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By Yusra Al-Ayoubi
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Act One Scene Six |
Act One - Scene Six Social state of Affairs. In the parliament) Chorus The land of merchants, marines and traders In you died all free men When the merchant lifted his flag In the past and gathers wealth, Behind him was hands that manufactures The boat was liberty glory swimming on the waves, Light for humanity. Traders were traders’ Either on sea or land Our traders were freemen Brave , adventurous Today they are gamblers, Clever, ambitious Their flag is beyond the seas Their master is beyond their land Freemen by them are downtrodden Everything became for them “supply and demand” even the nation “supply and demand” Manufacturer When the profit is guaranteed Never mind if the world destroyed What shall I do for My workers and factor? Shall I shut my factory, Dismiss my workers? My wealth evaporated By lost projects No benefit for me, no supporting From the government, no defense Trader I promote consumer’s interests Shall I cross my hands and wait for you to produce? I want merchandise from anywhere Cheap and fine Your goods are not thorough enough, though dear I want to help consumers The law to me is partial Opens doors for goods To go to and fro Not to imprisons us inside a tunnel The world becomes one Our trade marines over the seas Carry prosperity, unity and peace. Manufacturer Alone you thrive and flourish Your career is selfish To whom prosperity you carried To a nation who cuts Cypress trees to warm, olive trees to build, Plants hashish to sell? When we shut the doors lf factories Our people suffer in agony Nobody our speech hears Our heads we can't sift high, In debts we succumb and die No danger we fear, no bitter fate, when to international mafia we bent to become a protectorate. Chorus I don't want to thrive I don't want to succeed In nights without stars, When fortune its benefits distribute. On scoundrels who bark in the face of the moon, and slay the hope of their nation thinking they are shrewd I don't want to contribute, Let me be without fortune I shall be the most fortunate and acute. |
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