Witches Dances

(dedicated to Thelma Zaracostas) I don’t want to lose you Even so you always Ask me to dance Witches Dances You plunge me Into a heavy sleep In strangest of visions O the loudest outbursts! Sometimes I feel so empty Some tunes of Mussorgsky’s Night on Bald Mountain Ponder in my soul Sometimes I feel so lost Some tunes of Franz Liszt’s Totentanz and Mephisto Waltz Dance in my mind Sometimes I feel so hopeless Some tunes of Honegger’s Le Demon de L’Himalaya Climb at my sense Sometimes I feel so jealous Some tunes of Paul Dukas’ The Sorcerer's Apprentice Play at my feeling Sometimes I feel so angry Some tunes of Hector Berlioz’ Songe d’une nuit de sabbat Sing in my heart Sometimes I feel so confuse Some tunes of Saint-Saëns’ Danse Macabre Whisper to my spirit In the linden trees Moans are heard In their shrouds Running and leaping O miraculous Paris! Could you set me free From this anguish And make me fearless? O majestic Moscow! Could you save me From this disastrous And make me stronger? O flamboyant Milan! Could you light me From this darkness And make me tireless? O amazing New York! Could you help me From this suffering And make me tougher? O exotic Rio de Janeiro! Could you liberate me From this torment And make me happy? O gorgeous Sydney! Could you release me From this terrible And make me confident? They all hold hands And dance in circles Oh what a beautiful night! Long live death and equality! Let’s together begin steps Make our plans come alive O Bizet’s Carmen! O Berg’s Wozzeck! Let’s together do the best Make our wishes be fulfilled O Verdi’s La Traviata! O Borodin’s Prince Igor! Let’s together chase chances And make our dreams come true O Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi! O Tchaikovsky’s Pique Dame! Let’s together welcome Up and down of life With smile and pray O Handel’s Semele! Let’s together face Bitter and sweet of love With understanding O Bellini’s Norma! Let’s together deal with Easy and hard of world With oceanic heart O Dvorak’s Rusalka! I don’t want to hate you Even so you always Ask me to show Witches Dances Blaring, rushing, scurrying words A brief, nostalgic recollection of A witches’ burlesque parody O The climactic finale! (inspired by Leos Janacek’s Music)