second part Lucifer

 
L U C I F E R
                    3rd stage
                                    sunrise on the right
                                    star sky on the left
 
778 - 839 skipped
 
840
Luciferists, marching, dancing like American Baptists 19th century:
                                              
          Oh brothers, asking what went wrong
          It 's Gabriel coming along
          He 's trumpeting a strange command:
          to slave for Earth on its demand
 
          Did we wrong, did we cheat, did we fail
          that such dust, that such junk, that such tail
          gets God's eye, gets us sunk, gets the hail?
 
          Nominated only recently
          as pillars firm. And decently to
          God's court we serve
          But not valid seems our contract
          Our Creator lessens contact
          This disturbs our nerve
 
          Angels, there's no longer sunshine in our life
          Adam's triumph equals a flower cutting knife
          Why are former rights now suddenly denied
          Gone 's our future, morning generates a night
 
Chorus:
              Are you upset?
              Upset on Gabri's message?
              Upset at God's decisions?
 
This looks like madness
Who dares criticize God,
who thinks himself in a situation to have
negative comment on the orders from above?
We are bound to respect what God makes law
as He is just to do so and has to be
glorified for it
Protest means breaking the seal of the Highest One
Obeyance pleases the Lord of the Cosmic
Empire more than music on your instruments, even
sound it almost devine, more than gifts of sweet
odour on your altars
You are not created to rule. Then be not so
proud and not concerned on your status
Please, fellow brothers, stop your complaining
and be willing to accept the weight
of the Supreme Command
 
874
Luciferists:
                  You had better say
                  the weight of erring ants

Chorus:
               If God arranges it thus
               you have to go their way

Luciferists:
                   Give us reason and explanation
                   that we will become of second rank
Chorus:
               Your impatience is hurting

Luciferists:
                   But our spirit is harmed
                   We hold to the rights that were granted us
 
Chorus:
               What is god
               always will be above that
 
skipped  882 - 926  +  928, 929
 
927
Apollion:
              Change in God's will is cause of present tumult
 
930
Belial:
           Equal distribution of God's good things
           would fit best to the Upper Ruler
 
skipped   931  +  932
 
933
Chorus:
              The breathing beings should thank Him
              who in diversity creates
              If some are thick and others slim
              that not be subject of debates
 
              One Power all has sorted out
              made not the composition grey
              but called for voices soft and loud
              directed each to have own way
 
              The turqoise shouldn't ressemble jade
              and odours not all please the nose
              Some stars stay brilliant, others fade
              Are n't multicoloured man and rose?
 
              Disturb variety is bad
              Who wants to surely can be missed
              It even holds for gay and sad
              Both pain and luck are to be fished
 
955 - 1030 skipped
 
1031:
Luciferists:
                  The youngest born steals the crown and the blessing
                 The oldest one is sent away with empty hands
                He is marked a slave by the Divine
               Majesty in response on his obediance,
                    his love, his loyalty
 
 That sparks anger
that calls for revenge
that raises justified hate
towards man who should be
drowned in his own blood
before he attacks and overruns the
position of us, angels
and gets us move in fear of his whip
Is n't he already practizing with the animals
down there below?
 
Lord Beelzebub, find us a leader who prevents
our fall, we are ready to follow the
banner that symbolizes our rights
 
1046  skip  1291
 
Chorus:
              It now has come
              that angeldom
              is split apart
              forgot its start
 
              A sword in hand
              stands up each band
              But there 's no gain
              by brothers slain
 
              To chaide is none
              concile be done
              Tumult and toil
              the Reighn will spoil
              Oh, sons of State
              why choose such fate
 
1306
The schism renders the Angels people wandering.
Their visions get blinded from uncertainty that rises with the cry for steadiness and secure positions in a changing world.
God, their beakon is out of sight and tribulation on its way. Union must give in for personal success.
Their wealth in the magnificent heaven suppressed old feelings of happiness that were generated by partaking in community. Then greed got its chance. Greed as a seed of war in these thus far so peaceful skies plenty of royal gifts.
 
1320
          All that greed will take
          is of little sake
          though it sets on fire
          nation and empire
          But it burns the soul
          turning things to foul
          Ain't there a protector
          acting as corrector?
 
