UC-NRLF *B bl3 b32 y ClLkln. TjAtxI^ fr \'S.?^^ k GERMAN CLASSICS WILHELM TELL BUCHHEIM Eontion HENRY FROWDE MACMILLAN AND CO. GERMAN CLASSICS EDITED PVITI/ ENGLISH NOTES, ETC. BY C. A. BUCHHEIM, Phil. Doc, F.C.P. Professor of the German Language and Literature in King's College^ London Examiner in German to the University of London To the University of Nenv Zealand To the College of Preceptors, the Society of Arts ^ etc, WILHELM TEIiIi, a Drama by Schiller SCHOOL EDITION WITH A MAP Tliird Edition, Revised Oxford AT THE CLARENDON PRESS M DCCC LXXXIX [All rights reserved "l ^^ (XOhiA PREFACE. The pithy saying which Schiller has put into the mouth of one of the characters in Wilhelm Tell, to the effect that ' altered times necessitate altered laws/ might with full pro- priety be applied to educational methods, which, with the change of times, are frequently subject to modifications. Thus in former years, when German was studied by the chosen few only, it seemed advisable to supply critical editions of German Classics, similar to those of the Ancient Classics in familiar use among these select few. Ac- cordingly I have prepared within the last twenty years editions of a number of German Classics with full critical and historical commentaries, which, to judge from the great success which has attended their publication, fully answered the requirements of scholarly learners of German. Of late years, however, the study of German has spread almost throughout the whole civilised world to such a marvellous degree, that it may be said to be taken up now by the many. German is now no longer studied exclusively by the scholar, the scientist, or the purely literary man, but by all who aspire to the acquisition of a liberal education, be it for practical purposes, or with the object of intellectual improvement. Learned critical editions of German Classics would con- sequently be out of place for the great majority of the pre- 567., I :j VI , PREFACE, sent students of German ; and after conferring on the subject with a number of distinguished and experienced colleagues, I have decided to prepare editions of German Text Books, with brief Introductions and short Notes — as I have edited Schiller's Historische Skizzen — so as to supply a want, which makes itself felt daily more and more in the school and class- room. The present volume forms the first of the new Series, the nature and character of which is sufficiently indicated by the special title : School Edition. The next, similarly edited, volume will, in all probability, consist of Becker's Friedrich der Grosze ^, and it will, in part, depend upon the reception of these volumes whether others are to follow. The reasons which have induced me to begin this Series with the present play are the following : — Schiller's Wilhelm Tell is the classical play which, as a rule, German teachers like to place first in the hands of their pupils after they have gone with them through the ordinary routine of reading-books in prose. It seemed to me, therefore, quite proper to issue that drama for ordinary school purposes without any further delay ; and I also wished to show practically, by the contrast between the larger critical, and the present smaller edition, the scope of the present Series, the principal feature of which will be to give that legitimate help which the student could not obtain from the Dictionaries in general use in this country, and indeed hardly from the most comprehensive Dictionaries, without having already fully mastered the whole of the German Grammar. To give this help in this particular volume seemed to me the more necessary, because Schiller's Tell is, though in itself easy of comprehension, rather difficult in point of language. It is, therefore, to be hoped that both ^ The above volume, provided with Historical Introduction, Notes and a Map, has just been. published. PREFACE, Vll the completeness and the brevity of the Notes will serve as a stimulus to the readers of the drama to prepare the text most carefully. I have also inserted in the Notes a number of grammatical rules, and have made frequent cross-references. The etymology of the more unusual expressions has likewise been given, separately from the body of the explanatory Notes, so that the eye may the better assist the memory. I have not, however, confined myself to the explanation of the linguistic difficulties only, but I have also included in the Notes all the historical and legendary information requisite for the full understanding of the numerous allusions in the play. I have further prefixed, as in my larger critical edition of Tetl — only in a considerably shorter compass — an Introduction comprising a Biographical Notice of the author, the historical and legendary account of the liberation of the Forest Cantons, and finally a Critical Notice of the play. The present issue is, however, not a mere epitome of my larger edition, but is in great part the result of renewed original work, as I have most carefully gone again through the whole drama, leaving actually nothing unexplained which seemed to require ex- planation. The Text and the Arguments are the same as in the large book. In this edition I have devoted particular attention to the topography of the scene of action — not only availing myself of the works which Schiller himself had used, and of the more recent publications on the geography of Switzerland, but also of my personal knowledge of the country, in which I have travelled and stayed for some time. And in order to make the various scenes of the drama more ansc'haulich, a map of the locality in which the scene of action is laid has been added. It is, therefore, hoped that while the teachers of German, and those students who have taste and leisure enough to consult critical commentaries, will continue to use my larger Vlli PREFACE, edition of Wilhelm Tell, which has met with so much favour in the New World as well as in the Old, the present issue will contribute to make Schiller's masterpiece, than which there is no more suitable and interesting work for the young, still more popular in the school-room. In conclusion, I cannot refrain from expressing my cordial thanks to my friend Mr. Frank T. Lawrence, Barrister-at-Law, formerly one of the modern language masters at Wellington and Rugby, who has kindly assisted me in seeing the editorial matter through the press, and to whom I am indebted for some valuable suggestions. ilth March t 1884. The raison d^etre of this volume has been proved by the favourable reception it has met with on the part of teachers and pupils ; and in order to increase its usefulness I have — in issuing the present. Second Edition — inserted some additional explanations, besides making several corrections in the Notes. C. A. BUCHHEIM. King's College, London: August^ 1887. CONTENTS. PAGE Biographical Notice of Schiller . . . xi The Liberation of the Forest Cantons:— I. The True History xiv II. The Legendary Version . . . . xvi Critical Notice xx Map XXV Wilhelm Tell: — Text and Arguments i Notes 187 BIOGRAPHICAL NOTICE OF SCHILLER. JOHANN Christoph Friedrich Schiller was bom Nov. ID, 1759, at Marbach in Wiirttemberg, of Protestant parents. From 1765 to 1768 he was educated at Lorch, and subsequently at Ludwigsburg. Theology was the faculty for which he was first destined, but his father, who served as captain under the Duke Karl Eugen of Wiirttemberg, was induced to place him, in 1773, in the Military Academy founded by the latter. The boy first studied Jurisprudence and subsequently Medicine. The rigorous military discipline under which the students were kept at that Institution — which was removed in 1775 to Stuttgart — was most distasteful to Schiller. He was allowed to read medical books only, and this restraint aroused in him an intense aversion for every kind of tyranny. In this state of excitement he wrote his harrowing but powerful tragedy. Die Rduber, which was performed for the first time at Mannheim in 1782. The vexations which ensued from his secret visit to the latter place, to witness the performance of his drama, caused him to leave Stuttgart secretly (1782). He took with him the MS. of his second play, called Fiesko, and fortunately he found a refuge near Meiningen, where he stayed till the end of July 1783, writing his third tragedy, Kabale und Liebe, Schiller now repaired to Mannheim, where his two new dramas were performed (1784), the former with indifferent and the latter with very great success. These three plays were nothing but the impatient outburst of youthful enthu- siasm, being violent protests against the real or exaggerated vices of society. Xll BIOGRAPHICAL NOTICE OF SCHILLER, On the invitation of Korner — the father of the hero-poet — Schiller went (1785) to Leipzig, and after a short stay there to Dresden, where his friend Korner generously provided for him. Here he wrote Don Karlos (1787), a drama with a historical background ; and the authorities he used for that drama led him to the composition of his great historical work, Der Abfall der Nzederlande, which was issued in 1788, during his sojourn at a village near Rudolstadt. This work procured him, through the mediation of Goethe, the Pro- fessorship of History in the University of Jena, where he settled in 1789. In 1790 he married Charlotte von Lengefeld. He fell ill in 1791, and his professorial career came to a close. The Geschichte des dreiszigjdhrigen Krieges, which Schiller wrote between 1790-92, led him to dramatize the tragic fate of Wallenstein in a brilliant Trilogy, comprising WallensteirC s Lager J Die Piccolomini; Wallenstein^ s Tod, This cycle was finished in 1799 and met with the greatest success. Schiller now displayed an extraordinary activity, in spite of his increasing debility. He wrote in succession the following classical tragedies, all of which were most enthusiastically received by the public : Maria Stuart (1800) ; Die Jungfrau von Orleans (1801) ; Die Braut von Messina (1803); Wilhelm Tell (1804). During the same time he adapted Gozzi's Turandot for the German stage ; translated Racine's Phedre^ and gave two comedies by Picard, Der Parasitj Der Neffe als Onkelm elegant German versions. In 1799 he had taken up his permanent abode at Weimar, in order to be nearer to the Theatre, where his dramas were performed, and to Goethe, with whom he had formed a warm friendship. The year 1805 found him ailing, and at the beginning of May he fell seriously ill. He lingered for a few days, and on the 9th of May he breathed his last. Besides the above-mentioned works Schiller wrote a number of philosophical and historical essays. But he owes his popularity to his dramas and also in a great measure to his poems, more especially his ballads, such as Der Hand- BIOGRAPHICAL NOTICE OF SCHILLER, xill schuhj Die Biirgschaft j Der Taucherj Die Kraniche des Ibikus, and to his celebrated Lied von der Glocke. Schiller was one of the most noble-minded and warm- hearted men that ever lived. He was an enthusiastic lover of liberty, and everything which he wrote was intended to ennoble mankind and to ameliorate the state of society. His constant endeavour was to inculcate upon the minds of men the principles of religious tolerance — of perfect political freedom, and of the highest morality. He was admired at home and abroad by high and low, and the then Emperor of Germany ennobled him ; but above all he was loved by the people, and he is still the favourite poet of the German nation. THE LIBERATION OF THE FOREST CANTONS. I. The True History, The origin of the Swiss Confederation must be sought on the shores of the Vierwaldstettersee — Lake of the four Forest Cantons — and more especially in the three Cantons of Schwyz, Uri, and Unterwalden. Both the geographical configuration of these districts and the homogeneity of race of their inhabit- ants favoured their union. These wooded regions were first peopled at the beginning of the eighth century, not by Swedes coming from the North, but by Alemanni coming from Germany. About three centuries later we find them placed — like the rest of the country then known by the name of Helvetia — under the protection and immediate sovereignty of the German Empire. The inhabitants were not all free men ; a number of them owed allegiance to individual lords or were bondsmen. Still the country flourished as a whole under the Imperial Administration (Reichsvogtei) of the Counts of Zahringen, who founded, among other cities, those of Bern^ of Freiburg in the Uechtland, &c. After the extinction of the Zahringer dynasty in 121 8, the vast Helvetic territory was divided into a great number of districts, but most of them were in danger of falling into the hands of the Counts of Habsburg. These owned the district of Aargau, where their ancestral castle — of which only a tower is now to be seen — was situated; and they exercised, besides, the function of THE LIBERATION OF THE FOREST CANTONS. XV Imperial Administrators, including that of penal Judicature (Bluibann\ over the districts of Schwyz, Uri, and Unter- walden. The Habsburgs soon gave unmistakable signs that they were striving after absolute sovereignty in those terri- tories ; and the result was, that the inhabitants were anxious to shake off their rule entirely. Uri succeeded in obtaining, in 1 23 1, from Henry, the son of the Emperor Frederick II (whilst the latter was in Italy), its incorporation with Ger- many ; and in 1240 the * people of Schwyz' obtained from Frederick II himself an Imperial Charter. During the great Interregnum (1254-73), however, which followed after the death of Conrad IV, the Habsburgs again obtained great ascendency in the Forest Cantons ; and when Rudolph von Habsburg was elected Emperor of Germany (1273), and. did not formally renew the Imperial Charter granted by Frederick II to the inhabitants of Schwyz, they again appre- hended the loss of their independence, although he was generally considered a * gracious sovereign.* This apprehen- sion was increased — and fully shared by Uri and Unterwalden — after the death of Rudolph in 129 1 ; in which year the three cantons formed an alliance * against all attacks from without and all dissensions from within,' which may be considered as the foundation of the Swiss Confederation. Adolph von Nassau (1291-98), the successor of Rudolph, confirmed the Imperial Charter granted to Schwyz and Uri ; but unfortu- nately the King died soon after, at the battle of Gollheim, and his adversary, Albrecht, son of Rudolph von Habsburg, became Emperor of Germany. The stern and severe Albrecht was no favourite with his subjects ; still he did not encroach in such a flagrant degree upon the liberties of the Swiss Cantons as to give occasion to a violent and open rupture, and not one contemporary authority of his reign has recorded any outbreak whatever of popular discontent. The Swiss patiently bore the hardships inflicted upon them by the Governors of Albrecht, and when the latter was assassinated in 1308 by his nephew Johann von XVI THE LIBERA TION OF THE FOREST CANTONS. Schwaben, they tacitly allowed the Habsburgs to wreak their vengeance on the Swiss kinsfolk of Johannes Parricida's ac- complices. Consequently the Imperial Governors cannot have been driven away, either before or after the death of Albrecht, and no open outbreak took place at that time. The Emperor Henry VII of Luxemburg (1308-13) renewed the former Imperial Charters in favour of Schwyz and Uri ; still it was only the rivalry which existed between the Emperor and the Habsburgs that saved the three cantons from again being handed over to the latter. The rivalry took a tangible form when Lewis the Bavarian was elected Emperor of Germany (1314-47), for it was then that Frederick the Fair, son of Albrecht, was raised by a minority of electors to the same dignity. The Swiss naturally sided with Lewis, who took them under his special protection ; and they drew upon themselves, in consequence, the wrath of the impetuous Duke Leopold, brother of Frederick, who marched with a large host of knights, troopers, and foot-soldiers, against the Wald- stetten. The Swiss had no properly organized army, but they had the advantage of the ground — for the combatants met at the pass near Morgarten (Nov. 15, 131 5), and the shepherds and archers dashed upon their heavily armed enemies from the heights. The victory was for the people who fought on their own soil, for their hearths and homes ; and the Swiss now formed a closer alliance among themselves. Other vic- tories followed in the course of time, and these, together with various fortunate circumstances, combined to cement that powerful Confederation, which has maintained for centuries its political freedom and independence amidst the vicissitudes and convulsions of the surrounding European States. n. The Legendary Version, Swiss folklore tells a version which entirely differs from the historical account of the Liberation of the Forest Cantons and THE LIBERATION OF THE FOREST CANTONS, xvil the establishment of their Confederacy. Upwards of a century- after the death of King Albrecht, a legend gradually sprang up about the expulsion of his tyrannical bailiffs from the Forest Cantons and the shooting of one of them by * Wilhelm Tell/ An unauthentic Chronicle, a transcript of which dates from 1470, a popular ballad dating from the same yeax, and a play written at the beginning of the 16th century, popu- larized and expanded that legend, which assumed shape and consistency in the famous Chronicles of Etterlin, Stumpf, and Tschudi. It was the last-named writer in particular who welded the various details of the legend into a systematic whole, inventing proper names for imaginary personages, and fixing dates when, and places where, certain events occurred. The Swiss believed in his account, which is marked by great simplicity and apparent candour, to such a degree that any person in Switzerland who expressed a doubt as to the authentic existence of Wilhelm Tell, actually endangered his V Hfe thereby. Tschudi's legendary account is, besides, so ^ dramatically arranged that Schiller could base upon it the plot of his play. What was yet wanting to round off and complete the national legend, was liberally furnished by the celebrated Swiss historian Johannes v. Miiller (1752-1809), who even ingeniously invented the * Oath of the Riitli.* In spite, how- ever, of all learned endeavours to impress upon the legend the stamp of authenticity, doubts as to its accuracy began to arise as early as the beginning of the 17th century. The most vulnerable point was, in particular, the incident con- nected with Wilhelm Tell himself. Little did those who introduced the fable of the Apfelschuss into the embellished and romantic account of the actual Liberation of Switzerland suspect that they had selected an incident which is widely spread in the realm of tradition. It was, however, soon discovered that a similar story was told a century before the traditional Swiss archer made his appearance, of a Danish soldier, named Toko. As time went on, more and b xvlii THE LIBERATION OF THE FOREST CANTONS, more * Apple-shooters ' were discovered in the airy regions of folklore, so that it may be truly said that there are very few nations who have not had a Wilhelm Tell of their own ^. The story of the master-shot was actually traced to remote anti- quity, where it seems to have been widely spread even among the most uncivilized peoples. The Swiss Chroniclers were also unfortunate as regards the names they gave to their heroes. The name of Wilhelm did not occur in those days in the Forest Cantons, and it required some transformation of names before that of Tell could be produced by the Chroni- clers. There never was a Gessler ' Imperial Governor ' or owner of Kiisznacht, nor was there a governor of Unter- walden called Beringer von Landenberg. To pass over a number of other fictitious events, the incident of Baumgarten and Wolfenschieszen is pure invention ^. If it should be asked, how it was possible that such an elaborate legend could be passed off so effectively as the authentic version of a momentous national event, and further, how learned and otherwise truthful men. could stoop to coun- tenance such a falsification of History, the answer must be the following : — Switzerland lay in those days beyond the high-road of History, and people did not take the same ^ Readers of this volume may be interested to learn that the cele- brated Apfelschuss was also current in Northumberland, to judge from the ballad * Adam Bell, Clym of the Cloughe, and William [of] Cloudeslee ' (see Percy's Ballads). Scotland too has had its Wilhelm Tell, bearing, however, the true Scotch name of M'Leod. ^ Historical traditions die hard, as English readers will know from the home-example of * Lady Godiva,' in whose fabulous ride a number of people still firmly believe. It may, therefore, be satis- factory to learn, that the Swiss themselves no longer consider it as a crime, or even a misdemeanour, to deny the authentic existence of Wilhelm Tell, and that — as I had occasion to point out in the * Times ' (Aug. lo, 1883)— they now actually allow the modern critical view, regarding the * Archer of Uri,' to be imparted to the young, together with the fabulous tradition. THE LIBERATION OF THE FOREST CANTONS. XIX notice of her proceedings, as they did of those of England, France, Germany, Italy, etc. The Swiss were therefore left to frame their own history at will ; and it was only when it was exposed to the searching light of critical investigation that the * pious fraud ' was detected. As regards the second question, it should be remembered that the Chroniclers found the substance of the legend in the mouth of the people. They then adopted and embellished it, partly from national vanity, and partly — and this is the most extenuating circumstance — from a patriotic desire to inculcate upon their countrymen the necessity of firm national union, by showing them that the * Liberation of the Forest Cantons' and the establishment of the compact * Swiss Confederacy' were simply owing to the innate love of freedom and the brotherly union of their brave ancestors. CRITICAL NOTICE. Whilst travelling m Switzerland in 1797, Goethe con- ceived the idea of working out the ^ fable of Tell ' as an epic poem. On his return to Germany he communicated his plan to Schiller, who was, however, of opinion that the ' Tellfaber was more suitable for a drama than for an epic narrative. Goethe not only assented to this view, but most generously made over the interesting subject to his ^friend and rival.' He did still more ; for he gave to Schiller such a vivid description of the grand scenery of the Forest Cantons, and of the impressions of his Swiss journey in general, as to enable the dramatist to present — with the help of some books on Switzerland — the most truthful picture of a country and people ever, perhaps, portrayed in a drama. The books which Schiller used for the historical background of his play were, first and foremost, th.e * Chronicon Helveticum ' of Tschudi, who lived in the i6th century ; then the Chronicles of Etterlin and Stumpf, the contemporaries of TsChudi ; and finally Joh. v. Miiller's Geschichte der Schweizerischen Eidge- nossenschaft (1785). For the descriptions of the scenery of the country and the customs and manners of the Swiss people, he consulted and largely used Scheuchzer's Naturgeschichte des Schweizerlandes^ Fasi's Beschreibimg der Eidgenossenschaft^ Ebel's Schilderung der Gebirgsvblker der Schweiz, and in part also Meiners' Briefe iiber die Schweiz, Provided with this learned apparatus Schiller proceeded to the composition of his drama in good earnest in 1803, and in CRITICAL NOTICE, XXI spite of various interruptions he finished it on Feb. i8, 1804. A month later — on March 17 — it was for the first time per- formed at Weimar, and was most enthusiastically received by the public. It met with the same success throughout Ger- many ; and the public in general, as well as the most learned and fastidious critics, were unanimous in their admiration of the new play. This uniformity of praise was owing to the fact that it satisfies all the requirements of a drama, from whatever point of view it may be considered. It is affecting from beginning to end. We feel compassion with the suffer- ings of the people as a whole, and also tremble