twoblueviolets

This is the opening sequence/prologue to my Orpheus and Eurydice rewrite (partially inspired by Hadestown with the tracks and all but I have never seen the musical) in 1860s cowboy Texas!

Forever viridescent under a simple golden hue

Grass and trees and beautiful clouds that shape our world anew

Iridescent skies, viridescent earth, oh what a sunrise

I dream about you still,  
do you dream of me? 

It is no grand affair, these dreams 
not of your smile, your hands, your kindness 

your cruelty 

I remember when I fell in love with eagles and oak trees, 
with green grass, warm summers, and fireworks. 

I fell in love with what now is brushwood for a fire 
that red white and blue decided to ignite. 

Why does Ophelia look so calm?

Calm in calamity, peaceful in perishing 

Why does she look so calm?

She died in a fit, she died in anger

Quand j'étais petite j'aimais ma mère, 
mais maintenant j'adore la langue de ma mere.

Elle parle Français. Moi, je parle anglais
Je fais semblant je ne parle pas Français alors 
elle ne parle pas avec moi