
Excerpt from the libretto of the opera "Rain of Fire", Act 1: Lyrics: Woman (in pain, trembling): Neither a bird in a cage, nor a jewel in thy hand. Woman: I am but a timid young sprout growing from a decaying old tree. Woman: Bred from pestilence, a tyrant forced me to down cruel wine. Woman: As I grow in the freezing rain, his doctrine orders me to bloom false flowers. Woman: Ah, I groan, I howl. I am burned by a suffocating fire; I am minced into pieces by axes, by swords. Woman: Ah, I pray, I lust. I seek a power to save me, to break me free — Let my life's will be surrendered to the miraculous. Woman (sobbing): When will I feel thy breath, O god that I so long for?
Excerpt from the libretto of the opera "Rain of Fire", Act 2: Man (violently and viciously): I am the master of the land, the apex of order, the king of the herd. Man: The timid beastess be my feed; the unruly cubs be my sport. Man: They will tremble, they will worship, they will lick my fingers meek! Woman (gloomily): Thou art but a clown in a crumbling castle; thou art the king of rats in a narrow field of poppies. Man (bellowing): Beasts that covet my authority will only be trampled by me! Man: Shredding apart the escaping beastess, feeding her to arrogant cubs — who dares offend my glory? Woman (sneering): Twisted monster, disgusting insect; this be thy end. Woman: Behold the dark night's rain quenching the castle's flame, filling the fields of flowers with the fragrance of vengeance... Man (shrieking): Curse you, curse you! Wretched cubs, how can this be?! The sole king of the harbor should be I! Woman (smiling): Perish, be silenced, and become my puppet. I shall share with my god, the flesh and blood I be forced to eat!
Excerpt from the libretto of the opera "Rain of Fire", Act 3: Monster (mysterious and gentle): Ah, welcome, welcome. I am a messenger, a beacon, and I lead the worthy to bathe in glory. Monster: Welcome, new member. In this brilliant burning rain, let us follow our god's breath and set off for a new Elysium. Woman (delighted, longingly): Thou art the one who lent me strength. Monster: Nay, nay, that was thy own light all along. Woman: Thou will lead me to our god. Monster: Yes, yes... this nightly rain will be the final ablution. Monster: Thy weakness, distress, and pain shall be buried by this flaming rain!










































