
©tmtffadjer.
©in ungeheurer ©Freden ift im Sanb umfyer ;
©efyerrt finb alle *ßäffe beS ©ebtrgS,
IJebfoeber ©tanb fcertoafyret feine ©renjen ;
©ie alte ßimdj felbft fdjloft il)re Store,
©ie breißig gafyr lang offen ftanben, ju, 2995
©te SJtörber fürcbtenb unb nod) meljr — bie 9tä$er.
Qtnn, mit beS SanneS %l\xä) bewaffnet, lommt
©er Ungarn Königin, bie ftrenge STgneS,
©te nicfyt bie SJlübe fennet ifyreS garten
©ef$lecf)t3, be£ 93ater§ löniglirf)e§ SBIut 3000
fünfter 2tuf3ug. (Erfte S'^nt. 209
$u rächen an ber 3ERßrber gangen ©tamm,
2ln ifyren $nedjten, Äinbern, $inbe£finbern,
Sa, an ben Steinen ifyrer ©ctylöffer felbft.
©efd^tt>oren fyat fie, ganje 3eu9un0en
iptnabjufenben in be£ S3ater3 ®rab, 3005
3n Slut ftdj, tüte in Tlakntavi, ju baben.
Söeift man, too ftcfy bie 9Jtörber Eingefluchtet?
©tauffadjer*
©ie flogen afebalb nad) fcollbracfyter £at
Stuf fünf i)erfrf)iebenen ©trafen au^einanber
Unb trennten ftd), um nie fiel) meljr ju fefyn — 3010
§erjog 3°fyann foH irren im ©ebirge.
2BaW)er %ik%
©0 trägt bie Untat tfynen feine grudfjt !
Sfatfje trägt feine grucfyt ! ©icfy felbft ift fie
SDie fürchterliche 5Rafyrung, tfyr ©enuß
Sft -JJtorb, unb ifyre Sättigung ba§ ©raufen. 3015
Stauffadjer,
S)en 9Jlörbern bringt bie Untat nidjt ©eftnnn;
2ßir aber brechen mit ber reinen §anb
2)e3 btut'gen grefcefö fegenboUe §ru$t.
SDenn einer großen gatrcfyt finb ttrir entlebigt;
©efaflen ift ber $reil)eit größter $einb, 3020
Unb toie verlautet, ftnrb ba§ fttptix gelm
2lu§ §ab3burg§ £>au£ ju einem anbern Stamm,
3)a§ Sftetcfy tx>tlt feine Sßafylfreifyett behaupten,
233aftljer fjürft unb äßeljme, 93ernafymt Sfyr toa8?
210 HHHtelm Cell.
©tauffadjer,
©er ©raf Dort Sujemburg 3ft fcon ben mefyrften Stimmen fcfyon bejeicfynet. 3025
äßaltfjer gfürft. 9Bof>I un£, baß toir beim ^eicfye treu gehalten ; $e£t ift ju fyoffen auf ©erecfytigfeit !
©tauffadjer,
2)em mutn §errn tun tapfre $reunbe not ; @r toirb un£ fcfyirmen gegen Dftretd^^ 9tatf)e.
(£)ie £anbleute umarmen einanber.) «Sigrtft mit einem Steicpboten.
©igrift,
§ier finb be£ 2anbe3 toürb'ge Dberfyäupter. 3030
SRöfjelmatm unb Sftefjrere. ©igrift, toaZ gibt's?
©igrtft
@in 9teicf)sbot' bringt bte§ Schreiben.
Sltfe (su SBalttyer Surft).
©rbrecfyt unb lefet.
SBaltfjer ftiirft (Heft). ,,©en befcfyeibnen Bannern „SCon ttri, @$tatin unb Untertoalben bietet ,,©ie Königin ©iSbet^nab' unb alles 0Jute8."
Siele Stimmen*
2Ba3 ftriH bie Königin? ^fyr 9teicfy ift au§. 3035
äöattfjer $ürft (lieft). „3n intern großen ©cfymerj unb Sßittoenleib, „Sßoretn ber blut'ge §infd)eib i^reS §erm
fünfter 2luf3ug. (Erfte S$ent. 211
„2)ie Königin berfe|t, gebenft fie nocf)
„©er alten Sreu' unb Sieb' ber Sdjfteijerlanbe,"
8ReWjt!>at.
$n i^rem ©lud Ijat fie ba§ nie getan, 3°4o
JRöffefatamu Still ! gaffet fyoren !
SBaltfjer ftürft (lieft). „Unb fie berfie&t jtdj ju bem treuen 33oIf, „2)aj$ e§ geregten SIbfcbeu toerbe tragen „33or ben berflucbten Tätern biefer iat; „©arum erwartet fie bon ben brei Sanben, 3045
„3)af$ fie ben 9Jtorbern nimmer Sorfcbub tun, „93ielmebr getreulich baju Reifen Serben, ,,©ie anzuliefern in bei 9iä$er3 ßanb, „©er Sieb' gebenlenb unb ber alten ©unft, „Sie fie öon SRubolfS gatrftenljaus empfangen." 3050
(3et$en be§ UntoiUenS unter ben Sartbleuten.)
Stiele <Stimmtn.
©er Sieb' unb ©unft !
Stauffatfjer. SBir fyaben ©unft empfangen fcon bem SSater; ©od) toeffen rübmen ftrit un3 bon bem ©ofyn? §at er ben ©rief ber greiljeit ur\$ beftatigt, 2Bie bor ifym alle $aifer bod^ getan? 3055
§at er gerietet naef) geregtem ©prudj Unb ber bebrangten Unfcbulb (&ü)\x% betiteln? §at er aud) nur bie Soten Motten boren, ©ie toir in unfrer Slngft ju ifym gefenbet? 9tödjt eing bon biefem alten f)at ber $önig 3060
212 rDttyelm Ceti.
2tn un$ getan, unb Ratten totr nicfyt felbft
Un3 Sfocfyt berfcfyafft mit eigner mut'ger §anb,
3$n rührte unfre 3lot nicfyt an — 2$m 3)anl ?
SRicfyt 2)anl fyat er gefät in biefen Tälern.
@r ftanb auf einem fyoljen Sßla$, er lonnte 3065
©in 35ater feiner 3SöIler fein ; botf) ifym
©efiel e§, nur ju forgen für bie Seinen.
©ie er gemehrt fyat, mögen um ifyn deinen !
SBaltlier ftfirft
2Bir trollen nid£)t frofylocfen feinet gall3,
9ticf)t be£ empfangnen Söfen jefct gebenfen, 3070
$ern fei'8 öon un3! ©od), bajs fair rädjen feilten
©e3 Äönig3 Stob, ber nie un§ ©ute$ tat,
Unb bie verfolgen, bie un§ nie betrübten,
©a§ $iemt un3 nicfyt unb toiff un§ triebt gebühren.
Sie Siebe hutt ein freiet Dpfer fein; 3075
©er £ob entbinbet fcon erjftmngnen ^ßflidjten,
— 3$m fyaben toir nichts Leiter ju entrichten.
wuuwA
Unb toeint bie Königin in tfyrer Kammer,
Unb flagt i|r Silber ©etymer^ ben §immel an,
©0 fefyt iE>r fyier ein angftbefreite3 SSoII 3080
3u tb^n biefem §immel banfenb flehen —
üöer tränen ernten toitf, muf$ Siebe fäen.
(3^eid^§bote gc^t ah.)
©tauffatfjer (§« bem ssoü). 2Bo ift ber £eE? ©olt er allein un3 fehlen, ©er unfrer greifyeit ©tifter ift? ©a3 ©rö£te $at er getan, ba§ §ärtefte erbulbet. 3085
fünfter 2Iuf3ug. §tr>eito S3ene. 213
$ommt alle, fommt! nadf) feinem $au$ ju toatten, Unb rufet §eü bem Ketter bon un3 allen!
(STtte ge^en ab.)
^tpeite Sjene.
^eEö §au§ffur.
(Sin geuer brennt anf bem § erb. Sie offenftet)enbe £üre geigt tn§ greie.
# e b to t g. äßait^er unb SS i l § e t m.
§ebtt% igeut1 fommt ber 23ater. Äinber, liebe föinber! @r lebt, ift frei, unb toir finb frei unb atte3 ! Unb euer SSater tft'S, ber'3 Sanb gerettet. 3090
2öaltf)er.
Unb tdj bin aud) babei getoefen, SJtutter ! Tliä) muf* man aucfy mit nennen. 33ater3 $feil ©ing mir am 2thzn fyart Vorbei, unb idj feab' nid)t gegittert.
^CbttJtg (umarmt t§n).
^a, bu bift mir toieber ©egeben ! gtoeimal ^a^ x§ ^^ geboren ! 3095
gtoeimal litt xä) ben 2Rutterf$mer$ um bidj ! @s ift Vorbei — \<$) I)ab' eucfj beibe, beibe ! Unb Ijeute lommt ber liebe 33ater toieber !
(Sin Dftönd? erfcfceint an ber £au§türe.
SStOjetm.
©ieb, SJhttter, fieb — bort ftebt ein frommer Sruber ! ©etoift toirb er um eine &ahz flefy'n. 3100
214 rDHtjelm Cell.
£ebtoiö.
$üfyr' ifyn herein, bamit Vt)ir ifyn erquicfen ; @r füfyl'S, bajs er in3 greubenfyau^ gefommen.
(©efyt hinein unb fommt balb mit einem 23e$er lieber.) SßtUjefat (jum 2Jiön$).
$ommt, guter 9Jtann. Sie Butter foul @u$ laben.
SBait^er;
$ommt, rufyt ©ucfy au3 unb gefyt geftärft fcon bannen.
SDWttdj (fdjeu um^er&Iicfenb mit jerftörten Bügen).
2öo bin icfy ? ©aget an, in freierem Sanbe ? 3105
2SaW)er.
©eib 3$r Verirret, ba£ %i)x ba§ ntcfyt itnftt? 3$r feib ju SSürglen, £>err, im Sanbe Uri, •2Bo man fyineingefyt in ba3 ©cfyätfjental.
ÜDtättdj (&ur £ebraig, welche gurücftommt).
©eib 3#r allein? 3ft ©uer §err ju §aufe?
£ebtt>ig.
$dj> ertoart' ifyn ^btn — boefy toa3 ift @ucfy, 9Jlann? 3110 ^fyr fefyt ntcfyt au3, ate ob 3$r ©ute£ brautet. — 2öer ^x aud) feib, 3$r feto bebürftig, nefymt !
(föeidjt ifym ben 93e$er.)
2ßie au$ mein led^enb §erj naefy Sabung fcfymacfytet, 9ii$t3 rüfyr' itf) an, bi£ %fyx mir jugefagt —
§ebnrig. S3erüf)rt mein SIeib nicfyt, tretet mir nid&t mfy. 3115
bleibt ferne ftefyn, toenn id) @udj fyören foll!
fünfter 2Iuf3ug. gtoette S$tne. 215
äRönrfj. Sei biefem $euer, ba3 E?ter gaftRdj lobert, 93ei (Surer Äinber teurem #aupt, ba§ t$
Umfaffe — (Ergreift bic Knaben.)
£ebtmg*
9ttann, frag finnet ^f)r? ßurücf 23on meinen Äinbern! — $Ijr f eib lein Wörxä) ! 3^rfe^ 3120 S§ nid)t ! £>er griebe toofynt in biefem bleibe ; ^n (Suren $ügen tootynt ber griebe niäjt
%$ bin ber unglücffeligfte ber 9Kenf$en.
£ebtt%
2)a§ Unglücf fyricfyt gewaltig $u bem §erjen;
2)o$ Guer Slicf fcfmürt mir ba£ $nnre 3U- 3I25
2öa(t^et (auffpringenb).
Butter, ber SSater! mit $maus.) §ebttrig, D mein ©ott!
(2BtH nad), gittert unb I)ält ftd? an.) 2ÖÜf)efot (eilt naä)).
©er Sater!
2Baftfjer (brausen).
®a bift bu toieber!
äStUjehtt (brausen).
93ater, lieber SSater!
XtU (brausen).
£)a bin \i) lieber — 2öo ift eure Butter? (treten herein.)
%8altf)tx. 35a ftelji fie an ber 3:ür unb fann nicfyt Leiter: ©0 gittert fie fcor Streifen unb fcor greube. 3130
216 Wüftkm EeH.
XtU.
D §ebftng ! §ebtoig ! 9Jhttter meiner $mber ! ©ott fyat geholfen — un3 trennt fein £fyrann mefyr.
^pcbttJtg (an feinem §alfe).
D Seil! Seil! 2öelc^e Slngft litt i$ um bi$!
{Wön$ hrirb aufmerffam.)
Seil.
SSergift fie je£t unb lebe nur ber greube! 3135
£)a bin i<fy lieber! ©a£ ift meine glitte! 3$ ftefye trieber auf bem Peinigen!
23«l)efat,
2Bo aber fyaft bu beine Slrmbruft, 3Sater?
3$ fe$' fie fliegt.
Xetf,
SDu totrft fie nie mefyr fefyn.
2ln fyeiPger (Stätte ift fie aufbetoafyrt ;
©ie toirb fyinfort ju leiner ^agb mefyr bienen. 3140
D 5£eE[ ! %tü ! (fcriti surücf, läfct feine £anb Io§).
Seil. 2öa3 erfcfyrecft bief), liebet 2Beib? §ebttiig. SBie — tote fommft bu mir ttrieber ? — ©ief e £>anb — SDarf iä) fie faffen? — ®iefe §anb — 0 ©ott!
%tU ($er#td& unb mutig).
§at euef) fcerteibtgt unb ba3 Sanb gerettet;
34) barf fie frei hinauf jum §immel fyebtn. 3145
(2ftön$ mad)t eine rafcfye SBetoecumg, er erblicft iljn.)
fünfter 2Iuf3ug. gtpeite 53cne. 217
2Ber ift ber ©ruber t?ier?
£ebtt>ig*
31$, ify fcergaft tfyn! ©pricfy bu mit iljm, mir graut in feiner 9tcUje.
äftöttrf) (tritt näfrer).
©eib 3#r ber Seil, burcfy ben ber Sanbfcogt fiel?
3)er bin tcfy, tcfy berberg' e§ feinem 9ftenfcfyen. äftottdj.
3$r feib ber STelt! Slcf), e3 ift ©otteS §anb, 3150
Sie unter @uer SDadf) micf) fyat geführt.
Xeö (tnttft iljm mit ben Slugen).
S^r feib lein 3Rönc$ ! 2öer feib 3^r?
S^t erfcfylugt
2)en Sanbfcogt, ber Sud) 23öfe3 tat — 2Iud) idj §ab> einen geinb erfcblagen, ber mir SRetfjt SSerfagte — 6r toar Suer geinb, tote meiner — 3155 3$ Ijab' ba3 Sanb fcon iljm befreit.
£efl (jurücffa^renb).
$#r feib — Gntfe^en ! — $inber! $inber, gefyt hinein ! ®tty, liebet 2Seib ! ©ef>', ge&M — Unglücf lieber ! 3fyr ftmret —
£ebtt% ©Ott, toer ift e£?
£etf,
grage nid^t !
gort, fort! SDie $inber bürfen e§ nidjt fyören. 3160
218 tütltielm Eell.
©efy' auZ bem §aufe — tt>ett ^inVt>eg — bu barfft yixtyt unter einem SDacfy mit biefem toofynem
£ebtmg.
2ße^ mir, toaS ift ba£ ? $ommt ! (®e$t mit ben «mbem.)
Seö öu bem Wönti).
3$r feib ber §erjog SSon Öfterreidj — Sfyr fcib'8 ! 3^r tyabt ben ^aifer ©rfcfylagen, ©uern Dfym unb §errn. 3165
%ofj(mnt§ yßaxvicüa.
@r toar 2)er Räuber meinet @rbe§.
XtU.
@uzxn Dfym ©rf plagen, ßuern föaifer! Unb ©ucfy tragt 3)ie @rbe nodj ! @ud) leuchtet nod) bie ©onne!
$arrictba» Stell, fyört midj, efy' $fyr —
XtfL
33on bem 331ute triefenb ®e§ 33atermorbe§ unb be3 $aifermorb3, 3170
Sßagft bu $u treten in mein reinem $au$* ©u toagft% bein Slntüfc einem guten 3Jlenf$en $u geigen unb ba£ ©aftrecfyt ju begehren?
$amciba* 93ei @u$ fyofft' id) 33armf)erjigfeit ju finben; 2lu$ 3^r nafymt 9ta$' an ßurem $einb. 3175
Unglücf lieber! SDarfft bu ber ©fyrfudjt blut'ge ©cfmlb Vermengen
fünfter 2Iuf3ug. gtueüe S3ene. 219
9Jtit ber geregten 3tottotf)t eines 3Sater§ ?
§aft bu ber $inber liebet §au£t berteibigt?
£)e§ §erbe3 Heiligtum 6ef$üi#? ba£ Scf>redticbfte,
£)a§ Se^te fcon ben deinen abgetoebrt? 3180
— $um §itnmet Ijeb' id) meine reinen §anbe,
SSerfludfje bid) unb beine 3^at — ©erä$t
§ab' id) bie ^eilige 5ftatur, bie bu
©efcbänbet — 9ti$t3 teil' id> mit bir — ©emorbet
§aft bu, \<fy bab' mein Seuerfte* fcerteibigt. 3185
^arrtctba.
$I)r fto^t micfy fcon ©ud) troftloS, in SSer^eiflung?
2elL 9Jlid^ fa£t ein ©raufen, ba td) mit bir rebe.
gort ! SBanble beine fürcbterlicbe (Strafe ! Sajs rein bie tQütU, too bie Unfcfmlb toofynt!
^arriciba (toenbet ft# 311 ge^en).
(So f a n n i$, unb f 0 ft> i ( l i$ nid)t mefyr leben ! 3190
Unb bpcfy erbarmt midf) beiner — ©ott be§ §immel3 !
So jung, Don folgern abeligen Stamm,
©er Snlel 9?ubolf3, meinet §errn unb £aifer3,
2113 9Jti3rber flüchtig, Ijier an meiner Scfytoeffe,
£)e3 armen 9Jtanne3 — flebenb unb fcerjtoeifetnb — 3195
(SSer&üßt ficfi ba§ ©eficfct.)
^arriciba.
D, totnn ^hx deinen fönnt, lajst mein ©efcfyicf (Sud) jammern ; e3 ift fürcbterlid? — 3$ Bin ßin fjürft — iä) toar'ä — icb lonnte glüdHidj derben, SBenn id? ber SQBünfd^e Ungebulb bedang.
220 rDHIielm Cell.
©et 9ieib zernagte mir ba£ £erj — $cfy fafy 3200
©ie 3uSen^ meinet SSetter^ Seoipolb ©efrönt mit ßfyre unb mit Sanb belohnt, Unb micfy, ber gleid^e^ 2llter3 mit ifym toar, $n fflafcifcfyer Unmünbigfeit gehalten —
Unglücfltcfyer, toofyl fannte bitf) bein Dfym, 3205
©a er bir Sanb unb Seute Weigerte!
©u felbft mit rafcfyer, Silber 2Bafynfinn£tat
5tecfytfertigft furchtbar feinen Reifen ©$luj$.
— 2Bo finb bie blut'gen Reifer beineS 3Jiorb§?
Sßamciba*
2Bofyin bie SRacfyegeifter fie geführt ; 3210
3$ fafy jw f^t &er Unglüdfötat mcfyt lieber.
sea,
Söeifjt bu, baft bicfy bie 2ld)t verfolgt, baft bu ©em $reunb verboten unb bem geinb erlaubt?
^arrictba*
©arum fcermetb* i$ alle offne ©trafen ;
2ln leine §ütte toag' td) an^upocfcen — 3215
©er Söüfte fe^r' iä) meine ©dritte ju ;
9Jtein eignet ©$recfni3, irr' x<fy burd) bie Serge
Unb fafyre fcfyaubernb fcor mir felbft jurücf,
3eigt mir ein SBacfy mein unglücffelig 33ilb.
D, totnn 3^r 3Ritleib fü&It unb 9Kenfd&Ud&Ieti — 3220
(%'dUt bor tljm nieber.) XtU (abgetoenbet).
©tefyt auf! ©tetyt auf!
fünfter 21uf3ug. gtueite $3ene* 221
^tidEjt, bis $i)r mir bie §anb gereift jur §ilfe.
£efl. $ann tcfy @u$ Reifen? Äann'3 ein 9Jtenfd) ber ©ünbe? SDocfy fielet auf — 2Sa3 %$)x aud? ©räftlicfye§ SSerübt — ^)x feib ein 9JtenfdE> — %d) bin e§ aucfy; 3225 SSom Seit füll leiner ungetröftet fcfyeiben — 2öa3 id^ fcermag, ba£ toitt id) tun,
^ßßtticiba (auffpringenb unb feine £anb mit £eftigfeü ergretfenb).
D £ell! 2$r rettet meine Seele fcon 33er§toeiftung.
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ZtU.
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^arrietba*
2öie forum' i$ in ba3 unbefannte Sanb ?
222 rDtl^eim £eH.
%<fy bin beä 2öeg§ nid^t funbig, toage ntcfyt 3240
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^arriciba (erföricft). ©elj' i$ bie 9ieuf$? ©ie ffofc bei meiner STat. 3245
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%<§ fürchte nidfyt bie ©einreden ber 9latur,
Söenn \<fy be3 §erjen§ ftnlbe Qualen jäljme. 3250
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$ein Sag fyaVZ noefy erhellt — ba gefyt g^r bur$, 3260
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fünfter 2tuf3ug. gleite .^ene. 225
^amctba. D 5RuboIf ! Sftubolf ! Königlicher Styn ! ©o jieljt bein Snfet ein auf betne§ 9teidjje§ 33oben! 3265
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ttnb muntern 2auf3 flirrt Gucfy ein anbrer ©trom 3270
$n3 Sanb 3^a^en fyincib, 6uc^ ba§ gelobte —
(3ftcm fyört ben ^u^reiben fcon bielen 2lty§örnem geMafen.)
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^ebttlig (eilt herein).
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^ametba (berpat fi$). Söefye mir! 3$ barf nidjt teilen bei ben ©lücflidjen. 3275
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^ebttJtg. 2Ber ift e§?
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gorfd^e ntdjt! Unb toenn er geljt, fo toenbe beine 2lugen, 3280
226 IDtttielm Cell.
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beränbert fia) ber ©a)aupla§, unb man fielet in ber
Seiten S3ene
ben gangen £algrunb bor £elI3 2öo!)nung, nebft ben Slnfyöljen, roeldj>e i!)n eins fcfyliefjen, mit Sanbleuten befe$t, toeld)e fia) &u einem malertfd)en (Sanken gruppieren. Slnbere fommen über einen fyofyen ©teg, ber über ben ©a)äa)en füfyrt, gebogen. äBaltfyer f^ürft mit ben beiben ifrtaben, 3tteta)tfyal unb ©tauffadjer fommen bor? tt>ärt§, anbere brängen nad) ; toie £etl heraustritt, empfangen ifyn alle mit lautem
$rol)loden.
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$n euern 33unb, bie erfte ©lücflicfye,
Sie ©dm£ gefunben in ber greifyeit Sanb. 3285
$n eure tapfre §anb leg' icfy mein 3te$t,
2Botlt il)r al^ eure Bürgerin micfy fcfm^en?
Sanbleute.
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83erta.
2öofylan !
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Sie freie ©cfytoeijerin bem freien 9ttann! 3290
SRuben^
Unb frei erflär' icfy alle meine $necf)te,
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NOTES.
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NOTES.
The heavy figures refer to pages, tlie Light ones to lines. An asterisk (*) indicates that the word or words occur in the stage directions.
Acknowledgment is made to the school editions of Böhme (Berlin), Bneh- heim (Oxford), Funke (Paderborn), Naumann (Leipzig), and Thorbecke (Bielefeld and Leipzig). In historical matters much is due to Dänlicker (Zürich), Dierauer (Gotha), Oechsli (Zürich), Bochholz (Heilbronn), and Yischer (Leipzig).
ACT I. SCENE 1.
Synopsis.
In the beginning of the play, the songs of the fisherman's boy, of the herdsman, and of the hunter, give us an insight into the lif e of the Swiss people at the time of their struggle f or independence. The conversation, which follows the songs, refers to the combat of man with nature; indirectly it suggests the approaching contest between freedom's last f oothold and despotic Austria.
Baumgarten appears on the stage. To protect the honor of his home, he has slain an Austrian bailiff. Landenberg' s horsemen are pursuing him ; the fisherman, who is asked to carry him across the lake, refuses to risk his life in the raging storm. When all seems lost, Teil appears as a deus ex machina, braves the elements, and saves the fugitive. Landenberg's hirelings appear too late ; and taunted by the jeers of the assembled crowd, fall upon them, their herds, and their belongings.
43* * JJelf emtf er : this refers to the gestern shore of the lake near Treib. The Vierwaldstätter See or ' Lake of Lucerne ' is unsurpassed in beauty and magnificence. It is nearly cruciform in shape. Its length from Lucerne to Flüelen is about 23 miles; its width differs from one-half to two miles, while its greatest depth is about 700 feet. See map, p. 40.
229
230 NOTES.
* §alen : Schiller usesthis term erroneously, probably influenced by the Swiss authorities, Müller and Fäsi, who consider the two Mythen as a part of the Haken. Modern geography does not recognize the name Haken as a general term for the mountain ridge northeast of Schwyz, bnt distinguishes between the Great Mythen and the Little Mythen on the one hand, and the much lower Haken on the other.
* $uf|retfjett : this is not a song but a snccession of simple sonnds without words which are forme d in the throat, generally withont the use of any instrument. Originally the Kuhreihen was used to call together the cows scattered throughout the mountain pastures when the time for milking had come. The sounds admit of end- less variations and reecho throughout the hüls and Valleys. At times a large hörn, the so-called Alphorn, is used to intensify the effect ; on string instruments, however, the sounds lose their peculiar charm. In its original form the Kuhreihen can still be heard in the canton of Appenzellen. Humboldt mentions in one of his letters that the very thought of these sounds so peculiar to Switzerland suffices to awaken in the Swiss in f oreign countries an intense f eeling of homesickness. Cf . also the populär song :
3u «Strasburg auf ber <8d)cm$\
£)a ging mein trauern an;
£)a3 ^Clp^orn ptt1 ia) brüben roofyl anfümmen,
3n§ SSaterlanb muj3t1 iti) hinüber jä)tt)immen:
£)a§ ging nidjt an. 1. Q§ : omit in translation. — lädjeli, labet: personification. 4. 33Sie ♦ ♦ ♦ fü^ : a poetic arrangement of words for fo füß ttne glöteiu 10. ßtef) : in poetry the nominative or accusative of adjectives often loses its ending before neuter nouns ; before mas- culine and feminine nouns such an Omission is rare. — bift : the Omission of the subject (bit) is colloquial. 11. $rf) ♦ ♦ . geteilt : an allusion to the magic power of the water. We can almost hear the sof tly splashing waves which draw the enchanted sleeper down into their depth. The lore of almost every people has similar tales. Hylas, the beautiful favorite of Heracles, is ensnared by the water-nymphs and carried by them to their home below.
NOTES. 231
Homer's Sirens try to draw Odysseus and his companions into their fatal embrace. Goethe in his Fischer and Heine in his Lore- lei allude to the same superstition.
44, 17. 2SHr fafjren 51t 23erg : in April the herdsman (kernte) drives his cattle f rom the stables to the lower meadows ; about the middle of June he goes to the nplands ; and early in July to the highest part of the Alps suitable f or grazing. From there he returns early in September to the pastures left in June and returns home during the rlrst part of October. — fontttteu ttueber : sc. $urücf. 20. SJrüttttleitt ♦ . . Wlai : mountain rivulets (fontes maiales) which do not flow during the entire year, but spring up in May and disappear again in autumn (Scheuchzer). 25. (£g brmnertt : because of the avalanches and the bursting of the ice of the glaciers. 28. gelbem tion (£t3 : i. e. the glaciers. 31. fflittx : an adverbial accusative absolute. 35. SBafjettt : i. e. clouds. 37. %lauz : Swiss for Radien, a small boat. Cf. the Latin navis and the Greek vavs. 38. £a(üogt : a populär per- sonification of the misty clouds which hover about the heads of mountains. In the canton of Unterwaiden especially these clouds which allow no sunlight to reach the Valleys were mockingly com- pared to the tyrannical Austrian governor ($ogt). — %\t\\ : i. e. c last year's snow ' or in general l snow of former years ' ; of ten the term is used for glacier (@{etfd)er). 39. Sfttjtljeuftem : a rock only about 80 feet high. It now bears an inscription in memory of Schiller. The poet either was unaware of the small height of this rock or used the name incorrectly for that of the Great Mythen north-east of it. See map on p. 40 and picture on p. 45. — Qanht : a small cloud which settles around the top of high mountains indicating a change in the weather. Cf . the old adage concerning the mountain Pilatus :
f>at ^ilatu§ einen gmt, bann toirb ba§ fetter gut; £at er einen fragen, bann fannft bu1§ fragen; Qat er aber einen Segen, }o gibt1§ Dtegen.
47, 40. Sßetterlorfj : a natural opening in the rocky cliffs from which at certain times cold or warm blasts issue. There are two
232 NOTES.
such fissures or cracks near the Vierwaldstättersee. 43. 2ßäd)= ttv : a common name given to a herdsman's dog. 46. fiug : Swiss for fiel), — Herlaufen : sc. fjat. 47. Stfel : the name of the cow which leads the herd. — ©eläut : every herdsman has a chime of two or three bells which harmonize with each other and with the sounds of the Kuhreihen. The prettiest bell is given to the handsomest cow (Ebel). 51. Jöut : cf . note on bift, 1. 10. — ttit : South-German and Swiss for nidjt. 53. ber Sulj : dative.
48, 56- $ljr ♦ ♦ ♦ llug: you donH mean it. 57. $ft: = bct§ ift. 59. ®te : pronoun. — ftellen • ♦ ♦ nat)t : Tschudi relates that chamois while grazing or frolicking Station one of their number at a distance who wams them by a sharp whistle when danger approaches. 65. gelaufen : after fommen and gefyen the perfect participle has present meaning. 66. SH^ellen : a village in the canton of Unterwaiden, about 9 miles from the lake.
49. 70. benn : pray. 72. £aubt>ogt3 : i. e. Beringer von Landenberg, the governor of Unterwaiden. 76. foa£ l)atr3 ge= gefien: what has happened. 77. 9toperg : the Castle of Wol- fenschiessen in Unterwaiden. 78. (£urfj : object of Verfolgen. 81. *ßlal? : sc. getan fyaben ftmrbe.
50* 82. §au3red)t ; both according to Roman and Old German law, Baumgarten had acted according to his rights. 83. 5Int : against. 85. bö§ : cf. note to £ieb, 1. 10. 87. tljm : the so- called dative of interest ; translate by his modifying head . 89. er: i. e. $hiobi. 91. gelaufen: cf. note to line 65. — tu ♦ ♦ . £öbe£ : in mortal fear. 92. lieg1 : subjunctive in indirect dis- course. 93. ruften: archaic and poetic for bereiten. 97. 85 ab gefegnet : after the bath was gotten ready, the servant piously made the sign of the cross over it, thereby invoking God's blessing for the bather. Here the phrase is used ironically. Cf . Goethe's Götz von Berlichingen, 1. 1 : 2)enf cutd), alles tuar anf$ genanfte üerfunbfdjaftet, raann ber 33ifd)of an§ bem 23ab fäm', mit ttrieütel 9to* tern, ttettfjen 2£eg ; unb ttenn'8 ntcfjt toäY bnrd) falfdje 2eute verraten Sorben, tooÜY er i^m ba§ 23ab gefegnet fyaben, 100. t)atr§ ; = er l)at e$.
NOTES. 233
51* 104. ®eljt tttcfjt : it can't be done. 109. $öfjn : a vio- lent south-wind, the Italian sirocco. 111. mein : a poetle geni- tive form for meiner. 113. unb fyat : mib er §at
52, 116. *BHer3, ttue, ttmgt, 2$trfccl, Gaffer: alliteration. 119. fefjt: sc. e8. 121. sJ?ettung£ufer : cf. note to 1. 31. 124. Ijutüfc ertrüge : potential subjunetive. 125. Unb mu% : = unb irf) mn]3. 126. $ürgleu : a village in the canton of Uri, Tell's birth- place and hoine. The supposed site of his house is marked by a chapel. adorned with paintings of his exploits. 128. Sftgefler ♦ cf. note to 1. 66. 132. f(ef)t ben 3tf)tffer : the intransitive verb f(el)en has here the constmetion of the transitive verb anflehen. Cf . Schiller's Bürgschaft : 3d) f£er)e bidj um bret £age £tit 135. Beugen: = Bezeugen. — tuagen : sc. ift
53» 136. lä$t ♦ ♦ ♦ ttmgen : the infinitive with laffen has ac- tive force only when its subjeetis at the same time the objeet of laffen, as in (aß mid) bir ettrm3 fagen, let me teil you something. Through the Omission of the objeet-subjeet, the infinitive ac- quired passive force (Thomas). Translate : All may be risked. 141. vßoxt : poetic for §afen. — Iäj?t ♦ ♦ ♦ raten : it is easy to give advice. 146. <&imon§ unb ^nbd : i. e. the 28th of October.
54. 154. Wizin . . . £el( : cf . Schiller's Maria Stuart 4. 6 : 2>etn treuer Hefter roar betn (SngeL 156. tin anbrer : i. e. @ott. 158. ber äRettfdjett : genitive plural to be construed with §anb un- derstood. 159. toenn Begegnet: cf. the Ciceronian si quid mihi humanitus aeeidat and the Greek et tl iradoifxi. 161. 2ftetfter Steuermann : irony. 165. <Stf)ttuntnter : gäfjrmann or ®d)tffer.
55» 168. ^räfttgüd) : = fraftig. 170. angefpreugt : cf. note to 1. 65. 173. be3 2$eg3 : genitive absolute. 176. Bet=
legt : hurry on. A malicious Suggestion made to the pursuers that they should follow up the boat on their horses. The next lines show how the horsemen resent it. 178. nn§ : ethical dative.
56. biefent Saube : i. e. the three Forest Cantons.
234 NOTES.
ACT I. SCENE 2. Synopsis.
The scene changes. We are now at Steinen near Schwyz, at Stauffacher's house. Pfeiffer of Lucerne is about to leave his host and exhorts him to remain loyal to the German Empire, but never to yield to Austria's oppression.
After his departure, Stauff acher and his wife Gertrude discuss the insupportable tyranny of the Austrian governors, and the means of freeing themselves and their land. Teil appears with Baumgarten whom he has saf ely carried across the lake.
* Pfeiffer tum Supern : not a historical personality ; a well- known family named Pfyffer lived, however, at Lucerne.
185. Oteidj : the German Empire of which at that time the dukes of Austria held the crown. 187. 933irtitt : 2Öirt and SSirttn f ormerly were of ten used not only in the limited sense of ' host ' and 4 hostess ' but as ' head of a family,' ' wife,' etc. Sim- ilarly Goethe in his Hermann und Dorothea says :
3)enn, id) toetfe c§, er ift her ©üter, bie er bereinjt erbt,
Sßert, unb ein t r e f f 1 1 <§ e r 28 i r t, ein äftuftet bürgern nnb Stottern.
— $f|r fcib . ♦ ♦ ber ©Ute : cf. Homer's Odyssey, 6 :
Henceforth I will be thy host and friend In Argos ; thou shalt be the same to me In Lycia when I Visit Lycia's towns.
189. 3?tef ®öttf : as to Omission of the ending of biet, cf. note to 1. 10; as to the case of 2)anf cfv note to 1. 31. 190. <3d)tt)ere$ :
hardship.
57. 193. gitt Mtbrer Äaifcr : the imperial Office of Germany was elective, not hereditary. Many of the grievances of Switzer- land resulted f rom the f act that during all that period the Duke of Austria was at the same time Emperor of Germany, and desired in every way possible to increase his territory so as to make his Office permanent. 194. Öfterreid)^ (Dftmdjd) : possessive geni-
NOTES. 235
tive. Cf . Luther's translation : ©o gebet bem Genfer \va% be§ $cüfer§ ift, unb ©Ott \va% ©otte§ ift * ®crtrub : her real name has been deliberately changed by the poet. The name of Stauffacher's wife was before her marriage Margareta Lobig. Konrad ab Iberg, whom Schiller probably had in mind, was chief-magistrate (£cutbamtnantt) of Schwyz in 1312. Iberg itself is a town about 6 miles east of Schwyz. 195. @o efttft ♦ ♦ ♦ Qbvan\§ : cf .
Shakespeare, Julius Ccesar, 2. 1 :
What, is Brutus sick, And will he steal out of his wholesome bed, To dare the vile contagion of the night And tempt the rheumy and unpurged air To add unto his sickness ? No, my Brutus ; You have some sick offense within your mind, Which, by the right and virtue of my place, I ought to know of ; and, upon my knees, I charm you, by my once-commended beauty By all your vows of love and that great vow Which did incorporate and make us one, That you unfold to me, yourself, your half, Why are you heavy and what men to-night Have had resort to you ; f or here have been Some six or seven, who did hide their faces Even from darkness.
198. ftifl : cf. note on £ieb, 1. 10. 200. ®vam$ : to be con- strued with §älfte» 204. £>er ♦ ♦ ♦ $U(fyt : similarly Homer (Odys- sey, 20) speaks of the " broad-fronted race of cattle " and (Odys- sey, 9) says that uthe rams were plump and large with thick fleeces." 208. ge^tmntett : anciently the German houses were built of wood; stone was used only in the construetion of the houses of the nobility. 209. Uttb ♦ ♦ ♦ gefügt : cf. Homer's Odyssey, 5 :
Trees then he felled, and soon the task was done. Twenty in all he brought to earth and squared Their trunks with the sharp steel, and carefully He smoothed their sides, and wrought them by a line.
236 NOTES.
210. gfeuftem glättet C§ : an anachronism. In the f ourteenth Cen- tury only so-callecl genfterlufen (-ßetyeu or iBeqen) were known. 212. ttieifeu Sprüdjeu : even at present time such inscriptions are found on the houses in the raral districts and smaller towns of Switzerland, Austria, and Germany. 214. SBöljl : True it is.
58* 219. ÄÜ$ttad)t : a village in the canton of Schwyz ; see map, p. 40. 220. geritten : cf . note to 1. 65. 221. ttmuberub : = firf) nnmbernb. 222. erfjub : = erfyob* 226. fcö^memeub : ivith evtl intent. 236. %d) uierbr und) uuterftelju : I shall presume (irony). 240. 3&erg3 : cf. note to stage direction fol- lowing 1. 194. 240. rül)mr td) tttirf) : cf . the Homeric ev^o/juai elvcLL. 244. ^ßergamettte: i- e. the parchments on which were written the charters of their liberties granted by the German em- perors. The historian Müller mentions one of these charters granted by Frederick II in 1240 and confirmed by Eudolf von Habsburg. Emperor Albrecht refused to endorse them.
59, 254. £er ©d)UJt)5er : used collectively for the inhabitants of the canton of Schwyz. — tticfft : omit in translation. 256. fcefjarreu : sc. nuIL 257. getau: sc. fyahen. 258. lüge: am mistaken. 266. ^ütfjfteu ttt ber (Efjrifteufjeit : i. e. the German emperor. Cf. also note to 1. 305. 267. jüugrer Süf)U : the es- tate descended to the eldest son ; the younger son simply received his good sword and the title of knight (cf. DÜttermcmtel).
60» 273. geöü^t : sc. fyat 274. 2Öa3 ift £U tun : what can be done. 277. £>& : preposition. 278. brufceu : i. e. across the lake. 279. tut ttruer Sanb : i. e. im £artbe Uri» 281. fdjafft e£ : acts. 282. ßaubeufcerger : i. e. the Austrian governor of Unterwaiden, Beringer von Landenberg, a nobleman of ancient race, who feil in 1315 in the battle of Morgarten. 284. ©enmlt= ^Beginnen : one of the few instances in Wilhelm Teil where a part of a Compound word is carried over to the next line. 286. eurer: a classic genitive form for euer. — eurer etlidje : some of you. 289. So : then. 295. gefjetut : originally meaning belonging to the home (§eim) or house (§<m§). Cf. the Latin familia, familiaris,
NOTES. 237
61. 299. fttfl : construe with bettlen. 304. 28tr Nagten e3 : should we dare ; a dubitative subjunctive. 305. ^perrtt ber 2Selt : the emperor of Germany, because be was considered the successor of the Roman emperors, the masters of the world. 306. £er gute <5tf)eht : some good pretext. 313. bem äJhtttgen f)t(ft ®ott : cf. Vergü's Aeneid, 10. 284 : audentes fortuna iuvat. 315. $ie £erbe ♦ . . §trtcn: cf. Matthew, 26. 31: "for it is written : I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered abroad."
62. 333. fdjrr irfj: i. e. across the lake. — fteljttbett %u%z§ :
adverbial genitive. 334. mit : dative of interest ; translate by of mine rnodifying ©ctftfreuttb. 337. 5(ttütgt)att£ (^ttüigfyaitjett) : an ex-rnagistrate (2ttt(cmbanttncm) of Uri, and in 1301 the niain spokesman of the embassy whieh the forest cantons sent to Al- brecht of Anstria. 339. $tat§ : pflegen may take a genitive as sole object, althongh it is now more commonly followed by an ac- cusative.
65. 348. be£ 2Sege3 : cf. note to 1. 333.
ACT I. SCENE 3. Synopsis.
From the public Square at Altorf, we see the building of a Castle which is to secure Austria's rule over the canton of Uri. An overseer is urging the laborers on to finish their task. Stauf- facher and Teil approach and express their Indignation at the for- eign oppression.
A crier announces that all must do reverence to the ducal hat of Austria, which is placed on a pole ; otherwise they will forfeit their lives and property. St auff acher vainly attempts to persuade Teil to join the common cause, if an attempt should be made to shake off the Austrian yoke.
One of the laborers meets with a fatal accident.
* 9lft0rf : the chief town of the canton of Uri. See map, p. 40. 353. gefeiert, $ugefafjren : for the sake of emphasis the past par-
238 NOTES.
ticiple is often used instead of the imperative. 356. 2)a3 : the neuter demonstrative pronoun is sometimes used in reference to persons, to express contempt. Cf. Lessing's Minna von Barnhelm, : „2Bift ba§ 31t uns?" and Schiller' s Wallenstein' s Lager: „Cn, bctS muß immer faufen uub treffen." 357. Ijetüft ba§ gefabelt : do you call that a load. — ©leid) t>a§ bo^^elte : sc. getaben or aufgetaben.
