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An anthology of German literature

Note 6 — From Rebhun’s ‘Susanna,’ Act III, Sc. 4: Having been menaced with death by the wanton judges, Susanna tells her father, mother, and sister of the infamous plot.62

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Um . . . Pflicht, ‘in venal service.’

7. Stürzebrücke = Fallbrücke.

8. Scheinlich, ‘glittering.’

9. Zerschwillt = schwellend zerplatzt.

10. Nehme dafür = ziehe vor.

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