FROM THE NOVEL OF VENICE
NIKOS KOLESIS
SYNOPSIS
TETRALOGY OF VENICE
-A-
ITHAKISIOS AND ELEONORA
GONDOLIERIS
Only Venice
It would go to the Greeks
After the fall of Constantinople .
Refugees came to the Signoria
To create a new home
-THE-OTHER-Byzantium
Venetians they greeted overwhelmed the
Greeks
When downloaded from the boats.
All together laughed and cried
from joy.
ULYSSES
EALO CITY- FALL OF CITY
EALO- FALL
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ALL TOGETHER GREEKS – VENETIANS
EALO THE CITY- FALL THE CITY
EALO -FALL
Venetians arrived at the waterfront in
Square
St. Mark's from Rialto
from across the city.
Mothers were looking for their children
and others ran the churches to
pray.
ITHAKISIOS SON-OF ULYSSES
The new start transmitting
from mouth to mouth.
Those who heard it stopped
beat their hearts,
until he was sky-cry
when they heard the Turks.
EALO THE CITY- FALL THE CITY
EALO -FALL
The-Same-cried gondolier in Venice
Venetians --toddlers.
EALO THE CITY- FALL THE CITY
EALO -FALL
Nebo-Nempia captured the city,
a white army unfolded everywhere
Nobody could enter or leave from Venice
Goddess Fog troubled by the news
and wanted to freeze time
Changing History.
Indignation sun
Such wild slaughter did not know the
Humanity,
Women were raped and men mow like cobs,
Those who survived - were waiting to
sell them slaves
in slave markets of East.
Three days and three nights kept the
carnage.
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The Lion of Venice is free
The-Same-and Greeks.
Mills on the island Tzounteka grind the
wheat
Millrd the dreams of Venetian
empire.
VISSARIONAS - KARDINALIOS
Quickly get into the gondolas
We were late.
Waits for us Anna Palaiologina
The favorite of last emperor
It's a queen.
All together, the Greeks of
Brotherhood of St. Nicholas
they went to meet Anna
Notara.
Constantine Paleologos truly loved Anna.
Wanted a successor, he thought he could
save the City.
Archduke Loukas Notaras belonged to
another camp.
Was against the Union
who believed that marrying his daughter
With the king, would influence Constantine
Paleologos was a great king,
He understood intentions of
Notaras and did not make the marriage
even if it loved Anna.
Arriving at the palace remains the
Duchess Anna
Constantly changing homes because the
Turks spies
They want to kill her.
She is the only successor of
Constantine Paleologos
Only this can be overthrown
Mohammed the Conqueror.
Servants waited for at the
entrance of white palace Laurent.
Divine Ithakisios-Cardinal Bessarion-and
other Greeks
followed Anna Palaiologina and the
Great Seals
Emmanuel Laskaris opened the secret
stash to pass through.
They were stunned when they saw
unimaginable treasure
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with gold coins-precious stones in naval
chests.
Countless Codes-scrolls-books were on
the shelves
Anna Palaiologina
The aim is Sacred
The treasure intended for the enslaved
Greeks.
Poor groaning under the tyranny of
Ottomans.
The Last Emperor shortly before he died
He asked the money to be credited to
Greeks
To buy weapons
and to revolt against the Turks.
BELIEVED THAT OTTOMAN
CONQUEST
IT WAS A PARENTHESIS
IN THE EMPIRE OF THOUSANT YEARS .
Mr Emmanuel
Give the gold key with the seal of King
It's time to show the code Constantinople
He will be our guide.
Greeks alone will make the
Revolution
said Constantine
VISSARIONAS - KARDINALIOS
The liberation of enslaved Fatherland
It's inevitable.
Accepted us as Brothers.
The faster we drive out the Turks
So much better.
Our proud population should not
Bend from sklsbia.
Anna Palaiologina left three hundred
ducats
To build the Greek church in memory of
her parents
And her sister Euphrosyne-Efrosini. .
Leave- money in order each year released
A Greek Christian prisoner from
Turks.
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Only the white noise of Venice
This exquisite music of waves with
shells,
When you touch upon with the ear
Hear the heavenly music of ETERNAL
RETURN.
ITHAKISIOS
Good morning Venice
Good morning Bella Venezia
ELEONORA
The sea breeze gets drunk the
souls
Gondolier - gondolier
Patricio
I want to get lost in the labyrinthine
canals of Venice
GONDOLIERIS
Gondola gondola gondola
Gondola lift - Gondoli
ITHAKISIOS - THE WHITE PRINCE
We live in absolute love
keeps centuries
One Night and one Day.
ELEONORA
Remember we are guests
in the Doge's Palace
for the dance of masquerade.
ITHAKISIOS
If we are lost
We will meet in Palazzo Doukkale,
When the bell of St. Mark
Hit midnight.