66. 360. Xttmtg : originally the right of the proprietor to act as he pleased within his district or Jurisdiction and to treat those Irving in his district as his subjects. Schiller uses the word erro- neously for the fortress from which this right is exercised. 365. (£ilt<jett)etbT : the vitals are considered — as otherwise the heart — as the seat of feeling and sympathy (cf. (T7r\dyxva, viscera, en- trails). 367. ijtmmeifdjreienb : cf . Genesis, 4. 10 : " And he said : What hast thou done ? The voice of thy brother's blood crieth to me from the ground." 368. $fatt3 : a predicative geni- tive denoting possession.
67* 374. mtc ♦ ♦ ♦ fe^en : = raie öiete fofdjer 2KauIrourf8ljaufen man über 'nanber (= einonber) fefcen muß, 379. fjätf : optative subjunctive. Cf . Schiller's Wallenstein1 s Tod : D, l)ätf id) nimmer biefen Za$ gefefyen ! 382. erft ; only. — gefeiert: sc. hättet 384. £er • ♦ ♦ f)öreit : equivalent in thought to Gessler's State- ment : " where neither sun nor moon shall shine upon you " (cf. 1. 2067). 385. ^(ttttlctt: the retreating walls of a bastion, some- times used for the bastion itself .
68* 387. 2>a3 : demonstrative pronoun. 389. 28a3 fcnfl : what means. 392. Sgnt : as an emblem of the ducal Coronet of Austria. The Coronet itself was decorated by twelve golden beads. It supported a ball representing the orb of the earth, to indicate the extent of Austria's power. 393. ©äule : column or pillar, a rather exaggerated term used by the ofhcious crier in ref- erence to the pole mentioned in the stage directions following 1. 388, and in 1. 1815. 400. ßetfc : Ufe.
70. 404. bergleidjen: sc. fingen. 407. 3ßärT3 notf) : ifat
least it were. 409. £fjron : at the Stein zu Baden, a fortress
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and residence of the Habsburgs as late as the 15th Century. 418. frfjttiere, leidjt: antithesis. 423. g-öfju : cf. note to 1. 109. 404. ßöfrfjt mau : a siniilar custom prevails up to the present day in the regions bordering on the 4 Lake of Lucerne.' 431. ßaube : i. e. the Forest Cantons.
71. 436. ÜBerfimtbeu . . . mächtig : cf. the Latin concordia par- vae res crescunt. 442. tva§ : whatsoever. 445. e3 foft ♦ ♦ ♦ fefjteu : I shall not be found wanting. * SBerta : a nctitious character. Schiller represents her as a relative of Gessler. Her estates are supposed to be situated in the Forest Cantons. 447. 9ftenuctf rettet: alliteration. Cf. Schiller's Lied von der Glocke: WLt% rennet, rettet, flüchtet. 450. Wlxt eurem $o!be : an expression of contempt. Translate: take away your gold. — eurf) : ethical dative.
ACT I. SCENE 4. Synopsis.
In the village of Altorf, Walther Fürst and Me Ichthal at the former's residence bemoan the fate of their common land. Melch- thal relates that he left Unterwaiden to escape from the Austrian bailifr*. Stauffacher enters and reports new misdeeds of Beringer von Landenberg ; that for little cause he has ordere d the eyes of Melchthars old father to be put out. In a most touching manner, Melchthal expresses his intense grief. All three men agree that force must be met by force ; that alües must be gained ; and that with them counsel must be taken.
72. * 233altf)er $ürft3 : Tschudi teils us that Walther Fürst, Tell's father-in-law, lived in Attinghausen ; Schiller makes him a resident of Altorf. See map, p. 40. * 5iruolb t>on üüftelrfjtljaf : a historical character. Tschudi refers to him by that name ; Müller speaks of him as Erni (= Arnold) von der Halden. Schil- ler (cf . 1. 562) calls his father Heinrich von der Halden. Arnold ob- tainedhis surname from the Melchthal in Unterwaiden, where he made his home. See map, p. 40. 465. Um £U : that I should. 466. ÜBttfeett : dative of possession ; translate with Ringer (1. 469).
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mir : dative of possession ; translate with Dcfyfen. 468. 33Beg tooUtt treiben: = ftegtreiben wollte. — 2$o$ t§ : i. e. Beringer von Landenberg.
73, 470. $ogt3: cf. note to 1. 194. 473. 28te : however. 483. tviv, $\lQtn\) : Walther Fürst contrasts the deliberative slow- ness of the older generation with Melchthal's impetuosity and nnwillingness to endure foreign oppression. 487. geljftffig : archaic andpoeticfor fembltd) (hostile). 489. brum ♦ ♦ . frfjü^e : cf. Homer' s Iliad, 24:
Think of thy father, an old man like me, Godlike Achilles ! Chi the dreary verge Of closing life he Stands, and even now Haply is fiercely pressed by those who dwell Around him, and has none to shield his age From war and its disasters.
492. ©rtt) artet : nsed intransitively.
74. 493. 9BnIbe : i. e. from Unterwaiden, or rather the ^ern* tüdtb (1. 1196) which separates the canton of Unterwaiden into two parts Ob bem $£aib and 9Hb bem 2Bctlb (above the forest and be- neath the forest). 506. ©djfo^ Uttb Ottegel : locks and bolts are nnknown even at the present time in mountain districts of Swit- zerland, Norway, and Sweden.
75» 516. aStrtht : cf. note to 1. 187. 517. %Uxq§ : cf. note on stage directions following 1. 193. 519. äfteittrab^ $tüx one of the most famous places of pilgrimage in the world. In 832 Count Meinrad von Zollern had built a hermit's cell near the Monnt Ezel in Schwyz. There he lived nntil 861, when he was slain by robbers and his cell destroyed. It was restored by Connt Eberhard in 906 ; in 946 the emperor Otto the Great changed the cell (£eU) to a Benedictine monastery and dedicated it to "Our Dear Lady Maria of Einsiedeln" (Unjerer lieben grauen Sftaria 31t (Sinftebeftt). — 9®elfrf)(anb : here Italy. In Old High German the word Walh and the Middle High German Walch ref erred to the Komance nations, while the corresponding Anglo-Saxon term re- f erred to the Celts. This latter meaning, which seems to have been
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the original one, was lost on the continent of Europe when the Ro- man entered Gaul and took possession of the land owned by the Celt. Cf . the German SBctdtufj or luelfdje 9lü§ (walnut), meaning originally "foreign" or "Celtic nut," not being indigenous to German soil ; and also the English Wales and Comwall, the last retreat of a vanquished race. 521. $Iüefen : the port of Uri and now a Station of the St. Gotthard railway ; see map, p. 40. 522. ntr= gcnb fünft notf) : nowhere eise. 524. 2Bo!)t . . ♦ erfreute : cf . 11. 353-373. 528. Seit 9)2enfcfjenbenfett : mithin the memory of man. Cf. the Latin post hominum memoriam. 530. mit 9?a= nten : by its right name. 537. uralter^ : an old adverbial genitive.
76* 540. trieb: sc. feine §erbe. 546. 23öffenfdjtef?en: cf. note to 1. 77. 549. 5t(^eßen : cf . note to line 66. 551. ber SfttUtn : i. e. her husband. 555. (£tbam : i. e. Teil. 558. Sar= nett : the chief town of Cb bem 2Öalb, and by order of Emperor Albrecht the residence of Beringer von Landenberg (Tschudi). See map, p. 40.
77. 560. 3Mtf)tl)at, &ettt3 : see map, p. 40. 562. §etnritf| tum ber tgatbttl : cf. note on stage directions (2Md)tfjctl, p. 72). 566. Hm: sc. eine§. 567. tt)m: cf. note on mir, 1. 466. 575. $ft wir ♦ ♦ ♦ fcüljreu : Schiller obtained this Information f rom Tschudi. Cf . also Shakespeare, King John, 4. l, and King Lear, 3. 7.
79. 595. ttmrme^ : refreshing. Goethe in his investigations as to colors — in which Schiller was greatly interested — states that in green the eye finds its real, in red its ideal satisf action. — ©tfjmef^ : probably refers to the glossy,brilliant appearance of Alpine flowers. 596. roten: when the beams of the morning sun and especially those of the setting sun strike the tops of the snow-covered moun- tains, they appear in rosy light (Alpenglühen). 600. Unb : and yet. 610. <£z§ Sirmften allgemeine^ &nt : cf . Ovid, Met., 349 ss., where Latona addresses the Lycian peasants as follows : "The use of water belongs to all people in common. Xature did not intend the sunlight nor the air nor the murmuring waves to belong to one person only. I demand my share of what belongs to all."
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80» 618. hinüber : i. e. across the lake to Unterwalden. 622. SBetttt tri) fiiljlc: ifl may only soothe. 026. gowö * a number of verbs may take a genitive as a sole object ; this constraction, however, is on the wane, and is generally only found in the clas- sics. At present jpotten (mock) is generally followed by the accu- sative dependent on the preposition über (Thomas). 628. 2d)recfi)0rtt3f Sttttgfroit : two of the highest mountain peaks of the Beniese Alps; the former not ascended until 1861, the latter not until 1811. The claim has been made that the Jungfrau derived its name (Virgin) because of its inaccessibility to man : a fact true at least np to the time of Schiller's death (1805). 629. marfje : present indicative used in the conclusion of the past subjunctive for the sake of emphasis. 639. (££♦♦♦ GHpfel : the limit has been reached.
81* 645. ttiarb : ivas given. 647. §trfd): almost extinct in Switzerland at the present time (Düntzer). 648. tyltutt : cf . the French meute and the Latin mota. 649. bte (Semfe ♦ ♦ ♦ 5t&5 gritttb : at times the chamois, hemmed in on all sides by preci- pices and towering cliffs, turns towards the hnnter, f orces his way between him and the rocks, and hurls him into the abyss (Ebel). 653. ttje^t : cf . Homer's Iliad, 9 :
As when A troop of yigorous dogs and youths assail From every side a wild boar issuing forth From a deep thicket, whetting the white tusks Within his crooked jaws.
658. S3Üttbe : i. e. the olcl alliance which nnited Schwyz, Uri, and Unterwaiden. Düntzer quotes the historian Müller as stating that the alliance was renewed in 1206, a fact which explains the adjec- tive alten.
82. e>66. dliä)t: constnie with $eratf)tet (1. 667). — erlebte: = erlebt tjaht. 673. efjre, fcettmdje : sabjunetives of purpose. 674. eucf| : dative of interest. — Stent : a rather unusual term employed in ref erence to the eye. The more common word wonld be Gipfel (apple) found in the Bible. 679. Ijängt ba§ Styramtenf tf)tt>ert :
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cf. the famous 'sword of Dainocles.' 685. ©tönten: now spelled @i leiten or ©üinen, a village a little over six miles south of Altorf. Tschudi mentions a noble family of that name, whose estate was situated there. See map, p. 40. — 2ltttugf)aufen : cf . note to 1. 337. 687. 2ÖaIbgcötrgT : i- e. the Forest Cantons. 688. (gnrer, (£ure : Walther Fürst, Stauffacher.
83* 692. 2$a3 bxanä)tr§ : why do you need. 694. äöäreu : Optative subjunctive. — bödj ; only. 698. Ü8i3 je^t : so far. 699. etttftefjtt : at the present time we say festen. Cf . Lessing's Minna von Barnhelm, 4.8: „2öenn fte CSmft jteljt, fanti mir trjre $er^ gebung ttidjt entfielen." 701. 28ärc ; • ♦ Hntermalben : Walther Fürst yields, because he plainly sees that no relief can corne to them frorn Austria, whose duke was at the same time emperor of Ger- many. Cf . also note to 1. 193. 703. ber : he ivho. — £aijer : Schiller refers to Albrecht indiscriminately as Äctijer (cf. 1. 77, 1. 193) and töntg (cf . 1. 130, 1. 332). 708. lägr : potential sub- junctive.
84» 717. fetter: i. e. Baumgarten. — ntb bcttt %8alb: cf. note to 1. 493. 721. 33 r muten : a village and landing-place in the canton of Schwyz. See map, p. 40. — Xreib : a landing-place in the canton of Uri, near the boundary of Uri and Unterwaiden. See map, p. 40. 725. äfttyifjettftetlt : cf . note to 1. 39. 727. dlütü : see map, p. 40. 734. mag : leb.
87, 738. ($ure, (Sure: Walther Fürst, Stauffacher. 740. $tet WTämxtx, brei ßänbcr : Walther Fürst, old and over-cautious, represents Uri ; Stauffacher, cool and deliberate, Schwyz ; Melch- thal, impetuous, Unterwaiden. 742. Sauber: Schiller uses either £cmbe (cf. 1. 431) or £önber as plural of 2anb, though the plural £ctnbe is more commonly used in the meaning of Räubereien (estates). 748. fallen, ttJaöen; tragen, tagen: notice the effect of the rhyme.
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ACT II. SCENE 1.
Synopsis.
While Baron von Attinghausen in Iris Castle is sharing the morn- ing-cup with liis retainers, he exhorts Ulrich von Rudenz, his nephew, to sever his relations with Austria. Rudenz declares that this is impossible for various reasons. He leaves his uncle who bemoans the fact that his only heir has deserted their common country.
88* * (Sbel^of : ona hill near the village of Attinghausen, about half a mile southwest f rom Altorf, there he the rains of the Castle of Schweinsberg, once the property of the Barons von Attinghausen. *9lttutgljimfett: cf. note toi. 387. ^SRuben^: not a historical character. The ruins of a Castle 4 Rudenz ' are situated near Gis- wil, south of the Sarner See. 757. 28te « just as. 761. Uttb fo ♦ ♦ ♦ üftttttte: a daring metaphor. To an eddying whirlpool which gradually centers and finally drags the swimmer into the abyss, the Baron von Attinghausen compares the course of his lif e : the days of his youth which allowecl him to roam the mountain ranges at will ; his advancing years which confined him to lower heights ; and now the end bringing him to the valley whence no one returns. — enger, enjjemt : notice that the first comparative adjective is left uninflected, a usage not uncommon in classic writers. 765. $dj firhtgr3 Gltd) : here's to you. — get|t : comes.
89» 774. %\t ; at the expense of. 779. Selbe : a courtier's garb, not a knight's. 780. ^fcutenfeber : the peacock-feather was a symbol of loyalty to Austria, and the Austrian knights were accustomed to wear it on their helmets. The historian Müller relates that af ter the battle of Sempach in 1386 no one would have ventured to display such a feather in Switzerland. 781. *ßur= ^urmantel : red was the color of the dukes of Austria.
90* 787. mnx0 : cf . note to 1. 703 (cf . also $aifer§, 1. 800). 788. oB : because of. 794. ütbe3 : while. 798. loftete : past subjunctive. Translate : it would cost. — ein einzig leic^te^
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SBort : i. e. merely the word ' Yes ' signifying their Submission to Austria's demands. 801. 28ef)r üjlten ♦ ♦ ♦ getan : a reoroach for his uncle, the Baron von Attinghausen. 802. £>a§ : so that. — bcm ttmfjren heften : their own best interests. 804. nidjt : cf . second note to line 254. 806. £öoljl tut t§ ÜJttCtt : indeed they feel flattered. — fetvttnhanl : at court sessions and at meet- ings held in behalf of common interests, knights and peasants had equal votes, though the first bench (§errenbatt!) was assigned to the nobles. At an early period, however, it was f ound convenient in Switzerland, as well as in Germany, to admit doctors-of-law, who were given seats with the nobles. 811. *ßerfmt : part. 813. ßanbanttnan : the chief executive magistrate of a canton, who was annually elected by the people (^ntmcmn = Amtmann). — ÜB (unter!) ert : the one to whom the honor of carrying the Standard of the allied f orces of a canton or district was entrusted.
91« 814. ne&en : on equal terms with. 818. *ßatr : cf. the Latin pares and the French pairs. They were snbject to their liege lord only, and could only be tried by their equals. 824. $retnb= littge : i. e. the knights at the courts of the Austrian governors. 825. Sßanernabef: sarcasm. 827. gttf) (£ljre famtnett: i. e. in the Palatinate, Bohemia, and Thuringia. 829. Bei : engaged in. — ßettä : poetic for gritfjlmg. 833. $)liv : dative of posses- sion. 834. ^rieg^brotnmete : archaic and poetic for Ärieg«= trompete. 837. £nfjretf)n, %)lit Ijet^cn Stattet! , « . $aterfanb3: cf . note on stage directions, p. 230 (Mjreiljett).
92» 854. (Stefjr l)tn . . « freien $oben : i. e. Rudenz wonld have to give his free estates to Austria, and then receive them back as a tief. 861. $d) bin ber ße^te, etc.: with poetic license Schiller assnmes that the Baron von Attinghausen was the last of his race, though f rom the historian Müller he might have known that the last one of the Attinghausens was not laid away until 1377. It was the Baron's son, perhaps his grandson, who according to mediseval custom was buried with his shield and helmet, as a sign that the f amily had become extinct (cf . 11. 862, 863). 863. $te : demonstrative pronoun.
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93» 870. 2>ic 2ScIt geljört ifjttt : hyperbole. There can yet be read an old inscription at the entrance of the Gothic cathedral at Graz in Styria, explaining that the five vowels of the aiphabet indicated that the world belonged to Austria, being the initials of the words Austriae erit Imperium orbis universi. Later on when the Austrian arms met with decisive reverses, but when through lucky intermarriages the Habsburg territories were considerably increased, the well-known saying arose : bella gerant alii ; tu, felix Austria, nube. 874. ©ein finb \>it SJlärfte : Tschudi and Müller relate that Albrecht f orced the people to do their trading at the weekly markets held in Lucerne and Zug, and levied toll at the St. Gotthard pass (see picture, p. 224), probably the most fre- qnented of the Alpine passes tili the beginning of this Century. 875. ©immröfj : a horse carrying a load of about 300 lbs. These horses (or mules) led by guides traveled Single file. Their bürden was evenly distributed on both sides of their wooden saddles. 882. 2Ba3 ift $tt gefreit : what reliance can be placed. 884. 5lMer3 : i. e. the imperial eagle of Germany. 885. ÜBer^fättben t refers to the custom of the emperors to pawn anything within their power, in order to pay the expenses of war or any other flnancial bürden incurred to maintain their sway. 892. Ijet^t ♦ ♦ ♦ ftrcttrtt : cf. the biblical saying, " cast thy bread upon the waters."
94. 900. £orfjflug, £otfjgettutbe (= £o$ttulb) : Jpodjffag, e. g. eagles, pheasants, black-cocks, etc. ; §otf)ft)Üb, stags, deer, bears, wolves, lynxes, etc. — bannen : i- e. f orbid the hunting of such animals to anyone except the ruling prince. 901. ©d)fag= bannt : to prevent anyone from passing unless he paid the toll.
908. tylbnä)t§ : emperor of Germany from 1298-1308 A. D.
909. Änafce : Attinghausen uses this cutting term in reply to the slighting reference of Eudenz to the Swiss people as (Sin 23oIf üon gurten (cf. line 908). 911. fjatictt^ : in the struggle between emperor Frede rick II and the pope, the cantons of Schwyz and Uri sent the emperor in 1240 A. D. a contingent of 600 men who rendered him such good Service at the siege of $atien% (the Italian Faenza) that he granted the cantons a charter of liberty and
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knighted Struth (Struthan) von TTinkelried for specially valiant Services. 912. 3ie fotfett fcmmeu : let them come. 916. £>ie edjte ^cr(e : cf. Schillers Maria Stuart 5. 10 :
2Ba§ fyah1 tcf) Verloren! 2$e(d)e $erle toarf idj I)in!
and Matthew 7. 6: " Neither cast ye your pearls before swine." 920. <£a3, be3 : demonstrative pronouns. 924. ftarleu ^Bur^eln, fd)ttmnfe3 Dtoljr : notice the contrast between the strong roots of a tree and a weak reed, a mere toy of the winds.
95. 935. Verbirg bttf) ; . . fceftfjiebett : cf . 11. 1675-78, in which Rudenz himself confesses the true motive for his actions. 942. ®e$abt Gmd) foofjl: obsolete for 2thti mofyL
96» 948. ©ettwOfam ftreöenb : modifies Sugenb. 949. ba : when.
ACT IL SCEXE 2. Synopsis.
We witness the midnight meeting at the Bütli, where the three cantons, Unterwaiden, Schwyz, and Uri unite against Austria.
Melchthal teils what he has already done to aronse the people ; Stauffacher speaks of the common origin of the Swiss ; Conrad Hunn shows that all means of reaching a peaceable understanding with Austria have been exhausted. Only one recourse, that to arms, is left open, and a day is fixed for a general uprising.
*9JlottbregcnBogett : another stränge vision, never mentioned before by any other historical writer, was seen on Oct. 31, 1705, by the inhabitants of Schwyz : a beautif nl lunar rainbow, over its main semicircle (Iris primaria) another second one (secundaria), though paler in color and lacking the regulär shape of the first one. It is stränge that Schiller did not mention its symbolic coimection with the alliance about to be f ormed, remembering that God after the deluge " set his bow in the clouds for a token of a covenant be- tween himself and the earth" (Scheuchzer). 961. dlütll : see map, p. 40, and picture. p. 85.
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97* 964. 2Bte ttictt: how labe. 965. ©elt^&erg : a small village situated at the f oot of the Selisberg, immediately above the Eütli. — 966. äftettettglöcffettt : the bell which the hermit rings when he says his morning prayer. Cf . the first part of the inscrip- tion on Schillert Glocke : Vivos voco, mortuos plango, fulgura frango, indicating the three uses to which a church bell may be put. 969. (Stellt, ^Üubctt : the subjunctive used to express a mild command. 971. 9Jfrmbettttad)t : an old genitive singular used instead of 9ftonbnad)t ; feminine nouns are not inflected in the singular.
98* 975. SRegenBogett : cf . note on stage directions, p. 96. 982. l'äfyt ♦ ♦ ♦ ertoarten : we should expect läßt ttidjt lange auf ftd) toartetu 985. Ämtbfdjaft : instead of bie ümtbjdjaft (a collective abstract singular noun) we should expect bie Äuttbfdjafter (a con- crete plural noun).
99» * ttfld) bret : evidently a mistake in numbers. Seven men are mentioned by name, three as their followers. But according to the agreement reached (cf . 1. 734) each one of the three leaders was to bring ten trustworthy men, and in the stage directions following 1. 1097 it is expressly stated that thirty-three in all had come to the meeting. 998. ©uremten : instead of ©irren en ; a rocky mountain chain and pass between Uri and Unterwaiden. See map, p. 40. 1002. @ngett)erg : a lofty and prettily situated village and Benedictine abbey of Unterwaiden. — bie Qixtttl ♦ . ♦ grüben : cf . Homer1s Odyssey, 10 :
Six days and nights we sailed ; the seventh we came To lofty Laestrigoni with wide gates, The city of Lamos, where, on going forth, The shepherd calls to shepherd entering in.
1004. ©(etfdjer äRürf) : according to Scheuchzer, the water Coming down from the glaciers has a milk- white color ; according to Ebel, it is bluish-white.
10(X 1007. 9Keht ♦ . ♦ ©aft: on account of the lateness of the season, the huts of the herdsmen were deserted. 1011. (£ljrfurd)tf Uttglücf : of the two words the former is the object, the latter the
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subject of fdjaffte. 1013. Gfhttrüftet: construe with ©eelett. 1034. mir : dative of possession. — ötcl : = feljr üerbreitet, every* where.
101* 1042. frod) : partly because of the fear of the tyrant, partly because of the difficulty of the road. 1045. (£rtt)artetr itff : sc. (ut ftnben. 1047. X i)r annti : objective genitive. 1051. ttöe : while grammatically to be constraed with §er$en, translate as a modifier of $otf& 1056. Dfaperg : cf . note to 1. 77. — Sarneu : cf. note to 1. 558.
102* 1068. gerechten: honest. *9)Zcicr: originally the word
— derived from the Latin maior, the higher one, the one in Charge
— meant the Steward or overseer of some estate. Gradually the common noun became a proper name. 1973. SBinfelrieb : cf . note to i. 911. 1074. lebten unfcefanuten : litotes. 1075. SBeiler : possibly Ödweiler in the canton of Schwyz. 1078. fjutterm 2$alb : i. e. beyond the üermuatb; cf. note to 1. 493. — fölafterleute fcom (Sngetfierg : cf. note to 1. 1002. 1080. eigne 2tnte : i. e. leibeigene (serfs). 1084. (£rben : cf. note to 1. 971.
103* * $Mtrab §nitn : a man not unknown to Swiss history. He once held the office of £anbammcm in his canton. 1086. sJ£ebtng : the Redings von Bibereck were an old, distinguished family. — ^Utlanbantman : The prefix %IU has the power of our English-Latin prefix ex-. 1091. §orn tJOtt Uri : the ancient signal of the canton of Uri. Stumpft states that in times of war the men of Uri carry with them the hörn of an 2luerod)fe ('ure- ox ') as others would a trumpet. The one who carries the hörn is called the @tter t»on Uri. The animal — kindred to our bison or buffalo — is now extinct. Düntzer rightly remarks that it is rather stränge that the men from Uri approach with this unneces- sary noise, especially where so much depends on the secrecy of the meeting. 1095. ©in ♦ ♦ . forgen : = um cr(3 ein treuer §irte etc. * O^öffelmamt, ^etermann : it seems stränge that Walther Fürst, over-cautious by age and disposition, brings with him Eösselmann, the priest, and Petermann, his sexton, though the clergy was f avor-
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ably inclined towards Habsburg. * breittttbbreißig : cf . note on
stage directions following 1. 985.
104. 1104. Un3 f)ö(en: obtain. 1105. ^reic^mie : = tüte* 1106. 28a3 bte . ♦ . Söttnett : cf . the German proverb :
(53 tft nichts \o fein gewonnen,
@§ fommt bofy enbttrf) an bte Sonnen.
As to the innection of «Sonnen, cf . note to 1. 970. — ©otttten : sc. fommen. 1108. Qovt . . ♦ gtfct : cf. Schiller's Wallensteins Tod, 4: £)ort inirb ein ©Ott mir in bte ©eete geben, and the Homeric 0eos iv <j>peo-l 6r]Ke. 1114. (£tttfd)ttlbige : Optative snbjunctive. 1117. %&of)l: well then. 1118. $ft t$ qhiä) : though it be. 1119. 3Jft gleirff : cf. preceding note.
105. 1127. brete : an old form for brei. 1130. frei : of our own aecord. 1134. OiötttCr^ügett : after their election in Ger- many the emperors traveled in stately procession to Eome, there to be crowned by the pope. All states of the empire were gener- ally represented. The Swiss also furnished their contingent. 1136. nn3 aüt : sc. ^u fein.
106. 1139. ©o tteljmt: sc. fte, i. e. bte ©djtnerter. 1141. freien StanbS : predicative genitive. According to Müller none but free Citizens were allowed to preside in Council or to hold any office of dignity. 1144. 2Ba3 : why. 1148. broben ♦ ♦ ♦ ©temen : = bei ben einigen (Sternen broben.
107. 1156. tum »ätcr : = non ber $äter. 1158. ©fr : al- though. 1162. giebern : the so-called Ostfriesenlied (East-Fri- sianlay), especially remembered in the Ober-Haslital (cf. Grirnm 2. 199. ss.) and other similar songs. The historian Müller — whom Schiller follows in the main — states : " There was an old country situated ' 'way up north,' towards midnight (cf. the English 'The Land of the Midnight Sun '), where the Swedes and the Frisians dwelt. A famine came into their land. Thereupon the people inet in assembly and decreed that every tenth man, to be deeided by lot, was to leave and seek a new home. Thus it came to pass that their forefathers (i. e. those of the Swiss) had to depart
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from their own country. In three divisions, each led by a cap- tain, they left their homes. Six thousand of men they were in all, and solemnly they swore never to desert one another. Plenty of goods they carried with them. Near the Khine they victoriously overcame Count Peter von Pranken who tried to oppose their way. They finally settled in the Valley of the Muotta, a river which emp- ties near Brunnen into the Lake of Lucerne." See map, p. 40. 1170. je bcr ^eljttte : every tenth. 1173. äßtttagfmme : = TliU tagSjottne* 1178. je^t : i. e. formerly the stream ran through nncultivated lands, now it runs through meadows and tilled fields. — Wiuotta : cf. note to 1. 1162.
108* 1181. ttmrtete ber $äf)re : the more common construction now would be toartctc auf bie gäfyre* 1182. toogete : poetic for toogte. 1184. (Biä) : dative of advantage. 1189. Uub ♦ . . au^^urobctt : Müller quotes some interesting verses, from the so- called Westfriesenlied :
<2ie Ratten mannen jäheren £ag (Slje innert ba§ £anb einen -ftn^en gab, 2tn§renten mar i^r ©eigenbogen.
1193. ^uttt ft^ttJCtrjen 23erg : i. e. the Brünig, a mountain situated between Bern and Unterwaiden. — £8etj?lctttb : the Oberhaslital, so called on account of the snow and the glaciers. 1196. (Statte : the chief town of Vlib bem Sßalbett, the eastern part of Unterwai- den (cf. note to 1. 493). — 2tttorf : cf . note on stage directions fol- lowing 1. 348 (p. 237). 1202. ($3 , . . erlernten : Stauffacher shows the representatives of the three cantons that they are of one race and one blood ; and that therefore they ought to stand or fall together. Cf . the English phrase : " Blood is thicker than water. "
109» 1215. Äaifer $rtebritf)3 ©rief : Frederick II had given a charter of hberty to the inhabitants of the canton of Schwyz in 1240 ; his son Henry had done the same for the people of Uri in 1231. 1216. $etttt f)tvttt\io§ etc.: cf. Homers Iliad, 2:
We the Greeks Cannot he all supreme in power. The rule Of the many is not well. One must be chief
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In war, and one the king, to whom the son Of Saturn gives the sceptre, rnaking hini The law-giver, that he rnay rule the rest.
1222. fcelftf)ett, 233elfd)lcmb (1. 1230) : cf. note to SBelfdjtcmb, 1. 519. 1228. Qtvihann : a sumnions to all able-bodied freemen to follow the emperor's Standard (cf. the Middle Latin heribannus). 1231. Wömtvtxon7 : cf. note to 1. 1134.
HO* 1234. SShttbantt: i. e. Jurisdiction over capital crimes. The Swiss were debarred from any authority in such matters. 1239. ber aWcttfrfjcn : cf. note to 1. 1047. 1244. £em fiatfe* fef&ft: i. e. Henry Y, who govemed from 1106-1125. Accord- ing to Müller, Gerhard, the abbot of Einsiedeln, complained that some of the inhabitants of Schwyz were accustomed to p as- ture their herds on meadows which he claimed as his own. Henry in 1114 decided in favor of the abbot. The people of Schwyz, however, refused to give up their rights, and Konrad III put them under the ban. They thereupon gave up their connection with the empire, and Uri and Unterwaiden followed their example. Under the reign of Frederick II, they again joined the empire. 1247. (Sittfiebeltt : cf. note to 1. 519. 1249. ^crfüt^g : we should now say Ijeröor^og. 1258. frcmbeu Snetfjt : i. e. the Austrian governor, be it Gessler, be it Landenberg.
111. 1260. erfdjaffen : created. A rather strong expression, but we must remember that these settlers found a wilderness and made it a home. 1264. 2>te $rut . . . 23Silbttt3 Ijittg : i. e. by draining the swamps, Clearing the woods, and tilling the soil. 1271. ^errenfttetfjt : cf. note to 1. 1258. 1275. min, ctttc . . . ©tente felBft : cf . Sophocles, Oed. Tyr. :
O that 'twere mine to keep
An awful purity
In words and deeds whose laws on high are set,
Throngh heaven's clear aBther spread,
Whose birth Olympos boasts,
Their own, their only sire ;
"Whom man's frail rlesh begat not.
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Kor in f orgetfulness
Sliall lull to sleep of death ;
In theni our God is great,
In theni he grows not old for evermore. 1284. 3um : as a. 1287. 28ir fteljn . ♦ . SKnber : et Homer's Iliad, 21 :
And we shall well defend the town
For our beloved parents and our wiyes
And little ones.
112. 1292. ®§ loftet eutf) tin %$ott : cf. note to 1. 798. The Suggestion is niade by the priest merely for the sake of testing the feeling and patriotism of those assembled. 1296. SBtr ♦ ♦ ♦ fdjttuhren: ellipsis. 1298. Ohtljtg : silence. 101. weigerten: = üertüeigert ^aben.
113* 1304. (£rge&nng ♦ . . Cfterretd) : an connects Ergebung and Cfterreid).
114. 1322. ®ott . . ♦ Reifen: cf. the proverb "God helps those who help themselves." 1323. dlmx i)tr§ an (£nrf) ; it is your turn now. 1324. Oiljetnfelb : «ftljeittfelb or Dttjeinfelben, a town in the canton of Aargau, east of Bäle. — ^fal^ ; an imperial palace. The word is derived fromthe Latin palatium, the Palatino kill, on which was the resideneeof the emperor Augustus. 1327. fceftä= ttgt : sc. §at. 1329. ftfjnwb'frfjen Sanbe : at that time Swabia was a duchy of southern Gerrnany, now it is only an indefinite geographical term referring to parts of southern Germany, com- prised in the kingdoni of Württemberg and the grand-duchy of Ba- den. Similarly the word Thuringia refers to parts of central Ger- many. 1330. Pergamente : cf. note to 1. 244. 1334. f>a&e, ttmrbe : yerbs in indirect discourse. 1337. §er$üg §anfen : i.e. Johannes, duke of Swabia, the one who later on killed emperor Al- brecht. Cf . 11. 2955 ss. and note to 1. 2998, 1339. bte eblett ♦ ♦ ♦ $egerfelb : Rudolph, Baron von Wart, and Konrad, knight von Te- gerf eidern (or Tegerfeld), who later on assisted Johann Parricida in his gruesome deed. Cf . 11. 2962 ss. 1345. Ijafce : subjunetive in indirect discourse. The governing yerb (er fagte) must be supplied. 1347. %8a§ ♦ ♦ ♦ $efd)eib : and what was the reply that he reeeived.
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115* 1357. £>em$atfer . . . ift : ef. Matthew, 22. 21 and Mark, 12. 17. As to the case of $aifer§, cf . note to 1. 194. 1360. fahret fort : present indicative with imperative f orce. 1361. Wiaptytvä' tucii : = now 9tapperfd)tot)f, a town in the canton of St. Gallen onthe Lake of Zürich. 1363. grüben ftvan tum 3ürrd) * *• e- tne abbess of the so-called Frau-Münsterkirche, a convent built during the 12th and 13th centuries. 1365. al§ : sc. bie.
116» 1366. geftfjelje : subjunctive used as imperative. 1368. ©kläffet : i. e. ftoßberg and (Samen (cf . 1. 1385). 1374. $0« • subjeet of evtotdet 1382. Xtn§ : dative of disadvantage.
117» 1395. Sei . ♦ . dinty : Ebel mentions that in the canton of Appenzell the man who does not comply with an omeial com- mand when reminded of his oath as Citizen, is considered a dis- grace to the Commonwealth. Such an appeal, therefore, would among the Swiss bear stronger weight than an order issued by king or emperor (Düntzer). 1400. ^eft be3 §crttt : aecording to some authorities, Christmas ; aecording to others, New Year's day. Cf . also 1. 2513. 1403. ^e^en : poetic for geljn. 1405. ^ie : demonstrative pronoun.
118. 1406. $te : relative pronoun. 1416. ftfjttmnfe Setter :
ti. e. a rope ladder. 1418. atter : genitive plural. — bafy : sc. e8. 1419. ein äRe^r : a majority.—%toan%x$ gegen Jttiölf: if there were really thirty-three peasants present, then the Landamman did not cast his vote. Cf . also note 011 stage directions, p. 99, and the stage directions, p. 103. 1422. fianbftnrnt : the general levy of all men who can bear arms. 1425. werben firfj Begeben : will giveup. 1429. ^nrdjtbar: construe with umgeben.
119. 1430. mnt: Uoodshed. 1435. ©ern fdjfoflMdj'S tn i>xt ©djcin^e : gladly will I risk it. ©djcin^e is derived f rom the French Chance, 'hazard.' 1437. $)ie gett bringt SRat : cf. the proverb Äommt Bett, $ommt 8tot. 1449. $n . . . ©efafjr : i. e. wir tootten un§ in feiner Sftot unb ©efaljr trennen. *brei Ringern: sym- bolic of the Holy Trinity. 1451. ©Jjer ben £flb : ellipsis.
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120* 1452. trauen = öertrauen. * btc leere S^cnc : three crys- tal Springs, which trickle from an artificial wall, mark aecord- ing to populär belief the spot where Stauffacher, Walther Fürst, and Melchthal in the night of the 7th of November met to swear the oath of loyalty to one another. The Kütli, this legendary cradle of Swiss independence, belongs now to the Confederation. It became national property in 1859 on the one-rondredth anniver- saiy of Schiller's birth, having been purchased for 55000 francs, mostly contributed by Swiss school children.
ACT III. SCENE 1.
SYNOPSIS.
We are in Bürglen, at Tell's home. His two boys are playing in the yard in front of the house. Teil and his wif e Hedwig speak of their children and how they ought to be brought up. She re- proaches her husband because of his daring recklessness on his hunting trips.
He takes his cross-bow and, in spite of her entreaties, leaves the house aecompanied by his older boy.
121. * %tU £anfe : cf. note to 1. 126. 1477. freuet, flengt : obsolete forms for friert, fliegt. 1478. $er Strang tft mir : = mein Strang ift. mir is a so-called dative of interest.
122. 1481. $ritf) . ♦ • null : cf. the proverb 2öa3 §än3d)en nidjt lernt, lernt §ctn§ nimmermehr. 1485. feiner : i. e. neither one of the boys. 1486. ÜDZtttter : among the masses of the people a common way of addressing one's wife (cf. äftütterdjen, 1. 1580). Similarly Goethe in his Hermann und Dorothea, 1. 162, makes the host of the ' Golden Lion ' address his wife as äftütter d)en, while she addresses him as Sßater. 1489. $amt . ♦ ♦ erfcente : cf . Goethe's Torquato Tasso, 5. l :
2)e§ Sebenä Sftü^e Sefyrt un3 allein be§ 2eben§ @üter fajä^en.
Cf . also Goethe's Statement in the second part of his Faust :
Wut her fcerbtent fidj Jret^ett unb bct§ geben, 2>er tägltd) fte erobern mu^.
256 KOTES.
1499. n>ie . . . reißt: cf. note to l. 649. 1501. gSfttblattmte: 2Btnb(attrinen consist of fresh fallen snow which the storms in winter time drive in great masses over the precipices of the mountains. Their downward course is a straight one, and nothing resists the whirlwind which accompanies them. This air-pressure is at times so great that buildings and forests break down before the avalanche itself reaches them. — The @dj(ag (anritten on the other hand result from a sudclen thaw in spring, and are solid masses of snow and ice set free by the heat of the sun. They carry along with them by their very weight everything that comes in their way : trees, rocks, stones, nay at times the very soil beneath them (Prosch).
123* 1502. fjftw : cf . note to 1. 38. 1511. $aljr : archaicand poetic for ©efaljr. 1513. auf Saljr mi& Xaq : so also the Eng- lish expression "a year and a day," originally a phrase of old English law which allowed an extra day in order that a fnll year might be secured beyond question. In the Saxon law (Sächsisches Recht) the expression refers to a period of more than a year : gen- erally one year, six weeks, and three days. Gradnally it assnmed the meaning of a long, long time. 1515. %$attx : i. e. Walther Fürst, his father-in-law. 1517. 2®te ♦ . ♦ baranf : what causes you to think that. — fjrittttt ♦ ♦ ♦ 35ttttbc : a proof of how impossible it is to keep snch a conspiracy absolutely secret for any length of time, even if the number of those concerned in it is limited. Cf . also 11. 2503 ss. 1518. ttmrb getagt : they met.
124. 1525. $)en Unterttia(bner ♦ ♦ • entfommett : cf. 11. 151-169. — 1535. mtfft: omit in translation.
125. 1539. (£C)ttt: Swiss for ©roßüater (cf. Sßjne). — mit: sc. gelten. — 1544. $d) . t . $etub : cf. the proverb Xue redjt nnb jd)euc niemanb.
126. 1550. ©tf)ärf|enta(3 : Tell's home Valley. It extends from Altorf eastward ; see map, p. 40. 1554. ©djärfjett : a brook flowing from the east into the river Reuss, not far from Altorf ; see map, p. 40. 1558. sperre : = §err. — ntcilt : genitive of idj« 1560. gebüßt: sc. (jatte. 1561. ©efoeljr: L e. the
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cross-bow. 1562. öer&(a£tT : we should now say erblaßte. 1565. fein : genitive dependent on jammerte. A few impersonal verbs (e. g. erbarmen, gelüften, jammern, reiten) take a genitive of of the object, with an accusative of the subject, of the feeling they represent (Whitney). 1566. JBefdjetbentltd) : = Befreiten* 1567. feinen armen £a\xt : not one Single sound. Cf. the Trench unpauvre mot. 1569. meinet 2öeg3 : adverbial genitive.
127. 1577. %8ziV§: just because it. 1581. 2SSälti : Svriss abbreviation of kalter. 1582. anti) : = aber and).
ACT III. SCEXE 2.
SYNOPSIS.
At a hunting party, Rudenz declares his love to Berta. Berta reproaches him because of his disloyalty to Switzerland, his native country. She betrays her deep affection f or him, and wins him from the Austrian side.
128. * (Stanbbärfje : brooks descending from a great height over jutting rocks. Most of their water is converted into spray before it reaches the ground. The best known of these'^tanb* bäc^e is the one near Lauterbrnnnen which inspired Goethe to his wonderful allegory Gesang der Geister über den Wassern. * SBerta: not known to history. 1591. tft bort fjhwn3 : has gone in that direction. 1594. Unb : even if.
129. 1603. unrb ; after a relative referring to an antecedent of the first or second person, the verb is in the third person, unless the personal pronoun is repeated after the relative (Whitney). 1608. $errat3 : Berta's estates are situated in Switzerland. 1610. ®ef?(er : Herman Gessler, according to Schiller the Austrian governor of Schwyz and Uri. The Gesslers of runeck or Brun- egg were a noble family in what is now the canton of Aargau. 1612. feinem : i. e. Gessler's. 1616. fein : = §n fein. 1620. <£)a§ : because it.
130. 1626. 3nm . . . £anb : cf . 1. 1272. 1629. gefte, ^rieben : direct objecto of 28UL 1630. ntrfjt : = null id) benn
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nid)t. 1633. tl)r : dative Singular feminine. 1636. fie : i. e. the Austrians. 1638. mir ttmre Bcffcr : = e§ toäre beffer für mtd). 1639. bctt : demonstrative pronoun.
131. 1649. atte3 . . ♦ toerben : = (Sure £iebe läßt mid) alles fein rntb atteS fterben. 1651. $80311 : = ba$ tt>op. 1657. $ertt>attb= tctt : especially Gessler, who according to Schiller, is Berta's rela- tive.
