SYNOPSIS FALL CITY –OPERA
NIKOS KOLESIS
NIKOS KOLESIS
SYNOPSIS
TRILOGY FALL OF CITY
FALL OF CONSTANTINOPLE
FALL THE CITY
FALL
FALL
BYZANTINE RHAPSODY
OPERA
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FROM THE NOVEL FALL OF CITY
WROTE THEATRE AND OPERA
FROM THE NOVEL FALL OF CITY
WROTE THEATRE AND OPERA
Planetary Odysseus and his haotic companions
they went through the wormhole of big time.
The - opening led to New Rome, Constantinople.
they went through the wormhole of big time.
The - opening led to New Rome, Constantinople.
The Ottomans myriads fought fiercely
to conquer the impregnable City.
Allahu Akbar-Allahu Akbar
the shouting fanatics attacking
accompanied from nakarades and drums.
They were determined to sacrifice themselves for others
to conquer the Other life, the Paradise.
to conquer the impregnable City.
Allahu Akbar-Allahu Akbar
the shouting fanatics attacking
accompanied from nakarades and drums.
They were determined to sacrifice themselves for others
to conquer the Other life, the Paradise.
MEHMED B' -SULTAN
Inevitably this city
be conquered by me,
It is written in Kismet.
Inevitably this city
be conquered by me,
It is written in Kismet.
DANCE
The Hadith the Prophet said
that the city will fall
The Hadith the Prophet said
that the city will fall
Constantine XI Palaeologus, the great king
οordered imperial officials
to prepare the big palace,
to greet the warriors of light.
The Last Emperor waited majestic
In the hall of Ttriconch, sitting on
Imperial throne, with the Grand Duke
Lukas Notaras.
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LOUKAS NOTARAS
Divine Odysseus and you fearless comrades
welcome in City who keeps God,
you saw we are in situation of siege.
ODYSSEUS
I am together glad and feel sorry
that I meet under these circumstances,
the last Emperor of Constantinople,
and the Grand Duke Lucas Notaras.
CONSTANTINE XI PALAIOLOGOS
Resourceful king of Ithaca
you who live inside the opening of big time,
that transforms and become Other,
tell us about the End of the end, the fate of the City.
ODYSSEUS
Does not exist End
It is Lost in An endless.
We are players of the Game
that Playing us.
Time is Game,
Time is War and Harmony.
CONSTANTINE XI PALAIOLOGOS-
Tell us immortal King
for the fate of Constantinople.
ODYSSEUS
The end of the end began long ago
It is already late, too late
to reverse the battle.
οordered imperial officials
to prepare the big palace,
to greet the warriors of light.
The Last Emperor waited majestic
In the hall of Ttriconch, sitting on
Imperial throne, with the Grand Duke
Lukas Notaras.
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LOUKAS NOTARAS
Divine Odysseus and you fearless comrades
welcome in City who keeps God,
you saw we are in situation of siege.
ODYSSEUS
I am together glad and feel sorry
that I meet under these circumstances,
the last Emperor of Constantinople,
and the Grand Duke Lucas Notaras.
CONSTANTINE XI PALAIOLOGOS
Resourceful king of Ithaca
you who live inside the opening of big time,
that transforms and become Other,
tell us about the End of the end, the fate of the City.
ODYSSEUS
Does not exist End
It is Lost in An endless.
We are players of the Game
that Playing us.
Time is Game,
Time is War and Harmony.
CONSTANTINE XI PALAIOLOGOS-
Tell us immortal King
for the fate of Constantinople.
ODYSSEUS
The end of the end began long ago
It is already late, too late
to reverse the battle.
All together, the imperial procession and the Warriors
of light directed to the Hagia Sophia to pray.
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of light directed to the Hagia Sophia to pray.
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MEHMED B' -SULTAN
Only one thing I think constantly
how to conquer the City of cities,
whole nights I stayed awake
my eyes became deep red from the cry,
Because she still did not become mine.
