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ELLEVTE SCENE.
Fru Kirsten og Hemming (kommer ind fra venstre).  
SCENE XI
[LADY KIRSTEN and HEMMING enter from the left.] 
HEMMING.
Her var han; – se – nej, nu er han borte! 
HEMMING.
Here he was;--why--now he is gone! 
FRU KIRSTEN.
Og han sagde, at han ventede på bruden, som skulde komme? 
LADY KIRSTEN.
And he said he was waiting for the bride who was to come? 
HEMMING.
Ja, men hvem han mente, kunde jeg ikke ret blive klog på; thi hans tale var sælsomt forvildet. Ingeborg mente han ikke, det er visst. 
HEMMING.
Yes, but whom he had in mind I could not quite make out; for his speech was strangely incoherent. Ingeborg he did not mean,--that is certain. 
FRU KIRSTEN.
Stille, gode Hemming! stille med det, han har sagt! Velgjort var det, at du lod mig alene vide, han var her. Rigelig skal du lønnes derfor, men først må vi finde ham fat – 
LADY KIRSTEN.
Say nothing, good Hemming! say nothing of what he just said! You did well to let me alone know he was here. You shall be richly rewarded for this, but first we must find him again-- 
HEMMING
(idet han ser ud til højre).
Se, se der, i måneskinnet, på bakken ved elven, – ja, forvisst tror jeg – – 
HEMMING.
[As he looks out to the right.]
See,--see there, in the moonlight, on the hill near the river,--yes, surely I think-- 
FRU KIRSTEN.
Stille, stille, det er Olaf! 
LADY KIRSTEN.
Hush, hush, it is Olaf! 
HEMMING.
Der er to; en kvinde står hos – 
HEMMING.
There are two; a woman is with him-- 
FRU KIRSTEN.
Alle gode ånder! 
LADY KIRSTEN.
Heavenly saints! 
HEMMING.
Han viser udover bygden, som om – der går de begge! 
HEMMING.
He is pointing out the village as if--there they go! 
FRU KIRSTEN.
Hent herr Arne og vore folk! Vi vil mødes her; jeg bringer Olaf hid! 
LADY KIRSTEN.
Call Lord Arne and our people! We will meet again here; I bring Olaf with me! 
HEMMING.
Men tør I også –? 
HEMMING.
But dare you then--? 
FRU KIRSTEN.
Gør som jeg siger; men ti vel med det, du har hørt og set. Du kan sige, at Olaf drog herop for at jage ren og bjørn, og at han fór vild på fjeldet. 
LADY KIRSTEN.
Do as I say; but say nothing of what you have heard and seen. You can say that Olaf came up here to hunt deer and bear, and that he went astray in the mountain. 
HEMMING.
I kan lide på mig, fru Kirsten!
(går ud til venstre.)  
HEMMING.
You can rely on me, Lady Kirsten!
[Goes out to the left.] 
FRU KIRSTEN.
Skulde det da være sandt? Skulde onde vætter have fået magt over ham? Ej, sligt kan jeg bilde Arne fra Guldvik ind, men lidet tror jeg det selv; – og dog siges der, at det tidt nok hændte i fordums tider. Men det er nok alfekvinder af kød og blod, som – –. Der stiger han ned til elven, jeg må rappe mig!
(går ud til højre i mellemgrunden.)  
LADY KIRSTEN.
Is it true, then? Have evil sprites gained control over him? Yes, so I can pretend to Arne of Guldvik, but little I believe it myself;--and yet it is said it happened often enough in the days gone by. But it is elfen maids no doubt of flesh and blood that--. There he goes down to the river,--I must hasten!
[Goes out to the right in the background.] 
KOR
(fjernt fra skoven til venstre).
     Med fromme sange, med klokkespil
     så vide vi færdes i dale!
     Du kristne mand, du lytte dertil,
     vågn op af den koglende dvale!



 
CHORUS.
[From the forest to the left.]
     With ringing of bells we hurry along,
     We wander in field and in dell!
     O Christian, come, give heed to our song,
     Wake up from your magic spell!



 
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