Sun, I hail thee!
Hail, O light!
Hail, O glorious day.
Long I have slept;
I am awake.
What hero broke
Brünnhilde's sleep?
SIEGFRIED
[Awed and entranced by her look and her voice, stands as if spellbound.
Through the fierce fires flaming
Round this rock I burst;
I unloosened thy helmet strong:
I awoke thee.
Siegfried am I.
BRÜNNHILDE [Sitting upright.
Gods, I hail you!
Hail, O World!
Hail, O Earth, in thy glory!
My sleep is over now,
My eyes open.
It is Siegfried
Who bids me wake!
"Sun, I hail thee!
Hail, O light!
Hail, O glorious day!"
See p. 88