132. 1664. gruben (£r&r : i. e. the other possessions of Austria. 1669. $>ort : corresponds to §in. 1671. mein : = meiner, geni- tive dependent on fjarren. — fictteu : subject of Ijarren. 1682. foUb&etuegten 293c(t : alliteration. 1684. nteljr ♦ . . fjer ; SBcitcn ♦ ♦ • Breiten : the rhyme in these and the f ollowing lines is expres- sive of the warmth of f eeling. 1690. afjltettb : prophetic.
133. 1692. Betört: sc. l>at. 1695. ftreubeftmrett : L e. the
remembrance of the happy times which he enjoyed at home. 1696. mix leben : because they bring back to him the time of his youth. 1699. fehlte : = fyätte gefehlt. — @rben : an obsolete gen- itive form for (Srbe. 1700. feFge Sttfel: an allusion to the legendary 'Isles of the Blessed,' appearing nnder different names in the literatnre of many nations : the Eldorado of Voltaire, the German Schlaraffenland, the Utopia of Sir Thomas More ; also often referred to by ancient writers : cf . Horace's arva beata (Epodes, 16) and Hesiod's fmKapwv vrjaoL (Op. 170 ss).
134* 1719. ftol^en SRitter : probably Gessler is referred to. 1726. 2Ba3 auä) bxau§ tuerbe : whatevermay come ofü.
ACT III. SCENE 3.
SYNOPSIS.
While the gnardians of the Anstrian dneal hat — to which the Swiss miist show reverence as a proof of their loyalty — are con- versing, Teil approaches with his son, and, f ailing to make obei- sance to the hat, is seized.
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Gessler himself appears, asks what has happened, and, in spite of Tell's friends, Orders him to atone for his disloyalty by shoot- ing an apple from his son's head.
Teil finaily yields and pierces the apple. Bnt when he is about to leave, Gessler asks him why he took two arrows from his qniver, and promises him his life nnder the condition that he speak frankly.
Upon Tell's declaration that the second arrow was intended for the governor'sheart, had his first arrow hurt his boy, the governor Orders him to be carried away to prison.
* $ut, Stange: cf. notes.to 11. 392, 393. * öamrterg: a hill and grove east of Altorf. The felling of trees there is forbidden (bannen) because the village is protected by them against ava- lanches and f alling rocks.
135. 1738. $erbrte§e: archaic for SSerbruffe. 1739. %8a$ ♦ ♦ ♦ ftnb : all decent people. 1741. Mengten: subjunetive. 1746. ber $f äff : a term of contempt. 1748. ^o^ttriirbtgen : i. e. the 'host' or consecrated wafer (veneräbile). 1751. Wlott- ftran$ : a spire-shaped, transparent pyx or case in which the ' host ' (sanetissimum or veneräbile) is exposed in church to the view of the congregation. Schiller uses this term here wrongly, as he really means to referto the covered cup (eiborium) which contains a number of small covered ' hosts ' carried by the priest to the sick as a viaticum (2Seg$el)nmg.) 1752. mir: construe with beulten. 1755. leeren §nt, Ijoljlen $ütr Ijoljfen ©djäbet: cf. a similar thought expressed in Heine's well-known lines (Kinderspiele) :
£e§ ^ad)bar§ alte Ka^e
Kam öftere $um 23ejutf);
2öir matten tyx SBütfUng1, unb Knitffe
Itnb Komplimente genug.
2Str Ijaben nadj tljrem 23eftnben Söeforgltdj unb freunbltct) gefragt ; 2öir fyaben feitbem ba§jelbe 9ttanrf)er alten Äa^e gejagt.
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136» 1763. tue* ha : whosoever. 1767. ftf)fetf)ter ftefjn : be
the worse for. * tiorbcre @$ene : front part of the stage. 1772. bie Zäunte Muten : cf . Vergil's Aeneid, 3 :
I pull'd a plant — with horror I relate A prodigy so stränge and füll of fate — The rooted fibres rose ; and frorn the wound Black bloody drops distilFd lipon the ground.
Cf . also Simrock, Deutsche Mythologie, pp. 449, 450, 569. 1776. ®em ♦ ♦ ♦ ©rttbe : aecording to a populär German superstition the punishment for various impious acts : e. g. it is believed that the hand of a child who strikes his f ather or mother will grow out of the grave.
137. 1781. Stfjtegiattmtett : cf . note to 1. 1501. 1789. pofieS, efctte^ Stlttb : probably Germany is referred to, possibly northern Italy or France.
138, 1802. Sifrfjof, Zottig : i. e. to the church and to the State. 1804. 2BUb, ©efteber : cf . note to 1. 900. 1806. ©a% : a gov- ernment monopoly in many European countries up to the present day.
139* 1811. eng im toeitett Sattb: oxymoron. 1813. $a ♦ ♦ ♦ SDZcnfc^en : cf. 11. 155-158, which express a similar thought.
* tooflett : are dbout to. * $n bte ©^CttC : to the rear of the
stage.
140» 1825. £Ba3 gtfctr3: whaVs going on. — 38a$ : why. 1833. erlcttttcit : = anerkennen. 1834. 2)a3 . . ♦ $etan: you mean to say that Teil did this.
14L 1839. 9(mte3 : cf. note to 1. 194. 1840. frfjreienbe : = tyimmeljdjreienbe ; cf. note to 1. 367. — Getragen ttnrr3: shall we endure it. 1843. 2gir # . . aitbcttt : cf . 1. 601. 1849. 2Baör3 : just dare it.
142. 1852. fcerfteft : indicative mode. We should nowadays use the form birfteft or birft. * Ralfen : absolute aecusative.
* SJubolf ber Sgaxxaä : the name of a knight who feil in the battle
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of Sempach in 1385. The word §arm§ is derived f rom the late Latin haracium (stud) and means originally master ofthe horse, or equerry. 1856. 2öa3 : why.
143* 1859. beitt : Schiller of ten uses the personal pronouns in- discriminately. Here Friesshardt addresses Gessler by btt, as does Gessler in replying to him and in speaking to Teil, while Teil in answering the governor employs 3f)r. 1861. üfier frifrfjCt Xat : in the very act (= in flagranti). 1865. $atf er : Tell's neglect to salute the hat could really be interpreted only as an act of diso- bedience to Austrian, not to imperial authority. — £eü : it is evi- dent that Gessler at once recognizes Teil and knows that his chance has come to show the hunter that they now meet under different conditions and that Teil is in his power (cf. 11. 1548- 1570). 1871. (guter : genitive of 3f)r used objeetively. 1872. ljte$ trf) ttid)t ber £ett : aecording to some grammatical authorities the name £eH is derived f rom the verb dalen or talen which means to talkfolly or foolishly. Similarly tradition teils us that L. Junius during the reign of Tarquinius Superbus, the last Koman king, willingly allowed himself to be called by the nickname Brutus. i The Silly one, ' in order to escape the notice of the tyrant until the time came for him to act. Gessler evidently misjudges Tell's nature. 1873. fcegegueu : = ge]d)ef)en. 1877. btr : ethi- cal dative.
144* 1880. Uttb ♦ ♦ ♦ (tefcft : notice the malicious purport of the question. 1889. fefjfft : archaic and poetic for t)erfel)tft.
145* 1915. ©djrttte : instead of the more usual (Schritt; amas- culine or neuter noun of measure (denoting weight, height, extent, amount, etc.), usually Stands in the singular, or what appearsto be the singular, after a numeral (Thomas).
146» 1917. üjrer : partitive genitive to be construed with Ijmu bert 1918. fel)(e : cf. note to 1. 1889. 1920. @3 gilt : now is the time. 1924. £eifc uttb £ebeu : Ufe and limb. 1925. $er= tuirft : past participle ; supply fyätte. 1928. femteu lertteu : = f ernten gelernt The modal auxiliaries and a few other verbs
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(namely (äffen, Reißen, Reifen, fyören, fe^en, teuren, and lernen — the last two not unif ormly), when construed with another verb in the infinitive, form their perfect and pluperfect tenses by adding the infinitive instead of the participle to the auxiliary (Whitney). — biefcr ©tmtbe : genitive to be construed with beulen* 1930. £)ff= ttct bic (Söffe : make a way. ©äffe primarily means ; narrow street1 or 4lane.' Here it means 'way,' 'passage,' or 'opening.' When in the famous battle of Sempach in 1386 the Austrian knights dismounted and presented to the Swiss an impregnable barrier of lances, Arnold von Winkelried, a Citizen of the canton of Unter- waiden — aecording to Swiss tradition — threw himself upon the opposing ranks and, by burying in his bosom as many lances as he could grasp, made a break in the Austrian phalanx and thereby 4a way for liberty.' Cf. Georg Herwegh's poem Der Freiheit eine Gasse. 1939. (Sfytvatftt ♦ oulVs eye or centre.
147* 1942. 2)emr3 ♦ ♦ ♦ $nge : i. e. whose hand remains steady, and whose eye does not become dimmed because of the anguish that his heart f eels. 1956. audj lttrf)t : not even. 1959. fingen : objeet of tterbinben»
148* 1962. nttf)t: not even. 1972. ntd)t bergeben^ : tonopur- pose. 1975. $ie3 . . . nimmt : cf . 1. 785. 1980. Öffnet bte ©äffe : cf . note to 1. 1930.
149* 1987. $>n fattuft ♦ ♦ ♦ retten gilt : this malicious reference to the fact that Teil savecl Baumgarten (cf . 11. 151-176) shows that Gessler is well informed of what has been going on. 1990. $e^t ♦ ♦ ♦ alle : cf . Schiller' s Jungfrau von Orleans, 5 :
Se^t ift e§ 3ett! gefct, Retterin, errette! and Luke, 23. 25: u and the rulers also with them derided him, saying : He saved others, let him save himself." * ©öfter : nowadays dotier; cf. the Latin collare and the French collier. It was a leather doublet or jacket. 1991. (£3 mnff : I must do it. * mit (gemalt an fid) gehalten : is the patriotism displayed by Ru- denz genuine or is it the result of his knowing Berta's attitude ? 1992. metter ♦ ♦ ♦ treiben: Surely you will carry matters nofurther. 1996. Uttb ♦ t ♦ Sogen: cf. the proverbs, 2Ber ben 23ogen über*
NOTES. 263
ipannt, ber ^erfprengt U)n ; «Strenge §errn regieren ntcfjt lange ; and ^CtC^it fdjarf macf)t fdjartig.
150. 1998. 3tf) barfS : I have the right to. 2003. %$ . -. . gefrfjttriegeit : I said nothing. 2005. SKcttt . ♦ . pgeftfjfoffen : i. e. and though I might have seen, I did not see.
151* 2020. in fcefter ÜJftetnung: in spite of my good intentions. 2021. Sevtuegncr: sc. gebrauch bu. 2025. ftünbet : = ftättbct. — 2026. $)en ♦ ♦ ♦ f Raubet: cf. Goethe's Götz von Berlichingen, 4. 2 : £rügft bu txt(f)t btö Sbenbilb be§ ÄaiferS, ba% idj in bem gcfubcl* ften konterfei üereljre. 2027. $)en . . • f)in: the challenge of a knight to deadly combat. 2029. bic : those poor people.
152, 2034. Äommt %n @ud): be yourself again. 2035. 28u£tT ttf)r3 ja : = idj mußte es ja.
153* 2045. baff . . . öerfudjte: explanatory to bajju. 2046. %fyv ♦ . . ©eföft : you have freed yourself like a man. 2052. fcräudjüdj : = gebräudjlid). 2053. laff T . • • gelten : I shall not aeeept from you. 2060. burd)frf)fl£ ttf) : = roürbe idj erfdjoffen Ijaben. This use of the past indicative gives to TelPs words a fear- f ul emphasis, showing his absolute determination to take vengeance upon the tyrant.
154* 2062. (Snrer : genitive of 3fyr, to be construed with ge= feljlt. 2065. erfamtt: sc. tjahe. 2067. 28o . ♦ . beftf)eutt: cf. note to 1. 384. 2069. 2öte ♦ . ♦ tterfüubtgt : Stauffacher evident- ly considers Tell's shot made possible only by the special Interven- tion of Providence. 2074. $ü§ttad)t : cf . note to 1. 219. As that village was situated in the canton of Schwyz and Teil lived in the canton of Uri, the governor had — aecording to the charters — no right to remove Teil there (außer &wtb§). Yet we must remem- ber that Albrecht had so far refused to recognize these charters granted by his predecessors (cf. 11. 2077, 2078).
155* * SBerta, ^Juben^ : Berta f ollows the governor, because he is her guardian ; Rudenz, because he loves her and wishes to protect her. 2089. nmrnm mußtet $fjr : why did you have to. 2094. XtU . ♦ ♦ geljordjen : Leuthold again shows the kindness of heart indicative of the true soldier (cf . 11. 1761-1764).
156. 2096. fagr tri) md)t3 : shall I carry no message.
264 NOTES.
ACT IV. SCE]^ 1.
SYNOPSIS.
Kunz von Gersau relates to a nsherrnan and his son that Teil has been seized and carried away, and that tlie Baron von Atting- hausen is dying.
A storm is Coming np. They see a ship, evidently in distress. The flsherman's boy exclaims that, f rom the red color of the ship's deck and from the nag which it displays, it must be Gessler's, the governor's, boat.
Suddenly they notice a man. It is Teil who has escaped from the boat. He teils them how he has managed to gain his liberty.
157* * ®U\l% t)on ©erfau : not known to history. * Qftf rfjer :
probably the one mentioned in stage directions following 1. 36. (Sftuobi). 2103. £öemtr3 • ♦ . ^retfjett : if ever liberty should be at stake. 2105. (Sie ♦♦♦ brau : they were about to. 2107. 2>er ♦ ♦ ♦ tft: which just now is Coming up. 2114. $e3 freien 9Jlamte3 : i. e. if he should get free again.
158, 2121. £)orf : Sissigen or Sisikon, a village situated on the Vierwaldstädter See between Flüelen and Brunnen. 2125. 2)er SWttub ber a©aijrf)cit, ba3 jeljTube 2luge : i. e. the Baron von At- tinghausen. 2127. 2lrm : i. e. Teil. 2130. JRafet . • ♦ gret= Jjeit: cf. Shakespeare's King Lear, 3. 2 :
Blow, winds, and crack your cheeks ! rage ! blow !
You cataracts and hurricanes, spout
Till you have clrench'd our steeples, drown'd the cocks,
You sulphurous and thought-executing fires,
Vaunt couriers of oak-cleaving thunderbolts,
Singe my white heacl ! And thou, all-shaking thunder,
Strike flat the thick rotundity o' the world !
161. 2136. 8Büfte: cf. 11. 1260-1269. 2138. ^figruttb : re-
f erring to the depth of the lake at that point (about 600 ft.). 2143. brofc : on that account. 2145. (£ife3türme : = Xüxmt öon ©ig, 2147. Quintett : mountain tops ; cf. the Latin culmen, and 1 Sfttgt Äulm,' the highest point of the Rigi mountain. 2149.
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eine: L e. roenn eine. 2153. Unb , , . nicrbe: cf. note to 1. 966 (fulgura frango). 2155. 2$tegc nnrb gewiegt : alliteration. 2156. Stelltet := Steuermann. 2159. 23itfen: port. Scheuch- zer states that on the eastern shore of tlie lake there are very few places where one can lancl, while between Flüelen and Brunnen there is bot one landing place, the one at the Tell's Platte; see map, p. 40. — gewährte : potential subjunetive.
162. 2166. 9taubtier3 : similarly Schiller in his Spaziergang refers to nature unchained as a tigress (/Xtgerin). 2171. §errett= fdjiff : a word probably coined by Schiller. It refers to the boat of State which carries the Austrian governor. 2172. roten: cf. note to 1. 781. 2175. $erbred)en: i. e. the man (Teil) whom he has injured. 2178. geben ntd)t : for the more common geben nifyU, pay no heed. 2181. ©reif nidjt in ben 2itm: do not in- terfere with.
163. 2188. $uggt3grat : a projeeting cliff at the foot of the Axenberg, on the eastern shore of the lake. 2189. Xeufel3= münfter : a towering cliff on the western shore of the lake. 2190. 5t£enbetgf ^pwfmeffet : two dangerous jutting cliff s on the eastern shore ; see map, p. 40. 2192. ber Sdjtffe niedrere : poet- ical arrangement for mehrere Sdjiffe ; equivalent in meaning to öiele (griffe. 2194. ^fofj : Swiss for g-etetoanb. 2195. gäfj= ftot^ig : Swiss for abfrfjüfftg (precipitously). * 2$enn er mitten ♦ ♦ ♦ au^breitenb : cf . Honier's Odyssey, 13 :
Ulysses saw Well pleased, rejoieing in his own dear lancl, And stooping kissed the bountiful earth, and raised His hands, and thus addressed the nyniphs in prayer.
^64. 2212. gfütfeljung : archaic for ü3orfer)itrtg.
165. 2213. %$a$ . . . begeben : objeet of mißt. 2215. fallen : poetic for fangen. 2218. entnommen: sc. feib. 2220. aufge= gebner : deserted by all or hopeless. 2227. fjuttetit ©taufen : stern. ©raufen, a Swiss and South-G-ernian word. It may refer to either end of the ship. The adjeetive modifier ^intern deter- mines which end is referred to. 2229. f leinen 51jett : a part of the Axenberg (Der Grosse Axen).
266 NOTES.
166. 2231. ®ottf)avb$: the famous St. Gotthard pass and mountain ; see picture, p. 224. — ©äf)lutg3 : Swiss for abfdjüffig; cf. note to 1. 2195. 2233. mettttctt alle : = alle meinten. 2238. kniffen ftd) nityt diät : do not know what to do. 2242. 2Sie, tnenn: suppose that. — fein : = feiner : genitive to be construed with brannten, a construction rarely found in prose. 2244. @e= txanttft : = gutrauteft. 2245. ©o tnö d)tr tri) : then I should like to. 2247. tjiebamten : out of this danger. 2248. ©o : and thus it was that. 2253. £yelfenrtff§ : i. e. the TelVs Platte, a ledge of rock at the f oot of the Axenberg ; see map, p. 40. There Stands now the Tell's Chapel, rebuilt in 1880 in place of the one originally erected by the canton of Uri in 1388 on the spot where — according to tradition — Teil sprang ont of the boat of the Aus- trian governor. 2257. af>5ttretdjen: = erreichen. 2258. Ijanbttdj ppgeljen : to lay to vigorously.
169. 2259. $elfen*ilatte : cf. note to 1. 2253. 2261. fie : i. e. bie geljenplatte. 2264. fjtntern ©ranfen : cf. note to 1. 2227. 2270. ©o Mn tcf) ♦ . . SRenftfjen: cf. 11. 157, 158, and 1813, 1814. 2273. lanm . ♦ ♦ ©innen : scarcely am I able to believe it. 2274. Ijin: sc. ^u gefeit. 2278. Staunten : cf. note to 1.-721. 2281. @r benftr3 : thaVs his Intention.
170. 2283. 5(rtt) : a large village situated on the south-eastern shore of the lake. — fififfnad)t : cf . note to 1. 219. 2284. ©tet= nett : a village in the canton of Schwyz, the traditional birthplace of Werner Stauffacher. 2286. £ott)er$:: a village sitnated on the western shore of the Lowerzer See, in the canton of Schwyz. 2295. ©rfjttmljer : = ©djttuegeröctter, i. e. Walther Fürst.
171. 2301. $ft t$ . . . lommen : Teil is a man of deeds, not of words. 2303. (£?♦♦♦ nttternummen : he will accomplish what- ever he undertakes.
ACT IV. SCENE 2.
SYNOPSIS.
We are at the Castle of the Baron von Attinghansen who is dying. Hedwig, Tell's wife, appears to look for her son Wal- ther. She bitterly censnres her husband for shooting the arrow at the boy's head. All present defend Teil.
NOTES. 26T
The Baron awakes from his Stupor. His sorrow f or the absence of Rudenz is sootlied by the news that Rudenz too has finallv de- clared hiro.se lf against Austrian rale. With his last breath he ex- horts those around him to remain united in their country's cause. Rudenz himself appears too late. While the peasants try to com- fort him, he urges them to quick action, for Gessler has carried away Berta, his betrothed.
2304. (£3 . . ♦ ifjm : ü is all over. 2305. Sef)t . • . regt fttfj : a
common custom. If the feather placed upon the mouth remained motionless, life was believed to be extinet. A minor unclouded when held over the lips, was also considered a proof of death.
172. 2314. mir : ethical dative ; cf. mir, 1. 2315. 2321. £), f)ättr er ♦ ♦ . $fet( in ba§ $er$ : Hedwig imagines — aroused as she is — that the boy was tied to the stake against his will ; she does not know that the boy himself had encouraged the father to shoot at the apple, and that Teil, aecording to Gessler's command, had to die with his boy if he refused to undergo the trial. 2322. er Kläre . . ♦ geftoröen : he would have rather died a thousand times. 2325. £Öier3 ♦ ♦ ♦ f önnen : what might have happened.
173. 2337. mir : nothing but. 2339. ^n S3anbe fd}fng : cast into chains. 2350. $)te Keine Safyl : modifies mir.
174. 2358. SUßenrofen: a.flower which thrives only on the highest summits of the Alps, where the air is pure and fresh (23crt)amfrrom ber £üfte), and withers in the damp atmosphere of the Valleys (©iitnpfeSluft). 2370. rettete : = mürbe retten.
175. 2376. ($r. . . nttfer: 2. Samuel, 7. 27: " Theref ore hath thy servant found in his heart this prayer to pray unto thee," or in Luthers translation : 3)arum §at beirt $netf)t fein £er$ gefnnben, mit biejem @ebete $n bir (}U beten.
176. 2390. beS Sc&enS pcfy'teS 9ttaß : cf. Psalms, 90. 10 : " The days of oui* years are threescore and ten ; and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years, yet is their strength labor and sorrow ; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away." 2393. ©reellen : present with future meaning. 2407. tooljnienmfjrt : a rather questionable Statement : cf . 11. 1517-1519, and 11. 2503-2516.
268 NOTES.
177. 2409. £oljl : undermined. 2410. $te Sage ♦ ♦ ♦ ge^ä^U :
cf. Schiller's Maria Stuart, 1. 2:
teilte £age ftnb ©ejätytt, bejüt&t' tdj, unb id) adjte mtä) ©leicf) einer ©terbenben.
2413. fallen : present with future meaning. 2415. tuetttt t§ gut : when the Urne comes. 2420. nttf ercr : = tmfer, genitive depend- ent on bebctrf. 2424. $u3 ♦ ♦ ♦ lag : how does the Baron know that Teil was compelled to shoot the apple placed on his child's head?
178. 2433. Ütfjtlattb : the country between the Jura mountains and the Bernese Alps. Its name is derived f rom the Anglo-Saxon uhta, ' morning dawn'; the ' dark land' (gtrtftertcmb) inasmuch as it is situated between the high mountain-chains named. — £ljur= gau : at that time much larger than the present eanton of Thurgau, comprising all of north-eastern Switzerland east of Aargau.
2434. SScrit : Bern, the capital of the eanton of the same name, built on a rocky elevation almost surrounded by the river Aar.
2435. gfreifmrg : the capital of the ancient Üchtland, founded in 1178 by Berthold IV of Zähringen, is, like Bern, nearly sur- rounded by a river (Saane). 2436. ,3ürtd) : the capital of the ean- ton of the same name. Its commercial activity early encouraged the Organization of guilds (fünfte) which, however, did not gain any special importance until the middle of the 14th Century. 2437. e3 örirfjt ♦ • ♦ eto'geit SSSäöeit : we are reminded of the vic- torious defense of this city by Büdiger Manesse against Duke Albrecht of Austria (1351) and of the victorious resistance which the city's mayor Brun offered to the same duke in 1352. 2443. Jtttmdjer ^$af? : e. g. at Morgarten in 1315, at Näfels in 1388. 2444. $er Sanbrnamt • • . Jansen : cf. note to 1. 1930. * bic 23urgglö(fe geläutet ; cf. Schiller's inscription to his Lied von der Glocke : mortuos plango ; cf . also note to 1. 966. It was custom- ary to make known the death of a member of the Community by ringing the church bell in order that all might join in prayers for the eternal salvation of the one departed.
NOTES. 269
181. 2455. einen anbern Tanten : Rudenz will own it instead of Attinghausen. 2457. $uffe: moments. 2458. Um . ♦ ♦ feljn : cf . 11. 2375-2380. 2462. $te feiere ♦ . . ©rfjulb : i. e. the fact that he has betrayed his country's interests and has aided the Austrians to gain control of it. 2463. (Bdjieb er baljtn : did he depart. 2465. Unb . ♦ . Wlnt : cf. 11. 1987-2031. 2472. $Bmt ganzer <Seefe : wüh all my heart.
182» 2478. (£ure, Rurige : Walther Fürst, Werner Stauffacher. 2482. nueberfeljrettb : repenting. 2483. nid)t3 geartet : = t>er= acfjtet (litotes). 2484. toefjen . ♦ • tierfel)tt : what can we expect from you. 2487. beffen : gebenfeit is nsually f ollowed by an and the accusative. 2490. uitf er ♦ ♦ ♦ (Sure : cf . the old saying which originated during the peasant wars following Luther' s ref orms :
%l% Slbcmt fya&t unb (Sba fpann, SSer roar ba ber ©betmann?
183. 2497. Surf) ♦ ♦ . £t)ramtet: i. e. there is now no time for idle talk ; prompt action is needed. Cf. Homer' s Iliad, 6 :
Yet let us go, we will conf er of this Another time, if Jove should e'er vouchsafe That to the immortal gods of heaven we pour In our own halls the cup of liberty.
2499. SBenn erft : when once. 2512. Sie <&tnnbt • . ♦ fcebarf 3 : cf. Homer's Iliad, 5:
How long will ye submit To see your people slaughtered by the Greeks ? Is it, until the battle storm shall reach Your city's stately portals?
2513. ttjarb : has become. 2514. ßfjrtftfeft : cf. note to 1. 1400. 2516. kartet tljr ab : imperative.
184. 2523. O $reunbe ♦ ♦ ♦ Wiüt : a rather selfish motive on the part of Rudenz to arouse the people at once to revolt against Austria's tyranny. It is, however, characteristic of his change of heart. Cf . note on stage directions following 1. 1991.
270 NOTES.
185* 2544. Unter : from under. 2547. Oh : to see whether we can. 2552. (£3 Bringt ♦ ♦ ♦ ©cfei? : cf . Attinghausen's words, 11. 952-958. 2553. lönntc : potential subjunctive. 2555.
ftener^ettfien : cf. 11. 1421, 1422. 2556. Sotenfegel : metaphor.
ACT. IY. SCENE 3.
SYNOPSIS.
Teil appears. From his monologue we understand that no other choice is left to him Trat to kill Gessler. Stüssi joins hün, and they watch a wedding procession passing through the narrow defile.
Gessler comes up with his retinue. Armgard, a poor woman, begs him to release her hnsband who has been thrown into prison for a trivial offense. TVhile the governor brusquely refuses to yield to her entreaties, Tell's arrow reaches his heart.
186. * fjöljle ©ctfje : on account of modern improvements and
changes, the ' narrow pass ' has entirely disappeared. At the place where Teil is supposed to have shot the Anstrian governor, there Stands now a small chapel adorned with paintings and covered with inscriptions glorifying his deed. See map, p. 40. 2568. beute , , , afcgefanfen : thy Urne is up ; the phrase originated when hour-glasses were the only means of determining time. 2574. SÖZUd) ber frommen $>enfart : cf . Shakespeare's Macbeth,
1. 5:
Glamis thou art and Cawdor ; and shalt he What thou art promised : yet I fear thy nature ; It is too füll o' the milk of human kindness, To catch the nearest way.
2576. 2Ber . . ♦ ftetnbS : cf . Homer's Odyssey, 22 :
Now I take Another mark, which no man yet has hit. Now I shall see if I attain my ahn, And, by the aid of Phcebus, win renown.
2580. Sanbtiogt : apostrophe.
NOTES. 271
187. 2593. %$a§ bu: sc. bir erlaubt fjaft. 2594. er . . . jüruet: Schiller follows here Tschudi's Statement that the king (Albrecht) had ordered his governors to make the füllest use of their authority to bring abont the Submission of the three Forest Cantons (Düntzer). 2598. SBrhtger bittrer (Srfjmcräen : cf . Ho- mers Odyssey, 6:
He spake ; and at Antinous aimed The bitter shaft.
Also Homer's Iliad, 4 :
Then the Lycian drew aside The cover from his quiver, taking out A well-fledged arrow, that had never rlown — A cause of future sottows.
2602. Uttb btt : Similarly Sophocles makes Philoctetes address his
bow :
O bow, of nie beloved
Torn from my loving grasp,
Surely, if thou canst feel,
Thou lookest piteously
On me, the bosom friend of Heracles,
Who never more shall bend thee as of old.
2608. fraftto^ : i. e. missing the objeet at which it is aimed.
2609. $rf) . • . tierfenben : equivalent to bann mürbe idj feinen ixotu ten ivl üerfenben fjaben. 2610. biefer : we shonld expect tiefe.
188. 2618. «Säumer: i. e. the one who gnides a (©emmrofj; cf. note to 1. 875. 2624. ein freuen : = eine greube. 2626. 2Öarr3 : perhaps it was. 2627. 3lmnt0tt£fjorn : a fossilshell, re- sembling a ram's hörn, of ten f ound in the Swiss monntains ; the name is derived from Jupiter Amnion, the Jupiter of the Egyp- tians, who is sometimes represented as having the horns of a ram. 2636. ebfe3: i. e. well worth my aim. — £ä^t ftri)T£ öerbrie^ett: does become weary. 2639. $zl§ : an archaic dative.
189. 2641. anleimt..» %$iüt: aecording to Scheuchzer, the hunter who in his reckless pursuit of the game has reached a point whence he can neither retreat nor advance, cuts with his knife
272 NOTES.
deep into his heels, so that, when he risks the daring leap (2Bage* jprnng), which may carry him out of danger, the blood spurting from the wound may serve as " giue and avoid his slipping off the rock." 2642. ©ratttcr : a small species of the chamois (©emie) which lives only on the highest peaks. 2647. ba§ Sdjtt)ar5e : i. e. the center or -biüTs eye.1 2649. gfreubeufd)ie(?ett : shoot- ing-matches. 2650. ba§ SScftc : i. e. the prize ; cf. Goethe's Götz von Berlichingen : Steift btt, ba ttrnr ein (Sd)netber öon (Stuttgart . . . bcr tjatte $u Ä5(n aufm 3cf)tej3en ba§ 23efte gemonnen* 2652. SDiBrttfdjadjett : a village situated on the Yierwaldstättersee, not far from Küssnacht ; see map, p. 40. 2653. Sörautfauf : from the Middle High German broütlouf; here to be translated. by "wedding procession" or "wedding." Formerly the word re- f erred to the custom of conducting the bride from her own home to that of the bridegroom. 2654. Seilten : a herd of cows, twenty and often more in number, according to the size of the monntain pasture (%{m) to which the herdsman (Senne) takes them during the summer and early fall. 2655. ^mtfee : or Smmenjee, a village sitnated on the Lake of Zug, barely a mile distant from the §orjle ©äffe ; see map, p. 40. 2656. tirirb f)od) gefd)tt)efgt : therewill be a high Urne.
190. 2665. Oxufft : also spelled fRuft, Swiss for 23ergrutfcf) ; cf . the Latin ruina and the Itahan rovina. 2667. GHärmfdj : one of the most beautifnl mountain ridges of Switzerland, sonthwest of the town of Glarus. 2670. Nabelt : a small town in the can- ton of Aargan, on the river Limmat, famons for its Springs, the Aquae Helvetiae of the Komans. 2681. $a ttwljl htm: cf. Horace,i£p., 2. l. 3 :
How happy in his low degree, How rieh in humble poverty is he ^Vho leads a quiet country life Discharged of business, void of strife. Thus, ere the seeds of strife were sown, Lived men in better ages born, Who ploughed with oxen of their own Their small patemal fielet of com.
NOTES. 273
191. 2686. <£a§ t\XJ id) : thafs just what I am doing. 2691. bcr Strom : i. e. the Muotta. 2692. ©ud)t 3f)r tva§ an tljn :
have you any request to make of him. 2696. faljre : = gelje.
192. * uatf) ber öorbercn Ssene : to the front of the steige. 2699. $a . . . fortgeführt : cf . Homer's Iliacl, 5 :
Like a swollen river when its current takas The torrent's swiftness. scattering with a sweep The bridges.
2708. fettttt bei : can do härm. 2709. ü&o lata f)in : what became of
193* 2713. tl)m : i. e. bem SBolf. — üjm fattft £U tun : to humor them. 2721. 9)Hr : ethical dative. 2729. ber $ater : i. e. Eudolph I, Emperor of Germany from 1273-1291 A. D. 2732. ©o ober fo : in one way or the other.
194. 2735. ^u 2öeg : = in ben 2öeg. 2739. £8Ubfjener : the word SBtfbljeuer refers to the poorest class of the inhabitants of the Swiss highlands who try to rnake hay on meadows unapproach- able for cattle. They rnount the most dangerous and steep cliffs, or, wherever it is necessary, they allow themselves to be let down on ropes from overhanging rocks to these grassy spots below. When the grass is cut and dry, they throw it down to the lower Valleys. There it is gathered and afterwards finds a ready sale becanse of its excellent quality (Goethe, Wilhelm Meisters Wanderjahre, 2. 7). — Ottgtberge : a monntain group about twenty-five miles in cirenit, lying between the lakes of Luceme, Zug, and Lowerz ; see map, p. 40. 2751. ttt ben fedjftett SDZonb : the use of äftonb for äftonett dates from the earliest German and is common even among modern writers : cf. Klopstock's Messias, 16. 213: -gumbert ÜDfrmbe ftnb öorüber gettjembeft, and Schiller's Braut von Messina :
günf ^ftortbe jtrtb13, e§ f)errfd)te nod) im Scmbe £e§ Katers mafyt.
195. 2756. ©o: as. 2761. redjt gefprodjen: have rendered justice. 2764. n\ü)t§ fragen: care nothing.
274 KOTES.
196. 2775. 9Katt ♦ . ♦ fjtmtett : some one drag her away. — ttfj bergeffe mtd): Imayforget myself. * fä^rt mit ber £anb an3: puts Ms hand ort. * nritt: is about to.
' 197. 2792. be3£obe3: cf. 1. 73. * gegleitet: we should now say geglitten.
198* 2804. bcttt SWorb: when murder is committed. 2809. $enft jetjt: sc. barem. 2814. ben SBlttf reibet: /eastf yowr e^/es. 2815. leget £anb an: Zend a hand. 2818. «BSagt e£, £err: a challenge.
199. 2819. Ijat ein (Sttbe: is a£ an end. 2831. £renr: dative to be construed with öertremen. * Barmherzige S3rüber: the appearance of the 4 Brothers of Mercy ' reminds one of the chorus of the Greek stage. The soul of the listener has been horrified by the murder committed; now the hymn with its allusion to eternity calms the mind. In the touching strains we hear an echo of that famous church hymn of the 13th Century which was chanted as the dead were borne to their last resting place — media vita in morte sumus. — Inasmuch as the order of the 'Brothers of Mercy' was not founded until 1540, Schiller is guilty of an anachronism. 2833. Öiafcen ♦ ♦ ♦ nieber: a rather uncomplimentary comparison.
ACT V. SCENE 1.
SYNOPSIS.
The signal fires on the mountains and the ringing of the bells proclaim to the people that the Austrian governors are driven out and their Castles destroyed. While the people at Altorf are anxious to tear down the fortress that menaces their freedom, Walther Fürst, cautious as ever, advises them to delay until the news be confirmed. Baumgarten and Melchthal appear and an- nounce that liberty is gained; Rösselmann and Stauff acher bring the news that emperor Albrecht, the worst enemy of the Swiss, has been foully murdered.
An imperial messenger comes to demand in the name of the em- press that the Swiss aid her in apprehending the assassins. Her demand is refused.
NOTES. • 275
200, 2842. £te Burgen: i. e. Eossberg and Samen. 2844. £t)nnutenfrf)Iof?, 3orf); i. e. Zwing Uri; cf. 1. 370. 2846. baä.. . iuoßte: personification.
201, 2848. Stier tum Uri: cf. note to 1. 1091. 2856. %$a§ Watten: why wait.
202, 2865. (&§ tft im Sauf: a phrase referring to something that has gone beyond our control; cf. the French avoir son cours. 2877. ©djloft: objeet of cutgqünbet (sc. Ratten).
203. 2884. erf)nfc: archaic and poetief orerljofc. 2891. $erta: either the subjeet or the objeet of (Sljrte.
204. 2903. krittlig: cf. note to 1. 1193. 2904. md)t . . . mir: it was no fault of mine. 2911. Urfefjbe: a solemn promise to forget past injuries and not to renew hostilities; here simply 'a solemn oath.' 2919. Unter ♦ ♦ ♦ (£nfcl: a mistake on Walther
Fürst* s part.
205. 2932. 3ft , . # tierjagt: a conditional sentence. 2936. $te ♦ ♦ ♦ betfen: a promise fulfilled in the battles of Morgarten in 1315, and Xäfels, in 1388; cf. 1. 2443 and note.
206* 2947. %$v\\d : a small town in the canton of Aargau, sit- uated on the river Aar. 2949. 3of)rtmte3 äftüfler: a reference made in grateful re Cognition of the historian Johannes Müller to whose writings Schiller owed so much. Müller was born at Schaff- hausen in 1752, was-professor of history at Kassel and Mayence, and finally one of the minist ers of the kingdom of Westphalia. He died at Kassel in 1809. Cf. also Introd., pp. 15, 16. — ©cfjaff= Ijcutfett: the capital of the canton of the same name, a picturesque Swabian town which has retained some of its former characteris- tic features even to the present day.
207* 2955. tmterftcfye (£rfce: if we take into consideration the Statement made in 1. 1344, the cluke was deprived by the emperor both of his patemal and maternal inheritance. 2966. t)üm (Stein: ' 3)er @tein 31t ißaben ' was a strongly fortified castle of the dukes of Austria, dominating the town of Baden. As to Baden,
2T6 NOTES.
cf. note to 1. 2670. 2967. SRfjeinfelb: cf. note to 1. 1324. — fco ♦ ♦ ♦ ttmr: i. e. where he temporarily held court. 2968. ßeojjfllb: the second son of emperor Albrecht. 2970. 9ieuft: a river in Switzerland, both north and south of the lake of Lucerne; see map, p. 40.
208, 2975. eilte alte . ♦ ♦ 3e^: tne Vornan Vindonissa — now a mere village by the name of üBuibifd) — once a stronghold against the Germans and destroyed by Childebert II in 594 B. C. 2977. ^pa&3&urg: = §abicrjteburg, i. e. 'the Castle of the Hawks,' situated in the canton of Aargan. It was bnilt by Connt Radbod or Radbot von Altenbnrg in 1020. It is the cradle of the imperial f amily of Austria ; cf . also Simrock's Rabsburg s Mauern :
3m 2targau jterjt ein Jio^es <5d)tof$, ^ßom £al erteilt e§ ttin @ejd)0J3 ; 2öer f)at1§ erbaut? 2)a§ tote au§ Wolfen rtteberjdjaut?
©er üBifdjof Zerrter gab ba% (Mb, @raf jftabbot fyat fie fyirtgefteftt, föleirt aber feit, Sie ImbtcfytSbnrg, ba§ getjenrtejt.
2983. t>on ben ©einen, auf bem Seinen: i. e. by his own subjeets, in his own land. 2993. ^ebmeber: archaic and poetic f or jeber. 2998. bte fttenge 2lgne3: the daughter of emperor Albrecht and widow of Andreas III of Hungary. Schiller here f ollows Tschndi in the main. The historical Agnes was a deeply religions and most excellent woman, who built the convent of Königsfelden at the place where her father had been assassinated. Her f ather?s murderers, however, were exiled and punished with all the severity of that time, so flerce in hatred and so rieh in love. Walter von Eschenbach escaped into Württemberg, where f or thirty-five years he earned a scanty living as a shepherd. On his death-bed he con- fessed his name and his guilt. Parricida fonnd a refuge in a mon- astery at Pisa. When later on he made himself known to Henry VII of Germany, he was given life imprisonment. He died in 1315. The other conspirators were apprehended and executed.
NOTES. 211
209. 3002. Attesten, $inbern, £htbe3finbent: alliteration. 3006. uite ttt Tlüicntüix: In this Statement Schiller again foilows Tschudi: " Agnes showed her vengeance most inhumanly and at the capture of Farwangen, one of Palm's Castles, walked about in the blood of those who had been slain, and said: 'I am taking a bath in May dewV Cf. Count Platen' s Kloster König sfelden. 3011. fofl irren: is wandering, as they say. 3013. Sid) fel&ft ift fie: it is its own. 3022. $u3 ♦ ♦ ♦ fceJjnu^tett: Germany was an elective, not a hereditary monarehy.
210. 3024. $er ©raf oon SitjemBura: Henry VII of Luxem- burg was emperor of Germany f rom 1308-1313. 3028. £em ♦ . ♦ not: the new ruler will be in need of valiant friends. 3034. (£(3öet: the daughter of Count Meinhardt of Tyrol, and the widow of emperor Albrecht. It is said that, when her husband's body was brought to her, she exclaimed: "By spinning and sewing I should gladly earn a livmg, if only Albrecht were still alive.1' 3035. tft ail§: has cometo an end. 3037. ber hlnV (je $htf tfjetb: we should now say ba% blutige §inf Reiben.
211. 3046. nimmer: in no way. — $orfcfjno tnn: we should now say «orfdjub leifien. 3058. $oten: cf. 11. 1324-1335. — motten fjören: = fyören motten,
212* 3068. gemefjrt fjat: a mocking allusion to the "constant title of the emperor himself , who, aecording to the style introduced by Probus, was semper Augustus or perpetuus Augustus, which erring etymology translated ' at all times increaser of the Em- pire,' " i. e. Zu allen Zeiten Mehrer des Reichs. (Bryce, TheHoly Roman Empire, p. 258). 3069. feinet $att3: genitive denoting cause. 3070. be3 S3öfen: dependent on gebenfett. 3082. £rftnen: i. e. tears of sympathy.
213. 3086. mallen, atten: notice the effect of the rhyme. 3089. aflt§: all our land. 3090. Unb ♦ ♦ ♦ gerettet: a somewhat exaggerated Statement, due to a woman's pride in her husband's achievements.
278 NOTES.
ACT V. SCENE 2.
SYNOPSIS.
While Hedwig, Tell's wife, and. her children are rejoicing be- cause their fatlier will soon return, Parricida arrives in the dis- guise of a monk. He is kindly received ; but when Teil comes, he asks the f ugitive to leave and contemptuously points out to him the difference between their actions and their motives. He finally advises him to go to Korne, there to seek f orgiveness.
