"The Battle of Hermann" "1st. act" "The scourge of Rome dominates Germany." "The arbitrary, hungry authoritarian Rome penetrates deeply into German territory." "The Roman mercenaries ruthlessly ravage, pillage and plunder with gallic hatred." "Hermann, the son of Prince Segimer of Cheruscan, is a hostage, under the name of 'Armin', to the service of Rome." "When will I be free?" "Augusts knows your desire." "Be wise and appear at the banquet!" "A festival in Rome." "Long live Augustus!" "The Emperor of the world!" "And you, Armin!" "" "Doesn't a Cherusci drink to Augustus's health?" "Segimer, Prince of the Cherusci." "Gunthild, an orphan, reared in the house of Segimer." "Do the Germans have to be the slaves of the Romans?" "Ventidius, Roman envoy to the land of Cherusci." "Search the heart of Segimer and give me news today of how the Emperor of Rome can most safely win the prince." "But Segimer ... is no friend of the Romans!" "Segimer loves the Romans!" "Segimund, son of Segestes." "Do you bring news of Segesta, the friend of the Romans?" "My father is a friend of the Romans, but I yearn for the day of liberation from the Roman yoke." "More and more from these Romans!" "I know Gunthild ..." "She hates the Romans!" "Do not be foolish, Gunthild." "Grant your favor to the Roman!" "I cannot love an enemy of my country." "If all women in the country thought like her, things would be very different for the Germans!" "Now I know, Segimund, that you are a true son of Germania!" "The Roman invasion conquered most of Germania." "The 'conquerors' penetrate further   the German did not want to submit to our will!" "Finally, the time came for Armin's homecoming." "The Romans mock the sacred oak consecrated to the gods by the Germans." "The god Thor, Lord of heaven." "Wotan, Wotan, accept our offerings!" "Wotan, give us strength in the struggle against Rome that I foresee!" "End of first act." "Act 2" "The Romans expelled us from our homes and our farms." "The news of the return of Armin spread like wildfire." "My son!" "Free!" "Mother!" "You have suffered for Germany!" "Gunthild, thank you." "You are my father's sunshine." "Marobod, Prince of Marcomanni." "Segestes, with Segimer, Prince of Cherusci." "Thusnelda, Segestes's daughter." "Hail, Segestes!" "Who gave you the right to hide fugitives in my land?" ""The right ...?" "Are you not outraged that the   foreigners make slaves of our brethren as a whim?" "Be cautious." "Do not spoil things with him!" "So I offer you my hand again!" "Thusnelda, you must be mine!" "Leave me." "I am afraid of you." "The Roman chains should not frighten you ..." "Germany will always be my home." "I'll never be friends with Armin, this enemy of Rome!" "Give me Thusnelda as my wife, and I'll see you made king!" "Take the royal crown from the hand of Rome!" "I do not want honor for me alone." "I do not want to have anything to do with Rome." "The Romans are the best friends the Germans have!" "Friends!" " Who enslave us!" "Yes, Father." "Armin has awakened all my desires." "That enemy of Rome will never be my son!" "Night of St. John!" "Quintilius Varus." "What a shame for Rome!" "Rob a defenseless people and dishonor their women." "We are the winners!" "We have the power!" "You will not dominate a united Germania, Roman!" "You must also bend to my power!" "Never!" "Although we are helpless ..." "We are not without honor, because the land is ours and we are in the right!" "End of Act Two." "3rd. act" "German games." "Let him have it!" "I'm so happy when you are near me!" "Ventidius with his favorite Flavio, Armin's brother." "Haduwic, Thusnelda's girl friend." "But Haduwic will never be yours, Ventidius." "In Rome you can buy whichever wife you want with gifts." "We're going to play dice for Haduwic." "Well, Haduwic will be mine!" "That same evening." "The 'Aliso' festival." "Ingrid." "Oswalt, who Marobod must release." "How long must we endure this bondage?" "Germany will not disappear, as long as it is united!" "Armin has to die." "Forget that horror, sir ...!" "Poison your arrow!" "Preparing the poison." "Kill Armin - ?" "I can not do it!" "Do not betray me!" "Marobod ordered me to kill you!" "When you return from hunting, then, Haduwic, - then " "Coward!" "..." "I am ..." "Not my spirit!" "I'm ill." "Go get Armin!" "Ventidius abducted Haduwic for Aliso!" "Thusnelda, do not worry." "I will free you!" "According to the festival of Aliso, the Germans are held prisoner in bonded labor." "I demand the immediate release of all captives." "Never before have our rights been trampled in such a vile right way!" "I will not bear these chains any longer!" "Germany will pay for this sacrilege!" "Armin, I feel that I am coming to my end ..." "So I, in Germanic tradition, ask you to kill me by throwing me from a great height." "I think Segimer is preparing for Valhalla." "Talk to Ventidius today." "The royal crown is yours alone!" "The climb to the heights." "I say goodbye to you, dear land!" "Only unity will set you free!" "Father, in this hour I swear Germany will be free." "Free!" "Father!" "Segimer's funeral." "End of Act Three." "4th act" "Segestes makes Thusnelda marry Marobod." "Today is the wedding." "We are freeing Thusnelda." "Marobod agrees with Thusnelda." "Here's to the young couple." "If you are faithful to Rome, you will be happy!" "Thusnelda is now mine!" "No Armin that snatch her from me!" "Armin is taking your daughter!" "Armin is doing this to force them to release Thusnelda!" "As punishment, bring the people from their huts!" "Bring the cattle to our camp!" "The Cherusci are expelled from their homes." "No power on earth can separate us, Thusnelda!" "Give me back my cattle!" "Help, Armin!" " The Romans are robbing and killing!" "We Romans also hunt bears!" "Dance, German bear!" "Is it a Roman custom to torment defenseless men?" "You will also teach us what Roman customs are!" "We have missed our home and our land." "The Romans will build a fort on our soil." "Surrender Thusnelda, or the Teutoburg will be destroyed!" "Armin laughed at the order, and threw me out of the Teutoburg!" "Thusnelda, I cannot bear it any longer " "The "Council" gives me confidence that we are ready to fight for freedom!" "The "Council"." "Armin thinks, that we are helpless." "What do you say?" "There is only one way:" "Fight for freedom and justice!" "We cannot." "The winner will kill us!" "Unity will give us strength!" "Rome's honor has been injured!" "We must wipe out Germany!" "So I'm alone!" "No, you're not alone!" "Germany calls for a leader!" "You have to guide us through the struggle for freedom!" "End of fourth act 5th act" "The Romans are preparing for war." "Help Armin!" "If he is in danger, fight for him!" "Good bye." "The dawn will see us united in freedom!" "Armin's call is heard." "From all the counties come armed men   when I return, my dear, you will be mine!" "You coward!" "Tell me, old woman, where am I?" "A few steps from the grave, Quintilius Varus!" "Segesta, the traitor!" "Father and son." "Armin, forget what there was between us ..." "Let me fight with you - or perish!" "When evening came, the battle was decided." "All is lost!" "To save myself from disgrace, I ask for death!" "Victory is ours." "I lay the Roman general at your feet." "The return from battle." "Greetings, Armin!" "Savior of Germania!" "You have not died in vain!" "The victory celebration." "End"