1330  - 1381  skipped
 
1382
Michael:
               Uriel, bring me the lightning,
               my harnass, helm and shield;
               unroll God's flag
               Blow the horn, awake the regiments
 
         Take weapon, all God's soldiers
         and hurry to your posts and man the flights
 
Gabriel:
              The harness fits you
              like you were born to it
              Here comes the banner with God's name
              that promises you victory
 
              Here come the lieftenants, sworn
              to the banner
              Be courageous General Michael, you will
              conduct a righteous war
 
1398  +  1399  skipped
 
                    other side of the stage
1400
Lucifer:
              Our army, is it ready?
1401
Beelzebub:
                  It wants to attack
                  And under your leadership destroy
                  Michael's forces
1403
Luciferists:
                    We wait for your order, Lucifer
                    Then we'll deploy our wings and raise our arms
                    We'll sweep away the air from under the enemy wings and when he falls
                    we'll catch him in chains
 
Lucifer:
              How many are we?
1408
Beelzebub:
                  Our number is growing, from all sides and spheres
                  reinforcement is coming in to form a mass of blinking steel
                  I think one third of heaven's population has chosen our side already, if not half
                  Michael's wave is ebbing. From all hierarchies Cherubins, Archangels,
                  Seraphins turn their back to Michael
                  And down on Earth the green of Paradise is loosing colour like
                  autumn is ahead with its decay
                  Above the heads a dark cloud has constituted
                  a sure sign that indicates our advantage
                  The Luciferists have to make a start only
                  to get the crown on their head
1423
Lucifer:
              That sounds better to me than Gabriel's trumpet
              Listen all ye brave to what we have to say
              In short: You know how far we are yet
              We have protested openly and clearly
              We have disapproved the measure of the Head of heaven
              We have committed ourselves to maintain our position
              and to submit not
              We thus resist and it would be foolish
              to think that the other side will
              do as if nothing has passed
              What we have done and are up to is not cause for amnesty
              So nothing rests but to assemble power
              and without looking back defend our banner
              under my leadership. Till we reach
              a free State of Angels after harsh battle
1436
              May come what is due,
              just be couragious in unsad mood
 
              Our souls are made of eternal stuff
              that even almighty power cannot destroy
 
              If you march eagerly and use your strength
              in the collission with the enemy army
              and will be triumphant
              then tiranny will disappear
              to make place for a free state
              A Free State in which Adam nor his sons will bind you
              with a necklace to labour for them
              If you follow me as Head of your liberation movement
              that knows not of an everlasting copperstrong and heavy juich
              then repeat unanimously and in harmony
              the oath to the Morning Star
1451
Luciferists:
                   We swear both to God and Lucifer
1452
Beelzebub:
                   Attention, there comes Rafael from Above
      
          He is upset and full of pity
       He holds a white flag and wants to mediate
             in order to save your heads
1455
Rafael:
              Governor, spokesman of the Divine Authority
           What swept you from the trail of obedience
          Are you to oppose the Creator
           who made you as you are,
           so splendid in all respects
              Did you open your mind to doubt,
         is your loyalty no longer guaranteed?
 
                     I hope not so but I am desolate
                     and while embracing you my face is
                     whiter than pale
Lucifer:
              Honest, just Rafael!
Rafael:
             My joy, my desire, please hear to me
Lucifer:
              Speak, anytime and on anything
Rafael:
             Be gentle, Lucifer, take care of yourself
             and do not put on a harness against me
1465
                  For your sake tears prop up in my eyes
                  I come with medicine for the evil that has
                  overtaken you, with ointment of mercy
                  from God who put you on the  governor's seat
                  What madness is it that brings you out of senses?
                  You, who was crowned with unequalled gifts of beauty,
                  wisdom and popularity
                  And had none shortage of diamonds, gold or the scepter
 
Would you forsake your loyalty and throw your honour and your authority
to become companion of dragoon and griffion?
Throw away that rebel banner, put off that harnass and lay down the ax
Put down, put down the arms and fold your wings before God
takes away the cushion of your throne
and you fall down to where is misery,
death, dispair and not ending repent
 