214. 3102. <£r fftll'S: make him feel. 3105. ©aget an: pray,dotellme. 3106. ©etb 3!jr tierirrt: are you lost. 3108. @tf)äd)etttal: cf. note to 1. 1550 and to 1. 1554. 3110. botf) toa$ tft ©ud): out what aus you. 3111. ®ntt§: good news. 3112. 933er ♦ ♦ ♦ feib: but whosoever you may be. 3113. 23ßie and): however much.
215* 3117. aSct btefettt ♦ . ♦ JUmfaffe: cf. Cornelius Nepos, Themistocles, 8, where the Grecian exile at the court of Admetus, the king of the Molossi, seats himself at the hearth of the king, who happens to be absent, and takes hold of the king's small son, as if in this way to assure himself of safety. 3125. ftfjuürt ♦ ♦ ♦ $u: grips my innermost heart as if in a vise. 3129. toeiter: sc. geljett or fotnmett.
216. 3137. auf beut üöleutigett: within my own. 3135. fefie ttttt ber $reube: give yourself up to joy. 3141. £) £eü! XtU: she remembers that it was her husband's hand by which the gov- ernor was slain. 3145. frei: i. e. with a clear conscience.
217. 3146. ÜBruber : a term used in reference to a member of a religious order. 3148. burcf) * ♦ ♦ fiel : by whom the governor was slain. 3153. $fjr erfrfjhtgt . . ♦ £euerfte£ tiertetbigt : the purpose of the f ollowing lines is to emphasize the difference be- tween Parricida's crime and a deed like that of Teil. The latter killed the Austrian governor in order to protect bis home and his country. The former, misled by unprincipled advisers, assassin- ated the emperor, who, moreover, was his uncle, through selfish
NOTES. 2?9
motives of ambition thwarted and wounded vanity (11. 3153-3185). 3155. tt»ie meiner: as he was mine. 3159. $fjr märet : cnuld you possibly be.
218. 3162. mit trief ent : wüh such a one as he. 3170. JBater* tltovbe^ : i. e. the murder of a near relative ; here the murder of emperor Albrecht, his uncle. 3171. btt : used contemptu- ously instead of 31)r.
219* 3180. $a3 Se^te : the worst. This term is often used in this sense suggesting the worst outcome of things ; cf. Goethe' s Hermann und Dorothea, 4. 148 :
SDemt bie 2ft ärmer ftnb ^eftifl unb benfen nur immer ba% Setzte. Cf . also Goethe's Reinecke Fuchs, 12. 224. 3184. Ütfttf|t3 ttiV td) mit btr : nothing have I in common with you. 3195. ^e3 armen ffllanntä : to be constraed with ©d)iDette.
220. 3201. £fco£oIb : cf . note to 1. 2968. 3208. <&ti)lv$ = (Sittfdjfuß. 3210. Olatfjegetfter: the Furios of the Romans, the Greek Eii/xej/tSes ; cf . Schiller' s Bie Kraniche des Tbykus :
©ebet 2t$t, £)a§ ift ber (Surrt emben 2ftaä)t!
3213. erlan&t: sc. bift. 3217. 'Mein eignet <3tf)recftti3: a terror to myself.
221. 3230. entbetft : nsed conditionally. That the Swiss have declined to aid in the pursuit of the conspirators (cf. 11. 3071-3076), Teil does not know. 3234. (Sanft *ßeter3 (Btabt : i. e. Rome. 3238. Hon : as iffrom.
222. 3243. Wtn% : cf . note to 1. 2970. 3246. titele ßrett^C : Fäsi states that from Göschenen to the £eufel§brücfe the traveler can count twenty-three such crosses erected to the memory of those slain by falling rocks (Düntzer). 3253. Sd)retfen3ftra^e : a narrow road running along the bank of the Reuss through the wild gorge of Schöllenen, much dreaded by the wanderer because of the avalanches. 3256. bte SBrüde, ix>eid)e ftünbet : originally a hanging bridge, held in its place by chains and anchors, splashed
280 NOTES.
f rom below by the spray of the Reuss ; according to some, erected first in 1319, which would make Schiller's Statement an ana- chronism. Its place is now taken by the SteufetSbriicfe (Devil's Bridge) built of granite, under wliicli the Reuss falls into an abyss one hundred feet in depth. 3259. ^elfetttot : the so-called Urner Loch. An anachronism on Schiller's part, f or according to Müller there existed in those times only a narrow road or bridle path leading over the rocks, while the narrow natural cleft in the rocks was impassable for 'man or beast.' In 1707 this opening was enlarged to a tunnel, about seventy yards in length, and made suitable for travel. 3261. %al ber $reitbe : the Urseren Valley is referred to, where the road emerges from the dark Urner Loch. It f orms a striking contrast with the wild region just de- scribed.
225* 3265. 9?ettfje3 SSoben : the canton of Tessin (Ticino) and Italy f ormed at that time a part of the ' Holy Empire of the German Nation.' 3267. ®Qtt§axb$ : see picture, p. 224.— ettJ'gctt (Seen : on the St. Gotthard we find besides extensive glaciers about 30 small lakes. Scheuchzer states that seven of these remain unchanged in depth during the entire year. They are the sources of the Reuss and the Ticino.
ACT V. SCENE 3.
SYNOPSIS.
Swiss peasants appear to greet Teil as their deliverer. Berta and Rudenz express their desire to be considered members of the new confederacy. They promise to do their share in maintaining the independence of their country now freed from oppression.
226. 3285. ftretfjeit Sattb : cf. 11. 1631-33. 3286. mein D?erf)t : my just cause. 3287. S5ürgcritt : fellow Citizen. 3289. @0 : therefore. 3291. Uttb ♦ . . Slted)ie : for in the land of the
free, all are free, all must be free.
VOCABULARY.
281
EXPLAN A.TOEY.
After each noun ordinarily only the genitive Singular and the nominative plural are given. Of feminine nouns only the nominative plural is given, as all the cases of the Singular of feminine nouns are alike. A dash ( — ) shows that the plural is like the Singular ; (-) that the stem has the umlaut ; (Äc or -er) that the stem has the umlaut and one of these endings.
"Verbs are indicated as such only by the abbreviations for transitive, in- transitive, or reflexive. Vowel changes in the principal parts of strong verbs are given in parenthesis, e. g. taufen (te-au); principal parts of ir- regulär verbs are given in parenthesis, e. g. gießen (30g, gebogen). Separable Compound verbs are indicated by a Single horizontal line, e. g. cm'-gretfen (griff, gegriffen.)
Since almost every adjective in German may be used as a Substantive, only such Substantive adjectives are listed in the vocabulary, the form or meaning of which presents some peculiarity. Particles and inflnitives are treated similarly.
As every adjective in German may also be used as an adverb, adverbs are not specially listed if they differ from the adjectival meaning only by the sufnx "-ly."
282
VOCABULARY.
The vocabulary contains in addition to the words of the text those found in the quotations given in the notes.
ab adv. and sep. pref. of, away,
down. ab'-bretf)ext (a-o) intr. stop. ab'-brütfett tr. let ny, discharge. aber conj. trat, however, anyway. ab'-fatjren (u-a) intr. (aux. fein)
sail away, depart. bie Sllbfafjrt (pl.-en) sailing away,
departure. ber 31b fatt (gen.-z, pl. "e) deser-
tion, betrayal. ab'-faHett (ftef, geraffem intr. (aux.
fein) fall off, turn traitor. ab -fttt&ett (a-it) tr. satisfy, in-
demnify. ab'-füljren tr. lead away. ab-gel)ett (ging, gegangen) intr.
{aux. fein) go away, leave. ab -getoiiinen (a-o) tr. win from. ber «Ub'grunb {gen. -e§, pj. *e)
abyss, precipice. ab -Idolen tr. take away. ab'-Iaufen (ie-au) iw*r. (aw». jein)
run away, ran down. ab'-mäljett tr. mow off. ab -meffett (map, gemejjen) fr.rnea-
sure off, suryey.
ab -nehmen (nafjm, genommen) fr,
take off. ab -platten tr. to fiatten down,
level. bie SUb'rebe (pl. -n) agreement,
counsel. ab -retdjen tr. to reach. [ing.
ber «Ub'fdjeu (gen. -3)horror, loath- ber gCb'fdjieb (gen. -3, pl. -e)
departing, departure. ab -fenfen (a-u) refl. descend. ab'-ftoften (ie-o) intr. push off,
start. ber %Lbt {gen. -§, pl. ut) abbot. ab'-tretbeit (ie-ie) tr. ward off. ab -trogen tr. extort. abtrünnig adj. faithless. ab -fragen (o-o) fr. weigh, con-
sider. ab-toarten fr. await ; intr. wait. ab-toebren fr. avert. abQttüeibct adj. grazed bare. ab-toenben (manbte, geroanbt or
geroenbet) tr. avert, estrange. ab-ttJerfen ( a-o) tr. cast aside. ad) interj. oh! alas! bie üiä)t (pl. -en) outlawry. aä)ten tr. judge, think ; have con-
sideration f or ; intr. listen to.
283
284
VOCABULARY.
aa)t-geöen (gab, gegeben) intr.
give attention, look out. aä)t'%\Q num. adj. eighty. aäevn tr. plough. (bei) 2Cbam Adam ber *Ubel {gen. -§) nobility, the
nobles. ab(e)ltg adj. noble. ber SUMer (#e?i. -§, jpZ. — ) eagle;
cf. note to 1. 884. (bte) $(gne§ Agnes ; cf . note to 1.
2998. ber 3tfjn (gen. -en, pl. -en) ances-
tor, grandsire. af)ttcn tr. and intr. forebode, anti-
cipate. aljnenb adj. prophetic. (ber) Zilbvetyt Albrecht, Albert;
cf . note to 1. 908. all adj. and pron. every, each,
all, whole ; pl. all the people,
everybody. allein' adj. alone ; adv. alone, only,
rnerely; conj. bnt, however. aflertoegen adv. everywhere. allgemein' adj. general, common. allgeredji' adj. all-righteous. all'jn adv. altogether too. all$nftraff' adv. too tightly. bte Slip or %il$e (pl. -en or -n)
mormtain pastnre, monntain ;
pl. the Alps. bie %11'penblumt (pl.-n) mormtain
rlower. bas 2tf £englnfjen (-§) alpine glovr ;
cf . note to 1. 596. ber &U'£enjäger (gen. -§, pl. — )
mormtain hrrntsman. bte Stl'ptxxxo\t (pl. -n) alpine rose ;
cf . note to 1. 2358.
bte Sllpentvifi (pl. -en) mormtain
pasture. ba3 SU'Jjenniaffer (gen. -§, pl. Ä)
mormtain stream. ba§ ailfc'ljom (#e?i. -§, pZ. *er)
alpine hörn. al3 C072J. when, as, as if, but,
except, than. al^fcalb' adv. at once. ttlfn adv. so, thus, therefore, con-
sequently. alt adj. old, ancient ; former. bas SUlter (#eft. -§, pl. — ) age, old
age. alt qtivobnt adj. old-aecustomed. ber Ziitlanb amman (gen. -es, pl.
Ktx) ex-landamman, ex-chief-
magistrate ; cf . note to 1. 1086. (bas) SIVtovf (gen.-*) Altorf, the
name of a town ; cf . note on stage
directions, p. 65. bte «mt'fcorbern (m. pl.) fore-
fathers, ancestors. (bas) «Ulanen {gen. -§) Alzel-
len ; cf . note to 1. 66. (ber)0Cl5ener (gen. -3, pl. —) Al-
zeller, an inhabitant of Alzel-
len ; cf . note to 1. 66. Used as
an adj. of Alzellen. atn = an bem. ber Olm'tnan (gen. -§, pl. ^er)
amman, chief-magistrate. ba§ üimmon$f)otn (gen.-*, pl.^ex)
ammonite ; cf . note to 1. 2627. bas Sinti (gen. -3, pl. -"er) office,
duty, business. artprep. iv. dat. or acc.} adv., and
sep. pref. on, at, by, near, by
the side of, in; to, against;
an ... . Dorbet past.
VOCABULARY.
285
an -befehlen (a-o) tr. order.
her Zin'blid {gen. -§, pl. -e) sight.
on -Miefe« fr« look at.
on -bringen (Braute, gebracht) tr.
offer, present. on'bötfjttg ad/, devont. anber adj. other, diffeient ; follow-
ing, next. önbern tr. and refl. ehange. onber§ adv. otlierwise, eise. Ott ber^benfenb adj. thinking dif-
ferently, düferent. ott'ber^ttJO adv. elsewhere. ott-fongen (i-a) tr. and intr.
begia. on'fottg$ adv. at first. Ott -f äffen (faßte, gefaxt) tr. seize,
touch. Ott-fiteren tr. lead. on -füllen refl. be rille d. ongefcotett adj. inborn, heredi-
tary. ott'-gefjen (ging, gegangen) intr.
(aux. fein) ascend. ott'gettefjttt adj. charming, kind. berSUttger (gen.-z,pl.— )nieadow,
conunon. ott'gefefjett adj. respected, influ-
ential. [ed.
ott'geftontmt adj. native, inherit- ott -greife« (griff, gegriffen) tr.
attenipt. undertake. bie SUttgft (pl. ~e) anxiety, worry,
care. ottgft'&efreit adj. freed frora fear. öttg'fttgett tr. worry; refl. be
tronbled. öngft'Iiö) adj. anxious. on'-fjolrett (ie-a) intr. halt; refl.
restrain oneself .
bie ${n'f}öf)e (pl. -tt) keight. on'-fjörett tr. listen to. ber SMttfer (gen. -%, pl. — anchor. Ott -flögen tr. aecuse, reproach. Ott '-Hingen (a-u) intr. conirnence
to souiid. Ott'-fommen <fam, gekommen) intr.
(aux. fein) arrive. Ott -legen tr. lay on ; intr. aini. on-letnten refl. glue oneself to. on -liege« (o-e) intr. concern. on -lodert tr. allure. bit üirimut grace. att'-ttefjmen (nafim, genommen) tr.
aeeept. ott'-Jjodjett intr. knock. Ott -r «fett (ie-n) tr. call to, ini-
plore. Ott -rühren tonch, affect, move. on'-fogett tr. teil. ott'-frfiaefjett (icfjloB, geicfjtofien)
refl. join oneself to. ott'-feljett (a-e) tr. look at or on. ott'fidjtig adj. aware: anüd)tig ir>er=
ben, gain sight of. ott'ftebeltt refl. settle. Ott-finnett (a-o) tr. suggest to,
demand of . ott-ffc reit gen (a-n) intr. (aux.
fein) ride up. ber sUtt'ffcrntf) {gen.-Z, j;/.-e)claim,
demand ; in ?tniprad) nemnen lay
elaim to. on'-fteigett (ie-ie) intr. rise. Ott'fteütg adj. fit. Ott'-ftemmen tr. push against. on-ftiutmen intr. comnience to
sound. ber ÜlttteU (gen. -s, pl. -e) portion,
share.
286
VOCABULARY.
ba§ «Uut'tti* (gen. -e§, pl. -e) face.
an'-treteu (trat, getreten) tr. (aux. fein) approach.
an'-tun (tat, getan) fr\ do to, offer.
bie £lntroort (pl. -en) answer.
an'-roaojf en (u-a) intr. (aux. fein) grow on, increase.
an'-%ieben (sog, gebogen) tr. draw on, pull on.
ber «Un^ug (S^- -8, W. Ä0 ap- proach.
an -jünben fr*, set fire to.
ber $lfcfel (gen. -§, pZ. *) apple.
bie üivbtit (pl. -en) work, labor.
arbeiten refl. force one's way.
ber Xlvbtitev (gen. -3, pl. — ) la- borer.
arg adj. bad.
ber «Uvg luoI)n (#e?i. -§) suspicion.
arm adj. poor, miserable, wretch- ed.
ber Sttrm (gen. -e§, pZ. -e) arm.
bie ülrm'fcruft (p£. Äc) cross-bow.
(bie) SUrmgarb Armgard, a wo- man's name.
armselig adj. poor, wretcbed.
ber Sttrm'feffel (#en. -§, pl. —) armchair.
bie Sttrmut poverty.
(ber) %tvnoli> Arnold, a man's name.
(bct§) &(rtfj Artb, the name of a yillage ; cf . note to 1. 2283.
bit Ülföje (pl. -n) ashes.
ber <lltem (aen. -§) breath. .
a'temtoS ad;, out of breath.
atmen mZr. breathe.
(ba$) $tt'iing&au3(en) Atting- hausen, the name of a yillage.
(ber) 2ltting Käufer (gen. -s) Ba-
ron von Attinghausen ; cf . note to 1. 337.
auä) adv. also, even, too; fo . . . and) however, tr>a§ .... and) whatever, roenn .... aud) even if, toer .... aud) whosoever, tüte .... and) however, roo ... . and) wherever; and) nid)t not even, though.
bie 2luc (pl. -en) meadow.
auf prep. w. dat. or acc. on, upon, toward at; sep.pref. and adv. up, upon, upward, open ; interj. up ! come on !
auf -hauen tr. build up.
anf-b cm af)vcn tr. keep, preserve.
anf-buttn (o-o) «r. call together.
auf'-fclüljen in£r. (a-az. fein) bloom up, grow up.
anf-faf)tcn (u-a) intr. (aux. fein) start up, flare up.
auf-ftnben (a-n) tr. discover.
auf-forbern tr. ask, challenge.
auf -gefcen (a-e) fr», give up, aban- don, resign.
auf-geljen (ging, gegangen) intr. (aux. fein) go up, rise; open.
auf-lmlteu (te-a) tr. stop, detain.
auf-^augeu (i-a) tr. hang up.
auf-Jje&en (o-o) tr. raise up.
auf -^öteu intr. stop, cease.
auf -lachen intr. laugh out, break out laughing.
ber Auflauf (gen. -§, pl. ~e) up- roar, tumult.
auf-legeu tr. lay on, place upon.
auf-löfeu tr. loosen, dissolve.
aufmetfeu intr. listen, pay at- tention.
aufmertfam adj. attentive.
VOCABÜLARY.
28Y
auf '-nehmen (naljm, genommen) tr.
take up, reeeive ; cope with,
compete. auf '-£ äffen intr. watch. aufpflanzen tr. set up, hold üp. auf'-raufd)cu intr. (aux. fein) rush
up, surge up. aufredet ad;, upright. auf-reiften (vife, geriffen) &*■ tear
open ; refl. open suddenly. auf-rirf>ten £r. set up, raise up ;
refl. get up, rise. auf -rufen (te-u) tr. call upon,
ask. ber «Uuf'ruljr (^en. -§, pl. -e) tu-
mult, rebellion. auf-rüfjren tr. stir up. auf$ = auf ba3.
auf -f tffiefcen (o-o) fr*, postpone. auf-ftt)lagen (u-a) tr. lift up;
open. ber Sluf'fäjuft (#e?i. -s) delay,
postponement. anf-fe^en £r. put or place upon. auf'-f£ringen (a-u) infr\ (aux.
fein) spring up, leap up. ber «Muf ftanb (gen. -§, pl. *e) up-
rising, tumult. auf-ftetfen fr\ put up. auf-fteöen (ftanb, geftanben) intr.
(aux. fein) get up, rise. auf -ftetgen (ie-ie) intr. (aux. fein)
go up, ascend. auf-tauen intr. (aux. fein) thaw. auf '-treten (a-e) intr. (aux. fein)
enter, appear. auf tun (tat, getan) tr. open; refl.
show itself . auf-fcietfen tr. awake. ber 2tuf §ug (gen. -3, pl. Äe) act
auf-juiingen (a-u) ö». force upon. ba§ 2(uge (#e?i. -§, pZ. -n) eye. ber Olu gen<tf {gen. -s, pl. -e)
monient. augen&Iitfä adv. instantly. au'genloS adj. sightless. au& prep. w. dat. out of, from
because of; adv. and sep. pref.
out, over, past. ausbreiten tr. stretch out, extend aufeinander adv. in different di-
rections. au^einanber-fliefiett (o-o) intr,
(aux. fein) flee or scatter in dif-
ferent directions. auäetnan'ber-gefjen (ging, gegan
gen) intr. (aux. fein) scatter. auSetuan ber-tretfcen (ie-ie) tr
drive apart, scatter. au^'erf eljen (a-e) tr. select, choose
designate. au$-f edjten (o-o) tr. fight out
settle. au3-flieften (ftojs, geftoffen) intr,
(aux. fein) flow out, cease to
flow. au$-gef)en (ging, gegangen) intr.
(aux. fein) go forth, proeeed,
Start. auS-gte^en (gofc, gegoffen) tr.
pour out, empty. au§'-liefern tr. surrender. an§'-lö fdjen tr. put out, extin-
guisli. au§-veuUn tr. root up, clear
away. an& -roben tr. root up, clear away. ber $tu£rufer (gen. -§, pl. — )
crier. au$'-ruf)en intr. and refl. rest.
288
VOCABULARY.
auS-fefjett (a-e) intr. look, seem.
auficn ac/v. out, without.
anf?er prep. w. dat. out, except;
aujjer fiti) beside oneself. anwerft superl. adj. utmost, last,
extreme ; used as a neuter noun,
extrernity, worst; $n anwerft far
out, at the very edge. bie $ln$ fttfjt (pl. -en) view. anä'-ftnnen (a-o) tr. plan, devise. mtS'-f jjä&en £r. search out. au$/-tyved)m (a-o) fr\ say, utter. anS'-fteßen tr. put out, Station. au§ -fndjen fr\ pick out, select. cmS-treten (a-e) intr, (aux. fein)
step out, overflow. an^'-n&en £r. exercise, do. au§ -hJetdjen (t-i) mfr\ (awa. fein)
turn aside, ayoid. <tu3-5ie&ett (jog, gebogen) znfr\
(cmz. fein) go forth, set out. (ber) $(£e (#<m. -n) = SUjenfcerg. (ber) $l£enbe*c} (#e?z. -§) Axen-
berg, the name of a mountain.
cf. note to 1. 2190. bie 2lgt (pl. -e) ax; battle-ax.
ber ^Sciti) (gen. -e§, pl. ~e) brook. ba§ QSab (gen. -e§, pl. "er) bath. babett refl. batlie. (ba§) Nabelt (gen. -§) Baden,
a town in Aargau, cf. note to
1. 2670. bie %$afyn (pl. -en) way, patb;
career. bie SSafyve (pl. -n) bier. balb adv. soon, easily; balb ....
balb now .... now.
ber $8a(Jen (#ew. -§, p7. — ) beam,
timber. ber %$aü (gen. -§, pZ. ~e) ball, ber SBaffamftrom (#en. -§, pl. ^e)
balmy air. bas $3ani> (gen. -cS, _pZ. ""er) ribbon,
band. bct§ $8anb (#ew. -e§, pZ. -e) tie.
bond, fetter. fcän'btcjen, tr. tarne, subdue. tmng(e) cm$. afraid. bit fSanf (pl. -e) beuch, ber £$ann (gen. -e§) ban, excom-
munication. (ber) $8ann&era. (gen. -§) the
Bannberg, a liill near Altorf;
cf . note stage directions on fol-
lowing 1. 1731. bannen tr. to put under the ban,
preserve ; charm. bas Banner (gen. -§, pl. — ) ban-
ner. ber SBrm'nerljerr (gen. -\\,pl. -en)
banneret, standard-bearer. hat adj. bare ; destitute, deprived. ber $8äv (gen. -en, pl. -en) bear. barmtjer^ig adj. niereif ul ; barm^
bergige Vorüber ' Brothers of
Mercy.'
bie Söarmfjer sigfett (pl. -en)
mercy, charity. ber $8 an (gen. -§, pl. -e) building,
structure. fcanen tr. build. ber %$auev (gen. -4 or -n, pZ. -n)
peasant. bie ZSäu'evin (pl -nen) peasant
woman. ber %$auevnabel (gen. -§) peasant
nobility.
VOCABÜLARY.
289
ba§ QSau'gerüft {gen. -e§, 79/. -e)
scaffolding. ber $3aum {gen. -es, pJ. "e) tree. (ber; 3$aum'garten (^en. -§)Baum-
garten, a man's name. ber SSaum stoeig (#e?i. -3, pJ. -e)
branch, twig. bebau' en tr. cultivate. heben intr. tremble. ber $8eä)ev {gen. -§, pl. — ) cup,
beaker. bedauern tr. pity, deplore. bedeuten (bebadjte, bebaut) tr.
think over, consider ; refl. liesi-
tate. bebeu'ten tr. naean, signify ; beck-
011. fcebräug'ett tr. oppress, afflict. fcebiirfen (beburrte, bebunr) intr.
(w. gen.) and tr. be in need of. fcebürf'ttg adj. needy. fceetft' adj. ice covered. ber $8efef)l' {gen. -§, pl. -e) order,
command. beyefy'ien (a-o) tr. order, com- mand. fcefeft'igen tr. strengthen ; refl.
gain strength. fcefinb en (ö-u) re/?. find oneself,
be. bete SBeftnben {gen. -§) welfare. fceffecf'en fr\ stain. beflügefn £r. wing, speed. befolgen tr. follow. fceför'bettt tr. further, follow. fcefret'en tr. free, resene. Befriedigen tr. satisfy. beftufy'ten tr. make fertile. beyüvtb'len intr. be afraid. begeben (a-e) re/?.betake oneself,
go ; happen, come to pass ; give
up. fcegeg'tteit intr. {aux. jetn) meet;
befall. Begeben (beging, begangen) tr.
commit. begehren tr. demand, desire. bie ^egei'fterung inspiration. bie Regier be (pl. -n) desire,
eagerness. Beginnen (0-0) tr. begin. Begleiten tr. aecompany. Beglücf en V\ bless, make happy. Begraben (u-a) tr. bury. begrenzen tr. bormd, limit. Begrüben tr. greet; refl. ex-
cliange greetings. bie Begrünung (pl. -en) greeting. begatten intr. continue, stand
by. behaupten tr. assert, maintain. bei prep.j adv., and sep. pref. by,
near, with, among. beichten tr. confess. beibepl. adj. both. Bei -ftmtmen {tarn, gefommen) intr.
get at, affect. Bei'-legen intr. lay to; hasten. Beifei'te adv. aside. ha* ZSei'jpiel {gen. -§, pl. -e)
precedent, example. ber ©ei'ftanb {gen. -s, pl. ~e) Sup- port, assistanee. fcei'-ftefjen (jtcmb, geftanben) tr.
help, assist. bei'-%äfylen tr. count among. BejammernStoürbig adj. pitiable,
wretched. betannt' adj. known; begannt
machen introduce.-
290
VOCABULARY.
belögen tr. pity; refl. com-
plain. befiem'men tr. afflict, grieve. befrte'gen tr. make war upon. Belagen (u-a) tr. load. bele'ben tr. enliven, cheer. Belebt7 adj. living. beleidigen tr. offend, insult hclob nen £7\ reward. bemalen tr. paint. bemerken tr. notice, obserye ; re-
mark, State. bequem7 adj. comfortable. bequemen refl. submit to. i>txafttn (tc-a) refl. take counsel. beran'ben tr. rob. bereit' adj. ready, prepared. bereiten tr. prepare, get ready. ber 3$erg {gen. -e§, pl. -e) moun-
tain. bergen (a-o) tr. save, shelter. ber ^erg'meg {gen. -§, pZ. -e)
mountain path. ber Söertdjt' {gen. -es, pl. -e) re-
port. berichten tr. report, inform. (bie) £$ern Bern, the capital of
the canton of Bern ; cf . note to
1. 2434. beraten (a-o) intr. {aux. fein)
burst. (bie) QSerta Bertha, a woman's
name. berufen adj. of repute, well spo-
ken of . bern'ljtgen refl. calm oneself. berühren tr. touch. befääf'ÜQen tr. busy, employ,
occupy. ber Söefcfcetb' {gen. -§, pl. -e) in-
formation, direction ; 25efd)eib
roiffen know all about a thing. beftfjet'ben (ie-ie) tr. destine, as-
sign. befdjet'ben adj. modest, prudent. befdjet bent(id) adv. modestly. beftfjet'nen (ie-ie) tr. shine upon. befttyir'men tr. protect, defend. befd)Ue%n (befrfjtofj, beftf)(offen) tr.
deterrnine, decide. befdjüfc'en tr. protect, defend. ber QSefrfiüij'er {gen. -3, pl. — )
protector, defender. befdjtDÜ'ren (o-o) tr. swear to. befe'ijen (ct-e) tr. yiew, exaniine. befetj'en tr. occupy, rill. befielen tr. conquer. bct§ QSefin'nen {gen. -§) reflection. ber *8eftt$ {gen. -e§) possession. befi^en (befafs, befeffert) fr\possess. befon'ber adj. individual. befunden adj. cautious, prudent,
tlioughtful. bef orq(itf) adv. carefully, anxious-
iy.
beffcrenj'en (a-o) tr. talk over,
discuss. beffer comp, of gut. bcft superl. of out. beftä'ttgen tr. confirm, ratify. befte fjcn (beftanb, beftanben) intr.
last, endure, urge, insist upon
(auf) . beftefjlen (a-o) tr. steal from;
shirk. beftellen tr. appoint; tend to,
tili. beften'cm tr. tax. beftimmt' adj. defmite, fixed. ber QSefntf)' {gen. -§, pl. -e) visit.
VOCABULARY.
291
Be'ten intr. pray.
Betören tr. fool, beguile, induce.
Betrachten tr. look at, contem-
plate. Betrügen tr. distress. betrügen (o-o) tr. deeeive; refl.
be deeeived, be rnistaken. Beugen tr. bend, bow, bumble ;
refl. bow. bie Sßente booty. BenmaVen tr. guard. Bett) an) fen £r. overgrow. Bettmff neu £r. arm. Betonteren tr. keep, guard. . Betonten tr. prove. Betue'gen re/Z. move, stir. Betoegi adj. stormy. bie IBetoe'gnng {pl. -en) move- ment, stir, cornmotion. Betoei'ben tr. graze on, use as
pasture. Betoet'fen (ie-ie) tr. show. beWoi) nen fr*, inhabit. Betoun bern fr1, admire. Bejäfj'men tr. tarne, subdue, re-
strain. Bejetdynen tr. mark, point to. Bejtoing'en (ü-u) tr. overcome,
subdue, master. lieber adj. honest, true. ber 33 ie ber mann (gen. -§, pl. Ker)
worthy or honest man. Biegen (o-o) tr. bend. Bieten (o-o) tr. offer. ba§ $$ilb (#en. -e§, p?. -er) image. Buben tr. form, rnake ; refl. be
formed. Billig adj. reasonable. bie QSinbe ( pl. -n) bandage. Bulben (a-u) tr. bind.
Bio adv., conj., and prep. w. acc.
to, as far as, tili, until. ber QSifnjof (gen. -§, pZ. "e) bishop. b't SBtfdynfSfmt (flren. -§, pZ. "e)
bishop 's hat, mitre. Bisher' adv. hitherto. bie %$itte (pl. -rt) request, demand. bitten (bat, gebeten) tr. ask, beg;
intr. ask for. Bittet adj. bitter. Blnfen (ie-a) tr. and intr. blow. Blaft adj. pale. BleiBen (ie-ie) intr. (aux. fein)
stay, remain. Bie in) adj. pale. Bleiben intr. (aux. fein) grow pale,
fade. Blenben tr. blind. ber %$ii(t (gen. -§, pl. -e) look,
glance; view. Bücfen intr. look. BHnb adj. blind, ber §BItt? (gen. -e3, pl. -e) light-
ning. Bitten intr. lighten, flash. bloft adj. bare, mere; adv. only,
just. Blühen intr. bloom, flourish,
prosper. bie $lume (pl. -n) rlower. ba§ 53(nt (#e?i. -es) blood. ber QSuttBanu (gen. -s) criminal
Jurisdiction. hk Glitte (p/. -n) flower. Bluten intr. bleed. Blutig adj. bloody. i>k QShttfnjuIb (pl. -en) capital
crime. Bntt^Bertoanbt adj. relative by
blood.
292
VOCABULARY.
ber Soften (gen. -§, pl. — ) bottom,
ground ; $u 23oben down. ber SBogen (gen. -§, pl. — or ")
bow, arch. bte Söo'genfetyne (pl. -n) bow-
string. ber SBo'genftrang (gen. -3, pl. Äe)
bow-string. bohren fr\ bore, ber ^Sovh (gen. -§, pl. -e) edge ;
board. bö$ or böfe adj. bad, evil,
wicked. böä'metnenb adj. meaning evil. ber $8ote (gen. -n, pl. -n) messen-
ger. ba§ Söu'ienfegel (gen. -§, pl. — )
messenger-sail (i. e. boat). bte $8ot^ä)aft (pl. -en) message. ber SBranb (gen. -eB, pl. -e) fire-
brand. branben intr. surge, seethe. bte SBran'bnng (pl. -en) surf,
breakers. ber 33rano) (gen. -e§, pl. "e) usage,
custom. brändijHä) adj. customary. brann adj. brown. brausen intr. roar. bie 18vaut (pl. *e) betrothed,
bride. ber Sörtuit'Iauf (gen. -3, pl. ~e)
wedding, wedding procession. ber SBrant sng (gen. -§, pl. *e)
wedding procession. brab ad;, worthy, good, brave. bredjen (a-o) fr\ break, destroy,
wreck ; gather, reap ; intr. (aux.
fein or f)ctben) sally forth, fail,
grow dim.
breiten tr. extend.
brennen (brannte, gebrannt) tr. and
intr. burn. ber Sörtef (gen. -e§, pl. -e) letter,
charter. bringen (braute, gebraut) tr. bring,
take. ber QSringer (gen. -§, pl. — )
bearer. bas Sorot (gen. -e<S, pl. -e) bread. (ba§) $8rntf (gen. -3) Brück, the
name of a small town ; cf . note
to 1. 2947. bte SBrütfe (pl. -n) bridge. ber QSmber (gen.-l, pl.11-) brother ;
barmherzige trüber ' Brothers of
Mercy.' brüllen intr. bellow, low. (ba%) Sörn'netf (gen. -s) Bruneck,
a Castle in Aargau. (bit) ©rnnetferin rny lady of Bru- neck. (ber) Sörihtig (gen. -§) the Brünig,
a niountain-pass ; cf. note to
1. 2903. ber Brunnen (gen. -s) spring,
well. (ba%) Sörnnnen (gen. -s) Brunnen,
the name of a village, cf. note
to 1. 721. ba§ SBritnn lein (gen. -§, pl. — )
rivulet, little stream. bk SBrnft (pl. ~e) breast. bie $8rnt (pl. -en) brood. ber £3nbe (gen. -n pl. -n) boy,
servant ; knave, rascal. ba§ $8ntfj (gen. -e§, pl. ^er)
book. bie $8uü)t (pl. -en) bight, bay. bürfen tr. and refl. bend, bow.
VOCABULARY.
293
her $8ütfKng (gen. -s, pl. -c)
bow. (ber) SBug'giSgrat {gen. -§) the
Buggisgrat, the name of a cliff ;
cf. note to 1. 2188. ber mit) (c) l (gen. -s, pl. — ) Mll ;
also part of a proper name. fculjfett intr. court. bei* Q3unb {gen. -es, pl, ~e) league,
confederation. ba§ $8ün'bni3 {gen. -Je§, pZ. -je)
agreenient, alliance. bunt adj. bright, many-colored. bte QSurg (p?. -en) Castle, fort-
ress. bürgen iwfr". give security, vonch. ber Bürger (gen. -§, pl. — ) Citi- zen, ber Söür'gereib (gen. -e§, pl. -e)
Citizen' s oath. bie Bürgerin (p?. —neu) Citizen
(feniale). bte SBurg'glotfe (pZ. -n) castle-
bell. (bas) $8ürg'Ien (gren. -§) Bürgten,
the name of a village ; cf . note
to 1. 126. bie S8urgftf>aft (pl. -en) security,
bau. bas ^8nrg'fcerfie§ (gen. -es, pj. -e)
dünge on. ber Söurg'iujgt (gen. -§, pZ. -c)
bailiff. (ber) $8nrff>arbt (srera. -s) Burk-
hardt, a rnan's name. ber £$ufen (gen. -s, pl. — ) breast,
heart ; bay, harbor. bie $8u^e (pl. -n) penalty. fcüf?en fo\ and intr. pay for, atone
f or, suffer for ; satisfy.
bte (£f)?tft'ettljett christendom. bas Gljriftfeft (grera. -es, pj. -e)
Christmas.
brt aefo. there, here ; then, there-
upon ; in that case ; co?y . when,
while ; since, as. bafcet' adv. thereby, thereat;
therein, in this. bas ^acr) (gen. -es, pl. -er) roof :
a^vning, deck. bage'gen adv. against (it or them). baJjeim' adv. at home. baljer' adv. andsep.pref. thence ;
along. bafjer-fommen (tarn, gefommen)
intr. (aux. fein) come along. ba^tn' adv. and sep. pref. thither,
there, along ; gone, departed,
deceased ; to that. bafjtn'-faljren (u-a) intr. (aux.
jetn) ride or sail on. bafnn'-gcfjen (ging, gegangen) intr.
(aux. [ein) go away, depart. baf)in -f^eiben (ie-ie) intr. (aux.
jetn) depart, die. bat)in-fein (mar, geroejen) intr.
(aux. ietn) pass away. ba^in'-toanbern intr. (aux. fein)
wander along. ba'ma(§ adv. at that time. ba'mit adv. therewith, with it. bamtt' conj. in order that. bäm^fen tr. subdue, muffle. ber ^anf (gen. -es) gratitude,
thanks. banf en intr. render thanks.thank.
294
VOCABULARY.
bann adv. then, thereupon, after-
wards. bannen adv. thence. b(a)ran/ adv. thereon, therein. b(a)ranf adv. thereon, thereupon,
thereafter. b(a)tau&/ adv. thereof, from it. barin adv. therein. b(a)r0& adv. thereat, becanse of it. bar-retdjen tr. Stretch out, offer. bar '-fteHen refl. be displayed, be
seen. b(a)rüfcer adv. beyond it, at
that. barnm' adv. therefore, for all that ;
nevertheless. b(a)rnnter adv. under it or them,
among it or them. bct§ ^a'fetn (gen. -§) existence. baf? conj. that, so that. bcttttm adv. and sep. pref. there-
from, thereof; away. batum-tragen (u-a) tr. carry
bajn7 adv. thereto, for it or them. ba$tt>if fy'madv. between or among
them ; at times. betfett tr. cover, protect. ber &egen (gen. -§, pl. — ) sword. bein poss. adj. and pron. thy or
thine ; your or yours. bie &enfari (pl. -en) way of
thinking, disposition. bettfett (backte, gebaut) tr. or intr.
think, think of, remember. baZ &enf mal (gen. -% pl. -er)
monument. benn adj. then, therefore; conj.
because. ber (hk, ba3) def. art.f dem. pron.,
and rel. pron. the, this one, that
one ; that, he, she, it ; who. beretnft' adv. at some time, here-
after. bergfet'djen adj. such as, thekind. berfel'fce (biejelbe, betreibe) adj.
and pron. the same. benähten impers. verb w. dat. or
acc. seem, appear. benten tr. explain, Interpret ; intr.
point. bentfd) adj. German. bidjt adj. close, dense, compact. bienen intr. serve. bet dienet (gen. -§, pl. — ) servant. ber ^ienfi (gen. -e§, pl. -e) service. bte§ or biefer (biejer, bieje, btefe§)
adj. and dem. pron. this, that ;
this one, that one. (ber) £>ietf)efm (gen. -s) Diethelm,
a man's name. ba§ &tng (gen. -e§, pl. -e) thing,
matter. bie ^trne (pl. -en) girl. boo) adv. and conj. yet, but, after
all ; surely, really ; why indeed. ber Qoltf) (gen. -e§, pl. -e) dagger. bonnern intr. thunder. ber ^on'tterftfflag (gen. -&, pl. -e)
peal of thunder. bop'pelt adj. double. ba§ ££orf (gen. -e§, pZ. Her) village. bort adv. there. bort'Jjin adv. in that direction,
thither. ber 3>ratt)'e (#en. -e§, pZ. -en)
dragon. ba% ^rartVengift (gen. -e§, pZ. -e)
dragon 's poison, venom. bran abbr.forbavan*
VOCABULARY.
295
ber ^rang (gen. -es) oppression.
brängen tr. oppress, distress ; refl. press, crowd, force one's way.
ba§ ^rangfal (gen. -3, pl. -e) oppression, tyranny.
branf abbr.for barauf.
brauf-ftö^cn (te-o) intr. (aux. fein) run agairist.
bvau§ abbr.for barauS.
brausen adv. outside, without.
brei nuni. adj. three.
bveifjtg num. adj. thirty.
brehtnbbret'fttg num. adj. trhirty- three.
bringen (a-n) intr. (aux. fein) urge, force one's way.
btinnen adv. within, inside.
btitt num. adj. third.
btof) abbr.for batob.
brofeen adv. above, in heaven.
brüten tr. or intr. threaten ; be about to. [there.
brüfeen adv. oyer there, across
brüfcer abbr.for barüfcer.
ber Qtutf (gen. -e§, pl. -e) press- ure, oppression.
brütfett tr. press, oppress: intr. press heavily, weigh upon.
brnm abbr.for barum.
brnnter abbr.for batuntev.
bnlben tr. endure, suffer.
bttlb'fam adj. patient.
bum^f adj. dull, heavy; muf- fled.
bunfel adj. gloomy, dark.
bnnfen intr. seem.
buvd) prep., adv., sep. and insep. pref. because of , by nieans of, during ; through, throughout.
butü)bof)'vcn tr. pierce, transfix.
burtfj-ren nett (rannte, gerannt) run through, pierce.
burdjS = bitrdj ba$.
burcfjfdjau'en tr. see through, lin- derst and.
bnrtfHttne'ften (\tyo%, gefc^offen) tr. shoot through.
bürfett (burfte, geburft) intr. and modal aux. be allowed to, be permitted to, have a right to.
ber Quvft (gen. -e§) thirst.
büftet adj. gloomy ; sullen.
eben adj. level; adv. just, just
now. bas (S-'fceiUnib (gen. -e§, pl. -er)
image. btö <gtf>o (gen. -§, pl. -§) echo. ecfpt adj. true, real, genuine. bie (gtfe (pl. -n) corner. ebel adj. noble, ber (S'bel&of (gen. -e§, pl. *e)
manor, Castle, ber (g'belmnnn (gen. -e§, pl. *er or
©bedeute) nobleman. ber (Tbelfi^ (gen. -e§, pl. -e)
manor, Castle, ber (g'belftetn (gen. -§, pl. -e)
jewel. efj(e) cowj. ere, before. bie (gfje (pZ. -n) marriage. eljer comp. adj. sooner, rather,
before. ber (g'fyetoivt (gen. -e§, pl. -e)
husband. ber (gfj'ni (gen. -§) grandfather. bie (gfyte (pl. -n) honor. efrren tr. honor, reyere.