for the future safety of several personages in whom our interest has been excited — such as the fugitives Baumgarten and Melchthal, who had been driven to extremities by the wanton conduct of their oppressors. The grief of the venerable Baron von Attinghausen at the state of his country and at his nephew's unpatriotic conduct strongly appeals to our sympathy ; and we are also deeply moved by the poetically conceived and delicately executed scene of his death. The character of Rudenz interests us, first by the contrast which it presents to his surroundings, and then by his conversion through the gentle influence of a patriotic woman. Our interest is, how- ever, centred in the hero of the play, who, from first to last, inspires us with admiration for his manliness, his sense of justice, and his generous readiness to give help, whenever and wherever help is needed. Tell is represented as a man of action and of sound common sense, who is free from all superstition — as a man who, though fully conscious of his power, is modest in the extreme, and capable of self-control ; and although by nature a lover of liberty, he is a law-abiding citizen, who resorts to violent self-help only when driven to it by acts of the utmost cruelty. In all these features Tell may be considered as the type of the Swiss people such as Schiller wished to represent it. And it is for this reason that his figure rises so prominently above all the other characters in the play ; so much so that the people appearing in the XXll CRITICAL NOTICE, drama seem to perform the function of the chorus^ as it were. Still, the minor characters, whether belonging to the people or to the ^official oppressors,' are all drawn most strikingly. The women in particular are admirably por- trayed ; Gertrude and Bertha representing the patriotic element, and Hedwig the character of a loving wife and mother. The episode of Rudenz and Bertha gives some lyrical relief to the drama, which otherwise might be con- sidered too stern ; whilst the episode of Parricida seemed necessary for the sake of dramatic expediency, to show the contrast between the deed of Tell and that of Duke John of Suabia. The action — which may be said to occupy four different days during the space of time between Oct. 28, 1307 and the beginning of May 1308— never flags for a moment ; and the fact that the scene of action is laid in the vicinity of the Vierwaldstetiersee greatly adds to the scenic charm of the drama. Besides the dramatic and poetical beauties of Wilhelm Tell, the tendency of the piece gained for it universal admira- tion abroad and deep enthusiasm at home. Schiller had dramatized the legend of Tell for the same object for which the Swiss chroniclers had, partly at least, invented it ; his drama being nothing but a plea for political freedom, and an appeal to the Germans to be firmly united. The latter at no time needed the lesson of the necessity of union more urgently than at the beginning of this century, when the Napoleonic storm-cloud was hanging threateningly over Europe. The poet's name has, therefore, become doubly endeared to the Germans for having left them this patriotic bequest. The language in which the drama is written also made it the common property, so to say, of the people. Schiller wrote it in blank verse, and the lines — iambics of five feet — run throughout smoothly and rhythmically. The diction is highly poetical, yet it is marked by great simplicity ; which fact Schiller himself attributed to his familiarity with the Bible. CRITICAL NOTICE, XXUl The Swiss themselves are justly proud of this great drama, which gives such a favourable picture of their forefathers, and in which the local colour is so strikingly faithful, a circum- stance which is the more remarkable as Schiller never set foot on Swiss soil. The Swiss are also well aware that it was owing to Schiller alone that the story of Tell — of their Tell — became so universally popular ; and although historical criticism has shown that it was a mere legend, Schiller has made it a poetical reality, so that his own prophetic words are sure of fulfilment : Erzdhlen wird man von de7n Schutzen Tell^ So lang die Berge stehn auf ihrem Grunde, 5Pcrfonen. ^Janbleute a\i^ ©d^n3t)j. Hermann ©cpter, (Rcic^gtjogt in ©d^mj^ unb Uri. 5Bctncr, grei^err ^on 5lttingt>aufcn, SSannerl^crr. U I V i (i^ tt ti Oi u b c n J, fein ^Icjfc. SSerner (Stauffad^cr, ^onrab^unn, . . . Stet (Rebing, . . . §an^ aufbct 9)?aucr, 3 6rg im §ofe, . . . Ulrid^ ber »onSinfelrieb, )- am Untertoatbcn, ^tau« »on ber Slue,. S3urf^art am S3u^el, Slrnolb»on©eiT)a, . !Pfeifer toon Su^ern. ^unj toon ©erfau. Senni, gifi^erfnabe. @e^)^i, §irten!naBe. ©ertrub, ©tauffac^erg ©atttn. J&ebttoig, XdU ©attin, gurj!^ Xo^H^itx, ^Perfonen. Slrmgarb, > ^duerinucn. Oiubolpft ber §arra^, ®e§tcr3 (StaKmctiler. So^anne^ 55arriciba, ^tx^o^ "oon ^^wah^n. ©tuffi, ber glurfc^u^. ©cr t^ S^^^w^ et«. 5)er grauc ^'^alijogt fommt, bum^f 'hxhUt ber ffirn, ©cr 3[)^i)t:^enfieitt jie^t feiue <§au^e an, Unb fait i)n BIdft eg aug bem SSetterlod^; 40 2)er ^turrn, id^ mein*, ti^irb ba fein, e^' njir'S benfen^ ^ u n i. '6 fommt Sflegen, Sa'^rmann. SD^eine <&^afe freffen 2^it SBegierbe ©tag, unb SBd^ter fc^artt ble (Srbe* SBernu ©ie ??ifd^e fijjringen, unb bag SBajferl^ul^n S^auc^t unter* (Sin ®eix)itter ij^ int Qln^ug. 45 Jt u n { dim S3uBen). 8ug, ©e)3i3i, oB bag 3Sie|) ftd^ nic^t tierlaufen* ®e^3^t. ©ie traune )i^i[el !enn' id^ am ©eldut Jt u n !♦ ®o fe^^It ung feine nte^r, bie ge'^t am njeitjten» Otuobt. 3^r ^abt ein fd^on ©etdute, 3)^eifter *&irt SBernu Unb [c^mucfeg QSie'^ — Sfit'g euer eigneg, :^anbgmann? 50 ,^ u n i» 9Bin nit fo reid^ — 'g ifl meineg gndb'gen ^txxn, * ©eg ^tting^duferg, unb mir lUQ^afjlU 8 SBit^clm 2;elL SCBie f(^5tt bcr St\if) bag SSanb ju »§atfe fle^t Jt u n t» 5)a6 mi^ fie auc^, ba^ fie ben Olei^en fu^rt, Unb ttd^m' i^ i^f^, fie l^orte auf gu freffem 55 aiuobl 3^r felb nid^t Hug! ©in untiernunft'geg SSle^ — aBerni. 3jl Mb gefagt 2)a0 ^^ier l^at auc^ SSernunftj 2)a3 ttjiffen njir, bte mx bie ©emfen {agett. S)ie petlen !Iug, wo fie jur SCBeibe ge^^n, 'ne SSorT^ut auS, bie f^^ifet bag D^r unb njarnet 60 9^it l^etter ^feife, votnn ber Sager nal^t. 3^uobi Gum §irten). XxnU i^x iefet l^elm? ^ u n !♦ 2)ie ^I:^ i(l aBgenjeibet* SBernu ©lu^fePge »§eimfel^r^ ®enn 1 ^ u n t, 5)ie «)unfd^* id^ eu^5 95on eurer ffal^rt fel^rt fl(5^'g nid^t immer n?iebet* 01 u b !♦ 2)ort fommt ein 5Kann in i?otter *§afl gelaufem 65 $B e rn i, 3c^ fenn* i'^n, 'g ijt bet SSaumgart t>on ^lljetlen, Jtonrab 58aumgatten (at^emlo^ l^minjlurjenb). SBaumgarten. Urn ®otte0n?itten, ffdl^rmann, euren ^afjnl I. Slufjug, I. Scene. 9 91 u b i. 0lutt, nun, n?aS giBt'g fo eilig? aSaumgarten. SBinbet log I 3^t rettet mic^ i?om 5j:obe. ©e^t ml^ ufcer! Jtuonu !i^anbamann, voa^ ^abt i^r? aScrni. SBer ijcrfolgt euc^ benn? 70 Saumgarten Qum gifd^er). ^itt, ettt, flc flnb mir bi^t fc^on an ben gerfen! 2)eS !^anbt)ogtS abetter fommen l^inter mir; 3d^ bin ein 2^ann beg ^obS, trenn fie mid^ greifen, 91 u b i. SBarum tierfotgen eu^ bie 9lei(!gen? SB a u m g a r t e n. (Srjl tettet mi^, unb bann fte^' i^ tn^ 9lebe» 75 SBernt 3^r feib mit SBIut It^tdt, xca^ 1)aV^ gegeBen? as aunt gar ten. ^eS ^aiferS SBurgijogt, ber auf 9lopberg fa^ — ^ u n i. 2)er SBoIfenfc^ief en ! Sdft eud^ ber J?erfoIgen? aSaumgarten. 5)er fd^abet nic^t me^r, i^ l^aB' i^n erfc^tagen. Qllle (fasten juruc!). ®ott fei eu^ gndbig! 2Ba0 l^aBt i^r get^an? 80 lo SBil^elm Sell. SSautttgattctt. 3Ba3 {eber frete 9)?ann an meinem $ta^! 5(m (Sd^dnber tneiner @^r' wnb meineS 2Bei6e0» Jt u tt !♦ «§at euc^ ber 95urgi?ogt an ber Q.f)x^ gefc^ablgt? SBaumgarten* S)ag er fcin U^ ®eluf!en ntc^t t)otlBra^t, 8s »§at @ott unb uteine gute Q(:t:t i?er^utet» SBcrnu Sl^r l^aBt i^m mlt ber %t ben Jto^jf gerftjalten ? ^ u n !♦ D laft una atleg l^oren, xf)x ^aU Beit, SBig et ben ^a^n i?om Ufer logge'bunbem SBaumgarten^ 3c^ ^atte »goI§ gefdtlt im Salb, ba !ommt 90 Wdn SCBeiB gelaufen in ber Qlngfl be^ ^obeS* „^er SBurgi?ogt lieg* in meinem «§au§, er ^aV 3^r anBefo^Ien, i^m dn SBab jn riijtem 2)rauf ^aW er UngeBvi^rli^e^ i?on i^r SSerlangt; fie fei entf^rungen, mic^ §u fnc^enJ* 95 J)a lief ic^ frifc^ ^i^ju, fo n?ie i^ voax, Unb mit ber Qlrt l^aB ic^ il^m '8 23ab gefegnet 5B e r n t^ 3^r tl^atet ixio^l, !ein 2)^enf(^ fann end^ brum fd^elten* ^uonu ©er SBiitl^eric?^ ! 2)er l^at nun feinen ^o1)n ! »§at'0 lang tjerbient umS SBolf t?on Unterwalbem 100 I. STuf^ug, I. Scene. ii SSaumgarten. 2)le ^at irarb xu^ihax; mix trirb nac^gefe^t — Snbem mx f^^rec^en — @ott — i^errinnt bie Qdt — (de fdngt an ju bonnern.) ,^ u tt !♦ iSxi\d}f Sa^rmann — fc^aff ben SBiebermann l^inu^er I atuobu ®e^t nic^t ^in f(^trcre§ Ungeujitter iji 3m ^ngug. 3^r muf t tt)arten» SSaumgarten, tgciPger ®ott! 105 3d^ !ann nic^t trarten. 3eber 5luffc^uB tobtet — ,^uoni Qum Sifc^er). @reif an ntit ©ott ! ^em 01d^ften muf man ^elfcn 3 ^g !ann unS atlen ©lei^eg ja Begegnen. (SSraufcn utib JDonncm.) muobt. Set go^ ifl to^, i^r \tf)t n^ic ^oc^ ber ®ec ge^t; 3c^ !ann nic^t fteucrn gegen ®tnrm unb Snellen* no SSaumgarten (untfaf t feim ^nie). @o l^elf euc^ ©ott, trie % euc^ mein erBarmet — SSerni. (gg ge^t um0 )^et?em ©ei Barm^erjig, &d:^rmann. Jt u n t. '0 ijl cin «§augt)ater, unb l^at ffieiB unb ,^inbcr ! (SBieber^ctte 2)onncrf^Idgc.) muobu 2Bag? 3^ ^a:6' axx^ ein SeBen gu i^erlieren, 12 SBil^elm Sell. «gaB' SBeiB unb Jtlnb ba^elm, n^ie er — ©e'^t ^In 115 Sale's Branbet, tt?ie eg njogt unb SSirBel jie^t, Uttb atle SBaffer aufru^rt in ber ^iefe* — 3^ njotlte gem bctt SSiebermann crretten; ©oc]^ eS ifl rein unmogli^, i^r fe^t felBji* SSaumgarten (nod^ auf ben ^nien). @o tnu^ i^ fallen in beS SeinbeS »§anb, 120 2)a0 na^e Olettung^ufer im ©eftc^te I — ®ort liegfg! ic^ fann'S erreic^en mlt ben 5lugen, jQxnxihx bringen fann ber ©timme ^^aU, ^a ifi ber Mai)n, ber mic^ l^inuBertruge, Unb mu^ l^ler liegen, l^ulflog, unb oer^agen! 125 ^ u n i, on beinem 5BeiB i?erne:^men? 2)eg ebeln 3Bergg ^oc^ter rii^m' i^ mici^, 340 2)e8 i?ielerfal^rnen 2)tanng, SBir ©c^ti^eflern fafen, 5)ie SSoUe f^innenb, in ben langen dla(i)Un, QBenn Bei bem 33ater ft^ beg SSolfeg ^du^Jter I. Sluf^tig, 2. Scene. ,19 SSerfammeltctt, bie $ergamente lafeit ^er alten »^aifer, unb be3 £anbeS SBo^I 245 SSebac^ten in tiernunftigem ©ef^rdd^. 5Iufmcr!cnb l^ort' ic^ ba man^ flugeS SBort, SBag ber SSerfidnb'ge ben!t, ber ®ute trunfc^t, Unb ftiU im ^geqen l^aB' ic^ ntir'0 Bcn^a^^rt. (So t;ore benn unb d^V auf meine 9tebe, 250 5)enn n?a6 bic^ ^rc^te, ftet;, bag trugt' id^ Idngft. — £)ir groUt ber ![^anbt)Dgt, moc^te gem birfc^aben, ^mn bu 6ift it;m ein »§inberni^, bag flc?^ 2)er erBot, 2)u f:pri(^j^'^ mit leister Qnno^t fecflic^ au3* 300 — «§afi bu au^ tro^l Bebac^t, trag bu mir xaii)ft ? 5)ie trilbe S^i^^^*^^}^ ^^^'^ i'^n ^lang ber $8affen Olufjl bu in biefeg fricbgetijo^nte ^^al — 3[Bir n?agten e3, ein fc^ti^ad^eg SSoIf ber ^irtcn, 3n .^arn^f ju get)en mit bem «§errn ber 2Belt? 305 5)er gute on biefer SBru^e mac^t tni^ frei» (Stauffac^er (fiuqt in i'^rc 5lrtttc). 3Ber fotc^ cin ^gerj an feinen SBufen briicft, 330 ^I^er fann fiir tgerb unb ^of niit ffreuben fec^ten, Unb feineg »^onig0 »§eerma(^t fiirc^tet er — dUi^ Uxi fai)x* ic^ pe^nben Su^eS gteid^; ^ort le^t ein ©aftfreunb mir, »§err Saltier Surj!, ^er ixBer biefe QnUn benft icie ic?^» 335 %u^ finb' ic^ bort ben ebein 33annerl^crrn 3Son Q(ttingl^au0 — oBgleic?^ i?on ]^ot;em ^^ta'mm, ;^ie^t er bag 33olf unb e^rt bie alten (bitten. Wit i^nen Beiben ^jfleg' ic^ Otat^g, n?ie man 2)er J^anbegfeinbe mut(;ig fi^ nvod)xt — 340 ^th n?ol;t — unb n?eil ic^ fern Bin, fiil^re bu Wit flugem 6inn bag Olegiment beg »§aufeg — 2)ein ^ilger, ber §um ©otteg^aufe n^adt, $Dem frommen 2^5nc?^; ber fiir fein Mlo^tx fammett, ®iS rei(5^lic^ unb entla^ i:§n n:o^rge^fIegt» 345 (Stauffac^erg «§aug t>ert)ir9t ftc^ ni^t. 3^ du^erfi ^m offnen ^eerujeg fte^t'g, tin n^irt^lic^ 2)a^ giir aUe 3Sanbrer, bie beg 3CBegeg fa^ren. Snbem pe nad^ bem ^intergtunbe aBgeT)en, tritt 2B i I ^ c t m ^ e 11 mit ^aumgarten vorn auf bie @cenc. I. 2luf5ug, 3- Scene. 23 J^ell Qu ©aumgartctt). 3^r ^ahi {e|t metner tretter nic^t tionnSt^ctt. 3u ienem ^^aufe ge^et ein, bort voo^ni 350 2)er (Stauffac^er, ein 33ater ber SSebrdngtcit — ©0^ fle^, ba ifl er feller — Srolgt mir, fommt ! (®e^cn auf i^n ju; tie @cene ijernjanbclt ji^^O 2)ritte ©cene. Deffcnttt(^cr $(a^ Bei Slttorf. 5luf etner 5ln^6I)c tm ^intergntnb fic!|t man eine Scflc Bauen, mX^t fc^on fo \mt ^ebic^cn, bag fic^ bie gorm bc^ ©atij^cn bavjlcUt. ^ic ifintcrc on Urt! ^lufri^ten trirb man i^n auf l^o'^er ogtg SBiU' unb 2J?einung: 395 5)em »§ut foU glel^e @^re, njie i^m felBfl, gefd^e^n. Wlan foil i^n ntit geBognem ,^nie unb ntit ^ntBIo^tem «§au^t t)eret;ren — ^aran mU 2)er ^bniQ bie ®et;orfamen erfennen. SSerfatlen ijl ntit feinem SJeiB unb ®ut 400 5Dem t^onige, n?er bag ©eBot ijerac^tet. (IDa^ 95olf la^t taut auf, bie Xxcmmti tcxxt gerul^rt, fie ge^en »oruber.) I. Slufjug, 3. Scene. 27 erjier ©efelL ffield^ neue0 Unerl^orteS 1)at ber S3ogt (Sic^ au^gefonnen! 3lBir 'nen ^^ut i^erel^renl ©agt, ^at man je ijcrnommen t>ott bergleic^en ? SD^eijicr ©tcinmeft* ffiir unfre ^\mt Beugcit einem <§iit! 405 %xiibt er fein (S:pie( mit ernfi^aft trurb'gen !iJeuten? ^rfler ©efelL $Bar^§ no* ble faiferli^e ^ron'! ®o ifl'3 2)er «§ut t)on Deflertei^; i* ^af) i1)n ^angen UeBer bem ^l^ron, njo man bie Se^en giBt» SD^eijier 0teinme§» ®er «§ut ton De|!cmid^ ! ®eBt ^l^i, e3 ifi 410 (iin ffattfiricf, un6 an Deprei^ ju ijerrat^en! ©cfellcm ^eln ^^renmann trlrb ftc^ ber on feinem SGBeiBe, Unb Sammer ^a^t geBrac^t uSer bie Selt, 2)en!t i^x'^ mlt ©olbe gu i?ercjuten — ®e^t ! SSir iraren fro^e 2^enfd)en, e^' i^r Umt, 455 3Dtit eu^ ijt bie SSerjnjeiflung eiuge^ogen. SBert^a (ju bcm SroI)u»o9t, ber guvudffcmmt). mt er? (grol^n^ogt QtBt ein Seii^en be^ ©egeut^eil^) D unglucffePgeg 6c^lof, mit ffIM;en (SvBaut, unb Sluc^e n?erben bic^ Ben^o^nen! (©eljt aB.) SSierte Scene. SBatf^et gurjl unb 5lrnotb i?ottt 3)?et^t:^at treten gugUi^ ein, vcn tjerfc^iebenen in ©ebulb, 9Bi§ 0lac6ri(^t un0 t;eru6er fomnit i?om 2BaIbe» Sc^ t;5re flo^jjfen, ge^t — SSietteid^t ein SBote SSom ;^anbt)ogt — ®el;t f^m'm — 31;r feib in Uri 495 0li^t ft(l;et: i)or beg £anbenBevgev0 ^(rm, ^mn bie ^ijraunen teic^en ftc^ bie ^iin'iit. ®ie lel^ren ung, rrag n?ir t:^un foUtem ^alt^er gurft* ©e^tl 3^ tuf eu(^ njieber, irenn'g l^ter ft^er ift, (3}?el(^tl)at gel)t ^inein.) Set Unglu^felige, ic^ barf i^m nlcfit 500 @efte:^en, wa^ mir SSofeg (entrant — SKer fto^jft? (&o oft bie ^^ure raufc^t, ewart' i^ Unglucf. SSerrat^ unb ^tgnjo^n lauf^t in alien ©tfen; SBig in bag Snnerfie ber »&dufer bringen 2)ie SSoten ber ®en:alt; fcalb t^dt' eS ^flof^, 505 SBiv l^dtten erBot'ner ffru^t; 2Bauntgarten0 5Bei6; ber t;au^^dlt ^u ^l^eden, 2BoIlt' er ju freezer UngeBu^r mtpraud^en, 550 Unb mit ber 5lxt ^at i^n ber SWann erfc^Iagen* ffialt^^er gurjl. O, bie Oeric^te ©otteg ftnb gerec^t! — SSaumgarten, fagt i^r ? ein Befc^eibner 2^ann ! ^r iji gerettet boc^ unb n^o^l geBorgen? ©tauffac^er* (Suer (libam :^at ii)n uBern @ee gefluc^tet; 555 S5ei mir ju ©teinen l^alt' tc^ ii)n ijer^orgen — — ^loc^ ©rduHd^era ^at mir berfelBe 2)Zann SBeric^tet, nja^ §u ©amen ifl gefc^e^m 2>a3 »Oerj :nu§ jebcm SBiebermanne Hutem I. Slufsug, 4- Scene. 35 SBaltl^er ffurji (aufmcrffam). on ber ^ alb en, Unb feine ^tiium' gilt »?aa in ber ©emeinbe* SBalt^er gurjl SBer fennt i:^n nld^t! Sag i|i'0 mit i^m? SSotteubet! ©tauffad^er* ®er Sanben'Berger Biif te [einen <^o:§n 565 Urn fleinen Se^ler^ xciUm, lie^ bie Dd^fen, 5)ag Bej^e $aar, i^m au0 bem ^fluge f^annen; ©a f^Iug ber RnaV ben ^nec^t unb tt>urbe flu^tig^ S& alii) ex S'urji (in ^oc^jlcr ©pannung). ®er 3Sater aUx — fagt, n:ie jle^t'0 urn ben? ©tauffaci^er, ©en S3ater Id§t ber SanbenBerger forbern, 570 3ur ©teUe fd^affen fott er i^m ben ©o^n, Unb ba ber alte SKann niit SBa^r^eit fd^wort, ©r l^aBe i)on bem Sliid^tling feine «^unbe, ©a lap ber ^ogt bie Solterfnec^te fommen — SBaltl^er ^ux^ (fpringt auf unb loiU i^n auf bie aubeve ^dtt fui^ren). D jlill, nic^tg me^r! ©tauffad^er (mit jleigenbem Xou). „3j^ mir ber ©ol^n entgangen, 575 ©0 ^a'B' i^ b i ^ !" lap il^n gu SSoben njerfen, Sen frife'gen ©ta^l i|)m in bie ?(ugen ipl^ren — D 2 $6 SBil^elm Sied. SBatm^evj'ger *§immel ! 3tt bie ^ugen, fagt i^r? ©tauffad^et (evjlaunt gu Saltier 5ur|l). SBer ijl ber Sungling? (fagt i:§tt mit fram^f(}after ^eftigfeit). 3n bie ^ugen? Olebet! SBaltl^cr gurfr D ber SSeiammerngn^urbige ! ©tauffad^er. SBer iffg? 580 (S)a SBatt^er gurfl i^m ein Sei^en giBt.) ^er ©0^ ift'0? 5l%re^ter &ottl Unb id^ 2)^uf fente fetn ! — 3n feine Betben 5lugen ? SSalt^er gurll. aSejtijinget eud^! (^rtragt eS, n^ie eln ^annl Itm me liter ©c^ulb, urn tneine^ Stet>el0 ttnllen! - — 23Unb alfo ! ffiirf Itd^ B I i n b unb 9 a n j geBlenbet ? 585 ©tauffac^er. 3^ fagt'S, ©er Ciuetl beg ©el^'ng ift auSgeftoffen, iDag £lc^t ber ©onne fdjaut er nlemalg tvieber. Sffialtl^er Surjt ®(^ont feine^ ©^mer^engl r- I. Slufjug, 4. ©cene. '>,'] 0liemat0! 0lletnalS irleberl (@r brucft bie §anb »or bte Slitc^cn mtb fc^\i3eigt eintge SDIomcntc; bann icenbet er ffc^ ttoit bent (linen gu bem 5lnbern unb fpvi^t mit fanfter, »on Xi^rdncn erflicftcr ©timme.) D eine eble »§itnmelggaie tfl 2)ag S^\6^i beg 5luge0 — 5iae SBefen leBen 590 S3om Sid^te, jebeS gluctUc^e ®ef^5:)3f — ^ie ^flan^e felBjt fe^rt freublg fld^ ^um :i^lc^te. ""Knb er mup flgen, fu^Ienb, in ber 01ac^t, 3m ettjig ginflern — i^n erquicft nic^t me^r 2)er SJ^atteit njarmeg ©run, ber SBIumen ©c^metj, 595 2)ie rotten Sirnen fanit er nic^t me^r fc^auen — (Stert^en tfl nic^tg — boc^ leBen unb ni^t fe^en, Sag ip ein Ungluc! — SBarum fe^t il^r mid^ ©0 iammernb ^xi'\ 3^ ^aB' gnjel frifdje Qlugen Unb !ann bem Blinben SSater feineg ge6en, 600 01id^t einen ©c^immer i:on bem 50^eer beg !^ic^tg, ©ag glanjijott, ^lenbenb, mlr ing 5luge bringU ©tauffad^er* %^, \6) mu^ enren 3ammer noc^ i^ergro^ern, ©tatt i^n ^u ^eilen — ^r iebarf noc^ nie^r 1 5)enn aUeg l^at ber Sanbi^ogt i^m gerauBt; 605 0ll^tg ^at er i^m gelaffen alg ben ©ta^, Um nacft unb fclinb Jjon ^t)ur gu ^^ur gu njanbern* S?Jet(^t:^aL Sflic^tg alg ben ©taB bem augenlofen ©reig! ^Ueg gerauBt unb and) bag !^ic^t ber ©onne, 5)eg Qlermjien atlgemeineg %vX — 3e|t rebe 610 SWir feiner me^r J^on SBIeiBen, t?on SSerlJergenl -6^ 38 SBil^elm 3;ea. ^aS fur eitt fetgcr ^lenber ^In i^, S)a^ i^ auf meine ^l^er^eit gebac^t, Unb nt^t auf beine I — beitt gelleBtcS ^au^t 5113 5>fanb gelaffen in beg SBut^ric^g tgdnbeni 615 Seicj^erj'ge S3orfl(l;t, fa^rc ^in — Qluf nic^t^ 5110 Hutigc 3Sergeltung will i(^ benfen. ^inuBer mU i^ — ,^einet foil mic^ fatten — 2)e0 2Sater0 5[uge i?ott bent )S^anbi?ogt forbern — 5lu§ alien feinen Olelftgen l^erauS 620 SBIU ic^ it;n flnben — Sfltd^tg liegt mir am !^e^en, SCBenn i^ ben ^elfen, unge^euren ^^merj 3n feinem £e^eng:OIute fuT^Ie. (($'r twin ge'^en.) ffiBaltl^er ffurfl. SBIeiBt I 2Ba§ fonnt i'^r gegen i1)n^ ©r ft^t ju ©avnen %nf felner ^o^en »§errenBurg, unb f:pottet 635 Dl^nmdd^t'gen 3orn0 in feiner fl^ern Sefle^ S^elc^tl^aL Unb rt:of)nV er broken auf bent ^iS^atajt 2)eg (S^red^orng ober ^o^er, tx)0 bte Sungfr an <8eit (^n^igfeit Jjerf^Ieiert ft|t — id^ ma^e Wix 95a^n ju i^nt; mtt gn^an^ig Sunglingen, 630 ©eftnnt njie i^, jerke^' ic?^ feine 5ejle» Unb vomn mix nientanb folgt, unb n?enn i^x aUc, Sitr eure •gutten ^ang unb eute ^gerben, ^uc^ bent 2!ijrannen}oc^e Beugt — - bie ^gitteu SBltl ic^ ^ufantmenrufen tnt ©eBttg, 635 Sort unternt freien «§imntelgba(^e; n:o 2)er on Qltting^aufen ratten — 685 3^r 0lame, benf' i^, n?trb una Sreunbe mxUn. SBo tfl ein 0lame in bent SatbgeBirg' ^i^rtriirbiger, aU enter unb ber eure? ^n folder 01amen ed}te ^Bd^rung glauBt ©a0 SSol!, f!e ^aBen guten ^lang im !S^anbe. 690 I. Slufjug, 4. Scene. 41 3^r f)abi cln teld^eg ^rB' i?on SSdtertugenb Unb taBt ca felOer reic^ i?erme^rt — SSag Brait^t*0 ©e0 ^belmannS? J^a^t'3 un^ atlelit i?o(Ienbem HBdren njtr boc^ aMn im ;^anb! 3c^ meine, SCBir tvotlten un§ fd^on felBft ^u fc^irmen tviffem 695 ©tauffa^er^ ©ie 0beln brancjt nic^t gleicC;e 01ot^ mit un3; ^er 6trom, ber in ben 0lieberungen wniUt, SBia ie|t l^at cr bie «§5^n noc^ nt^t erreic^t — • ©0^ i(;re «§u(fc tcirb unS nicl;t entfie^n, aSenn fie bag Sanb in SBaffen erj^ etSlicfem ' 7^0 aSatt^er gur^ aBdre ein DBmann jn?ifd)en ung unb Oeflrei^, ®o mod)te 0le^t entfc^eiben unb ®efe^. ~5)oc^, ber una unterbrucft, ifl unfer ,fai[er Unb l^oc^fier 3li^ter — [0 mu^ ©ott una l^etfen Dur* unfern 5trm. ©rforfc^et i:&r bie SO^dnner 705 3Son erfu^rt! 3Serac^te bein ©eBurt^Ianb! ^d;dme bi^ 840 ©er uralt frommen <^itte belner ^aUxl Tilt l^elf en ^l^rdnen ttjirfl bu bid^ bereinfl t&ellttfe^nett nac^ ben tidterlic^en SBergen, Unb biefeg »§erbenrei^eng 2)^eIoble, 2)ie bu in fioljem UeBerbru^ i;)erfd^md^fl, 845 SJ^it ^^merjengfe^nfuc^t ti^ivb fte bic^ ergreifen, SCBenn fie bir anflingt auf ber fremben @rbe« D, mdc^tig ifi ber 5j:rie^ beg 93aterlanbg! ©ie frembe^ fatfc[;e 2BeIt ift nic^t fur bid^; 2)ort an bem fiol^en ,^aifer^of BleiBfl bu 850 ^ir etrig fremb mit beinem treuen ^erjen! 2)ie 2BeIt, fte forbert anbre ^ugenben, %U bu in biefen ^dlcrn bir ertt?or13en* — ®e^ l^itt, i?er!aufe beine freie ^eele, 0liinm l&anb ju )&e^en, njerb' ein Sixrftenfne^t, 855 ©a bu ein ^elBft^err fein fannjl unb ein Srirji ^uf beinem eignen ^xW unb freien SBobem 51^ UI^! ur^I BleiBe M ben 2)einen! •®e^ ni^t nac5^ 5tttorf — D, tierla^ fte ni^t, 5)ie l^eiFge ^a^e beiiieg SSaterlanb^! 86c — 3c^ ^in ber ii^e|te/nteineg or biefen neuen ^t1)m^of, llnb meine ebetn ©titer, bie ic^ frei S3on ©ott em^jflng, J?on Defireic^ gu em^jfangenl 2. Slufjug, I. Scene. 51 91 u b e n J. 33erge6en0 iriberfirctien voir bem Muxq, 2)ie SBelt ge^ort il^m; n^oHen n)ir aUeiit 870 Un0 eigenftnnig peifen unb i?erflocfen, 5 2)ie !&dnber!ette i^m gu unterSreci^en, 5^ 5)ie er geiraltig tinga um ung ge^ogen? 6ein flnb bie 2^dr!tc, bie ©eric^te, fein ^ie ,^aufmanngflrafen, unb bag (Saumrog felt>j!, 875 ^aS auf bem ®ottt;arb gie'^et, mug xf)m gotten. 2Son feinen l^dnbern njie mit einem 0^e^ (Sinb njlt umgarnet ringg unb eingefc^Ioffen. — 2Birb ung bag Sid^ :6efc^u|en? ^ann eg felBfl 6icS^ [c^u^en gegen Dejlreic^g irac^fenbe ©en^alt? 880 ^ilft ®ott ung nid^t^ fein .^aifer fann ung l^elfen. $Bag ift gu geBen auf ber ^aifer 2Bort, ^^enn fie in ®elb=« unb »^riegegnot]^ bie ^tdbte, ^ie unterm ©c^irm beg ^Iblerg' flc^ gefliic^tet, ^er:^fdnben biirfen unb bem 0lei^ t>erdu^ern? 885 — 51ein, D^eim ! aBo^lt^at iji'g unb ireife ^ox\i^t 3n biefen fc^tceren 3eiten ber ^Parteiung, @id^ anjufc^Iiefen an ein mdc^tig ^aupt 2)ie t^aiferfrone gel^t ijon 6tamm ju ©tamm, 5) i c ^at fiir treue 5)ienfie fein ©ebdc^tnif ; 890 ^0^, um ben mdd^t'gen Q:x^^nn n^o^l xierbienen, *§eigt ©aaten in bie Sufunft preu'n. Slttingl^aufem ^ SBifl bu fo n:eife? mU^ ^etler fe^^n alg beine ebeln SSdter, 2)ie um ber Srei^eit foftBar'n (Sbelj^ein 2J^it ®ut unb SBIut unb »§elbenfraft gef!ritten? 895 — (Sd)iff' nac^ !^ u j e r n l^inunter, frage b r t, 3Bie Deflreic^g »§crrf(C;aft lafiet auf ben Sdnbern! £ 2 5^ SBil^etmSed. ®ie irerbett fomtnctt, unfre @c^af* unb Sflinber 3u ^d^Ien, unfre Qtt^ijen aB^umeffen, 2)en ^od^ftug unb bag ^od;gen?ilbe Bannen 900 3n unfern freien Sdlbern, %en ^d^lacjBaum 5ln unfre SSriitfen, unfre ^T^ore fe|en, Win unfrer ^trmutl^ i^^re )i^dnber!dufe, SD^it unferm SBIute il^re ^ricge ^a^Ien — — 01ein, n^enn n^ir unfer 95Iut bran fe|en fotlen, 905 ©0 fei'g fur una — tto^^Ifeiter faufen voix 3)ie grei^eit aU 'Dk ^nec^^tfc^aft ein! ^ Sft u b e n §♦ SBa0 fonnen mx, (Sin 33ol! ber »§irten, gegen QlIBrec^tS *§eerel 5ltting^aufem J^ern' biefea SSoIf ber «§lrten fennen, ,^naBeI 3c^ fenn'g, i^ ^aV eg angffu^rt in 6c^la(^ten, 910 3c^ ^aB' eg fec^ten fel^en M ^a'om^. (&ie fotlen !ommen, ung ein 3oc^ aufjtringen, 2)ag voix entfc^bffen ftnb nic^t ju ertragen! — O lerne fiii^len, trelc^eg (Stammg bu Bift ! SBirf nic^t fiir eiteln ®Ian§ unb Slitterfc^ein 915 ®ie e^te 5^erte beineg 3Sert^eg ^n — 2)ag «§au^t ju ^ei^en eineg freien 33oI!g, 2)ag bir aug £ieBe nur.ftc^ ^erjlic^ n^ei^t, ^ag treuli^ §u bir fte^t in ^anipf unb ^ob — 2) a g fei bein ^tolj, beg %elg riil;me bic^ — 920 2)ie angeBor'nen SBanbe !nii:|3fe fefl, Qlng 3SaterIanb, ang t^^eure, fc^lie^' bid^ an, 5)ag ^alte feft mit beinem gan^en ^er^cn. 'gier flnb \)it ftarfen Sffiurjein beiner ^raft; ©ort in ber fremben SBelt fte^jl bu atlein, 925 2. Slufjug, I. Scene. 53 ©in fc^tranle^ 3flo^r, ba§ {eber 6turm jer!nicft. D fomm, bu l^afl un§ lang nid)t ntel^r gefe^n, 23erfu(^'g mlt una nur einen 5!ag — nur l^eutc @e^' nic^t na^ ^^Itorf — l^orfl bu? ^eute ni^t! 2)en einen ^ag nur fc^enfe bic!