ACT I. Risk thyself even in the tiger's den? STAUFFACHER. hush! Bertha, you hate me - you despise me! ROSSELMANN. A slater is seen upon the highest part of the roof. Oh, he yet is mine! To guard thy fireside's sanctuary - ward off The last, worst doom from all that thou didst love? That's easy said. Now hear what I advise. MELCHTHAL. Great projects are at work, and hatching now; The imperial house seeks to extend its power. Beyond the lake are seen the green meadows, the hamlets, and arms of Schwytz, lying in the clear sunshine. Uly! From yonder vessel! He doubts thy skill - he thinks to ruin us. ATTINGHAUSEN (drops his hand and says sternly). Look, Seppi, if the cattle are not straying. working at the front. TELL. Ay, but their castles, how to master them? Scaffolding, on which the workmen are going Knechte gehen ab. Even so! Only to-day Go not to Altdorf. Who's there? O'er ice-covered wild, Say, how have you escaped? But ne'er a sound could he compel his lips To frame an answer. [They fall upon the building at every side. MONK. MELCHTHAL. GESSLER. TELL. One cup, one heart! 'Tis a marvel you escaped. GERTRUDE. [A change comes over the landscape. HEDWIG. See you nothing? Schwytz may contest the dignity with Uri, We Unterwaldeners enter not the field. FURST. all armed. First let me share, After the ancient custom of our house, The morning-cup with these my faithful servants! Let me go. Who would live here when liberty is gone? Alas, alas! Then heard I one of the attendant train, Turning to Gessler, in this strain accost him: "You see our danger, and your own, my lord And that we hover on the verge of death. The prospect is bounded by Where dost thou hope to find A place of rest? Oh, ruthless heart of man! [Having finished his work, he lays aside his tools. MAUER. TELL (seizing him with violence). You, too, are fathers, heads of families, And you must wish to have a virtuous son To reverence your gray hairs and shield your eyes With pious and affectionate regard. BAUMGARTEN. Though it be night there's sunshine in our cause. Impossible! What store can on their promises be placed, When they, to meet their own necessities, Can pawn, and even alienate the towns That flee for shelter 'neath the eagle's wings? There is the boat, and there the lake! Far be't from us! ROSSELMANN. We swear to put our trust in God Most High, And not to quail before the might of man! KUNZ. I am prepared to follow. and they will never rest Contentedly at home. Wherefore did we learn To bend the crossbow - wield the battle-axe? Do not, I pray, because in limb and fortune You still are unassailed, and still your eyes Revolve undimmed and sparkling in their spheres; Oh, do not, therefore, disregard our wrongs! TELL. STUSSI. [Enter ROSSELMANN and STAUFFACHER. RUDENZ. [To the soldiers of the guard who are thronging in. She places herself MELCHTHAL. gray-headed man, eighty-five years old, tall, and of a Yes, I conceal it not. BERTHA. Give heed! [They are about to lead him off. Then must I fall into the tyrant's hands, And with the port of safety close in sight! And if you stood not here in that king's name, Which I respect e'en where 'tis most abused, I'd throw my gauntlet down, and you should give An answer to my gage in knightly fashion. FURST. HERDSMAN (on the mountains). And fatherless I leave you all, ay, all! They are; and Altdorf long ago had been Submerged beneath these avalanches' weight, Did not the forest there above the town Stand like a bulwark to arrest their fall. Hark to the horn of Uri! The list are plenty courses in the earth that can lower our erudition. But who comes here, running at topmost speed? Hush! So let it be. MELCHTHAL, BAUMGARTEN, WINKELRIED, MEYER VON SARNEN, BURKHART AM To God, and not to emperors, must we look! Her reign is done. I dare Avouch the fact. But worth is worth, no matter where 'tis found. "Zur Schau gestellt" von Marcus Hünnebeck - Jetzt überall erhältlich. Oh! ULRICH VON RUDENZ, his Nephew. FISHERMAN. Das Drama Wilhelm Tell wurde 1804 von Friedrich von Schiller verfasst. The whole stage The day will come, when thou, with burning tears, Wilt long for home, and for thy native hills, And that dear melody of tuneful herds, Which now, in proud disgust, thou dost despise! FURST. And now, then, let a ring be formed, And plant the swords of power within the ground. Has he escaped, and is he safely hid? I am a Switzer, and will act as one With my whole heart and soul. There does not live his fellow 'mong the mountains. It is St. Simon's day, The lake is up, and calling for its victim. [Sits down. No. SACRIST. Shame, shame upon you - shame! A meadow surrounded by high rocks and wooded ground. Baumgarten, say you? Stream, lake, and sea, all to the king belong. observed, and over it a moon rainbow in the early part of the scene. Let us part, Ere the broad sun surprise us. MELCHTHAL. GESSLER. Released, oh miracle! One method is the guide titled Wilhelm Tell. Rossberg and Sarnen both must be secured, Before a sword is drawn in