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ber (Sfc'rengrnft (gen. -e§, pl. \)
salute of honor. ber <£f> renmann (gen. -es, pl. -er)
man of honor, worthy man. bie ©fjr'fnrtfjt reverence, respect. ber (gljr'geis (gen. -es) ambition. bie (§f)r'fud)t ambition. eljr'roürbig ad;, venerable, worthy. et interj. why! ob! ber (£tb (gen. -e§, pl. -e) oatb. ber ($H bant (gen. -%, pl. -e) son-in-
law. ber (gib'gemift or (gtbgenaffe (gen.
(Sibgenoffen or -n, pl. (Sibgenoffen
or -n) confederate. ber (gtb'fdjnmr (gen. -§, pl. Äc)
oatb. ber (gifer (#en. -§) zeal. eigen ac?;. own, proper, peculiar,
unique ; auf eigne §artb on one's
own account. et'genfinmg adj. stubborn. eilen intr. (aux. fein or fjaben)
basten. et'Ienbä ac?v. bastily. eilfertig adj. hasty, in baste. eilig adj. basty; e§ eilig fjaben to
be in a burry. ein (eine, ein) num. adj., indef.
art., indef. pron. one; a, an;
some one ; toa§ für ein wbat kind
of a. ein sep. pref. in, into. einander indeclin. recip. pron.
one anotber, eacb otber. etn-fcrettjen (a-o) intr. (aux. fein)
break, give away. ein -fallen (fiel, gefallen) intr. (aux.
fein) fall in ; begin ; occur to. ein 'form ig adj. monotonous.
ber (Sin gang (gen. -§, pl. *) en-
trance. etn'-gef>ett (ging, gegangen) intr.
(aux. fein) enter. ba§ (gingewetbe (gen. -s, pl. — )
entrails ; feelings, sympathy. einholen tr. overtake. einig adj. one, united; pl. some,
a few. etn-fanfen tr. buy. etn'-Jeljren intr. (aux. fein) turn
in, stop, lodge. tin'mal adv. once, some day; auf
einmal all at once; fonft rooljt
einmal perhaps some otber time. etn-retften (riß, gerijfen) tr. tear
down. ein'fant adj. lonely, solitary; alone. ein -fdjtffen refl. embark. ein-fcfjlufen (ie-a) intr. (aux. fein)
fall asleep. eitt-fd)Ueften (jcfjtofs, gefrf)loffen) tr.
sbut in, confine, Surround. ein-ft^ränfen tr. bem in. ein-ftf)ret&en (te-ie) tr. engrave. (ba§) (gin'fiebeln (gen. -s) Einsie- deln, a town and monastery in
tbe canton of Schwyz ; cf . note
to 1. 519. ein-finfen (a-u) intr. (aux. fein)
sink in, fall in. ein-ftnrjen intr. (aux. fein) fall in
or down. bie (gm'traojt harmony. ein-treten (a-u) intr. (aux. fein)
enter. einzeln adj. Single, individual. ein-jief)en ($og, gebogen) tr. draw
in ; intr. (aux. fein) enter, come
in.
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29T
einzig adj. Single, alone; united. ba§ (£t$ (gen. -eo) ice. ei$'bebecft adj. ice-covered. ba§ Ccifen (gen. -s) iron. ber (gi'jenftafc fercra. -5, p?. *e) iron
bar. bas (£t'fe§felb (gezi. -s, pj. -er)
field of ice. ber ©i'ie^tnrm fere^. -s, pZ. ~e)
tower of ice. ber (gife^fcmll (grara. -s, pl. -e) wall
of ice. baz (St^gefcirge (grerc. -s, p£ — )
ice-rnonntains. ber (SiZ'palait igen. -e§, pJ. ~e)
ice-palace. eitel adj. vain, idle, empty. bas Clement' igen. -4, pl. -e) ele-
ment. bas (g'lenb (#e/i. -%) misery. e'Ienb adj. wretched, miserable,
unhappy. (bie) (gl&'bet Elizabeth, a woman's
nanie ; cf . note to 1. 3034. empfangen (i-a) tr. receive. emfcfin'ben (a-u) tr. feel, experi-
ence. entjjor'-lje&en (o-o) tr. lift up. emfcor -ragen intr. project. emjjö'rcit tr. stirnp; intr. rebel. empört' adj. indignant. bie ©mfcö'rnng (j^/. -en) revolt. ba% (Sttbe ferera. -3, pJ. -n) end,
issue, close. enben intr. end. en'bigen intr. stop, cease. enb'Iid) ac{f. final; at?t\ at last. eng(e) adj. narrow, hemmed in. bie (£nge (pl. -n) narrowness. ber (gngel (#e?z. -s, £>?. — ) angel.
(bas) @ngel'&erg (#e/i. -§) Engel- berg, a valley, village, and monastery in the canton of Un- terwaiden; cf. note to 1. 1002.
ber C£nfel (gen. -s, pl. — ) grand- child ; descendant.
entfcefj'ren intr. do without, be without.
entbinden (a-u) tr. release.
ent&Iö f^en tr. uncover.
entbecfen tr. discover; disclose.
entfer'nen refl. withdraw ; depart, differ frorn.
entfliegen (o-o) intr. (aux. fein) rlee away, fly, pass.
entgegen prep. w. dat., and sep. pref. toward, against, to meet ; np.
entge'gen-eüen intr. (aux. fein) hasten towards.
entge'gen-gefjen (ging, gegangen) intr. (aux. lein) go to meet.
entge'gen-f e^ren tr. tum towards.
entge'gen-ftorren intr. stare at.
entgegen-treten (a-e) intr. (aux. fein) step towards, go to meet.
entgegnen tr. reply.
entgegen (entging, entgangen) intr. (aux. fein) escape.
entnommen (enttarn, entfommen) intr. (aux. fein) escape.
entfaffen (entlief;, ent (äffen) tr. dismiss, let go.
entledigen tr. set free, release.
entreißen (entriß entriffen) tr. tear away.
entrtäVten tr. discharge, pay.
entrinnen (entrann, entronnen) intr. (aux. fein) escape, rly from.
entrnft en tr. anger, enrage.
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VOCABULARY.
entfa gen intr. renounce, give up. entftfjet'ben tr. and intr. decide. bie (gntfrfjeitmng (p/.-en) decision. cntfdjKe ften (entfölofe, ent(rf)tojfen)
re/L decide. entfdjlof fett ad)', determined. bie (gntftftfof fenfjett determina-
tion. ber (gntftfjhtf? (ae/z. @ntfc!)inffe§,
pZ. (Sntjcfylüije) decision, deter-
mination. entfojnl'bigen $r. excuse. entfeelt' ad;, lifeless, dead. bct§ (gnifeij'en (aen. -§) horror. entfe^'Utf) ad/, horrible. entfinf cn (entfanf, entfnnfen) intr.
(aux. fein) drop from ; fail. entffcring en (ct-u) m£r. (awe. fein)
escape. entfielen (entftcmb, entftcmben)
intr. (aux. fein) arise ; be want,
ing. enttoeidjen (i-i) mir. (awaj. fein)
withdraw. enthnftfj'en intr. (aux. fein) escape,
slip away. eniste Ijen (entzog, entzogen) refl.
forsake, desert. entjhiet' adv. in two; torn. er pers. pron. he, it. erfcar'men tr. move to pity ; refl.
have pity upon ; impers. be sor-
ry for. er&ärm'Iitf) adj. miserable, bie (grfcar'mnng mercy. erfreuten tr. build, make. ba§ (£rfce (gen. -§) inheritance. erfce'fcen intr. (aux. fein) tremble. erben intr. (aux. fein) descend by
inheritance ; inherit.
erbeuten tr. capture, gain.
ber <$rfc tyerr (gen. -n, pl. -en) he-
reditary lord, sovereign. bie (gr'fcin (pl. -nen) heiress. erfcttcf'en tr. discover, behold. erfcran'fen intr. (aux. fein) surge
up. erfcreaVen (erbrad), erbrochen) tr.
open. ba§ (grfc'ftütf (gen. -e§, pl. -e) in- heritance. bie (grfce (i^Z. -n) earth, ground,
soil. erbuf ben tr. bear, suffer. bct§ (gretgntS (#e?z. -fe§, pl. -fe),
oecurrence. ererben tr. inherit. erfaffen tr. grasp, seize. erflehen tr. beg, implore. erforftfj'en tr. question. erfreuest re/L dare to do, dare to
indulge in. erfreuen tr. delight. erfrtfdj'en tr. refresh. erfüffen tr. rill, aecomplish. bie (Srge'fcnng Submission. ergeben (erging, ergangen) intr.
(aux. fein) go forth, go; be pro-
claimed. ergießen (ergoft, ergoffen) refl. pour
forth, be poured out. ergreffen (ergriff, ergriffen) tr.
seize ; touch ; take, aeeept. erwarten (erhielt, erhalten) tr. re-
ceive, keep; check, restrain;
refl. preserve. ergeben (erfyob, erhoben) tr. liftup,
raise ; refl. rise. erhellen tr. brighten, cheer. erinnern refl. remember.
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299
erjagen tr. hunt down. erlernen (ernannte, ernannt) tr. re-
cognize, acknowledge. ber @rfer {gen. -§, pl. — ) bay
window. erflä'ren tr. declare ; refl. de-
clare oneself, explain oneself . tvttanten intr. (aux. fein) get
sick. evtüfynttt refl. dare, dare to at-
tempt. erfunden tr. explore. erlnng'en tr. reach. erlaffen (erlief erlaffen) tr. let off
from, excuse from, release. erlauben tr. allow. erleben tr. meet with, experi-
ence. erle'btgen refl. release oneself
from. erlei'ben (erlitt, erlitten) tr. suf- fer. erlösen (erlofct), erlogen) intr.
(aux. fein) go out, die out. ermäßigen refl. obtain posses-
sion of . ermorden tr. niurder. ermüden intr. become tired. erneuern tr. renew. ernft adj. serious, grave. ber (£rnft igen. -es) seriousness,
gravity. ernft'&aft adj. serious, grave. ernten tr. reap, harvest. ero'uern tr. conquer. eröffnen tr. open. erqnitf'en tr. refresk. erre'gen tr. arouse. erregen tr. reach. erregten tr. saye, deliver.
ber (Erretter (gen. -§, pl. — ) de-
liverer. errief) ten tr. erect.
erringen (errang, errungen) tr. ob- tain by effort, win. erfänden tr. rlood, drown. erftfjaf fen (erjcfjuf, erraffen) tr.
create. erfdjaflen (erfrfjoft, erfüllen) intr.
spread abroad. erfdjei'nen (erfct)ten, erfrf)ienen) intr.
appear, erfajte'ften (erfdjofc, erjdjoffen) tr.
shoot, kill. erfrfjltt'gen (erjdjlug, erfragen) tr.
slay, kill. erföjlet'tfjen (erfrf)lirf), erfd)(ict)en) tr.
obtain by fraud. erfrt)ö$Tfen tr. exhaust, wear out. erfahrenden (erftfiraf, erfdjrocfen)
intr. (aux. jein) be startled. erffcn'ren tr. save, spare ; erfparen
an save at the expense of . erft adj. flrst ; adv. first, only, but
once, not until. erftan'nen intr. (aux. fein) be
aniazed. bas (Srftan'nen (gen.-%) astonish-
ment. erftann'üdj adj. astonishing. erftei'gen (erftieg, erftiegen) tr.
clinib, ascend. erftief en tr. stifle, choke. ertön'en intr. ring. ertöten tr. kill, destroy. ertragen (ertrug, ertragen) tr. bear,
endure. ertrinf en (ertrank ertrunken) intr.
be drowned. ertro^ en tr. extort, gain by force.
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VOCABULARY.
erttmtfj'en intr. (anx. fein) awake. ernmr'ten tr. await, expect; intr.
wait. bie (grnmrtnng (pl. -en) expecta-
tion. ertoerfen fr. arouse. eriuelj'ren reyf. defend oneself
against. ertoer Gen (erttmrb, ertoorben) tr.
acquire, gain. ersälj fen fr. teil, relate. erjei gen ^r. show, do. ev%it'tevn intr. (aux. fein) tremble. ersttnng'en (erlang, errungen) fr.
extort, gain by force. e§ pers. pron. he, she, it ; as an
expletive there. (ber) (£frf)'en&arf) (#e?2. -§) Eschen-
bach, a name; see note to
1. 2961. effen (ajj, gegeffen) tr. eat. et'fidj acZ;. pron. (chiefly plural)
some. et'nm§ indef. pron. and adj. some,
something. ener (@uer), poss. »rem. your,
yours. enrig ((£nrtg),i?o,ss. prori. yours. (bte) (g&a Eve. etong adj. eternal. bie (g'fcngfeit eternity.
fafjen = fangen.
bte $afjne (pl. -n) nag, banner.
bie$afjr = (£efaljr.
faljr'fcar adj. navigable.
bie ^fäfjre (pl. -n) ferry-boat.
fahren (u-a) i7ifr\ (aux. fein) move,
go, ride, drive; refl. ride in a
boat, row about. ber ^äljr'mann (gen. -§, _pZ. "er or
gätjrlettte) ferryman. bie $af>rt (pZ. -en) trip, journey,
wandering. ba§ Srafjr'jeng (#e7i. -es, pZ. -e)
yessel, boat. ber Balte (gen. -n, pl. -n) falcon. ber Bau (gen. -e§, pZ. *e) case ; fall. fallen (fiel, geraden) intr. (aux.
fein) fall, fall into ; invade. fällen tr. cnt down. ber ^fattftrtcf (gen. -§, pZ. -e) snare. falftt) acT/'. false, treacherous. ba§ Sfalfa) (#eft. -es) deceit, trea-
cbery. bie ^alfdj'&ett (i>J. -en) deceit,
treachery. falten fr. fold, wrinkle. ber £$ang (gen. -e§, pl. -e) catch,
capture. fangen (i-a) tr. catch, capture. faffen (fajjte, gefaxt) fr. seize,
grasp ; refl. cornpose oneself. fttft adj. almost. ber 3aftnatf>t$anfsng (gen. -3,
pl. ~e) carnival procession. fanl adj. lazy. hit # auft (pl. ~e) fist ; hand. (oa§) ^afcenj' Fayence, the name
of an Italian town ; cf . note to
1. 911. fedjten (o-o) intr. fight. bie gfefcer (pl. -n) feather. fehlen tr. miss; intr. fail, be
wanting. ber $ef)ter (gen. -§, pl. — ) fault, ber ge&ffprung (gen. -S, pl. *)
false leap, false step.
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301
ber $et'era&enb {gen. -§, pl. -e)
evening rest. feiern intr. rest, be idle. feig adj. cowardly. feig'^erjig adj. cowardly. feil adj. for sale. ber ^einb (gen. -es, pl. -e) enemy. bas $elb (#en. -es, p£. -er) field. bet£$el3 or f£e(ien (#e?i. -en or -erts,
pl. -en or — ) rock, cliff. bie $ef fenfhtft {pl. "e) chasm. bas gyeffemteft (^era. -3, jp?. -er)
rocky nest ; rocky fortress. bie gel'fewpfatte (p/. -n) ledge of
rock. bas ^effenriff (o/e/i. -es, pl. -e)
reef. ber 3fe('fenfteig {gen. -s, p?. -e)
rocky path. bas ^feffentor (#en. -s, pl. -e)
rocky gate. bas f^elfennfer (gen. -s, p?. — )
rocky shore. ber geffenfratt {gen. -§, pZ. — )
wall of rocks. bie $el$ fcmnb 0?1 $ef fennmnb {pl.
getjenttmrtbe) wall of rock, pre-
cipice. bas genfter (gen. -s, pl. — ) win-
dow. fern adj. far, distant; adv. far
away. bie 3ferne (pl. -n) distance. fernher7 a^v. frorn afar. bie $erfe (pl. -n) heel. fertig adj. ready; done. bie Sreffel (pl. -n) fetter, bond. feffeln tr. fetter, bind. feft adj. fast, firm, secure ; forti-
fied.
bas $eft {gen, -es, pl. -e) feast,
festival. bie ^efte (pl. -n) stronghold;
prison. fcftr gehärtet adj. firmly united. feft -galten (ie-a) fr*, hold fast to ;
intr. hold fast, hold firm. feft-fnnjjfen tr. tie firmly, unite
closely. feft-fte^en (ftcmb, geftanben) intr.
stand firm. fentfjt adj. damp, moist. bas ^ener (gen. -s, pl.—) fire. bas ^enerfignal igen. -§; pl. -e)
signal fire. ber $en erto achter (#e?z. — , pZ. — )
night watchman. bas ^en'er^eidjen (gen. -3, pl. — )
signal fire. finben (a-u) tr. find; refl. be
found, be. ber Ringer (gen. -s, pl. — ) fm-
ger. finfter adj. dark, gloomy. bie $infternt$ (pl. -je) dark-
ness, gloom. ber $irn (gen. -es, pl. -e) snow,
glacier ; cf . note to 1. 38. ber gtfd) (gen. -es, pl. -e) fish. fifrfjen intr. fish, ber $tfdjer (o/e/i. -s, pl. — ) fisher-
man. ber ^ifc^'erfa^n (#e?z. -s, pl. -e)
fisherman's boat. ber gfifäVertna&e (gen. -n, pl. -n)
fisherman's boy. bie flamme (pZ. -n) fiame. flammen intr. fiame, blaze. bie $ laufe (pl. -n) side, will; cf.
note to 1. 385.
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VOCABULARY.
ber %Utten (gen. -§, pl. — ) hant- let, town. flehen intr. entreat; beg for (for
= um) ber ^leift {gen. -e§) cliligence,
industry. fliegen (o-o) intr. (aux. fein or
fyaben) fly. fliegen (o-o) intr. (aux. fein)
flee. fliegen (ffofs, geftojfen) mfr». (craa.
jetn or fjaben) flow, ber gttt'terfdieiit (#en. -§) tinsel,
false luster. bie $Iöte (pZ. -n) flute, ber Sfhto) (#eft. -s, pl. -t) curse. bas IJIudj'getiänbe (sren. -s, pZ.— )
aecursed building. bie %iud)t, night. ftüdjten tr. rescue ; refl. flee. flüdjtig adj. fugitive; flüchtig nw
bm escape. ber $ina)tltng (gen. -s, pl. -e)
fugitive. bie 3Küe (pJ. -n) Flüe, a part of
a proper name. (bas) ^üie'len Flüelen, the name
of a village ; cf . note to 1. 521. ber $Ing (gen. -es, pl. -e) night, bie %lut) (pl. -eu) wall of rock,
preeipice. ber $(nr'fd)itfc (gen. -eu, p?. -eu)
field-guard, garne-keeper. ber ^m^ (gen. gtuffes, pZ. glüfje)
river. bie $Int (pl. -eu) flood, waves. ber $öfjn (gen. -s, pl. -e) Föhn,
the name of a wind ; cf . note to
1. 109. folgen intr. (aux. fein) follow.
ber $of terfnerfjt (#en. -e§, pj. -e)
torturer. forbern fr*, demand; f orbern tajjen
summon. bu tfovm (pl. -eu) form. forfdjen iftfr*. ask, search, inquire. fort aefa;. omcZ sep. pref. forth,
away, gone; on; fort uub fort
continually. fort -eilen intr. (aux. fein) hasten
away. fort'-fnfjren (u-a) intr. keep on. fort'-fü&ren tr. lead away. fort'-gefcen (ging, gegangen) intr.
(aux. fein) go away; coutinue. forf-fjelfen (a-o) intr. help some
one to get away. f ort-reif?en (rifs, geriffen) tr. tear
away, carry away. fort-fe^en refl. continue. fort'-jtefjen (sog, gebogen) intr.
(aux. fein) go on, proeeed. fragen tr. ask, inquire ; fragen nad)
care for. bie £yran (pl. -cn) woman, wife;
Mistress. bas ^rän'lein (gen. -%, pl. -e)
nobleman's daughter, noble la-
dy ; my lady (in address). fred) adj. bold, shameless. frei adj. free ; voluntary. (bas) ^rretonrg (gen. -s) the name
of a city ; cf . note to 1. 2435. bas $reie (gen. -n§) open air, open
country. freien tr. marry; intr. woo. bie ^rei'Jjeit (pl. -eu) liberty, priv-
ilege. ber ^retfjeitSortef (gen. — s, pl. e)
charter of liberty.
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303
ber $ret'f)err igen, -n, pl. -en)
baron. frei'üd) adv. certainly, indeed. freitoif (ig adv. voluntarily. fremb adj. foreign, stränge. bie #rembe foreign country. ber Sfremb'Iing igen. -s, pl. -e)
foreigner, stranger. treffen (frag, gefreiien) tr. eat (of
an im als), bie ^freube {pl. -en) pleasure, joy. bas Syren'bettfmnä C^e/i. -es, pZ. ^er)
house of rejoicing. bie ^reu'bentunbe {pl. -n) joyous
tidings. bcts ^reu'benfdjie^en fcren. -§,
j»J. — ) shooting-rnatch. bie ^reu'beffcur {pl. -en) glad
rnemory. fr tut) ig adj. glad, joyful freuen tr. give joy; re/?. rejoice. ber ^freunb (gen. -e§, pl. -e) friend. frennbüdj adv. friendly, kind. bie 3frennbfrfjaft {pl. -en) friend-
ship ; used collect ively kinsmen. ber ^rebel igen, -s, pl. — ) crime,
outrage. frefceln intr. eornmit crime. freöetttb adv. criminally, outrage-
ously. bie ^re'beltat {pl. -en) criminal
deed, outrage. bei triebe or ^rieben igen. -n§, or
-s, pl. -n or — ) peace. frteb'gemoljttt adj. accustomed to
peace, peaceful. frieb'üd^ adj. peaceable, peaceful. (ber) ^frie'brttt) igen. -s) Frede- rick, an emperor's name ; cf .
note to 1. 1215.
(ber) ^rtef? fmrbt igen, -s) Friess-
hardt, a man's name. frtfdj adj. fresh, brisk, new;
cound, good, unhurt; freely,
keenly, alertly. frifrfjrn bernb adj. rowing brisk-
iy.
^ #rtft (pl- -en) time; respite.
frol} adj. glad, happy.
frülj'ttrfi adj. joyful, happy, glad.
frofj'Iocfen intr. exult.
fromm adj. good, worthy; pious,
devout, ber ^ron'btenft igen, -es, pl. -e)
servile toil. ber ^ronöogt igen. -es, pl. Äe)
overseer. bie 3-rurfjt (pl. ~t) fruit. früf) adj. early. ber ^rü^Ung igen. -§, pl. -e)
spring, ber ^rüij'rrunf igen. -3.) morning-
cup. fügen tr. put together, join; refl.
subrnit to. füllen tr. and intr. feel. füfK'loä adj. unfeeling, unsympa-
thetic. führen tr. lead, conduct ; handle,
wield, manage; einen Streif
führen deal a blow. bie # ülle fullness, abundance. füllen refl. be fllled. fünf 7ium. adj. tlve. fünft num. adj. fifth. fünfunbadjt'sig num. adj. eighty-
flve. für prep. w. acc. for; für pdf)
aside, independently ; rccts für
what kind of .
304
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furchen tr. furrow. bie 3fitrct)t fear, terror, fright. fnrtfjt'fcar aclj. fearful, terrible. funkten tr. fear, dread; refl. be
afraid. fitrc^'terltä) adj. frightful. furtfjt'fam adj. timid. fitr'ber adj. further; ntdjt fürber
no more, never again. bie $üVfefmng providence. ber Surft (gen. -en, pl. -en)prince. (ber) Surft (gen. -S) Fürst, a
part of a proper name ; cf . note
on stage directions, p. 72. hk SnVftengnnft prince's favor,
court favor. bci§ $nrftenl)an3 (#en. -e§, pZ. -er)
princely house or family, dy-
nasty. ber Sür ftenfnedjt (gen. -e§, pZ. -e)
slave of a prince. fitrhmijr' ac?/. in truth, indeed. ber $nft (ö^. _e§/ P*- Ä) f°otl
ftefyenben ftujseg instantly. ber Sitft'ftoft (#en. -e§, pZ. Ä) kick.
bie ©afce (pZ. -n) gift. gäfj'UngS adj. suddenly. gül) ftoijig adv. preeipitously. ber (&ang (#en. -e§, pl. Äe) course. ganj ad/, whole, entire, all; aöv.
quite, very. gar adv. quite, very; even; gar
nid)t not at all. gärenb adj. fermenting, rankling, ber ©arten (gen. -§, pZ. Ä) garden. bie ©äffe (pZ. -n) narrow street,
path, road.
ber (&aft (gen. -e§, pJ Äe) guest ber ©aft frennb (gen. -e§, pl. -e)
intimate friend. gaft'Iirf) adj. hospitable. ba§ ©aft'reojt (#e?i. -e§, p£. -e)
right of hospitality. bie (Gattin (pl -neu) wife. ba§ ©efcäff (^en. -e§, pl. -e)
beams, timber. gebären (a-o) £r. give birth to. geben (a-e) fr*, give ; eg gibt there
is. gebieten (o-o) tr. command, rule. bag ©efcirg' or ©e&ir ge (#en. -eS
or -§, p£. -e or — ) mountains. bag ©e&of (gen. -eg, pZ. -e) com- mand, order. gefcran'tfien £r. use. bag ©efcreft en (#en -§, pZ. — )
defect ; sorrow, grief . gebühren intr. be due, belong to ;
refl. be proper, be becoming. bag (&tbvitt&\an'b (gen. -3, pZ. Äer)
native land. bag (&ebäd)t'ni$ (^e?2. —feg, p/. -je)
memory. ber ©ebanfe (#en. -ng, pl. -rt)
thought. gebet ^en (k-k) intr. (aux. fein)
grow, thrive, prosper; progress,
advance. gebend (= eingeben!) adj. mindful. gebenden (gebaute, gebaut) intr.
remember; intend. bie (Bebnlb' patience. gebnfbtg adj. patient. bie ©efaljr' (pl. -en) danger. gefäljr'ltdj adj. dangerous. gefallen (gefiel, gefallen) intr.
please.
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ber ©efang(e)ne {gen. -n, pl -n)
captive, prisoner. bas ©efäng'ntS (#e?2. -fes, p?. -je)
prison. bas ©efte'ber (#eft. -s) plumage ;
fowls. bas (befolge (#eft. -§, p^. — ) train,
retinue. bas <Sefitf)t' (#eft. -e§, p/. -e) feel-
ing. gegen prep. w. acc. against, con-
trary to; in coniparison with;
towards, about. bie ©e'genfc (pl -ert) region;
scene. bas ©e'gentetl (gen. -s, pl -e)
contrary. gegenüber prep. w. dat. and adv.
over against, opposite. gefm'fcen refl, fare. geljäffig adj. hateful, spiteful. gel)eim/ adj. intimate, friendly. bas <Set>ehnnt$ (gen. -jes, pl -je)
secret. bas i&tt)ti%f (gen. -es) comniaiid. geben (ging, gegangen) intr. (aux.
fein) go ; es get)t um it concerns,
it is a matter of . bas ©ef)öft' (aen. -es, pl -e) farm,
estate. bas ©efjöls' (gen.-t%, pl -e) woods,
forest. gef)orrf)en £?^r. obey. gehören intr. belong. gefjor'fam ad/, obedient. ber (Sefjor fam (#en. -s) obedience,
allegiance. ber (Set genfcogen (gen. -§, pl — )
fiddlestick, bow. bie ©eiftel (p^. -n) scourge.
ber (Seift (gen. -es, p£. -er) spirit,
mind. bie ©et'fterftnnbe (pZ. -en) ghostly
hour, midnight hour. ber (Setj (gen. -es) avarice, greed. bas (Selän'ber feen. -3, pl. — )
railing. gelangen infr*. (aux. jein) get to,
arrive at. gelaf fen ad/, calrn. bas (Befand or (Geläute (gen. -es
or -s) ringing of bells ; set of
bells. bie- ©elb'not (pl. Äe) need of
money. bie (Sele'genljett (pJ. -en) occasion,
Chance. bas (Geleit' (gen. -es, pl -c) escort. gelenf adj. nimble. getieft' ad/, loved, beloved. geloben tr. vow, promise; refl.
pledge oneself . gelten (a-o) be worth, be of weight
or innuence ; count, be at stake ;
es gilt it is worth your while,
it is a question of . bas (Selüb'be (gen. -s, pl — ) yow. bas (Selüften (gen. -s) desire. gemärf)'ltrfj adj. easy, comfortable. gemahnen tr. remind of. gemein7 adj. common, ordinary, bit (Semem'be (pl -en) Commu- nity, assembly. bas (Semet'ne (gen. -es) common
welfare. gemeinsam adj. common, in com- mon. bie (Semfe (pl -en) chamois. bas (Sem fenljorn (gen. -s, pl ^er)
chamois hörn. .
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VOCABULARY.
ba§ ©emüt7 igen. -e§, pl. -er) mind,
heart. gen = gegen. genau7 ac#. exact. genießen (genofc, genoffen) fr*, en-
joy. ber ©enoft' (#en. ©Stoffen, pl.
©enojjen) comrade, associate. Me ©enof?'fame (pl -en) Com- munity. genng' adj. enough, sufficient. bct§ Ö&(e)nügen igen, -s) suffi-
ciency; ©enügen tun suffice. ber ©ennft' (gen. @enujje§, pl.
©enüjje) enjoyment. getane adj. straight, honest ; adv.
just, directly. bag Qfrtvät' (gen. -e§, pl. -e) tools. gerecht' ad/, just, upright, good. bte (öereaVtigfeit Q:>£. -en) justice. bag ©eridjt' fereft. -e§, p£. -e) judg-
ment, court. gering7 adj. little, small. gern or gerne adv. gladly, will-
ingly; with verbs like to, be
glad to. (bctg) ©er'fau (#en. -§) Gersau, the
name of a hamlet in the canton
of Schwyz. (bie) Qfrev'ttvb Gertrude, a wo-
man's name. bctg ©ernft' or ©crü'fie (gen. -c§
or -g, p£. -e or — ) scaffolding. bag ©efttjäft' (gen. -eg, pZ. -e) busi-
ness. bte ©efttjäf ttgfeit activity. gefdje'fjen (ct-e) m£r. (awz. (ein)
happen, occur. bag ©efn)enf (gren. -eg, pl. -e) gift,
present.
bag <&efdjicf (#en. -§, pZ. -e) fate,
lot. bag ©efd)Ied)f feren. -eg, pj. -er)
generation; sex. bag ©efojinet be (#e/i. -§) jewelry,
jewels. bag <£eftf>ö$>f fcren. -eg, pl. -e)
creature. bag ©efdjof?' (gen. ©eftfjofjeg, pZ.
©eftfjojje) dart, arrow. gefdjftiinb' ao3/. quick, swift. bag ©eftf>n>inb f ein (grera. -§) swift-
ness. ber ©efeu" or ©efeHe ($rera. -en
or -n, pl. -en or -n) workman,
comrade. gefeflen tr. and refl. join. gefefüg adj. sociable; adv. to-
gether. bag ©efei*/ (,ge/i. -eg, pZ. -e) law. bag ©eftdjt' (#ew. -eg, pZ. -er)
sight, view ; face, look. bag ©efin'bel (gen. -3) rabble. gefilmt7 ao3j. minded, disposed. bag <$ef£ann' (gen. -§, pZ. -e)
span, yoke. gef fcannf a<2;\ eager. bag (geffcrääV (#e?i. -g, pZ. -e)
talk, conversation. (ber) (geft'ler (gen. -s) Gessler,
an Austrian governor's name;
cf . note on stage directions fol-
lowing 1. 1854. geft'lerifd) adj. of Gessler. bag ©efta'be ($ren. -g, pZ. — )
shore, bank. bie ©eftalr' (pZ. -en) form, shape. geftaftet adj. formed, shaped. gefielen (gejtanb, gejtanben) tr.
confess.
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bas ©cfxtäu^' igen. -es, pl. -e)
bushes. geftreng' adj. strict, stein. gefu bett adj. wretched. gefnnb' adj, sound, healthy. baz ©etön' {gen. -§) sounding,
Ware, getrau'en refl. trust oneself, ven- ture. getreulich adv. faithfully. getroft' adj. conndent, couiage-
ous. genialeren tr. and intr. peiceive. gehmfj'ren tr. giant ; intr. answer
foi. bie GfretoaW ( pl. -en) power,
authoiity, violence. bas ©ettmtt&eginnen (,(/e?z. -s)
tyrannical act, deed of violence. bie ©etoatt'fierrfdjaft ( pl. -eu)
despotism. getactlt ig ad^\ poweiful, vast. genmitfam ad/\ violent. bie (Sttoalt'tat (pl. -en) deed of
violence, outrage. baö <&eftefjr' (#e;i. -§, pf. -e)
weapon. bas (&etveit)' (gen. -§, pl. -e) hoins,
antlers. bat ©etoerpe (gen. -&, pl. — )
business. ber (^cniinn' (gen. -§, pZ. -e) gain. genun'nen (a-o) Zr.gain; captuie. gettuft' ad[/. suie, ceitain; some. boä ©eunt'ter (#e?z. -§; p£ — )
thunderstorm. gettJÖfj'nen tr. accustom. getoofynt' adj. used, accustonied. giftgefrfjniou'en oc$. swollen with
poison or venom.
giftig adj. poisonous; malignant. ber GHfcfel (gen. -s, pl. — ) top,
height ; worst. bas (bittet (gen. -4, pl. — ) giating ;
cage. ber GHan$ (gen. -e§) biightness,
splendoi, glow ; show. glänzen m£r. sbine, gleam, be
bright. glatt 'jcnb aäj. biilliant, ladiant. gtanj'tioU acfr. biilliant, ladiant. GUarner gm??", of Glarus, a can-
ton of Switzeiland. (ber) ©tär mfd) (gen. -es) Glär-
nisch, a mpuntain lange ; cf .
note to 1. 2667. glatt adj. sniooth, sleek. ber GUaufce or ©tauben (gen. -n§
or -s, pl. -n o?' — ) faith, belief. glauben tr. believe, tiust. gfau'&enStoert adj. tiustwoithy. gteirt) adj. equal, same, unifonn,
like; adv. (= iog(eirf)) at once ;
conj. (=obgCeid)) although. gleichen (i-i) intr. be like. gleich fatt$ ort*», likewise. gteiayförmig adv. unifoinily,
evenly. gleicfiuiie' cow. just as. gleiten (glitt, geglitten or gegleitet)
intr. (aux. fein or Reiben) glide,
slip. ber ©tet'fcyer (gen. -s, 23?. — )
glaciei. ber ©tet'ftfier&erg (gen. -§, p?. — )
snow-niountain, ice-mountain. bie ©toefe (p*. -n) bell. bas" ©töcf'tetn (#ew. -s, p£ — )
little bell. glorretcf) aä>\ gloiious.
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VOCABULARY.
bct§ (SMücf {gen. -e§) prosperity,
happiness. gUtcfttd) aclj. happy, fortunate;
adv. successfully, safely. gfücf fcüt) aoj. happy, successful. ber (&lücf ftanb (#e?i. -§) State of
fortune, fortune. glühen intr. glow. bie (*Uut (p?. -en) glow, flame. bie G5nabe (pJ. -en) mercy, grace,
favor. gnä'&tg adj. merciful, gracious,
favorable. gnng = genng. bct§ (golb (.gera. -e§) gold. ber Mottet ( aen. -3, p£. — ) doublet. gönnen tr. grant. götifcft ad/, gothic. ber Q&ott {gen. -e§, pZ. -er) god,
God. ba§ <&ottt%f)au$ (gen. -e§, pZ. ^er)
house of God; church, monas-
tery. ber dfottfjarb (gen. -§) Saint
Gotthard, a mountain and pass ;
cf. notes to 1. 874 and 1. 2231. ba§ (&tab (gen. -§, pl. -"er) grave. graben (u-a) tr. dig. grai> = gerabe,
ber ®raf (gen. -en, pl. -en) count. ber (#vam (#ew. -§) grief, sorrow. ber Üfcanfen (gen. -3, pZ. — ) bow
or stern of a boat. bct§ <&ra§ (#ew. -e§, pZ. -er) grass. gräft'üdj adj. horrible, awful. bct§ ©raftier (gen. -§, pZ. -e)
chamois. grtttt adj. gray.
grauen impers. intr. dread, fear. grauen&oU adj. awful, terrible.
grau'fam adj. cruel.
bie (#rau/famfeit (pl -en) cruelty.
ba§ (Traufen (gen. -§) horror,
dread. grau'fenooll adj. horrible, awful. greifen (griff, gegriffen) tr. grasp,
seize ; reach, lay hold of ; re-
strain; take up, have recourse
to. gret$ adj. gray, hoary. ber • <&rei§ (gen. -e§, pl. -e) old
man. bie G*ren$e (pl. -n) border, limit. grenzenlos adv. infmitely. ber Greuel (gen. -§, pl. — ) out- rage. greulto) adj. horrible, monstrous. ber <&rimm (gen. -§) fury. ber (&vott (gen. -§) spite, grudge. grollen intr. be angry with, bear
a grudge against. groft adj. great, large; long,
astonished. ber ©ro^'tmter (gen. -§, pl. ")
grandfather. bie ©ruft (pl. ^e) cayern; vault,
grave. grün adj. green. ber@runb (gen.-&,pl.-t) ground,
foundation ; gorge, ravine ; bot-
tom. grnnben tr. establish. grünb'lttfj adv. thoroughly. grünen intr. become green ; grow,
flourish. grujjjrieren tr. group; refl. be
grouped. grüben tr. greet; refl. exchange
greetings. bie ©unft favor.
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günftig adj. favorable.
ber (öüitft'Ung (gen. -§, pl. -e)
favorite. gürten tr. gird.
gut adj. good, excellent; right. baä (gut (gen. -es, pl. Äcr) goods,
property, possessions, estate. bte ©üte kindness. gütig «p. kind, good. bte ©ur'tat (p£. -ert) kind or char-
itable act, favor.
$.
fja interj. ha ! ah !
bte £afce property, possessions.
baten (fjcttte, gehabt) fr*, and aux. have, possess.
(bte) $a/bi<bt§buvQ = &aMbuvQ.
(bte) £a&$&urg Habsburg, the name of a Castle; cf. note to I. 2977.
fmcfen «r. hoe.
bas $acf'meffer (#en. -§) Hack- messer, the name of a clüf ; cf . note to 1. 2191.
ber £>afen (#e?2. -s, p£. — ) haven, harbor, port.
hageln impers. intr. hau.
ber &af)tt (gen. -es, pl. Äe) cock.
ber £afe (s^era. -n) Haken, the name of a mountain; cf. note on stage directions, p. 43.
fyalb adj. half.
ber &aWtvex§ (gen. -es, pl. -e) semicircle.
bte $mtbe (pl. -n) Halde, a steep mountain slope ; also part of a proper name ; cf . note on stage directions, p. 72.
bte prüfte (pl -n) half.
bte gmtte (pl. -n) hall.
ber £a!3 (flrew. -es, p£. "e) neck.
f)al$Qtiät)tlid) adj. perilous.
fyalt interj, halt ! stop !
galten (te-a) fr. hold, keep, re-
strain ; keep closed ; celebrate ;
intr. hold, keep; wait, stop;
last; an ftdj Rattert restrain one-
self ; 2£ad)e Rattert stand guard. ber Jammer (gen. -s, pl. ") ham-
mer. bte ^ttttfc (pl- "e) hand; auf eigne
Danb on one's own account. ber ^anhbnbe (gen. -n, pl. -n)
boy, serrant. Jjanbefn intr. act. fjanb'ija&en tr. handle. ber ^anb'Ianger (gen. -§, pl. — )
hod-carrier, laborer. f)ant>'iiä) adv. vigorously. Jjanb lö$ adj. inaccessible. ber §anb'fdjfag (gen, -s, pl. -e)
hand-clasp, pledge. ber £anb ftfjul) (gen. -§, pZ. -e)
glove. bas #anb'tt>erf (#e/z. -S, p£. -e)
business, occupation. fangen (t-a) intr. hang. Rängen tr. and intr. hang, (ber) <oau$ (#ett. -en) Hans, ab-
breviation of Johannes (John). bas £ätt$'rf)en (gen. -§) Häns-
chen, little John, diminutive
of Hans. Wärmen refl. grieve. l)avm'lo§ adj. inofrensive. fjarmo nifd) adj. harmonious. ber £ar nifo) (gen. -es, pl. -e)
armor.
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VOCABULAKY.
(ber) jpctrraS Harras, part of a
proper name ; cf . note on stage
directions, p. 192. fjarren intr. wait for, await. fyavt adj. hard; harsh. gärten tr. harclen. t)ftfrf)en tr. catch, seize. ber fea% (gen. ©afje§) hatred. I? äffen tr. hate. bie £aft haste.
bie ^mufce (p£. -n) cap, hood. ber £cmtf) (o-en. -e§, pZ. -e) breath,
air. ber £aufe or Raufen (#e/i. -n§
or -s, pZ. -n or — ) heap, crowd. Raufen refl. be heaped. bct§ ^cw£t (gen. -e§, _pJ. ^er) head ;
Chief, ber frauWott (gen. -e§, pl. Äer)
chief-town. ba§ $auÖ (#en. -e§, pZ. -er) house,
home; family. kaufen intr. reside ; be. bit $au&fluv (pl. -e) entrance
hall, entrance. bit &au&ftau (pl. -en) house-
wife, wife. ber £au$'geferautf> (gen.-%, pl."e)
family custom. ber ^auä'genof? or £au$gem>ffe
(gen. £>au§genojjen or -n, p£.
|)au§genojfen or -n) household
companion. f)a\i&-t)alten (te-a) m£r. keep
house, live. ba§ £>äu$ letn (#en. -3, pl. — )
small house. Ij auslief) ao3J. domestic. ba§ ^au^rer^t (gen. -§, pZ. -e)
farnily right.
bie &au$'tüvor &au§tüvt (pl. -en
or -n) house door. ber £cm3t>ater (#e?i. -§, pZ. *)
f ather of a family. fjeben (o-o) £r. lift, raise. (bie) <peb nng Hedwig, a woman's
name. bct§ $>eer (.gen. -e§, pl. -e) army,
host, bie ^ee'reSmadjt (pZ. Äe) military
force, army. bit 4>eer matftf = £eere$madjt. ber ^ecttotQ (gen. -e§, p£. -e)
highway. ber ^eer^ug (gen.-Z^l.^t) army,
host. fjef titj aoj/. violent, rierce, furious. bie ^ef'tigfeit violence, vehe-
mence. ber^eibe (gen.-n,pl.-n) heathen. bct§ £eil (#en. -3) welfare; interj.
hau! feilen tr. heal fettig ao!J. holy, sacred. bct§ £et ligtum (#e?2. % p?. Äer)
sanetuary. fjeint adv. and sep. pref. home. bit ^et'mat (pl. -en) home, na-
tive land. fjti'maüiü) adj. native. Jjetm-fcrtttgen (braute, gebraut)
tr. bring home. fjet'mtfd) adj. at home. bit Jjmm'fefjr return. f)tim'-lef)ven intr. (aux. fein) re- turn home. fyeim'litf) adj. secret, hidden. Ijcifffjen £r. ask, demand. Reifer adj. hoarse. Ijetft adj. hot.