^ ben 2)einenl 930 ((Sr fa^t feine §anb.) 01 u b e n J. 3^ gaB mein SBort — !^a§t mi^ — 3c^ Bin ge^unben. 5(ttingl^aufen (tdft feine §anb to3, mit @rnfl). ©u Biji geBunben — 3a, Ungtucftic^er ! 2)u :6ift'g, boc^ ni^t bur^ SBort unb r{^en in ber ^iefe toertretten nnb ftd^ begrufen, lommt SWel^t^al mit ©tanffac^er »ortt)drt^.) O ^ert ©taufa^erl 3^ ^aB' i^n ©efe^tt, ber mid^ uic^t n^ieber fe^en fonnte! 5)ie «§anb ^aW i^ gelegt auf feine 5lugen, Unb glul^enb Ola^geful^t ^aB' i^ gefogen 990 Qlug ber erlofd^ncn ©onne feineg SBlidfg. (Btauffa^tx. ©:pred^t nid^t t»on Otad^e. 0li(^t ©efc^e^neg rd^en, ©ebro^tem UeBel n^otten mx Begegnen* — Se^t fagt, trag i^^r im Untern:albner ;&anb ©efc^aft unb fixr gemeine ©ac^' genjorBen, 995 2Bie bie l^anbleute benfen, irie i^r felBfl 2)en ©triden beg 23errat:^g entgangen feib. 2)ur^ ber ©urennen fur^tBareg ©eBirg, 5luf tt)eit i?erBreitet oben (Si[egfelbern, 58o mir ber ^eif're )i^dmmergeier frdc^jt, 1000 ©elangt' ic^ §u ber 5ll:pentrift, njo fl^ 58 SBil^elm Sell. Qtug Url utti) tiottt ^ngelt^erg bic ^irtcn 5(nrufettb gru^en unb gemeinfam n^eiben, 2)ett 2)urft tntr pmenb mit ber ©letfc^er 3^11^;, 2)ie in ben Olunfeit fc^aumenb nteberquiUt. 1005 3tt ben einfamen (Senn^utten fel^rt' id^ dn, Wldn eigner ^Sirt:^ unb ©aft 13t3 baf ie^ fam 3u SBol^ttungen gefettig leBenber SO^enfd^em — ^rf^oUen war in biefett Xi)ahxn fc^on 5)er S^uf beg neueit ®rduel6, ber gefc^el^n, loio Unb fromme dijxfnx^t fc^afte niir mein Uttgliic! SSor {eber $forte, tro tc^ w^anbernb fIo))fte» (gntruflet fanb i^ biefe graben ^eelen Dh bent getraltfant neuen S^egiment; 2)enn fo njie i:^re ^It^en fort nnh fort 1015 2)iefeIBen ,^rduter nd:^ren, i^re 93runnen ©lei^formtg ftiegen, SBotfen felBft unb 3[Binbe ®en glei(^en ©trid^ untt)anbeIBar Befotgen, erdnbert fort Beftanben. 1020 0li^t tragen fie ii)ertx)egne ^euerung 3m altgetro^nten gleid^en ©ang beg l^eBeng* — 5)ie t;arten »§dnbe retd^ten fie mir bar, SSott ben SCBdnben langten fie bie roft'gen eilt' i(^ flc^er unternt l^eiFgen ©c^irm ©eg ©aflre^tg i?on ©el^ofte j^u ©e:^ofte — Unb alg i^ !am ing l^eimatl^U^e ^^al, 2. STufjug, 2. Scene. 59 9Bo ntir bie SSettem ijiel J?erBreitet troBnen — ^I6 ic^ ben 33ater fanb, BerauBt unb Blinb, 1035 5tuf frembetn on ber SBarml^erjigfeit SPiilbt^dt'ger S^enf^en leBenb — ©tauffa^er^ 'gerr im tgimmel! ®a rreittt' id^ nid^t! 01i(^t in o^nmdc^t^gen 3!!§rdnen @o^ icf) bie ,^raft be§ l^eifen ©c^merjen^ au^, 3n tiefer SSrup, njie einen t^euren ©c&a^, 1040 SSerfc^Iof i^ i^n unb bac^te nut auf ^atem 3(^ !roc^ bur^ atte Jlrummen be§ ®eBirg§, Jteltt 3:^al ttjar fo ^txft^dt, i^ f^d^t' eg aug; SSia an ber (Sletfd^er eiSBebecften guf ^rtrartet' ic^ unb fanb Uvoo^nU 'gutten, 1045 Unb iiUxaU, vodi)\n ntein ffug ntid^ true], Sanb i(^ ben gleid^en «§ag ber ^i^rannei; 2)enn BIS an biefe lefete ©ren^e felBji SSele'Bter ©^o^jfung, iro ber parre 5Soben 5lufl^ort ju geljen, rauljt ber SSogte ©eig — 1050 S)ie ^Ser^en ade biefe§ Biebern 3SoI!0 (Srregt^ i^ mit bent ©tac^el meiner 2Borte, Unb unfer flnb fie aU mit ^gerj unb 2)^unb» ©tauffac^er. ®ro^e0 ^a'Bt i^r in !ur^er Sriji geleiftet. SD^el^tl^al. 3(^ t^at noc^ me^^r* Sie Beiben geflen f!nb^§, 1055 01 f B e r g unb © a r n e n, bie ber ^anbmann fiirc^tet ; ^mn f)inUx i^ren S'elfennjdllen fc^irmt 2)er Seinb flc^ leic^t unb fc^dbiget bag !^anb. 6o SBilf)etm Xell. SKit etgnen Qlugen troUt' ic^ c0 erfunben; 3c^ ti^ar ju ©amen unb befa^ bie SBurg. 1060 ® tauffac^et* 3^r wagtet euc^ Big in beg ^igerg ^b^U^ 3cS^ voax t)er!leibet bort in $ilgetgtra(^t, 3c5^ \ai) ben £anbt)ogt an ber ^afel fc^n^etgen — Urtl^eilt, 06 i(^ niein «§eq Be^n?ingen !ann: 3ci^ fal^ ben Seinb unb i^ erfc^lug ti)n nid^t. 1065 ©tauffa^er^ %hxxtiaf)x, bag ©tiicf voax enter ^ii^n^^eit l^olb. (Unterbejfen finb bie anbern Sanbleute »orn?drt^ gefcmmcn unb nal^em fi(^ ben beiben,) 3)o(^ je|o fagt mir, njer bie ffreunbe flnb Unb bie gere^ten SO^^dnner, bie euc^ folgten? ^la^t mid^ Befannt mit iT^nen, baf n:ir ung Sutrauli^ nal^en unb bie *§erjen pffnem 1070 a^eier. SCBer fennte eu^ nid^t, ^err, in ben brei )[^anben? 3^ Bin ber S^teier i?on 6arnen, bieg l^ier ifl Si^ein 6^njefter[o^n, ber 6trut^ s?on ^infelrieb* ©tauffad^er^ 3^r nennt mir feinen unBefannten 0lamem ©in SBin!elrieb trar'g, ber ben S)rac^en f^Iug 1075 3m ©um^jf M SSeiler unb fein SeBen lie^ 3n biefem ©trauf. Sffiinfelrieb. 2)ag voax ntein %1)n, «§err SBernen 2, Slufjug, 2. Scene. 6i ^tl^ii)al Qeigt auf gtoet Sanbtcute). 5) i e irol^nen l^interm SBalb, ftnb Jtlofterleutc 3Som (SngelBerg — S^^r trerbet fte brum nl^t SSerac^ten, ireil fie eigne !^eute ftnb io8o Unb nic^t, njie voir, frci ft^en auf bem ©rSe — ©ie liekn'g !i^anb, flub fonft auc^ tro^I Berufen, @ t a u f f a (^ e r (p ben Beiben). ©eSt mir bie *§aub» (5^ )3reife fld^, n^et felnent S^it feinem ^dU ^fli^tig ift auf ©rben; 2)oc^ 9leblid;!eit gebei^t in jebem 8tanbe» loS; ^onrab «§unm 2)a6 ifl «gerr Olebing, unfer ^Itlanbammann. a^eier. 3(^ fenn' i^n tro'^L ^r ift mein SBiber^jart, ^er urn ein alteS (SrBfliic! ntit mir red^tet. — ^err Olebing, irir flnb Seinbe ijor ©eric^t ; •§ier flub njir einig. (Htte, rc^t^ (ief(t fi(^ Uri unb lin!^ Untern>all)en. Qx jie^)t auf fein @c^lac^tfd)n?eit ge)^ii|tO a. Slufjug, 2. ©cenc. 65 SBae ifi'3, bag bie brei 255t!er bea ©eBlrgg 1150 ^ier an beg (See0 unn?irt^Iid)em ©eftabe 3ufammeufu^rte in ber ©eifterftunbe ? S©aa fott ber Sn^alt fein bea neuen 2Bunb0, ^en n;ir l^ier unterm ©ternen^^immel ftiften? (Stauffa^er (tvitt in ben Oiiug). SBir j^iften feinen neuen 35unb; eg ifl 1155 (i,ixi nralt SBiinbni^ nur i?on SSater 3^^^^ JDag ix)ir erneuern ! . SBiffet, ©ibgenoffen ! DB una ber (8ee, 0^ una bie ^erge fc^eiben, Unb iebea QSol! flc^ fur flc^ felBjl regiert, (So ftnb n?ir einea ©tammea boc^ unb SSIuta, 1160 Unb eine «§elmat:^ ift'a, aua ber n?ir jogen. aSinfelrieb. ^0 ifi ea njal^r, trie'a in ben )^iebern lautet, 5)ag n?ir ijon fern l^er in baa )^anb gen?attt? D tl^eilt'a una mit, n^aa eud^ bat>on Mannt^ ^ 5)a^ fic^ ber neue SBunb am alten pdr!e. 1165 (Stauffa^er. .gort, njaa bie atten ^^irten flc^ erjci^Ien, — ^a n?ar ein gro^ea 33ol!, ^nUxi \\\\ i^anbc 0lac^ 2)^itterna^t, baa litt i)on fc^njerer ^eurung. 3n biefer 01ot:^ Befc^Io^ bie )^anbagemeinbe, ©af {e ber jel^nte SBiirger nac^ bem )^ooa 1170 ©er SSdter l^anb i?erlaffe — ^a^ gefc^a:^ ! Unb gogen aua, tre^flagenb, 5^dnner unb SBeiBer, dm grower *§eer^ug, nac^ ber 3)tittagafonne, 2)Ut bem ®d)n?ert flc^ fc^Iagenb burc^ baa beutfc^e )i^anb, ^ia an baa 'goc^tanb biefer Sffialbge^irge* 1175 Unb e^er ni^t ermiibete ber 3ug, F 66 Iffiil^elm XcU. SBia baf f!e !amcn in ba0 ti^ilbe Xijal, 2Bo ie|t bie ^notta jti^ifc^en SOSiefen rtnnt — S^ic^t SO^enfd^enfpurett iraren l^ier ju fe^en, 9^ur eine tgiitte fianb am Ufer einfam, 1180 ^a fa^ ein 2)kntt, unb n^artete ber Sa^re — ^o(^ :^eftig uiogete ber ^ee unb voat 0lic^t \a{)xhax} 'oa Befallen fte ba^ J^anb 6ic^ na:^er unb geti^al^rten fc^one Siitte ^e^ ^ol^eg unb entbetf ten gute aSrunnen, 1185 Unb meinten, flc^ im lieBen 3SaterIanb 3u ftnben — 2)a Befc^Ioffen fte §u BlelSen, ©rBaueten ben alien Slecfen (Sc^tcijj, Unb l^atten manc^en fauren XaQ, ben 2BaIb Win vodt i?erf(^Iungnen SQurjeIn augjuroben — 1190 3)rauf, ate ber SBoben nic^t niel^r ©nugen if)at 3)er 2a1)l be0 33oI!^, ba jogen fte l^lnuBer 3um fc^n?arjen SBerg, {a, Bi0 ang ^eiplanb ^in, 5So ^inter ett)^gem ©ifegn^aU i?erBorgen, ©in anbreg SSoI! in anbern Sungen f^rid^t 1195 3)en Slecfen (Stanj er^Bauten fte am Jlernn^alb, 5)en glecfen 5ia or f in bem ^^al ber ^eu^ — ^o(^ Blie6en fie beg Urfprungg ftetg geben!; 5lu0 all ben fremben mn unfer ^a\dn 'i)aiit man i?er^et;lt — ^a [))rac^en irir: „©r[c^Iid^en ijt ber SSrief! ,^ein ^aifer fann, tx)ag unfer i|t, J?erfc^en!en ; Unb txiirb ung S^e^t i?erfagt t>om 0lei(^, n?ir fonnen 3n unfern SSergen auc^ beg Olei^g ent^be^ren." 1255 — eBen bie recite »5anb auf). SSir njoHen eS, bag fei @efeg! aiebing (nad^ eincr $aufe). @g ift'g. 1310 gioffelmann. 3e^t feib % ftei, tl^r feib'^ burc^ bieS ®efe^. 0lid^t bur(^ ©etratt fott Deflerreic^ ertro|en, 2Ba6 eg burd^ freunblic^ 5©erBen nic^t er^ielt — 3o|l t>on 3©eiler. 3ut ^agegorbnung, treiter! 0lebing» dibgenoffen ! (sinb atle fanften Wlxiitl auc^ t>et[uc^tj^ 1315 QSietleid^t voti^ eg ber ,^onig nid^t; eg ijl SSo^I gar fein SKiHe ni^t, trag trir erbulbert* %\x6:j biefeg !^e|te foUten n:ir t>erfu(^en, ®rtl itnfre ,^Iage kingen t>or feln D^^r, ^1^' trir jum (Sc^trerte gteifen. ^Sc^recSic^ immer, 1320 ^u^ in gerec^ter er^a^ten 3^««g; 5)ie alten Olec^te, tt)ie njir fie txnU SSon unfern 33atern, n^oUen n?ir ^ema^ren, 1355 S"li^t unge^i'igett nac^ bent SReuen greifem 2. Sfufjug, 2. Scene. 73 SSer etnen »§errn '{)at, bien' i^m :t3flid;tgemd^» 3c^ trage ®ut 5?on Deftettet^ §u !^e:(icm SKaItt)er ffurfl. S'^r fa^ret fort, Dcftreic^ bie ^flic^t ju leljien. 1360 Soft t>ott SBeiler. 3c^ fleure an bic ^nxn t)on 9^a)3)3ergtreiL SBalt^er gurfl 3^r faf)xtt fort, ju glnfen unb ju jteuerm 01 offetmanm 2)er gro^en Srau ju 3"^^^ ^tn tc^ i^ereibet SBaltl^er Surjl. 3t;r ge6t bent Jtlofler, tra§ beS ^loftera ifl. ©tauffac^^cr^ 3(^ trage feine !^e^en aU beg Sfleld;^. 1365 5BattI;er Surfl. 5Bag feitt mu^, bag gefcT)et)e, boc=^ nic^t bruiser. 5)ie 33ogte iroKen mx mit it}ren ^uec^ten SSerjagen unb bie feflett ®(f)loffer Brec^en; ®oc^, trenn eg fein ntag, of)ne 93Iut, ©g fe^e 2)er ^alfer, ba|5 n:ir not!)gebrungen nnr 1370 ^er ©^rfurc^t fromme $f(ic^ten atu3eirorfen» Unb fte^t er ung in unfern (Sc^ranfen Wii^m, JBiedeic^t kfiegt er {iaatgHng feinen 3orn; Z)^nn Bitt'ge Surest ern^ecfet ftc^ ein 33olf, ®ag mit bent ©c^njerte in ber Sauft ftc^ nta^igt. 1375 01 e b i n g, 2)0(^ laffet l^oren, n?ie t>otlenben trir'g? 74 SBil^elm Sell. ^g ^at ber Seinb bie 2Baffen in ber ^anb, Unb ni^t fuwa^^r in grieben tx)irb er ti^eic^eit. ^tauffac^er* ©r ttjlrb'g, trenn er in SKaffen ung erBIi^t; SlBir uBerraf^en il^n, el^' er fi^ ruflet. 1380 2)Z e i e r. 3jl Batb geftjroc^en, aBer fc^ti^er get^an^ Un0 ragen in bent J^anb gtrei fe|!e (^c^loffer, 2)ie geBen (^c^irm bent S'einb unb trerben furc^tBar, ^enn ung ber ,fonig in baa !^anb foUt' fatten. Oloperg nnb or ber Sanb^gemeinbe, ^ag i^r mit l^eft'gem on ^tranjig gegen grcolfl 76 SBiU)elm Siell. «IQaItt;er Svix% 5I0enn am Beflimmten ^ag bie 33urgen fatTett, 1420 SCi}enn bann bte 33ogte fe^n ber ^liiaffen (Srnf!, @tauBt mir, fte ixjerben ftd^ beS (Streita BegeBen 1425 Unb gern ergretfcn friebltc^e^ ©eteit, Q(u0 unfern )S;^anbegmar!eu ju enttretc^en* on SBriibern, 3n feiner 0lot^ ung trennen unb ®efa^r» (5l((e fpred^en c6 nac^ mit cr:^oBenen brci gingern.) - — SBir tt)oUen fret fein n^ie bie 33dter traren^ 1450 ^^er ben ^^ob, aU in ber ^ned)tfc^aft leBen* (2Bie cBen.) — SCir iroUen trauen auf ben 1^5c5^jien ®ott Unb un0 ni^t fixt^ten 'oox ber SJ^ad^t ber 2)^enf^en» (3Bie oben. S)ie liJanbleute umarmen einanber.) ©tauffac^er* 3e^t gel^e jeber feineS SBegeg flitt 3u feiner Sreunbfc^aft nnb ©enogfamc. 1455 5Ber »§irt ifl, n^intre rut)ig fein.:«§erbe Unb n^erB' im ©titlen greunbe fur ben SBunb. — 28 a § nod^ BiS ba^in niu^ erbulbet irerben^ ^rbulbet'0 I ^a^t bie Oled^nung ber ^^ranncn 5lntrad^fen, Big ein ^ag bie allgemeine 1460 Unb bie Befonbre ©d;ulb auf einmal ja^It. 95ejd^me Jeber bie gere^te 2Butt;, Unb f:pare fiir bag ©an^e feine Olac^e; ®enn OlauB Begel^t am aUgemeinen ®ut, 2Ber felBjl ftc^ l^ilft in feiner eignen (^ac!)e, 1465 (Sntem jte ju brei verf^iebenen i g» 51^, ttjoate ®ott, fte lernten'g niel ®ie foUen adeg lernen. Ser bur^a !^e^en 6id^ frif^ n^iU fc^Iagen, mu^ gu 6c^u^ unb ^ru^ ©erujiet feln^ «§ e b n? i g» 5lc^^ eg ii?irb feiner felne Olu^' 1485 3u 'gaufe finben. 2:eIL abutter, i^ fann'g auc^ nic^t 3um *§lrten l^at 01atur mic^ nic^t geSilbet; Olafllog mu^ ic^ tin fliic^tig 3t^t i^erfolgem 2)ann erfl geniep' i^ nteineg !^eBeng rec^t, SBenn i^ mir'g jeben 3!ag aufg neu erBeute. 1490 »§ e b tx) i g. Unb an bie Qlngfi ber »§augfrau benffi bu nici^t, !Die fl^ inbeffen, beiner n^artenb, l^drmt, ©enn mic^ erfuUt'6 mit ©raufen, trag bie ,^ned^te SSott euren 2Bagefa|)rten fld^ erjd^len. SBei iebem 5lBfc^ieb gittert mir bag ^erj, 1495 S)a§ bu mir nimmer »?etbejt n?ieber!e^rem 3- Slufjug, I. Scene. 83 3d^ fe^e bic^, im U)ilben ^i^geBitg' 3Serirrt, i?on einer ^li)3:|3e §u ber anberit ®en S'e^lf^rung t1)nn, fe^', n^ie bie ©emfe bid^ Slucffpringenb mit ftc^ in ben^QlBgrunb reift, 1500 SBle eine SBlnbtoine bic^ i?erfc^uttet, SBic unter bir ber trugerifc^e fflrn (SinBri^t, unb bu l^inaBflnfjl, ein leBenbig SBecjtaBner, in bie f^auerlid^e ©ruft — ^^, ben t)ern?egnen 5ll:peniageir|afc^t 1505 ^er 3^ob in l^unbert n^ec^felnben ©eflalten! ^ag ijl ein ungliicffelige^ ®mtxV, 2)a0 l^alggefd^^rli^ fii^rt am 5l6grunb ^uu SGer frifd^ um^erftjal^t mit gefunben ©innen, 5luf ®ott ijertraut unb bie gelenfe Mxa\t, 1510 2)er ringt fld^ lei^t aug jeber gal^r unb 0lotl^; ©en fc^recft ber SSerg ni^t, ber barauf geBoren. ((ir l^at feinc 5ltbeit t)oI(enbct, legt ba^ ©erdt^ f)imt)e^.) Se^t, mein' ic^, ^alt baS ^^or auf 3a^r unb ^ag. 2)ie 5lrt im t§aug erf^art ben Siintt^ermanm (S'limmt ben §ut.) »& e b w i g« mo ge^fi bu l^in? 5leIL 9la(^ 5lltorf ju bem Sater, 15 15 ^ e b n? i g. ©innfl bu auc^ nid^ta ©efd^rlic^eg ? ©efie^' mir'0* ^ell. SBie fommjl bu barauf, grau? G 2 84 SBil^elm %ai •§ e b tr i g^ QkQtn bie 355gte — Q(uf bent Olutti tcarb ©etagt, id^ n?eif, unb bu Hjf au(^ im 23unbe» 3^ trar nid^t tnlt ba^ei — bo^ trerb^ i^ mic^ 1520 5)em Sanbe ni^t entgiel^en, trettn eg ruft «&ebtx)ig. 6ie n^etbeit bic^ l^infietten, n^o ©efa^r ifi; ^a§ ^^n^erfte n^irb beln 5lnt^eU fein, it)ie immer* 3:eIL din jeber tx)irb Bejleuert nac^ SSermogen, »§ e b tx> i g, ^en Utttetiralbner ^a|t bu oud^ im (Sturme 1525 UeBer ben or Urn fleiner Urfa^ njitten (dfen^er Q^Ui^t, 1560 Unb fa^ mic^ mit bem flattlic^en ©en^el^r ^a^er gefc^ritten fommen, ba i?erHa^t' tx, ^ie t^nie tierfagten il^m, ic^ \af) e6 fommen, 2)a^ er ie|t an bie Selgn^anb n^ixrbe fin!en» — 5)a iammerte mic^ fein, i^ trat ju i'^nt 1565 SBef(S^eibentlid^ unb frrac^ : 3^ Un'^, 'gerr !^anbt)ogt, ^r a13er fonnte feinen armen ^ant 5i[u§ feinem 2J?unbe ge^en — Tlit ber »ganb nur SKinft' er mir fc^n^eigenb, meineg 9Beg0 gu gel^n; ^a ging i(^ fort, unb fanbt' il^m fein ©efolge* 1570 »§ e b nj t g» ^r ^at t)or bir ge^ittert — $Be^e bir 1 7^ 2)a^ bu il^n fc^n?ad^ gefefin, i^ergiBt er nie» 3- Slufjug, I. Scene. 87 2)rum metb' i^ l^rt, unb er mx'o mic^ ni^t fu^em «§ e b IX) i g. SBtciB' ^eute nur bort treg. ®e:^' lieBer {agen^ 2Bag fdm blr ein? »§ e b tt) I g» a^id^ dngfligt'g. SBIeiBe n^eg^ 1575 ffiie fannjl bu bid^ fo o^ne Urfad^' qudtcn? ^ e b n? i g. SBetrs feine Urfac^' l^at — ^eU, Wei^e ^ier. Sc^ l^aB'g t)erf)3rod^ett, lieBeg SBeiB, ju fommen. «§ e b tr i g. 9^u^t bu, fo ge^* — nur laffe mlt ben ^na6en! Saltier. 0lein, ^Kutter^en. 3c^ gel^e mit bem SSater. 1580 «§ e b tt) i g. ffidlt^, t?erlaffen tt?itl|t bu beine 33Zutter? SBaltl^er. 3^ Bring' bir auc^ trag <&uBf^eg mit t>om @I;nU (®e^t mit bem SSatet.) SBil^elm. 2)tutter, id^ HeiBe M bir! .& c b «3 i g (umarmt i'^n), 3a, bu Bifl SD'^ein lieBeg Jtinb, bu HeiBfl mir noc^ aUtinl (@ie gcl^t an ba3 §oftf)or unb folgt ben Slbgel^enben tange mit ben Slugen.) 88 aBil&elm XelL 3tt)eite Scene. (Sine cingcf(!^Iojfene, tvilbe S©albc;egenb, ©taubbdd^e fluv^cn tton ben gelfen. S3 c r t '^ a im SagbHeib. ©leid; batauf 01 u b e n j. aSert^a. ©r folgt tnir, ©nbli^ fann i(^ mi^ erfldren^ 1585 S^ubenj (tritt raf^ ein). grduletn, {e|t enblid^ flnb' ic^ eud& aHein^ ^IBgrunbe f^Iie^en tingS um^er un§ ein; 3n biefer Silbnif furc^t^ i^ feinen B^ugen; SSom *§erjen U)dl§' ic^ biefeg lange (Sc^tx)eigen — aSertl^a. 6eib i^r gen^if, ba^ un§ bic Sagb nidjt folgt? 1590 9^ u b e n ^. ^ie Sagb ift bort l^inaug — 3e|t ober nie ! 3c^ mu^ ben t^^euren ^ugenBlic! ergreifen — ©ntf^ieben fel;en ntuf ic^ ntcin ®efd}icf, Xtnb foUt' e§ mi^ auf etrig i?on euc^ fc^eiben, "— D, iijaffhet eure gixt'gen SBIicfe nid^t 1595 SDHt biefer finfiern ^trenge ! SKer Bin ic^, 2)a^ i^ ben fii^nen SOBunfc^ ju eu(^ er^eBe? SJ^ic^ l^at ber Olu^m no^ ni^t genannt ; ic^ barf Wi(^ in bie 0lei^' nid^t fteUen mit ben Olittern, 5)ie flegBerii^mt un'o gtdnjenb eu^ umnjerBen, 1600 £Ri^t§ l)aW i^, aU mein »§er^ 'ooU Xxni unb SieBe — 95ert^a (ernjl unb ftreng). 2)urft i^r t>on !^ieBe reben unb t)on ^reue, 3- 2tuf3ug, 2. ©cene. 89 5)er treulo0 \mh an feinen ttdc^j^en $fl[ic^ten? (Oiubenj tritt ^urucf.) 2)er @!Iai?e Defierreic^g, ber flc^ bem Srembling SSerfauft, bem Unterbritcfer feineS 3Solf^? 1605 31 u b e n j. 93ott tn(^, meln S^raulein, ^5r' i(^ biefen 33ortcurf? aSen fud^' ic^ benn, aU euc^, auf jener oll ,^raft; 1620 ^g jiel;t mein ganjeg ^er§ mtc^ gu if)m l^in^ SO'^it iebem ^age lern' i^'g nte^r t>ere^ren. — 3^r a^er, ben 0latur unb 9ftittervpic^t 3^m gum geBorenen 2Befc^u|er gaBen, Unb ber'S i^erld^t, ber treulog ukrtritt 1625 3nm Seinb xinti MttUn fd)miebet feinem )^anb, 90 SBitfietm 2;eII. 3^r fcib'3, ber mtd^ t)erle|t unb !rdn!t; id^ ntu^ SDf^ein ^gerj ^e^tringen, baf ic^ euc^ tiid^t ^affe. S? u b e n J, mm i^ benn nid^t ba0 93efie tneinea SSoIfg? 3^m unter Deflreic^a mdc^t'gem 6ce))ter n^t 1630 iDctt Srieben — ^ne^tfc^^aft X)ooUt i^x i^m Berelten! ®ie ?Jrei^eit trotlt il^r aw§ bent le^tcn ^Sc^lof, ®aa i^r no^ auf ber ^rbe Hie^, i:)eriagett» ©as SSol! ijerfle^t ftd^ Beffer auf fein @Iuc!, ,^ein (S^ein t>etfu^rt fein fid^ereS ©eful^L 1635 ^ud^ ^a^en fte baS S^Ze^ unt6 »§au:j)t gen^orfen — 91 u b e n §♦ .SBertl^a! 3^r l^aft ntid^, il^r i?eracl;tet m\^\ SBert^a. ^dt' i^'0, ntir trdre Beffer — 5lBer ben SSerac^tet fe^en unb t)era^tunggtcert^, 2)en man gem lieBen moc^te — 01 u b e n §. SSertl^a! SSert'^a! 1640 S^r ^elget ntir ba§ l^o^jle ^gintntelSgliicf Unb jiitrjt ntid^ tief in einem 5lugenBIid 0lein, nein, ba0 ^ble iji ni^t ganj erfiicft ^3n euc^ ! ^6 f^Iummert nut ; i^ n?itl e0 n:e^en, 3^r mit^t ©etratt augitBen an euc^ felBfl, 1645 ©ie angeflamntte ^ttgenb ju ertobten; 2)oc?^, tro^I en^, f!e ift mdc^tiger aU \f)x, Unb tto^ eud^ felto feib i^r gut unb ebel! 3- Slufjug, a. Scene. 91 (R u b e n j» Sl^r glauBt an nti^ ! D SBert^a, atleg taf t fSfli^ eure ii^ieBe fein unb tretben ! S5ert:^a. ®eib, 1650 SBoju bie l^etrltd^e 0latut cnc^ nta^te 1 ^rfuttt ben $Ia|, voo^in fie euc^ fjefietlt, 3u eurem SSoIfe fte|)t unb eurem !^anbe, Unb fam^jft fur euer l^eilig Ole^tl 91 u b e n §♦ SBe^ miv! 3Bie !ann i^ eu<^ ertingen, eu(^ ^eft^en, 1655 SBenn id^ ber S^ac^t bea Jtaiferg triberflreBe ? Sfl'S ber SSertranbten mdd^t'ger SBiUe nt^t, ^er uBer eure »§anb t^rannifd^ iraltet? SBert^a. 3n ben SBalbfldtten liegen nteine Outer, Unb ijl ber ©d^weijer fret, fo Bin au^ ic^'3. 1660 91 u b e n J. SBertl^a, tretc^ einen 9BIi(! tl^ut i^r mir auf ! SBertl^a. »gofft nid^t burd^ Dejlretc^g (Sunjt niid^ §u errlncjen. ^lai^ nteinem ^rBe ftrecfen fie bie «§anb, 2)a0 mU man mit bent grofen ^xV i?ereinen; DiefelBe Ji^dnbergier, bie eure Srei^eit 1665 SSerfd^lingen voxH, fie bro'^et auc^ ber nteinen ! — D Sreunb, ^unt D))fer Bin i^ auSerfe^n, SSietleid^t um einen ©unjiting ju Belo^nen — 2)ort, voo bie galfc^'^eit uub bie 9ldn!e n?o^nen, ^in an ben ^iferl^of tt?ill man mid^ jie^n* 1670 9^ SBil^elm Zai 3)ort l^arren mein i>er^agter (g^e ^etten; Sie ^kU ttur — bie eure faun mi(i) tetten ! S^ u b e n §. S^r fonntet eu^ entfc^lief en, l^ter ju le^en, 3n meinem SSaterlanbe mein ju feln? D SSertl^a, aU mein 6el^nen in bag ^nk, 1675 SSag n:ar eS, aU dn @treBen nur nad^ eu^? ©u^ fud^t' ic^ ein^ig auf bem SSeg beg 3^ul^mg, Unb aU mein ^^rgelj n^ar nur melne l^leBe. ^ount i^r mlt mir eu^ in bleg ftltle Sijal ©Inf^Ik^en unb ber ©rbe @lan§ entfagen — 1680 D bann ift melneg 6trel)eng 31^^ gefunben. Z)ann mag ber (Strom ber it)llb6etx)egten SBelt 5lng |!(^re Ufer blefer 23erge fd;lagen, ^eln flix^tlgeg SSerlangen ^aW id) mel^r ^Sinaug^ufenben In beg £eBeng SKelten* 1685 2)ann mogen blefe Selfen um ung l^er ©le unburc^brlngtlc^ fejie Si^auer Brelten, Unb bleg i?erfd^Ioffne fel'ge X^al aMn 3um j§lmmel ofen unb gelic^tet feln I 25ert:^a, 3e|t U^ bu gang, n?ie blc^ mein a'^nenb *§erj 1690 ©etrdumt, mic^ ^ai mein ©lauBe nlc^t Betrcgeul 01 u b e n §♦ ga^r' Jjin, bu eltler SBa^n, ber mlc^ ^et^ort! 3^ foU bag ©lixc! in melner «§elmat^ ftnben* «gler, n:o ber ^nab^ fro^lld^ aufgeBlii^^t, 2Bo taufenb Sreubef^uren mlc^ umgeben, 1695 SSo atle dueUen mlr unb SBdume leBen, 3m SSaterlanb wlUft bu ble 3[^elne tx)erben! 3- Slufeug, 1. 6cene. 93 5td^, tro^I ^a'S' i^ eg jtet§ gelle'Bt! 3^ fulcra, ^S fe^Ite mir ju jebem ©lucf ber ^rbem SS.ert^a. aCo trdr' bie fePge Snfel aufjufinben, 1700 SBenn fte nic^t ^ler ifl, in ber Unf^ulb :^anb? »gier, tro bie atte 5!reue ^eimif^ tro^t, aSo ft* bie 5alfd):§eit no^ ntc^t ^^ingefunben ? 2)a triiBt !ein 0leib bie Ciuetle unferS ©liitfa, Unb etrig ^etl entflie^en un3 bie 6tunben, 1705 — ^a fe^' id^ b i d^ im ec^ten SJ^dnnertrert'^, Sen ^rjten i?on ben gteien unb ben ©leic^en, W\i reiner, freier ^gutbigung i?ere:^rt, ®rof, trie ein «^omg n^irft in feinen 9leic^en» 91 u b e n 5. ©a fe'^' ic^ bic^, bie ^rone atter ffrauen, 17 10 5n weiBIic^ rei^enber ©efd^dftigfeit, 3n nieinem «§au§ ben »§immel mir er'Sauen Unb, trie ber Srii^ling feine SStumen jireut, W\i f^oner 5lnmut^ mir bag I^eBen f^nmtfen Unb aUeg ringg WeBen unb :6egliic!en! 1715 23ert:^a. ®ie^, tl^eurer Sreunb, ttjarum i^ trauerte, 51IS i^ bieg l^oc^fte Seknggliitf bic^ fell^fi 3erfloren fa:^ — SBel^ mir ! SBie ftixnb'g um mic^, SBenn ic^ bem floljen 9litter miif te fotgen, ©em !&anb^ebriitfer, auf fein ftnpreg (S^Io^ ! 1720 — ^ier ift fein ©d^Io^, 2^ic^ fd^eiben feine 2)^auern SSon einem SSolf, bag ic^ :6egtricf"en fann! 01 u b e n §• ©0^ njte mi* retten — n^ie bie ®*Iinge lofen^ 5)ie i* mir t:^ori*t felBft \\\\\% ^au^t gelegt? 94 2BiIf)elm Xell. Serrei^e jte mit mdnnlid^em ©ntf^Iu^ ! 1725 3Bag aud^ braug irexbe — flel^' gu beinem SSoIf! (£3 ijl bein angeBorner $Ia^» (Sagb^^orner in ber gerne.) 5)ic 3agb Jtommt nd^er — fort, n?ir miiffen fc^eiben — ^dm:i3fe 5ur^ QSaterlanb, bu fdm^ffl fur beine ^kU ! @3 ift cin Seinb, i?or bem irir aUe jittern, 1730 Unb eine Sreil^eit mac^t un^ atte freil (®c^en aB.) 3)ritte ©cenc. SSiefe bei Slltorf. Stn SSorbcrgtunb ©duntc, in ber Xiefe ber §ut auf eincr ©tange. 2)cr $rofpect n)irb becjrcnjt burc^ ben S3annBevg, uber xod^tm tin (Sd)ncegebirg empcrragt. grief^arbt unb Seut^^olb fatten 2Bad^e. grie^^arbt. aBir ^a^m auf umfonji, ©g tritt f!c^ niemanb «§eranBegeBen unb bem »§ut fein^ ^leijerenj (Srjelgen. 'S war bo(5^ fonfl n?ie 3al^rmar!t ^ier; Se^t ifl: ber gauge 5lnger trie ijerobet, 1735 ©eitbem ber 5^o:pan§ auf ber <^tange ^dngt l^eutl^olb. 01ur fc^Ied^t ©eflnbel Idgt f!^ fe^n unb fc^wingt Hug jum SSerbrie^e bie gerlum^jten 2^vi^ett^ 3- 2Iuf3ug, 3. Scene. 95 SBag xt^U ^tnU finb, bie mac^en lieBer 5) en langen Umireg um ben l^alBen Slecfen, 1740 ©^' fie bj^n Stixcfen :6eugten t?or bem «§ut. Jfriefl^arbt. 6ie muffen u'Ser biefen $Ia^, irenn fie SSom dlat:^|)aug fommen um bie aJtittaggfiunbc^ ^a meint^ ic^ f^on, ^nen guten Sang gu t^nn, 2)enn felner bad^te bran, ben ^ut ju grix^em 1745 2)a fte^t'g ber $faff, ber moffelmann — tarn iufi 33on einem ^ran!en l^er — unb fttUt ft^ l^ln S^it bem ^oc^trurbigen, grab t»or bie oI{en »oruBergeljen.) SCBaltl^er. (5i, SSater, ftel^ ben ^nt bort auf ber ©tangc* 1815 3- Slufsug, 3. ©ccne. 99 2Ba§ fummcrt un6 bcr ^itt! »^omm, lag un§ gc'^en. (Snbcm cr aBge'^cn h?Uf, tvitt t^m grieg'^arbt ntit vorgetjaltencr $ife entcjegen.) & r i c 5^ t; a r b t. 3n beg Jtaiferg Seamen ! ^alki an unb ftel^t ! 3:cll (Qveift in bic $i!c). ffiag troUt t:^r? SQarum ^altet i^r mic5^ auf? grieg^arbt. 3^r fca^t'g 2^anbat tierle|t; i^r mugt un6 folgcn, ;[!eutl^oIb. 5!^r I;abt bem ^gut ntc^t Otetierenj Beanefen. ' 1820 greunb, lap mi^ ge^en. 5 r i e g ^ a r b t. gort^ fort in§ ®efangni§J 5KaItl^er, 5)en 33ater tn§ ©efdngnig ! ^gulfe! ^ulfe! (3n bic (Scene ntfenb.) »§crtjci, i^^r Scanner, gute ^eutc, l^elft ! ©etralt! ©eiralt! fie fii^ren if)n gefangem (Oioffclmann, ber 55farrer, mtb $etermann, ber (Sigrijl, fommen I;cvbei, ntit brei anbern aWduncrn.) ©tgrip, SSa§ gi^t'g? Sloffelmann. 5Bag Icgj^ bu «§anb an biefen !Kann? 1825 griegl^arbt. (5r if! ein &einb beg ^aiferg, ein SSerrdtT^er! H 2 loo SBil^etm SclL ^ell (faft i^uMtts). SRoffelmatttt* 5)u irrft bic^, greunb. 3)aS ifl ©er 3!etl, elu ©^reumann unb guter SBurger. (erBIicft Saltier gurj!en unb tilt if^m entgcgen). ©xg^mUx, l^ilfl ©emalt gef^ie^t bem SSater. Sriefl^arbt^ 3nS ©efdngni^, fort! SSalt^^et Surji fterbeieitcnb). 3^ leijle SBurgWaft l^altet! 1830 — Urn ©otteg n^itlen, ^eE, njag ift gef^el^en? 93?etd)t^at unb ©tauffac^cr tommtn* SJrlef l^arbt. 2)eg Sanbijogtg oBer^errlic^e ©etralt SSera^tet er, unb iriU fte nic^t erfenneiu (Stauffa^er^ 2)aa 1)atV ber ^ett get^an? 5)ag lugfl bu, 95uBe! I^eut^^olb. (Sr ^at bem •gut ni^t Sflei^erenj Benjiefeu. 