Strange Day, See the Clash of Heart and Reason... (Scene III) Lyrics

SCENE THREE

DOROTHEA
Strange day, see the clash of heart and reason
Bliss I should find on this day of jolly
Instead I feel like confined to prison
Proper life? It's nothing but a folly
No bonds I feel with values deemed worthwhile
With fellow folk no solidarity
From daylight's meet trifles I choose exile
Moon, my dear friend in solidarity
My heart longs to bathe in thy radiant dew
But where from come thoughts making me estranged
From this life I have to bitterly chew?
In the crowd I'm alone, am I deranged?
Pious and wise alike sing the barren tale
Should I turn to magic if all else fail?

(A young Gypsy girl approaches Dorothea)

JAELLE
Those pretty eyes, proud yet filled with distress
Surely they hide wild secret fire
To be quenched by night's soft caress

DOROTHEA
Ha! You serve that old witch from the mire
Good folk says so about your dark mistress
Who tells maidens whatever they desire

JAELLE
Come with me, have no sneer, consult with her
Maybe you'll find her wisdom true and fair?

DOROTHEA
'Tis bout not sneer what in my voice you hear
Doubts that someone should mute, let's go then, dear!

(Jaelle shows Dorothea to a small, richly decorated tent, Dorothea enters and meets the Gypsy wise woman)

VADOMA
Come, Tshilaba, come closer, and don't spurn
Truths that lay hidden in the stars that burn
By many ways the fate itself reveals
Fiery is the lust thy soul conceals
Suppressed deeply in the mundane slumber
Yearning to tear this thin veil asunder
Be not surprised, child, my cards do not lie
I see through your spirit that wants to fly
And learn secrets, that'll make come true your dreams

DOROTHEA
Reason writhes in alert but my heart screams
In longing for passions untamed and strange
My risk, show me how my fate I can change

VADOMA
Old wisdom can shape anew thy life's course
But be warned! Knowledge often means sorrow
It can drive mad, the mere glimpse of that force
But if you dare - come again tomorrow

(Dorothea leaves the place)