VENGE (Severance) A keening lament. Solo female voice, raw, unadorned. The melody breaks mid-phrase. For Danielo's departure. [Verse 1 — barely above a whisper] Bevvi ve, bevvi ve Scu erda sto ve Niéndo gui, niéndo gui Ve fénge chéio My brother, my brother / You walk from me / To the sea, to the sea / I stay alone [Verse 2 — the voice cracking] Na veffo niélte chévvi Na rurve ma alli atte Scusce e scusce e scusce Putce scu, putce scu We hid inside chimneys / We heard their bones break / Morning and morning and morning / Without you, without you [Keening refrain — the words dissolving] Ciénde ve, ciénde ve Veste sto ieglii Bevvi ve — scu venge E ve fénge I weep, I weep / Tears from my eyes / My brother — you leave / And I remain [Final lines — almost spoken] Gronca zo oscobre Le ve valo, le ve valo Chéio Chéio Home is dead / But I live, but I live / Alone / Alone Lyrics in the fantasy language Vaisso, created by Narcisse Navarre
