The Last Moon

The drama, originally written in Sardinian language, now is bilingual, being translated into English by the same author.
It has its roots in the megalithic culture of the Mediterranean sea, halfway between the history and miths of the island of Sardinia That' s the plot: Over the tribe of Nure reigns Itzocar, who rose in command twenty years before, when his brother Gonario, suddenly died.
In so doing Itzocar has however willfully ignored the rules regarding the succession imposed by ancient tradition , who foresaw the Regency of Gonario’s widow, Nakigia, at least until the grown age of his son Rumisu, still a child at the time of death of the king Gonario.
Trying to legitimize and strengthen the usurped power Itzocar and authoritative Anù, Member of the Council of elders of Nure, combine a double marriage: Damasu, designed by his father Itzocar to succeed him on the throne, will marry Aristea (who is daughter to deceased King's sister, Alàshia), while Elki, son of Anù will marry Gula (daughter of Itzocar).
But Nakigia, widow to Gonario, who is contrary to weddings, invited to depose the gifts on behalf of Anù, invites the nobles, priests and the people waiting for the awakening of Bithia Priestess ( mother of Iolaus), who has been doing the rite of incubation, waiting for a forseen dream, to refuse the wedding at least until Bithia’s reveil.
Rumisu, son to deceased King Gonario and to Nakigia , aims to remove Uncle Itzocar in the command , feeling empowered.
While Nakigia exposes his call to wait, Bithia awakens and describes his dream of doom: a Sun swallowed by the Moon(Song of Bitia).
Immediately after bursts on the scene Rumisu accusing Uncle Itzocar to have usurped the command (song of Rumisu).
At the end of Rumisu’s song, Damasu enters in defense of his father Itzocar.
The two men fight hand-to-hand.
The winner will be Rumisu. The loser Damasu abandons the village.
Rumisu, ripped the stick and the mantle from his uncle Itzocar, that will follow with his wife Irìsa the defeated son, sits on the throne and invites Aristea to join him at his side.
But Iolaus and Aristea announce their love. And while the people and the guards, let the two lovers pass by, sadly Rumisu will leave the scene defeated by his own lust for power.
The ghost of King Gonario appears to underline the right rules with the song of Akinta Kamar.
When Gonario goes out of scene, all the people will dance, celebrating the Last Moon, before the sun takes over the power for ever. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07ZY8XCS6

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

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&