Only one thing I think constantly
how to conquer the City of cities,
whole nights I stayed awake
my eyes became deep red from the cry,
Because she still did not become mine.
LOUKAS NOTARAS
I radically disagree with the Union of two Churches,
better I see Turkish turban in Constantinople
despite the Popish Tiara.
Nobody forgets
that the Crusaders conquered the city,
they burned and looted Constantinople in 1204.
DANCE-Unionists
UNION-UNION
Only then we will be saved
from the destruction and havoc.
DANCE-anti-unionist
Constantine spacer-spacer,
Cardinal Isidore
returned to Rome with your unleavened bread,
we do Not want other,
you turned back to Rome and the Pope.
CONSTANTINE XI PALAIOLOGOS -EMPEROR
Brothers – brothers
there is still time.
do not be seduced by the great anger,
this means the end of empire.
Nothing yet ended.
Day and night Constantine on the walls
animated the defenders of Constantinople.
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Sultan Mehmed B’ read sacred quotes
from the Quran declaring the siege
against the City of cities, began the siege.
All members of Divan waiting motionless
in their positions. Sultan came in
and with movement of hand made meaning to sit.
MEHMED B'
The City resists bravely, residents fought with faith
nobody crossed the Golden Horn,
the Liquid Fire reaps our fighters,
what you say Çandarlı Halil Pasha
CANDARLI HALIL PASHA
Constantinople is the flower of the East,
with beautiful palaces and fabulous treasures,
It has ornate temples, but also has impregnable walls,
the residents seem determined to die for her.
The losses are big and do not know
how much longer will keep the Siege.
AK SEMSEDDIN
The City will be fall
this is the Hadith of the great prophet.
CANDARLI HALIL PASHA
The pope with the Venetians
after the union of the two churches,
prepare a crusade to save Constantinople.
It is the suitable moment
becoming agreement with the besieged.
I radically disagree with the Union of two Churches,
better I see Turkish turban in Constantinople
despite the Popish Tiara.
Nobody forgets
that the Crusaders conquered the city,
they burned and looted Constantinople in 1204.
DANCE-Unionists
UNION-UNION
Only then we will be saved
from the destruction and havoc.
DANCE-anti-unionist
Constantine spacer-spacer,
Cardinal Isidore
returned to Rome with your unleavened bread,
we do Not want other,
you turned back to Rome and the Pope.
CONSTANTINE XI PALAIOLOGOS -EMPEROR
Brothers – brothers
there is still time.
do not be seduced by the great anger,
this means the end of empire.
Nothing yet ended.
Day and night Constantine on the walls
animated the defenders of Constantinople.
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Sultan Mehmed B’ read sacred quotes
from the Quran declaring the siege
against the City of cities, began the siege.
All members of Divan waiting motionless
in their positions. Sultan came in
and with movement of hand made meaning to sit.
MEHMED B'
The City resists bravely, residents fought with faith
nobody crossed the Golden Horn,
the Liquid Fire reaps our fighters,
what you say Çandarlı Halil Pasha
CANDARLI HALIL PASHA
Constantinople is the flower of the East,
with beautiful palaces and fabulous treasures,
It has ornate temples, but also has impregnable walls,
the residents seem determined to die for her.
The losses are big and do not know
how much longer will keep the Siege.
AK SEMSEDDIN
The City will be fall
this is the Hadith of the great prophet.
CANDARLI HALIL PASHA
The pope with the Venetians
after the union of the two churches,
prepare a crusade to save Constantinople.
It is the suitable moment
becoming agreement with the besieged.
CONSULTANTS - CANDARLI HALIL PASHA
Peace - Peace
we want peace.
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Peace - Peace
we want peace.
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AK SEMSEDDIN
The Hadith of great prophet
he says the city will fall.
OTHER CONSULTANTS - AK SEMSEDDIN
War - War
we want war.
SULTAN MEHMED B'
The siege continued until fall the city.
The sons of Osman will not stop in front
the walls of Constantinople.
ALL TOGETHER
Allahu Akbar
Allahu Akbar.
The Hadith of great prophet
he says the city will fall.
