The casual doer of some small amiss.

So you lay helpless at my feet, imploring:

“O raise me, how and where is all the same!

Give me the power of singing and of soaring.

No matter at what cost of bitter blame!”

Falk [clenching his fists in inward agitation].

Heaven be my witness—!

Svanhild.

No, you must be told:—

For such a childish sport I am too old.