Moses' Deeds -IV

So when the  child was grown  up, delivered
He was to Pharao’s  daughter ,   who paid her
to have nursed him; and was adopted
Like a  a son and called Wight a name Mosès,
“Which for Egyptian’s language “- she said-
“it signifies saved out of water!”
She had for that  child a  maternal affection
Though he  would be a hero  for Jewish’ salvation!


If you want to know  the history’s end
Go to the Bible  Second Book   and read
 of the ten sores that to Ramsès God will  send
and how  the Jewish prisoners fled
free ; and how  the calf that in the sand
the ungrateful worship of God instead!
I want to remember to my reader
That there he finds all better and greater!

The End

The Last Moon - 4

Fourth  SCENE

(Rumisu is alone on the Throne. The Nakigia’s soldiers will come to take him away)

First soldier of  Nakigia

-         Rumisu! The sun is sinking down!

Second Soldier of Nakigia

-         And your mother Nakigia is waiting for you!!!

Exeunt

 

                                  FITH SCENE

 (The King Gonario, in  form of a ghost,  appears on stage and solemnly recite   the song of Akinta Qamar. It encloses the very meaning of the drama and will continue until the closing of the curtain.

  AKINTA QAMAR’S Song

Do not forget my sons

 Those ancient laws

That came long time ago from the sea

And of your mothers

Who rest under the grass!

Go, go, go

Go and love each others

Sons of the Earth

Where women

Are free to love anyone

And men

Do not want to master them!

The waters of the sources

Of the Earth

Have done a long march

Through the subterranean veins:

the water itself it’s only

the visible part.

The same thing happens with the men

 When they are born:

they are only the visible part

which we can see

of our ancestors!

 Do not forget my sons

 Those ancient laws

That came long time ago from the sea

And of your mothers

Who rest under the grass!

Sixth Scene

All the People celebrate the victory of love over the hate with the dance of the Last Moon!

The End

Moses' Deeds - III

Meanwhile the child’s sister , watching not seen
comes out to say if a Jewish milk breast
Was needed as a nursey by the queen!
She answered: “Go, go quick that I insist!
I ‘ll pay  for the fees  the nursery being
Any sum she may ask not on the least!
That’s the way a mother in lack
At her breast her child can nourish back!

The stonefire's island

It's a 2.000 village inhabitants in the east of Sardinia; its name "Perdasdefogu", which reminds on its roots the ancient spanish conquerors who called it "Pierdas de fuego", means "Stones of fire".

And Sardinia it's a land of stones: the megalitic culture has left a great print all over Sardinia which praisies the rest of 30.000 nuraghes (7.000 of them still erected); giant's coffins, fairytale houses, and on therir ruines, after millennia of civilisation, you can easily find the rest of Phenician's and Roman's domination, with imponent cities on the strategic coast skyline and even a roman amphetheatre of the II century in the centre of Cagliari, the capital of Sardinia. And after the Romans, fierce enemies of unbendable ancient nuragic people, the decline, mostly in the second millennium A.D. with the Spanish and the italian Savoia.

Thera also the singing stones (but that's another story which deserves another post).

And there are the living stones: the Melises (see the link below for detailed newyork's report).

The Melises are stronger than stones: they have deserved a place in the world's guiness of record. The Melises are a family of nin siblings who sum up 825 years all together: the oldest being 105 year old; the youngest being 79 year old.

The american papers underlines the lackness of work making a great contrast with the capacity of living so long.

Also this is another story. I can only say that sardinian people are too much fatalist.

And  if they  will find the way to remember that their ancestors were so strong to be able to built such imponent and majestic buildings as the nuraghes, they are easily sorting out of all economic and financial  crisis. It would enough to value their culture and to organize the international tourism after that (not only after the three months sea season).

But that a hard way to be found.

Read more on this:
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/18/world/europe/celebrating-the-elderly-with-a-nervous-eye-on-the-future.html?ref=world&_r=2&

The Last Moon - 3

 Third Scene

  RUMISU’s Song

In the Gonare’s throne

Dead twenty years ago

Took seat Itzocare

Instead of my mother

But now the truth

Has to come up

For I’m grow up

And there is now whom is

going to advice me!

People of Nure

I’m going to claim

The scepter belonged

To my father Gonario

And who doesn’t agree

Must know that even up there

As we have heard just now from Bithia

The Moon is not waiting anymore.

 (The two cousins will fight for a few minutes, according to pre-established movements of fighting "Istrumpas (a sort of closer, harder wrestling)". Each phase of the fight will be accompanied by the cries of those present   forming  two factions: one for Damasu, the other in favour of Rumisu. The  struggle ends with Rumisu who sits on the Damasu’s body . As a sign of victory Rumisu shall lift the hands up while still sits on the opponent defeated. The people and all those present, except for close allies of Itzoccar and Anù, will applaud the new King Rumisu!)

Voices  from the crowd

-         Long life for Rumisu!

Voices  from the soldiers

-         Our Gods save  Gonario’s Son!!!

-          

Other  voices

-         Long life for the king of  Nure!

Rumisu (will silence all with a nod of autocracy and hand will lie to her uncle Itzoccar, ripping his stick of command and his mantle; will wear the cloak and then by challenging the stick between new cheers. Rumisu will quiet  all as above )

-         Might the peace be back at Nure for ever. Our command will be based on the ancient laws of our fathers!

Aristea (occupying the centre of the scene)

-         No, Rumisu! Just for those ancient laws I’m in love with Iolao! (Iolao joins Aristea ). I’m not in love with you, nor I love Damasu. Women are not presents to be gained by means of wars like mantels or scepters. Women are  preys of  love.!!!!!!

The Last Moon - 2

SECOND SCENE

 The foresaid and Bithia. This scene is characterized by the singing of Bithia, with means of a solemn rituals in her movements altogether with the four vestals.

Song of  BITHIA

Our great fathers

Appearing  on my dreams

Fore say troubles

For the unpalatable people

And there is Gonario

Who is still regretting

His beloved wife

Left alone on the Earth

But now the moon

For the last time

Is going to obscure the sun

For its own reasons!

No weddings, no sons

Don’t try to obtain

Until when the stars

Will oppose to you

Our great fathers

Appearing  on my dreams

Fore say troubles

For the unpalatable people

(While Bithia, always in trance, will start to the exit of the scene, by the people come forth voices of protest)

Nakigia

         - Has anybody heard? The stars make opposition to any kind of weddings!!!

Damasu (parting  from the Group of noble and then showing his weapons will seek to harangue the people against Nakigia and Bithia’s prophecies)

         - Our King and our Majors are more important than the stars. Men of  Nure,   are we or are the women on charge here???

Elki (running close to Damasu)

         - The King’s son is right!  The Moon’s Gods are very far, behind the sea! In  Nure has come the time for the men to take on the command!

Anù

         - Long life for the king Itzocar and for the men of Nure!

(from the crowd  someone joins the cries of Anù. But Rumisu, with a cry of rage,   occupies the center of the stage, shutting everyone up ).

Rumisu

         - People of  Nure! Listen to me!!! If are the men on charge, and the king himself, then I’ll tell you that I’m the true king!!!!

Itzocar

         - You???

Rumisu

         - Certainly! Just me, the  Gonario’s son!!!

Damasu

         - And then, leave off the ground. This is a matter for men!

(Everybody will leave the center stage in two contenders! Rumisu will sing his song  and immediately after the two cousins will fight  together)