OTHER CONSULTANTS - AK SEMSEDDIN
War - War
we want war.
SULTAN MEHMED B'
The siege continued until fall the city.
The sons of Osman will not stop in front
the walls of Constantinople.
ALL TOGETHER
Allahu Akbar
Allahu Akbar.
The air smelled of gunpowder, sweat, burnt flesh, blood.
A wild opera, a massacre of people conduced
οn and around the walls of Constantinople.
ODYSSEUS
The Greeks are killed before our eyes,
mowed like ears.
Forward my brave comrades
show what is the Greek Immortals Soul.
You Peridis with Evrylocho in Theomorphou,
Citizen stays near me.
The Others share the other gates,
we will stay at the gate of St. Romanus
with the Emperor and Giustiniani.
A wild opera, a massacre of people conduced
οn and around the walls of Constantinople.
ODYSSEUS
The Greeks are killed before our eyes,
mowed like ears.
Forward my brave comrades
show what is the Greek Immortals Soul.
You Peridis with Evrylocho in Theomorphou,
Citizen stays near me.
The Others share the other gates,
we will stay at the gate of St. Romanus
with the Emperor and Giustiniani.
Around the Gate of St. Romanos
was played one of the greatest tragedies of history.
Never a gate in the past had so much importance
for the evolution of the world.
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The Greeks threw Fluid Fire over the walls
burning alive the Turks.
was played one of the greatest tragedies of history.
Never a gate in the past had so much importance
for the evolution of the world.
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The Greeks threw Fluid Fire over the walls
burning alive the Turks.
The first heroic Janissaries stepped their legs,
over the unconquerable walls,
They raised the hands up shouting ecstatic.
You died Ahmed set fire as firebrand
with a bow nailed in your neck.
Rightly you gained the share of Paradise,
Light is the earth that covers you.
over the unconquerable walls,
They raised the hands up shouting ecstatic.
You died Ahmed set fire as firebrand
with a bow nailed in your neck.
Rightly you gained the share of Paradise,
Light is the earth that covers you.
The battle was given Body with Body
hands, legs, heads mow as cobs.
Βellies disembowel and guts are thrown out
while the blood was jumping like a jet.
hands, legs, heads mow as cobs.
Βellies disembowel and guts are thrown out
while the blood was jumping like a jet.
LOUKAS NOTARAS
Unionists with Palaeologus
would surrender the city to the Pope,
we want cooperation with young Pantisach.
CONSTANTINE XI PALAIOLOGOS
The party of the great Vizier Çandarlı Halil Pasha
wants peace and compromise with the besieged.
The Greek generals fight bravely
Theodore Karystinos in the golden gate.
Andronikos Katakouzinos, Logothetis Frantzis,
the great Duke Lucas Notaras,
Contarini, Leonardo and other Venetians.
Unionists with Palaeologus
would surrender the city to the Pope,
we want cooperation with young Pantisach.
CONSTANTINE XI PALAIOLOGOS
The party of the great Vizier Çandarlı Halil Pasha
wants peace and compromise with the besieged.
The Greek generals fight bravely
Theodore Karystinos in the golden gate.
Andronikos Katakouzinos, Logothetis Frantzis,
the great Duke Lucas Notaras,
Contarini, Leonardo and other Venetians.
A whisper began to be heard from mouth in mouth,
those who listened to him were cut the breathing and the legs, after the brave Greeks started to say hard.
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They heard the attackers Turkish
and they did loud cry.
those who listened to him were cut the breathing and the legs, after the brave Greeks started to say hard.
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They heard the attackers Turkish
and they did loud cry.
ALL TOGETHER
FALL THE CITY
FALL
FALL
The souls of Greeks thrown out of her mouth,
as if they lost in the abyss.
as if they lost in the abyss.
RAPSODOS
Greeks left Kekroporta open
from there entered the Turks,
the great betrayal had happened.
Greeks pulled the latch
and unlocked the door.
Janissaries entered from there
diffusing havoc,
the great betrayal had occurred.
