'Unfaithfully they have cheated me and my kindred of our honor. The devil must have sent thee to Burgundy.'Brunhild
'Thee I have hated, and thy body too. Betrayed is all thy honor and thy strength.'Kriemhild
'One should keep one's anger within bounds. After sorrow cometh joy once more: when hath it e'er been otherwise?'King Gunther
'Now hath Siegfried, the roving knight, partaken in many wonders, since by his strength he slew the dragon and bathed in its blood.'Narrator
'Now am I lost, now is it past. Fled is all my joy, for Kriemhild hath laid low my life.'Siegfried
'If any falls by a warrior hero, his wounds are not deplored, if so be that another avenges him.'Hagen
'Fain would I see the two hostages from Hunland. Now bid them hither, they may well be shown before the king.'King Gunther
'Richly were they then regaled with the very best of wine and mead, such as heroes might desire.'Narrator
'To the devil with these knights! - that my gold was ever found! Through their strength they have brought me to despair.'Alberich
'Now tell me, Lady Uta, and you also, dear brothers, why I see ye weep? Your sorrows I'll gladly share.'Kriemhild