RÍONA FÁSA ("The Feast of Victory")

[Intro - A lone tin whistle dances through the air. A Celtic harp answers. Soft female vocalise rises like the morning sun.] "Oooooo..." [The bodhrán begins. One heartbeat...Two...Then the fiddle bursts into life.] [Verse 1 - Fiddle and harp carry the melody.] Ríona vaelë! Aníra faelë! Síor enya, Caela vé! Lúmen thalan, Melin sír! Élan vaela, Fása thír! [Build - (The orchestra joins with soaring strings. Hand drums become more energetic. The choir begins clapping in rhythm.] Hey! Hey! Hey! [Chorus - Full orchestra explodes into a joyful Irish dance.] FÁSA! RÍONA! MELIN VÉ! CAELA! Hey! Hey! Lórien... Vaela... Síor mo chroí! [All voices] Hey! Hey! Hey! [Instrumental Jig - The orchestra steps back as traditional instruments take over. Fast fiddle solo. Tin whistle dancing above. Uilleann pipes answer. Bodhrán drives the rhythm. The choir laughs and claps along. Children can be heard cheering in the distance.] [Verse 2 - Everyone joins.] Élan síra! Vaela mór! An dor líneth! Anor glór! Caela! Caela! Fása vé! Melin... Melin... SÍOR! [Bridge - Music suddenly becomes majestic. French horns carry a noble melody. The choir sings long sustained harmonies. Female soprano rises above them.] Ahhhhhhh... Ooooooh... [The harp glitters beneath.] [Final Chorus - The biggest celebration imaginable. Full symphony. Massed choir. Fiddle improvising. Tin whistle soaring. The bodhrán doubles in speed. Everyone sings together.] RÍONA! RÍONA! FÁSA! FÁSA! LÓRIEN! MELIN! SÍOR MO CHROÍ!! [All voices clap.] Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! [Dance Finale - The music becomes an enormous Irish jig. Fiddle duel. Tin whistle. Uilleann pipes. Choir singing joyful "Ah-ah-ah!" Massive orchestral strings. French horns soaring. The tempo lifts even higher. The celebration grows larger and larger.] [Outro - The orchestra falls away. Only fiddle...Tin whistle...And harp remain. The female soprano smiles through the final line.] "Vaela..." [One final bodhrán strike. Silence.]