Editing Götterdämmerung (section)

=== Prologue ===

Prelude to the Prologue

==== ''Scene 1'' ====
The three [[Norns]], daughters of [[Jörð|Erda]], the goddess of Nature, gather beside [[Brunhild|Brünnhilde]]'s rock, weaving the [[Wyrd|Rope of Destiny]]. From it they read of the past, the present, and of the future when [[Valhalla]] will be set on fire and the end of the [[Æsir|gods]] will come (''"Welch' Licht leuchtet dort?"''). As their narration approaches the point when they want to sing about the fate of [[Alberich|Alberich's]] ring and its curse and as the themes of Siegfried and the Curse of the ring are heard, the rope breaks. Lamenting the loss of their wisdom, the Norns disappear, returning to their mother Erda beneath the earth (''"Zu End' ewiges Wissen!"'').

Orchestral Interlude - ''Tagesgrauen'' (''Dawn'')

==== ''Scene 2'' ====
As day breaks, [[Sigurd|Siegfried]] and Brünnhilde emerge from their dwelling high on a mountaintop surrounded by magic fire (''"Zu neuen Thaten, theurer Helde"''). Brünnhilde sends Siegfried off to new heroic deeds, urging him to keep their love in mind. Siegfried proclaims himself to be simply an executor of her will, and as a pledge of his fidelity he gives her the [[Andvaranaut|ring of power]] that he took from [[Fafnir|Fafner]]'s hoard. In a duet, both of them extoll their loving bond, which nothing can untie, even when distance keeps them apart (''"O! heilige Götter!"''). Bearing Brünnhilde's shield and mounting her steed [[Grani|Grane]], Siegfried then rides away.

Orchestral Interlude - ''Siegfrieds Rheinfahrt'' (''Siegfried's Rhine Journey'')