1512
Lucifer:
                        Dear Rafael
                    I deserve neither threat nor anger
My heroes are sworn in to God and Lucifer
No matter what is said I fight
to maintain the divine Declaration
as it was before Adam saw daylight and the sun awakened his paradise
No man will sit on angels' shoulders
No angel will be man's footbank
His neck will not wear the slave band
unless we're kicked out of heaven
I stand for this holy justice. I am urged to
by thousands of complaining tongues
Go and report this to the Father
whom I serve
 
1532
Rafael:
            Oh Governor, do not try to give your thoughts a cover up
            Do not deny your aim which is feeding your greed
            Your talking makes it appear even more horrible. I am stunned
            Oh Morning Star that got lost, you cannot
            cheat God who knows everything
 
1540
Lucifer:
              What greed. Was I somewhere short to fullfill my duty?
Rafael:
             What 's in your heart going round?
             "I want to climb the top, nevertheless
             the clouds, and there be an equal of God
             All will be dependent on me
             and I will choose how to distribute  the
             good things or withhold those"
         Cover your face and bow. Avoid to strive for more power
 
Lucifer:
               How do you mean. Is n't it me the Governor?
 
Rafael:
              You are, in the name of God
 
Lucifer:
                And how long? Till king Adam puts us aside?
 
Rafael:
               If the Supreme Ruler wants to give him power
               then let it be
1561
Lucifer:      That is an invitation to sharpen this ax
 
Rafael:
               for your own neck. Reckless you are!
 
           Think of where we are. In heaven
           envy, hatred, greed and proudness cannot exist
           Need not simulate that something else is at stage. I would like to
           hide these shameful things
           but I cannot
           Lucifer, where has gone your aura

Lucifer:
              My aura has been given to Adam
              I am no longer the heir
 
skip  1572  -  1582
 
If only men and angels were given the same status
That would have been bearable
But now the flame of rebellion is unleased
To keep man off is to resist God
How can God's heart be called big
when He humiliates the one He gave the
biggest scepter. When He robs one's fine well-being
 
     It is taking away the chair where one
wants to repose in his rightfull seat
Better were it not to have lived at all
Not to be surpasses rejection a thousand times
The shade doesn't know the sun and does
not miss her warmth but what was
enlighted and then looses must be called damned
 
Rafael:
             Stick to your job and task
             Why fortify yourself with iron?
 
Lucifer:
              The iron is for defense
              We only want to be free, is such not allowed to us?
1610
Rafael:
             Victory in civil war is not victorious
            It is lamentabel when brothers are overwon
           For our sake, for God's and because
           of His punishment, oh, please Governor,
           make your regiments retreat
                Michael's army is nearing already
                So stop your mad campaign
1622
Lucifer:
               What use in that
                      Even if one thinks it over and over
       there is no door to conciliation
 
Rafael:
              I assure you, I'll be hostage
 
Lucifer:
               To darken the Morning Star
               To dwindle and see my enemies
                      take possession of my office!
 
Rafael:
              Lucifer!, fuck off, I see
               hell longing for you. Will you,
          the most perfect of all God's creatures,
          be a voluntary prey of eternal fire?
            God forbid! Please, I beg you
1634 
Lucifer:
                I don't know if any creature
               was ever such a looser as I am
             On one side there is faint hope,
             on the other terror frightens
             To win is most difficult
             to be beaten seems likely
        It is a hazard to go into battle when
          Gods banner is on the other side 
1638
            How far away we are now from our duty
Quarreling and trying to change the law
Hurting the majesty of our rich Father
   and devalue His blessings
 
                           I am rebellious towards my Creator
                           How can I make that all right?
                           No, we have gone too far. Things cannot
                           be made undone. What should we do?
                           What advise should be followed?
                           There 's no time left. There 's left only a moment
                           of time which is not sufficient when the
                           question regards salvation
                           or be damned
 
                           It 's too late, minor punishment for what we
                           did has no solid ground
                           Hope is gone. I hear the trumpet
1656
Apollion:
                Lord Governor  There 's no time for reflection
              General Michael is coming with his regiments
             We must take our positions and attack
            The battle will be ours
 
Lucifer:
               You speak too early
              Battle and war are serious business
 
Apollion:
                 Michael looked frightened
                We are in the mood to destroy
 