1835 SBaltl^er gurj!. Unb batum foil er in6 ©efdngnip? greunb, 0limm ntelne SBurgfc^aft an unb la^ il^n lebig* Srie^^arbt, 3Burg^ bu fur bid^ unb beinen etgnen Mil SCBir t^un, n?ag un[er0 5(mte0 — gort mit il^m ! 3- ^lufaug/ 3-^'^^'^^- I'oi SOi^eli^tt^al Gu ben Sanbleutcn). 0lem, ba0 ijl fc^reienbe ©etralt! (Srtragen n^ir'g, 1840 2)a^ man i^tt fortfu:^rt, frec^, ijor uitfern Qtugen? 6 i g r i fl, 5iBir f!nb bie (Stdrfern. Sreunbe, bulbet'g nic^t! SBir l^aBen cinen 3^uc!en an ben anbetn, g^rief :^arbt SBer njiberfe^t fic^ bem SSefe^I beS SSogtg ? 01od^ brei i^anblcute (^erBeiellenb). ®ir ^clfen euc^. SBa^ giBt'^ ? ©d^Iagt fie gu 35oben. 1845 (§i(begarb, 3?^cc^t^ilb unb (Sl^Betl^ fcmmen jurutf.) ^elL 3c^ l^^elfe mir fd;on felBfl. ®c^t, Qute ^mU, Wldnt \i)x, vomn id) bie ^raft gekaud^en n:oIlte, 3c3^ njutbe mid^ i?or i^ren ©^tegen furd;ten? 3)^el(^t:^al (gu grief §arbt). SBag'g, i'^n auS unfrer S^^itte ireggufiil^ren ! SSatt^er Surfl unb ©tauffac^er* ©elaffenl aiu^ig! ffricf^arbt (Wreit). ^(ufrul^r unb ®m)3orung! 1850 (Wlan f)6xt Sagb^orner.) SBeiBer* 3)a fommt ber SanbtJogt! 5 r i e p 1^ a r b t (er^eBt bie ©timnte). SUteuterei! ^m))orung! ©tauffacS^en ©^rei, Big bu kx\t^% ©d^urfe! loz ^il5ill}clm %ai Otoffelmann nub Wltl^i^aL mU^ bu [cJ^iijeiBeu ? Srte^l^arbt (ruft nc^ (auter). 3u ^ulf, in ^ixlf ben ^ienern bea ®e[e§e0! ^a ifl ber 3Sogt ! 2Be^' ung, voa^ tvirb baa trerben ! ©e^lcr in ^fcrb, ben 5«Iffn auf ber Saujl, Oiubol|)^ ber ^arra^, S3ert^a unb Oi u b e n j, ein gro^e^ ©efclgc »cu bewajfneten ^nec^ten, tt?elc^e eitien ^rei^ vcn $i!en um bic gan^e €cenc f(^Uefen. Oiubol^^ ber ^arrae* q3ta^, $Ia^ bem Sanbijogt! © e p I e r* ^reiBt f!e au6einanber! 1855 $Ba0 lauft ba3 SSoI! ^ufammen? ^er ruft ^itlfe? (5l%meine (Stitte.) 3Ber n:ar'0? 3^ wiU eg n?iffen» (3u griefljarbt.) 2)u trltt ijorl ©er 5l|l bu, unb voa^ ^altft bu biefen 2)knn? (@r gibt ben Sal!en einem 2)iener.) ^-^" Srle^^arbt. ©ejtrenger *§err, \6) t»in bein SBaffenfnec^t Unb njo^lBeftetlter SBd^ter f>ei bem «§ut. i860 biefen 3)?ann ergriff i^ uBer frif^er Vi)erfag|l bent ^nt, ben i^ 3ur $rufung be0 ©e^orfamg aufge^angen? ^^ 2)ein 6i)[e0 ^rac^ten l^ajl bu mir oerrat^em 33erjei'^t mir, lieBer «§etr! 5lu§ UnSebad^t, 1870 SRic^t aug QSerac^tung eurer ifl'^ gefc^e^; ffidr' ic^ Befonnen, l^ie^' ic^ nic^t ber ^ett. 3c^ Bltt' unt ©nab', eg foil nic^t me^^r Begegnen. ©e^Ier (na(^ einiQem ^StUtfc^imgen). 2)u Bift ein SJieij^er auf ber ^^IrniBrufl, ^eU, SD^an fagt, bu ne^m'fl eg auf mit jebem S^u^en? 1875 SBalt^er ^elL Unb 'tia^ mu^ n^a^r fein, «§err, 'nen ^^fet fc^iept 2)er 23ater bir 3?om 23aum auf l^unbert ©c^rittc* ©e^Ier. 3)1 bag bein ^naBe, ^eU? 3a, lieBer «5crr* © e f I e r. ^aft bu ber Jtinber me'^r? ^elL Qvod JtnaBen, »§crr» ©e^ler, Unb wetter ijt'g, ben bu am meijlen lieBjt? 1880 ^elL «§err, Beibe itnb fie mlr gleic^ UeBe Jtinber* I04 SBiIf)eIm Sell. dlnn, %tUl mdl bu ben ^l^fel trifffi i?om 33autne 5luf l^unbert ogt, ru^tt eu^ nic^t M JtinbeS Unfd^ulb? S^5 f f elm a nn. D benfet, bag ein @ott im ^immet iji, ©em i^r miipt Sit'o^ fle^n fiir eure ^^atett. ® e f I e r (jeigt auf ben ,^naben)* ^an Binb' i^^n an bie !^inbe bort! SBalt^er ^elL Wxd) !)inben! 0lem, i^ ttjitt ni^t geBunben [ein. 3^ ii:itt 1955 (BiiU fallen trie ein )^amm, unb ai:c^ nid^t at^men. $Benn it)r mic^ Binbet, neln, fo !ann i^'0 nic^t, (So trevb' i^ toBen QCQm meine 35anbe. Olubol^^ ber <§arra6. 2)ie 5tugen nur lag bir t>erBinben, ^mk I SBalt^er ^elL 5Karum bie ^lu^eu? 2)en!et i"^r, ic^ fiird;te i960 2)en $feil i?on 3Saterg ^anb? 3^ irid i^n fejl (Srtratten unb nic^t jutfen mit ben SKim^ern. — i^xi\d), SSater, ^eig'g, bag bu ein ©cl;ii^e :6ijl I @r glauBt bir'^ nic^t, er benft m\^ 311 t>erber6en — 2)em ^Biit^rid^ jum SSerbruffe fd^ieg iinb trijf! 1965 (@r Qe^^t an bie Siube, man legt i^m ben 5lpfet auf.) 2)Zetc^t^aI (ju ben Sanbreuten). ffiag? ©on ber greijet fld^ i?or unfern ^tugen QSottenben? ffioju ^aSen trir gef^n:oren? ©tauffac^er. (56 ij! umfonft. 5Bir t)aBcn feine SBaffen; 3^r fe^t ben SBalb t>on l^anjen urn una ^er. io8 aSil^elm SielL D, l^dtten trlr^f titit frifc^er Xf)at t>oUenbct! 1970 ^Serjei^'g ®oit benen, bie jam Qluffc^uS rietl^m! ©e^Ier Gum Xdi). ^tt6 SBer!I S^an fu^rt ble SSaffen ulc^t i?erge^en§. @efdl^rli(^ iji'g, eln Si^orbgen^e^r gu tragen, Unb auf ben 6d^u|en f^ringt ber $fell jurucf^ ^iea ftolje 3^ec^t, ba0 f!c!^ ber 25auer ntmmt, 1975 SBeleibiget ben l^od^ften 'germ bea li^anbeS. @en?affnet fei niemanb, alS n?er geBietet* ffreut'g cnc^, ben $felt ju fuljren unb ben SBogen, ^0% fo n?itt ic^ bag 3i^I ^^^ j^^qU geben. ^ell (fpannt bie SlrmBvuj! unb (egt ben $feil auf). Deffitet bie ©ajfel q]Ia^! 1980 erlie§ id), nicincn 25Iut0J?ern^anbten (gntfagf x^, aUt SSanbe ber S^atur 3erri^ id), urn an euc^ mic^ anjufdjiief en — 5)ag 23efle atler glauBt' id^ gu :6eforbern, 2)a ic^ beg Jlaiferg ma^t Befeftigte — 2015 !£)ie SSinbe fdUt i?on nteinen ^ugen — 6d;aubernb (Se^' id^ an elnen Q(6c5runb mi^ gefu^rt — ^dn freteS Urtl^eil l^aSt i:^r irr geteitet, 9J?ein reblic^ «§erj t>erfii^rt — i^ trar baran, Wldn SSoI! in Befter 2}teinung ju i^erberBem 2020 ©e^Ier. 93ern?egner, biefe (^^rac^e beinem «§errn? 01 u b e n J, 5)er t^aifer ift mein ^err, nid^t ii)x — 5rei Bin i^ Sffiie il;r geBoren, unb ic^ meffe mi^ S^it eud^ in jeber tttterlid^en ^ugenb. Unb flitnbet ii)x nid^t I;ier in ,^aifer0 CRamen, 2025 S)en ic^ tiere^re, felBft tro man i|n fd^dnbet, 3- Slufjug, 3. Scene. 11 1 ©en ^anbfd^u^ n:drf' ic^ i?or end) ^in, \i)x foUtet Dlac^ ritterlic^em SBtanc^ ntir ^(nttrort gekn. — 3a, mnfi mx enten Oieificjen — 3c^ pel^e ^i^t tre^rIo§ ba, n?ie b i e — (5luf ba^ SSoIf jetcjenb.) 3c^ ^aB' ein ©c^irert, 2030 Unb njer mlr na^t — etanffac^er (ruft). 2)er ^l^fel ift gefaUen! C3nbem fi^ aUe nad^ bicfer €cite (ie\i3enbet, unb S3crt^a gnnfdf>en (Rubeng unt ben SanbwoQt fic^ gewcrfen, f)at XeK ben 5>feil ai^cbrucft.) Oloffelmann. 5)er ^nal-^e Ie6t I SSiele er Surft (ju SSater unb fie Qlrm, ffienn'g einmal gelten fotlte fur bie ffrei^eit. ^unj. 2)er )^anbi?ogt fu^rt i^tt felBfl ben <^ee l^erauf; (Sie iraren eSen bran, fi(^ einjuf^ifen, Q(t0 ic^ t>on S^luelen a6fu^r; boc^ ber @turm, 2105 5)er eBen ie^t im 5ln^ug ift, unb ber ^u^ mid^ gejnjungen eilenbg i)ier ^u lanben, 9[)?ag i^re 5l6fa^rt njo^I i>er^inbert l^aBem gifc^er. S^er %tU in ffeffeln, in beg 33o9t0 ©enjalt ! 4- 2Iufjug, 1. Scene. 121 D glauBt, er irirb i^n tief gcnug ijcrgra^en, 2 no 5)a^ er be§ ^ageS !^i^t nic^t trieber fle^t! ^enn furc^ten mu^ er tie gered^te ^aC^t ^eg freien 3[^anneg, ben er f^trer gereyt ^ung. ^er Qntlanbamman aud>, ber eble »§err 3Son 5ltting:^aufen, fagt man, lieg' am ^obe* 2115 Stfc^er. ©0 Bri^t ber Ie|te 5(n!er unfrer ^offhung! 3)er n^ar e8 noc5^ atlein, ber feine (Stimme ©rl^eBen burfte fur beS 23oI!eg Ole^tel Jtunj. 2)er ©turm nimmt uBer^anb. ©e'^a^t end^ n?o^II 3d) ne^me «§erBerg' in bem ©orf; benn ^eut 2120 3jl bo(^ an feine 2lBfal^rt ntel^r gu benfen. (®et:;t ab.) f?i[^er» 5)er ^etl gefangen, nnb ber Steil^err tobt! (ixi)^W bie freeze ^tixm, ^ijrannei, SBirf atle ©d^am l^intreg ! 2)er Si^unb ber SBa^rl^eit 3jl l^umm, bag fe^'nbe 5luge i|i geBIenbet, 2125 ©er 5lrm; ber retten foUte, ift gefeffelt! (gg l^agelt fd^trer. Jtommt in bie *§utte, QSater, ^0 ift nic^t fommlid^, l^ier im Srelen l^aufen. gif^er. Olafet, i^r SBinbel glammt ^erab, i^r 95Ii|e! 3l^r SBolfen Berfiet! ®ie^t l^erunter, ©trome 2130 S)eg «§immelg, nnb erfduft baa Sanb! B^tj^ort 3m ^eim bie unge:6orenen .©efc^le^ter ! ^ .-/ 122 SBit^elm 2:ea. 3^r trirbctt ©Icmeitte, ti^erbet «gerr! 3^r 95dren, fommt, ii)x alten 3©oIfe irtcbcr 2)er gro^en 5Bufte! euc^ ge^ort bag :^anb. 2135 SIBer trirb 1)kx leBen tx)oIIen o^ne greil;eit! ^ n a 6 e. .§ort, trie ber QlBgruub toj!, ber $BirBct BruUt; 60 ^aVQ no^ nie gerafi in biefem (Sd;IuubeI 5'ifc^er. 3u jielcn auf beg eignen Jlinbeg ^au^t, (Bold]^^ n?arb feinem 3Sater noc^ ge^oten ! 2140 Unb bie 01atur [ott nic^t in njilbeni ©rimm i*'0? 5ltle§ n:eip ic^^ rebet! xai 2)a^ ttti(^ bcr SanbiDogt fallen lie^ nub ^inben, 0la^ feiner SSurg gu .^u^nad^t troUte fu^^ren. 2215 &i[c!^er. Unb ftd) mlt euc^ ^u Sluelen cingefd;ifft. ffiir ii^iffen aUe6. (^:|3red;t, njie i^r entfommen? Sd) lag im (&^iff, mit (Stvtcfen fefl geBunben, 3Bel^rIo6, ein aufgegeBner Tlann — SRic^t l^offt' i^, 2)ag fro^e £id;t bcr ^onne me:^r ^u fe^n, 2220 2)er ©attin xmb ber ^inber lie^eS 5(ntli^, Unb troftloa Hidt' ^ in bie SSaffern?ujie — Sifc^er. O armcr SD^ann! <^o fasten mx ba^in, 2)er SSogt, Olubol^^ ber «§arraa unb bie ^ned)te. SDZein ^oc^er aBer ntit ber ^IrmBruft lag 2225 ^m l^intern ©ranfen M bem <8teuerruber. Unb aU voir an bie ^cfe Je^t gelangt SBeim fleinen Qlren, ba i^er^dngt' eg ®ott, ©a^ folc^ ein graufam morbrifd^ Ungen^itter ©d^IingS ^erfiirka^ au0 beg ©ott^arbg (^^lunben, 2230 ®a^ atlen O^uberern bag t&erj entfan!, Unb meinten aUt, elenb ju ertrinfen. Sa l^ijrt' i^'g, n?ie ber 2)iener einer flci^ 4. Slufjug, I. (Scene. 127 Bum )^anbt»oc;t trcnbet' itnb bie SBorte ftirad^ : 3^r fet;et eure ^otf) unb unfre, «§err, 2235 Unb ba^ ti^ir atl' am Otanb beg ^obeg fd^w?e6en — l^c^,.^>^ ^ie (Steuerleute a^er iriffen ftd^ 3Sor grower Surest nid^t 9Rat:^ unb ftnb be§ 5at;reng ?Rid)t n:ol^l Berid)tet — 01nn aBer ift ber ^ett (Sin ftarfer SDtann unb ti^ei^ an @d;iff ju flcuern. 2240 ffiie, trenn n?ir feln ie|t Braud^ten in ber Dlotl^? 5)a ^pxad) ber 93ogt gu mir: ^eU, treim bu bir'g ©etrautefl, unS gu l^elfen aug bem (Sturm, dL*"^ . u^^tvC'^ or bie 5elfen:^latte Mmen, !£)ort, rief i^, fei bag ^ergfie uBerj^anben — Unb alg mx fte frif^ rubernb Balb erreid^t, 2260 gle^' id^ bie ©nabe ®otteg an unb briide, Wit aUtn CeiBegfrdften angeftemmt, 128 SBil^elm Sell. Sen ^inUxn ©ranfen an bie SelStranb l^in — , 3e^t, f^neU meln ©d^ie^jeug faffenb, f^tx)ing' i^ felBfi tgoc^f^ringenb auf bie $Iatte mid^ l^inauf, 2265 Uttb mit geti^alt'gem S^u^o^ l^inter mlc^ ©d^teubr' i(5^ bag (S^ifflein in ben (^c^Iunb bet 5GBaffer — 2)ort mag'0, wie ©ott trill, auf ben 3©ellen treiSen! ^0 Un ic^ l^ier, gerettet aug beg (^turmg ©enjalt unb aug ber [c^limmeren ber SD'^enf^en. 2270 ff if^er* XtU, XtUl ein fl^tBar 2Bunber ^at ber ^err 5ln euc^ get:^an ; taum glaub' ic^'g meinen (Siunen — ^0^, faget, tro gcbenfet i^r ie|t l^in? 2)enn ©ic^er^eit ift nidjt fhx euc^, trofern 2)er Sanbi;)ogt leBeub biefein 6turm entfommt 2275 ^ell. 3c^ f)bxV if)n fagen, ba ic^ no^ im Sd^if ©eButtben lag, er irott' Bei SBrunnen lanben, Unb uUx <^^vo^^ nac^ feiner SBurg mi^ fii^ren. Sifc^er* SSitt er ben SBeg ba^in ^u ^anbe ne|)men? ^elL ©r benft'S. Sifc^er^ D, fo i^erBergt euc^ o^ne ©aumen! 2280 0li^t gtreimal ^ilft euc^ ®ott aug feiner »§anb. 3:eIL S'lennt mir ben nd^jten ^eg na^ 5lrt:^ unb ,^u^nac^t. Slfc^er. 5)ie offhe ©tra^e ^k^t ftc?^ iiBer ©teinen; 4- Slufjitg, I. Scene. - 129 S)od^ etnett fur^ern 2Beg unb l^eimlid^ern ^anit eud^ mein ^naBe uBer )i^otx)erj ful^ren. 2285 2! ell (QiBt i^m bie §anb). ©ott lo^tt' eu^ eure @utt:^at. )^eBet n:o^L (®el)t unb fe^rt tt)iebec urn.) — »§atjt il^r nic^t aud^ im Olutii mitgefc^njoren ? 33^ir bau^t, man nannt' euc^ mir. — gifc^en 3^ njar battel Unb |)a6' ben ©ib beS SBunbeS mit Befd^njoren. (So eilt nad^ SBurgten, t^ut bie i^ieB* mir an ! 2290 SD^ein ffieib i^erjagt urn mic^; Derfunbet i^r, ©af ic^ gerettet fei unb n:o^I geBorgen^ Sifc^er. £)od^ n:o:^in fag' ic^ il^r, ba^ i:^r geflo^n? "^^ ^elL Sl^r w^erbet meinen 6^tx)d:^er Bei i^r finben Unb anbre, bie im Oiiitti mit gefd^njoren — 3295 @ie fotten traifer fein unb guteS SUZutl^S, 2)er ^ell [ei frei unb feineg 5(rme3 mac^ttgj SBalb irerben fte ein SBeitreS tion mir l^oren* Sifi^er^ aSaS l^aBt i^r im ®emut^? ^ntbecft mir'S freU 3ft e8 getl^an, n^irVg auc^ jur 9lebe fommen. 2300 (@c^t ab.) Sifc^er. 3eig' i'^m ben 2Beg, Senni* ®ott flel^' i^m Set! <£r fu^rt'g §um 3iel, txiaS er aud^ unternommen. (®e^t a6.) 130 SBilfjelm %ai 3u>eite Scene. (Ebet:§of ju Sltting'^aufett. ^tx%xti^txt,xn cincm Slrmfeffet, jicrBenb. 9Batt:^cr gurft, (Stauffarf)er, 2)iel(^t^al unb ^aumgartcn urn % Befc^dftigt, 2B a 1 1 1^ e r X e U, fuieenb »or bem ^terbenbeu. SOSalt^er gurjl* dS ijl t)orBel mit il^m, er ifi l^lnuBer* ©tauffad^er. (gr tiegt nlc^t trie ein ^obter — ^e'^t, bie Seber ^uf feinen Si^^pett regt f!^ ! Olu^ig ijl 2305 '^ein 6c^la5 unb friebli^ tcic^etn feine 3uge. (^aumgarten ge^t an btc i^^^urc unb fpndjt mit jemanb.) 3[Balt]^er giirft Qu JBaumgarten). ffiev ijl'g? SSaumgartcn (!ommt guvucf ). ©g ifi ffrau ^ebtrig, eure %od}Ux} ©ie trill eu^ f)3rec^en, triU ben ,^naBen fe^n* (SSalt^er 2;en rici^tet fic^ auf.) 3Salt]^er gixrji. ^ann i^ fie trofiett? ^aB' ic^ felBer ^rofi? »&duft aHeg ^eibett ft(^ auf meinem »§au:^t? 2310 »§ e b tr i g (^creinbringcnb). SBo ifi inein ^inb? £a^t tnic^, ic^ mug e0 fel^n — ©tauffac^er* 5apt eu^ ! SBeben!t, bag il§r im ^an^ M ^obeS — »§ e b tr i g (fiu^t auf ben JlnaBcn). SD^ein ffidlt^ ! D, er le:6t mix ! 4- 2lufjug, 2. Scene. 131 SBalt^er ^ell rtancjt an %). 5trme Sautter 1 «§ e b tt^ i g* 3fi'0 auc^ gemf ? SBift bu tiiir uni)erte|t? (S3etrad)tet i^^n mit dngfitid^er i g» D, l^dtt' er elneg SSaterg "gerg-, e^' er'0 3320 ©et^an, er n?dre taufenbmal gejtorBen! ©tauffac^er* 3^r foUtet ®otte§ gndb'ge ©d^lcfung pxd\tn, 2)ie eg fo gut gelenft — ^ e b IX) I g. Jtann id^ ijergeffeit, 2Bie'8 l^dtte fomnten ! 5 n n e n ? — ©ott beS «§immel§ ! Unb le^t' i(^ a^tjig Sa^r — id^ fel^' ben ^naBen en?ig 2325 ©eBunben f^e^n, ben SSater auf ii)n gielen, Unb en?ig fliegt ber $feil mix in bag ^^erj. Srau, njuf tet l^r, n:ie i^n ber SSogt gereijt! »§ e b n? I g. D, ro^eg ^erj ber 2)Jdnner ! SBenn i^x ©totj SBeleibigt tt:irb, bann ac^ten fie nlc^tg mti)x; 2330 6ie fe^en in ber Hinben 3But^ beg ^:^ielg 5)ag ^au^)t beg ^inbeg unb bag ^gerj ber Sautter! K 2 lS^ SSil^elm Sell. 3|i eure0 2^anne0 2ooQ nic^t l^art genug, 2)a^ i^r mlt fc^trerem ^abel ii)n noc^ !rdn!t? 5ur fcine M'Dm ^aU \i)x !ein ©efu^l? 2335 (fe^rt ftd^ na^ iijm nm unb fte^t t^n mit cinem gtof en 93(ic!e an). .§aft bu nur ^^rdnen fur be^ Sreunbe^ Ungliic!? — 2Bo txiaret il^r, ba man ben ^reffli^ett 3n SBanbe fd^Iug? SSo tt?ar ba eure »§ulfe? 3^r fa^et gu, i^r liegt bag ©rdglic^e gefc^e^^it; ©ebulbig Uttet i^r'g, ba^ man ben Sreunb 2340 Qtu3 eurer SOiitte fix^rte* ^at ber ^ell 5lnc^ fo an eucS^ ge^anbelt? (^tanb er anC[} 95ebauernb ba, aU i)inUx bit bte Shelter 2)eg )^anbi?ogtg brangen, aU ber njut^'ge (^ee SSor blr crBraufte? 0li^t niit mu^'gen ^rdnen 2345 S5e!Iagt' er bi^, in ben ^a^tn f:|3rang er, SQdb Unb «^inb t>erga^ er, unb :6efreite bi^ — aSalt^er gurjl. 2Bag fonnten n^ir §u [einer Olettung njagen, 2)ie Heine 3^^^^/ i'i^ un^etraffnet n?ar! «&ebn?ig (yoixft jic^ an feine ^rufl). D SSaterl Unb au(^ bu l^afl i^n i?erIorenI 2350 ®ag Sanb, njir atle l^a^en i^n J?erIoren! Un0 alien fe^tt er, ac^, tcir fe^Ien i^m! ®ott rette feine (Seele t)or SSerjtceiflung ! 3u ti)m ^inab in0 obe SSurgtierlie^ 5)ringt !einea greunbeg ^xoft — SBenn er er!ran!te ! 2355 5lc^, in be3 ^erferg feuc^ter Sinjlerni^ SD^uf er er!ran!en — SBie bie Qtl^enrofe aSIei^t unb i?er!iimmert in ber 6um))fegruft, 4- Shifjug, %. ©cene. 133 (So ifl fur i^n !ein !&eBen al§ im !^ic^t ^cr @onne, in bent SBalfamflrom ber ^iJuftc. 2360 ©efangen! ©rl (Sein ^It^em ijl bie ffreii)eit; ^r fann ni(^t leBen in bem 'gaud^ ber ©riifte. (Stauffac^er* SBerul^igt euc^. 5Bir atle n^oHen ^anbeln, Uni feinen ^crfer auf^ut^^um ^ e b n? i g. SBa0 !5nnt i ^ r f^affen o^nc i^ ? — aterto6» 2385 (§ebn)iij fin!t mit bem ^naBen »or bem iel «§unberte e6 tl^eitem «§o^l ifi ber SBoben unter ben ^^i^rannen, ©ie 5^age il^rer «§errf(?^aft finb ge^d^^lt, Unb Balb ip i^re (S:|3ur nic^t ntel^r gu finbem 2410 5lttingl^aufen. ©ie fejien SBurgen a^er in ben )^anben? S^eld^t^al. (Bit fatten atle an bem gleic^en ^ag» Qltting^aufem Unb flnb bie ^betn biefeg SSunbg t^eil^aftig? 13^ 2Bilf)elm flelL t n a (^ ung — burc^ anbre ^rdfte irilT ^a0 ^errli^e ber 3[)^enfc^:^elt flc^ er^alten. ((Bx legt feine §anb auf ba^ ^au^t be^ ^itibe^; bag »or i^m ouf ben Stnimx tiegt.) ^lu^ biefem »§au:|3te, n?o ber ^^fel lag, SStrb euc^ ble neue, 6effre Srei^eit grunen; 3)a§ Qllte ftiir^t, eg dnbert flc^ bie 3eit, 2425 Unb neueg )&e6en Blul^t aug ben ^tuinen* e t a u f f a d^ e r Ou Saltier gurfi). eBt bie Srei^eit ftegenb i^re ga^^ne, (SBatf^er gurjl^ unb (Staujfac^erg §dnbe faffenb.) ®rum l^altet feft jufammen — fep unb etrig — ^ein Drt ber Srei^eit fei bem anbern fremb — t^od^tra^ten jiedet au§ auf euren SBergen, — Sa^ ftc^ ber SBunb gum SBunbe raf^ ijerfammie — 2450 ©eib einig — einig — einig — (@r fdl(t in bag ^x^va gurucf — feine §dnbe 'fiatten entfeelt nod& bie anbern gefaf t. giirjl unb €tauffa^er betrad^ten il)n noc^ eine Beit lang fd^n?eigenb ; bann treten lie i)intreg, jeber feinem @cf)merj ubers laffen. Unterbeffen ftnb bie ^nc^te jiiU l^ereingcbtungen, (le nd^ern fid^ mit Seic^en eineg jiiKern cber fjeftigern a er no(^ tranbelte im !^i(^t — ^r ifl ©a'^tn, ifl fort auf tmmerbar unb (dp mtr 2460 ®ie fc^were, unBeja^Ite ergtei^en. (Sflad^bcm er cinen 5lugenBlidf tnne ge"^attcn.) 3^r f^treigt? S^r f)abt mix nic^tg gu fagen? Sie? 2500 3Serbien' ic^'a noc^ ni^t, ba^ itix mir i^ertraut? er^anbelt, 2505 Unb, voa^ mir nic^t tion euc^ i^ertrauet n?arb, 3^ ^aB'g Betxsa'^rt glei^n?ie ein l^eilig $fanb. 0lie voax i(^ nteineg £anbe§ ??einb, glauBt mir^ Unb niemalg :^dtt' id) gegen euc^ ge^anbelt* — ^od^ utjel t^^atet i^r, eg ju t>erfd}ieBen ; 2510 2)ie 6'tunbe brdngt, unb rafd^er Xi]at Bebarf 6 — 2)er ^ed fc^on njarb bag D:pfer eureg ©dumeng — ©tauffad^er* ^ag S^riflfefi atjun^arten fc^n^uren n:ir. 91 u b e n j» • 3c^ trar ni(^t bort, i(^ ^aB' nic^t mitgef^ttioren. SBartet i^r ab, i^ l^anble. a^elc^t^aL «IQag? 3^r wotltet — 2515 SI u b e n J. S)eg Saitbeg SSdtern jd^^P ic^ nti^ {c|t Bet, Unb nteine erjie $flic(?t ijl, euc^ 3U fc^it^en* Saltier giir|l. 2)er (Srbe biefcn t^euren 6tautj ^u geben^ 3j^ eure ndc^j^e ^flic^t wnb t;eiligjle» 4- Slufjug, a. Scene. 141 91 u b e n J. SBenn trir baS IS^anb Befreit, bann legen tx)ir 2520 ©en frifc^en Jtranj beS 6iegg i^m auf bie SSal^re* — D greunbe ! eure ©ad^e ni^t aHeln, S^ l^aBe melne eigne au§jufed)ten a^it bem ^i^rannen — «§ort unb n^igt I SSerf^wuuben 3fl meine SBertl^a, ^eimlid^ tijeggerauBt ' ^^^^-^y-^^ 2525 aj^it fecfer S'reijeltl^at au3 unfrer SU^ittel c^w^v.. ©tauffac^er* ©ol^er ©etraltt^at l^dtte ber ^i^rann SBiber bie freie ^ble flc^ i?ern?ogen? 91 u b e n 5. D nteine Sreunbe! eud^ J^erfprac^ i(^ ^iilfe, Unb ic^ juerfl muf fie i?on euc^ erfle^n. 2530 ©erauBt, entriffen ifl mir bie ©elieBte. aBer n?ei^, n?o fte ber 3Ktit^enbe ijerBirgt, 5BeI(^er ©etralt fie frei?elnb fic^ er!ii:^nen, 3^r »§er§ ju gnjingen §um i^er^^agten SBanb! SSerla^t mid^ nic^t, l^elft mir fte erretten — 2535 ®ie lieBt euc^I fie l^at'g 5:)erbient um'g Sanb, 2)ap atte 5lrme ftd^ fiir fie Ben^affnen — aSalt^er gurj^. ®ag njottt i:§r unterne^^men ? aiubenj. aSei^ ic^'S? 5(c^I 3tt biefer 0lae^t, bie i^r ©efd^icf um^iim, 3n biefeg S^^eifet^ unge^eurer ^ngfi, 2540 SBo ic^ ni(^t8 gefleg ^u erfaffen m\% 3fl mir nur biefeg in ber ©eele flar: Unter 'i>txi ^riimmern ber ^^rannenmad^t 142 SBil^elm Siett. 5lIIein fann fie l^erijorgegraSeii ti^erben; ^ie gefien aUe muffeti n?ir Begii^ingen, 2545 OB tt)ir t>ietleic^t in i^ren ^erfer bringem ^ommt, fu"^rt mi^ an\ ^ix folgen eu^. 5Barum 25t0 morgen f^aren, n^a^ mx l^eut i^ermogen? ffrei tear ber X^ti, aU mx im Olutli f^njuren, ^aS Unge^eure ti^ar noc^ nic^t gefd^e^eit. 2550 a^ Bringt bie ^tit ein aubereg ®efe^; 2Ber ift fo fetg, ber ie|t noc^ fonnte ^agenl Olubenj (ju (Stauffai^er unb 2CaI%r gurfl). Snbe^ :6en?afnet unb jum 3Berf Bereit, (Swartet i^r ber SSerge Seuerjei^en, ©enn fc^nelXer aU ein SBotenfegel fliegt, 2555 (BoU eud^ bie SBotfd^aft unfer^ (Sieg^ erreid^en; Unb, fel)t it;r leuc^ten bie U)itl!omntnen Slammen, ^ann auf bie ffeinbe ftur^t, trie ^etter§ ^txa1)l, >, Unb Bre^t ben SSau ber 5^§rannei gufammen. ..Ja/^-*-'^^" (@el;ert ab.) £)ritte Scene. $Dic ^ot)Ie ©affc bci ^u^na^t 9)Tan fleigt »cn ^inten j^irifc^cn ??etfen ^erunter, mtb bie SBanberec hjerben, c^e fie auf ber @cene evfd)cinen, fd}on »cn ber »^6t)e gefetjen. gelfen umfc^Uelen bie gan,;;e (Scene ; auf einem ber tocrbecften iji ein S3crfprung mit ©eftrdu^ betrad^fen. 2:e(l tritt auf mit ber SlrmBruji. 2)ur^ biefe l^ol^Ie ©affe nin^ er fommen; 2560 ®g fiil^rt fein anbrer ^eg nac^ M^na^t — ^ier 4. Slufsug, 3. Scene. 143 33otjfenb^ i^'0 — bie ©elegen^^elt ifl gunflig. 5)ort ber «§ottunbetftrau(^ tierbirgt niic^ i^m, 33on bott 'i)aab tann i^n mein $feil erlangen; 5)eg ffiegeg @nge ice^ret ben 33erfoIgern. >^<£^ 3565 3[)kc^ beine Ole^nung mit bent «§immel, SSogt, Scrt muf t bu, beine U^r iji aSgelciufen. 3^ Ie:6te pm unb l^armlog — ba§ ©efc^of ^ ^l-^^- SSar auf be0 SBalbeS Z^mt nur getic^tet, Wtdnt ©ebanfen njaren rein i?on SD^orb — 2570 ^u l^aft aiig meinem 5'rieben mi^ ^eraug ©ef^recft; in gd^renb ©rad^engift l^afl bu f^^^-^ ^ie 2)?itc^ ber frommen ©enfart mir i^ertvanbelt ; 3um Ungetjeuren ^a\i bu mic^ genso^nt — SSer fl^ beg ,^inbe0 «§au)3t ^uni 3i^^^ f^fete, 2575 5)er fann auci^ trefen in bag »§er§ beg 5einb3. 5)ie armen ,^inblein, bie unfc^ulbigen, 2)ag treue SEeiO mug ic^ tior beiner SBut^ SBef^vigen, ^^anbijogt ! — ©a, alg i^ ben iBogenprang 5(njog — alg mir bie ^ganb tVQitUxtt — 2580 %U bu mit groufam teufelif^er ^uji ^^/.v 2^ic^ jtrangfl:, an\'^ «§au^t beg ^inbeg anjulegen — . . Qllg i^ o^nmd^tig flel^enb rang 'oox bir, i^.M.^ ©amalg gelobt' ic^ mir in meinem Snnern 2)tit furc^Barm (Sibfc^njur^ ben nur ©ott ge^ort, 2585 $£)a§ meineg n deepen ^e^uffeg erfieg ^id £)ein «ger§ fein [oUte — SB'ag ic^ mir geloBt 3n ieneg ^(ugenHicfeg ^gotlenqualen, 3jt eine i^eil'ge feil Befliigelt — .- ^<. . ^ntrdnn' er je^o !raftto6 meinen ^dnben, 3^ f)aU feinen ^mikn gu tierfenben, (Sanberer getjen uBer bie (Scene.) 5luf biefer SSan! i?on (Bkin mU i^ mic^ fe^en, 2)em SBanberer gur furjen S^u^ Bereitet — 2610 ^mn l^ier ij^ feine ^eimat:^ — Seber treiBt t uBer tie ©cenc nnb burc^ ben ^o^flreg :^tttauf. Xell betrad)tet fie, auf feinen S3o^en ge(?l)nt; on bort nvoaxUU SB an brer (fcmmt). Sen 33ogt crtrartet l^eut ni^t tttel;r* 5)ie ffiaffer ^inb au^getreten t»on bent grofen Otegett, Uttb atle SBrutfen ^at ber (Strom jerriffen^ 2690 (%tU jie^t auf.) 5lrtngarb (fommt ijonudrtO^ ®er Sanbtiogt f ommt ni(^t ? ©tuffl (Suc^t i|)r tx)a0 an i'^u? 2lrmgarb» 51^ fretli^I ©tuffi SBarum jietlet i:^r eu^ benn 3tt blefer l^o^Ien ©aff i^nt in ben ©eg? ^rmgarb* 'Sier tret(5^t cr mlr nic^t au0, er mu^ mic^ 1^5ren^ Srle^^arbt. (fomntt eilfertig ben •^o^tiueg tjeraB unb ruft in bie ©cene.) Wlan fa^^re aug bem SSeg — 3[)^eln gndb'ger ^err, 2695 £)er Sanbijogt, fommt bic^t l^lnter mix geritten, (%zU gc^t ab.) Qlrmgarb (leBIjaft). ®er SanbX)ogt !ommt! (@te ge^t ntit t^ren ^inbern na^ ber »orbern om OtigiBerge, 5)er uBerm 5lBgrunb treg ba§ freie ®ra0 ^Bmd^et i?on ben fc^rojfen Selfentrdnben, 2740 SCBo^in bag 3Sie^ ftc?^ nic^t getraut §u fleigen — 0lubol)3l^ Ount Sanb»cgt). 33ei ®ott, cm elenb unb erBdrmIi(^ !BeBcnI 3^ UtV m(i}, ge^t il^n IcS, ben armen 2^ann! SCBag cr auc^ ©c^trere^ mag t)erfd;ulbet l^aSen, (Strafe genug ip fein entfe^tid^ tganbwerf^ 2745 (3u bcr grau.) ^uc^ fott Olec^t irerben — 5)iinnett auf ber 3Burg Silennt @ure SBltte — ^ler ijl nicl;t ber Drt» 51 r m g a r b, 0leitt, min, ii^ treic^e nicl^t i?on biefem ^lai^, SBiS mir ber 23ogt ben S^ann jurucfgegeBen I ©c^ott in ben fec^^ten 3[ltonb liegt er im 3:;t;urm 2750 Unb garret auf ben C^ic^terf^ruc^ i?ergeBen0» ® e ^ I e r» SGBeib, njotlt i^r mir ©etralt antt;un? *§intx)eg! Qtrmgarb. ®erec^tig!eit, )i^anbt»ogt! 5)u ^ift ber Oit^ter 3m !i^anbe an M ^aifer^ ©tatt unb ©otteg. 15^ SBil^elm 3;eIL %f)u' belne ^fltd^tl ^o bu ©etcd^ttgMt 2755 SSom »§tmmel l^ofefl^ fo erjelg' fte un^l ©e^Ier. {Jortl ©(^afft bag freeze 33ol! ntir au§ ben Qlugen! 51 r m g a r b (greift in bie 3uget tea $ferbe^). S^celn, tiein, iCb f)aU nic[)t0 mel^r ju i^errieren. — ©u fotntnjt ni^t i?on ber ©teUc, S3ogt, ^Ig bu ^ix 0le(^t gef^roc^en — galte beine on ^inncn ober ic^ SSergeffe mid^ unb tf)m, ira§ mic^ rcuet 3775 ®le Jlnec^tc fonnen nic^t l^lnburd^, »§err; ®er »§o^tireg ip geft^errt burc^ eine »&o^jeit ©cfler, ^in atlju milber 'gerrfc&er Un ic^ tio^ ©cgen ble0 SSoI! — 2)le Sungen flnb no^ fxti, ©a ijl no^ nid^t ganj, tt?ic eS foil, ge'Bdnbigt — 2780 5)0^ eg foU anbera n?erben, ic^ geloB' eS: 3c^ tt?iU i^n Bremen, biefen jtarten ^inn, 2)en fetfen ©eiji ber ffrei^eit mU ic^ Beugen, ^in neu ®e[e^ n^itt ic^ in biefen £anben SSerfunbigen — 3^ voiU — (@in $feil burd^bo^rt tl^n ; cr faf)xi mit ber §anb an3 §cq unb tclfi jlnfen. SWit mutkx ^timmt,^ ®ott fei mir gndblgl 2785 giubol^]^, *gerr li^anbijogt — ®ott! SBag ifl ba0? SBol^er fam baS? 5lrmgarb (auffa:^renb). SD^orbl jy^orb! ©r taumelt, flnft! (Sr ifl getrofen! SDhtten ing ^erj l^at i^n ber $feil getroffenl 154 SBil^elm 3:eIL 3luboI^3l^ (f^nngt »cm $ferbe). SSetd^' grdglid^ea (Sreignif — (^ott — ^err fitter — 9^uft bie ^r^armung ©otteg an — 3^r feib 2790 (Sin mmn M ^obe0 ! — ® e ^ I e r. (Sjl »om $ferb :§eraB bent O^iibot^^ ^axxae in ben 5lvm gegtettet unb h)irb auf ber 33anf niebergetajfen.) (erfc^eittt cBcti auf bet ^otje be^ gelfcn). ©u fenttjl berx (Bc^u^en, fud^e feincn anbernl &rei ftnb bie "gutten, flc^er ift bie Unfc^ulb SSor bir, bu n^irft bem l^anbe nic^t me^r fc^abetu (aSevf^iijinbet »on bcr §6^e. SSclf fturjt l^ercin.) ^tuffi (ttoran) aBa0 giH ea l^ter? 2Bag l^at ftc^ gugetragen? 