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WAR SUM UP
Libretto 9
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1. SCENE: GAME MASTER
1.A Introductory recitative Music box Music: The Irrepressibles
No libretto
1.B Introductory song (solo) Music: Santa Ratniece
GAME MASTER:
sude ni ikusa
myônichi ni / kiwamarinu
The battle is about to begin:
tomorrow all is decided.
1.C Main recitative (solo + choir) Music: Santa Ratniece
GAME MASTER & CHOIR:
ara urameshi ya
ima wa utade wa kanai sôrô maji
Oh, this hatred!
Now I shall strike back.
ware hito no tame / tsurakereba
ware hito no tame / tsura kereba
kanarazu mi ni mo / mukû nari
nani o nageku zo / kuzu no ha no
urami wa sara ni / tsuki sumaji
urami wa sara ni / tsuki sumaji
When I towards another person am cruel
When I towards another person am cruel
will it, without doubt turn against myself.
What, then, is there to cry about? As leaves of the lasting plant
the hate is here forever,
the hate is here forever.
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1.D Main song (solo) Music: The Irrepressibles
GAME MASTER:
sugu naru
hito wa kurushimite / zanshin na
iyamashi no / yo ni arite
The honest
man is doomed to suffer while the liar
thrives in this world.
geni ya / omô koto.
kanawaneba koso / ukiyo nare to
shire domo / sasuga nao
omoi kaeseba / azusayumi no
sugu naru
hito wa kurushimi te / zanshin na
iyamashi no / yo ni arite
Yes, I thought,
this is how it is in this floating world.
And even though I know and expect it,
it still goes against one’s single thought
that the honest
man is doomed to suffer while the liar
thrives in this world.
1.E Concluding recitative (choir) Music: Santa Ratniece
CHOIR:
omoi shirazu ya / yo no naka no
nasake wa hito no / tame narazu
Do you not know! That this world´s
compassion is not only for the sake of others?
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2. SCENE: SOLDIER/STATUE
2.A Introductory recitative (solo) Music: Santa
SOLDIER:
kore wa saikoku-gata yori idetaru kizutsuita heishi nite sôrô
This is a wounded soldier coming from the Western Provinces.
2.B Introductory song (solo + choir) Music: Santa Ratniece
SOLDIER & CHOIR:
yoro-yoro to shite / ayumi tamô
on-narisama zo / itawashiki
with staggering steps encumbered
his appearance seems pitiful.
hakushin hone o kudaku kurushimi
gansei o yaburi
kôha tate o nagasu yosôi
yanagui ni zanka o midaru
Flashing swords crush bones
and in pain tear up the eyes.
Blood-red waves carry shields and quivers.
Away onto fish dams they scatter as lingering flowers.
shioruru sode no / mi no hate o
shinobi-shinobi ni / nobori keri
With sleeves soaked in tears of my sad destiny
and travelling in secret disguise I end my journey.
2.C Main recitative Music: Santa Ratniece
No libretto
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2.D Main song (solo) Music: The Irrepressibles
SOLDIER:
hina no nagaji no / gunpuku ni
hina no nagaji no / gunpuku ni
senjô ni iza / isogan
On the long provincial roads, dressed in uniform,
on the long provincial roads, dressed in uniform,
now in haste towards the field of battle.
nishi wa to toeba / tsuki no iru
sonata mo miezu / ôkata no
haru no yo mo / kasumu ran
namida mo tomo ni / kururu ran
If asking where west is? It is where the moon sets.
You may not see it perhaps because
the night of spring is covered in timely mist.
But also tears cloud up the sight.
saru hodo ni sanka o ugokasu kijin no koe
ten ni hibiki chi ni michite
banboku sensô
dôyôseri
Mountains and streams are filled with storm-tossed demons’ cries
making heaven and earth vibrate
and causing all trees and grasses
to tremble.
2.Ea Concluding recitative (choir) Music: Santa Ratniece
CHOIR:
katchiu o taishi mie tamô wa
ikanaru hito nite mashimasu zo
Now a figure in armour and helmet is seen.
What kind of person may you be and from where?
uki nagara
kokoro no sukoshi / nagusamu wa
kokoro no sukoshi / nagusamu wa
While adrift
lonely souls find some comfort,
lonely souls find some comfort
2Eb Piano Music: The Irrepressibles
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3. SCENE: WARRIOR/GHOST
3.A+B Introductory recitative (solo) Music: Santa Ratniece
WARRIOR:
kore wa tôgoku-gata yori idetaru bushi nite sôrô
This is a warrior coming from the Eastern Provinces.
3.C Main recitative (choir) Music: Santa Ratniece
WARRIOR & CHOIR:
kabane o
saikai no nami ni / shizume
sanya / kaigan ni
oki-fushi akasu / mononofu no
yoroi no / sodemakura
katashiku hima mo / nami no ue
aru toki wa fune ni / ukami
fûha ni / mi o makase
aru toki wa / sanseki no
batei mo mienu / yuki no uchi ni
umi
sukoshi aru / iunami no
tachi kuru oto ya /
ikusa ni yabure
Dead bodies
sunk in the waves of the Western Sea.
In mountains, fields and by the seashore
We, the warriors, slept and awoke
with armoured sleeves as pillows.
Then floating on the water;
at times in a boat tossed
by wind and waves.
Other times struggling over mountain ridges
with the horses buried in deep snow.