Lucifer:
               Follow the banner
 
1670
Rafael:
                   He was not so sure anymore
                  Now despair takes him at hand
                 The Archangel brings himself and all his people
                to misery
                     Never again he will be allowed to appear in the joyful palace
                 unless Divinity's heart speaks
                     Prayer may break a heart of diamond stone
1678
            Our Father who prefers the way
            of kneeling down and silent pray
            above all gold and songs on tray
            Thy creature though with harsh mischief
            comes near in trust and with belief
            to lay before Thee joy and grief
 
            Thou has watched this Morning Star
            who climbed so proud the warrior car
            For greed he 's blind, now high and far
            he wants to be with God at par
 
            Retain him from his fall
            and stop who heard his call
            to rule and conquer all
            as if our size 's not small
1696
                 Be merciful and quit
                 this Lucifer whose wit
                 is to be crowned
                 while Thou art downed
 
                 Oh Lord do not permit
                 that such fine soul stays split
                 but cure his mind
                 Thine heart he find'
 
1708  -  1940   skipped
 
 
                             4th act,  epilogue
                                                           in spotlight
 
1710  -1940   skipped, but projected on screen a resumé:
 
Lucifer mounted on his warrior car
of gold metal with the wheels sed with red precious stones
A lion and a dragoon draw Lucifer's car
to the middle of his army which was
positioned in the form of the rising moon/of a rocket
The lion roared and teared
The dragoon spit fire and smog
while beside the car Hydra shot out its
tongue filled with poison
and Lucifer raised the ax to cut down
the banner with God's name, that went in
front of Michael's army, positioned in a triangle
Then lightning strikes Lucifer
who tumbles backward out of
his car that is smashed into a thousand pieces
and with it sink the half moon/terror spreading soldiers
 
            (note: In the author's  time the Turks went for Vienna)
1941
Uriel:
           When noon has gone and evil night comes near
           the sun sinks down, its golden rays then disappear
           Alike while tumbling glamour has quit Lucifer;
           his skin turns red, the hairs to rotten fur
 
           That once mild face gives way to frightning jaws
           Caressed the hands so kindly? Now they 'r steel proof claws
           Where once the stern spread sympathy stiff horns grow out
           The diadem is lost and mud with tar is caught
 
           Inside with curses, shameless and destructive
           the character to death becomes productive
           Living the life for sake of have and get
           the senses spoil and cheat as one is far from God
1962
Rafael:
             It is the consequence of reaching to the crown of God
             How went Apollion?
Uriel:
           When he saw that the tide was not favourable
he fled. He fled when the Morning Star went down. And everybody fled
Lightning and thunder rolled over them
and turned them into monsters. They ran
They were hunted downward
It was a shower raining fallen angels, clearing the sky
How sweet to our ears was the sound of this rain
They ebbed down for our flood powered by God
We marched on and hit and did away
what was left, what was not hurrying enough in flight
Wildly, bereft of angel body and heading for hell
they barked, and roared and shouted
and cried outrageous in disgust of hell's features
 
I hear triumphant Michael who comes to show the victory
The chorus greet him with music and singing
Harp and trumpet announce his parade
Green leaves are spread out on the road while the
flute is playing a heavenly melody
 
1982
Chorus:
              Blessed be the hero
              who counters evil might
              stops it in flight, dares feroce fight, stands for what 's right
              and kicks the bandits out of sight
 
              Michael managed
              to keep God's banner high
              Though they were sly, stuck to their ly, went for the try
              Now all are sent to hell and fry
 
              Justice yields honour
              For peace it is a must
              Only what 's just  values for trust, tops upon lust
              though mercy creates beauty's crust
 
              Sing all ye angels
              disharmony has gone
              Each echelon  thanks for what 's done, praise in bon ton
              It 's God who fought for us and won
2002
Michael:
                Praise to God; heaven's state has changed. The enemy is slain;
his banner conquered. The star on the morning sky has a new master as well as many
others that twinkle like clapping the hands, jubilant of the triumph and giving testimony
that misbehaviour nor greed, which cause rebellious state of mind,
can last
 
Not anymore a mist of brutal ungratefulness will dim the light and brilliance
coming from His Majesty, the Creator of all things and
beings, natures and capacities
 
The enemies tremble and wander into utmost lowness, horribly deformed
That 's the way it ends for those who storm the throne
 