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fjeiften (ie-te) intr. be called, be
named ; e§ Reifet it is said. Reiter adj. serene, bright; merry. bie £el'benfraft (pl. "t) heroie
strengtb. bie &ei't>entüt)nf)eit beroie bold-
ness. Reifen j(a-o) m£r. belp. ber Reifer (#e?i. -s, p£. — ) belper. fyeUadj. clear, brigbt; sbrill. ber <pc(m C^en. -s, pZ. -e) belmet. Ijer adv. and sep. pref. bere,
tbitber; lange Ijet long since. jjerafc' acZv. ancZ sep. pref. down,
down from. fjerafc-gleiten (glitt, geglitten)
intr. (aux. [ein) slip down. Ijerafc-fornmen (fam, gefommen)
intr. (aux. fein) come down. fjera&'-ffammen infr\ flasb down. Jjerafc-ftetgen (ie-ie) intr. (aux.
fein) descend. fjeran' ac?v. a?ic? sep. pref. bitber,
bere, tbis way, up. Ijeran-stegen (jog, gebogen) mir.
(awz. fein) approacb. herauf adv. and sep. pref. up,
upwards. Jjerau§' adv. and sep. pref. out of ,
frorn, fortb. Ijerau^-finben (a-u) refl. recog-
nize one anotber. ^ermtä'-ge&en (a-e) tr. give up,
deliver. J)erau3'-nel)men (nahm, genommen)
tr. take out, take away. fjerauS-treten (a-e) intr. (aux.
fein) step out. IjerauS -toaänen (n-a) m£r. (awa:.
fein) grow up or forth.
f)ctb adj. bitter.
tyctbeV adv. and sep. pref . Mtber,
up, tbis way. Ijer&ei'-eUen intr. (aux. fein)
basten up. Ijer&ei'-fommen (fam, gefommen)
intr. (aux. fein) come up, ad-
vance. bie ^er'fcerg or £er Berge (pl. -en
or -n) sbelter, inn. ber £erb (gen. -es», pl. -t) beartb. bte £erbe (pl -n) berd, flock, bie ger'benglotfe (pZ. -n) berd-
bell, bell of a berd. ber £er benreifjen {gen. -s) Her- denreiben or Kubreiben; cf.
note on stage directions, p. 43. herein' adv. and sep. pref. bitber,
in. Ijerem-bringen (a-u) intr. (aux.
fein) press in, penetrate. Ijerein-eUen intr. (aux. fein)
hurry in. herein -führen tr. lead in. Ijerein'-rufen (ie-u) tr. call in,
sunimon. herein -ftürjen intr. (aux. fein)
rusb in. Ijerein'-tretett (a-e) intr. (aux.
fein) enter. herein -jtefjen ($og, gebogen) tr.
draw in. f) er -führen tr. lead or bring bere. fjerfür' adv. and sep. pref. =
fcer&or. Ijerfitr-bredjen (a-o) m£r. (aux.
jein) break out. fjerfür-siefjen ($og, gebogen) £r.
draw out, display. Ijer'-gcfcen (a-e) fr. give up.
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&er'-l)attgen (t-a) intr. (aux. fein)
hang towards, hang down, ber $e'rtbann (=£eer6ann) (gen.
-s) call to arms. fjer -kommen (tarn, gefommen) intr.
(aux. fein) come here. (ber) ^ermann (gen. -s) Her-
man, a man's name. ber ^e'roIbSruf (gen. -§, pl. -e)
herald's call, ber &evt (gen. -n, pl. -en) lord,
Lord ; gentleman ; master ; Mis- ter, Sir; husband. Ijer-reidjen tr. reach, extend. bte &t?'venbanl (pl. *e) nobles'
bench. bte &er'ren&urg (pl -en) lordly
Castle, ber &cv'ventneü)t (gen. -§, pl. -e)
vassal, slave. bte *per renleutc (m. p?.) men of
standing or infmence. i)tt 'venlo% adj. withont a lord or
master; tmclaimed, owned by
no one. baZ ^er'renfdjtff (gen. -s, pl. -e)
governor's boat. tyetv'lid) adj. magnificent, excel-
lent. bie ^err'fdjaft (pl. -en) rnle, do-
minion. Ijerr'fdjett intr. rnle, govern. ber ^eri^fdjer (gen. -s, pl. — )
ruler, sovereign. l)ctf-^x<ttn tr. send here. Ijerü'&er adv. and sep. pref.
hither, across. ^erü'&er-ftingett (a-u) intr. sound
across. Ijerii'&et-fommett (tarn, gekommen)
intr. (aux. fein) come over,
come across. Ijctum' adv. and sep. pref. aronnd,
abont. tyerum -geljen (ging, gegangen) intr.
(aux. fein) go around, be passed
aronnd. Jjerutt'ter adv. and sep. pref. down. f>erimter-gteftett (gofe, gegoffen)
intr. (aux. fein) pour down,
rush down. Ijerun'ter-ljolen tr. bring down. Jjermt ter-ftnfen (a-u) intr. (aux,
fein) sink down. Ijerunter-fteigen (ie-ie) intr. (aux.
fein) descend. fjerfcor' adv. and sep. pref. forth,
ont. fyetbov-bvefyen (a-o) intr. (aux.
fein) rnsh forth. Jjet&ar-gra&en (u-a) tr. dig forth,
dig from under. ^crtnJt-fommen (frtm, gefommen)
intr. (aux. fein) come forth. fjerfcor-ftüvjett mfr. (aux. fein)
rnsh forth, rnsh ont. htvbov-tvtten (a-c) znfr\ (awz.
fein) step forward. ba§ ^erj (gen. -en§, pZ. -en) heart. Ijerjet'nig ac?;. one at heart. f)ev%f)aft adj. conrageons. f)ev%li(f) adj.hesLTty, cordial; adv.
yery. ber ^er^og (gen. -§, pj. -e or *e)
dnke. beulen m£r. howl, roar. fyeute adv. to-day. Jjte&an'nen adv. ont of this, away,
from here. Ijte'fje* adv. hither.
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313
Ijter adv. here.
(bie) Jpü begarb Hildegard, a wo-
man's name. bie ^ilfe help. fyilfloS adj. helpless. &üf retrf) ad;, helpfiü. ber gimmel {gen. -s, ph — )
heaven: sky ; clirnate. ljim'meHjodj a<fj. high as heaven. fjim'melidjreienb a4f. eryiiig to
heaven; outrageous. baz £tm'nte($bad) (gen. -I, pl.^zx)
canopy of heaven. bie £tm'mef$gafce {pl. -en) gut of
heaven. bas $nm'meleglücf ferew. -§) heav-
enly bliss. bas &tm'me(SIitf)t {gen. -§, pZ. -er)
light of heaven. bet^im'melSraum >gen.-t§, pl.**)
space of the heavens, direc-
tion. fjtn ac7i\ and sep. pref. hence,
thither ; away, gone ; roo i)in
whither. fyinab' adv. and sep. pref. down,
downwards. fctnau -bringen (o-tt) intr. {aux.
iein) penetrate. fjtna&'-brürfen tr. press down, re-
press. fyinab -führen Cr. lead down. Jjinab'-fenben (fattbte, gejanbt) fr.
send down. f)ina&'-ftnfen (a-u) infr. (aux. [ein)
sink down. fjina&'-fteigen (ie-ie) iwö». (atee.
fein) descend. ^inan' adv. and sep. pref. up,
upwards, up along.
f)inan'-flimmen (o-c) intr. (aux.
[ein clinib up. hinauf' atfi". and sep. pref. up,
upwards. öinanf -fjeben (o-o) fr. lift up. hinauf -ie^en (o-e) wtfr. look up. flinanf -fteigen (ie-ie) intr. (aux.
[ein) aseend. ^inaue' twit;. and *e». pref. out,
away. !}inane -eilen intr. {aux. [ein)
hasten out. fjineme -fenben ::.r.:::, gefanbt) fr.
send out. ^inbern tr. hinder, prevent. baä £>in'berni£ {gen. -ki, pA. -fe)
hindiance. ^in'-beuten tr. point towards. ^in'-brücfen tr. press towards or
against. fjinbnrcf)' adv. and sep. pref.
through. §in -eilen intr. (aux. jeinj hasten
towards. run up. hinein' adv. and. sep. pref '. in, into. hinein -ge^en ging, gegangen; intr.
-. iein) go in, enter. \) in -fahren (u-a) intr. (aux. iein)
go away, sail away. sail along ;
irnpers. he gone I farewell. ^in'-faüen (fiel, gefallen) intr.
{aux. iein) fall down. ^tn'-ftnben (a-u) refl. find one's
way. fjin'-fUtrnten rejf.flee.seekrefuge. fy in fort' adt?. henceforth. fjin'-ge^en (ging, gegangen) intr.
(aux. iein; go there, go on. fjin'-fontnten (fam, gekommen» ??* tr.
(aux. [ein) conie there. anive at.
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VOCABULARY.
Ijtn'-Kel&ett intr. live on, pass one's
life. Rinnen adj. in here; oon Rinnen
hence. t)in -^jflan^ctt tr. put up, set up. f)in -reiben tr. reach out, hold
out. fjtn-rettett (ritt, geritten) intr.
(aux. fein) ride along. ber ©m'f^etb (#en. -§) decease,
demise. ^in-fcöiffett intr- (aux. fein) sail
along. Ijin-fefjen (ct-e) intr. look there. Ijitt'-feitt (^in, gettefen) intfr. (cmz. • fein) be gone, be lost. Jjin-fenbett (fanbte, gefanbt) tr.
send there. ftitt -fte^en (ftanb, geftanben) infr\
stand, take a stand. Jtftt-ftetten £r. put, erect; refl.
take a stand. hinten adv. behind ; back, far
away. ÖuUev adj. hinder, rear. hinter adv., prep. w. dat. or acc,
and sep. pref. behind, back;
after; beyoncl. Jjintetge'fjett (ging, gegangen) tr.
deceive. ber £itt tergrmtb (gen. -§, pl. Äe)
background, rear. ber &in'tevf)alt (gen. -§) ambush. f)intevf)alten (te-a) fr. withhold,
keep back. Ijinü'&e? adv. cmd sep. pref. over,
across. Ijinü'&er-bttngett (ct-u) m£r. (ai^e.
fein) reach across. f)inü fcet-ftf) äffen £r. take across.
Ijinü'&er-feljhJimmett (a-o) in£r.
(aug. fein) swim across. ^tnü'fcer-fem (bin, getoefen) intr.
(aux. fein) be across, be beyond ;
be dead. tyutü'&er-tragen (u-a) £r. carry
across. fltmm'ter adv. <fc sep. pref. down. Ijttmn ter-fdjtffen Sratfr. (awa;. fein)
sail down. Ijimtn'ter-ftetöen (te-ie) intr. (aux.
fein) descend. Ömtoeg adv. and sep. pref. away,
ofe.
fjtnhieg-Iegett tr. lay aside. fjintoieg-tretett (a-e) intr. (aux.
fein) step aside. Ijittttieö'-ftierfett (a-o) tr. throw
away. Ijttt'-toerfett (a-o) tr. throw away,
throw down. fttn'-aiefjett (30g, gebogen) tr. at-
tract. fnnyt adv. and sep. pref. towards,
up, up to. ber ©trfdj (gen. -e§, pl. -e) stag. ber §ivt or Q'wtt (gen. -en or -n,
pl. -en or -n) herdsman. ber £nr/ienftta&e (gen. -n, pZ. -n)
herdsman's boy. $0dj adj. high, lofty, great; adv.
very. ber gocf^flitg (gen. -§) large game
birds ; cf . note to 1. 900. f)Oti)Qeboven adj. high-born, of
noble birth. ba§ &ody$etoilbe (gen. -§) large
game ; cf . note to 1. 900. ba% Qofy'lanb (gen. -3, pl. -"er)
highland, upland.
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l)ödj'-f$>ttttgett (a-tt) intr. {aux.
fein) leap high. Ijodj&erftän'big adj. highly intel- ligent, very learned. bie &od)\vad)t (pl. -en) signal
fire ; watch tower. f)0tf)'tt)üt'big adj. yenerahle. ba% ^odfj'nritrbige (gen. — ert) con-
secrated wafer, host, bie £od)Vit (p£. -en) wedding,
wedding procession. bie ^odj'settgefeHfdjaft (pl. -en)
wedding party. bcts &oü)'$eitf)au$ (gen. -e§, pZ. ^er)
house of marriage ; wedding
feast. ber §of (gen. -e§, pl. ut) yard,
court; farm; §erb unb §of
hearth and home. hoffen tr. hope. bie Hoffnung (pZ. -en) hope. bie Qofjtatt court. ba§ ^oftor (#en. -e§, pZ. -e) yard
gate. hit &öi)t (pl. -n) height, top. bie Sfro'fytit (pl. -en) highness,
sovereign power. t)öl)ct comparative of f)Oä). f)Of)l adj. hollow, empty; deep. bie &öf)U (pl. -n) hollow, cavity,
den ; socket. ber $of)ltvcQ (gen. -3, pl. -e)
narrow pass. Ijotjn-fjjvctfjen (a-o) m£r. deride. tjolb acZ/. favorable, kind, gentle. fyoicn tr. fetch, get, bring. bie gtöVlenqual (pl. -en) fearful
torment, unspeakable agony. ber &öflenvaä)en (gen. -§, pl. — )
jaw of hell.
ber^olmt'betfttmtdj (gen.-^fpl.Kt or -er) eider bush.
ba§ &0I5 (gen. -e§, p£. "er) wood.
linvcfteu zn£r. listen.
bie £orfce (p£. -n) horde.
Ijörett tr. hear.
ba§ §o?n (geri. -§, pl. utx) hörn ; point, peak.
hk ^jor'mffe (pl. -n) hörnet.
Ijüfcftf) adj. pretty, nice.
ber £uf (gen. -e§, pZ. -e) hoof.
fyui bieten i>i£r. give homage.
bie ^ulbtgung (pZ. -en) hom- age.
fjmt'bert wwm, ad/, hundred.
(ber) ^urnt (gen. -s) Hunn, part of a proper name.
fjUt'tiq adj. quick.
ber &ut (gen. -e§, pl. ^e) hat.
bie feütte (pl. -n) hut.
(ber) ^'fcerg (#e?2. -s) Iberg, a man 's name ; cf . note on stage directions, following 1. 194.
icf) pers. pron. I.
ify* (8W pers. pron. ye; you.
iöt (^f)t*)po55. ac{/. her, its, their; your.
(bas) £$m'tfee or ^m'menfee (gen. -s) Imisee or Immensee, the name of a village ; cf . note to 1. 2655.
immer adv. always; auf immer forever.
tm'merbar adv. always, ever.
in prep. w. acc. or dat. in, into; to; within, at.
bie ^n'fctmnft ardor, fervor.
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VOCABULARY.
inbem' adv, meanwhile; conj.
while, as, when. tnbe$' or tnbeffen adv. mean- while; co nj. while. ber 3n'f)alt igen, -s) Contents;
tenor; purpose. tnne adv. within; inne galten
pause, stop. inner adj. inner, interior. bcr§ ^xx'xxttt igen, -rt) heart, soul ;
the interior (of a land) . in'nerft adj. innermost, inmost. tn§ = xxx t>a§. bit ^nfcl (pl. -n) island. ir'bifd) adj. earthly, temporal. irr or irre adj. astray. irren intr. wander ; refl. be mis-
taken. ber .^rr'tnm igen. -§, pl. *er)
mistake, fault, error. (ba§) Italien igen. -s) Italy. (ber) %ttl igen. -§) Itel, a man's
name.
ja adv. yes; surely, indeed. bie Sagb ( pl. -ert) hunt, chase. ba§ Sagbfjom (aen. -§, p/. ^er)
hunting hörn. ba§ Sagb'Hetb (#e/i. -s, pZ. -er)
hunting dress. jagen tr. and intr. hunt, pursue. ber Säger {gen -3, pl. — ) hunter. ba§ ^afxv (#e?i. -e§, pZ. -e) year. ber Rafiv'xxxavtt (gen. -3, pl. ~t)
fair. ber Jammer (gen. -§) misery,
grief. jammern £r., mfr\ and impers.
pity; grieve, cause grief .
ber ^am^erruf (aen. -3, pZ. -e)
wail. je adv. always; used as distribu- tive before ordinals every. jeber adj. each, every one. jebteJe'ber = jeber» je'manbprcm. someone, somebody. jener adj. andpron. that one ; the
former; he. (ber) Senni (gen. -s) Jenni, a
boy's name. jenseits adv. and prep. w. gen.
on the other side, beyond. jeijo = jei?t, je^t adv. now. ber ^oö) (gen. -e§, pl. -e) yoke;
a mountain. (ber) Soijan'neS (#en. — ) John, (ber) ^örg igen, -s) Jörg, a man's
name (a corruption of ©eorg,
George, (ber) *$oft (#en. -s) Jost, a man's
name. (ber) $nba3 (gen. 3ubä) St. Jude;
cf . note to 1. 146. bie Sugenb youth. jn'genbltdj adj. youthful. jnng adj. young. jüngft adv. recently. (bie) Snng'fran Jungfrau, the
name of a mountain peak ; cf . , note toi. 628. ber Jüngling (gen. -3, pl. -e)
young man, youth. ber Sunfer (gen. -§, pl. — ) young
nobleman, squire. jnft adv. just.
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ber Ka&n (gen. -e§, pZ. *e) boat. ber Katfer (#en. -s, pZ. — ) em-
peror. bas Kat'ferlmuS (gen. -eä, _pZ. Äer)
imperial house 0?' farnily. ber Katferljof (grera. -es, pj. Äe)
irnperial court. bie Kai'ferfrane (pl. -ert) irnperial
crown. fat'ferltd) adj. imperial. ber Kai fermorb (gen. -8, pZ. -e)
murder of an emperor. ber Kalf (^ren. -es, pl. -e) lime. falt ad/, cold. bir Kammer (pl. -n) Chamber,
room. ber ftömfcif (#en. -e§, p2. ^e) con-
fLict, battle. fämpfen infr\ struggle, battle. farg ocg. sparing, stingy. bie Ua$e (pJ. -en) cat. ber Kaufmann (gen. -%, pl. *er or
^aufteilte) merchant. bas Kanf roannäfdjtff (gen. -s,
_pZ. -e) merchant vessel. bit Kaufmannäftrafte (pl. -n)
highway of commerce. taum adj. scarcely, barely, hardly. feef adj. bold. fecflto) adv. boldly. bie Kcljfe (pl. -n) throat. festen refl. turn. ber Keim (gre». -§, p£. -e) germ. fein ac^\ no, not a one, not any
one, none. feiner pron. no one, none, not any. ber Ketter (gen. -s, pl. — ) cellar. fennen (formte, gefonnt) tr. know ;
fenrtert lernen become acquainted
with. ber Kerfer (gen. -§, pl. — ) prison,
dungeon. ber Kerf (gen. -s, pl. -e) fellow. (bas) Kern§ (gen. — ) Kerns, the
name of a village; see map,
p. 40. berKern'toalb (gen.-z) Kernwald,
a forest in the canton of Unter- waiden ; cf . note to 1. 493. bit Rette (pl. -n) chain. bas Ktnfc (gen. -es, pl. -er) child;
boy. bas Kin'be^finb (gen. -es, pl. -er)
grandchild ; pl. children's chil-
dren. bas Ktnb'Ietn (gen. -%, pl. — ) little
child, Infant. bas Kiffen (gen. -s, pl. — ) cushion,
pillow. bie Kfage (pl. -n) complaint,
grievance. flogen intr. complain. ber Klang (gen. -s, pl. *e) sound,
ring. flar adj. clear, bright, piain. (ber) Klang (gen. -es) Klaus, a
man's name. bas Kleib (gen. -es, pl. -er) dress,
garb. fletben tr. dress, cloth, attire. flein adj. little, small. bas Klet'nob (gen. -s, pl. -t)
jewel, treasure, ornament. fitmmen (0-0) intr. (aux. fein)
climb. füngen (a-u) intr. sound. bie mippt (pl. -n) cliff, rock. fio^fen intr. knock, beat.
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VOCABULARY.
bct§ SHoftet igen. -l,pl. *) monas- tery, convent.
bie &lof fUvUute (m. pl.) servants or people of a nionastery or convent.
ber Silo ftermei(e)* (gen. -§, pl. — ) Steward of a monastery or con- vent.
bie Eluft (pl. Äe) chasm, gorge.
Hug ac?/*. prudent, shrewd, sen- sible.
ber ^nai>e (gen. -n,pl. -n) boy, lad.
ber $hte$t (gen. -e§, pl. -e) ser- vant, slave ; vassal.
bie ^nerfjt'fdjaftbondage, slavery.
ba§ Unie (gen. -s, pl. -e) knee.
fnieen intr. kneel.
ber ftnicf£ (gen. -e§, pZ. -e) court- esy (curtsy).
ber .Qöcfjer (t/era. -8, p£. — ) quiver.
(baZ) ®öltt (#en. -§) Cologne, the name of a city.
fommen (tarn, gefommen) intr. (aux. fein) come, arrive; barauf fommen come to think of ; $u fid6> fommen come to oneself ,compose oneself; gebogen fommen come along.
fem m lief) adj. comfortable, pleas- ant, well.
ba3 Bomplimen? (gen. -e§, pl. -e) compliment.
ber ftihug (gen. -%, pl.-t) king.
bie Königin (pl. -nen) queen.
fö ntglirf) adj. kingly, royal.
hu ftönig£&urg (pl -en) royal Castle.
fönnen (fonnte, gefonnt) tr. and mod. aux, can, be able, may.
(ber) ^oitrab (gen. -§) Konrad.
ba§ konterfei7 (#en. -5, pZ. -e)
picture, image. ber Slojjf (#en -e§,pZ. ^e) head. baZ Bovn (gen. -§, pl. -"tr) com,
wheat, grain. loft'bav adj. precious. f ofteu £r. and intr. cost. föftüd) ad/, costly, precious. ttad)tn intr. Crash, roar. ttä<$)%ttt intr. croak. bie fttaft (pl. Äe) force, strength. fräfttglid) adv. strongly, power-
fully. fraft'io§ adj. weak; adv. in vain. ber Etagen (gen. -§, pl. — ) col-
lar. fräßen intr. crow. IvatnW fyaft adj. convulsive. fvani adj. sick, ill. fräufen tr. hurt one's feelings,
grieve. ber ^ranj (gen. -t%,pl. Äe) wreath. ba3 ^räns fettt (gen. -3, pZ. — )
little wreath. ba§ ^rcutt (#en. -§, pl. -"er) herb,
plant. ber &rei§ (gen. -e§, pZ. -e) circle,
sphere; orbit, socket; round,
revolution. ba§ Ereuj (gen. -e§, p£. -e) cross. ba§ ^reujlein (gen. -§, pZ. — )
little cross. imdjett (o-o) mfr*. (awa;. fein or
fyaben) creep, crawl. ber Erieg (#e/i. -e§, pJ. -e) war. Jrte'gertftfj aä)'. warlike. bie SlrtegeSmadjt (pZ. Äe) military
power; army. bie fttie geänot (2?J. Äe) distress of
war.
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319
bie ÜrtegSbromme'te (pl. -n) war trampet.
bte Krone (pl. -n) crown; pearl.
frönen tr. crown.
bte Krümme (pl. -n) winding, bend.
ber Kncfntf (gen. -§, pl. -e) cuc- koo%
bie Knf) (pl. Äe) cow.
füllen tr. cool ; satisfy.
füljn adj. bold.
bte Kiiijn'fjeii: (pl. -en) boldness.
ber Knf>retf)(e)n (pl.-z) Kuh- reihen, cow song; cf. note on stage directions, p. 230.
ber Knlm (gen. -3, pl. -e) peak, crest.
ber ßumnter (gen. -s) grief, anxi- ety.
fümmern tr. regard, conceni.
fnm'mer&oU adj. sorrowful, anx- ious.
bte Kunbe (pl. -n) Information, knowledge.
fnnbig adj. acquainted, familiär.
bie Knnb fojaft spies.
bte Knnft (pl. *e) art, skill.
fnnft'genot adj. trained, skilful.
(bev) Kuont (gen. -s) Kuoni, an abbreviation of Konrad.
(ber) Knnj (gen. -e§) Kunz, a cor- raption of Konrad.
Int 5 adj. short.
fiirjen tr. shorten, cut off, de- prive of .
ber, bte or bas Knrsmeil (m. and n. gen. -§) jest, joke.
(bas) Kittf'naä^t (gen. -s) Küss- nacht, the name of a village ; cf . note to 1. 219.
Iahen tr. refresh.
bie Sa'fcnng (pl. -en) refreshment.
lätfjeln intr. smile.
ladjen intr. laugh.
laben (u-a) tr. load.
laben (u-a) tr. invite, summon.
bas Sager (gen. -s, pl. — ) camp,
court. bas gamm (gen. -es, pl. -er) lamb. ber Sätn'mergeter (gen. -S, pl. — )
vulture. baS 8anb (gen. -eS, pl. -e or -er)
land, conntry. ber Öanbamman (gen. -%,pl. -e or
■^er) landamman, chief magis-
tlate. ber Sanb fcebrütfer (gen. -$,pl. — )
oppressor, tyrant. lanben intr. (aux. fein) land. ber San benöerg(er) (gen. -s) Lan-
denberg, a governor's name;
cf . note to 1. 282. lan benfcergtfo) adj. of Landen- berg. bit Sän'bergter greed for land or
territory, ber San berfanf (gen. -§, pl. *e)
purchase of land. bie Sän'berfette (pl. -n) chain of
lands. ber San'beäammann = Sanbam^
mann, ber San be$feinb (gen. -S, pl. -e)
enemy of one's country. bie San be$marf (pl. -en) bound-
ary, border. bas Sanbe^nnglncf (gen. -s,
pl. -e) national rnisfortune.
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VOCABULARY.
bte Sattbleute see Sanbmanu.
ber Sanbrnatin (#e7i. -s, pl. Sanb^
teute) countrynian, peasant. bte Saitbrnarf = Sanbe^marJ* bteSanb frfjaft (pl. -en) landscape,
scenery. bie Sanb^gemetnbe (pZ. -n) gen-
eral assembly. bas Sanb3 gefeit (gre». -es, pl. -e)
law of the land. ber Sanbä'mann feren. -§, pl.
ganbsteute) fellow-countrynian,
compatriot. bte Sanb ftra^e (vi. -n) highway. ber Sattb ftitrm C.^cw. -s) general
levy of the people, general call
to arms. ber Sattbuugt (gen. -l,ph "e):gov-
ernor. bte Sattb hJefjr (pl. -en) bulwark. lang acZ/. long; adv. precedecl by
an acc. during, for. längft adv. long ago. langen tr. reach, take down (down
= bon). langsam adj. slow, bte Sattje (pl. -n) lance. laffen (CteB, ge(ajjen) £r. let alone,
give up ; permit, allow ; refl.
followed by Infinitive may be,
can be. bte Saft (pl. -en) load, bürden,
weight. lüften intr. weigb upon, press
heavily upon. lanertt intr. lurk, lie in wait. ber Sauf (gen. -es, pl. -t) course. laufen (ie-au) intr. (aux. jein or
fyaben) ran, move, pass. laufdjen intr. lurk, lie in wait.
laut adj. aloud, loud.
ber Saut (gen. -es, pl. -e) sound.
lauten intr. sound; be written.
läuten tr. and intr. ring.
lauter adj. clear, pure.
bte SahJi'ne (pl. -n) avalanche.
leben intr. live; lebe tooljt fare-
well! bas" Sefcen (gen. -3, pl. — ) life;
£etb unb geben life and limb. lebendig adj. alive, living. bas Se Gen^blut (gen. -s) life blood. ba§ Se &en§glücf (gen. -s) happi-
ness of life. lefc'fjaft adj. eager. ber Sefc'tag (gen. -§, pl. -e) all the
days of one's life ; life. led^en intr. long for, yearn. leb ig adj. free. leer adj. empty; void, vain. leeren tr. empty, clear. legen tr. lay, put, place. bas Se^(e)n (gen. -§, pl. — ) rief. ber Se fjen^af (gen. -%, pl. *t) feu- dal court. ber Se^en^^err (gen. -n, pl. -en)
liege lord. lehnen intr. lean. lehren tr. teach. ber Seife (gen. -e§, pl. -er) body,
person ; life ; Ztib unb geben life
and limb. bie Set&eStraft (pl. Äe) bodily
strengtb, physical strength. letfcltd) adj. bodily, of one's own
body, one's own. ber Seidjnant (gen. -3, pl. -e)
corpse, dead body. letdjt adj. light, easy; frivolous;
ready.
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321
leichtfertig adj. light, w an ton,
impudent. leiben (litt, gelitten) tr. and intr.
suffer, endure. bas Seiben {gen. -z,pl. — ) suffer-
ing. letber interj. alas ! Teilen (ie-ie) tr. lend. letften tr. render, perform. leiten tr. lead, guide. bie Seiter (pl. -n) ladder. lenfen tr. turn, rule. ber Senj (gen. -es, pZ. -e) spring, (ber) 2t'opoit> (gen. -3) Leopold;
cf. note to 1. 2968. lernen tr. learn; kennen lernen be-
come acquainted with. lefen (a-e) tr. read. leijt acZ;. last, flual. lenkten intr. light, give light. bie Seute (m. pl.) people, rnen. (ber) Sentljolb igen, -s) Leuthold,
a man 's name. ba§ Stellt (#e/i. -e§, pl. -er) light. lichten £r. light ; clear. lieb adj. dear, beloved. bit Siebe love ; kindness. lieben tr. love. lieber comp. adv. rather. lieblich adj. lovely. bas Sieb (#e?i. -e§, pZ. -er,) song,
poem, lay. liegen (a-e) i?ifr\ (awz. fyaben or
jetn) lie, be situated. bie Stnbe {pl. -n) linden tree. linf adj. left. linf$ ac?v. on the left. bie Si££e (p?. -n) lip. (bie) Stfel Lisel, diminutive of
Elizabeth (= Lizzie).
loben tr. praise.
bie Surfe (pl. -n) lock.
lorfen, tr. allure, tempt.
lobern intr. blaze.
lofj adj. bright.
ber Sofjn {gen. -e§, pl. Kt) pay, re- ward.
lohnen tr. reward.
lo§ adj., and sep. pref. loose, free ; off, away.
bas So§ (gen. -e§, pl. -e) lot, Chance, fate.
lo^-binben (ct-u) tr. unfasten.
löfen tr. loosen, free.
lo£'-geben (a-e) tr. release.
lo$-laffen (lieg, getafjert) tr. let loose, let go, set free.
log -reiben (rift, gerijjen) refl. tear oneself away.
(bas) SoöJer^ igen, -es) Lowerz, the name of a yillage, cf . note to 1. 2286.
bie Suft (pl. ~e) air; breeze.
lugen intr. look carefully.
lügen (o-o) intr. lie ; speak false- ly, be wrong.
bie Snft {pl. Äe) lust, desire; joy.
lüftern adj. wanton, gay, frivol- ous.
(bas) Snr/emberg {gen. -s) Luxem- burg, the name of a Gemian principality ; cf . note to 1. 3024.
(ba§) Snjern/ (gen. -s) Luceme, the capital of the canton of Lu- cerne.
m.
machen tr. make, fix; act; intr. do, act.
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bie Wlad)t (pl. Äe) might, power;
autbority. tnätf)tig aaJ- mighty, powerful. bctä 3Räb'$ett (gen. -§, pZ. — ) girl,
maiden. malmen tr. remind, demand. ber ffflai {gen. -%, pl. -e or -en)
May. ber äRai'etttau (#eft. -§) May dew ;
cf. note to 1. 3006. tna'ferifdji ac?;. picturesque. man indef. pron. one, some one ;
they, people. mancher ad/, and pron. many,
many a one. bct§ Sftanbat (#en. -§, pl. -e) order,
edict. ber Sflann (#en. -e§, pZ. Äer) man;
husband. ber aflän'nerroert (gen. -§) manly
worth. bets Sftttn'neäroort (gen. -§, pZ. -e)
man's word. ntännüd) ad;, manly, valiant,
brave. ber Wlantzi (gen. -%,pl. ") mantle,
cloak. ber 3WarIt (gen. -e§, pl. "e) mar- ket, market place, bie Starter (pl. -rt) torture, tor-
ment. ba§ SJiaft (#e?z. -es, p?. -e) raeas-
ure, limit. mäßigen refl. control oneself . matt adj. faint, weak. bk blatte (pl. -rt) meadow. bit Stauet (pl. -rt) wall ; also part
of a proper name. ber Wlau'evfttin (gen. -§, pl. -e)
stone.
ber SXflaurttmrfSfmufe (#en. -ns, pl. -rt) molehill.
bie Sftau* (pl. Äe) mouse.
bie 9Wetf>t'f)Ub Mechthild, a wom- an's name.
bas Wlttx (gen. -es, pZ. -e) sea, ocean.
mefjv comp. adj. more; nidjt meE)r no longer; nichts mefyr notbing eise.
ba§ $yief)t (gen. -es) majority.
mehren fr\ increase, favor,
mehrere p£. ad;, several.
meljrft equivalent to metft.
bie Wlef)tf)tit (pl. -en) majority.
metben (ie-ie) tr. avoid.
ber Wltxtv (gen. -§, p?. — ) Stew- ard, manager; also part of a proper name.
mein adj. and pron. my, mine.
meinen tr. and intr. tbink, mean, intend.
nteinig poss. adj. and pron. mine ; my own.
(ber) Sftetn'rab (gen. -s) Meinrad; cf. note to 1. 519.
bie aftetn'nng (pl. -en) opinion, wisb, intention.
metft superl. adj. most.
ber VBfittfttv (gen. -s, pl. — ) mas- ter.
ber Sftet fterfdmft (gen. 9)ceifter= fünftes, pl. 2fteifterjdjüjfe) master sbot.
(boS) WleWtf)al (gen. -s) Melcb- tbal, the name of a Swiss Val- ley; see map, p. 40. Also a man's name ; cf . note on stage directions, p. 239, followingnote to 1. 450.
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323
tncitcxx (meßte, gemefft or gemotfcn)
tr. milk, bev Vblclt nafcf (gen.-Z, pl. Äe) milk
pail. bie Gelobte' (pl. -n) melody. hit Sttenge (pl. -n) multitude,
erowd. ber $)len)d) (gen. -en, pl. -en) man,
human being, person. bas Wien fdjenbenfen (gen. -s)
man's thinking ; cf . note to
1. 528. menfrfjenleer adj. deserted, lone-
iy.
bie £SRen'f$enfimr (pl. -en) human
trace. bie äftenfdj'fjeü mankind ; human-
ity-
menfdj'ütf) adj. human; cf. note
to 1. 159. bie äftenidj'lidjfeit humanity, hu-
maneness. merfen tr. notice, mark. bog Wlevt'mal (gen. -§, pl. -e)
mark, sign. meffen (ma% gemefien) tr. measure,
look at closely; refl. compete
with. bas Sftet'tenglötfletn (gen. -§,
pl. — ) matin bell ; cf . note to
1. 966. bie teilte (pl.-n) pack of hounds. bie Meuterei' (pl. -en) mutiny,
riot. bie miiä) milk. müb adj. mild, gentle. bie 9JHlbe mildness, gentleness. mi(b tätig adj. charitable. min'bvaiufyen tr. abuse. bie *Jfttf?'gnnft envy, ill-will.
mit prep. ic. dat., adv., and sep.
pref. with, along with, along.
mit babei there with the others. mit'-fcrtngen (bradjte, gebraut) tr.
bring along; require. mit -führen tr. bring along, carry
along. mit'-gefcen (a-e) give to take along. mit'-fommen (tarn, gekommen) mir.
(aux. fein) come along. ba§ äftttletb (gen. -3) sympathy,
compassion. mtt'-nefmten (netfim, genommen) tr.
take along; enjoy. mitfamt' prep. iv. dat. together
with. bit Sftit'frfjufb (pl. -en) Joint
guilt, complicity. mtt-frfjmören (ic^roor, gejdnnoren)
mir. swear with others, join in
an oath with others, conspire. bie SÜHt'tagfonne (pl. -n) midday
sun ; south. bie SSftit'tagftnnbe (pl. -n) noon
hour, noon. bie Wlxttt (pl. -n) middle, center. mit -teilen tr. communicate, teil. bas SRitttl (gen. -3, pl. — ) way,
means, resort. mitten adv. in the middle of. bie 9)Mt'ternad)t (pl. ~e) mid-
night; north. mit'-jie^en feog, gebogen) intr.
(aux. fein) march along with. mögen (mochte, gemod)t) tr. and
modal aux. may, can ; like. mögüd) adj. possible. bas Moment' (gen. -s, pl. -e) mo-
ment. ber %)löntt) (gen. -5, pl. -e) monk.
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VOCABULARY.
ber äftonb {gen. -e§, pZ. -e) moon ;
month. bie Sflon'bennadjt (p/. *e) moon-
light night. ba3 äftonb Ud)t (gen. -§) moon-
light. ber ajhmbregenfcogen (grera. -3,
p£. — ) lunar rainbow. bie sXftonftrana' (pZ. -en) mon-
strance. ber Sftorb (^en. -e§, pZ. -e) murder. ntorben tr. and intr. murder. ber Mürber {gen. -§, pj. — )
murder. moVberifd) «#• murderous. ber Sftorbgebanf e (#en. -n§, pl. -n)
thought of murder. ba§ 3Jh>rb geroeljr (grera. -§, pZ. -e)
murderous weapon. ber borgen (gen. -§, pZ. — )
moming. morgen adv. to-morrow. bie aftor'genröte (pl. -n) morn-
ing dawn. ber Wlov'qenftvaf)! (gen. -Z,pl.-tn)
morning ray. (ba§) äRoVftfdiadjen (#e/i.-§)Mör-
lischachen, the name of a vil-
lage ; cf.'note to 1. 2652. btt$Eflovtel(gen.-%, pl. — ) mortar. tnübe adj. tired. bit Wliifyc (pl. -n) trouble, toil. (ber) WlMtv (gen. -§) Müller, the
name of a Swiss historian; cf.
note toi. 2949. ber Sftunb (gen. -e§, pl. Äe) mouth ;
tongue, lips, voiee. munter adj. lively, cheerful, gay. bie Sffluot'ta Muotta, the name of
a river j cf . note to 1. 1162.
murren intr. murmur, grumble.
bie aflufif music.
muffen (mußte, gemußt) intr. and
modal aux. must, have to. ba§ dufter (gen. -%, pl. — ) sample,
example. müf?ig adj. idle. muftern tr. examine, gaze at in-
tently. ber -Stint (gen. -e§) mood, desire,
longing; courage. mutig adj. courageous, bold. bie SWutter (pl. ") mother. bag Wlüt'tzxfyztx (gen. -§, pl. — )
little mother, dear mother. mixtttvüd) adj. motherly, mater-
nal. bct§ 3flüt/terUdje (gen. -n) mother's
estate. ber S^ut^er ferner 5 (gen. -e§,
pl. -en) mother's pangs, birth
pains. bie Wlüfye (pl. -en) cap. (ber) mtytyr\$U\n(gen.-%) Mythen- stein, the name of a mountain ;
cf . note to 1. 39.
91.
natyprep. iv. dat., adv., and sep.
pref. af ter, behind, towards, to ;
aecording to, along, by, at, for,
about. ber 9laä)'f>av (gen. -3 or -n, pl. -n)
neighbor. nadjbem' conj. after. nadj -brängen intr. crowd after. nadV-brtngen (ct-u) intr. (aux.
fein) follow after.
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nadj -eilen intr. (aux. fein) hurry
after. her Waagen {gen. -§, pl. — ) skiff. narfj-folgen infr\ (aws. fein) follow
after. natf)'-gef)en (ging, gegangen) intr.
(aux. fein) follow after, pursue. nutzer' adv. afterwards. nad^-jagen intr. (aux. fein or
rjaben) chase after, pursue. mtdj'-fommen (tarn, gekommen)
intr. (aux. fein) come after,
follow, come up. bte Waty'tifyt (pl. -en) news,
report. nadj-fe^en intr. pursue. nafy'-fävefyen (a-o) repeat. näct)ft superl. adj. next, nearest;
prep. w. c?a£. next to, close. ber Sttädjfie (#e?i. -n, .pZ. -n) neigh-
bor. nadj'-ftitrsen m£r. (awz. fein) rush
after. bteSftadjt (pZ. "e) night. ttädjt'Ud) ac?j. nightly; adv. by
night. naä)t% adv. at night. tmdj-tun (tat, getan) £r. do after,
irnitate. bie Waa)t'%eit (pl. -en) night
time. naü)'-%ief)tn (30g, gebogen) tr. draw
after. ber Warfen (aen. -3, pZ. — ) neck. ttadt ad)*, naked. naf)(e) adj. near by, close. bie dläfye neamess, presence. nähert intr. (aux. fein) approach. nähern refl. draw near, approach. näfjren fr. nourish, support.
bie yiatyvunQ (pl. -en) nourish-
ment, food. ber Warne or Warnen (gen. -n§
or -§, pl. -n or — ) name. 1nanber abbrev.for einander, när'rifdj adj. foolish, queer. bie Watuv' (pl. -en) nature. natnr öergeffen adj. unnatural,
degenerate. bie Matte (pl-n) skiff. 1ne — eine. bit We'heliiefie (pl. -n) cover of
mist, veil of fog. nefcen prep. w. dat. and acc.
beside, by the side of, by, close
nehlityt adj. foggy, misty. nefcft prep. V). dat. together with. ber 9ieffe {gen. -n, pl. -n) nephew. nehmen (nar)m, genommen) Zr.take,
aeeept, assurne. ber Weib (gen. -e§) envy. netbtftf) adj. envious. nein adv. no. rnen abbrev.for einen, nennen (nannte, genannt) tr. name,
call ; refl. be called. ba§ Web (gen. -es, pl. -e) net. nen adj. new, fresh, recent; bon
nenem or auf§ neue anew, again. bie 9ien'etnng (pl. -en) innova-
tion. bie Sften'gier curiosity. nidjt adv. not ; gar niajt not at all. nttf>t$ indecl.pron. nothing ; nid)t§
al§ nothing but; nici)t3 mefjt
nothing eise. xtibprep. w. dat. below. nie adv. neverj nodj nie never
before.
