(_Chanzi-Ginendel kummt arein; Sosje un' Silberseid hēben sich auf vun
die Pläze._)
SOSJE. Awade, awade! Seht ihr? O dās is' mein Schwesterl!
SILBERSEID. (_Nemmt bei ihr die Hand un' nēigt sich hoeflich._) Es freut
mich Ihre Kanntschaft.
"You have cut off my young years, You ought at least to watch over my
child; I have not enjoyed much pleasure in Your world,--at least let me
lie in peace in my grave!
"How can I lie in peace in my grave, when my orphan's blood flows into
it? How can I return to my grave, when my grave is full of the tears of
my orphaned child?"
* * * * *
"Now, be silent, my child, be quiet, my own soul! I have had good news
from the Lord! God says there will be an end to your troubles, He will
save you from your stepmother's hands.
* * * * *
"God will punish the evil woman, and you, my child, be quiet and hope in
God! For all your sorrows, for all your suffering, God will pay you with
pleasures and joys.
"Now, be silent, my child, wipe off your tears! You must not disturb me
in my rest! God will fulfil His holy word; and now I may lie quietly in
my place!"