[Use chromatic synemmenon dorian mode with kromatik yürüyen seyir for all harmonic elements. Bassline follows strictly by doubling lead instruments in perfect fourths.] [Male Voice C - Landgraf Hermann, thuringian prince: deep, authoritative wagnerian operatic bass-baritone, straight, declamatory, virile and powerful without excess. Singer has massive respiratory power, exhibits extreme appoggio and high-energy pharyngeal resonance. Narrow ambitus, even tessitura across registers. Complete absence of whistle register, absence of flageolet register, absence of falsetto. Metallic squillo and seamless smooth legato, immaculate diction and surgical glottal closure. Sings fluently in all languages cited.] [Lyrics in german and english] [Full ensemble *including drums* joins immediately on beat 1] [Vorspiel starts with full intensity - 2 bars, full crescendo] [Vorspiel - 2 bars] [Verse 1] An angel fro the ether Hath spoken in thy stead, Yet thy sin still doth remain. These walls cannot bear thy shame Nor can the heart find strength To forgive thee such offence. [Pre-chorus] Lo and behold! Doth she plead for thy life, Yet 'tis thee who doth twist The unravelling knife Deep within Her heart. [Chorus] Thy Landgraf doth cast thee out, Yet in casting thee out, All hope nor mercy cannot be forfeit, For e'en though thy sin is immense, Man's mercy is not commensurate To the mercy of the Lord. [Vorspiel - 2 bars] [Verse 2] Go now fro hence And join the band Of pilgrims departing tomorrow From these lands didst stain By thy immeasurable disdain Of all order and propriety. [Pre-chorus] Lo and behold! An angel doth beg for thy life, Displaying the purest essence o'loe, Yet 'tis thy word and trow Defacing the very face o'loe. [Chorus] Thy Landgraf doth banish thee For the Lord's will hath been spoken: Even thy Landgraf shall follow it: Shall this sword be stayed And the word of the Lord Properly obeyed. [Instrumental bridge - Ghammaz section with taqsim - 2 bars] [Ghammaz Section - non-lexical vocalizations] * Ооооооооооооооооо... * Ооооооооооооооооо... [Vorspiel - 2 bars] [Verse 3] Angelic Elizabeth hath reminded Us of the human condition we share. Therefore, this throne cannot but spare This grievous offence. [Pre-chorus] Lo and behold! E'en a small sin Produceth unbearable grief, Yet how much doth give A sin so immense and big As the one thou didst? [Chorus] Thy Landgraf in banishing thee Hath not found the strength to forgive, Yet still holds there is hope for thee, If dost return fro thy pilgrimage With the confirmation in writ The Lord thy sin did forgive. [start fade out, slow down] [Outro] Whether hast not obtained such writ, Confirming thy change fro within, Consider not returning here, For this roof cannot bear such stain And the heavens already frown At the heaviness of the stench Having irrevocably polluted this place Once the seat of pure art and joy. [Vorspiel - 2 bars, fadeout] * Ооооооооооооооооо... * Ооооооооооооооооо... [end]