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Updated: June 19, 2025
FEW mediaeval heroes are so widely known as William Tell. His exploits have been celebrated by one of the greatest poets and one of the most popular musicians of modern times. They are doubtless familiar to many who have never heard of Stauffacher or Winkelried, who are quite ignorant of the prowess of Roland, and to whom Arthur and Lancelot, nay, even Charlemagne, are but empty names.
Schwytz may contest the dignity with Uri, We Unterwaldeners enter not the field. MELCHTHAL. We stand aside. We are not suppliants here, Invoking aid from our more potent friends. STAUFFACHER. Let Uri have the sword. Her banner takes In battle the precedence of our own. FURST. Schwytz, then, must share the honor of the sword; For she's the honored ancestor of all.
Let them alone; they'll weary of themselves, Whene'er they see we are not to be roused. STAUFFACHER. Much might be done did we stand fast together. TELL. When the ship founders, he will best escape Who seeks no other's safety but his own. STAUFFACHER. And you desert the common cause so coldly? TELL. A man can safely count but on himself! STAUFFACHER. Nay, even the weak grow strong by union.
When they reached Stienen Tell was received with open arms by Stauffacher, the leader of the Rutli band; and with him and the other confederates, he so well concerted measures for the deliverance of Switzerland from the German yoke, that, in the course of a few days, the whole country was in arms.
GERTRUDE. Tell me, dear Werner, what you mean by that? STAUFFACHER. No later since than yesterday, I sat Beneath this linden, thinking with delight, How fairly all was finished, when from Kuessnacht The viceroy and his men came riding by.
They, will increase the members of this covenant, but Germany, Hungary, and Italy, they are neighbours, and have the same enemy. Hurrah! for the new covenant of Stauffacher! I tender the brother-hand of Hungary to the German people, because I am convinced that it is essentially necessary for the freedom and independence of my country.
But worth is worth, no matter where 'tis found. HUNN. That is Herr Reding, sir, our old Landamman. MEYER. I know him well. There is a suit between us, About a piece of ancient heritage. Herr Reding, we are enemies in court, Here we are one. STAUFFACHER. That's well and bravely said. WINKELRIED. Listen! They come. Hark to the horn of Uri! MAUER. Look, is not that God's pious servant there?
ATTINGHAUSEN. Wherefore comes he not, That he may take my blessing ere I die? I feel my life fast ebbing to a close. STAUFFACHER. Nay, talk not thus, dear Sir! This last short sleep Has much refreshed you, and your eye is bright. ATTINGHAUSEN. Life is but pain, and even that has left me; My sufferings, like my hopes, have passed away. What boy is that? FURST. Bless him. Oh, good my lord!
But we, the genuine race of ancient Swiss, Have kept our freedom from the first till now, Never to princes have we bowed the knee; Freely we sought protection of the empire. ROSSELMANN. Freely we sought it freely it was given. 'Tis so set down in Emperor Frederick's charter. STAUFFACHER. For the most free have still some feudal lord.
And Walther Fürst, Werner Stauffacher, and Arnold an der Halden of Melchthal lifted their hands to heaven, and, in the name of God, who created emperor and peasant with the inalienable rights of man, swore to maintain their freedom; and when the thirty heard this, each one raised his hand and swore the same by God and the Saints; and then each went his way to his hut, and was silent, and wintered his cattle.
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