Tell [appears above, on the point of the rock].
Thou hast found the archer;
Seek no other. Free are the cottages,
Secure is innocence from thee; thou wilt
Torment the land no more.
[Disappears from the height. The people rush in.
Stüssi [foremost].What? What has happen'd?
Armgart. The Landvogt shot, kill'd by an arrow.
People [rushing in].Who?
Who is shot?
[Whilst the foremost of the wedding company enter on the Scene, the hindmost are still on the height, and the music continues.
Rudolph. He's bleeding, bleeding to death.
Away! Seek help; pursue the murderer!
Lost man! Must it so end with thee? Thou wouldst not
Hear my warning!
Stüssi.Sure enough! There lies he
Pale and going fast.
Many Voices.Who was it killed him?
Rudolph. Are the people mad, that they make music
Over murder? Stop it, I say!
[The music ceases suddenly; more people come crowding round.