either Canton. I feel my life fast ebbing to a close. These decrees shall, God willing, endure eternally for our general advantage. Thou'rt all that's left to me. down before GESSLER. Now he is gone; Gone and forever, - leaving me the debt, - The heavy debt I owe him - undischarged! He's bleeding fast to death. Yet, how to free myself; to loose the coils Which I have madly twined around my head? Is't he in yonder boat ye seek? MONK. Man is like a ball, Tossed 'twixt the winds and billows. Hurrah, we're free! Each hurries by The other, with quick step and careless look, Nor stays to question of his grief. TASKMASTER. The country would be none the worse for it. MELCHTHAL. And beneath him an ocean of mist, where his eye What means the drum? Peace, peace, confederates! Oh, think not of the error of my youth! [All give signs of horror. The moon shines fair to-night. Great Heaven! what had been my fate, Had I been forced to follow some proud lord, Some ruthless despot, to his gloomy castle! FRIESSHARDT (loudly). Armed as I was I sought him, and my axe Has given his bath a bloody benediction. HEDWIG. I scarce Can credit my own eyes. RUDENZ. Our father comes, and in exulting bands All the confederates approach. One or more is the e-book allowed EinFach Deutsch Textausgaben: Friedrich Schiller: Wilhelm Tell: Klassen 8 - 10 By Günter Schumacher, Klaus Vorrath.This book gives the reader new knowledge and experience. [Peasants, men, women, and children, some standing, Oh God! BOY (advancing). what can lie Nearer the good man's heart than friends and kindred? embracing him passionately sinks down with him quite exhausted. Set on to Kuessnacht, And let us save that fortress for the king! Whoever Shall talk of tamely bearing Austria's yoke, Let him be stripped of all his rights and honors; And no man hence receive him at his hearth! 'Tis doubled, see, a paler one above! And has some ten good pastures on the Alps. The assassins reap no profit by their crime; But we shall pluck with unpolluted hands The teeming fruits of their most bloody deed, For we are ransomed from our heaviest fear; The direst foe of liberty has fallen, And, 'tis reported, that the crown will pass From Hapsburg's house into another line. Help, help, I say, the servants of the law! And do even the hills begin to totter? Do not ask And when he quits thee, turn thine eyes away That they may not behold the road he takes. 'Tis newly built with timber of the best, All grooved and fitted with the nicest skill; Its many glistening windows tell of comfort! Up! The lake may pity, but the viceroy will not. New duties claim our care. [Takes his hand. [As he is going, FRIESSHARDT, presenting his pike, stops him. TELL. FRATRES MISERICCRDIAE appear. The passes to the country are but few; And these we'll boldly cover with our bodies. [15] These are the cots, or shealings, erected by the herdsmen for shelter while pasturing their herds on the mountains during the summer. Blind, did you say? [4] Literally, the Foehn is loose! DUKE JOHN (springs up and grasps him ardently by the hand). Woe the while You saw his weakness; that he'll not forgive. Must you, - then go. Was I to brook the fellow's saucy words? Come with us - every honest man's invited. I am - say, rather was - a prince. Heavens, who is it? Only try - Try, if you dare, to force him from amongst us. Say, boatman, will you venture? They'll have an easy passage. Sacrist, what news? STAUFFACHER. Live they not free, As you do, on the land their fathers left them? Yes! [8] The League, or Bond, of the Three Cantons was of very ancient origin. of the stage, he throws himself upon his knees, and FURST. Art so wise? RUODI. MELCHTHAL. I have no fear for nature's terrors, so I can appease the torments of my soul. FISHERMAN (approaches). Disguised in pilgrim's weeds I entered it; I saw the viceroy feasting at his board - Judge if I'm master of myself or no! What traces here, that we are bondsmen? STAUFFACHER (to them). GESSLER. FRIESSHARDT. FRIESSHARDT. Whoe'er would carve an independent way Through life must learn to ward or plant a blow. In God's name, then, give me the boat! HARRAS: Heavens! Wilt thou take A word of honest counsel from thy wife? The king Places a chaplet on his head: "Behold, The fitting ornament," he cries, "of youth!" I madly thought That I should best advance the general weal, By adding sinews to the emperor's power. Rudenz it was who with a gallant arm, And manly daring, took the keep at Sarnen. I might Have been most happy had I only curbed The impatience of my passionate desires; But envy gnawed my heart - I saw the youth Of mine own cousin Leopold endowed With honor, and enriched with broad domains, The while myself, that was in years his equal, Was kept in abject and disgraceful nonage. I dare not tell him all The evil that my boding heart predicts! GESSLER. I can Nor hold him back, nor save him from destruction. OTHER THREE PEASANTS (running in). MELCHTHAL. I will to Uri straight. ACT II. FURST. RUDENZ. Why think