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Emerging
Into the Brightness of the Day
Recognise?
I
am alone
In
search of Cassandra, Princess of Troy
Summer
Solstice Song
Güzelsin
Wedding
Hymn
My
City has been Burned to the Ground
January
13th
Another Mad Message
Time
to Go Home
Dark Shine
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Wedding
Hymn
music by Ed Hooke,
November 1994 - © Ed Hooke 1994 &
2007
words
taken from Cassandra's entrance speech in the play "The
Women of Troy" by Euripides c500BC, translated from Ancient
Greek into English by Phillip Vellacott © 1973
except
the 'All my life' bit, by Ed Hooke 2006
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Raise
the torch and fling the flame!
Flood the walls with holy light!
Worship
the almighty
Hymen, God of Marriage!
Agamemnon, master of
my maiden flesh,
King of Argos, take me!
Heaven's blessing
falls on me & falls on you.
Hear our cry of worship,
Hymen,
God of Marriage!
Mother,
since you crouch and cry
Weak with tears & loud with
grief for my dear dead city
And my murdered father
I
have brought them
- torches for my wedding night,
Leaping
light and dancing flame,
In your honour, Hymen, God of hot desire!
Queen
of Darkness,
Send the gleam you love to lend
To the ritual
blessing
Of the wedded virgin!
Dancers,
come!
Loose your leaping feet,
Wild with wine of ecstasy!
Glorify
my father's happy fate!
God Apollo, lead this holy ritual dance!
In
your temple-court,
Under your immortal laurel-tree,
I your
priestess call on you!
Hymen, mighty god,
Hymen, hear!
All
my life has been made for this day. All my life.
All my life
I've prepared for this time. All my life.
Come
and dance, Mother, dance with me;
Charm the Powers with lucky
words.
Loudly chant your daughter's wedding-song!
Wildly whirl
and turn in purest ecstasy!
Maids of Troy,
Wear your finest
gowns:
Come, and sing my wedding-song,
Hail the lover Love
and Fate appoint for me!
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