Book III — Prologue : wherein, as the tide turns from war to remembrance and the sea lies momentarily hushed beneath a bruised and waiting sky, the crew of SCARLETT SARAH gathers within her favored haven, a lawless refuge known only to those who have bled and bargained for its shelter; and wherein, by the ancient code of pirates, tankards are raised for the fallen whose names the waves still carry, blades are crossed in silent salute, and the empty places at the table are honored with rum and flame; and wherein, as grief is bound into song and laughter is sharpened by loss, new hands are called forth from shadow into firelight, sworn not by crown nor creed but by shared danger and chosen loyalty—thus are the dead remembered, the living tested, and the crew reforged, before the sea once more demands its due and the voyage of Book III is set upon its first, unforgiving course. ________________________________________ [Intro – spoken, playful] [LA LLAMA (excited, jumping on a table):] “¡Listen, sailors!” [THE CREW – cheering, clapping] [Male voice shouting – La Llama!!! Princess!!] – La Llama!!! Princess!!! [LA LLAMA – grinçante, autoritaire:] “Not a princess ¡Soy pirata ahora! hijos de pulga y culo de cabra!” [THE CREW – laughing, whistling, stomping] [THE CREW shouting – OOOH! La Llama !] “OOOH! La Llama !” ________________________________________ [Verse] I am a pirate now, oh ! hear my name! Let me shout it loud, let me stake my claim! Beatriz de Sotomayor! (LA LLAMA EN EL OCEANO!) From the Port of Wonders where the sun kissed the shore Where my father ruled fair, where my brother laughed We danced till dawn with the sea’s own craft We sang to the tide, to the salt and foam Believing the ocean had made us home ________________________________________ [Chorus] ¡Soy pirata ahora! ¡Bebo y mato! ¡Lucho, robo — y lo hago bien, carajo! Del Puerto de Maravillas al mástil escarlata Me rompieron una vez — ¡pero soy pirata ahora! ________________________________________ [Verse] One ¡día de mierda! ( shitty day ) they came ashore The Iced Men marched through my father’s door They killed the best man I ever knew My legs froze stiff — I couldn’t move The Iced hissed low: “You’re ours, my child” And I screamed back — ¡QUE SE MUERAN! ( HOOO!) ________________________________________ [Chorus] ¡Soy pirata ahora! ¡Bebo y mato! ¡Maldigo el día y mando en la noche, carajo! De palacios dorados a bandera escarlata Me rompieron una vez — ¡pero soy pirata ahora! ________________________________________ [Verse] They threw me in a cage of rust and shame Stripped my pride, forgot my name Starving bones under burning skies Steel bars singing lullabies So I sang back — through pain and thirst la libertad primero ( Freedom first! ) So I sang in dust I danced on steel Laughing through hunger Bleeding but real ________________________________________ [Chorus] ¡Soy pirata ahora! ¡Bebo y mato! ¡Devoro la vida — y la mastico despacio! De la sala de tortura al timón escarlata Me robaron mi nombre — ¡pero soy pirata ahora! [Verse] The Dark House said: “We break you to keep you safe” They tore my flesh, called me swine to my face I was dying — leaving nothing behind Till the sea sang soft inside my mind “Sing for me, child, with your final breath Sing for the Siren, Your mother in Death” So I sang in dust I danced on steel Laughing through hunger Bleeding but real _______________________________________ [Bridge] She kissed my soul with a salty tongue Said: “Find the blade where songs are sung Break the Ice, burn the Dark Your fate is light — your heart is sharp” Then BOOM (BOOM !) — the Scarlet Flag unfurled Cannon fire split the world [THE CREW shouting – SCARLETT SARAH] A storm named…. (– SCARLETT SARAH), blood and flame Beautiful terror screaming my name (Blood and Flame !) She broke the cage with a curse and grin “Welcome aboard, my love — let the song begin! Take this weapon, lift it high!” (CHEEERS !) ________________________________________ [Final Chorus] ¡Soy pirata ahora! ¡Libertad en la mano! ¡Ni hielo en mi estela, ni tirano cercano! Brindo por mi ciudad, libre y escarlata Devuélvanme mi espada — y la bandera escarlata! [Fade Outro ] “¡Pirata!” – “¡La Llama!” – “¡Libertad!” [Final hit – accordion, fiddle, full stomp] [End]