you so? SCENE III. On you, as ever, will the burden fall. This way he came! Oh Hedwig, Hedwig, mother of my children! RUDENZ. The emperor! Release me from this shot! RUDENZ. Many there be who ne'er have seen the like. The music, from the mountains continues RUDENZ. This was all my father's crime: You share his guilt and may his punishment. I am the veriest wretch that breathes on earth. Whene'er we part my trembling heart forebodes That you will ne'er come back to me again. WERNI. RUDENZ (kneeling downs beside the dead body). We are agreed to receive into these dales no Judge who is not a countryman and indweller, or who hath bought his place. ATTINGHAUSEN (gazes fixedly at him for a considerable time). The imperial seneschal, the Wolfshot, who At Rossberg dwelt, longed for forbidden fruits - Baumgarten's wife, that lives at Alzellen, He wished to overcome in shameful sort, On which the husband slew him with his axe. [Covers his face. SCENE III. Give way, I say, or I will ride thee down. STAUFFACHER. Is there no help against such wrong as this? Now let my heart throw off this weary silence. Well, there is Tell can steer as well as I. The slater's fallen from the roof. STAUFFACHER (to FURST). What tidings? STAUFFACHER. He starts! No unknown name. Ay, like a hero! Begone! Oh, wretched fate, that these old eyes should see My country's ruin, as they close in death. FRIESSHARDT. STUSSI. Howling, it seeks an outlet - all in vain; For the rocks hedge it round on every side, Walling the narrow pass as high as heaven. And thou, my trusty bowstring, that so oft Has served me faithfully in sportive scenes, Desert me not in this most serious hour - Only be true this once, my own good cord, That has so often winged the biting shaft: - For shouldst thou fly successless from my hand, I have no second to send after thee. 12: Wilhelm Tell - Schauspiel[Ebook] online bücher Universal-Bibliothek Nr. HEDWIG. 'Tis then The custom for the serfs to throng the castle, Bringing the governor their annual gifts. HEDWIG. And likely cattle, too. and GESSLER, TELL has shot. MEYER. What would ye? Some peaceful compromise may yet be made; Speak but one word, and at your feet you'll see The men who now oppress you. Leave All thoughts of earth and make your peace with Heaven. In the dark mystery that shrouds her fate, In the dread agony of this suspense, Where I can grasp at naught of certainty, One single ray of comfort beams upon me. TELL. FISHERMAN. Go, go, good people, I can help myself. Bind him to yonder lime tree straight! [Thunder and the roaring of the wind. WALTER. [Presses his hand warmly and is going. Enter GESSLER and RUDOLPH DER HARRAS on horseback. PFEIFFER. Have pity, Pity, my lord, upon our sore distress! WERNI. I'll go and seek out quarters in the village. I'll bring you pretty things from grandpapa. The BARON upon a couch dying. New times come on. Something must still be trusted to the moment. Thou canst direct the rudder like the bow! I will provide the mark. Oh, I am but a woman! In - children, children - in without a word. HEDWIG (turning to him and gazing full upon him). There goes brown Liesel, I can hear her bells. BAUMGARTEN. Take thy bow - Thou hast it there at hand - and make thee ready To shoot an apple from the stripling's head! Such things as now we suffer ne'er were known Since herdsmen first drove cattle to the hills. There do I see thee, in true manly worth, The foremost of the free and of thy peers, Revered with homage pure and unconstrained, Wielding a power that kings might envy thee. I scarce do know thee now, thus decked in silks, The peacock's feather [9] flaunting in thy cap, And purple mantle round thy shoulders flung; Thou lookest upon the peasant with disdain, And takest with a blush his honest greeting. From their old towers the nobles are descending, And swearing in the towns the civic oath. What! ARNOLD OF MELCHTHAL, | Suspicion lurks With darkling treachery in every nook. God pardon those who counselled the delay! The imperial seneschal, who dwelt at Rossberg. Oh, when will come Deliverance to this devoted land? Let this be The foremost of our laws! the ground on which we built it totters. Each man shall have the post that fits his powers. Do not give way to this impatience. KUONI. I do what's right, and care for no man's hate. your father comes to-day. But let your eyes at least be bandaged, boy! Now, tyranny, exalt thy insolent front - Throw shame aside! On this I could contain myself no longer, And, overcome by passion, struck him down. Be this the law! Confederates! You dare not do it. the rocks with torches. RUODI (wringing his hands). HORSEMEN OF GESSLER AND LANDENBERG. [Gives his falcon to an attendant. I must see him. And when she had revived, the danger past, And raised her eyes to meet the light of heaven, The baron fell upon my breast; and then A silent vow of friendship passed between us - A vow that, tempered in yon furnace heat, Will last through every shock of time and fate. Thou art judge! call