Symbolisation de l’Europe
Haine et vénération
A little girl was playing the harp,
And singing with genuine feeling
And out of tune, but still the song
She sang was most appealing
She sang of love and the sacrifice,
Of pain and a tomorrow
When all shall meet in a better world
Beyond this vale of sorrow;
Of how all sufferings will be past,
Each soul will bask transfigured
In joys eternal, not like here
Where pleasures are brief and niggard
Haine et vénération
She sang the ancient lullaby
Of doing without, of pie-inThe-sky, that they soothe the people with,
Great oaf, when they hear it crying.
I know the tune, I know the words,
I know every single author;
I know they tippled wine on the quiet
While publicly preaching water
A different song, a better song,
Will get the subject straighter:
Let’s make a heaven on earth, my friends,
Instead of waiting till later.
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La Belle et la Bête
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In fact, the very name of this small continent –
Europe – reflects this history of conquest of land and
the abduction and rape of her women. According to
the Greek myth, Zeus, the Thunder-God residing on
the Olympus, in the shape of a bull abducted Europa,
the daughter of the Phoenician king Agenor and
carried her over the sea to Crete. Agenor sent his
sons out to search for their sister. One of them,
Kadmos, landed in Greece and was told by the oracle
of Delphi that he should wander around, armed with
his spear till he reached the cowherd Pelagon in the
land of Phokis. He should kill Pelagon – the man of
earth, “born to die” – and choose the cow with the
sign of the moon on both her flanks and follow her,
till she would lie down, with her horns on the
ground. On this hill he should kill and sacrifice her
to the earth Goddess and then found a big city on this
spot, Thebes.
La Belle et la Bête
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Kadmos followed the oracle and
became the founder of Thebes. He
married Harmonia, the daughter of
Ares, the War God, and Aphrodite
(Kerényi 1966: 31-33). It is not
clear from the myths whether he
killed the moon-cow, obviously his
sister Europa, or not. In any case,
one does not hear of her again. She,
the raped and abducted woman was
only the means to lead the warrior
and new culture hero into the
foreign land and to his greatness.
La Belle et la Bête
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I do not know why the name of this
abducted and raped foreign women,
a Phoenician, Semitic woman at
that, a woman who never plays an
active role in this myth, was chosen
for a continent which has been
more aggressive, more
expansionist, more violently racist
than any other.
Confidence – l’avenir dans l’autre monde
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Joy, thou beauteous godly
lightning,
Daughter of Elysium,
Fire drunken we are ent'ring
Heavenly, thy holy home!
Thy enchantments bind together,
What did custom's sword divide,
Beggars are a prince's brother,
Where thy gentle wings abide.
Be embrac'd, ye millions yonder!
Take this kiss throughout the
world!
Brothers--o'er the stars unfurl'd
Must reside a loving father.
Confidence – l’avenir dans l’autre monde
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Who the noble prize achieveth,
Good friend of a friend to be;
Who a lovely wife attaineth,
Join us in his jubilee!
Yes--he too who but one being
On this earth can call his own!
He who ne'er was able, weeping
Stealeth from this league alone!
He who in the great ring dwelleth,
Homage pays to sympathy!
To the stars above leads she,
Where on high the Unknown reigneth.
Joy is drunk by every being
From kind nature's flowing breasts,
Every evil, every good thing
For her rosy footprint quests.
Gave she us both wines and kisses,
In the face of death, a friend,
To the worm were given blisses
And the Cherubs God attend.
Confidence – l’avenir dans l’autre monde
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Fall before him, all ye millions?
Know'st thou the Creator, world?
Seek above the stars unfurl'd,
Yonder dwells He in the heavens.
Joy commands the hardy
mainspring
Of the universe eterne.
Joy, oh joy the wheel is driving
Which the worlds' great clock doth
turn.
Flowers from the buds she coaxes,
Suns from out the hyaline,
Spheres she rotates through
expanses,
Which the seer can't divine.
As the suns are flying, happy
Through the heaven's glorious
plane,
Travel, brothers, down your lane,
Joyful as in hero's vict'ry.
Confidence – l’avenir dans l’autre monde
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From the truth's own fiery mirror
On the searcher doth she smile.
Up the steep incline of honor
Guideth she the suff'rer's mile.
High upon faith's sunlit mountains
One can see her banner flies,
Through the breach of open'd coffins
She in angel's choir doth rise.
Suffer on courageous millions!
Suffer for a better world!
O'er the tent of stars unfurl'd
God rewards you from the heavens.
Gods can never be requited,
Beauteous 'tis, their like to be.
Grief and want shall be reported,
So to cheer with gaiety.
Hate and vengeance be forgotten,
Pardon'd be our mortal foe
Not a teardrop shall him dampen,
No repentance bring him low.
Confidence – l’avenir dans l’autre monde
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Let our book of debts be cancell'd!
Reconcile the total world!
Brothers--o'er the stars unfurl'd
God doth judge, as we have settl'd.
Joy doth bubble from this rummer,
From the golden blood of grape
Cannibals imbibe good temper,
Weak of heart their courage takeBrothers, fly up from thy places,
When the brimming cup doth pass,
Let the foam shoot up in spaces:
To the goodly Soul this glass!
Whom the crown of stars doth honor,
Whom the hymns of Seraphs bless,
To the goodly Soul this glass
O'er the tent of stars up yonder!
Courage firm in grievous trial,
Help, where innocence doth scream,
Oaths which sworn to are eternal,
Truth to friend and foe the same,
Manly pride 'fore kingly powerBrothers, cost it life and blood,Honor to whom merits honor,
Ruin to the lying brood!
Confidence – l’avenir dans l’autre monde
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Closer draw the holy circle,
Swear it by this golden wine,
Faithful to the vow divine,
Swear it by the Judge celestial!
Rescue from the tyrant's fetters,
Mercy to the villain e'en,
Hope within the dying hours,
Pardon at the guillotine!
E'en the dead shall live in heaven!
Brothers, drink and all agree,
Every sin shall be forgiven,
Hell forever cease to be.
A serene departing hour!
Pleasant sleep beneath the pall!
Brothers--gentle words for all
Doth the Judge of mortals utter!
Confidence – l’avenir dans l’autre monde
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From the truth's own fiery mirror
On the searcher doth she smile.
Up the steep incline of honor
Guideth she the suff'rer's mile.
High upon faith's sunlit mountains
One can see her banner flies,
Through the breach of open'd coffins
She in angel's choir doth rise.
Suffer on courageous millions!
Suffer for a better world!
O'er the tent of stars unfurl'd
God rewards you from the heavens.
Gods can never be requited,
Beauteous 'tis, their like to be.
Grief and want shall be reported,
So to cheer with gaiety.
Hate and vengeance be forgotten,
Pardon'd be our mortal foe
Not a teardrop shall him dampen,
No repentance bring him low.
LES MISERABLES
Will you join in our crusade
Who will be strong and stand with me?
Somewhere beyond the barricade
Is there a world you long to see?
Do you hear the people sing
Say, do you hear the distant drums?
It is the future that they bring
When tomorrow comes …
Tomorrow comes!
Vision
Imagine there's no Heaven
It's easy if you try
No Hell below us
Above us only sky.
Imagine all the people
Living for today ...
Imagine there's no countries
It isn't hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion too
Imagine all the people
Living life in peace ...
Visions
You, you may say I am a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will be as one.
Imagine no possessions
I wonder if you can
No need for greed or hunger
A brotherhood of man
Imagine all the people
Sharing all the world ...
You, you may say I am a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will be as one.