ITHAKISIOS-ELEONORA
Life is Beautiful
Life is Beautiful
Ithakisios – Eleonora- Rodolfos and
Isabella
they were Lost - seduced from
Carnival
Luckily they had given an appointment
for later.
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So Ithakisios had the chance to go to
waterfront
of slaves, where waited Cardinal
Bessarion,
Markos Mousouros-Theodore
Palaeologus-brothers Manesi
governors-brave-Stratioti.
Trusted dockers from Arsenal loaded on
ships
Weapons and ammunition for the enslaved
homeland.
The Revolutionary Plan called
CODE OF BROTHERHOOD
had the approval of Greek-Ellino
Orthodox community.
The white fog had blanketed the
waterfront -
the slave of Serenisima.
Venetians came here to buy slaves.
The Brotherhood with orders of Anna
Paleologinas buy
Greek slaves and release them.
Stratioti-Greek mercenaries of Serenissima Republic
pedestrians and horseback guarding the
waterfront for any possibility
Were alone-Allies help informally.
Pope-the-West- Council of Ten waited to
see what would happen
When loaded the last box cried
alll together
-The Revolution Began-
Prince Ithakisios left running
anticipates the dance
At Palazzo Doukkala-fortunately she
managed.
Ithakisios're late
Little still and we would leave said
Beautiful Eleonora.
The Night of mad carnival- the
Night of mythical lovers
It's magic - fabulous.
Fog drifted lovers in
labyrinth of Venice
Only a Venetian can get us out of the
complex channels
And the streets cried divine Eleanor.
Montsenika Montseniko-her daughter
Eleanor and the Others
Came out from Casa Vecchia they
entered in gondolas
with destination Palatso
Dukkale.
What lovely breeze- the Hymn of Venice
Breathing deeply. The Venetian
Dream-magical palaces
Non Nobis Domin- Not in us Lord-.
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Singers of Venice
Siniora-Venice had a big heart - as much
the sea.
The Warriors of Light believed that the
Holy Sword of Venic Could change the world.
You were late said doge Alvize
Montseniko
While Ithakisios and the others
began to sing
Requiem posthumously in Venice.
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The shapely port
Venice
Sleeps the ships
with Flisvos of wave
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Requiem Postmortem
a blue wave
from beautiful voices
Lord Mercy
Lord
my people
What it made
All together Venetians and Greeks
applause hotly
When he finished Requiem.
Famous Ithakisios I want to talk
to you said Eleanor
My soul was flooded by love- live an
impossible dream
The most beautiful of my life.
I was thinking of you on the
battlefields replied Ithakisios
That's why I remained live.
How many times have I dreamed of
this moment.
You're a goddess -a fairy tale-of
Venice.
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THE FALL OF VENICE
The clouds of war spread over the
legendary Venice
What friendly replied Viletar to
duke ,Loudobikos Manin,
The word does not suit in the
conquerors.
Venetians let's keep to themselves the
word.
Divine chants heard from St. Markos
All together Venetians took place in
last Divine Liturgy
Before passing her threshold
Napoleon Bonaparte.
O Cardinal of Venice
Along with Loudobikos Manin the last
doge of Siniora.
Democracy of Saint Markoswas seized from
Napoleon
Said Manin to Venetians.
To us it fell this tragedy
of loss and destruction.
After thirteen hundred years to
surrender to the Frenches.
The death of the lion of Venice
is the end the democracy of Saint
Markos.
I thought my duty to save Venice
The city had to live-survive the fall.
GONDOLIERIS
French troops were spread properly
Occupying the Signoria,
As the Goddess Nebo-Nebia silently
conquers Venice
Martial of Frenches captured key
positions
Near the islands encircling the
archipelago.
Napoleon Bonaparte said in room
War Council of generals.
I will be Attilas of Venice if not
delivered by the Venetians.
I can not wait anymore.
Must surrender or differently I will
burn the city.
Since childhood I wanted to conquer-the
most beautiful Mistress.
Be saved the treasures of Cyprus and Constantinople
Napoleon ordered to melt the gold, that
is valuable
To continue the war.
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All together,Venetians prayed to Mary
Nikopoios
To save the city from the French and the
new tyrant of Europe .
Napoleon Bonaparte.
Louis-Manin the last doge of Venice
Shed Black tears to save Signoria.
Did not like the Serene
Republic burned-burn
with no reason, did not want the fate of
Constantinople .
The four bronze horses of Lysippus
Brought the crusaders from
Hippodrome of Constantinople
In 1204 already saw a new exile, went to
France
THAKISIOS-ELEONORA
Goodbye - Goodbye
A large Goodbye
This only suits
Non nobis Domine
Non nobis Domine
This is the Democracy of Big Time
This is story
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NIKOS KOLESIS
