Blues

I. Drinking Song of Earth disasters

( Tenor )

That wine glasses zlachenyh ,
But drink wait until sing a song .
That song of sorrow, as laughter ,
Resound in your mind .

Times sorrow close ,
Empty all sadochkah heart ,
Wither like a leaf , all the joy ,
Song silent.

Grimly in this life,
Death awaits us .
Hozyain2 home ,
In the basement there is a fairly
The golden wine.
Here I apply this lute !
Play the lute
And touching the bowl -
very suitable
It's one to the other!

If a glass of wine
Time taken,
It is worth any kingdom
In the universe.

Grimly in this life,
Death awaits us .

And the sky - forever blue , mother earth as
Strong for a long time and the color will spring.
You mortal brother , how long are you staying?
Barely a hundred years into the fun you
Given this nonsense Let our life !
Look there : the moon there, between the graves ,
Horrible ghost sitting hunched .
Howling monkey announce
( Do you hear ?) This sweet life air.
That time has come to take the wine glasses
And dry them all at once to the bottom.
Grimly in this life, death is waiting for us !

The first part - " Drinking Song of the sorrows of the earth " with lyrics by Lee Bo - impermanence and transience devoted to human existence. Opens part piercing fanfare . It seems that suddenly exploded curtain and the audience witnessed the action long after it is happening. Whoops violins and woodwind voices precede entry :
That wine glasses zlachenyh ,
But drink wait until sing a song .

Melody excited. It is often interrupted by pauses , during which sound equally expressive theme solo instruments . Their parties with equal voice, and interwoven , create an expressive musical fabric . The first stanza ends with a mournful refrain:
Grimly in this life,
Death awaits us .

The next verse is even more tense , and the third is reached tragic culmination . Appears eerie image of monkeys howling at the graves . Heightened chromatic and high register vocal , frenzied passages violins, shrill cries of brass, woodwind tremolo . Again sadly words of concluding the first part :
That time has come to take the wine glasses
And dry them all at once to the bottom.
Grimly in this life,
Death awaits us .