Greeks left Kekroporta open
from there entered the Turks,
the great betrayal had happened.
Greeks pulled the latch
and unlocked the door.
Janissaries entered from there
diffusing havoc,
the great betrayal had occurred.
The last Greek emperor was fighting alone
The gate of St. Romanus.
The gate of St. Romanus.
CONSTANTINE XI PALAIOLOGOS
There is a Christian take me the head
There is a Christian take me the head
The last Greek king went down from the horse,
divinely beautiful with the shield in hand,
and the naked sword in the other.
fought at the gate of St. Romanus
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divinely beautiful with the shield in hand,
and the naked sword in the other.
fought at the gate of St. Romanus
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looking at straight in the eyes the death.
A swords found the king in person,
and he retaliated immediately,
another in the chest
and rushed like a lion against all.
Killed countless enemies
but he was all alone,
similar to Angel of Paradise.
From behind found the emperor
a solid swords poisonous.
After another stronger
and he fell down dead,
This last Greek emperor,
Eternal grief in the centuries.
Fall the City
Fall
Whole neighborhoods burned three days,
the ships left loaded with countless world
gold, jewelry, money and immense wealth.
The mothers cried and searching the children,
the Greeks paid with their lives.
Heartbreaking heard the screaming of women
that were raped into the houses from Janissaries.
Those who were lucky and survived, will sell slaves
in the slave markets of East.
ODYSSEUS
What happened to Helen Palaeologus
whatever I asked no one know that is found.
Maybe a beautiful death found Beautiful Helen,
maybe escaped with Venetian boat in Venice.
Mehmed B' the Conqueror entered from the gate
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A swords found the king in person,
and he retaliated immediately,
another in the chest
and rushed like a lion against all.
Killed countless enemies
but he was all alone,
similar to Angel of Paradise.
From behind found the emperor
a solid swords poisonous.
After another stronger
and he fell down dead,
This last Greek emperor,
Eternal grief in the centuries.
Fall the City
Fall
Whole neighborhoods burned three days,
the ships left loaded with countless world
gold, jewelry, money and immense wealth.
The mothers cried and searching the children,
the Greeks paid with their lives.
Heartbreaking heard the screaming of women
that were raped into the houses from Janissaries.
Those who were lucky and survived, will sell slaves
in the slave markets of East.
ODYSSEUS
What happened to Helen Palaeologus
whatever I asked no one know that is found.
Maybe a beautiful death found Beautiful Helen,
maybe escaped with Venetian boat in Venice.
Mehmed B' the Conqueror entered from the gate
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Saint Romanus, riding a snow-white horse
overjoyed as if passing the gate of paradise.
In front went the Janissaries,
followed by the Viziers, the Pashas, Satrapides
while around was the personal security
and right the Spachides
overjoyed as if passing the gate of paradise.
In front went the Janissaries,
followed by the Viziers, the Pashas, Satrapides
while around was the personal security
and right the Spachides
ALL TOGETHER
Mehmed the Conqueror
MEHMED THE CONQUEROR
As a sign of utmost humiliation
I kneel to take a handful of soil
to throw in my head,
respecting the one and only god of Islam.
All together, let us turn to the East
and pray to Allah.
MEHMED THE CONQUEROR
What happened to Constantine Palaeologus
where are the rulers.
COURTIERS
Just beyond
awaits the great Duke Lucas Notaras
and many Greeks rulers.
LOUKAS NOTARAS
My Sultan
we submit our respects.
MEHMED THE CONQUEROR
Why you did not deliver immediately the City,
and you let unjustly spilled so much blood.
LOUKAS NOTARAS
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the emperor signed the Union
and betrayed Orthodoxy.
MEHMED B'
And where is the emperor
why you are not with him.
NOTARAS LUKE
Existed resistance
and in your own camp my Sultan.
The party of Peace with Çandarlı Halil Pasha
helped the Unionists and the emperor,
they wanted compromise.
MEHMED B'
Tsaousides to find where is the great Vizier
and immediately presented before me.
