Disgraced were I
And sullied my name,
Were not the slander
Cast in her teeth!
GRUTUNE
Siegfried faithless?
False to his vow?
Ah, prove thou that worthless
Is her word!
THE VASSALS
Clear thyself straight;
If thou art wronged
Silence the slander;
Sworn be the oath!
SIEGFRIED
If I must swear,
The slander to still,
Which of you offers
His sword for the oath?
HAGEN
Swear the oath upon
The point of my spear;
Bad faith 'twill surely avenge.