And with the ocean’s
evening waves
to be heard,
He fought and was defeated.
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3.D Main song (solo) Music: The Irrepressibles
WARRIOR:
yoribito wa
ima zo yorikuru / nagahama no
ashige no koma ni / tazuna yurikake
A possessed
now comes forth along the coast
on a dapple-grey horse tearing loose its reins.
sate shuradô ni / ochi-kochi no
tatsu ki wa kataki / ame wa yasaki
tsuki wa seiken / yama wa tednjô
kumo no hada / te o tsuite
kyôman no / tsurugi o soroete
jaken no / manako no hikari
aiyoku tonnichi / tsûgen dôjô
Now, in the underworld, here and there
trees appear as enemies, rain as descending arrows,
the moon as a flashing sword, mountains as iron castles,
clouds as banners of battle.
Further on threatens the sword of pride
and the eyes of illusion shine brightly
in the hall of passion and pain.
3.Ea Concluding recitative (choir) Music: Santa Ratniece
CHOIR:
fushigi ya na samo namame kitaru wakamusha no
nami ni ukamite mietamô wa
ikanaru hito nite mashimasu zo
How strange! An elegant young warrior
is seen afloat upon the waves
What kind of person are you and where is your abode?
onajiku wa / go-saigo o
sange ni katari / tamae ya
Further, about your own death,
as a repentance, please tell me about it.
3Eb Piano Music: The Irrepressibles
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4. SCENE: SPY/SUPERWOMAN
4.A Introductory recitative (solo) Music: Santa Ratniece
SPY:
kore wa kono atari ni sumu onna nite samurô
This is a woman living in the neighbourhood.
4.B Introductory song (solo) Music: Santa Ratniece
SPY:
utatane ni
koishiki hito o / miteshi yori
yume chômono wa / tanomi someteki
While in a doze
the person I love once appeared.
Since then dreams, I learned, are not to be trusted.
ryôen
tônan no kumo o / okoshi
seiboku no / yuki shimo ni
semerare nmoru / uki mi o
Far away
towards the clouds in southeast I must flee
and through snow and frost towards northwest
as an accused person afloat.
urameshi no / kokoro ya
ara urameshi no / kokoro ya
This hideous heart!
Oh, this hideous heart!
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4.C Main recitative (choir) Music: Santa Ratniece
CHOIR:
nokoru mi made mo michisemaki ni
nao yasukaranu rô no uchi
omoi no yami no senkata nasa ni
mono ni kurû wa higa koto ka
I have reached a narrow road and is left
without tranquillity inside a prison
gloomy and hopeless are my thoughts.
Has my mind become insane?
sugari tsuki / tori tsukeba.
hashira wa sunawachi / kaen to natte
hi no hashira o / idaku zo to yo
ara atsu ya / taegata ya
When I cling and hold on
to the pillar, flames burst out
and the burning pillar I must embrace.
Oh, burning heat! Oh, beyond endurance!
4.D+E Main song (solo) Music: The Irrepressibles
SPY:
omoshiro ya. / omoshiro ya
kakaru sûpâ / ûman no
rairin nareba / kazu-kazu no
kujaku hô-ô, / karyôbinga
tobimeguri / koe-goe ni
tachimô ya / sode no hakaze
amatsu sora no / koromo naran
ama no koromo / naruran
How enchanting! How enchanting!
Here comes the Super Woman
descending with numerous
peacocks, Arabian Fowls and Birds of Paradise
flying around twittering
flapping their wings like the sleeves of dancing
heavenly sky maidens’ robes,
their heavenly robes.
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5. SCENE: CIVILIANS
5.A Introductory recitative (choir) Music: Santa Ratniece
CHOIR:
mi wa uki-kusa o / sasô mizu
mi wa uki-kusa o / sasô mizu
naki koso kanashi / kari kere
We are like floating seaweed lead by the water,
we are like floating seaweed lead by the water
while lamenting our sad destiny.
5.B+C Introductory song (choir) Music: Santa Ratniece
CHOIR:
sore ui shôji no chimata kitatte
saru koto hayashi
rôshô motte zengo fudô
mugen pôyô
izure naran
Destiny comes at the scene of life and death
and departs in haste with
old and young in disorder.
Dreams, foam and shadows
seem alike.
sore ui shôji no chimata kitatte
saru koto hayashi
rôshô motte zengo fudô
mugen pôyô
izure naran
Destiny comes at the scene of life and death
and departs in haste with
old and young in disorder.
Dreams, foam and shadows
seem alike.
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5.D Main song / Concluding recitative Music: The Irrepressibles
SOLDIER, WARRIOR, SPY & CHOIR:
tora no o o fumi
dokuja no kuchi o
nogare taru
kokochi shite
They have trod on a tiger’s tail
and the jaws of a serpent
safely escaped.
or so they felt.
CHOIR:
hi wa teru tomo
taezu tô-tari
taezu tô-tari
toku-toku tate ya
tatsuka yumi no
kokoro yurusu na
The sun is shining in the sky
uncessantly roars the flowing stream,
uncessantly roars the flowing stream.
Let us hurry away
and yet, as a tight bowstring,
stay alert.
GAME MASTER:
saritomo to
omô kokoro mo / mushi no ne mo
yowari hatenuru / aki no kure kana.
Despite all
the last grievous hope was like songs of insects
about to die. Indeed, sad is the autumn evening.
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