2795 Slrmgarb, ©er Sanbi?ogt ifi ijon einem $feit bur^fc^^offen^ 35 ol! (itn ^ereinjliir^en). SSer ift etfd^offen? (Snbem bie 35crberj^en »ott bem S3rautjug auf bie (Scene Icmmtn, jinb bie ^interjlen no^ auf ber §6^ie unb bie Wlnfxt ge'^t fort.) Olubol^^ ber ^arraS* (Sr J?erBtutet ftc^. Sort, fc^afet »gutfe! ©e|t bem 2)^i?rber na^l — SSertorner Wann, \o ntuf eS mit bir enben ; ©0^ meine aBarnung n^otttejl bu nic^t 'ij'mnl 2800 etuffi. S3ei ®ott, ba liegt er Blei^ unb o^ne l^eBenl 4. Slufjug, 3. Scene. 155 SSiele ©tint men. ffier i)ai bie ^at get^an ? 0lubolj3l^ ber ^axxaS. maf t btefeg SSoIf, 2)a5 e6 bent 2)?orb SDJuP mad^t? I&agt fie f^treigen! (3Kuiif Brici^t ^loi^ii^ aB, c3 fommt noc^ me^r 35o(f nac^.) «§err )i!anbi?ogt, rebet, vomn i^x fonnt — tgaBt i^r 2J?ir ntc^ta me:^r §u i^ertrauen? (®cf ter ^IBt Sei^en mit bcr ^anb, btc er tnit ^efttgfeit toieberl^oft, ba jie nid^t glei(^ »crt^anbcit ttjerben.) ffiBo foil i^ ^in? 2805 — S^a^ ^u^nae^t? 3c^ i?erf!e:^' euc^ nic^t — D n^erbet m^t ungebulbig — Sa^t bag Srbifc^e, ^en!t {e|t, eud^ mit bem »gimmel ju Jjerfo^^nem (^ie ganjc ^oc^jcitgefeKfd^aft untfle^t ben (Stcvbenbcn mit cinem ful^I^ lofen ©raufcn.) (Stitfft ©ie:^, n:te er Blei^ njirb — 3e|t, {e|t tritt ber ^ob 3^m an bag «§erj — bie -^ugcn ftnb geBroc^en. 2810 5lrmgarb (^eBt cin ^inb eun^cr). ©e'^t, ^inbcr, trie ein SGiit^eric^ ijerfc^eibet I Olubol^^l) ber ^arraS, ffiBa^nflnn'ge SQeiBer, ^aU i^x fdn ©efii^I, -1 w tt ©a^ i"^r ben SBUcf an biefem ©d^recfnip n:eibet? ' " »§elft — leget «§anb an — otle ^^at be§ 2)^orb0 J:^ ®ie l^ier gefc^e^en — »§iilfe ijl umfonjl — SSergeHid^ ijl'0 bem S^orber na^jufe^en. 2825 Ung brdngen anbre ©orgen — 5luf, na^ ^iifinai^t, 5)a§ ttjir bem »^aifer feine S^efle retteni ^enn aufgelof t in biefem 5lugen6Ii(f ©inb atler Drbnung, aUer $fli^ten SSanbe, Unb feineg 2l^anne§ 5!reu ijl ^u i?ertrauen. 2830 Snbem er mit ben SQBaffenfned^ten aBge^t, erfci^einen \td)i Barm^ ]()erjige S3ruber, 21 r m g a r b, ^^la^ ! $Ia5 1 ®a fommen bie :6arml^erj'gett SBriiber* ©tftffi. 2)a0 D^fer liegt — bie Siabm jleigen nieber. 4. 2lufjug, 3. Scene. 157 aSarml^erjigc SSriiber (fd^lief en etnen §aIBfrei^ urn ben Xo\>tm unb fingen in ttefem 3!on). Sflafc^ tritt ber 3^ob ben S^enf^en an, ^g ifl i^m feine &rifi gegeBen, ®§ fiur^t i^n mitten in ber SBal^n, 3835 ®g tei^t ii)n fort ijont JjoHen M^n. SBereitet ober ni^t, gn ge^en, @r mu^ i)or feinen SRic^ter jie'^en! (Snbcm bie te^ten Seilen h)ieber:§oIt itjerben, fdfit ber SSor^ang.) ARGUMENT. ACT V. In the first scene of the fifth act we find Ruodi the fisher- man, Kiioni the herdsman, Werni the huntsman, and the master mason, together with many other country people, assembled on a common, near Altorf. They are about to attack and demolish the Keep of Uri, which had been built to oppress the people of the Canton, when Walther Fiirst enters, and exhorts them to wait till they hear from Schwyz and Unterwalden whether the people had been successful in their work of liberation. The fury of the people of Uri is, however,.no longer to be restrained. The tyrant is dead, and they will destroy every vestige of tyranny. Whilst the people attack the building from every side, Melchthal, who enters with Baumgarten, informs Walther Fiirst that both Rossberg and Sarnen lie in ruins ; that the Lady Bertha has been miraculously saved by him and Rudenz from the flames, and that Landen- berg, the cruel governor of Unterwalden, has for ever left the country. A joyous scene now ensues. The hat, to which the people were to bow, is brought in upon a pole. Several voices exclaim that the emblem of the tyrant's power should be destroyed and burnt, but Walther Fiirst's advice, that they should preserve it as a lasting symbol of their freedom, prevails. In the midst of the general rejoicing, mingled with some apprehension concerning the retaliative measures of the Em- peror, Stauffacher and Rosselmann enter, and announce the dreadful news that the Emperor Albert had been assassinated by his injured nephew, John, Duke of Austria. Whilst the citizens, struck with awe, speak about the foul deed, and ex- press their hope that the new Emperor will shelter them from ARGUMENT. I59 the vengeance of Austria, the Sacristan introduces a messenger, who brings a letter from Queen Elizabeth, the widow of the murdered sovereign, imploring the three Cantons, Schwyz, Uri, and Unterwalden, to assist loyally in delivering the murderers . into the hands of the avenger. But the Swiss scorn the idea of hunting down those who never injured them. They will not triumph in the Emperor's fall, but they will never lend their aid to avenge his death. With this answer the Imperial messenger is dismissed, and Stauffacher summons the people to repair to the dwelling of Tell, *to greet the saviour of the country.' The second scene passes in Tell's cottage. His wife Hedwig rejoices with her two children, Walther and Wilhelm, in the happy issue of the event which threatened to be so fatal to them, and in the deliverance of the country by their own father, when Wilhelm calls the attention of his mother to the appearance of a person at the door of their cottage. The stranger, who wears the garments of a holy friar, is invited to enter and to refresh himself; but Tell's wife soon discovers, by his demeanour and looks, that he is no monk. Suddenly Wal- ther exclaims that his father draws near, and the two boys run to meet Tell, who is received by Hedwig with joyful emotion. For a moment her joy is marred by the recollection of the terrible deed which Tell has done, and she drops his hand ; but he exclaims with firmness and animation that * his hand has shielded his wife and children from violence, and has set his country free ; he can, therefore, freely raise it in the face of heaven.* At these words the monk gives a sudden start, and Tell becomes aware of his presence. By some hints which the stranger lets fall. Tell discovers that he sees before him Duke John, the murderer of his Imperial uncle. The terror-stricken Tell hastily sends away his wife and his children, and, when left alone with the Duke, he indignantly repudiates the idea that his own act has anything in common with that of the Duke. He was impelled by self-defence in acting as he did, whilst Duke John was driven to his crime by l5o ARGUMENT. mere ambition. Still Tell will not let him go away in utter despair, and so he advises him to repair to Rome, there to ease his laden soul by a free confession of his guilt to the Pope. . After having directed the assassin on his way to Italy, the sound of the Ranz des Vaches is heard from without, and Hedwig rushes in, announcing the approach of her father, with the exulting bands of the Confederates. Tell bids his wife treat the stranger hospitably, and the latter retires. The scene now changes into the valley before the cottage of Tell, who is hailed by a large crowd of his countrymen as their liberator. Rudenz and Bertha also appear. The latter asks to be received into the League of the Swiss, and the former declares that all his serfs shall henceforth be free. Silnfter Slufsug. ©rfte ©cene. Oeffentli^cr ^U^ Bei 5lltorf. 3m J&intergrunbe rc(^t3 tic geile 3^ing Uri mlt bcm nod^ j!e'^enben S3augenxfle UJte in ber britten (Scene bc^ erjien 5lufjuc^3 ; tinf^ cine 5lu^fic^t in toicte S3crge "^incin, auf hjelc^cn alien ©tgnalfeuet Brennen, (S^ ijl cBen Xao^t^anlxud^, ©tocfcn ertonen au$ \>crfc^icbcnctt gemen. Oluobi, ^nont, SBerni, Wlti^tx (Steinme^ unb mcU anbere fianbleute, au^ SKeiber unb Jfinber. muobu ^if)t i1)x ble Seuerflcjnale auf ben SBercjen ? © t e i n m e fe» •§5rt il^r bie ©loden bruBen uBerm SBalb? 2840 Oluobt ©ie ffeinbe flnb ^eriacjt © t e i n m e §♦ S)ie SBurgen flnb erokrt muobu Unb njir ini Sanbe llrl bulben no^ 5(uf unfenn SBoben ba6 ^^ranncnfc^Io^ ? ©inb mx ble Se^ten, bie fl^ fret erflaren? i62 aeil^elm JSell. © t e i n m e i» I)a0 3 0(5^ \oU jle^en, bag ung ganngen n^oHte? 2845 5luf, telpt eg niekr! S^ieber! nieberl nieber! 01 u b i. SBo ijl ber ©tier Jjon Uri? ©tier i?on Urt. '^ler. Sa0 fott id)? atuobu ©teigt auf ble tgod^trac^t, Ua^'t in euer »§orn, 2)a^ e0 n)eitfc^metternb in bie SBercje fc^ade, rUy^-^^v Unb, jebeg ©cS^o in ben Selfenfluften 2850 .^ufn^ecfenb, fc^nell bie Scanner beg ©eBirgg Bufammenrufe, ©tier »on Uri Qe:^! a&. Saltier gurjl fcmmt SBalt^er gitrfi. «§altet, Sreunbe! «§artet! 0lo(^ fe^It un8 j^unbe, voa^ in Untertralben :::// Unb ©(^njijs gefc^e^em )iJa^t ung SBoten erfl ^rtt?arten. Oluobi* SKag erwatten? ©er ^i)rann 2855 3jt tobt, ber Siag ber Srei^eit ifl erfc^ienem ©teinmeg. 3|l'g ni^t genug an biefen flammenben SBoten, ^ie ringg ^erum auf alien 95ergen leuc^ten? 5- ^lufjug, I. Scene. 163 muobu Jtommt cKe, fommt, legt »§anb m, 3^dnner imb SBeiBer! SSrec^t baa ©eriifte! otler burc^ ben ^T^dter. 2950 ^0 tijar fein S'leffe, feine^ SBruberg ,^tnb, ^erjog Sol^ann i?att on ^a(m bur^rennt \l)n mit bem @)3eer, Unb ©fd;enBac^ gerfpaltet i{;m bag ^Qan^ 2980 3)a^ er l^erunterfinft in feincm SBlut, ©emorbet t)on ben ©eincn auf bem ©einen, 5lm anbern lifer fat;en fte bie ^^ai ; 2)oc^, burd^ ben ©trom ge[d;ieben, fonnten fte 0lur ein o|)nmd(^tig SBe^gefd^rei er^efcen; 2985 5Im SBege a'Ber fa^ ein armeS SGeiB, 3n i^rem ©c^oDp tierBIutete ber Jtaifer* 2J?eIc^t:^aL ©0 i)at er nur fein frii^eg ®raB gegraBen, ©er unerfdttli^ alleS n:oUte l^akn! ©tauffa^er* ^in iinge^^eurer ©(^^recfen ifl im ^an't> um^er; 2990 ©ef^errt ftnb aUe SPdffe beg ©c^irgg, 3ebn^eber ©tanb i?ertva^ret feine ©ren^en; (2-<*--'t^^^ I70 2BiH)etm 2;cfL ^ie arte 3un^ felBfl fc^Io^ H;rc ^^ore, ^ie bret^ig ^af)x lang ofen ftanben, ^u, 2)ie SJ^orber fitrc^tenb «nb noc^ nie^^r — bte S^ac^er, 2995 2)etttt, mtt beS SSannea glu^ Ben^affnet, fommt 2)er Ungarn ,^onigitt, bte firenge Qlgne^, 2)ie nic^t ble 3Wilbe fennet %e0 ^arten ®efd;Ied^tg, beg SSatera foniglid^eg 33rut 3u rdd^en an ber Wlbx'o^x Qan^^m (Btamm, 3000 %n i^ren .^ne^tett, .^inbern, ^inbe^finbern, 3a, an ben (Steinen i:^i*er ©d)Ioffer feI6|l. ©efd^njoren l^at fie, ganje B^wgungen «§inaB^ufenben in beg 33aterg ©ra'B, 3n SBIut ft^, n?le in S[^aientl;au, gu Baben* 3005 SSel^ man, tt)o ft^ bie WoxUx l^tngeftiic^tet ?_ ©tauffa(^er^ ©ie f!o^en algSalb nac^ ^oUbxa^Ux Xijat Q(uf funf t)etf^lebnen erlautet, tx)irb bag ^ce^ter ge^^n ^^-^"""^ ""3020 Qlug ^aBa^urgg ^au0 ju einem anbern (^tamm; ^a0 Sfleid^ n?itl feme aBa^^lfrei^elt Be^au)3ten. 5©alt^er gur|l unb 2)^e:^teve. SSerna^^mt if)x tt:ag? ©tauffa^er. ©er ®raf 'oon £uremBurg Sfl i>on bert me|>rjlen (Stimmen fc^on Bejeic^net SSalt^er gurjt. SBo^I itn§, ba^ wlr ^eim Olei^e treu ge'^altcn; 3025 "^ Sefet ijt ju ^ofen auf Oered^tigfeit 1 ~" erflu(^ten ^^dtern biefer X^aL „^arum eni^artet fte i;)on ben brei Ji^anben, „^a^ fie ben SJ^orbern nimmer SSorfc^uB tt;un, 3045 „QSielme'^r getreuric^ ba^u I}elfen irerben, „on 9^uboI^:^g giirpen^auS em^jfangen." (Setd^cn bc6 XtrnDiflen^ unter ben Sanbleuten.) 93ieleor i^m atte »^ai[er boc^ get^an? 5. Slufjug, I. ©cene. 173 J^ai et gert(^tet na^ gcred^tcm eite Scene. Xtii^ §au5flur. (£in geuer Brennt auf bem §etb. ^ S)ie offenpe^enbe !ll;ure geigt iu^ grcie. J&cbiDtQ. SBalt^cr imb SQSit^elm. »§ e b n^ i g. ^eut fommt ber 5Sater, »^inber, Iiel?e ^inbcrl (Sr leBt, ift frei, unb tcir ftnb frei unb alle^I Unb euer aSater ift'g, ber'g )Banb cjerettet Unb i^ 6in au^ ba^el gen?efen, SO^utter! 3090 SKi^ mug man auc^ mlt nennen. SSater^ ^Pfeil @ing mir am J^eBen l^art ijorki, unb id^ «gaB' nic^t gejittert. »§ e b tt) i g (umarmt i^u). 3a, bu Biji mir tinebet ©egeBen I S^eimal l;a6' icl) bid; cjeBoren ! 3«seimal litt ic^ ben Si^utterfc^merj urn bic^! 3095 5. Slufjug, 3. Scene. 175 ®3 ijl Jjortei — i^ l^aB' euc^ Beibe, Beibe ! Unb ^eute !ommt ber lieBe 3Sater ix)ieber! @in ajicnc^ erf^eint an bcr ^au^t^ute, SBil^elnu (Sie^, SUJutter, fte^ — bort pe^^t ein frommer SSruDer ; ©ewi^ n:lrb er urn elne ®aBe fle^n* »§ e b ti3 i g» ^\xf)x^ i^n l^erein, bamlt n?ir i^rt erquidcn; 3»oo ^r fu^r^, ba^ er in^ greuben^aug gefommen. (®e§t i^iuein unb fommt laVo tnit cincm ^e^er toieber.) SBil^elm Gum SWon^). Jtommt, guter ^ann. ©ie 2)?utkr u^iU eu^ hhn. Saltier. Jtommt, ni^t euc^ an^ tmb ge^t geftdrft ijon banneit. 2^ n c^. (fd^cu um'^etBIicfcnb tnit jcrjiottcn Sugen). 5Bo Bin tc^? ©aget an, in icelc^em £anbe? ffiSalt^cr. ©eib i^r t»erirret, bag i^r bag nic^t trigt? 3105 3^r feib ^u aBiirglen, »§err, im Sanbe Uri, SBo man ^ineinge^t in bag ©^cid^ent^aL 2J^ n c^. dux ^ebtrig, ivclc^e jurucffcmmt.) (Seib ii)x aHein? Sji euer »gerr ju ^aufe? *& e b ti3 i g. 3^ ewart' i'^n eBen — boc^ trag ijl eucS^, 2}Zann? 3^r fe^t nic^t aug, aU o5 if)r ©utea Bracelet 31 10 2Ber i^r auc^ feib, i^r feib Bebiirftig, ne^mt! i^dd)t il;m ben S3ed;er.) il6 SBil^cIm Zt\l 2^ n ^. SBie m^ metn led^^cub ^erj na^ Hlwno^ fc^mac^tet, ^x^i^ xu^x' x^ m, Big x^x mir gugefagt — *§ e b nj { g. 93eru^rt tneitt »^Ieib ni^t, tretet mir nic^t na^, SBteiBt feme jie^^n, irenu i^ cuc^ ^oren [oU* 31 15 2li 5 n (^. S5ei biefem ffcuer, baS I;ier cs'^^lx^ lobcrt^ SSel eurer ^inber t^eurem »§aiH3t, baS ic^ Umfaffe — ((Jrgrcift bie ^naljcn.) *§ e b tx) i g^ ^ann, irag ftnnet i:^r? 3un"tc! SSon tncinen Jtutbern! 3^r felb hxxx Wlhn^\ 3^r feib (S3 nic^t! ^er Sriebe tro^nt in biefem ^^leibe; 3120 3tt eurett 3ii9^n tro^nt ber griebe nic^t* 3c^ Bin ber ungliicffeligfte ber Sl^enfc^en. ^ e b n? i g» ®aS Ungtu^ f^ric^t getraltig jn bem ^er^en; 5)oc^ euer SBIicf fc^nurt mir baS 3nnre gu* SBalf^er (auf)>ungenb). SWutter, ber 3Sater! (dilt ^inau<5.) ^ebnjig. D mein OottI (SDiK na^, jittert unb ^dlt fic§ oxi.) aSil^elm (cilt nad^). ^er 33ater! 3135 5- Slufjug, 2. Scene. 177 ^alt^tx (braupcn;. SBi^elttt (brau^en). SSater, lieBer 33ater! ^ell (braufen). ^a tjin i^ ii:leber — 5Bo if^ cure 3)tuttcr? (Xrctcn :f)erein ) ^a fle^t flc an ber 5^iir unb !ann ni^t n?citcr; 60 jittert ftc "oox (Scl;vetfcn unb t?or Sreube. D »§ebtrig! ^ebtcig! Slftutter meiner ^inbcr! 3130 ®ott i^at gel^olfen — un0 trennt fein ^i^rann mt^x. «§ebn3ig (an feinem ^alfc). O 3:eai ^etl! SKelc^e -^ngfi Hit ic^ urn bi^! (3Kond^ toirb aufmerffam.) 33ergig fte j[e|t unb leBe nur ber Sreube! 2)a Bin ic^ n^ieberl ^ag i|l meinc «§utte! 3c!^ fte^e njieber auf bem S^einigen! 3135 SSill^elm, 3Bo akr l^ajl bu belne Qlrmt3ru|i, 3Sater? 3c^ W ^^ ^^^^* ©u trirfl f!e nic me^r fe^^iu Qln l^eiPger ©tdtte ift fte au\hmai)xtl @ie tt?irb l^lnfort gu feiner Sagb mei^r bienen^ N 178 SBil^elm 3:elL «§ e b nj i g. (Xxitt lUxM, Idft feme §anb to0.) aSag erfc^redt bic^, lieBeg SeiS? 3140 «§ e b n? i g* 2Bie — tx) i e f ommji bu niir irieber ? — 2)ie[e ^anb, — Sarf i^ fte faffen ? — 5)iefe ^anb — ©ott! ^ell fteq^i^ unb mut:^tg). *§at eud^ ijett^eibigt unb ha^ Sanb gerettet; 3(^ barf fie fret ^inauf gum «§immel l^eBen* (SKcnc^ nta^t etne rafc^e SBelcegung, er erBtidEt il^n.) aSer ijt ber SBruber l^ier? «& e b tt) i g, ^^, ic^ tierga^ il^n! 3145 ®^3rl^ bu mil il^m, mir graut in feiner S^a^e. mbn^ (tritt nd^er). <^elb il^r ber X^U, burcS^ ben ber !^anbi^ogt pel? S)er ^in ic^, i^ JjerBerg' eg feinem SO^^eufd^en. 3^r feib ber 5:etl! 5{^, eg iji ©otteg *ganb, 2)ie unter euer ©ac^ niic^ ^at gefu^rt* 3150 JJ^ell (tttift iijxi wit ben 5lngen), 3^r felb Urn WonCi}\ S^er feib i^r? Si^ijn^. 3^r erfd^Tugt ©en Sanbijogt, ber euc^ SBofeg f^at — 5lud^ id^ 'SaB' elnen Seittb erf^lagen, ber mir Olec^t 5- 5lufsug, %. Scene. 179 3Serfagte — et njar euer geinb, mz nielner — %^ :^a^' bag :^anb i?on il^m ^Befreit. ^ell Gurucffa:^renb). 3^r feib — 3155 ^tttfe^ett I — Jtlnber I Jtinber, ge'^t ^inein ! @e^, lieBeS SSeiBI ®e^, ge^ I — UnglMlid^er I 3^r wdret — »§ e b tx) i g, ©ott, veer ijl eg? ^elL ffrage nic^tl gott, fort I ®ie ^Inber burfen ea nlc^t l^orem @e^ aug bem ^aufe — ireit ^intreg — 2)u barfji 3160 01id^t unter einem ©ad^ mit biefem tco^nem ^ e b tx> t g. 2Be|) mir, rcag iji baS? ^ommtl (®e^t mit ben Jlmbem.) 3:en Gu bem 2r(cnd^). Sl^r feib ber «§erjog 3Sott Deflerreid^ — 3^r feib'a I S^r l§a6t ben ^aifer ©rfd^lagen, euern Dl^m unb «§errn» 3o^anne0 ^arriciba. (Sr njar 5)er JRduBer meineg ©t^eg. P ^uern D^m . 3165 (Srfc^Iagen, euern Jtaifer! Unb eud^ trdgt 2)ie @rbe nod^l ^u^ leu^tet noc^ bie Sonne! ^J a r r i c i b a» ^eU, l^ort mic^, %%' i:^r — N 2 i8o SBil^elm 3;ell. 33on bcm SBIute ttiefenb ®e3 SSatermorbcS unb be0 ^aifermorbS, 5Bagfl bu ^u tretcu in meiu reined 'Qan^l 3170 ^u iragft'g, beln 5(ntlil| cincm guten SJteufc^en 3u geigcn unb bag ©aftrei^t gu fcege^ren? $ a r r i c i b a» SBei eu(^ l^offt' ic^ SBarm^eqicjfeit ju jinben; 5lud^ ti)x na^mt Ota^' an eurem geii^b* Ungluc!ltc6er ! 5)atf|l bu ber ^^rfu^t Hut'ge (S^ulb i^ermengen 3175 ?}^it ber gere^ten ^oti)mi)x elne§ SSatera? «&afl bu ber t^inber lieBeg *&au:|3t i^ert^^eibigt ? S)e§ t&erbeg «§eiligt^um bef^ugt? bag (Sc^recfli^pc, SDag Segte i?on ben 2)einen aBgen^e^rt? — Sum «©immei l^eb' ic^ meine reinen ^dnbe, 3180 SSerflu^e bic^ unb beine %^at — ©erdc^t ^aW i^ ble ^eilige 0latur, bie bu ©efc^dnbet — SRic^tg i^dV ic^ mlt bir — ©emorbet «§aft bu, Ic^ l^ab'mein i^l^euerfteg i)ert:^eibigt 5^ a r r i c i b a* 3l^r fio^t mid^ i?on euc^, ixoftU^, in 3Ser^treiflung ? 3185 Wi^ fagt eln ©raufen, ba ic^ mit bir rebe» Sort! 3Banble beine fiirc^terli^e 6tra^e! Sag rein bie 'Siitte, voo bie Unf^ulb njo^nt! 53 a r r i c i b a (n?enbct jid) gu ge^en). ©0 faun ic^, ujib fo twin id^ ni^t me^r leBen! 5. Slufjug, 2. Scene. i8i Unb boc^ erBanut mid^ belner — ®ott bc5 »§immeC0! 3190 (80 iung, i?ott folc^em abcligen ©tamm, 5)er S'ufel 0lubol:p^8, titclncS 'germ imb JtaiferS, ^Ig 2)^5rber fludjtig, ^kx an tneiner (B^votUt, 2)cg armeit SD^anneS — fle^enb unb t)cr^treifelnb — (25crl;u[(t [xdi) ba^ ©cftc^t.) $ a r r i c i b a* D, ttjenn t'^r trcinen !onnt, la^t mein ©efd^lcC 3195 (^uc^ {ammern; eS ijl furd^terli^. 3^ Bin ^in gurft — i^ n^ar'g — i^ fonnU glucflic^ n^erben, SBenn i^ ber SCBunfd^e llngebulb Bejirang. ^er 0leib jernagte mir bag «§erj — 3^ fal^ 2)ie 3ugenb mcineS SSetterg )^eo:|3oIb 3200 ®e!ront mit @:§re unb mit !&anb Belo^nt, Unb ntic^, ber gleidjeS 5IItcrg mit i^m n?ar, 3n f!Iai)i[(^er UnmtinbiQfeit Qt^altm — Unglucflid^er, njo^I fannte bi^ bein D:^m, 5)a er bir !^anb unb Seute treigerte! 3205 5)u felBfl mit rafter; "njilber SBa^nflnngt^at 0le(^tfertigf^ fur^tSar feinen n^eifen ©^luf. — SBo ftnb bie Hut'gen 'gelfer beineS 2J^orbS? ^arriciba* 5Bo^in bie Olad^egeifler fie gefii'^rt; 3^ \a^ fie feit ber Un9liic!§t:^at nic^t trieber^ 3210 SBei^t bu, ba^ bid^ bie 5td^t i?erfoIgt, ba^ bu ®em Sreunb i?er6oten unb bem Seinb erIauBt? d^- i8a S33ilt)elm SelL ^antm t^ermeib^ i^ aUt offne (Stra^en, ^n feine ^iitte trag' i^ an^upo^m — 2)er SCBufle fe^f i^ meine (Sc^ritte ju; 3215 3[^ettt eignea ©c^recfni^ irr' ic^ burc^ bic SSerge Unb fa^re fc^aubernb t)or mir felBj^ jurucf, 3eigt mir ein 9Bad^ mein ungludfeltg SBitb. D, njenn i^r SPJitleib fu^It nnb 2J?enfc^Ii^!eit — (SdUt »or i^m nieber.) ^ell (aBgctoenbct). on be0 ^immelg orn)dvt^, anbere brdngen na^, tuic %i\i ](|erauatritt, empfauQen i^n alle mit lantern. Sto|iocf en. attic. @8 le^e %tVi\ ber ©^uft unb ber ^rretterl Snbem jt(^ bie 93orberPen nm ben ^ell brdngen unb t!)n umarmen, crf($einen no^ {Ruben^ unb S3ertt)a, iener bie fianbleute, biefe bie J&ebn)ig umormenb. 3)ie 3}?uiif »om ^erge bec^Ieitet biefe ftumme Scene. SBenn fie geenbigt, tritt ^ertt>a in bie W\iU be^ SSclf^. SSertl^a* Sanbleute! ^ibgenoffen! 0^e^mt mtc^ auf 3n euern -23unb, bie erfte ©Ititftid^e, S)ie ©^u§ gefunben in ber Srei^eit Sanb. i8(5 3Bilf)eIm Sell 3n cure ta^tjfre ^anb teg' i^ mein 0le^t; 3285 SSoUt i^r alg eure SBurgerin mi^ fc^u^en? i&anbleutc^ O 2)a0 tcotlen trir mit ®ut unb SBlut SBett^a. 5©o^tan! ©0 rei(^* f^ biefem Sungting tneine Ote^tc, S)ie freie ©(^treijetin bem freien S^^ann! 01 u b e n 5* Unb fret er!tar* i^ atle tneine Jtned^te. 3290 (Sttbem bie Wln^t »on neuem rafd^ einfdttt, fdHt bet S5or:^ang.) NOTES. (grfier ^tufjug* drjlc (Scene The scene passes near the landing-place of Treib in the Canton Uri, on the western shore of the Vurwaldstettersee^ i. e. Lake of the four Forest Cantons, also called * Lake of Lucerne.* SD'Jad&t etne S3u^t, forms a bight, gd^rt fic^, is rowing. (Siel^t X^Cc3t; lit. governor of the valley; in Swiss popular language the 'flight of clouds' indicating rain. Sim, glacier. Etym.— gtni, originally 'old,' or 'settled snow,' i.e. neve. Cp. the A.-S. fyrn, and O. E. fern = old. I. 39, &c. The two points of the Hahen (see Introd. Note) are called respectively the ' Great* and * Little My then,' and Schiller here probably means the former, or both, in using the name Mythenstein. When certain mountain- tops are covered with clouds (here metaphorically expressed by 'hood'), country-people consider it as a sign of coming rain, as likewise when the wind blows cold from certain caverns and crevices, called on this account ' weather holes.' II. 42-45. 'g fontmt (to be pronounced as one syllable) stands for e^ fonttttt. This elision is of frequent occurrence. The facts mentioned by Kuoni and Werni belong to the numerous weather-signs current among the peasants. Dogs are often called SBad^ter, lit. watcher. 1. 46. Sugcu, in Switzerland and S. Germany, to look (out). (Si(^ nic^t »erlaufen (t)at), have not strayed. 1. 47. Sifel, pop. form for (SUfabetl). Swiss herdsmen often give their cattle names of persons. 5lm ©eldut, by the tinkling of her bells. 1. 48. SOSeitj^en — U^eitejlen. Bells are often attached to the necks of those cows that stray farthest. F n. 49-73.] NOTES. ACT I, SC. I. 189 1. 49. ©etdutc, here set of bells. The upper herdsman is called SD'Jeiper «§itt, master herdsman. 1. 51, &c. ytit, popular abbreviation of nid^t. 'g tfi, &c., they are my noble lord's of Attinghausen. Cp. p. 46. Slttin9()aufer, i. e. he from Attinghausen. Wax ^UQegd^lt, lit. counted out to me, i. e. entrusted to my care. 1. 53. SQ}ie fcben, &c., how prettily the collar suits the neck of that cow. !Der t^u() is the dat. governed by pe^cu, here, ^0 suit. The speaker alludes to the cow that leads the herd. It is generally the handsomest and wears the largest bell, hanging from a broad leather ' neck-band.* 1. 54. 2)a^ lr)ei§ jie aud^, &c. This statement, as well as the sub- sequent one by Wemi (1. 59, &c.), is founded on actual facts. 1- 56. 3f)t fcib, &c., you do not mean it ; you are joking. 1. 57. 5ft balb, elliptical for bag ift balb. 1. 58. 2)ic tr>ir, &c. When a relative clause refers to a pers. pron. of the first or second person, singular or plural, we must not use tt>el(^er, &c., but bet, bic, bag ; and repeat after it the pers. pron. used in the principal clause, as here: Xaxt, bie tvir. 1. 59. 2)ic jlelten flug . . . (XWi, they prudently set. 1. 60. 'ne, elision for txxit. S3or()Ut (comp. of S5or and §ut, f. 'guard*), a sentinel. The sentinel of the chamois is called the S5orgei§. 1. 62. ^ic 5l(^, &c., i.e. the pasture on the Alp is grazed quite bare. 1. 64. ,^ef)rt — hjieber, one does not always return. A description of the dangers attending the Alpine hunter will be found in 11. 1491- 1508. Intransitive verbs are often used reflectively and impersonally, when an action is stated in a general way without mentioning the agent performing it, as here : fe^rt jl(^'g. 1. 65. ^ommt . . . Qelaufen, comes running. When fotnmen is used in connection with another verb denoting a continuous motion, the latter is employed in the p. p., and transl. by the pres. part, in -ittg. 1. 66. ©auntgart, popular abbreviation of S3aumgarten. SllgeHen is a small place not far from the river Aa and the village of Wolfeitschieszen^ in the Canton of Unterwalden. 1. 68. S©ag Qlbt'g, (Sec, why this haste? L 70. SOBag ^abt i^r, idiomatic for: what is the matter with you? Cp. the Fr. Qu'avez-vous ? 1. 72. Sanb^ogt is the Imperial Governor of a whole country or canton. The speaker alludes to Beringer von Landenberg, who was Governor of Unterwalden. Etym. — The word SSogt, which is to be pronounced nearly like 95of)^t, is derived from the Low Lat. vocatus (advocatus). 