2018
Chorus:
             That 's the way it ends for those who storm the throne
             and try to punish man in whom God's soul is shown
 
2020
Gabriel:
                        Woe, Woe, Woe, how things have turned
                    Why feasting! The triumph is in vain
                       No use to show triumphantly the conquered banner,
                       the enemy's conquered banner
Michael:
                What do you say, Gabriel?
Gabriel:
                Nothing but that Adam has fallen
                The father, the root of the human race
                has been brought down in a most miserable way
                and without a moment of respite
                His position is perfectly horizontal now
Michael:
                Such is thunder in my ears
                My heart is unwilling but my brain
                wants to hear about this defeat
                That dedainful Lucifer has
                mixed in with Earth, has n't he?
2029
Gabriel:
              After the battle he gathered the remnants,
adressing himself first to the
lieftenants among his followers,
though these disgust each other now
for what they look like
He called for revenge and said:
"You, who so proudly did your best for our just cause
and have suffered such dammage;
it is time now to put hate towards heaven
as that stays to its preference for the human race
Catch this race in its craddle, before it becomes strong
and will take possession of its heritage
My aim is to spoil Adam's future and that of his children
I know how to saddle him up with such heavy
breaking of law that body and mind will be poisoned
and he'll never be able to sit in the reserved
chair that belonged to us
Misery without end will be on Adam's trail,
hard labour and suffering, followed by death in all
the world. Nature will be disrupted and long for not-being.
I see before me already the human become
the opposite of God's image. His will, his memory,
his reasoning, the given gentleness, it all will be
affected and disfunction
 
2060
Weeping will be normal at mid-day;
from his mother's bossom he will be on the way to the mouth
of inevitable Hades
 
I will stimulate tyranny, increase it in brutality
And you my sons will be sitting
as princes in the churches, on the altars
up to the roof and take your shares
So much will it cost
my crown to Adam"
 
2070
Michael:
               Dirty, damned creature, still provoking God?
               It won't be long before we teach you another lesson
Gabriel:
               After his speech Lucifer immediately
sent Belial to obtain the fall of man
Belial knows what to do and takes the
shape of a snake, the slyest among all animals
With a few words only the snake, winding
itself around a branch of the tree of
knowledge, tackels the most innocent person,
asking:
   "Did God restrict your freedom, are you
not allowed to taste the sweet fruit of the
best amongst all trees?
Dear Eva, that cannot be so; just look
at this apple: it is glowing from gold and red
colours, inviting to taste a king's food
My sister, there's no harm in joining
enlightment, don't be afraid of wisdom
like God is familiar with. May-be God would like
to keep it all for himself and does not want
that others understand about things and play with
these as they like
I think you should eat the fruit
and I promise that you will feel much better then
and more free"
 
That 's enough to raise Eva's heartbeat
and her longing for the forbidden fruit increases
as it is offered so kindly to her eye and
her mouth, which sighs deeply
 
2094
          Then desire moves to the hand
The arm stretches out and the fingers take
So she takes and tastes and has
Adam joined, to the bewilderment
of her sprouts
Their eyes open and they see
their nakedness. They cover themselves with
leaves for they are ashamed
They feel shame and hide in the shadow
 
But don't become invisible to God
The sky darkens, is the rainbow sign of
coming plagues? They run but fear and
anxiety accompany them. Even a dropping leave frightens them
 
Chorus   talking:
                        Man shouldn't have been shaped to man, but
stay an ape
Then greed would 've been
restricted to fruit
and not evolve to a rape
of what belongs to God
 
2120
Gabriel:
              God thunders:
                                   "Adam, what have you come up to!"
But Adam says that Eva is more guilty and
Eva says that the snake is the most guiltiest
 
You know what must follow
and Uriel is sent to drive Adam and his Eve
out of Paradise
 
Yet God has a solution
and His promise is trustworthy:
 
All:
        Salvator who will crush the biting snake its head
For guilt of mankind that from seduced Adam spread
bring God's redemption in due time and then unlock
to Eva promised Greater Eden for your flock
 
We count the ages and the years, yeah day and hour
till your fine grace appears and Nature shall reflower
As then the bodies and the souls in your house dwell
and stand around the throne from where those angels fell
 

   
          
                  
 

   
    
     

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