Find the body of emperor as becomes faster.
As a sign of utmost humiliation
I kneel to take a handful of soil
to throw in my head,
respecting the one and only god of Islam.
All together, let us turn to the East
and pray to Allah.
MEHMED THE CONQUEROR
What happened to Constantine Palaeologus
where are the rulers.
COURTIERS
Just beyond
awaits the great Duke Lucas Notaras
and many Greeks rulers.
LOUKAS NOTARAS
My Sultan
we submit our respects.
MEHMED THE CONQUEROR
Why you did not deliver immediately the City,
and you let unjustly spilled so much blood.
LOUKAS NOTARAS
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the emperor signed the Union
and betrayed Orthodoxy.
MEHMED B'
And where is the emperor
why you are not with him.
NOTARAS LUKE
Existed resistance
and in your own camp my Sultan.
The party of Peace with Çandarlı Halil Pasha
helped the Unionists and the emperor,
they wanted compromise.
MEHMED B'
Tsaousides to find where is the great Vizier
and immediately presented before me.
Find the body of emperor as becomes faster.
The head of Constantine Paleologos
for days was over the column of Constantine,
they recognized the emperor in the other corpses,
from Tsangia that wore.
When the Greeks gathered in the great square,
the executioner took their heads with order of Sultan.
Executioners led Lucas Notaras
and his sons in the center of Square,
to see the whole world that was executed
the great Duke Lucas Notaras.
LOUKAS NOTARAS
My children come to embrace
and all together we pray
In our Lord Jesus Christ,
asking to forgive us,
It is so much fair and merciful.
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First they took the heads of two sons
and then Luke Notaras.
Proudly accepted the Fatal asking forgiveness
from all Greek for what he did.
for days was over the column of Constantine,
they recognized the emperor in the other corpses,
from Tsangia that wore.
When the Greeks gathered in the great square,
the executioner took their heads with order of Sultan.
Executioners led Lucas Notaras
and his sons in the center of Square,
to see the whole world that was executed
the great Duke Lucas Notaras.
LOUKAS NOTARAS
My children come to embrace
and all together we pray
In our Lord Jesus Christ,
asking to forgive us,
It is so much fair and merciful.
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First they took the heads of two sons
and then Luke Notaras.
Proudly accepted the Fatal asking forgiveness
from all Greek for what he did.
Resourceful Odysseus did not bear another
and he jumped like serval front of Sultan
taking the form of death,
while those around seemed
how he was a divine Greek Knight,
for Mehmed had the form of Angel of Death.
Knelt the great conqueror
and began begging and implore
leave him to live little still.
MEHMED B΄
How to leave
all this grandeur and glory.
ODYSSEUS
Slowly – slowly it retakes his regular form.
Big Conqueror
each person is a holy entity
and as such should be faced,
and not as something lifeless without any value.
MEHMED B'
Fool Greek
I do not accept your advice,
how dare you-how dare you
guards arrest him.
and he jumped like serval front of Sultan
taking the form of death,
while those around seemed
how he was a divine Greek Knight,
for Mehmed had the form of Angel of Death.
Knelt the great conqueror
and began begging and implore
leave him to live little still.
MEHMED B΄
How to leave
all this grandeur and glory.
ODYSSEUS
Slowly – slowly it retakes his regular form.
Big Conqueror
each person is a holy entity
and as such should be faced,
and not as something lifeless without any value.
MEHMED B'
Fool Greek
I do not accept your advice,
how dare you-how dare you
guards arrest him.
The faithful companions were thrown beside him like pixies to help the mythical king of Ithaca.
An invisible force kept motionless the Ottomans,
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but they understood what was happening around.
SULTAN
Nobody can tell me
what to do, what to think.
I know how mortal I am
and that one day I will die.
Who you are.
ODYSSEUS
The None
I am the resourceful Odysseus King of Ithaca,
with my companions we live inside the opening.
Fearless warriors of light remaining Same
we make the travel of Eternal Return.
MEHMED B΄
Great king
then you can understand me,
I have heard and read about you.