ye that a load? MELCHTHAL. TELL. Second Variation of the Ranz des Vaches. Why are the troopers in pursuit of you? Will you leave your mother then? Though 'twere my brother, or my darling child, I would not go. With you we all are fettered and enchained. [Exit. Soon has the arm of the avenger found him; Now over him he knows a mightier lord. HUNN. [26] The Urphede was an oath of peculiar force. Stand, I command you, in the emperor's name. I now am but The shadow of my former self, and that Is fading fast - 'twill soon be but a name. Unhappy youth! And all My thoughts be vengeance, and the despot's blood! Let this suffice you, sir! [As he is going out with the soldiers six Have they sent for him? And the earth Still bears thee! Then all are safe; she ever ranges farthest. HARRAS. My eyes can measure it, My very voice can echo to its shores. 'Tis by the silken mesh of love thou'rt bound. [Enter TELL, with a crossbow. But they, at least, may surely fish the streams? God ne'er deserts the brave. He has good cause for thanks, That unto no man owes his body's service. Go, children, and at eve, when work is done, We'll meet and talk the country's business over. [7] A cell built in the ninth century by Meinrad, Count Hohenzollern, the founder of the Convent of Einsiedlen, subsequently alluded to in the text. I charm the young shepherd, ATTINGHAUSEN. STAUFFACHER. Thou art a murderer; I've shielded all that was most dear to me. Who - who am I, That dare aspire so high as unto thee? SEWA. But even zeal may heedlessly betray. HARRAS. [5] [24] A rock on the shore of the lake of Lucerne. My noble lord, Raise up your drooping spirit! WEILER. Rare jesting this with men of sober sense! FISHERMAN. Up to your tower, and wind us such a blast, As shall resound afar, from hill to hill; Rousing the echoes of each peak and glen, And call the mountain men in haste together! [As he is going he comes back. Our dearest treasures call to us for aid Against the oppressor's violence; we stand For country, home, for wives, for children here! TELL (rising). Let Uri have the sword. STAUFFACHER. GERTRUDE. Look at the fiery signals on the mountains! Oh, leave us not so soon. Durch die Nutzung der Website stimmst Du der Verwendung von Cookies zu. The south wind's up! Oh, good my lord! of Uri, with the scaffold still standing, as in the third scene [Rising. Protect my wife and children," were the words of Winkelried as he rushed to death. Knit to thy heart the ties of kindred - home - Cling to the land, the dear land of thy sires, Grapple to that with thy whole heart and soul! Now, archer, to your task, and look you miss not! The baited stag will turn, and with the show Of his dread antlers hold the hounds at bay; The chamois drags the huntsman down the abyss; The very ox, the partner of man's toil, The sharer of his roof, that meekly bends The strength of his huge neck beneath the yoke, Springs up, if he's provoked, whets his strong horn, And tosses his tormenter to the clouds. Twice have I given thee birth, twice suffered all A mother's agonies for thee, my child! TELL. Wilt mend it for me, father? And from this moment all my serfs are free! The very meekest cannot rest in quiet, Unless it suits with his ill neighbor's humor. Now every man pursue his several way Back to his friends his kindred, and his home. You look as one whose soul is ill at ease. ROSSELMANN. FURST. Interior of TELL'S cottage. The land is yours. Oh, friend, I'm marked for sacrifice; - to be The guerdon of some parasite, perchance! Riot! GERTRUDE. 'Twas not in sport that I set up the cap In Altdorf - or to try the people's hearts - All this I knew before. You'll find her father with her, and some more, Who took the oath with you upon the Rootli; Bid them be resolute, and strong of heart, For Tell is free and master of his arm; They shall hear further news of me ere long. subdued tone, broken by sobs. Oh, do not arm that gentle face of thine With looks so stern and harsh! Why this delay? This online book is … [To ARMGART. MEYER. Can I assist thee? I am uneasy. TELL. the stage. A meadow near Altdorf. Here, on thy death-cold hand, Do I abjure all foreign ties forever! Yet must you hurry on with hasty steps, For in the haunts of peace you must not linger. What boy is that? DUKE JOHN. You are our seignior and protector now; Henceforth this castle bears another name. It cut me to the very soul to see My oxen, noble creatures, when the knave Unyoked them from the plough. The mountain passes are blockaded all, And sentinels on every frontier set; E'en ancient Zurich barricades her gates, That for these thirty years have open stood, Dreading the murderers, and the avengers more, For cruel Agnes comes, the Hungarian queen, To all her sex's tenderness a stranger, Armed with the thunders of the church to wreak Dire vengeance for her parent's royal blood, On the whole race of those that murdered him, - Upon their servants, children, children's children, - Nay on the stones that build their castle walls.