1. 73- 3^ bin, &c., I am a dead man. @reifett = ergreifen. 190 WILHELM TELL. [11. 74-109. 1. 74. OJeiftge is now used in poetry only for * trooper.' Etym. — {Heiftgc, from the obsol. Olei$5, military march. 1. "J^. 2Ba^ ^at'^, &c., what has occurred ? 1. 77- S3urg»ogt, Imperial Bailiff, or Castellan. (Lat, advocatus castri.) The castle of Oicf Berg stood on the Alpnach Lake in Unter- walden, not far from Stanz. Its ruins are still to be seen. 1. 78. 3Bclfenf(^te^, or SBolfenfd&ie^cn, is described as a descendant of a noble Swiss family, which derived its name from the village of Wolfenschieszen in Unterwalden. Semanb ^erfolgen laffen, lit. to cause anyone to be pursued; here, 'are you pursued by him'? Cp. on the comprehensive use of the verb laffen. Mod. Germ. Reader, I. p. 82, 1. 2, «. 1. 79* 2)er fc^abet. The present is here used for the future. 1. 81. This line is ellipt., the words get^au ^dtte being understood. 1. 82. Jg)au^red^t, household right ; domestic right. 1. 83. Sim ©d^dtlbcr, against him who wronged. 1. 85. S3 00 (for bofeg) ©eliijlen, his wicked desire. 1. 90, &c. Cp. 1. 65 n, 3n— ^obeg, in mortal fear. 1. 92. The excitement of the speaker is marked by the omission of all introductory words, such as — ©ic ttef ; and the conjunctive (subj.) is used throughout, because it is an indirect quotation. 1. 93- (Sin S3ab ritjlen, rather poet, for cin S3ab Bereiten. 1. 94. Transl. the clause 2)rauf— »ei*langt by * then he insulted her.* 1. 96. %x\\^ ^^^V^, quickly there, i.e. to the house. This line contains an indirect extenuation of Baumgarten's deed. 1. 97. §ab' — gefegnet, say : I made him smart for his desire. A friendly wish used formerly to be addressed to bathers, but in the course of time this 'blessing' assumed an ironical meaning ; hence, Sctuanb ba^ S3ab gefegnen, to punish anyone. Cp. the English : much good may it do you. The above incident is related by the Chronicler Tschudi. 1. 100. ^at'0 tcing, &c., i.e. he has long deserved this fate from the, &c 1. loi. SSarb rud&tBat: (obs. for rucfebar), was noised abroad. 1. 102. SSerrinnen (a metaphor derived from the running sand of hour- glasses, and applied to time), to pass away ; to fly. 1. 103. ^iniiberfd^affen, here, to set over. 1. 104. @el^t m^t = e0 gel^t tlic^t, it is impossible. Cp. the French cela ne va pas. 1. 107. ©reif an, &c., to work with God's helpl Oldd^jle (superl. of na^e) is the Biblical expression for 'neighbour ' in the sense of* fellow- man'; 'fellow- creature.' 1. 108. @tei(^e0, the same thing, i.e. a like fate. The adv. j[a cor- responds here to the English surely, why. 1. 109. 2)er go^n ift lu^, the Fohn is up. The go^U is a boisterous, 11.112-153.] NOTES. ACT 7, SC. 1. I9I and relatively dry, south, or south-east wind, which makes the navi- gation on the lake of Lucerne particularly dangerous. Etym. — So^n is derived by some from the Latin favonius, south- wind ; and by others from the Gothic/"^;/, fire. 1. 112. (§0 gel^t Uttt0 Seben is an idiom, express, for 'life is at stake/ Prefix here the pron. his. Cp. the French, il y va de la vie. 1. 113. '0 ijl ein J^au^^ater, he is a family man. Cp. the Latin paterfamilias. 1. 116. SKtC '0 — ji^Wf transl. how the lake foams, surges, and eddies. 1. 121. JDag tia^e, &c., within sight of the near port of safety. Near Treib the lake is about two -thirds of an English mile wide. The op- posite landing-place is at Brunne?t, the principal port of the Canton Schwyz. Ferry-boats used at an early period to ply between the two landing-places. 1. 126. The ©urglert (generl. pron. SBlirgettt) here mentioned, is a vil- lage in Uri near Altorf. Cp. on etymology of the word SlrJttBruft cross- bow, my Notes to Goethe's Egmont, p. 5, 1. 2. 1. 128. (Ein 5l(ge[(et 9)lann, a man (or native) of Alzellen. 1. 132. Urn bic UeBerfal^rt, transl., to take him over. 1- 133- 5ur(^t't contr. from fiird^ tet ; fasten, here, ferry him over. L 134. 3)er %%\{. The def. art. is often used in familiar speech before proper names of persons, more especially before those of well-known individuals. 1- 135. ^yx itagen, transl., is to be ventured upon. 1. 136. The refl. form ftc^ laffett is frequently used impersonally with an infinitive in the sense of can, &c. 1. 137. ^oKenrad^cn, jaws of hell; jaws of death; Bet ©initen, in his senses. 1. 141. ?Pott (from the Lat. 'portus'), port; place of refuge, is now used in poet, language only. 2df t fl^'0, &c., it is easy to give advice. Cp. above 1. 136, «. 1. 143. Place in the transl. crBarmeit after ftd^. 1. 145. SciBIid^ used as an attrib. before the names of relations denotes ♦own,' as here tnein IciBUd^ (for IctBIid^Cg) ^inb, my own child. 1. 146. 'g ifi, &c., it is St. Simon and St. Jude's day, viz. Oct. 28. 5ubd is the Lat. gen. oi Judas. According to a popular superstition the water ' requires a victim on that day.* 1. 148. SBirb Iftier, &c., nothing will be done (or, 'accomplished'). 1. 149. SBerbcn is sometimes used for j;u %^vX itJetbctt, to fall to the share (of) ; to be allotted to ; to have. Cp. 1. 645. 1. 150. Cp. 1. 133»«- 1. 153. 2)a0 <^i\^\, &c., that is like a huntsman. ig^ WILHELM TELL, [11. 155-194. Etym. — 3Caib more correctly 2Bcib, is derived from O. H. G. weida, hunt, and is now used in compounds only. 1. 155. 2Bo{)( is often used for indeed. 1. 159. SSenn tnir, &c., lit. if anything human should befall me; is an euphemistic expression for in case I should die. So in Lat. ; Si quid mihi humanitus accidisset (Cic). 1. 160. SOBa0 \^, &c., what I could not leave undone. 1. 161. (^in 2}?eifter, &c., i.e. an experienced steersman. The 'steers- man' is often simply called 9Keifter. 1. 163. 3BoI)t — nad^, even better men would not do like Tell. 1. 167. 5)ie Slutlf), &c., the surge rolls over it. 1. 170. Cp. 1.65, n. 1. 172. Understand '^ii^^i after \)erborcjen. Cp. 1. 378, n. 1. 173. 2)eg (for biefc^) 2Beg^, adverb gen. ; say: this way. 1. 176. SBertn i^r, &c., if you make haste. 1. 177. SSertviinfd&t, transl., curse it. 1. 178. Un^ is here an ' ethical dat.' and need not be translated. Cp, 1. 2313, «. The E. idiom requires here on for the Germ. in. 3tt)cite (&ccnc. , The village of Steinen, in the canton Schwyz^ is situated near the Lowerzer See, three miles north-west from the town of Schwyz. A chapel, built about 1400, marks the spot where Stauffacher's house is alleged to have stood. He is described by the Chroniclers as the descendant of an old family. Pfeifer of Luzern is a fictitious character, Luzem, Lucerne, is the capital of the canton of that name. 1. 184. (Sd^lDort nic^t gU, do not swear allegiance to. Atistria stands here for Albrecht of Habsburg, the then ruler of that country. On the relation of Switzerland to the German Empire, see Hist. Introd. 1. 187. Husband and wife used formerly to be called SBtrtl^ (or (§^t\Si\x\%), host, and 3Cirt{)in, hostess, respectively. 1. 189. By the expression SSiel 2)auf, &c., many thanks, the speaker first acknowledges his gratitude for the invitation, and then he explains why he cannot accept it. The pretty village of Gersau is in Schwyz. 1. 190. aSa^ . . . aU{^ ©C^ireve^, whatever hardship. 5lu(^ is here an expletive. 1. 193. Jtann, here may. Germany was at that time an elective empire. See Hist. Introd. 1. 194. @cib if)r, &c., if you once belonged to Austria. Cp. on this construction, 1. 1387, n. (Seib if|r'^, you would be so. The maiden name of Stauffacher's wife is stated to have been Mar- II. 198-244.] NOTES. ACT /, SC, 2. 1 93 garetha Herlohigy but Schiller changed it into Gertrud Iberg, because this adapts itself better to the metre. 1. 198. ©ebrejlcn, «., denotes ' physical ailing/ and fig. 'sorrow.' 1. 202. ^t\\\ @{ucfsS|lanb, &c., your fortune prospers. 1. 203, &c. Transl. ber Oiinter ©djaviren by of the herds of cattky gtatten by sleek, and i»o()lgena^rte 3uc&t by well-fed troops. 1. 205. ®Iuc!(t(^, here, safely. 1. 206. 3ur 2Binterunc^, to winter; to be wintered. 1. 207. Oieic^, here, grandly. (Jbeljl^, nobleman's mansion. 1. 208. (Stamm^olj, timber ; ifl e^, &c., it has newly (i. e. recently) been built ; gimmeni, to build (of wood). Cp. O. E. to timber.. 1. 209. Transl. Oii(^tma§ by 7'ule and measure, and crbentlic^ by properly. 1. 2IO. S5on vielen, &c., comfort and light gleam from its many, windows. 1. 211, &c. 2)^ it Bunten, &c., with n\any-coloured escutcheons. 1. 214. Cp. for )X)o\)i, 1. 155, w. 1. 216. 3Biet)erfte^ll, &c., what do yon mean by that? 1. 218. $Da^ fc^on, &c., i. e. joyfully thinking on what has been so beautifully accomplished. 1. 220, &c. 2)er 25cgt, i.e. Gessler. The castle of Kusznacht, the ruins of which are still to be seen, stood near the village of that name. 1. 221. Suubernb = fic^ t>emunbevnb. 1. 223, &c. Jpevr, here, lord. The Emperor of Germany had only judicial, but not absolute power over Switzerland. Un0 . . . tut 2anbe = in unferem Sanbc 1. 226. ©o^meinenb, with an evil intention. 1. 227. @($ne[( Befonncn, with ready presence of mind. 1. 228, &c. The word S^iXX admits of various renderings. Here it may be transl. before SSogt by sir\ and ij^ tneittc^ §errn, &c., by belongs to my sovereign lordj &c. Uub tttcitt, &c., and is my. 1. 232, &c. @ttt>ag auf feine eigne -ipanb i^un, is used idiomat. for *to do anything at pleasure, (at will) '; a(fo, &c., thus live on freely. 1. 234. 3(^— unterj^e^n, I shall make bold. 1. 238. Cp. for §err 1. 223, «., and for ^^tXoixi^ 1. 187, n. SJ^agtl bu, here, will you. 1. 239. O^eblicf^, here, straightforward. In poetry and familiar speech the inflectional termination -e^ is often omitted with adjectives, in the nom. and ace. cases of the neuter gender. 1. 240, &c. {Rii^m' \6) mid&, lit. * I boast ' ; say, I am. 2)e^, &c., the much-experienced man; a man of wide experience. Cp. 1. 194, n. 1. 244. $ergamente, lit. parchments ; here, charters. O 194 WILHELM TELL, [H. 249-309. 1. 249. Sttt §evgen. Cp. 1. 438, n. §ab' \^, &c., I have preserved it. 1. 253, &c. 2)cnn bu, &c., i. e. for it is you, who prevent the submis- sion of the men of Schwyz to, &c. Cp. for the use of the negative after ^iubeniifi, 1. 1535, «• 1. 257. Transl. e^ — Qctljau, lit. have held and done, by have staunchly done. 1. 260. ®(u(f(i(^ Ito^njl, live in prosperity. 1. 266, The Emperor of Germany used to be considered the * highest sovereign lord ' in Christendom. 1. 268, &c. Otitterntantel, knightly cloak, ^xvm = barunt. 1. 270. Transl. fc^eelen by envious ^ and Qlffger SJ^i^QUtlft \yj venomous malice. 1. 272 @rir>arten is here used for aBlvarteu, to wait. 1- 273. ^ie bofe, &c., he has wrought on you his malignant will. 1. 274. SScrbauen, denotes figuratively * to take one's precautions.' 1. 277. Db is used for iiber in higher diction only. 2ButI)ei*ei, tyranny. 1. 278, &c. @ie bort brubeu, they (the people) on the other side (or * shore '). Unier (adj. from Uri), of Uri. 1. 281. ©0 — fred^, behaves as insolently. Cp. 1. 72, n. 1. 283. Steinen is separated from Unterwalden, and partly also from Uri, by the Lake of Lucerne. 1. 284. ©eivaltbcginncn, act of tyranny. 1. 286, &c. XI)dt' c^ o;\xi, it were well. (Juer (gen. of %)x) tiXx^t, some of you. ^\z'^ rebli($ meineu, who are trusty. 1. 289. @o ac^t' t(^ n?of)(, then I believe (or * opine'). 1.291, &c. ©aftfreuilb, say: friend; lit. guest-friend, i.e. a person with whom one is connected by the ties of mutual hospitality. Cp. the Gr. ^evos. Cp. for rebUd), 1. 239, n. 1. 293. 2)er h?acfevn, &c., is a farlitive genitive governed by t*iele. Cp. the Fr. beaucoup de. 1. 294. Unb angcfe^cn, &c., and distinguished men of quality. L 295. @e!f)eim, obs. for * intimate with/ @ar tt)oI)l, &c., in my (full) confidence. 1. 297, &c. SO^ir in bcr. Cp. 1. 438. SO^ein Snncrjle^, &c., i. e. my inmost thoughts you show me by the light, &c. 1. 299. 3u benfen jiill, to think in secret. 1. 301. Slud^ is here an emphatic expletive. 1- 303- r^riebgctvo^nte, lit. accustomed to peace ; i. e. peaceable. 1. 304. SSagten is here the pres. cond. of ivagen. 1. 305. Sn «f ani^f, &c., to take the field ; or, to fight against. 1. 306. JDcr Qute @C^ein, here, the fair (or * plausible ') pretext. 1- 309- 3u f^alten, to rule. II. 31I-358-] NOTES, ACT I, SC. 3. I95 1. 311. See HisL Introd., p. xv. 1. 312, &c. (Sure Strt, &c., to wield your battle-axe. 3) em 33iutr)igen, &c., Gods helps the courageous. Cp. Virgil's 'audentes fortunajuvat.' 1. 314. Cp. 1. 239, n, 1. 315. 2)ie §erbe, &c. Cp. I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock . . . , Matt. xxvi. 31. 1. 319. 2)er ungefteure. The attrib. adj. is sometimes placed in poetry after the noun it qualifies, either with or without any article. 1. 320. 3Bu§t' i(^, &c., i. e. if I believed my heart to be attached ^o. . 1-325. S^lid^t I}inter bid^, i.e. he should not consider any possible consequences. 1- 330- Sl>er fo(($, &c., he who clasps such a heart to his own. 1. 331. Render here §of by home. 1- 333- Salfjren, here, to travel; to go. (SteI}Ubeu Su§e^ gteic^, at once. Cp. the Lat. * stante pede.* 1- 334- 5)^it, here, of mine. Cp. 1. 291. 1- 339. Olatf)'^ Pffegen, in higher diction for ^(xi^:^ )?tlegen, to take council ; trie tttan ber, &c. i.e. how we could bravely defend ourselves against, &c. 1. 341, &c. SSeil has here the obs. meaning of tt>d^reiib, while. 2)a^ Oiegtttteut beg §aufeg fiil^ren, to manage the household. Cp. 1. 368, n. 1. 345- 2Bof)lC5eVti[egt, well taken care of. 1- 346. 3u — \it\)i'^, it stands right out upon the public road. 1. 348. S)eg SBegeg fal^ren, travel on this road. Cp. 1. 173, n. The above scene is founded on an account of the chronicler Tschudi. 1. 351. Cp. 1. 134, n. JDvitte ^cene. Altorf or Altdorf, the capital of the Canton Uri, is situated near the south end of the Lake of Lucerne. @ebiel)en/ is . . . advanced ; jid^ barfielft, is shown ; l^intere ©eite, hinder part ; auf bem l^od^ften, on the highest part of, &c. ; 'i:j(X\\<^i, is suspended. grcf)nvc9t, taskmaster ; J^anbkttCjer, labourers. 1- 353- ^\^i lang gefeicrt, do not loiter (rest) so long. The p. p. is sometimes used as a rather peremptory imperative. Cp. on fetevu, Goethe's Egmont, (C. P. S.) p. 37, 1. 29, n. 1. 354. Supply bringt before ^erbci ; gugefaftren, wheel here. 1- 355. &;c. @r . . . fiel)t, he should see. @en>a(^fen, lit. grown, here, advanced. JDag fd^teubert, these fellows crawl. The demonstr. pron. ba^J, applied to persons in general, conveys a notion of contempt. 1- 357- ^^'^^^ bag, &c., do you call that a load? 1. 358. ^agbiebe, idlers. Cp. Goethe's Egmont, p. 38, 1. 22, n. SBej^e^len, here, to neglect. 2 196 WILHELMTELL. [U. 359-407. 1- 359- ^od&, here, indeed ; surely. ©elSil refers to U)ir. 1. 360. !l^n?ing = 3tt)ing, i. e. a keep, or stronghold. 1. 361, &c. @c^ ted) teg, here, worthless; anfteKig, fit. 1. 365. @ingelt?eib(e), lit. entrails ; fig. compassion. 1- 367. Srofjnbienjl, properly, * forced labour ' (Fr. corvee) ; say, task. 1. 368. The pron. il)r is here used after the imper. to bring out em- phatically the antithesis. Understand ij^ after §lmt^. 1- 370- 3^ing Uvi, the keep of Uri. The stronghold was built to over- awe the people, i. e. to ' keep Uri under.' 1. 374- ^O'JviuUDurfgftaufen, mole hill. Etym. — 2)lau( in this comp. is derived from 3)Ju[(. (O.H.G. molta>, mould, and is allied to the Eng. mole. The second term, SKurf, denotes that which has been thrown up, or rather the thrower up; hence the 2)'?au(U)Urf, mould thrower. Cp. O.E. mouldwarp ^. 1. 378. Understand ^^i after gebient. The auxiliary verbs ^abetl and fein are frequently omitted in dependent clauses, more especially in comp. tenses. Slltl^gebdube, say, cursed building. 1. 380. (^vX is here used in the sense of * advisable.* Tell, who had safely brought Baumgarten across the lake, and taken him to the house of Stauffacher at Steinen (11. 349-52), returned home to Biirgeln, accom- panying the latter as far as Altorf (1. 333, &c.). 1. 384. lyiirber, any more ; i. e. he will never see day-light again. 1. 385. @trebe, in architecture, means ' prop ' ; hence (StrebepfeiCer, buttress. 1. 388. The mountains at all times served in Switzerland as a check against domestic and foreign tyrants. 1. 389. SSoKen, in the present phrase, to mean. 1- 390- Sa^nad&t^aufjug, carnival's mummery. 2Ba5 foK, what sig- nifies ; what is the object (of). Etym.— gafna^t or gafnai^t (also spelt gaflna(^t\ denotes the day and eve before Ash- Wednesday, which is, in Roman Catholic countries, specially devoted to masquerading, merriment, and feasting. ga§ is derived from O.H.G. fason, i. e. noisy feast. 1. 395. SD^cinuitg, here, intent, or resolve. 1. 396. ©cf^e^^n, say, be given. 1. 400. 35erfa((en — ®Vii, will have forfeited his life and goods (or * property'). 1. 402. SBel^ ncuc^, &c., what new unheard-of thing. 1. 407. Transl. no(^ by at least, and @C tft'^ by but it is. By doing , 1 Mr. Quick has a very interesting note on the above word in his < Companion to Wilhelm Tell.' 11.409-456.] NOTES, ACT I, SC:^. I97 obeisance to the ' hat of Austria ' the people would have acknowledged their immediate allegiance to the Habsburgs. 1. 409. The Habsburgs granted the fiefs to their Swiss vassals at the Stem zu Baden in Aargau. 1. 413. 5lBreb(e) nc^mcn, to take council. ^liefe, here, background. 1. 414. 3^r — S3efc^eib, you now know my opinion. 1. 416. (5ntbe()rt/ i. e. is without the protection of a father. I. 419. »^6nnten, here, might. 1. 422. Transl. here [(^uellen by violent, and fur^ by the shortest. The adage says : Gestrenge Herren regieren 7iicht lange. 1. 423, &c. Tell's statements are based on actual facts. 1. 426. Dl)ne ©(^abCH/ &c., without (doing) any injury, and leaving no trace. 1. 431. The pi. form Saubc is used when applied to various provinces of the same country. 1. 432. Understand tl&Ult after ttiet. The auxiliary verbs of mood are often used in this way elliptically. 1- 43.V "^itft ftd^, &c., i. e. it is easier to save oneself alone. 1. 437. Understand itjcun before aKeill. 1. 438. 2)a^ SSatetlaub, our fatherland ; our native country. When it is obvious to whom the subject or object spoken of refers, tVie def. article is generally employed in German instead of the possess, pron. used in English. 1. 439. 3ur 9fletl^it)cl)r Qteifen, to rise in self-defence. 1. 445. (5^— fe^(eu, I shall not be wanting. Tell's speech shows that he is a man of action, and not a mere talker. 1. 448. {Rennet, &c. These words are aptly chosen to express hurry. 1. 450. The elliptical explanation SD'^it eurem @olbe (say, ' your gold ! your gold ! ') contains a taunt against the rich, who think that any misfortune can be made good by gold. 1. 456. SKit eU(^, &c. Bertha von Bruneck, who is a fictitious cha- racter, is represented as a Swiss lady, but she is described as belonging to the suite of Gessler, who was considered a foreign intruder. SBierte (Scene. Walther Fiirst is described by Swiss chroniclers as the father-in-law of Tell, and as * a distinguished, wise, and honourable man,' living, not at Altorf, but at Attinghausen. The family name oi Arnold vf^s an der ffalden, lit. by the hill side. The Melchihal, which derives its name from the river Melch, is situated in the canton of Unterwalden, not far from Kerns, 198 WILHELM tell. [11.464-531. 1. 464. 53}a^ . . . bettn fo (^trdflid^c^, what culpable act. 1. 466, &c. Construe, 3(^ ^o,\i' mX bem ^\^\> ben ginger beg freemen ©uben (here * servant ') gebrcd^en, ber tneine Deafen, &c. (cp. 1, 833, n.), bvig treffiic^tlc ©efpann, &c. (our best team). 1. 470. 3Bar beg, belonged to ; was in the service of. The verb feitl is often used with the gen. to denote possession. Cp. 1. 225. 1. 472. S^V ti?art, &c., you had incurred punishment. 1. 473. S3u§e, here, fine ; penalty. 1. 474. Transl. leic^tfert'ge by wanton. 1. 479. ^umpf— Ungebu^r, they bellowed in a deep, hollow tone, as though they felt the wrong. 1. 481. Ufeerua^ttt, here, overcame. 1. 485. a)Zid& iammevt, I pity. 1. 490. Understand ba after \% Ungttm^f (©(im^^f, forbearance; gentleness), injury. Note the use of the conj. in this line. 1.491. Jpiniiber, i.e. cross over. Adverbs relating to motion are often used elliptically, more especially when connected with aux. verbs of mood or of tense. 1. 492, &c. Cp. 1. 272, n. (gi^ in ©ebntb faffen, to arm oneself with patience; to compose oneself. 33cm 2Ba(be, i. e. from Unter-walden. 1. 501. SBag— fc^it>ant, the evil my heart forebodes. 1. 502. Otaufi^en, of waves, the wind, &c., * to roar' ; here, to creak. 1. 503. Saufi^t (say *lurk'), is here used in the sing., because the two subjects to which it refers form one general notion. 1. 505. S3 alb Wiihi, &c. This saying characterizes the then primitive state of Switzerland. 1- 513- ^ie'^, mir irirb, &c., lo, I am so happy, my hearts opens at. 1. 517. ^ocfjwerj^cinb'c^e, corresponds here to sage, 1. 519. SD'^einrabg Belt (i. e. cell) is the present abbey of EinsiedeUi in Schwyz. It was founded in 832 by Meinrad, Count of Hohenzollem, and is now a famous place of pilgrimage, SGBe(fd{)lanb/ Italy. Cp. Goethe's Egmont, p. 8, 1. 18, 7i. 1. 520. OJiifymt iebcr, &g. Cp. 11. 343-348. I. 521. grifc^ von, &c., straight from Fliielen. The village of I-diielen (which name is dissyllabic, the first e being scarcely heard) in Uri is the well-known landing-place near Altort Stauffacher is supposed to have come to Uri down the lake. II. 52Xr-25. Both question and answer refer, of course, to Ziving Uri: 1. 528. (Seit 5)^enfd^enbenfen, in man's remembrance, lli^jingfjof, say> dungeon. Cp. 1. 360, 7t. 1- 530- 5)?it Seamen, by its name. 1. 531. (Jinem (etirag) tJev^alten, to conceal (anything) from anyone. 11.534-628.] NOTES, ACT I, SC. 4. I99 !• 534- ^tangfat corresponds here to * misery/ 1. 536. Transl. here 2) rang by oppression and 3 id hy end, 1- 537- ^^^ Uralter^ Ijcr, from the oldest times. 1. 540. %x\ih, i. e. drove his cattle. 1. 541. SSie fic'g treiben, how (badly) they act. 1. 542. See Introd. Notes to the present Scene and to Act ii. 1. 545. 5tud^— gebu^t, yonder in Unterwalden (unterm 2Ba(b), too, terrible deeds occur, and they are expiated with blood. 1- 547- •'pciuf'te, transl., ruled cruelly. 1. 549. ^aumcjarten^ SSeib, &c., i. e. he insulted the wife of Baum- garten, who is settled at Alzellen. 1. 554. JDcd^ is often used in the sense oi I hope. 1. 556. ^ei mir, with me, i. e. at my house. Cp. the Fr. chez moi. I. 558. Sarnen is the chief place of that part of the canton of Unter- waldeft which is called Ob dem Wald. To the left of the entrance into the village is seen the eminence on which the castle of the Governor Landenberg is said to have stood. II. 560-62. See the Introd. Note to the present Scene. 1. 5(^3. ®ilt it>a^, is of some weight. 1. 565. SBu^cn, here, to punish. Cp. 1. 473, n. 1. 566. %ii)\ix, say, offence. £ie§ bic . . . if)m au^, &c., caused his ... to be unyoked from. ^_. 1. 570. Sd^t . . . fovbcrn, causes ... to be summoned ; sends for. 1. 571. 3ur ^telie fc^affcn, to produce on the spot. - 1. 574. go(tevfnec^tc = go(tevcr. 4f 575- 3ft mir, &c., see 1. 1387, n. 1. 580. D ber, &c.. Oh, the miserable man. 1. 586. 3(f) fagt^^^ i. e. it is as I said. !• 593- Sut)(eub, &c., groping his way in, &c. 1. 595. The grass on the Alpine meadows is of a deep warm green, and the flowers are distinguished by a soft glossy enamel (@^melj). 1. 596. 2)ie rct^eu, &c., the glowing glaciers, i. e. when the setting sun produces the Alpine glow. 1. 599. Transl. here j[ammernb hy pitying, and frifc^e by sound. 1. 604. (f r — lltefir, he suffers, besides, from another want. 1. 607. 5^acft, say, stripped of all. The Melchthal incident is related by Tschudi and other Chroniclers. 1. 621. 9ltd^tg Itcgt, &c., I care nothing for my life. 1. 623. $Jebeui^6lut -^ §er^blut, heart's blood. 1. 625. §errcu6urg, lordly keep. 1. 628, &c. Both the Schreckhorn (13,386 ft.) and the Jnngfran (13,670 ft.) are in the Bernese Oberland. Formerly it was considered iJOO WILHELM TELL, [11. 636-691. impossible to reach their summits. The peaks of the Jungfrau are constantly covered with snow. J. 636. igiutntel^bad^, canopy (or * vault ') of heaven. J- 638. 2)a^ mtge^cuer ®rd§lid^e, i. e. the horrible, monstrous deed. \i. 641. @tern be^ Singed, poet, for 3lugenftern. 1. 645. Cp. on tuarb 1. 149, n, 1. 646. (Sin 9^ott)get)?e^r, &c., a weapon of defence in the anguish of despair. 1. 647. @^ j^eKt fld^ (of stags), stands at bay. 1. 649. The assertion that the chamois drags the huntsman down into th^ abyss is not admitted by modern naturalists. \i. 650. $f[ugflier for Dd)^ is used in poet, diction only, 1. 