You lived the fall of Constantinople
and you know what I pulled to conquer,
I risked my life and the empire.
ODYSSEUS
As long as exist persons
you must respect them,
you can not do
that you do not understand.
Night they left from Constantinople
weeping black tear, leaving behind
the city of cities in the darkness of Tyranny.
Ithaca went invisible without the seen no one
a dense cloud covered the legendary ship.
Proud sailed to Other Byzantium
to the Democracy of Venice.
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HE CHRONICLE OF THE HOUSE OF OSMAN
An invisible force kept motionless the Ottomans,
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but they understood what was happening around.
SULTAN
Nobody can tell me
what to do, what to think.
I know how mortal I am
and that one day I will die.
Who you are.
ODYSSEUS
The None
I am the resourceful Odysseus King of Ithaca,
with my companions we live inside the opening.
Fearless warriors of light remaining Same
we make the travel of Eternal Return.
MEHMED B΄
Great king
then you can understand me,
I have heard and read about you.
You lived the fall of Constantinople
and you know what I pulled to conquer,
I risked my life and the empire.
ODYSSEUS
As long as exist persons
you must respect them,
you can not do
that you do not understand.
Night they left from Constantinople
weeping black tear, leaving behind
the city of cities in the darkness of Tyranny.
Ithaca went invisible without the seen no one
a dense cloud covered the legendary ship.
Proud sailed to Other Byzantium
to the Democracy of Venice.
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HE CHRONICLE OF THE HOUSE OF OSMAN
Sultan Mehmed Khan Ghazi
Son of Sultan Khan Ghazi,
Twenty years conquered the City
and died forty-nine.
Son of Sultan Khan Ghazi,
Twenty years conquered the City
and died forty-nine.
CANDARLI HALIL PASHA
Was captured the thousand year old city
only that I wait for is the Executioner.
Fall the City
Fall
CANDARLI HALIL PASHA
Mehmed loves the City
forty days in the cell of tower
that I built myself, make me see the world differently.
Paskesen unfolds dumb at length of sea
DANCE
Died Çandarlı Halil Pasha
without saying a word.
he died as befits a brave,
In a Çandarlı Halil Pasha.
Was captured the thousand year old city
only that I wait for is the Executioner.
Fall the City
Fall
CANDARLI HALIL PASHA
Mehmed loves the City
forty days in the cell of tower
that I built myself, make me see the world differently.
Paskesen unfolds dumb at length of sea
DANCE
Died Çandarlı Halil Pasha
without saying a word.
he died as befits a brave,
In a Çandarlı Halil Pasha.
RAPSODOS
Forty-nine years
died Sultan Mehmed Khan Ghazi.
Late -late languished from the poison
that gave him his doctor Jakub,
paid him the Venetians with many golden ducats.
Pantisach died one day of May
like the one that conquered the City,
filled with foams the mouth and beard.
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DANCE
Die Mehmed the Conqueror
Die Mehmed the Conqueror.
Forty-nine years
died Sultan Mehmed Khan Ghazi.
Late -late languished from the poison
that gave him his doctor Jakub,
paid him the Venetians with many golden ducats.
Pantisach died one day of May
like the one that conquered the City,
filled with foams the mouth and beard.
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DANCE
Die Mehmed the Conqueror
Die Mehmed the Conqueror.
RAPSODOS
Dervishes dancing ecstatically
In always faster rythms,
with the music of tambourine and crusts.
First they raises the head left
and lowered violent left in the part of the heart.
Barefoot in situation of ecstasy
they was turned until they feel the void,
the infinity of world, Himself the Self.
Dervishes dancing ecstatically
In always faster rythms,
with the music of tambourine and crusts.
First they raises the head left
and lowered violent left in the part of the heart.
Barefoot in situation of ecstasy
they was turned until they feel the void,
the infinity of world, Himself the Self.
EVERYTHING
THIS IS THE DEMOCRACY OF BIG TIME
THIS IS THE STORY
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THIS IS THE STORY
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