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   Unless indeed the yawning ground Should open to receive them; From this
   vile crew; with sudden bound; To Hell I'd jump and leave them。
   Xenien
   With small sharp shears; in insect guise Behold us at your revel! That we may
   tender; filial … wise; Our homage to the devil。
   Hennings
   Look now at yonder eager crew; How naively they're jesting! That they have
   tender hearts and true; They stoutly keep protesting!
   Musaget
   Oneself amid this witchery How pleasantly one loses; For witches easier are
   to me To govern than the Muses!
   Ci … devant Genius of the Age
   With proper folks when we appear; No one can then surpass us! Keep close;
   wide is the Blocksberg here As Germany's Parnassus。
     Inquisitive Traveller
   How name ye that stiff formal man; Who strides with lofty paces? He tracks
   the game where'er he can; 〃He scents the Jesuits' traces。〃
   Crane
   Where waters troubled are or clear; To fish I am delighted; Thus pious
   gentlemen appear With devils here united。
   Worldling
   By pious people; it is true; No medium is rejected; Conventicles; and not a
   few; On Blocksberg are erected。
   Dancer
   Another chorus now succeeds; Far off the drums are beating。 Be still! The
   bitterns 'mong the reeds Their one note are repeating。
   Dancing Master
   Each twirls about and never stops; And as he can he fareth。 The crooked
   leaps; the clumsy hops; Nor for appearance careth。
   Fiddler
   To take each other's life; I trow; Would cordially delight them! As Orpheus'
   lyre the beasts; so now The bagpipe doth unite them。
   Dogmatist
     My views; in spite of doubt and sneer; I hold with stout persistence; Inferring
   from the devils here; The evil one's existence。
   Idealist
   My every sense rules Phantasy With sway quite too potential; Sure I'm
   demented if the I Alone is the essential。
   Realist
   This entity's a dreadful bore; And cannot choose but vex me; The ground
   beneath me ne'er before Thus totter'd to perplex me。
   Supernaturalist
   Well pleased assembled here I view Of spirits this profusion; From devils;
   touching angels too; I gather some conclusion。
   Sceptic
   The ignis fatuus they track out; And think they're near the treasure。 Devil
   alliterates with doubt; Here I abide with pleasure。
   Leader of the Band
   Frog and cricket in the mosses; Confound your gasconading! Nose of fly and
   gnat's proboscis; Most tuneful serenading!
   The Knowing Ones
   Sans … souci; so this host we greet; Their jovial humour showing; There's now
   no walking on our feet; So on our heads we're going。
     The Awkward Ones
   In seasons past we snatch'd; 'tis true; Some tit … bits by our cunning; Our
   shoes; alas; are now danced through; On our bare soles we're running。
   Will … o' … the … Wisps
   From marshy bogs we sprang to light; Yet here behold us dancing; The gayest
   gallants of the night; In glitt'ring rows advancing。
   Shooting Star
   With rapid motion from on high; I shot in starry splendour; Now prostrate on
   the grass I lie; Who aid will kindly render?
   The Massive Ones
   Room! wheel round! They're coming lo! Down sink the bending grasses。
   Though spirits; yet their limbs; we know; Are huge substantial masses。
   Puck
   Don't stamp so heavily; I pray; Like elephants you're treading! And 'mong the
   elves be Puck to … day; The stoutest at the wedding!
   Ariel
   If nature boon; or subtle sprite; Endow your soul with pinions; Then follow to
   yon rosy height; Through ether's calm dominions!
   Orchestra (pianissimo)
   Drifting cloud and misty wreathes Are fill'd with light elysian; O'er reed and
   leaf the zephyr breathes So fades the fairy vision!
     A Gloomy Day。 A Plain
   Faust and Mephistopheles
   Faust
   In misery! despairing! long wandering pitifully on the face of the earth and
   now imprisoned! This gentle hapless creature; immured in the dungeon as a
   malefactor and reserved for horrid tortures! That it should come to this! To
   this! … Perfidious; worthless spirit; and this thou hast concealed from me!
   Stand! ay; stand! roll in malicious rage thy fiendish eyes! Stand and brave me
   with thine insupportable presence! Imprisoned! In hopeless misery! Delivered
   over to the power of evil spirits and the judgment of unpitying humanity! And
   me; the while; thou wert lulling with tasteless dissipations; concealing from me
   her growing anguish; and leaving her to perish without help!
   Mephistopheles
   She is not the first。
   Faust
   Hound! Execrable monster! … Back with him; oh thou infinite spirit! back with
   the reptile into his dog's shape; in which it was his wont to scamper before me
   at eventide; to roll before the feet of the harmless wanderer; and to fasten on
   his shoulders when he fell! Change him again into his favourite shape; that he
   may crouch on his belly before me in the dust; whilst I spurn him with my foot;
   the reprobate! … Not the first! … Woe! Woe! By no human soul is it
   conceivable; that more than one human creature has ever sunk into a depth of
   wretchedness like this; or that the first in her writhing death agony should not
   have atoned in the sight of all … pardoning Heaven for the guilt of all the rest!
