from Act III, Scene 1 of the German opera
Siegfried by Richard Wagner
Libretto: Richard Wagner
Role: Wanderer (Wotan), the god Wotan disguised as a mortal, grandfather of Siegfried
Voice Part: baritone Fach: dramatic baritone
Setting: the foot of a mountain, Germany, mythical times
Synopsis: After Wotan talks to Erda, the earth goddess, who doesn't realize that he is Wotan, Erda falls asleep. Wotan soliloquizes on the end of the world which is supposed to happen soon. Finally he decides that he shouldn't worry about it that much.