653, Understand n?eun before gereijt. 1. 655. ^tc brei :&anbe, i. e. Schwyz, Uri, and Unterwalden. 1. 657. Walther Fiirst represents Uri, Melchthal Unterwalden, and the speaker Schwyz. 1. 658. 2)tc alten S3unbe, say the ancient league. The old league, or national confederacy, had been renewed in 1291. 1. 659. @ro§ ijl, &c., my kin in Unterwalden are numerous, ^reunb^ fd)aft denotes here relations collectively. 1. 661, &c. SKenn— @^irm, when he finds support and protection in his neighbour. Transl. frotttttte by venerable. 1. 664. 2)en 35ie(erfa^rnen (cp. 1. 240, n.) stands here in apposition to the dat. cud). 1. 666. 5Jli(i^t \?{et erlcBtc, have not had much experience. 1. 668. ^\^i luftern, &c., transl., 1 am not urged by wanton, &c. 1. 670. 3Ba^ aud), &c., i. e. which (fact) might even move a stone to pity. 1. 677. t^rif(^, here, unhurt. 1. 678. i^remb, strange, i. e. indifferent. 1. 679. Slud^ itbcr, &c. An allusion to the sword of Damocles. 1. 682. ^\jX feib, &c., i. e. you are equally guilty and punishable. 1. 683. Cp. 1. 658. 1. 685. One Herr von Sillinen is described by the chroniclers as a patriotic noble. Sillineji is in Uri. 1. 687, &c. SSalbgebirg, forest mountains, i. e. in the three forest cantons. Melchthal addresses himself first to Walther Fiirst and then to Stauffacher. 1. 689. (5(^te SBdl^rung, sterling value. 1. 690. @ic— .^lang, they enjoy good repute. 1.691. SSdtcrtugcnb, paternal virtue. Uub \)C(hi, (Src,, i. e. they have greatly increased the good reputation derived from their virtuous fatherSi 11.692-751.] NOTES. ACT I, SC. 4. 201 1. 692. SBag Bvaud}t'^, what need (have we) ? 1. 693. 3Bdren tt)ir bod^, oh, would that we were. The cond, mood is used in optative clauses, often made emphatic by the adv. bcd^. 3^ meinc, I should think. 1. 696. 2)ie — un^, the nobles are not oppressed by the same distress as we are. 1.697, etc. S^ieberuitgen, i.e. the lowLmds ; here fig., * common people.' .^c^n for ^6^n\, heights, here, *the nobles.' 1. 699. (^ntjie^n, lit. to arise ; here, to he wanting. 1. 701. Cbmann, in the sense of ^(^ieb^ric^ter, umpire. 1. 705. ©vforfd^cn, to sound ; to find out the disposition (of). 1. 708. 3Bem— an, whom could it concern more ? 1. 709. @etr»a(|ren, here, to answer^ and in 1. 713 to grant. 1. 711. (Sc^Uc^c, here, secret paths, gelfeuj^eig, rocky byway. 1.717. 2)er 5l(gel{er, he of Alzellen, i.e. Baumgarten. 9Iib bent SBalb, below the forest ; that is Unterwaldcn, where Alzellen is. 1. 721. Cp. for Bru7tnen and Treib, Introd. Note to Act i. Sc. i. 1. 723. (2c — treibcn, we must not go to work so openly. 1. 725. The Mythenstein is a lonely rock, rising to a height of 80 ft. from the lake near Brunnen. It now bears the inscription in large gilt letters: Dein Sanger Tells ^ Friedrich Schiller^ die Urkantone^ i860. 1. 726. §eimli^, lit. ' secret' ; so hidden; secretly. 1. 727. The Riitli {Griitli) is a steep meadow at the foot of the Seelisberg, on the left side of the Lake of Lucerne ; not far from the * boundary mark ' (1. 730.) between Uri and Unterwalden. 1. 728. Slu^veuten, to uproot ; to root out. Etym. — O^iitli seems to be the Swiss form for Oieutc, i.e. the place where trees, etc. have been rooted out. 1. 734. SSertraute, here, trusty. 1- 735- ^eqeinici = einig im -^cqen, one at heart. 1. 736. ©enteiufam ba^, etc., in common, the common welfare. !• 737* St^ifcfl ^^ h^^^ ^^^^ ^^^ Wiutl)ig, courageously. 1. 740. 3e^o, obsol. for je^t, is now used in poetry only. 1. 742. Render the alliterative express, ^(^u^ unb %X\\%, lit. protec- tion and defiance, by defence and protection. 1. 747. ir>ie S^eucrjcid^en, &c., the flaming beacons rise. The Swiss, like other mountaineers, used to light beacons on the mountains, as signals of insurrection or of accomplished victories. 1. 749. Understand bann after fod. 1. 751. Unb — tagen, and a bright day shall illuminate thy darkness. The above Scene is chiefly based on the accounts given by Tschudi and by J. v. Miiller. 202 WILHELM TELL. [U. 754-798. @r|le (Scene. Wemer, Baron von Attinghaitsen^ was chief magistrate (Landamman), and Banneret (Bannerherr) of the canton Uri, A Swiss Banneret had charge of the principal banner on the field of battle. Cp. the It. Gonfa- loniere. The ruins of a castle, called Schweinsberg, which belonged to the Baron, are still to be seen near the small village of Attinghausen in Uri. Ulrich von Rudenz (pron. Riidenz) is a fictitious character. Understand the past part. Qe(e()nt, E. leaning, after ^\.^t. 1. 754. iyru()trunf, lit. moming-draught ; say morning-cup, 1. 755. 2)'? it, say present. 1. 756. SD^it meittem 5luge, i. e. with his watchfulness. I. 758. JDen ©c^affner mac^en, act the part of a steward. II. 761-63. Utlb fo, &c., and thus in an ever narrowing sphere, I slowly move onward towards the narrowest, &c., viz., to the grave. 1- 765. 5c^ — Sunfer, I pledge you in this cup, young squire. @eJ ge()t. The Eng. idiom requires here the verb comes for gef)t. Etym. — Sunfer {o^'&. junckher), is a corruption oijungherr, or Junger Herr. 1. 767. SBenn'^ — iji, during the evening's rest. ^eicraBeitb, denotes the leisure time in the evening after the day's work is over. Cp. 1. 353, n. 1. 770. 3n bie §errenburg, to the castle, i. e. the residence of Gessler. 1. 772. @g ettig liaBen, to be in a hurry. 1. 773. 2)af — erfparen, that you must be chary with it to your uncle. 1- 778. 3ur— gettjorbeit, has become a strange place to you. Uly is the Swiss abbrev. of Ulrich. 1. 779. ^r^ngen, here, to parade. 1. 780, &c. (Stirag IVX @C^au trageit, to make a show of anything. The Austrian knights used to wear peacocks' feathers and red cloaks. 1. 786. Albrecht was angry with the Swiss, because they would not become his immediate subjects. The German sovereigns were originally called ^ontge. After 800 they also assumed the title of Kaiser des heiligen rbmischen Reiches deutscher Natioji. 1. 794. ^ut)(en um, &c., courting princely favour. 1. 798. @g fcftetc (pres. conditional), it would (only) require. U. 801-865.] NOTES, ACT II, SC, I. 203 1. 801. S)ie 5lugcn ^alten, is used idiomatically for *to shut (keep closed) the eyes.' I. 802. 2)em iwa'&rcn S3eflen, their true (real) welfare. 1. 803, &c. §inbern . . . nic^t, cp. 1. 1535, n. 1. 806. SBol^I t^ut, &c., they are mightily pleased to sit on the nobles' bench, i. e. on the bench reserved for the nobles at public assemblies. 1. 807. Those who were immediate subjects of the German Empire enjoyed considerable freedom. 1. 811. $erfon is here used in the sense of OioHc (in plays), i.e. part. 1. 813, &c. See In trod. Note to the present scene. ^leBctt, i. e. together with. 1. 817. Sagcr, or Jpoffacjcr, formerly 2iny prmcely court, 1. 818. $air (Fr, from Lat. ^3.1, peer), equal. 1. 820. The pron. fte is here redundantly used. Redundant prons. often occur in German poetry, before or after the subject or object. 1. 821. (Sie ergriff, i. e. it took hold of you^ willing ear. 1. 824. 2)etr Stemblinge, say, of the foreigner; i.e. the adherents of the Habsburgs outside Switzerland. 1- 833. Wxx roften, &c., my helmet and shield are rusting. The dat. of the pers. pron. is idiomatically used in German instead of the poss. pronoun. 1. 834. J^rotttmetc, instead of !I!rom^etc, is now used in poetry only. 1. 844. §erbeurei^cn, poet, for Jlul)uei()n, say, herd-strain. 1. 846. @(^mev^eit^fef)nfu^t, poet, for fc^meqlitf)e @e()nfu($'t. 1. 847. 2Benn— an!(ingt,.when it strikes your ear. The charm which the Kuhreihen used to exercise on the Swiss was so great, that it was formerly forbidden in France to play that melody, because it produced in the Swiss soldiers an irresistible longing to return to their native mountains. 1. 848. $Der %X\k^, &c., i. e. the innate love of our country. 1. 852. Cp. 1. 820, n. 1. 855, &c. gurftenfued)t, a prince's vassal, ©elbft^err, say, your own master. 1. 861. 3(^ bin, &c. These words are put into the mouth of the Baron in order to make his appeal more pathetic. 1. 863. It was customary to lay the helmet and shield in the grave of the last descendant of a noble family. 1. 865. 2)^cin bre(^enb §lugc, the closing of my eyes (in death). Cp. the line in Toplady's well-known hymn Rock of Ages (in its original form) : When my eye-strings break in death. 204 WILHELM TELL. [11. 866-944. 1. 866. Set)en^of, court of fiefs, i. e. where the fiefs were bestowed. I. 871. Ung — t)evj^o(len, obstinately and stubbornly persist (in). II. 874-76. A tax was levied on goods brought to ma^'ket and toll charged for the use of certain high-roads of commerce. The Emperor also regulated the courts of justice, and Albrecht appropriated, besides, the toll on the Gotthard (Gotthart) Pass, the well-known mountain range on the confines of the Cantons Uri and Tessino. ^aumrofi (sumpter-horse), pack-horse. Etym. — @autn denotes a bu7'den, weighing not less than 3 cwt., carried by any animal ; it is derived from late Lat. saufna. Cp. the A.S seam and the Fr. somme, load. 1. 881. ^ein Jlaifer, &c., namely, if the next emperor should not be a Habsburg. Cp. 1. 193, n. 1. 882. 5luf 3mbg. SScrt i\tO^^ geBeU, to place reliance on anyone's word, or promise. 1. 883, &c 5flof^ in both the compounds, distress ; ftc^ flud)ten, to take refuge. The Eagle is the symbol of the German Empire. 1. 885. ^cnt Oieic^, &c., alienate from the empire. The German Em- perors had the privilege of temporarily pledging countries, cities, &c. 1. 889. @e^t — (Stamm, is transferred from line (dynasty) to line. 1. 891, &c. @rb()erni, here, hereditary sovereign. ^ei§t . . . ftreu'n, that is sowing, ^erbienen is here used for fic^ »evbiencn, i. e. to deserve (well of). 1. 896. (Scfeiff tta(^ . . . T)iuuuter, sail down to. Attinghausen lies on the Reuss, which flows into the Lake of Lucerne. The Canton of Lu- cerne was the property of the Habsburgs, who ruled there despotically. 1. 898. Unfrc @d)af', &c., i. e. for the object of levying taxes. 1. 900. $I)en— bannen, appropriate the great game and noble birds. §OCi)tiUG, Jpod)9ett)ilb(c), viz. birds and animals belonging to larger game. 1. 911. A Swiss contingent, consisting of 600 men, assisted the Emperor Frederick II at the siege of Favenza— now Faenza— in Italy, in 1240-41. 1. 915. gUttcrfd^cin, tinsel ornament. 1. 92 1 , etc. -^nupfe fell, knit firmly together. Cp. 11. 319, 438, and notes, 1. 927. gang nic^t tnei^r, for a long time. L 934. Cp. 3c^ ae§ fte . . . in (^eilen {cords) bcr Siebe 0er)cn, Hos. xi. 4. 1. 935. 2)a^ grdulein, say, the noble maiden. 1. 938. Transl. bag ^.Ritterfrciulein by the noble dame. 1. 941. ^od& — befd)icben, but she is not destined for your innocent heart. 1. 944. ©rl^alten, here, keep back; preserve. 11.945-998.] NOTES. ACT II, SC. 2. 205 !• 945- 3ft .. . aBgefaffcn, has deserted (the people's cause). Wol- fenschieszen's kinsmen are described as very patriotic. 1. 948. ©cwaltfam jivebenb, vigorously striving. 1. 949. i^rembe, here, foreign elements ; foreign manners. 1. 952. JDringt f)crein, penetrates (into the country). 1. 954. (Jin anber^benfenbe^, &c., a race with new ideas. 1. 956. SS alien, poet, for io act. Bit)eite (Ecenc. The present scene is laid on the Riitli. Cp. 11. 724-29, and noUs. SWonbregenbogen, lunar rainbow. Sim S3ii()e(, lit. * on the hill,' is a Swiss name. 1. 059. ^er — jl($, the mountain pass opens. 2Sinblirf>ter, torches. 1. 962. Sanbmann, stands here for Sanbgmann, fellow-countr^'man. 1. 964. genertt)dd)ter, i. e. the night-watchnan, who gave the alarm in case oifire, and who called out the hours of the night. Selisberg is a small village near a lake of the same name, not far from the Riitli. 1. 966. 3}?ettengIorf(ein, matin-bell. Etym.— 2}Jette, from the Lat. ' matutina hora.' M.H.G. metttne, metti. 1. 967. ort, watch-word. 1. 990, &c. ©efcgen, here imbibed. Seined SBlicfef, i. e. of his eyes. ^^992, &c. Constr. 2Bir ivoICen ni($t ®ef($ef)neg rd(^en (fonbern), &c. 1. 995. The verb [(^ajfen, in the sense of to do ; to bring about, is weak [reg.] @ett>orben, here, achieved. The def. art. before gemetne is omitted for rhythmical reasons. 1. 996, &c. Transl. ben! cn, here by are minded, and ©tricf en by nets. 1. 998, &c. Schiller adopted the spelling 6'///'^«^/^, instead of the now usual Siirenen, for the sake of the rhythm. This Pass, also called Sureneft-Eck (7479 ft.), lies between the Cantons Uri and Unterwalden. The eastern side of the Pass is covered with perpetual snow. 206 WILHELM TELL, [11.1000-1077. I. 1000. Samwcvcieier, vulture. II. 1001-3. Sltpentrift, Alpine pasture. (Sic^ . . . autufenb gvu^eit, greet each other (by calling out). The Engelbo-g (3291 ft.) in Unter- walden has given its name to the valley and the village situated in it. 1. 1004. ©letfc^er 2)iild^, poet, for glacier-water^ on account of its colour. 1. 1005. O^utlfen, crevices (caused in the Alps by the rushing water). / 1. 1006, &c. The herds77ien's huts in the Alps are not inhabited in winter. The conj. baf after bl^ is now used in higher diction only. 1. loio. ^\\\, in poet, diction, report. Cp. for gef(f)e!^n, 1. 378, n. 1. loii. gvomme (Stirfur^t, pious reverence, i. e. compassionate regard. 1. 1 014. When two attributive adjectives occur together, the inflect, termin. of the first is often omitted in poet, diction, as geiraltfattt for getraltfamen. Db . . . bem Oiegiment, here, about the government. 1. 1016. Sftd'fjren, lit. 'to nourish'; here, to produce. ■ J\. 1018. ^en — befolgen, pursue, unalterably, the self-same course. This is an actual fact, as far as those regions are concerned. 1. 102 1. Xragen, in poetry for ertragen, to brook. 1. 1022. 5l(t comp. with genicf)nt (p. p. of gettJO^ltcn) is transl. by long, 1. 1023. Oieii^ten — bar, they held out to me. ^^ 1. 1028. The words ben eurigeu are addressed to Stauffacher. 1. 1032. @el)6fte, say, farm. Etym.— ©efjefte (more correctly ©e'^ofbe), is a collective noun formed from §c>f, and denotes all the buildings belonging to ay^rw. 1. 1034. 93ctteru, in general, kinsjnen ; kin. 25 ieltterbveitet, say, scat- tered far and near. Cp. 1. 659, n. 1. 1036. Sluf-(Stro^ = auf bem ©tro"^ »mi grembctt. Cp. 1. 604, &c. 1. 1039. ®o§ id) . . . au^, lit, * I poured out'; transl. I wasted. 1. 1043. S^ fpal)t', say, but I spied. 1. 1050. ©eben (of the soil), to yield; taubt, here, extorts. 1. 1055. @inb'^, it is. In German, the grammatical strictness re- quires the verb fein to r.gree with the two subjects. Cp. the Fr. 'ce sont' 1. 1056. Cp. 11. 72, 77, 558, and notes. 1.1057. i^e(fenti?df(e-=felftge SSciffe. 1. 1059. 2)1 it eiQIien, &c. In such phrases the poss. pron. is omitted in German. ^1. 1064. SBej^^vinc^ett, stands here for begaf)men, to control oneself. I. 1072. Meier von Sarnen and Winkelried are mentioned by the chroniclers as patriotic nobles. II. 1074-77. The chroniclers relate that one Winkelried having slain a man accidentally, killed a dragon at Weiler near Roszberg, in order II. 1078-1131.] NOTES, ACT II, SC. 2. 207 to atone for his crime; but, bespattering himself with the dragon's blood, he died. 1. 1078. §interm SSalb, i. e. in Obwalden. .^(oflerteute, vassals of the convent. 1. 1080. ©igne ^tyxi^, serfs. Cp. the express. leiBetgett. 1. 1082. 9Soft( berufcn (p.p. of berufeuV of good repute. 1. 1083. Render @g prcife f[cf>, by happy he, and ^niic&tig by subject. \ _ 1. 1 .085. ®ft)eif)t, thrives ; i. e. honesty may exist in any station of life. 1. 1086. The Redings were distinguished as Swiss patriots. 5i(tlanb? amuiaun, former Landammann. Cp. Introd. Note to Act ii. Sc. i. 1. 1087. SSibcr^art, antagonist, is a hybrid express., consisting of a German and a Latin word. 1. 109T. See on the IIo7'7t of Uri, 1. 2847, n. The name Sluf ber 2}?aucr, lit. * On the wall,' is Swiss. |J,..*095. Understand aB before @in. 1. 1098. The Swiss use (Stgvift for SWe^ncr, or ^iiflcr, sacristan. Etym. — ©{(^rijl, derived from the late Lat. sacrista (fr. sacrum), early assumed the O.H.G. form, sigiristo. 1. 1102. vgonnenfi^euen, sun-dreading. \. 1 104. ^o(en, lit. * to fetch'; here, assert ^ or recover, 1. 1 105. ©rf)Oog, lit. 'lap'; here fig. face. I. 1 1 06. Si^'^i'^ gut fein, no matter. II. 1 106-7. These lines are founded on a proverbial saying. Self fvci, &c.,i. e shall freely and brightly burst forth in the light of the sun. Feminine nouns were formerly also declined in the sing, number. 1. 1 108. 9Bag — gibt, what God inspires me with. 1. 1 109. Sanb^gemeinbc, in Switzerland, ^^w^ra/^j-j-^w^/j', 1. mo. Bennett geltcn, may count. 1. 1 1 II. !5!agcn, denotes primarily, * to dawn'; fig. to hold a diet; to deliberate (in an assembly). 1. II 1 8. 3jl — 9^a(^t = oBgtcid^ C^ ^\i^i iji ; construe similarly 1. 11 19. 1. II 19. SSoH, here, complete. 1. II 21. 5lu(^ is in similar inverted clauses equivalent to cBglctd^. ^ic altcn S5ii($er, i.e. the Statute books, on which the Swiss authorities used to be sworn. 1. 1 1 24. At Swiss public meetings two swords used to be set upright at the tribune, as emblems of authority, and two bailiffs (SBaibel, 1. II 26) stood by the side of the presiding La7idammann . Etym. — 3BaiBe( (more usual ©eibeO is said to be derived from hjcbeu in the sense of ' to move about ' ; hence tr>eibeln, to canvass. 1. 1130. ^tef)en fvei, &;c. retire willingly (from the contest). 1. 1 1 31. Melchthal confirms Meier's declaration, giving his reasons for it. ^08 WILHELM TELL. [11. 1134-1191. 1. 1 1 34. The Expeditions to Rome were undertaken, with great military pomp, by the Emperors of Germany in order to be crowned there. 1. 1 1 36. Tradition represents the people of Schwyz as the stock from whom all the other Germans in Helvetia sprang ; and they consequently gave the name to both country and people, viz. @(i)lDei^, @d)U)eijer. 1. 1138. A man of Schwyz shall have the lead in the deliberative council, and a man of Uri on the j^e/ci of battle. 1. 1 1 39. ^cm filter, to old age ; i. e. the honour should be allotted to the oldest person among the men of Uri. 1. 1144. 2Bag is used in G. poetry for hjaruttl, njc^f)vt(b, as what ia E. poetry for why, what for (Lat. quid). 1. 1 145. 2)e^ iageg «!paupt, the chief of the Diet. 1. H47. 5luf bie ^^iic^er. Cp. 1. 1121, ^. 1. 1 148. ^Droben Bei ben, by yon . . . above. 1. 1 149. @icf) entfernen, here, to deviate; to swerve. 1. 1 1 50. $Die brei, &c., i.e. the people of the three forest-cantons, Schwyz, Uri, and Unterwalden. 1. 1 152. 3n ber, &c., at the hour when spirits walk. As a matter of fact it was past midnight. Cp. 1. 965. 1. 1 153, &c. Sn^alt, here, import, ©ternen^immel, starry heavens. 1. 1 158. Db may be used in poetry for obgleiC^. 1. 1 162. SSie'^ . . . lautet, what is related. 1. 1 163. In order to express motion or direction more emphatically, preps, are sometimes followed by advs., or other preps., as here, Don . . . {)er, from. 2B alien, poet, for toanbern. 1. 1 167. Transl. here gro^ by 7iunterotis and !^inten hy far away. 1. 1 168. SD'Jittcrnai^t, referring to the quarter of the heavens, North, 2)ag is here a demonstr. pron. Transl. fd)tt)erer Xf)eurung, hy great fa juine. Etym.— 3}2itter in a)^ittentac^t is the dat. of mHit. 1. 1169, &c. Cp. for Sanb^gemeinbe, 1. 1109, 71. Seber, every. 1. 1173. ^eequg, host. 5i)Httag^fonne, fig. ior south. Cp. 1. 1168, «. 1. 1 1 74. @ic^ [(^lagenb, lit. fighting; i. e. cutting their way. 1. 1 1 76. S'f)er nid)t, &c., the host did not flag in their march before, &c. I. 1 1 78. The Muotta (the vowels u and should be pronounced nearly as one syllable) flows through a secluded valley of the same name in Schwyz. 1. 1 181. SSarten is used in poetry with the gen. for to take care of', ^ to attend to. 1. 1186. Unb tneintcn, &;c., i.e. they felt as if they were. 1. 1 189, &c. (Sauer, lit. 'sour,' is used fig. for hard, toilsome ; bcn 2BaIb, i. e. the forest-trees. 5lue{/^urcben = au^juveuten. Cp. 1. 728, n, 1. 1 191. @(e)nu3en tl)un, to suffice. II. 1192-1231.] NOTES, ACT 11, SC, 1. 209 1. 1 192. §inuBer, i. e. across the Lake of Lucerne. 1. 1 193. S)er fc^it>ar^e ^erg, i. e. the Briinig or Brauneck Pass (3379 ft.), between Unterwalden and the Bernese Oberland. The district called Weiszland, or Oberhasli im Weiszland, comprehends all the upper part of the Aar valley. 1. 1 195. @in anbre^, &c. Close to the Hasli itn Weiszland lies the canton of Valais (Wallis), the inhabitants of which speak a dialect partly Romance and partly Teutonic. 1. 1 196. The Kemwald dWidts the canton of Unterwalden into two parts, and Stanz is the chief place of the part called Nid defn Wald. 1. 1 197. Altorfis situated in a plain traversed by the Reusz and the Schdchen. 1. 1 198. ©ebcnf for eingeben!, mindful, is chiefly used in poetry. 1. 1200. 3n SD'iitte for in ber ^iiit may be used in poetry only. 1. 1 201. giuben fic^ . . . Ijerau^, recognize each other. 1. 1202. (5^ (^y^i^ &c., i.e. the sympathetic heart and kinship make themselves known. The tradition that the Swiss had the same origin as the Swedes, or Frisians, and that they emigrated, to the number of over 7000, from the North in consequence of a great famine, is related by Swiss chroniclers, and in an old ballad called the Ostfriesenlied. 1. 1208. ^^^tn, i. e. villains, according to feudal law ; ^2iy ^.inhabitants. Etym. — @affen, lit. settlers, is deiived from the impf. pi. of fl^eit. grembe $j!id^ten = $f!i(i^ten gegen grembc, say, foreign bondage. 1. 1209. @rbt auf, descends to. 1. 12 15. In the C/z^r/^r which the emperor Frederick II granted to the Swiss at the siege of Faenza (cp. 1. 911, n^, it is distinctly stated that they * freely submitted to the supremacy of the Empire.' 1. 1 2 18. SGBo ttian, &c., to whom we may appeal for our right. 1. 1 2 19. gixr seems here to be used in the sense oi as regards. 1. 1221. 5)ie @f)t', &c., i. e. they granted the sovereign honour. 1. 1222. The German Emperors also claimed the sovereignty over Italian (it)elf(^en) lands, Cp. for the etym. of iDelfc^, Goethe's Egmotit^ p. 8, 1. 18, n. 1. 1224. (StC^ @inem getobcn, to pledge oneself to any one. 1. 1227. 2Ba^ briiber iji, i. e. all that goes beyond this allegiance. 1. 1228. SBeun ber, &c., when the war summons was issued. Etym. — §eribann (now ^eerbann), is derived from the late Latin heribannusj i. e. the ban, or summons of the army ; O.H.G. heri. 1. 1229, &c. (Seine refers to the Emperor. — SSappneu is used in higher diction for ttjaffnen. 1. 1231. Cp. 1. 1134, n. P aiO WILHELM TELL. [11. 12 34-1 286. 1. 1234. JDcr ^od^fte S5tutBann, &c., i.e. the penalty of death could be inflicted by the Emperor alone. 1. 1235. Unb bagu, &c., for this purpose there was appointed. 1. 1237. SSenn— fam, when a murder took place. 1. 1239. Sa^ Oie(^t fpred^en, to pass (or ' deliver') judgment. 1. 1245. Transl. ba by wheUy and Biegen (lit. to bend) by to pervert, 1. 1246, &c. ©otte^^aug, here, convent. See for Einsiedeln,\. 519, ». 1. 1247. Un^ bic 5t(p, &c., laid claim to the Alp. The pron. v^Xi^ is here an ethical dative^ on which see 1. 2313, n. 1. 1248. JDic h)ir ben?eibet, on which we pastured (our cattle). 1. 1249. J&erfiirgog, obsol. for ]^er»oqog. ^rief, here, charter. 1. 1252. ^rfd^(i($en iji, has been surreptitiously obtained. 1. 1255. 2)c^ Oieic^g cntbei^ren, i.e. dispense with the protection of the Empire. The incident related by Stauffacher is based on an historical fact. 1. 1258. The express, frctttbett ^ncc^t is here used collectively for the foreigjt vassals of the Habsburgs. 1. 1259. 3n feincr, &c., i.e. what no powerful Emperor durst do to us. The verb bteteit is often used by itself in the sense of * to offer an affront ' ; * to inflict any injury.* 1. 1264, &c. Old legends mention the existence of dragons in Switzerland., Cp. 1. 1075, n, 1. 1266. By cultivating the soil, they diminished the perpetual * misty cover.' 1, 1269. $Den jid^crn, &c., thrown a safe footbridge. 1. 12 71. ^evrenfnedf>t, lit. the servant of a lord; say, servile vassal. I. 1275. The E. idiom requires here an affirmative, \iz. yes ! II. 1276-85. When the oppressed man can nowhere find justice, and the yoke of tyranny becomes unbearable, he confidently extends his hand to the heavens and thence brings down his eternal rights, which are suspended above inalienable and indestructible, like the stars them- selves. The primitive state of nature again returns — where man meets man face to face. When all other means are of no avail, the sword is given to him as a last resource ^. Cp. 11. 644-54. 1. 1286, &c. $£)er ©liter I)oc^|leg, i. e. freedom.— The use of »cr instead of fiir in 1. 