[Doumbek and riq — full gallop — clapping] [Bouzouki riff — bright, urgent, racing] [Female vocal — wild, laughing between lines] Niéndo! Niéndo! Niéndo! Salt beneath my feet Cosso ami fo ansie! The waves and I compete Erda! Erda! Erda! Run until the lungs give out Scu e ve fo bela iespe This is what the sun's about [Percussion at full tilt — the dancing] Craltrorra! Craltrorra! Laughing at the strangers' eyes Ami fo sculche e elve Naked underneath the skies Scu ciédie ve ierse Your hands inside my hair Niéndo gui — niéndo gui Salt and light and air [Bridge — percussion drops to hang drum, santur enters — the sea cave] Elvi dinno... elvi cestre... Under earth... under water... Trenco niélte chéscsca iespe Stars inside the warm stone daughter Géngluppo treda elve A kiss between the light Ve pia: scu zo dodatce You are a myth tonight [Silence. Then the doumbek — alone — slower] [The refusal — minor key, the bouzouki now mournful] Ui pia: venge se ve He said: walk out with me Ve pia: ce I said: no Ui pia: trea chirsi He said: the road is free Ve pia: ce I already know [Danielo's letter — spoken over the slow doumbek] Bevvi ve iesce fo niéndo: Nassugo mo scu cro Ce assa chértă My brother's voice across the water: Choose what you desire Don't promise wounds [The bouzouki returns — but minor now, the same riff darkened] Sculche ve bela Salt on my skin Elve ve ieglii Light where I've been Le scada apre But dawn will rise E ve ce ven