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VOCABULARY.
nteber adv. and sep. pref. down. nie'ber-orennen (brannte, gebrannt)
tr. burn down. nte'ber-faHen (te-a) intr. (aux.
(ein) fall down. nie'ber-rmecn intr. kneel down. nte'ber-Iaffen (lieft, gelajfen) tr.
let down, lower. me'ber-gueHen (o-o) intr. (aux.
fein or Ijaben) flow down. nte'ber-rettfen (riß, geriffen) tr.
tear down, pull down. ttie'ber-f ä)aucn intr. look down
upon. nie'ber-f dalagen (u-a) tr. strike
down. nie'ber-fdjmeljen (o-o) intr. (aux.
fein) melt down. nie'ber-fenben (fanbte, gefanbt) tr.
send down. nie'ber-ftnfen (a-n) intr. (aux.
fein) sink down. me'ber-ftetgen (ie-ie) intr. (aux.
fein) descend. nte'ber-ftoften (te-o) tr. strike
down. bie Sftie'berung (p£. -en) lowland. nte'ber-roerfen (a-o) refl. prostrate
orjeself. nte'maI3 adv. never. nie'manb pron. no one, nobody. nimmer adv. never. nim'mermeljr adv. never, by no
means. ntrgenb($) adv.nowhere; nirgenb
fonft nowhere eise. ntt = trtdjt. noä) adv. yet, still, even ; besides,
moreover. bie fttot (pl. Äe) need, distress;
not tnn and not fein be neces-
sary ; bon nöten fyahzn be in need
of. not'gebrungen adj. compelled by
necessity. ba§ Sttot'gettieljr (gen. -§, pl. -e)
means or weapons of self-de-
fence. bie Sftor'nie^r self-defence. nun adv. now; interj. well! nur adv. only, merely, just. ber duften (gen. -§, pl. — ) gain,
profit.
©.
O interj. oh! ah!
oo adv. over, above; conj. if,
whether ; though ; prep. w. gen.
and dat. on aecount of. ba% Oo'badj (gen. -§) shelter. oben adv. above, high up ; before. baä O oerljaujrf (gen. -e§, pl. -"er)
head, chief. o'oertyerrltdj adj. sovereign. oogletrl)' conj. although. ber Obmann (gen. -%, pl. *tx)
umpire, arbitrator. bie O'ortgfett (pl. -en) authority,
superiors. ooftffon' conj. although. ootoof)!' conj. although. ber Od)% {gen. -en, pl. -en) ox. übe adj. waste, desert, solitary. ober conj. or. offen adj. open. offeneren tr disclose. of fen-fteljen (ftcmb, geftanben) intr.
(aux. fein or fyaben) stand open,
be open.
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32?
öffentlich adj. public.
öffnen tr. and refl. open, widen.
oft adv. oft eu.
öftere comp adv. quite often.
ber O'tyeim (gen. -§, pl. -e) uncle.
ber ©Ijm (gre/i. -3, pl. -e) uncle.
ofyntprep. w. dat. without.
o^n'mädjttg ac?;. weak, vain, un-
aYailing. bas Oftr (gen. -es, pZ. -en) ear. bas ©fcfer (#eft. -§, p/. — ) sacri-
fice, victim. bas ©rtf>eft er (gen. -§, pl. — ) or-
chestra. ot'bentlid) adj. regulär, proper. bie Crb'nnng (pl. -en) order. ber Ort (gen. -es, pl. -e or -er)
place; canton. (bas) Ö fterreid) (gen. -s) Austria. oft lief) adj. eastern. (bas) Öftreitf) = Öfterretäj*
bas q$aav (gen. -es, pl. -e) pair.
ber tyaiv (gen. -s, pl. -e) peer.
(ber) ^ttlm (gen. -s) Palm, an Austrian nobleinan and one of the murderers of emperor Al- brecht; cf. 11. 2859-2888, and note to 1. 2988.
ber ^afeft (gen. -e§, pl. ~e) pope.
bas ^cerabie^ (gen. -es, pl -e) paradise.
(ber) ^ctrrtci'ba (gen. -s) Parri- eida; cf. note to 1. 2988.
bie Partei nng (pl. -en) faction, party.
ber *#a% (gen. ^affeä, pl. Sßäffe) pass, defile.
bie 93anfe (pl -n) stop, rest;
monient. bas ?$el3'ttmm$ (gen. -es, pl. -er)
für coat, für doublet. bas Pergament' (gen. -§, pZ. -e)
parchrnent, document. bie SJJerle (pl. -n) pearl, jewel. bie Sßerfon' (pJ. -en) person,
character. (ber) tytttt (gen. -s) Peter. (ber) Leiermann (gen. -s) Peter- mann, a sexton's name. ber ^Sfafc (gen. -es, pl. -e) path. ber £ßfitff(e) (<7en. -en or -n, pl. -en
or -n) priest. bie Pfeils (pl. -en) palace. bas ^Sfanb (gen. -t%,pl. -er) pledge,
trust. ber Pfarrer (gen. -§, pZ. — ) priest. bie $Pfau enfeber (pl. -n) peacock
feather. bie pfeife (pl. -n) pipe, whistle. (ber) Pfeifer (gen. -s) Pfeiffer, a
man's name. ber *#feU (gen. -s, pZ. -e) arrow. ba§ ^Jferb (gen. -es, pZ. -e) horse. bie ^flonje (pl. -n) plant. fcflanjen fr. plant, bie Pflege care, attendance. Pflegen intr. be aecustomed, use ;
D^ats pflegen take counsel. bie 9}flitf)t (pl. -en) duty, Obliga- tion. fjflidjtgentäft adj. dutiful, as in
duty bound. £fCia)ng adj. subjeet to. ber ^flng (gen. -es, pl. ^e) plow. ber ^fhtg'ftter {gen. -s, pl. -e)
plow ox. bie Pforte (pl. -n) gate, door.
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VOCABULARY.
ber *Pfofien (gen. -§, pl. — ) post.
bie 9ßiU (pZ. -n) pike.
ber Pilger (#e?i. -§, pZ. — ) pilgrim.
bie 9HI'ger$tratf)t (pl. -en) pil- grim's garb.
plagen re/Z. be troubled, toil.
bie platte (pl. -n) ledge.
ber ^(ai? (gen. -e§, p£. Äe) place, room, ground.
plötflitf) adj. sudden.
ber q&o'pan$ (gen. -&,pl. -e) bug- bear.
ber tißovt (gen. -e§, pl. -e) port, harbor.
ptad)t;tooU adj. magnificent, state-
iy.
prangen intr. shine ; parade. ber oranger (gen. -%, pl. —) pil-
lory. praffeln £rafr\ crackle. ber 9$ret§ (gen. -e§, pZ. -e) prize,
reward. greifen (ie-ie) tr. praise; refl. be
glad, call oneself fortunate. ^reffen tr. oppress, worry. ber ^rofpeft' (gen. -l,pl. -e) pros-
pect, view ; background. prüfen tr. try, examine. bie Prüfung (pZ. -en) trial, test. ber *#nl$ (gen. -eä, pl. -e) pulse,
heart beat. ber ^ur'jmrmantel (gen. -§, pZ. tt)
purple cloak or mantle.
C
bie dual (pZ. -en) pain, agony. quälen re/Z. distress oneself, worry. ber Cutalm (#en. -§) smoke, fumes.
ber CuteH (#en. -e§, pZ. -e) spring, fountain.
hie Cutette (pl. -n) spring, foun- tain.
ber 9läbe (gen. -rt, pl. -n) raven.
bie fftadüe revenge.
ber Ota^egeift (#e?i. -e§, pZ. -er)
ayenging spirit. rätfjen fr*, avenge. ber 9tä$er (^en. -§, pZ. — )
avenger. ba% «ftaoygefüljl (gen. -%, pl. -e)
revengefulness. (ber) Otab'fcub (gen. -§) Radbod,
the name of a count ; cf . note
to 1. 2977. ragen intr. projeet, tower up. ber üianb (gen. -e§, pl. Äcr) edge,
yerge. ber SKanf (gen. -§, pZ. *e) trick,
intrigue. (ba§) 9£afc':fjer3nieü (#en. -§) Rap-
persweil (Rapperschwyl) , the
name of a town; cf. note to
1. 1361. raftf) adj. quick ; rash, impetuous. rafen intr. rave, rage. rafenb adj. mad. raft'loS ad;, restless, unceasing. ber Wat (gen. -§, pZ. ^e) advice,
counsel ; councillor ; 9^at§ pftegen
take counsel. raten (ie-a) tr. advise, counsel. ba§ *ttat IjauS (gen. -e§, pZ. -er)
town hall. ber Ütaufc (gen. -§) robbery, prey. raupen tr. rob, plunder, pillage.
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ber (Räufter (gen. -§, pl. — ) robber. ba§ 9*au& tier (#e?i. -§, pZ. -e)
beast of prey. ber 9taud) (#en. -§) smoke. ber SRamtt (gen. -§, pZ. Äe) room,
space. räumen fr\ quit, leave. rauften intr. rush, roar; rustle,
creak. ber ftte&eH' (gen. -en, pl. -ett) rebel. ber Oierijen (#en. -§, p/. — ) rake. rechnen intr. count, depend on. bie föttb'nuxtQipl. -en) reckoning,
account. retfjt adj. right; true, real, genu- ine ; decent, respectable, honor-
able; adv. well, thoroughly. ba§ $iett)t (gen. -es, pl. -e) right,
justice. redjten intr. be at law. redjffertigen tr. justify. retfjrloS adj. outlawed. recf)t3 adv. on the right. bie Oiebe (p£. -rt) talk, speech,
words; Sftebe fiebert render an
account; jur 9lebe kommen be
mentioned. reben fr\ cmd intr. talk, speak. (ber) (Re'bing (gen. -s) Reding,
a man's name. rebltd) ad;, honest, just, candid;
adv. frankly, steadily. bie 9£eb'ttd)fett integrity. rege ac^. active, busy. regen refl. stir, moye. ber (Regen (gen. -§, pZ. — ) rain. ber (Re'genfcogen (gen. -§, pl. — )
rainbow. ber OSegenr' (#en. -en, p£. -en)
regent, ruler.
regieren tr. and intr. rule, reign,
govern. ba§ ^Regiment' (.gen. -§, pZ. -e)
rule, government. retdj adj. rieh. ba§ Oieiif) (#en. -e§, pZ. -e) realm,
empire. retdjen tr. reach, give, extend. reidjüdj adj. abundant. ber #teuf)8 fcote (gen. -n, pl. -n)
imperial messenger, ber SReidjS'fürft (#era. -en, p£. -en)
prince of the empire. ba% SRetdj Sinnier (gen. -§, pZ. -e)
banner of the empire. ber *Retd)$tit»gt (gen. -3, p^- *0
imperial governor. bie Sftetlje (p?. -n) row, line;
rank. ber SRetfjen (#en. -§, pZ. — ) row,
procession. rein adj. clean, pure; innocent;
adv. completely, entirely. bets *Ret$ (gen. -e§, pl. -er) twig. ba§ SteiS'fjoIS (gen. -es, p£. *er)
brushwood. ber SRetfige ( #en. -n, p£. -n) horse-
man, trooper. reiben (ritf, gcrijien) tr. tear, pull,
dash; pull down. reiten (ritt, geritten) intr. (aux.
jein or fyaben) ride. ber Leiter (gen. -§, pl. — ) horse-
man, trooper. ber SRei'terSmrtnn (gen. -3,pZ. "eror
^eitersteute) horseman, trooper. reiben tr. excite, provoke. ret§enb adj. charming. rennen (rannte, gerannt) intr. (fein
or fjaben) run.
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ber Üteffcelt' {gen. -s) respect. ber Ofceft (gen. -e§, pl. -e) rest,
remains. retten tr. save, deliver. ber fetter (gen. -§, pl. — ) savior ;
rescuer. bie Sftet'tertn (pl. -nen) savior;
saving angel. bie Rettung (p£ -en) rescue, de-
liverance. ret'tuugäloS adj. beyond help,
irretrievable. ba3 ^et'tungSufer (gen. -§, pZ. — )
saving shore. bxt (Heue repentance. reuen impers. repent. bie SReu'eträne (pl. -n) tear of
repentance. bie SReuft Reuss, the name of a
river ; cf . note to 1. 2970. bie Sfteberenj' ( pl. -ert) reverence. ber 9M)ettt (#en. -§) Rhine. (ba§) O^etufelb (#en. -§) Rhein- feld or Rheinfelden, the name
of a town ; cf . note to 1. 1324. ridjten tr. direct, turn; judge;
refl. raise oneself. ber Sfttdjter (#en. -8, p?. — ) judge. ri^'terlid) adj. judicial. ber fötdj'terfpruäj (#en. -3, pZ. Äe)
sentence, judgment. ba§ SHdjtmaft (gen. -e§, pZ. -e)
rule, measure. ber Siegel (gen. -§, pZ. — ) holt, ber SRi'gtfcerg (#en. -§) Rigi, the
name of a mountain ; cf , note
to 1. 2739. bct§ *Rinb (gen. -e§, pl. -er) ox,
cow ; pl. cattle. ber Oitng (<7en. -e§, pZ. -e) ring.
tingen (a-u) in£r. struggle,
plead ; wring. rtngS adv. around, ahout. ringSljerum' adv. all around. ringsum' adv. all around. ringsumher' adv. all ahout, from
all sides. rinnen (a-o) intr. (aux. fein) run,
flow, ber «Rift (gen. 9ffctffe§, pl. Sfttfje) rent,
crack. ber bitter (#e?i. -§, pl. — )
knight. bct§ Sfttfterfräulein (gen. -§,
pZ. — ) noble maid, noble lady. bie SRttterfletbung (pl. -en)
knight 's attire. rit'terltd) adj. knightly. ber *tttt termantel (gen. -4, pl. Ä)
knight 's cloak or mantle. bie tttttterjjfltnjt (pl. -en) knightly
duty. bct§ Stiftettoott (gen. -e§, pZ. -e)
knightly word. tof) adj. rüde, cruel. btö Ofculjr (#en. -e§, pZ. -e or Äe)
reed. rollen tr. and intr. roll. bie tftötnerrrone (pl. -en) Roman
crown, crown of Rome. ber SRö'ntersug (gen. -§, pZ. ~e)
journey or procession toRome ;
cf . note to 1. 1134. ba§ gffrif? feren. Sftofjeä, pl. Sftofje)
horse, steed. (bcts) O^o^feerg (<7en. -§) Rossberg,
the name of a Castle ; cf . note
to 1. 77. (ber) SRöffelmann (#en. -§) Rössel- mann, the name of a priest.
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33 i
rofteu intr. (aux. fyabert or (ein)
rust. roftig adj. rusty. tut ac?/\ red. rudjt'fcar (= rttcf)bar) ac#. notori-
ous, kiiown. ber dürfen (<7cra. -5 p£. — ) back,
rear; Support, rücf-ffcriugeu (a-u) i?i£r. (am.
fein) leap backwards. (ber) Üftu fcenj {gen. — ) Rudenz, the
narne of a Castle and of a noble-
man; cf. note on stage direc-
tions, following 1. 751. bas (Ruber {gen. -§, pl. — ) oar. ber Ruberer {gen. -§, pl. — )
rower. (ber) sjhibolf {gen. -§) Rudolph,
the narne of a Gerrnan enipcror ;
cf. note to 1. 2729. ber Qftuf {gen. -e§, pZ. -e) call;
report. rufen (ie-u) tr. and intr. call,
sunrmon, cry. bas (Huffi (#e?i. -s) landslide;
cf . note to 1. 2665. bte Sttulje rest, quiet, peace, ruljeu intr. rest. ruf) ig adj. quiet, peaceful. ber D^ufnu igen. -§) renown, glory. rüfjmeu tr. peace ; refl. be proud
of , glory in, boast of . rüfjm'Itd) ac?J.honorable, glorious. rühren tr. stir, move; beat;
touch. bie 9*ui ue (pl. -rt) ruin. bte IRun'fe (pl -n) gully. (ber) Sttuo'bi (#en. -s) Ruodi, a
fishernian's narne. rüfteu fr\ and refl. prepare, arm.
(bas) SRütli {gen. -s), Rütli, the narne of a nieadow ; cf . note on stage directions, following 1. 1465 ; and see map, p. 40, and picture p. 85.
13 = e3*
ber §aal {gen. -e§, pl. ©Sic) hall.
bte Saat (pJ. -ert) seed.
bte Sacfje (p£. -tt) thing, affair,
business ; cause. fäeu &•. sow. fageu tr. say, teil. ba5 Salj {gen. -e§, pZ. -e) salt. fam melu ffr. collect, gather. bte Sammlung (pZ. -ert) compo-
sure. fanft adj. soft, gentle, kind. Sauft ad;', holy, saint. (bas) Samen (gen. -s) Samen, the
name of a town; cf. note to
1. 558. Sarner adj. of Samen, ber Saffe {gen. -tt, pl. -n) free-
holder, tenant ; bondsman. bte Sättigung satisfaction, satia-
tion, satiety. fauer adj. sour; hard. faufeu tr. and intr. drink greed-
faugert (o-o) tr. suck, drink in. bte Säule (p?. -tt) pillar, post. fäuuteu intr. delay, linger, hesi-
tate. ber Säumer {gen. -§, pl. — )
driver, carrier. baz Saumraf? {gen. ©aumrofjeS,
pl. Sautrtrojje) pack horse.
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VOCABULARY.
(ber) ©tf)ätf)en {gen. -s), Schächen, the name of a river ; cf . note to 1. 1554.
(btö) <§d>äc&'enial (gen. -§) Schä- chen valley; cf. note to 1. 1550, and to 1. 1554.
ber ©tfjäbel {gen. -s, pl. — ) skull.
ber ^djabett {gen. -§, pl. Ä) dam- age, härm.
ftfjaben i>ifr\ do härm, do injury.
ftflä'bigen tr. härm, damage.
bas «rfjaf (^en. -es, /?Z. -e) sheep.
fdjaffen fr*, do, accomplish ; get, procure, secure.
(bas) ^djaff&au'fett (#e?i. -s) Schaff hausen, the name of a town ; cf . note to 1. 2949.
ber ^djaffner {gen. -s, pl. — ) Steward.
ber &fyaU {gen. -es, pZ. -e) sound.
flauen (jd)otf or iajaftte, gesotten or gejdjattt) mfr\ (cmcc. ^abert or fein) sound, resound.
faulten intr. rule, hold away.
bte Scfjam shame, modesty.
frfjämen re/?. be ashamed.
fdjänben £r. disgrace, dishonor.
ber <Sdjättber (#en. -s, pl. — ) de- spoiler.
bte Sdjättb adjfett (pZ. -en) dis- grace, infamy.
bte gdjattje (p£. -n) chance, hazard; fort, entrenchment.
bte «tf)ctr (p£. -en) troop, herd, multitude.
fdjctrf ac?/. sharp, keen.
fd) arten tr. scrape, paw.
fdjartto. adj. jagged.
ber &ü)atte or «rfjattert (#en. -ns or -%, pl, -rt or — ) shadow.
ber «djai? (#en. -e§,pZ. Äc) treasure,
jeweh frfjätjcn fr*, appreciate. bte Zfyau (p/. -en) show; $nr
(Sdjau tragen display. fcfjaubernb ac?i. horror-struck. flauen tr. see, behold, jdjau'erltd) adj. horrible, terrible. fdjäumen m£r. foam. ber ^d)aufcla*$ (#en. -es, pZ. *e)
scene. bas &ti)au'Witl {gen. -§, pZ. -e)
spectacle, sight. f#eel ad/, envious, jealous. bte ^cfjet&e (pZ. -n) target. fdjeiben (te-te) fr\ separate, di- vido; intr. (auz. fein) depart,
leave. ber «tfjeitt (aen. -es,) shine, light;
excuse, pretext ; appearance. fdjeutett (ie-te) intr. seem, appear. fdjeHen tr. and intr. ring. fdjelten (a-o) tr. blame, scold. fdjenfcn tr. grant, present. ber ^djerj {gen. -es, pl. -e) jest,
joke. fdjerjett m£r. jest. fd) eu adj. shy, timid. fdjeuett tr. shun, shrink from;
fear. bte 3tf)eime (pZ. -n) barn. f dürfen £r. aTzd intr. send. bas Sdjtif fal (aera. -s, pZ. -e) fate,
destiny. bte ^o)ttf falSfctofce (pl. -n) trial
of fate. bte 3d)tcf ung ( pZ. -en) providence,
decree of providence. bei Sdjte'ferbecfe* (ö'en. -s,p£. — )
roofer.
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333
frf)te(ctt intr. glance furtively. f^ie^en (fopp, gejdjojjen) fr-, and
intr. shoot. bas ®c^ieH5c«ö igen, -s, pZ. -e)
shooting implements (i. e. bow
and arrows). bas Schiff (#eft. -es, pl -e) ship,
boat. ber <Srf)iff&rud) (#en. -s, p^. *e)
skipwreck. fc^tffen intr. sail. ber ^djiffer (gen. -8, pZ. — ) boat-
man. bas @$iff'{ettt (srera. -3, pZ. — )
srnall boat. bas @$Ub (gren. -es, pl. -er)
sbield. bie ^djtlb' iüadje (pl -n) guard,
sentinel. ber Sdjimmer (gen- -%, pl — )
sbimrner, gleam. ber Sdjimfcf (gen. -es, pl. -e) in-
sult, disgrace. ber Schirm (gen. -s, pl -e) shelter,
protection. fd^irmen tr. sbelter, protect. ber Sdjtrmer (gen. -s, p?. — ) pro-
tector. bie 3rf)larf)t (pZ. -en) battle. bas Sdjlatfjt'fc&toert (gen. -s, pZ.
-er) battle sword. ber «rf)(af (#en. -es) sleep. ber gdjläfer (#en. -s, pl — )
sleeper. ber ©djfag'&aum (gen. -s, pZ. Äe)
turnpike, tollgate. fdjlagen (u-a) tr. beat, strike;
cast, tbrow; intr. rise; refl.
make one's way, force one's
way.
bie gfylaQlatoine (pl -n) ava-
lanche ; cf . note to 1. 1501. bie £cf) lange (pl. -n) snake, ser-
pent. fdjledjt ad/, bad, evil, base. fdjleicfien (*-*) wiär. a^d tr. (aux.
fein) sneak, steal one's way. fdjlen'bern infr\ lounge, loiter. f djfefcfcen m£r. drag oneself along. fdjfeubern fr*, sling, hurl. fdjlemug atf;. quickly. ber 8d)lid) (flren. -e, p?. -e) secret
path, by-path. fdjltdjt ctoj. piain, Single. fdjltajten £r. settle. frfjlietfen (jdjtoB, geidjtojiert) fr\
close, conclude, end ; form. fdjümm ad), bad, evil. bie Scfjtinge (pl -n) noose, snare. bas ^rfjfof? (öre/i. erf)(ojjes, pZ.
©djlöfjet) lock; Castle, strong-
bold. fdjfummern intr. slumber. ber Srfjtunb (gen. -es, pl ue) gorge,
abyss. ber wcfcfuft (#<?ft. 6a)(ufjes, pZ.
©djUifje) conclusion, determina-
tion. bie «rfjmad) disgrace, dishonor. ftfjmadjten infr. languisb, pine. ftfjntetrfieltt £ftfr\ rlatter; coax. ber Stfjmelj (#en. -es, pl -e)
enamel. ber Stfjmers (gen. -es, pZ. -en)
pain, grief. fdjmerjen tr. pain, grieve. ber Sdjmer jen^fc feil (#en. -s,
pZ. -e) painful arrow. bie ^djmet: sen^feljttfudjt painful
longing.
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VOCABULARY.
fe^mers'Hd) adj. painful. fd)mer55erriffen adj. rent with
pain, torn with grief . ber Srfjmteb (gen. -eS, pl. -e)
smith; also part of a proper
name. ftfjmteben tr. forge. fc^miegen refl. cling. ftfjmucf ac?J. trim, nice, pretty. fdjmiitfen tr. adorn, beautify. bte Gcfinerfe ( p?. -n) snail. ba§ 9djnee ge&trge (gen.-&,pl. -e)
snow-capped mountains. fdjneiben ( ic^nttt, gejdjrtitten) tr.
and intr. cut. ber <Sd)neiber (#en. -s, pZ. — )
tailor. f$nett aeZi;. quick, swiftly; vio-
lently. fdjon acZv. already, even, surely. fn)ön ac#. beautiful, handsome,
fair; noble. fronen tr. and intr. spare. fdjöfcfen tr. draw, obtain. bte ^tf)i)$jfnng (pZ. -en) creation. ber SrfjöfcfmtgStag {gen. -e§, pZ.
-e) day of creation. bev «»rfjoft (^ren. -e§, p£. Äe) lap,
bosom. bie 3rt) vetnf e (p^. -n) bound, limit. fdjrecfen fr*, frigbten, terrify. ber «Sdjretfen (#en. -§, pZ. — )
frigbt, terror. bie Scfjtrerf en$ftraf?e (pJ. -n) way
of horror. (bas) ©directum (gren. -s)
Schreckhorn, the name of a
mountain peak; cf. note to
1. 628. fdjretfttdj ac?/. frightful, terrible.
bas 3rf)vecfni3 (aen. -fe§, p2. -fe)
horror. ba§ Schreiben (gen. -%, pl. — )
writing, letter. feftreien (xt-xt)intr. cry, scream. fcfjretenb adj. outrageous. f Bretten ( Tcf)ritt, geschritten) intr.
(aux. jein) stride, step. ber Schritt (gen. -e§, pl, -e) step,
pace. ftfjtoff ac?j. steep. bte SeftnU) (p£. -en) debt; fault,
guilt. fdjnlbtg adj. indebted; guilty. bie Sdjulter (pl. -n) Shoulder. ber «rijntfe (gen. -n, pl. -n)
wretch, villain. fdEjürjen £r. gird. ber «tfjuf? (gen. <5d)ujje§, pZ.
8rf)üjje) shot. f djiitteut tr. shake. ber ®d)u*$ (gen. -e§) protection,
defense, ber <&ä)üi$ or Zfyütie (gen. -en
or -w, pl. -en or -n) archer. f rfntnen tr. protect, defend. bie ZfyüWcnvcQcl (pl. -n) archer's
rule. (bas) 3d)tom6en (#en. -s) Swabia;
cf . note to 1. 1329. ftf)hm&tftf| ad/. Swabian. fd)ftmdj adj. weak, feeble. ber ^tfjttmfjer (gen. -§, pl. — )
father-in-law. jrijftaneu m£r. impers. forebode. frfjtoanf aä)'. flexible, swaying. fifltnanfen intr. stagger, sway. ber ^tfjtomrm (gen. -es, pZ. ^e)
swarm. fd)ümr5 aö)\ black.
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335
frfjroebcn intr. hover, hang. föjttieigett intr. (te-ie) keep silent. ba§ Sdjtoetgen igen. -%, pl. — )
silence, (bie) 2d)tvc\% Switzerland. ber Stfjtoetser (^en. -§, pl. — )
Swiss. bie Sdjfciet'sertn (pl. -nett) Swiss
woman. fdjtoelgen intr. feast, revel. bie SdjröeUe (pl. -tt) threshold. fcfjiuer ad/.heayy ; difficult, seri-
ous, grave. fdjttier fcelaben adj. heavy-laden. ba§ Saniert (gen. -e§, pZ. -er)
sword. hk Säjftefter (p£. -tt) sister. ber Scfj trieft er for)n (#en. -3, pZ. ^e)
sister's son, uephew. frfjrotmmen (a-o) mfr\ (awz. fein
or fyaben) swim. ber Schlimmer (#en. -§, p£. — )
swimmer. fcrjunnbUcftt adj. dizzy. fct)itiingeu (a-u) fr\ swing, wield ;
refl. leap up. fdtroöven (o or tt-o) tr. or intr.
swear, vow. ber S$ttmng (gen. -e§, pZ. Äe)
swing, movement ; strain. ber Stt)fcmr (#e/i. -eä, pZ. *e)
oath. (bas) Scfjttir^ Schwyz, the name
of a Swiss canton and its cap-
ital; see map, p. 40. Stf)for)*er adj. of Schwyz, Swiss. (ba§) Sdjttitjjetlanb (gen. -e§) the
canton of Schwyz ; Schwyz. fed)3 num. adj. six. fec^ft mim. adj. sixth.
ber See (#ew. -§, pJ. -tt) lake. bie Seele (pl. -tt) soul. ber Segen (gen. -§, pZ. — ) blessing. fe'genfeoll ac^. hlessed, füll of
blessing. fegtten tr. bless. fe^en (a-e) £r. omd intr. see, per-
ceive, look. ber Set)er (#en. -§, pZ. — ) seer,
prophet. fernen refl. long, yearn. fefjr adv. very, much. bxt Setbe (pl. -tt) silk. ba% Seit (#eft. -s, pl. -e) rope, tie. fein (roctr, gemeiert) mir. (a%£. (ein)
be, exist. fein adj. his, its. fettprep. w. cZa£. since, for; conj.
since. fettbem' adv. since, since then;
conj. since. bie Seite (pl. -tt) side. fett'ttmrtä acft;. sideways. feld an'b er prorc. with one another,
together. feiger indecl. adj. seif. fel&ft indecl. adj. seif; öott felbft,
of one's own accord ; adv. even. ber SeUift^err (gen. -tt, p/. -ett)
one's own master. feiig adj. blessed, happy (ber) SeltS'fcerg (gen. -§) Selis-
berg, the name of a mountain ;
cf . note tö 1. 965. feiten adj. rare, curious; adv. sel-
dom. felt'f am adj. stränge, peculiar,
Singular. fenben (jctttbte or fettbete, gejattbt or
gejertbet) tr. send.
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VOCABULARY.
ber Senn or Senne {gen. -en or -n,
p£. -en or -n) herdsman. bte Sennhütte (pZ. -n) herdsman's
hut. bte Senfe (pZ. -n) scythe. bte Sente (pl. -n) herd. (ber) Se££t (firen. -8) Seppi, the
name of a herdsman's boy. feifett tr, put, place; risk; refl.
sit down. (bas) Seron (grew. -§) Sewa, the
name of a town. fttf) re/L p^o^- himself, herseif
itself ; themselves. ftdjer adj. safe, secure, certain. bte StttVerljett (pl -en) safety,
security. fidjern tr. secure, assure. fidjt'oar adj. visible, evident, fte pron. she, it; ©ie you. ber Sieg (ö^en. -e§, _pZ. -e) victory. fteg'oernljmt ac(/.famousasvictor. ftegen intr. conquer, triumph. ber Sieger (gen. -§, pl. — ) victor,
conqueror. fteg'retdj adj. victorious. ba§ Stgnalfener (gen. -§, pl. — )
Signal rlre. ber Si'grift (gen. -en, pl. -en) sac-
ristan, sexton. (ba§) Silltnen (aen. -s) Sillinen,
the name of a village ; cf . note
to 1. 685. (ber) Simon (gen. -§) Simon, the
name of a saint ; cf . note to
1. 146. fingen (ct-u) tr. and intr. sing,
chant. finfen (ct-n) intr. (aux. jetn) sink,
fall.
ber Sinn (gen. -e§, pl. -e or -en)
sense, mind, meaning. finnen (a-o) tfr. and intr. think,
meditate, plan. bte Sitte (pl. -n) custom, man- ners, morals. ber Sit? (gen. -e§, pZ. -e) seat, resi-
dence. fi^en (jafc, gejejjen) intr. sit; live,
reside. ber Sflaoe (gen. -n, pl. -n)
slave. ffin otfo) adj. slavish. fo ao>. and conj. so, thus, then;
therefore. foe oen adv. just, just now. fogletdV adv. immediately, at
once. ber Sofjn (gen. -e§, Äc) son. folnng(e) c<m?\ so long as. folget ac?j. andpron. such. ber Söldner (^e?i. -§, pl. — ) mer-
cenary soldier, soldier. füllen intr. and modal aux. be to,
shall, must, ought ; be intended
to, be said to. ber Sommer (gen. -§, pl. — )
surnmer. fonbern conj. but. bie Sonne (pl. -en) sun. ber Son'nenfdjein (gen. -§) sun-
shine. fon'nenftfien adj. shunning or
dreading the sunlight. fonnig adj. sunny. fonft adv. otherwise, eise, former-
ly, once; nirgenb fonft nowhere
eise ; jonft einmal perhaps some
other time. bte Sorge (pl. -n) care, anxiety.
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33t
forgen intr.'care, worry; lookout
for, provide for. for'gcnlioü adj. troubled, anxious. bie Sarg'falt care, solicitude. ber S£ä f>er (gen. -s, pl. — ) spy. ffmntten tr. draw, bend. bie Spannung expectation, excite-
ment. f Jjareu tr. spare, save ; put off. fjmt adj. late ; distant. ber S£eer (#en. -§, p?. ~e) spear. jfcerren fr\ block up, close, bar. ber Spiegel (#en. -§, pJ. — )
mirror. bas Sfciet (#en. -s, pl. -e) sport,
game ; Spiet treiben make sport
of. ffrielen tr. play ; trifte with. ber Sjmrmann (gen. -s, pl. ^er or
Süietfente) minstrel. ber Sfcte^ (sren. -es, pZ. -e) spear. fjriunen (a-o) tr. spin ; plan, plot ;
refli be plotted, be going on. bie S$)Ü?e (pl. -n) point ; peak. ffci^ett £r. point; prick up. jfnßtg adj. pointed, sharp. ber &pott (gen. -es) ridicule,
mockery. flotten intr. mock, laugb at. bie Sferadje (pl. -n) language. ffcredjen (a-o) fr», and intr. speak,
say, taik. ffcrengen tr. burst, break. f^ringeu (cl-vl) intr. (aux. jein or
fyaben) spring, leap, run. ber Sfcrutf) (gen. -es, pl. *e) say-
ing, sentence, judgment. ber Sprung (gen. -es, pl. ^e) leap,
jump. fjntlen m£r. wasb ; play about.
bie Sfmr (pl. -en) trace, track. fjmr'lo^ ad/, leaving no trace. ftaatä flug adj. diplomatic. ber Sta& (gen. -es, pl. ^e) staff,
stick, rod. ber Stauet (#en. -s, pl. — ) sting,
bie Stabt (pl. *t) town, city.
ber 3tal)l (gen. -s, pj. -e or "e)
steel. ber Stall (gen. -s, pJ. ~e) stable. ber Staftmeifter (ae?i. -s, p£. — )
equerry, master of the horse. ber Stamm (gen. -es, pl. Äe) stem,
trunk ; race, lineage. bas Stamm ^0(5 (#era. -es, pl. -er)
timber, solid tiniber. ber Staub (gen. -es, pl. ~e) rank,
class; resistance; estate, clis-
trict ; condition. bie Stange (pl. -n,) pole, (bas) Stanj (gen. -es) Stanz, the
name of a village ; cf . note to
1. 1196. ftarf adj. strong. ftärfen tr. strengthen ; refl. be
strengthened. ftarr adj. stiff, stubborn; frozen ;
obstinate, bie Statt stead, place. %
ftattprep. w. o/e?i. instead of. bie Stätte (pl. -n) place. ftattiitf) adj. stately, splendid. bie Statur7 (pl. -en) stature. ber Staub (gen. -es) dust. ber Staub'fcatf) (gen. -s, pl. "e)
cascade ; cf . note on stage direc-
tions preceding 1. 1585. ftäu&en intr. scatter spray, be
covered by spray.
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VOCABULARY.
(bcr) Stmtf fachet (gen.-z) Stauf-
facher, a man's name. ftecfjen (a-o) tr. and intr. sting,
strike ; prompt, impel. ftecfen tr. stick, put, rix. ber Steg (^en. -3, pl. -e) foot-
bridge, path. fteljen (ftctnb, geftanben) mir. (ai«e.
fiaben or fein) stand, be, become ;
Otebe fielen render an account,
reply. ftetfen refl. be stiff, be stubborn. ber Steig (gen. -eS, joZ. -e) path. fteigeu (ie-ie) mir. (a«x. fein)
climb, rise, ascend, go. fteiX ad;, steep. ber Stein (gen. -s, #Z. -e) stone,
rock, eliff. (ber) Stein (gen. -§) Stein, the
name of a Castle; cf. note to
1.409. (bct§) Steinen (gen. -s) Steinen,
the name of a yillage ; cf . Syn- opsis, p. 234, and map., p. 40. ftetnern adj. stony, of stone. ber Stein'met? (gen. -en, pl. -en)
stone mason. hu Stelle (pl. -n) place, spot. ftellen tr. place, put; refl. take
one's stand, stand at bay. * bte Stellung (pl. -en) position. fterfcen (a-o) intr. (aux. fein)
die. ber Stern (gen. -e§, pl. -e) star ; - pupil of the eye. ber Sternenhimmel (gen. -§,
pl. — ) starry heaven. ftet$ adv. constantly, always. bas Stener (gen. -s, pl. — ) heim,
rudder.
ber Sten'ermann (gen. -5, pl.
-er or Steuerleute) helmsman,
pilot. bte Steuerleute (m. pl. ) helms-
men. ftenern tr. and intr. steer. ftenern intr. pay taxes. baZ Steu'erruber (gen. -4, pl. — )
heim, rudder. ber Sten(e)rer (gen. -§, pl. — )
steerer, pilot. ber Stier (gen. -e§, pl. -e) ox,
bull; cf. also note to 1. 1091. ftiften tr. found, establish. ber Stifter (gen. -%,pl. — ) founder. füll adj. quiet, silent, secret. bte Stille silence. ftillen tr. still, quench. bas Stiirfdjnieigen (gen. -s) si- lence. ftill-fteljen (ftanb, geftanben) intr.
(aux. fein or fjaben) stand still,
stop, bie Stimme (pl. -n) voice ; vote. ftimmen intr. vote; agree, be
suited. bit Stirne (pl. -n) brow, fore-
heacl, face. ftolj adj. proud, haughty. ber Stol5 (gen. -c§,) pride, ambi-
tion. ftören tr. disturb. ftoften (te-o) tr. and intr. trust,
exclude, hit, strike. bte Strafe (pl. -n) punishment. ftrafen tr. punish. fträflitt) adj. culpable, criminal. ftrafloS adv. with impunity. ber Strahl (gen. -es, pl. -en) beain,
ray, gleam.
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ber Strang {gen. -z%,pl. ~e) string,
cord. (bcß) Straft&urg {gen. -s) Strass-
burg, a city üi Alsace. bie Strafe (pl. -n) way; road,
highway. ber Strauß (#eft. -es, pl. Äe) com- bat, struggle. ftrefcen tnir. strive, aspire. ber Strebepfeiler (firen. -s, pZ. — )
buttress. ftreefen tr. Stretch. berStreitf) {gen. -es, _pZ. -e) strike,
blow; einen <Streirf) führen, deal
a blow. ber Streit (srera. -es, pl. -e) fight,
connict, struggle; dispute. bu Streitet (pl. ~e) battle ax. ftreiten (ftrtti, geftrttten) intr.
fight, struggle ; dispute. ftreng adj. strict, steru, severe, bie Strenge strietness, severity. ftreuen"fr\ strew, scatter. ber Strtd) {gen. -es, pl. -e) track,
direction. ber Stritf {gen. -es, pl. -e) cord,
rope ; snare. bas Ztxot) {gen. -es) straw. ber Ström {gen. -es, pl. "e) stream,
current, river. (ber) Strato {gen. -s) Struth, a
man's name ; cf . note to 1. 911. ftumm adj. dumb, silent. bie Stunbe (pl. -n) hour; time. ber Sturm {gen. -es, pl. "e)storin. ftiirjen intr. (aux. fein) fall, rush ;
tr. hurl down; cast, pluiige;
refl. cast oneself , plunge. (ber) Stüffi (gen. -s) Stüssi, a
man 's name.
(bas) gtutt'$avt (gen. -s) Stutt- gart, the name of a city in Württemberg.
ftüfcett tr. support.
fu$en tr. and intr. seek, look for : want.
ber Sumfcf (gen. -es, pl. ae) swamp.
bie Sunt Jjfe3fuft (pl. ~t) air of the swamp, poisonous air.
bie Sünbe (pl. -n) sin.
bie Sünbffat deluge.
(bie) Suren'nen Surrennen, the name of a mountain ridge; cf. note to 1. 998.
füfj adj. sweet.
bie Sjette (pl. -n) scene, act.
ber Säbel (gen -s, pl. — ) blame,
reproach. bie Safef (pl. -n) table, ber 2!ag (gen. -es, pl. -e) day, day's
work ; assembly. ber Sag/biefc (gen. -s, pl. -e) idler. tagelang adv. for days. tagen intr. dawn ; assemble, meet,
deliberate. ber <£aqt$anhvud) (gen. -s, pl. ~e)
break of day, dawn. bie Sageäorbnung (pl. -en) order
of the day. bas ^a'gemerf (gen. -s, pl. -e)
day's work, daily labor. täg'Utt) adv. daily. bas Qai (gen. -es, pZ. Äcr) valley. , ber Sal'gmnb (#e?i. -es, pZ. Äe) Val- ley, ber Saf tiogt (gen. -es, pl. Äe) lord
of the vallev : cf . note to 1. 38.
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tapfer adj. brave, valiant. bie Xat (pl. -en) deed, action. ber ü£äter (gen. -§, pl. — ) doer,
perpetrator. tauchen intr. dive. taumeln intr. stagger. täufdjen tr. delude, deeeive; es-
cape. taufenb num. adj. thousand. tau'fenbiäfjrtg adj. of a thousand
years. taufenbmal adv. a thousand
tirnes. (ber) ^egerfelb or Segerfelben
{gen. -s) Tegerfeld, an Austrian
nobleman and one of the mur-
derers of emperor Albrecht;
cf . 11. 2859—2888, and notes to
1. 1339 and 1. 2988. ber or bets %t\i (gen. -e§, pl. -e)
part, lot, sbare. teilen tr. part, divide; have in
common. tei¥f)aft adj. sharing in, partici-
pant of . teilhaftig = tetll^aft. ber SeH (gen. -s) Teil, a man's % name ; cf. Introd, pp. 15, 16.
teu(e)r adj. dear, beloved; pre-
cious. ber Seufef (gen. -§, pl. — ) devil. teuf (e) Ufa) adj. devilish, flendish. bas Seu fet^münfter (gen. -s) Teu- felsmünster, the name of a cliff ;
cf . note to 1. 2189. bie £eu(e)rung (pl. -en) famine. ber Styron (gen. -e§, pl. -e) throne. (ber) Sfmrgau (gen. -s) Thurgau,
the name of a canton ; see note
to 1. 2433.
tief adj. deep, low.
bie Siefe (pl. -rt) depth, back-
ground. ba<o *£iev (gen. -e§, pl. -e) animal,
beast. ber Stger (gen. -3, pl. — ) tiger. toben intr. rage, stniggle. bie Sodjter (pl. ~) daughter. ber $ob (gen. -es, pl. -e or £obe§=
fälle) death. ber SJob'feinb (gen. -s, pl. -e)
mortal enemy. ber Son (#e?2. -es, pZ. "e) sound,
tone. bct§ £or (#e?i. -e§, pZ. -e) gate,
gateway. tö'rtdjt a<&*. foolish. tofen intr. rage, roar. tot adj. dead.
töten fr*, kill, put to death. hit Sa'tenlmnb (p/. "e) deadhand. bct§ Qvafyten (gen. -s) endeavor,
desire. tragen (u-a) Zr. bear, carry, en-
dure ; liold ; have, cherish ; jur
@d)cut tragen display. hie Tratte (pl. -en) tear. trauen intr. trust in, rely on. trauern intr. inourn, sorrow. trau'Udj adj. familiär. träumen tr. dream. ber Träumer (gen. -§, pl. — )
dreamer. traun interj. in truth! forsooth! traurig adj. sad, sorrowful. treffen (traf, getroffen) tr. hit. treffftdj adj. excellent, flne. (bas) Xvcib (gen. -§) Treib, the
name of a village ; cf . note to
1.721.