   The misery of this one pierces me to the very marrow; and harrows up my
   soul; thou art grinning calmly over the doom of thousands!
   Mephistopheles
   Now we are once again at our wit's end; just where the reason of you mortals
   snaps! Why dost thou seek our fellowship; if thou canst not go through with
   it? Wilt fly; and art not proof against dizziness? Did we force ourselves on
   thee; or thou on us?
   Faust
   Cease thus to gnash thy ravenous fangs at me! I loathe thee! … Great and
   glorious spirit; thou who didst vouchsafe to reveal thyself unto me; thou who
   dost know my very heart and soul; why hast thou linked me with this base
   associate; who feeds on mischief and revels in destruction?
     Mephistopheles
   Hast done?
   Faust
   Save her! … or woe to thee! The direst of curses on thee for thousands of
   years!
   Mephistopheles
   I cannot loose the bands of the avenger; nor withdraw his bolts。 … Save her! …
   Who was it plunged her into perdition? I or thou?
   (Faust looks wildly around。)
   Mephistopheles
   Would'st grasp the thunder? Well for you; poor mortals; that 'tis not yours to
   wield! To smite to atoms the being however innocent; who obstructs his path;
   such is the tyrant's fashion of relieving himself in difficulties!
   Faust
   Convey me thither! She shall be free!
   Mephistopheles
   And the danger to which thou dost expose thyself? Know; the guilt of blood;
   shed by thy hand; lies yet upon the town。 Over the place where fell the
   murdered one; avenging spirits hover and watch for the returning murderer。
     Faust
   This too from thee? The death and downfall of a world be on thee; monster!
   Conduct me thither; I say; and set her free!
   Mephistopheles
   I will conduct thee。 And what I can do; … hear! Have I all power in heaven
   and upon earth! I'll cloud the senses of the warder; … do thou possess thyself
   of the keys and lead her forth with human hand! I will keep watch! The magic
   steeds are waiting; I bear thee off。 Thus much is in my power。
   Faust
   Up and away!
     Night。 Open Country
   Faust。 Mephistopheles
   (Rushing along on black horses)
   Faust
   What weave they yonder round the Ravenstone?
   Mephistopheles
   I know not what they shape and brew。
   Faust
   They're soaring; swooping; bending; stooping。
   Mephistopheles
   A witche's pack。
   Faust
     They charm; they strew。
   Mephistopheles
   On! On!
     Dungeon
   Faust
   (with a bunch of keys and a lamp before a small iron door)
   A fear unwonted o'er my spirit falls; Man's concentrated woe o'erwhelms me
   here! She dwells immur'd within these dripping walls; Her only trespass a
   delusion dear! Thou lingerest at the fatal door; Thou dread'st to see her face
   once more? On! While thou dalliest; draws her death … hour near。
   (He seizes the lock。 Singing within。)
   My mother; the harlot; She took me and slew! My father; the scoundrel; Hath
   eaten me too! My sweet little sister Hath all my bones laid; Where soft
   breezes whisper All in the cool shade!
   Then became I a wood … bird; and sang on the spray; Fly away! little bird; fly
   away! fly away!
   Faust (opening the lock)
   Ah! she forebodes not that her lover's near; The clanking chains; the rustling
   straw; to hear。
   (He enters。)
   Dungeon Scene: Dungeon scene with Mephistopheles; Faust; and Margaret。
   Lithograph by Eugene Delacroix。'
   Margaret
     (hiding her face in the bed of straw)
   Woe! woe! they come! on bitter 'tis to die!
   Faust (softly)
   Hush! hush! be still! I come to set thee free!
   Margaret
   (throwing herself at his feet)
   If thou art human; feel my misery!
   Faust
   Thou wilt awake the jailor with thy cry!
   (He grasps the chains to unlock them。)
   Margaret (on her knees)
   Who; headsman; unto thee this power O'er me could give? Thou com'st for
   me at midnight … hour。 Be merciful; and let me live! Is morrow's dawn not time
   enough? (She stands up。)
   I'm still so young; so young And must so early die! Fair was I too; and that
   was my undoing。 My love is now afar; he then was nigh; Torn lies the garland;
   the fair blossoms strew'd。 Nay; seize me not with hand so rude! Spare me!
   What harm have I e'er done to thee? Oh let me not in vain implore! I ne'er
   have seen thee in my life before!
     Faust
   Can I endure this bitter agony?
   Margaret
   I now am at thy mercy quite。 Let me my babe but suckle once again! I
   fondled it the live … long night; They took it from me but to give me pain; And
   now; they say that I my child have slain。 Gladness I ne'er again shall know。
   Then they sing songs about me; … 'tis wicked of the throng An ancient ballad
   endeth so; Who bade them thus apply the song?
   Faust
   (throwing himself on the ground)
   A lover at thy feet bends low; To loose the bonds of wretchedness and woe。
   Margar

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