I respect your
many scars and great deeds, but you never taught me to love my
father. You always thrust me away when I wanted to come to you--you
poisoned my soul and now you see God's punishment. You have made me
a criminal--for such I am at this moment, but it cannot be
otherwise. Why do you hate my belief? Because it is love and yours
is hate! Oh, father, father, I want to kiss the clouds from your
brow. I wanted to caress your white locks and make you forget the
sorrows that whitened them. I wanted to support you when your steps
began to falter--Oh! forget what I have said--open your arms [falls
on her knees] and take me to your heart. Look at me tenderly--just
once before it is too late. Speak one word--[springs to her feet]
Oh, your glance freezes me! You will not! I shall pray for power
to love you. [Bursts into tears and goes out, followed by Valgerd,
Orm goes forward to Thorfinn.]
THORFINN. Sing for me, Orm.
ORM. Orm sings nothing but lies.
THORFINN. Lie then.
ORM. Was the truth so bitter?
THORFINN. What do you say?
ORM. Never mind. You shall hear more from me later.
THORFINN. Orm, you are my friend!
ORM. H'm--of course!
THORFINN. I lack peace.
ORM. There are two ways to gain peace: one is never to do anything
one regrets--the other never to regret anything one does!
THORFINN. But if one has already done what one regrets?
ORM. Thorfinn! That is to say, you regret your harshness toward
your child?
THORFINN [Angry].
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