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treiben (te-te) tr. drive, cornpel, carry on, do; intr. (aux. Ijaben or ietrt) drive about, drift.
trennen tr. and intr. separate, part.
treten (a-e) intr. (aux. fjaben or [ein) step, go ; tr. tread, trample.
treu adj. true, faithful.
bte ^rene faithfulness, faith.
treu'Utf) adj. true, faithful.
treu'fod adj. faithless.
ber Xvicb (gen. -&,pl. -e) inipulse ; love.
triefen (troff, getroffen) intr. drip.
trinfen (fl-u) fr. and infr. drink.
bte Trommel (pl. -n) drum.
ber Slroft ($re/i. -e§) consolation, comfort.
tröften tr. console, cornfort; refl. be consoled.
traft '{08 adj. disconsolate, desper- ate.
ttofyprep. ic. dat. in spite of.
troöen intr. defy.
trüfcen tr. disturb.
ber ^rü&'ünn (gen. -$) melan- choly.
trü'geriftt) adj. treackerous.
bte krümmer (n. pl.) ruins.
ber ^rnpp (gen. -%, pl. -:) troop.
ber ^rnt$ (gen. -es) defiance.
trittst gltrfj adv. defiantly.
bte Sugenb {pl. -en) virtue.
tu'genbftfjaft adj. virtuous.
tnmnltna rifd) adj. tuinultuously.
tun (tat, getan) tr. and intr. do, niake, act; 2}orfd)ttb tun render assistance.
bte Tnv or ^üre (pl. -en or -n) door.
ber Surm (gen. -e§, pl. ~e) tower; .
dungeon. btä furnier' (gen. -5, pl. -e) tour-
nament. ber Stoing ferei*. -s, pJ. -e) strong
tower, dungeon. ber Snnng'fjof (gen. -§, pZ. *e)
strong tower, dungeon. ber Sijrunn' (gen. -en, pf. -en)
tyrant. bte Stjrunnei' (pl. -en) trrarmy. ba§ Si)run'nenj*)cfj (gen. -es, pZ. -e)
tyrant 's yoke. bte Sijrunnenuturfjt (pl. "e) ty- rant ?s power, tyranny. bas Sijrunnenfrfjlo^ {gen. £t)ran*
nenid)[oifeö, pl. £ürannenjtt)löffet)
tyrant 's Castle. baä S^ran'nenfcfjniert (gen. -es,
pj. -er) tyrant's sword. tfrjrunntfrt) adj. tyrannical.
U.
üöet adj. ill, wrong.
bas Übel (gen. -f>, pl. — ) evil,
wrong. üfcen refl. exercise, practice. über prep. w. dat. or acc., adv,,
sep. andinsep.pref. over, above,
beyond, across; beyond, about,
on aecount of ; during. ü b er all adv. everywhere. ü&erbenf'en (überbaute, überbaut)
tr. think over, consider. ber Ü&erbruft (gen. Überbrujjes)
disgust, weariness. bte Überfahrt (pl. -en) passage. ü b er fjunb -nehmen (nafym, genont;
men) intr. get worse.
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VOCABULARY.
überlaf'fen (überlief ü6erfojfen)fr\
leave, abandon. überliefern tr. give up, hand
over. überm — über fcem. ber Übermut (gen. -s) inipertin-
ence, insolence. übern = über ben. über 'nan'ber = über einander, übernehmen (übernahm, übernonu
mert) tr. overtake ; undertake. überrafoVen tr. surprise. ü'ber-fdittieu'ett (0-0) intr. {aux.
fein) overflow. ü'ber-fe^en tr. carry across. überffmn'nen tr. overstrain,
Stretch too far. überfielen (überftanb, überftanben)
tr. stand, endure, overcome. über-tre ten (a-e) intr. [aux. fein)
step over, go over. übrig adj. over, left, remaining;
pl. others. (baä) Ü^tlanb (gen. -3) Ücht-
laud, the name of a country;
cf . note to 1. 2433. ba§ Ufer (gen. -3, pl. — ) bank,
sbore. bte Uljr (pl. -en) clock, watch. (ber) Uli (gen. -3) Uli, a diminu- tive of Ulrich, (ber) Xtl'viä) (gen. -3) Ulrich, a
man 's name. um prep. w. acc, adv., sep. and
insep. pref. around about, near ;
concerning ; um . . . . tot den for
the sake of ; um .... $u in order
to. umar'men tr. embrace. umbreing en tr. crowd around.
nmfaffen (umfaßte, umfaßt) tr.
clasp, embrace. umgarnen tr. ensnare, Surround. umgeben (umgab, umgeben) tr.
Surround, enclose. um-gefjen (ging, gegangen) intr.
(aux. fein) go round. untrer' adv. and sep. pref. around
about. untfjer-blitfen intr. look around. um!) er -merfen intr. look around,
spy about. nm^er-fi^en (fafj, gefeffen) intr.
(aux. fein) sit around. umljer-fjmfjen intr. search
around, watch around. umljer-ftreifen intr. (aux. fein)
roam about. Umlüften tr. envelop, veil. um'-feljren intr. (aux. fein) and
refl. turn around; return. ber UmfretS (gen. -e3, pl. -e)
cireuit, extent. umringen tr. Surround. um$ == um i>a§. umfdjlie ften (umfd&lojj, umfdjlojfen)
tr. enclose, Surround. um-feljen (a-e) refl. look about. umfonff adv. in vain ; for nothing. umfielen (umftcmb, umftanben)
intr. stand around, surrouDd. um'-roanbeln tr. change, trans-
f orm . ber Um'toeg (gen. -%, pl. -e) round-
about way, cireuit. nm-wer'ben tr. woo, pay court
to. ber Un'bebadEjt (gen. -3) thought-
lessness. mW Mannt adj. unknown.
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unbequem adj. ineonvenient, dis-
agreeable. uu bemannet adj. unarnied. uribe%at)it adj. unpaid. un'fcitttg adj. unjust. unb conj. and. unburdjbring'aä) adj. inipene-
trable, inaccessible. unentbeeft' adj. undiscovered. unerhört' unkeard of. unerfät'tliä) adj. insatiable. unerträg'Hrf) adj. unbearable. (ber) Ungar {gen. -n, pl.-n) Hun-
garian. unqebo'ven adj. uiiborn. bie Ungefcüfir wfong, impropriety. ungefcüfjr'Iirt) adj. iniproper, in-
decent. bie Un'gebufb impatience. un'gebufbig adj. impatient. ungeheuer adj. immense, ter-
rible. ungefränft adj. unhnrt, undis-
turbed. un gerecht adj. unjust. un'geretjt adj. unprovoked. un'gefefcütf) adj. illegal; irregu- lär. un'getröftet adj. uncomforted. ba3 Un geroitter {gen. -%, pl. — )
tempest, tliunderstorm. ungezügelt adj. unbridled, un-
restrained. ber Un'glim£f (gen. -3) harskness,
in justice. bas Un glucf {gen. -s, pl. -e) mis-
fortime, disaster. un'gtücfttci) adj. wietched, un-
happy. ungtiieffe tig adj. unhappy.
bie Ungüicf£tat {pl. -cn) un-
happy deed. btö Unheil {gen. -s) mischief,
evil. unleib'iid) adj. unbearable. unmenfd) Urf) adj. inhuman, cruel. unmöglich adj. impossible. bie Un'tnitnbigfeit minority. ber Unmut {gen. -s) anger, In- dignation. uu'nüfc adj. useless. baä Un'retfjt (gen.-*) ivrong, gru.lt,
crime. unruhig adj. restless, impatient. bie Un'fc^ulb innocence, inex-
perience. un'frf)u(btg adj. innocent. nnf et pron. our, ours. nnten adv. doTrn, below. unter prep. w. dat. and acc, adv.,
sep. and insep.pref. under, be-
Iotv ; among, between ; during,
in. unter&red)'en (imterbrad), unter;
brocken) tr. Interrupt. unterbef fen adv. meanwhile. unterbrücf'en tr. oppress. ber Unterbrücf er (gen. -§, pl. — )
oppressor. ber Un'tergnng (gen. -§, pl. ^e)
ruin. destruetion. unternehmen (unternahm, unter;
nommen) tr. rindertake. unterstehen (umerftemb, unterftart;
ben) refl. dare ; take upon one-
self. unter tauchen intr. dive under. (bets) Unternmtben (gen. -s) Un- terwaiden, a canton of Swit-
zerland.
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VOCABULARY.
ber Unternm! bner (gen. -§, pl. — ) Unterwaldner, an inhabitant of the canton of Unterwaiden.
Unterttml'bttcr adj. from Unter- waiden.
«nterhJeg^ adv. on the way.
untertoer'fen (imterftmrf, untere ttorfen) tr. subdue ; refl. submit, yield.
unterwürfig adj. submissiye, re- spectful.
btc Untat (pl. -en) monstrous deed, crime.
un'beränbert adj. unchanged.
unberäu'fterlid) adj. inalienable.
un berbäcftiiij ad/, unsuspected.
un'berle^t ad/, uninjured, safe.
bie Unvernunft lack of sense, folly.
un'bernünftig acj[/. irrational, un- reasonable.
un'berfdjämt adj. impertinent, in- solent.
un'berfefjrt adj. unharmed, un- injured.
unftmn'ber&ar adv. invariably.
unweit prep. w. gen. and dat. not far from,
ber Utt'ftttte or Unsitten {gen. -n§ or -§) indignation.
unituflrur tttfj adv. involuntarily.
un'nnrtttd) adj. inhospitable.
un^erbretf) lief) adj. unbreakable, inviolable.
ur'alt adj. very old, ancient.
ur'alterS adv. from ancient times ; t>on uralter^ J)er, from time im- memorial.
bie Ur'feljbe ( pl. -n) sacred oath ; cf. note to 1. 2911.
(bas) Uri (gen. -§) Uri, thename of a canton of Switzerland.
ber Urner (gen. -s, pl. — ) Urner, a man or an inhabitant of Uri.
bie Ur'fatfie (pl. -n) cause, rea- son.
ber Ur fjirung (gen. -§, pl. Äe) or- igin.
ber ttr'ftcmb (gen. -e§, pl. Äe) ori- ginal condition.
bct§ Urteil (aen. -8, _pZ. -e) judg- ment.
urteilen üifr*. judge.
bie Söartation' (_p£. -en) Variation. ber Söitter (gen. -3, pl. ~) father;
sire, ancestor. bctä Söct terlanb (gen. -e§, _pZ. Äer)
fatherland, native country. bä'terlitt) adj. fatherly, paternal,
ancestral. tm'terlo^ ad;, fatherless. ber Söa'temtorb (gen. -§) parri-
cide. bie Söä'tertugenb (p£. -en) ances- tral virtue. berab'ftfpeuen tr. despise, scorn. beracfy'ten tr. despise, scorn. bie Söeraoytung contempt, dis-
regard. feeratf/tungätoert adj. despicable. beränbern refl. be changed,
change. berän^ern tr. alienate, seil. fcerber'gen (öerbarg, Verborgen) tr.
hide, conceal; refl. be hidden. berbie'ten (berbot, Verboten) tr. for-
bid, prohibit.
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fcer&ut'bett (bcrbanb, berbunben) tr.
bind, blinclfold ; unite. i> er Muffen intr. turn pale. berfclenbcn tr. blind; delude. fcerblu'ten intr. and refl.. bleed to
deatb. bas %sevbved)'en (gen. -§, p/. — )
crime. Verbreiten fr. spread. Verbrennen (Derbrannte, berbrannt)
infr. burn up, burn to death. bie Sßerbantnfni^ (pl-\z) con-
demnation, damnation. Verbanden tr. owe, tbank one for. Verberben (berbarb, betborben) tr.
ruin, destroy. fcierbte'nen tr. merit, deserve ; reß.
gain for oneself . ber Verbrief?' igen, -es) yexation,
annoyance. fcerbrie '^en (öerbrotf, berbrojjen) tr.
vex, annoy; ftd) berbrtetfen laiien
besitate to, shrink from. ber&erbmf? igen, äSerbruffes») Yexa- tion, annovance. Verehren tr. honor, respect. öerefben tr. bind by oatb. öerei'nen tr. nnite. tierfaflen (berftef, berfatfen) intr.
(aux. fein) fall to, be forfeited
to. öerfan'gen (öerftng, bedangen) intr.
avail; refl. be caugbt. iierfe^len intr. fail. fcerflndjen fr. curse. fcerfof gen tr. follow, pursne. ber Verfolger (gen. -§, pJ. — )
pursuer. Herführen fr. rnislead, deeeive ;
corrupt.
hit Söerfitfj'mng (pl. -en) tempta-
tion. Vergeben (bergab, bergeben) tr.
forgive. fcerge ben§ adu. in vain. fcergeb'üd) ac?;. useless. bie Sßergebnng forgiveness, par-
don. bie &ergel'tnng retribution, ven-
geance. bergeffen (bergafj, bergejjen) tr.
forget. Vergiften tr. poison. öergfei'rfjen tr. settle. fcergret ben (oergrub, bergraben) tr.
bury. &ergrö'|}ern tr. increase. tiergn'ten tr. make good. tierijaften fr. arrest. beruften (t>erf)ieft, berfj alten) fr.
conceal, keep frorn; refl. be. fcerfjanbeln tr. transact. berfjäng'en tr. ordain. bevtyant' adj. odious, detested. betfytfy'Un tr. kide, conceal. berOinbern tr. hinder, prevent. ber^nffen tr. and refl. Cover;
bide one 's face. bereuten tr. avert, prevent. berir'ren intr. and refl. lose one's
way, get lost. berjtfgen tr. drive ont. berfeutfen tr. seil. berflei'ben tr. disguise. berfüm'mern intr. {aux. jein) pine
away, witber. berfnn'ben tr. announce, make
known. bertiht'bigen tr. and refl. an- nounce, proclaim; show itself.
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VOCABULARY.
fcerfunb fdjaften tr. explore, find
out. berlana/en tr. demand. ba§ Verfang en (gen. -§, pl. — )
longing, desire. üerlaffett (berttejs, bertajjen) tr.
leave, forsake ; rely upon. Verlaufen (berttef, Verlaufen) refl.
lose one's way. tierlauten intr. impers. be re-
ported. fcerle'gen adj. embarrassed, con-
fused. fcerlei'fjen (berltelj, berlierjen) tr.
give, grant. feerle^en tr. hurt, violate. fcertte reu (bertor, bertoren) fr. lose;
refl. be lost, disappear. bermau'ern ^r. Surround with a
wall. Dermef^ren tr. increase. bermet'ben (bermieb, bermt eben) tr.
avoid. bermeng'ett £r. mix up, confuse. fcermö'gen (bermodjte, bermoajt) tr.
be able. bct§ Söermö'gett (gen. -§, pZ. — )
ability; means. öcrnc^men (berncujm, bernommen)
fr. hear ; learn. bie Vernunft reason, understand-
ing. vernünftig acZj. sensible. fcerö'ben Zr. cmd znfr. lay waste ;
be deserted. i>er£fänben tr. mortgage. ber betrat' {gen. -§) treason,
treachery. fcerra'ten (b erriet, b erraten) tr.
betray.
ber Söerrä'ter (gen. -%, pl. — )
traitor. Herrinnen (berrcmn, berronnen)
intr. (aux. jein) pass away. berfcigen tr. deny, refuse; infr.
fail. fcerfatn'mertt refl. assemble, meet. bie &erfatnm/(nng (pl. -en) as-
sembly, meeting. fcerfdjaf fen £r. secure, obtain, get. fcerfdjeiben (berjdjieb, betrieben)
znfr. (aux. fein) expire, pass
away. fcerfajenf en fr. give away. berftfyen'rtjen fr. drive away. fcerfdjte'&en tr. defer, postpone. fcerfdjieben ac?;. different; pl.
several. fcerfdjlet'ern tr. veil. berfrfjtie'ften (berftfjtog, berjd&Iofjen)
fr. shut up, hide. fcerfdjUng'en (berjdjlang, berja^lun=
gen) tr. swallow up. berfäjmä'ljen tr. despise, scorn. fcerfäjnrben fr. do, commit. öerfdjüt'ten fr. bury, oyerwhelm. berfa)nnn/bett (berf^tbanb, ber=
fdjttnmben) intr. (aux. fein) dis- appear, vanish. bie *8erftf)h>ö rung (pZ. -en) con-
spiracy. fcerfe'fjen (berfctr;, berje^en) re/f.
expect of , look out for. fcerfen'ben (berjanbte or berfenbeie,
berfanbt or berfenbet) tr. send. & er fetten tr. put, throw ; reply. tierfölj'nen refl. become recon-
ciled, make one's peace. berf£red)'en (berfbrarf), berfbrodjen)
tr. promise.
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feerftätt'big adj. sensible, prudent. fcerftetft' adj. remote. t>crftc'()cn (berftanb, berftanöen) tr.
understand, mean, know ; ftd) berjteljen mit conie to an agree- ment with.
öerftorfcit refl. be stubborn.
fcerftof) fett, adv. secretly, stealth-
berfu'rtjett tr. try, attempt ; tempt.
fcertei btgen tr. defend.
ber SSertet'biger {gen. -Z,pl. — )
defender. fcertü'gen £r. destroy, annul. fcertrau'en £ft£r. trust in, rely on ;
tr. connde, trust. baö Q3crtrau(e)it (gen. -§) trust,
conndence. fcertraut' acZ;. trusted, intimate. tjertrei'&ett (bertrieb, Vertrieben) tr.
drive out, expel. fcerü'&ett tr. do, commit. fcjerttmty'rett tr. guard, keep. fcerftmfteit tr. adrninister. berttmn bellt £?\ and refl. change. öerttmnbt' ac(/. related, kindred. fcertoe'gen (Derftog, berroogen) refl.
dare. berftje'gen ad;, bold, daring. üertoet'gern £r. refuse. tievftet'Ien intr. remain, stop. HerlQitn'fc^en fr*, curse. beriuüttfdjt' adj. cursed, con-
founded. fcerja'gen in£r. despair. feersei'fjett (berief), bergen) fr\
pardon, excuse. fcerste'ren fr1, decorate. ticr^itiei'fettt mir. despair. bie SöerjftJeiflmtg despair.
bic ^et^hJeif'lnng^angft (pl. Äe)
desperate fear. tiersitieif'atngätioH ad;, füll of
despair, desperate. ber Sßetter (#e?i. -§, pl- -n) cousin ;
relative. ba§ Söielj (#erc. -8) beast, cattle. tnel ac?J. much, a great deal; pl.
many; adv. very. iriefer fahren ad;, very experi-
enced, wise. tnetfeidjr' ady. perhaps, per-
cliance. bielmefjr' conj. but ratner. tuer num. adj. four. ötcrt /mm. a^;. fourth. ber Q3icrhialbftätterfee (#e>i. -s)
Lake of the Four Cantons ; cf .
note on stage directions on
p. 43. ber $öogeI (gen. -§, pl. ") bird. ber QSogt (V/e>i. -3, p?. ~e) bailiff,
governor. ba§ ©oü {gen. -e§, />Z. -er) people,
nation. fcoH acT/. füll, coniplete ; whole,
great. tJOÜOring'en (üoftbradjte, bottbradjt)
acconiplisb, carry out. ijottett'ben tr. end, flnish, accom-
plisli. fcöttig adj. füll; adf. entirely. bie %$olitnad)t (pl. -ert) füll power,
authority. f)om = t)0n benu fcott prep. w. dat., of, frorn, by,
because, with ; concemiug. Hur prep. ic. dat. and acc, adv..
and sep. pref. before, frorn ; be- cause of : in front of : ago.
US
VOCABULARY.
tootan' aclv. and sep. pref. before, in advance.
Hciratt -5ic()cn (509, gebogen) intr. (aux. (ein) precede, go in ad- vance of .
burou^' aclv. before, in advance.
bor'-b alten intr. take precau- tions, anticipate.
btfrfcei' aclv. and sep. pref. by, past, over ; an . . . borbei past.
borfcet'-geljen (ging, gegangen) intr. (aux. (ein) go by, pass by.
borfcei-fein (toar, gerne Jen) intr. (aux. fein) be over.
bor'-btegen (0-0) tr. bend for- ward.
borber adj. forward, fore, front.
ber Soor ber grunb (gen. -s) fore- ground.
bor'berft superl. adj. foremost.
bär-getten (ging, gegangen) i?2fr\ (cma. fein)
bar -Ratten (ie-o) ^r. bold up be- fore.
ber Soor J)ang (#en. -§, pZ. ~e) cur- tain.
bte Söut'fiut vanguard, sentinel.
borig ady.preceding, former ; last.
bor'-tummen (tarn, gekommen) intr. (aux. jein) come forward.
born aclv. before, in front.
ber Söpr'ftfjub (gen. -s) aid, as- sistance; SSorjdnxb tun render assistance.
bie ^öor/fe()ung = ^ürfeI)ung.
bie Söor'ftdjt foresight, rjrudence.
Ijor'f bringen (a-11) mfr». (cmz.jein) jut out, project.
ber SGor'fJirung (#en. -s, pj. ~e) protection, ledge.
borfteHen £r. stand for, represent. ber Soor teil (gen. -§, pl. -e) ad-
vantage. bor'treten (a-e) intr. (aux. jein)
stand forth, step forward. bor'über adv. anc? sep. pref. by,
past. borüber-gefjen (ging, gegangen)
intr. (aux. fein) go past, go by. borü'ber-Ienfen fr\ steer past. bor übertreiben (ie-ie) re/L burry
past. tootü/bev-tvant>elnintr. (aux. jein)
go past. toov'tDävfö aclv. and sep. pref. for- ward. borniartä-ramntett (tarn, gefönt
men) m£r. (awa;. fein) advance. ber SGar nrnrf (gen. -s, pl. Äe) re-
proacb.
bie 2Satf)e (#ett. -n) watch, guard;
2öad)e Ratten stand guard. hmtfjfen (u-a) mfr\ (cmz. jein)
grow ; advance. ber £Säd)ter (ge^. -§, pJ. — ) guard ;
as a proper noun, 2öäd)ter the
name of a dog. bmcfer ac?;. brave, good, excel-
lent. bie 2öaffe (pl. -n) weapon; pl.
arms. ber S$af fettbienft (gen. -e§, pZ. -e)
military Service. ber 2öaf fenfreunb (gen. -e§,
2;?. -e) friend in arms, comrade. ber 2$af fentneojt (gen. -e§,pZ. -e)
mercenary soldier, soldier.
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ftmffnen tr. arm.
bie SSa'gefaftrt (pl, -en) daring
trip. fragen tr. dare, risk. ber Üöa'geffcmng (gen. -§, pl. Äe)
daring or lrazardous leap. bie'Söa'getat (p/. -en) daring deed. bas £$ag'ftücf (#eft. -S, pZ. -e)
daring deed. bie %Qaf)l (pl. -en) choiee. fcmfjlen tr. choose. bie $Qaf)i'jveif)eit (pl. -en) free-
doni of election. ber %Qaf)tt (gen. -s) dream, il-
lnsion. ttmfpt'ftottig adj. insane, mad. bie $Qaf)ri)inn§tat (pl. -en) insane
deed. toafyv adj. true, genuine. tväfyvenb prep. w. gen. during. bie $8at)vt)tit (pl. -en) trath. toafyv'litf) adv. truly, indeed. bie äöäfj'rnng (pl. -en) Standard
of yarue ; value, worth. bie £öaife (pl. -n) orphan. ber SS^alb (gen. -e§, pl. Äer) woods,
forest, bas 2öalbrge&trg or 2öalb'ge&irge
(ozen. -es or -s, pZ. -e or — )
forest mountains. bie SCÖnlb^egenb (pl. -en) forest
region. bie %8alb'fapelle (pl. -n) forest
chapel. bie Söaibftätie (/. pl.) The Forest
Cantons. bie £öalbnng (pl. -en) woods,
forest. baZ g$alb/ftmffer (gen. -§, —)
forest stream.
ber £öatt (gen. -es, pl. Kt) wall,
rampart. tonlien intr. (aux. fein) wander,
make a pilgrimage. ttmlten in^r.rule, govern, control. (Der) maltt)tv (gen. -s) Walther. (Der) XQälti (gen. -s) Wälti, a
diminutive of Walther. intÜ^en Zr. roll. bie 2öanb (pl. "e) wall. ftianbeln intr. (aux. [ein or f>a6en)
go, rnove, walk. tomnbem £n£r. (aux. fein) wander,
go, travel. ber £öan'ber3ntann (flre?i. -e§,
p?. Sanberstente) traveler. ber &öanb(e)rer (gen. -s, pl. — )
traveler. femnfen intr. (aux. fein or Jjaben)
shake, totter. ttiann interrog. adv. when ? bas Slöajj'f» enf d)Üb (gen. -es>, p?.
-er) coat-of-arnis. mahnen ö\ arm. ttmrm ae#. warm. toarnen tr. warn, bie Slöar'nung (pl. -en) warning. (ber) %Qavt (gen. -s) Wart, an
Austrian nobleman and one of
emperor Albrecht 's murderers ;
ef . 11. 2859—2898, and notes to
1. 1339 and 1. 2998. nrntten intr. wait, wait for ; tend. ftmrnnt' interrog. adv. why? ft»a§ interrog. pron. what?;reZ.
pron. what, that which, what-
ever; often equivalent to ettuas
something; rrms für ein what
kindof ; was" . . . and) whatever. bas $8affer (gen. -s,pl — ) water.
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ba§ gSaf'fcr^ufjn {gen. -^.pl.^tx)
water hen. bie $ßaf ferfhift CpJ- ~0 gorge of
water, whirlpool. bie 2öaf fertuüfte {pl. -n) watery
desert. waste of waters. ft>ecf)feltt tr. and intr. cliange,
alter, vary. toecfen tr. awaken, arouse. toeber conj. neither. ber £Seg {gen. -es, pl. -e) way,
patli, road. tueg adv. and sep. pref. away, off. ftieg-Met&en (ie-ie) intr. {aim.
fein) stay away. biegen preß, w. gen. on account
of. fcieg'-fafjren {u-a)intr. (aux. fein)
sail away. sail along. ttieg'-füfjven fr. lead away. toeg'-gefjen (ging, gegangen) intr.
{aux. ietn) go away; go over. hieg'-ran&en tr. carry off. ft)eg'-tret&en (ie-ie) tr. drive away. toeg'-toienben (toanbte or roenbete,
getoanbt or geroenbet) tr. and
refl. turn away, avert. nie^(e) interj. woe! alas! bas Söelj'gefrfjrei {gen. -3) cry of
distress, lamentation. nielj'flagen intr. moan, wail, la-
ment.' niedren tr. stop, hinder. tvtf)t'lo& adj. unarnied, defense-
les,c. bas XQcib {gen. -&,pl. -er) wornan,
wife. ber %&eibei {gen. -es, pl. — )
beadle, bailiff . toei&üd} adj. womanly.
toettfjen (i-i) intr. {aux. jetn)
yield, give way. bie $öeibe {pl. -n) pasture. toeiben tr. graze, pasture. ber 28eibgefell {gen. -en, pZ. -en)
huntsnian. ber 2öetb mann (-3, p/. *eT or
Seibleute) hunter. bas $öetb tt>erf (#eft. -s) game,
hunting. tneigem tr. refuse. ber 2öeiij or 2Setfje (#en. -en or
-n, p/. -en o?* -n) falcon, eagle. toeidjen refl. devote oneself. Weil conj. while ; because. toeüen intr. stay, linger. ber $öeüer {gen. -s, pl. — ) ham-
let ; also part of a proper name. meinen intr. weep. tueifc adj. wise, prudent. bie 28etje (pl. -n) manner, way. toeifen (ie-ie) tr. show, refer; re-
prove. toeiälid} adv. wisely. prudently. toeif? adj. white. bas 2öetf?lanb {gen. -es) White-
land : ef . note to 1. 1193. nieit adj. wide, broad, far; ein
SBettreg something further. bie 2$ette {pl. -n) width, dis-
tance. ftjetter adv. and sep. pref . further,
on. tneit'fdjidjtig adj. far-reaching,
vast, most iniportant. toeit'-fd)ntettem intr. resound
afar. fc)eit'i>erfn)Inngen adj. tangled. hJefdjer rel. and interrog. adj. and
pron. who. which, what; that
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bte SCÖeße (pl. -n) wave, surge. toelfd) adj. foreign; cf. note to
1. 519. bas Söelfdj'fanb (gen. -c§) Italy :
cf . note to 1. 519. bte 2öelt (pl. -en) world, earth. toenben (rocmbte or roenbete, ge=
toanbt or getuenbet) refl. turn. toentg adj. little ; few, sl few. toenn odj. if ; when; though. toer interrog. pron. who; indef.
rel. pron. who, whoever. toeröen (a-o) fr. gatn, enlist; re-
quest ; znfr. sue, woo. öierben (a-o) m£r. (aus. [ein) be-
conie, get, happen; aux. with
future shall, will ; aux. icith
passive be. itierfen (a-o) tr. throw, cast. bas $öerf (gen. -s, pl. -e) work. bte £öerf leutc (m. pJ. ) workmen. bas $Qevt jeug (#e?i. -s, pZ. -e) tool. (ber) ferner (#e>i. -s) Werner. (ber) 2öerm (#era. -§) Wemi, a
huntsman's name. toert ad)", worthy, dear. ber £öert (gen. -es, pZ. -e) worth,
yalue. bcts £öefen (#ew. -s, pZ. — ) beirig,
creature. beräöeften (gen. -§) west. bas 2öetter (#en. -S,pZ. — ) weath-
er ; Storni, thunderstorm. bas $8et'tetloä) (gen. -§, pl. -er)
weather hole ; cf . note to 1. 40. ber Söetr'ftrett (gen. -s, pl. -e)
contest. dispute. itiefcen fr. whet, sharpen. tuiber prep. ?#. acc, adv. and
insep.pref. against, contrary to.
ber 2öt'berjmrt (gen. -s, pl. -e)
adversary. tvxbetpvatttn intr. (aux. (ein) re-
bound. tu ib er fe^en re/L resist. niiberfte'fjen (nuberjtanb, rotberftcnu
ben) intr. resist. hnberftre'fcen wtfr. struggle, re- sist. nuberftretten (nnberftritt, roiber=
firitten) intr. be contrary to. Xoitadv. how; co?i/. how, as, as
if, when. toieber adv., sep. and insep. pref.
again, anew. fcneberljolett tr. repeat. ttiie'ber-fe^ren intr. (aux. fein)
return. toie'ber-tommen (tarn, gefommen)
intr. (aux. {ein) come back. hneberfefjen ( iat), gejefjen) tr. see
again. bte 2ötege (pl. -n) cradle. ftnegen tr. rock. bte g&iefe (pi. -n)~meadow. toie&iel' adv. how niany. fcnlb adj. wild, bas 2öüb (gen. -es) wild animals,
ganie. hiUb'&eöJegt ad;, stormy. ber 2&üb(}euer (gen. -§, pZ. — )
gatherer of wild hay ; cf . note
to 1. 2739. bte 2$Ub 'nt$ (pl. -ie) wilderness. (ber) $8ilf)tlm (gen. -§) William. ber 2$iHe or ^Sitten (gre/i. -n§ or
-s, p£. -n or — ) will, purpose ;
nm . . . mitten for the sake of. toiütomtnen adj. welcome. bte iöimfcer (pl. -n) eyelash.
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ber SSHnb (gen. -e§, pl. — ) wind, bie $ötnbe$fc)ef)e (pl. -n,) snow
drift. bie 2&inb'(anune (pl. -n) wind
avalanche; cf. note to 1. 1501. bat aöinb'Hdit (gen. -4, pl. -er)
torch. (ber) aötn'felrteb (gen. -s) Win- kelried, a man's name ; cf . note
to 1. 911. totalen intr. nod, beckon. ber hinter (gen. -%, pl. — ) winter. önntern tr. and intr. winter, keep
throngh the winter. m
hit &ötn ternng wintering. ber SäMrfcel (gen. -s, pl. — ) Whirl- pool. würfen intr. work, act. ttnrf'Udj adv. really, truly. ber SSMrt (gen. -e§, pZ. -e) host. bit äßirttn (pZ. -nen) hostess,
wife. ttnrt'lid) adj. hospitable. ftriffen (foulte, getoujst) tr. know,
know how. ba% £8ttft>enieib (gen. -S) widow's
sorrow. tut» adv. and conj. where; when;
if. ttiofertt' conj. if, provided that. fttpgen intr. wave, surge. tvofyev' adv. whence, where. toofjin' adv. whither, where. ttiotll adv. well, indeed, perhaps. bas Söo^l (gen. -s) welfare. tovfylan interj. come on! yery
well! toofythefteUt adj. duly appointed. toof)l'betoaf)Vt adj. well kept, well
preserved.
toofjffeU adj. cheap. mofjl 'cjcimljvt acy. well fed. hiofU gepflegt a<:#. well cared for. bie a&oljl'tat (/>Z. -en) good deed,
kindness. toofjnen intr. dwell, reside, live. ttJOfjn'tttf) adj. habitable, com-
fortable. bie 2&o$tt'ftätte (pl. -n) dwell-
ing, home. bie %Qof)'nunq (pl. -en) habita-
tion, abode, home. ber 2SoIf (gen. -es, pl. *e) wolf. (ber) Üöulfenfdjteften ($re?i. -s)
Wolfenschiessen, the name of
an Austrian bailiff ; cf . note to
1. 77. bie $Ö0{fe (pl. -n) clorid. bie %ßoüe wool. motten tr. and modal aux. will,
intend, wish. Worauf adv. whereupon, upon
which. niorein' adv. into which. bas 2öi>rt (gen. -es, pZ. -e or -er)
word ; watchword. fciojn' adv. for which, for what,
for what purpose. bie 2Gntf)t weight. baZ &önnber (^en. -§, pl. — )
wonder, miracle. nmn'ber&ar adj. wonderful. bas äönn berbtng (gen. -s, pl. -e)
wonderful or stränge thing. nntnbem intr. and impers. refl.
wonder. ba§ ^önn'berjetdjen (gen. -§,
pl. — ) prodigy, portent. ber 2$unfd[j (gen. -e§, "e) wish,
desire.
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353
tomnfdjen tr. wisb, desire.
ftiürbig adj. wortby.
bie 2önrjel (pl- ~n) root.
bit 2$üfte (j?J. -n) desert, wilder-
. ness.
bie $öut rage, fury.
mitten intr. rage, be furious.
bie 2$üteret' rage ; tyranny.
ber äöü't(e)ritt) (gen. -%, pl. -e)
niadman ; tyrant, monster. mutig adj. raging, furious.
bie gacfe (pl. -n) prong, peak.
jagen intr. be afraid.
bie gafft (pl- -eti) number.
Sagten fr. pay, pay for.
jagten fr. count ; jagten auf count
UpOIL.
jälimen fr. tarne, subdue.
gart acZ/. tender, gentle.
ber gaufcer (#e?i. -3, pZ. — ) spell,
charm. jaubetn mfr. besitate ; delay. 5efj(e)n timwi. adj. ten. jefjnfacf) ?iw?n. acZ/. tenfold. §efmt ?iwm. ad;, tentb. ba§ geilen (,ae?i. -s, p?. — ) sign,
token, rnark ; symbol. geigen fr. sbow ; intr. point at ;
open towards ; refl. appear. bie geite (pl. -n) line, verse. bie gett (pl. -en) tirne; eine 3ett
lang for some time. Settig aä)'. early. jeitttd) adj. temporal; worldly. bit 3ett or gelte (pJ. -en or -n)
cell, bermitage. bas geftter (#e?i. -s, pZ. — ) scepter.
Serfcrecfjen (^erbracf), $erbroä)en) fr.
break to pieces. jerrnicfen fr. break, crusb. jertumfct' adj. ragged. jerna'gen tr. gnaw. Serret??en (^errife, ^errijjen) tr. tear,
rend, break. jerftfjmet'tern tr. dasb to pieces ;
kill. §erf£at ten tr. split, cleave. §erfferengen fr. burst, break. jerfjmngen (^erjprang, ^erjprangen)
intr. (aux. jein) fly to pieces,
break. jerftö reu, tr. destroy, ruin. §erftört' adj. distorted, troubled. jertreten (§erttat, vertreten) tr.
tread under foot, crusb. ber geuge (#e?i. -n, p2. -n) wit-
ness. jengen iftfr. be a witness to. bie Beugung (pl. -en) generation. jieljen Cjog, gebogen) fr. pull, draw;
i?zfr. and refl. (aux. fein) go,
move, pass; gebogen fommen
come along. bas> gief (gen. -§, pl. -e) end, goal ;
mark, aim. fielen intr. aim. jiemen intr. beboove, beflt. bie gier (pl. -en) Ornament, bie gimmera£t (j?J. "e) carpen-
ter's ax. ber gim merntann (#e/i. -§,pZ. *er
or 3^tni:rier'teute) carpenter. Simmern fr. build. $infen i?ifr. pay tribute. gittern intr. tremble. §oüen intr. pay toll, ber gorn (gen. -es) anger, wratb.
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VOCABULARY.
5U prep. w. dat., adv., and sep.
pref. to, unto, at, in, on,
with, besides; too; ju Sanbe
by land. %tt'-bv\nqcn (braute, gebraut) tr.
bring to. bie 3uä)t (pl. -en)breed, herd. bte güäVtignng (pl. -en) punish-
nient. jncfen intr. (aux. fein or fjaben)
quiver, trenible. ju'-brütfen tr. shut, close. Siterft7 adv. first of all, at nrst. SU^fa^ten (u-a) fr*, bring to,
carry to; intr. (aux. fein) ap-
proach. 5U -fallen (fiel, gefallen) i»*r. (cws.
fein) fall to. oer 3«9 (gen. -e§, pZ. "e) march,
procession; pl. features, coun-
tenance. 5n-gel>en (a-e) ftr. grant, concede,
allow. jnge'gen adj. present. 5n'-gel)en (ging, gegangen) intr.
(aux. fein) go on, go towards;
bend to. *>er 3ügel (gen. -§, pl. — ) rein,
bridle. jngletä)' adv. at the sarne time,
at once. $n -festen fr\ turn towards. bie gnhtnft future. %K\z$tf adv. at- last. ännätfjft' adv. next, in the next
place, near by. bie 3nnft (pl. "e) guild. bie gunge (pl- ~n) tongue, lan- gnage.
jn-retten (ritt, geritten) intr. (aux.
fein) ride on. (bie) or (baz) 3ür(i)rt) (gen. -3)
Zürich, the capital of the can-
ton of Zürich. jnrücf adv. and sep. pref. back,
backwards; interj. back! gnrücf-fclet&en (ie-ic) intr. (aux.
fein) rernain behind. Sittürf -fahren (u-a) intr. (aux.
fein) shrink back, recoil. 5nrücf -fallen (fiel, gefaden) intr.
(aux. fein) fall back. 5nrücf-fül)ren tr. lead back, re-
instate. 5nrücf-gel»en (a-e) tr. give back,
restore. %utü(f -galten (te-a) fr. hold back,
withold. %uvüä -festen znfr\ (awx. fein)
return. Snrücf-fontmen (fam, gekommen)
intr. (aux. fein) return. 5nrücf-laffen (tiejs, ge(ajfen) tr.
leave behind. jnrücf-ffmngen (a-u) mfr\ (awx.
fein) leap back. Snrücf -fielen (ftcmb, geftanben)
intr. (aux. fein) stand back;
withdraw. 5nrütf-treten (a-e) mfr\ (aux.
fein) step back. 5nrücf-toerfen (a-o) tr. throw
back. jn-f^gen tr. promise. änfatn'men adv. and sep. pref.
together, along with. jnfam men-&retf)en (a-o) tr. break
down. Snfam'men-fletfjten (o-o) tr. clasp.
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355
jufam'men-fütyren tr. bring to
gether. jufam'mcn-grenjcn intr. meetto-
gether, border. 5ufam'men-fmlten (ie-a) tr. and
intr. hold together; reniain
united. Snfam'men-Icmfen (ie-a) intr.
(aux. fein) gather together, ran
together. Snfmn'men-r äffen, re/L collect
oneself, compose oneself. 5ufammen-i?«fcn (ie-n) fr\ call
together. äufammen-fdjletajen (t-i) intr.
creep together. 5itfattt'inen-ftttf en (a-u) intr. (aux.
lein) sink down. 5ufamtnen-ftef)en (ftcmb, ge[tan=
ben) mtfr. stand together. ber gnfdjauer {gen. -§, pl. — )
spectator. 5U '-fdne^en (fdjofj, gejdjojjen) infr.
shoot away. 5U-fdjIettbern tr. hurl towards. 3it-f$tteften (id;(o^ gejrfjlojjen) ö%
shut.
ju'-fnjnüren 2r. lace up ; stirle. ju'-fe&en (a-e) infr. look on. Sit -tragen (u-a) re/?. happen. ju -trauen re/?. risk, dare. 5Utraulidj aä>*. trxisting. jufcor' ac/i>. before. 5u'-£äf)Ien fr. count out to. her gftmng igen, -es) force, op-
pression. ä&mn'sig ?iwm. adj. twenty. ber gtoetf (firen. -%, pl. -e) pur-
pose. 5to>ei nicn». ad;, two. ber ^toeifel fererc. -s, d/, — )
doubt. Stoeifeln intr. doubt. Ztoeimal adv. twice. jtt)eit ra^m. aä^\ second. bte 3wjie/trartjt discord. ber 3ö*ing (ffen- -?*, pl- _e) prison,
dungeon. jnnngen (a-u) tr. force, compel,
subdue. 5ttrifdjen prep. iv. dat. and acc.
between, arnong. jttiölf /iwm. ad;, twelve.
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