The Rainbow (Augusta Ada Byron)

[campfire, quiet chatter] (shhh) [improvised english harp prelude] [musician group counts in quietly] (one, two three) [Blunt Stradivarius Violin Plays fast melody] [victorian violin, harp, bedouin percussion join in ] Bow down in hope, in thanks, all ye who mourn;— Where'in that peerless arche of radiant hues Surpassing earthly tints,—the storm subdues! [bedouin flute, violin duet/interplay] Of nature's strife and tears 'tis heaven-born, [Dancers begin dance as rhythm increases] To soothe the sad, the sinning, and forlorn; [tunisian ensemble joins music crescendo] A lovely loving token to infuse The hope, the faith, that pow'r divine endures [virtuoso stradivarius blunt solo & riff] With latent good the woes by which we're torn.— 'Tis like a sweet repentance of the skies, To beckon all by sense of sin opprest,— Revealing harmony from tears and sighs! [victorian classical section] A pledge:—that deep implanted in the breast A hidden light may burn that never dies, [music builds to a climax] But bursts thro' clouds in purest hues exprest! [final interplay and amazing violin solo] [family and guests clap and cheer] [horses bray in distance] [crickets can be heard during fade out]