Jope Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 Here's some music I wrote for a theatre performance. The play Der Weltuntergang (The End of the World) was written by Jura Soyfer in the 1930s, but most of its story could take place at any time: The sun has noticed the harmony in space is disturbed because something is wrong about the earth - the moon reports the earth is stricken by humans. The sun and the planets decide to send Konrad the comet to earth in order to free it from all humans. On the earth, professor Guck who watched the comet approaching earth tries to warn people and to attract support for his idea to build a machine that will deflect the comet before it will hit the earth, but nobody listens, everybody is tied to their own business or their personal struggle for survival - Guck grows desperate. Finally when Konrad takes a close look at the earth he decides not to collide with it. Back in space the planets call him to account and Konrad brings in he fell in love with the earth - he speaks The Song of the Earth. The words are in German - here's a translation (without the rhymes, though): Closely, more closely than you can understand I have seen the earth I saw it coated by golden grain Shaded by bomber aeroplanes And full of machines's noises I saw it studded with radio stations That were spreading waves of lies and hate I saw it impoverished, lice-ridden - and blessed With immense wealth Full of hunger and bread is this earth Full of life and death is this earth Limitlessly poor and rich Blessed and condemned is this earth Blazing by beauty is this earth And its future is splendid and great! Close, much closer than you can understand This future is on the doorstep I saw it growing between the seeds Wiping away the shadow from the earth's face And longing for the stars I know between all radio stations there will fly News about earth's reconvalescence The earth, rescued and delighted, will then revel in limitless wealth Full of hunger and bread is this earth Full of life and death is this earth Limitlessly poor and rich Blessed and condemned is this earth Blazing by beauty is this earth And its future is splendid and great! Well, humankind is undeservedly lucky in this play... Mostly undeservedly. So shouldn't we be happy we are still here? I think so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jope Posted February 18, 2017 Author Share Posted February 18, 2017 Just added the Telegrafenchanson from the same play. It's about how the news rush around the world through electric networks, the latest news being the message of the imminent impact of a comet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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