To-night, my sister--
Henceforth I'll clasp thee to my heart so fast
Thou shalt not 'scape unnoticed.
Eliz [laughing] We shall see--
Now I must stop those wise lips with a kiss,
And lead thee back to scenes of simpler bliss.
SCENE II
A Chamber in the Castle. Elizabeth--the Fool
Isentrudis--Guta singing.
High among the lonely hills,
While I lay beside my sheep,
Rest came down and filled my soul,
From the everlasting deep.
Changeless march the stars above,
Changeless morn succeeds to even;
Still the everlasting hills,
Changeless watch the changeless heaven.
See the rivers, how they run,
Changeless toward the changeless sea;
All around is forethought sure,
Fixed will and stern decree.
Can the sailor move the main?
Will the potter heed the clay?
Mortal! where the spirit drives,
Thither must the wheels obey.
Neither ask, nor fret, nor strive:
Where thy path is, thou shall go.
He who made the streams of time
Wafts thee down to weal or woe.
Eliz. That's a sweet song, and yet it does not chime
With my heart's inner voice. Where had you it, Guta?
Guta.
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