1287 imparts a local colour to the speech. ^ The above passage, which contains a philosophical plea for the right of resistance, is perhaps the most difficult in the whole drama, •both as regards the language and the meaning. It seemed therefore advisable to give a full paraphrase of it. U. 1290-1346.] NOTES. ACT II, SC, %. %\\ 1. 1290. Bum tt)erte Qteifen, to have recourse to (to draw) the sword. — Cp. on the import of Rosselmann's speech 11. 796-805, notes. 1. 1296. SSir . . . fc^tt>6ren, we are to swear allegiance. — Note here and in 11. 1299, 1300, the elliptical use of the infinitive, which often occurs in familiar language. 1. 1300. SSir un^, &c., are we to allow them to extort by force, &c. The speaker alludes to Albrecht's * kindly' proposals to the free Cantons to become his immediate subjects. 1. 1302. (S'g corresponds here to the E. so, 1. 1303. 2)et fei, &c., let him be expelled from the community. 1. 1308, &c. Transl. vcc^tlog by outlawed^ baar by stripped {pf\ and 5euet by hearth. 1. 1 31 2. (Jrtrp^en is here used emphatically for crtangcn. 1. 1 3 14. The compar. ttjeiter is used as an ellipt. imper. for, go on I 1. 1 31 5. The expletive aucb answers here to the E. are you sure? 1. 1316, &c. (§g \^ ttJO^l . . . ni^t, it may be, it is not. 1. 1 31 8. 2)tefe0 Se^tc, this last attempt, i. e. to bring their grievances before Albrecht. 1. 1324. 9?C)eiufcIb is a small town in the Canton of Aargau. $fatj, for Impe7'ial Palace^ is used in poet, diction only. Etym.— $fa(j is derived, like $alajl, and the corresponding E. and Fr. equivalents, from the Lat. ' palatium.* 1. 1329. aSom f^tvdb'f^en Sanbc = won @d^n)aBen, from Suabia, i. e. the extensive South-Western district, which formed one of the ten circles into which Germany was divided from about 1500 to 1806. £auf, lit. course ; say, district. 1. 1330. S)te is here a demonstr. pron. See for 5>crgamentc, 1. 244, n. 1- 1335' @t toiirbe, &c., he may probably, at some time or other, think of us — Note the evasive character of this speech. 1- 1337- ^anfcn is the ace. of §ang, the pop. abbrev. of Sc^iatin. Duke John of Suabia was the son of Rudolph, the brother of Albrecht, and he was ' heir to possessions in Switzerland through his mother, and in Suabia and Alsace through his father. 1. 1338. @r!cif, here and in most instances, bow-window, Etym. — (Sr!cr is traced to the Lat. 'arcus,* bow ; Med. Lat. 'arcora.' L 1339. These nobles were the friends and admirers of the Duke. 1. 1343- •&intert|alten, with the dat. of the person and the ace of the thing, corresponds to j^uriicf ^altett, to withhold (from). 1. 1344. (Sein SKittterlid^e^, i. e. property inherited from his mother. 1. 1345. unb ^eute, by his dominions, P 2 212 WILHELM TELL, [U. 1347-1401. 1. 1347. SBag tt»arb, &c., what answer was given to him ? Konrad Hunn's speech is, in general, founded on historical facts, but the incidents related in 11. 1324-35, and in 11. 1336-48, did not take place simultaneously. 1. 1352. dg l\)X(X„ See, can prudently bring it to a successful issue. 1- I353> &c. Slbtreiben, here, to shake off. See for ererbt, 1. 378, n. 1- 1356. 9lad^ bem, &c., grasp at innovations. 1- 1357- Cp. the saying, 'Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's.' Mark xii. 17. 1. 1359- ^in ®nt in Scl^en tragen, to hold land in fief. 1. 1 36 1. (Steuent, here, to pay tribute. Rapper sweil, formed from Ruprechtsvilla, and corrupted by the Swiss into Rapperschwyl^ is a small town on the Upper Ziirich Lake. 1. 1362. 3u ginfen, to pay rent. 1. 1363. ^tx gro^en, &c., to our Lady (i. e. the Nunnery dedicated to the Virgin Mary) of Ziirich I have sworn homage. 1. 1370- S^oti^gebrungeu, driven by necessity. 1. 1373- ©taat^flug, lit. versed in politics ; say, prudently. 1. 1374. 2)eun bin'gc, &c., for a people inspires due fear. 1. 1377. (S^ l^at, &c., the enemy is fully armed. 1. 1381. Cp. for 3ft Batb, 1. 57, n. 1. 1382. Ung ragen, &c., two strongholds command the country. Utt^ is here an ethical dat. Cp. 1. 2313, ;^. 1. 1383- SBerben furc^tBar, the present is here used for the future. 1. 1384, &c. 3n ein Sanb fatten, to invade a country. The two for- tresses Roszberg diXid Saimen, (for which see 11. 77, 1056, notes) are here considered as forming one notion ; hence the singular xCiVi^. 1. 1387. A conditional clause may be expressed briefly by omitting the conj. tDeuIl and putting it in an inverted form before the principal clause. The latter is then also put in the inverted form, and is generally introduced by the conj. fo. Principal clauses so construed, are often rendered into E. by the future tense, as here, (SaUttlt VdQilX fo lang, &c., if we delay so long, the enemy will be warned y &c. 1. 1389. ^inb't, syncopated for finbet. 1. 1390. S)er @ifer . . . ber gute, honest zeal. Cp. 1. 319, n. L 1391. Cp. above 1. 1387, n., and 7totes to 11. 360, 370. 1. 1394. ^^^ barf, &c., dares Uri taunt us thus? Cp. 1. 1259, n, 1. 1395. S3ei eurem @ibe, i. e. the citizen's oath on the constitution. 1. 1397. SScifen is here used for toertreifen, to reprimand. L 1398- ^'\i ^eft'gem ©inn, with impetuosity. • 1. 1400. %t^i be0 ^errn, feast of the Lord, 1. e. Christmas. 1. 1401. S3ringt'^ mit, requires. See for ^ajfen, or ©a^cn, 1. 1208, n. U. 1403-1453.] NOTES, ACT II, SC. 2,, 213 1. 1403. S^ficn is the original, and ge^ltl the contracted form. 1. 1405. Render Sii^reil . . . mit, by ' will carry with them,' and f^i^ige (Sifen, lit. ' pointed iron (weapons),' by ' iron lances ' or ' pikes.' 1. 1408. ^er grcge «§aufe/ lit. the multitude ; here, * the rest of the people.' 1. 1409, &c. (Bi^ einer er atl^menb, breathing with difficulty. £lua(m is the more poet, express, for 2)atn:|?f, vapour. Etym. — dualm denoted originally * stupor,' and was subsequently applied to stupefying smoke, or vapour. It is allied to the word Clual. Cp. the A.S. cwalm and wylm. 1. 1448. (Ein^ig, in the sense of eitttg, united, is now obsolete. 1. 1453. According to tradition the oath was first pronounced by Walther Fiirst, Stauffacher, and Melchthal, and then repeated by the other thirty conspirators. 2T4 WILHELM TELL. [11.1455-1501. 1. 1455. Cp. for 5veunbf(^aft, 1. 659, n. The obsol. term ®eno^? fame is still used in Switzerland for district (politically considered), or coinmunity, Etym. — ©enc^famc has been formed from @eno^, ' fellow*; 'associate,' which again is derived from tlie^ett, gente^en, to 'enjoy in common* (cp. the A. S. geneat), and the adjectival suffix fattt, denoting equality, or similarity. Cp, the A. S. sum, and the Mod. E. some and same, 1. 1458. S3i^ ba'^in, i. e. until the time of the general rising. 1. 1461. Sluf eintnat, at once; at the same time. 1. 1464. JDcnit O^aub, &c., for he robs the common weal. Swiss chroniclers relate that the Riitli-meeting took place during the Wednesday night before St. Martin's Day in 1307. The brilliant flourish with which the Orchestra falls in indicates the coming freedom, as also does the rising sun. ©ritter Qlufjug* @rjle (Scene. The Swiss Chronicles state that Tell was married to a daughter of Walther Fiirst (cp. 1. 555), and two of their children, Walther and Wilhelm, are mentioned by name. 1. 1466. This song, popularly known in Germany under the name of Schiitze7tlied, is written in trochees. 1. 1468. Cp. for ^ommt . . . Qcgogen, 1. 65, n. 1. 1469. %x\x\) am, &c., with the first ray of morning. 1. 147 1. 2Bei"^, any bird of prey, more particularly vulture , or kite', say here, eagle. 1. 1474. JDag 9Beite, here, the free (or * open ') space. 1. 1477. %Uvi0^t, freud^t, for fiiegt, !rie(^t, now occur in poetry only. 1. 1478. 3ji tnir, &c. Understand geriffetl after ent^ttJei, i. e. has snapped (asunder). SD'^ad^ett, here, to mend. 1. 1 48 1. The rel. pron. n)a6 may be used collectively in the sense of 'who ' ; 'those who.' Cp. 1. 1739. 1. 1484. @i(^ ftif(^, &c., wants bravely to fight his way. See 1. 742, n, 1. 1490. 3d^ mit'^ . . . erbeute, I win it. 1. 1491. ^au^frau, lit. mistress of the house; here, wife. 1. 1494. Sffiagefa'firten, hazardous expeditions. 1. 1499. S)en t^e'^Ifrrung t^iun, missing thy leap. See 1. 649, n. 1. 1501. The SCtnblamnen, 'drift (*dust* or * powder') avalanches/ consist of snow set in motion by the wind. 11.1502-1552.] NOTES. ACT III, SC, I. ai5 Etym. — Satt?inc, late-Latin lahina and then lavina, is said to be de- rived from the Lat. labi, to fall. Some derive it from laiien, ' to thaw/ and others again from letnctt (tdunett) in the sense of * to lean.* 1. 1502. The %\xXi, iccy often only appears to be a solid mass. 1. 1507. @eit>erb', here, calling. 1. 1508. 2)a6 {)a(0gefd^rlt($, &c., which full of danger leads along, &c. 1. 1509. SBer frifef), &c., he who actively looks about, &c. 1. 15 10. ©clcnfc, here, agile. 1. 151 1. 2)er ringt ftc^, he will save himself. %a[)X in poetry for ©efafir. 1. 1 51 3. §dlt ba^, &c., the gate will hold a good while. See for Sa'^r unb %QiO^, Minna v. Barnhelm, p. 8, 1. 2, n. 1. 1517. SCic fommjl, «&:c., what makes you think that? ^6 — ettt>a^, fig., some plot is being devised ; something is brooding. 1. 15 19. See forgctagt, 1. mi, n. 1. 1520. 3^ hJar, &c., I was not present. ^\i denotes companion- ship. — @i(^ elttgie^en, here, to hold back (from). Cp, 11. 440-45. 1. 1524. !iBerntcgen, here, capacity; power. 1. 1525. 2)cu Hntcrttalbiter, him from Untei-walden. See 11. 127-60. 1. 1528. The usual phrase is 2Beib Uttb «^inb, but Tell's wife modestly inverts the terms. 1- 1530. 3u f^iffen, here, to put out. ^ag l^cigt, say, that / . . . call ; that was. 1. 1535. The negative adv. ttid^t may be used in German — as is done in Greek and in French — after verbs like ^ct^utcn, »ert)inbern, &c. It is, of course, omitted in the Eng. rendering. 1. 1539. (S^ni (from 5l!^n), in Switzerland and South Germany =« ®rof ttater. Understand gefjen after niit. Cp. 1. 432, n. 1. 1544. Cp. the German adage, X()WC 0?ed&t Uttb fd)ette SfJietttattb, do what is right, and fear no one, and the Fr. saying, — Fais ce que dois, advienne que pourra. 1. 1549. 3!)a has here a demonstr. signification, corresponding to the Eng. there or rather then, but may be in similar instances freely rendered by 'and.' In 1. 1551, ba has the force of the conj. as. In 1. 1555, however, ba again signifies then, and may be so translated. ©titttbe, here, ravines. 1. 1550. The ©d^dc^cntt>at near Biirglen derives its name from the river Schdchen by which it is traversed. 5luf Tttettfi^etllecrcr 'S).nir, on a desolate track. 1. 1551. gctfenfictg = fclftger ©tcig. Turn similarly getoanb (1. 155.^). 1. 1552. SBo ttid)t . . . ir>ar, where it was impossible. — Relations of possibility may be expressed in German by the auxiliary verbs ](|abert 2l6 WILHELM TELL. [11. 1553-1618. and fcin, in connection with the supine (i.e. the infinitive preceded by ju). 1- ^553- Cp. for iiBer . . . %ix, 1. 1163, n, ®t\pcixint, here, intense ; ea^er. 1. 1558. §erre instead of ^err is still sometimes used in popular language.— The forms mein, feitl, the old gen. of ic^, er are still used, especially in poetry, with verbs requiring that case. 1. 1560. Cp. for QthuU, 1. 565, n. 1. 1562. SSerblajfcn expresses the fact of turning pale more emphati- cally than crblaffen, and is, besides, more appropriate to the popular tone of the speech. 1. 1563. 2)ie ^mc, &c., i. e. his knees refused their office. 1. 1564, &c. 5ln bie, a/on^^ or against, Cp. for fein 1. 1558, n. 1. 1570. See for ba above, 1. 1549, n. The incident related by Tell was invented by the author. 1. 1574. 2)ort h?eg, elliptical for t»on bort tt)eg. 1. 1577. The speaker interprets her vague feeling of fear as a pre- sentiment of some misfortune which is sure to happen. 1. 1581. S5)dltt) is the popular Swiss abbreviation of SSalt^er. 1. 1582. Slu^ is here an expletive, having a comforting meaning, and may be translated by * but.' 3it)eite (Scene. 2BatbgeQenb, part of the forest. (StauBBcii^e, lit. dust-brooks, i. e. brooks, or cascades, which, as they leap down from very high rocks, convert the water into minute, dust-like particles of spray, like the well- known Staubbach near Lauterbrunnen. 1. 1586. The title of Jvdltleitl (say here, lady) was formerly given to ladies of rank only. 1. 1589. SBdlj' X^, say, I throw. 1. 1 59 1. 3ft bort l)inaug, goes yonder. 1. 1597. 2)a§ i(^ . . . erf)ebe, i. e. that he should dare to raise. 1. 1600. S)ie— Uttlttevben, who, full of renown and splendour, court your favour. 1. 1603. 2)er treulo^ h?irb an, who betrays (or ' deserts'). 1. 1607. Cp. 11. 932-38. 1. 161 1. S)em naturijergeffenen, i.e. who forgets the ties of nature; .say, unnatural. 1. 16 1 3. Transl. h)a^ Itegt . . . ndf>er, by 'what concerns . . . more nearly ' ; and bie @einen, by 'his kindred.' 1. 1618. 3)ie @eele blutet ntir. Cp. 1. 833, n. . 11. 1621-1711.] NOTES, ACT III, SC, 1. 21^ I. 1621. @g ^iel^t, &c. Cp. 1. I, n. 1. 1624. ©eborncn, say, natural. 1. 1628. S3ejtX)ingen, here, do violence (Jo) ; or compel. 1. 1629. Semanbc^ S3efie hjollen, to wish any one's welfare. 1. 1630. The clause SIB ill ic^ tentl also refers to this line. Cp. 11. 796-805. 1. 1632. (Sdfelof , here, stronghold. 1. 1638. SKir ttJdre beffer, it were better for me. 1. 1649. §l[(e^ Id^t, &c., i. e. her love will * enable' him to become and to be everything she may desire. 1. 1650, &c. Understand bag after @cib. Cp. 11. 914-23. 1. 1655. @UC^ Bejl^en, say, (ever) call you my own. 1. 1657. 2)er ^sBernjanbten, &c., i. e. of Gessler and his family who, like Bertha, bore the title of Von Bruneck. 1. 1659, &c. Bruneck is in Aargau, but by placing Bertha's estates in the forest cantons, the poet has made her own emancipation con- tingent upon the liberation of the people of those cantons, who alone at that time bore the name of Schweizer. 1. 1 66 1, bittern cincn S3 lief auft^un, to open a view (or * prospect ') to any one. 1. 1664. '^\i bem, &c., i. e. with the * vast inheritance ' of the Habs- burgs. 1. 1665. Sdnbergicr, greed for land. 1. 1667, &c. Cp. 11. 940-41. 1. 1671. Cp. for mcin 1. 1558, «. 1. 1675. 3n bag SSeitc, say, for the great world. 1. 1682. SSilbbeft)egt, lit. wildly moved ; say, tempestuous, 1. 1685. 3n beg, &c., into the vast regions of life. 1. 1688, &c. 5l(lein jum ^immel; &c., only open in brightness to- wards the heavens. — ©elici&tet is the p. p. of listen, to brighten. 1. 1690. SOBic bid^, &c., as my prophetic heart has dreamt you to be. 1. 1692. gatjr' l^in, be gone. Cp. for bet()ort, 1. 378, n, 1. 1695. 9Bo taufenb, &c., i.e. where traces of a thousand past joys. 1. 1696. SKir . . . leben, present to me living recollections. 1. 1700. ©eC^C Sllfel is here metaphorically used for * earthly Paradise.* 1. 1702. ^eitttif^ tro^^nt, has her settlq^ home. 1. 1703. @id^ . . . no(^ ni(^t, &c., has not yet found its way. 1. 1704. 2)a ixv^i fein, &c. The present tense is here and in 11. 1706, 1 7 10, used for the future. 1. 1706. Render here SJJdnncrtwert^ by * manly worth.' 1. 1708. %\t\ is here used in the sense of freitDtUig. 1. 1 71 1. 3n tt)eibU(^, &c., in charming womanly activity. 2l8 WILHELM TELL. [U. 1733-1776. JDvitte ag 1. 1481, n. Oic($te, here, respectable. 1. 1746. The word ^faff iox priest is now used in contempt only. 1. 1748. $Dag Jpo^itjurb'ge, the Host— grab = ^erabe. 1. 1 751. ^Woufttanj, monstrance, or pyXj i.e. the box, or closed cup, in which the consecrated Host is kept and shown to the congregation. Etym. — SP'Jonftranj is derived from the mediaeval Lat. * monstrantia,* which again is derived from * monstrare,' to show. In Roman Catholic countries the Host is carried by the priest through the streets, when he has to administer the sacrament to a sick person. The Sacristan announces its presence by a little bell, and the devout fall on their knees. 1. 1752. (^0 fdngt, &c., it begins to seem to me ; I begin to think. 1. 1758. Xraun, in truth; indeed. 2)cd^ is here an emphatic ex- pletive. Etym. — The M. H. G. form was en {in) triuwen, i. e. in faith ; hence the Mod. H. G. term !J^raun = Xreuc, {in) faith. §ilbcgatb and SKed^t^ilb (3)kt^ilbe) are old German names of females, (S(6Beti> is the popular abbrev. of ^ItfaBetl^. 1. 1767. @^ fcKte, &c., the country would not be worse off for that. 1. 1768. Cp. 1. 432, «. S5evtt)unfd)te0 SBol!, &c., accursed pack of women. 1. 1769. SBcr— ©ud^, who wants you? 1. 1770. 2Benn fie, &c., if courage spurs them on. 1. 1772. It is an ancient legend, that 'enchanted' (Qe!6anttte) trees begin to bleed when they are cut. 1. 1776. ^cm tvac^fe . . . ]f>erau0 jrnn ©raBe, grows out of his grave. U. 1777-1869.] NOTES. ACT III, SC. ^. 219 1. 1777. (Bt^^nxii, say, protected. The play on the word QcBantlt, which means both 'enchanted' or 'spell-bound/ and also 'prohibited/ cannot well be brought out in English. 1. 1778. The pointed peaks of mountains are, in Switzerland, popu- larly called Corner, horns. 1. 1780. Cp. 1. 25, n. 1. 1781. (Sd)(agIaH)inen, mass-avalanches. 1. 1785. Sanb\t)el)r denotes here 'defence of the land'; say, ramparty or barrier, 1. 1788. JDen ©tromen nad&, i. e. following the course of the rivers. 1. 1790, &c. 3Ba(t)ttjafTer, torrents. @cmdc^li(i&, here, slowly. 1, 1797. ^i^ii baf, &c., instead of leading here a life of anxiety and labour ? 1. 1802. 3)em S3tfd^of, &c., i.e. either to clerical or secular lords. 1. 1804. Render 3Bilb unb ©efteber, reversing the terms, by 'bird and beast.' 1. 1806. A salt-tax is sl^ill levied in several countries. 1. 1 81 1. @^ tl?irb, &c., I begin to feel oppressed in that large country. 1. 18 19. @in SJJanbat »crle^cn, to transgress an order. 1. 1825. 2Bag, &;c., cp. 1. 1144, «. 1. 1829. @eir>alt (^efd)ief)t, &c., they are using force to father. 1. 1832. Dber^errlid^, sovereign ; supreme. 1. 1834. ^^^ tu^ft i^W, in that you lie. fiugen is here used transitively, i.e. * to misrepresent ' ; * to pervert.* 1. 1837. Sa§ il)n (ebig, let him (go) free. 1. 18.^9. Cp. 1. 378, n. 1. 1840. (S(ftrcienbc, crying; scandalous. 1. 1846. I)ief ' il^ nit ber Xell, i. e. if I were sharp, I should not be called the Silly. 1. 1875. i)u nelim'l^ (conj.), &c., that you defy. 1. 1878. Sieber, here, and in 1. 1892, gracious. 1. 1887. 2)0(!^ tt)i[{, &c., but I do advise you. — The verb tt^oUeu makes the assertion more emphatic in this phrase. 1. 1890. SSelc^eg— an, what monstrous thing do you ask of me? 1. 1892. S)ag fommt, &c., you do not mean that. 1. 1905. 2)i($ entfernft, you deviate. SSeifc, here, way. 1. 1908. SSo^I, here, probably. In prose it would follow fic^. 1. 1909. ©reifft e^, &c., go at it courageously. 1. 191 2. ^ur^ireilg Qettjcf)nt, used to jests. @ett)ol^nt is used in poetry with the gen. case. 1. 191 7. Slnf t^rer l&nnbert, at a hundred. S^rer, referring to the numeral :^unbert, is a partitive genitive. 1. 1920. (5^ gilt, &c., life is at stake, implore the Governor's mercy. 1. 1924. Seib nnb Seben, say, life and liinb. 1. 1928. The inf. lemen is, like the aux. verbs of mood, frequently used instead of the p. p., when occurring after another infinitive. 1. 1930. ©affe, lit, street; here, passage. See 1. 1144, n. 1. 1934. 5)er is here, and in 1. 1940, a demonstr. pron. ©pcu^, here, sentence. 1- 1937- §ict: gilt eg, &c., say, here you must. 1. 1939. ^ag @d^n)ar^e treffen, or fd)ie^en, to hit the bulVseye, 1. 1940. 5)er ift, &c., him I call a master. 1. 1942. S)em'g — Singe, whose heart does not interfere with his hand, nor with his eye. 1. 1944. @nabe fixr S^ed^t erge^en laffen, lit. 'to practise mercy instead of justice,' is an emphatic express, for to show mercy. 1. 1948. Jpinfte^en is here used for (ic& !f)injle((en, to place oneself. 1. 1949. See forja 1. 108, n. 1. 1950. 5e^len, here, to miscarry; i.e. Tell is sure not to miss and hit the heart of the boy. 1. 1967. The speaker alludes to the oath taken on the ^vXXv Cp. 1. 1448, &c. 1. 1970. D, l^dtten tX)ir'g, &c., oh, would that we had accomplished the deed (i.e. the liberation) at once ! Cp. 1. 1376, &c. 1. 1972. SSergebeng, here, with impunity. 1. 1976. 3)en ^ci^ften ^errn, i. e. the sovereign lord. 1. 1977. ©etcaffnet for bettjaffnet, is used in higher diction only. 11.1985-2077.] NOTES, ACT IV, SC, I. 221 1. 1985. See for Oteiftgett 1. 74, n. 1. 1989, &c. 5Benn e^, &c.,if rescue is required. — This taunt refers, of course, to Tell's rescue of Baumgarten. SJJit ben . . . ^UCfent), convulsively moving his. A ©oKer (say, Jacket), is a kind of leather waistcoat without sleeves. Etym.— ©oiler (n, and m.) is another form for Poller, which is traced to the mediseval Lat. collariuni. 1. 1991. (50 tttU§, i. e. it must be. Cp. the Fr. il lefaut. 1. 2006. SWein uberfd^U)ellenb, &c., i.e. he had suppressed within his heart the swellings of his revolted feelings. I. 2015. 2)a ic^ . . . Bcfefiigtc, in strengthening. II. 2014-20. Cp. 11. 886-92, 1629-31. 1. 2041. ©runb, here, base, and not 'ground.' 1. 2046. ^\^ ntdnnlic^ lofen, to quit (or 'acquit ') oneself manfully. 1. 2049. ^yx ftecfteji • . • ^u bir, you hid . . . about you. 1. 2053. Saf i(^, &c., I cannot let . . . suffice. 1. 2054. @0 tt)irb . . . Bebeutct !^abcn, it must have meant. The proba- bility of an action is often expressed in German by the future, or future perfect, in conjunction with the adverbs h)ol)l or bo(^. Cp. 1. 1908. 1- 2055. grifd^ imb fro{)li(^, say, frankly and courageously. 1. 2058, &c. ©idfeern has here the meaning of fti^cc ftcUcit, to guarantee. ®riinbli(^, completely. 1. 2060. 2)urc5^f(^o§ id^— euc&, I would have shot — you. 1. 2071. (gi(j^ werfiiubigt, here, has manifested itself. 1. 2076. No native of the forest-cantons could — according to their charter — be imprisoned outside the boundaries of his own canton. 1. 2077. Cp- ^- 1324-35. The above celebrated scene is entirely based on the account of the Swiss chronicler Tschudi. 33ierter ^luf^ug. @rflc crtt)cgen, the p. p. of fid^ ijcrwdgcn (»eriregen), to dare ; to hazard, is now not frequently used. 1. 2419. The use of the enlarged form uttferer instead of iittfer, the gen. of h?ir, is rather of modem date. 1. 2421. (5*^ lebt, &c., i. e. the glory of mankind (viz. freedom) will live after the nobles have ceased to live, for it will maintain itself by other forces. I. 2423, &c. This passage contains a prophetic vision, that the inci- dent of the Apfelschusz will give rise to the liberation of Switzerland. II. 2430-37. These lines describe the state of political freedom, as it existed already in those days in Switzerland. Many nobles joined the citizens after having taken the civic oath (11. 2430-32). The district extending from the river Aar to the Jura mountains and formerly called Uechiland, and the canton Thurgau, in north-eastern Switzer- land, were the first to gain civic liberties and privileges (1. 2432). Bem, the present capital of Switzerland, became at an early date a place of great political importance (1. 2433). Freiburg was founded to be a firm stronghold for the minor nobles (1. 2434). In the busy (rcge) town of Ziirich flourished the guilds which successfully resisted the attacks of the Dukes of Austria and other princes (11. 2435-37). 11. 2438-46. This passage contains a prophetic vision of the victories by which the Swiss strengthened their Confederation. In 131 5 they defeated at a mountain-pass near Morgarten the numerous host of Leopold I, Duke of Austria, which consisted chiefly of nobles, protected by heavy armour (11. 2438-42). In 1386 Duke Leopold III of Austria made an attempt with a powerful army of nobles to revenge the day of Morgarten. A battle was fought at Sempach in Lucerne, and tradition relates that, seeing the strong phalanx of the Duke's army, a patriot of Unterwalden, named Arnold Struthan von Winkelried, seized as naany Q 226 WILHELM TELL. [11. 2448-2558. of the enemy's spears as he could grasp in his arms, and forced them into his breast, thus making a gap in the army of the nobles (11. 2443-44). The victory at Sempach is an authentic historical fact, but the feat of Winkelried is simply a poetical exaggeration of some heroic action, 1. 2448. The term Drt, lit. 'place,' stands here for canton, 1. 2449. See for §o^h)ad^ten, 1. 747, n. 1. 2450. (Si(^ . . . »erfamm(c, may . . . unite itself. 1. 2459. Sm Sic^tc ttjanbetn, poet, for to live ; to. walk on earth, 1. 2461. 2)ie fc^UJere, &c., i.e. the * heavy, uncancelled obligation' of freeing the country. 1. 2475, &c. %x\\^i 3ugenb, buoyant youth ; greifc^ Sitter, hoary old age, 1. -2477. This line is addressed to Walther Fiirst, and the words ®ebt mir bie curige (in the next line) to Stauffacher. 1. 2482. Cp. 1. 782, &c. 1. 2483.