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Bearslayer - Canto II Bearslayer Begins His Life As A Hero
Andrejs Pumpurs
Scene 1: The first heroic deed
The slaying of the bear
Since ancient times, in fruitful Baltic lands,
Where flows the Daugava in its winding bed,
And in the fields the barley ripening stands,...
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Bearslayer - Canto III Bearslayer And Laimdota Are Betrayed
Andrejs Pumpurs
Scene 1: Kangars and Spidala combine against Bearslayer
Kangars learns that Bearslayer was in the Devil's Pit
Upon the hills the forests gloomy soughed,...
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Bearslayer - Canto I The Revelation Of Bearslayer
Andrejs Pumpurs
Scene 1: The Council of the Baltic gods
The gods gather
In azure vaults of heaven soaring bright,
In lofty castles filled with endless joy,
The God of Thunder, Perkons, dwells in light,...
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Bearslayer - Canto IV The Latvians Suffer Many Hardships
Andrejs Pumpurs
Scene 1: Kaupa is seduced by wealth and power
Kaupa accepts Christianity
In mighty, ancient Rome,
The Pope's eternal See,
He called from Peter's dome,
The Holy Land to free.
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Bearslayer - Canto V The Journey To The Homeland
Andrejs Pumpurs
Scene 1: Bearslayer is victorious on the Enchanted Isle
They go ashore on the Enchanted Isle
Though Spidala revenge had gained
And borne Bearslayer's love away,...
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