Betrayed

rock-opera

Yuvan
Mira
Leader
Paal
Perro
Commander

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1. Prelude

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2. No longer lost  (Yuvan aria)

In shadows deep, I wander lost,
A path unraveled, tempest-tossed.
Each step uncertain, frail, confined—
Yet in the haze, a spark I find.

Is this the life, a fleeting thread?
A whispered dream, a word unsaid?
For whom do I bear this fragile flame,
Whose hearts will echo with my name?

The weight of doubt, the endless night,
Yet dawn awaits—an inner light.
No more to hide beneath despair,
My soul calls out, lays spirit bare.

For those I hold beyond my sight,
Through darkest hours to morning light,
My being stands, a beacon true—
A life of value, sought anew.

Refrain
Here lies my truth, my reason clear,
I am the strength that conquers fear.
No longer lost, the path is bright—
The journey’s hope, my guiding light.

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3. If I speak, will you hear? (Yuvan and Mira)

Verse 1 (male voice):
I thought I knew silence,
But your shadow moves through it—
A ripple I can't name.
I see a stranger,
Yet something gentle tries
To break my armor, slow and strange.

Verse 2 (female voice):
I live behind windows,
Afraid of looking out,
Afraid to let light drift in.
But your voice is quiet thunder,
Asking questions without words—
I almost want to begin.

Verse 3 (male voice):
Can I trust the shape of hope
When it's trembling on your lips?
For so long, I've walked my own—
Yet you're a spark I can't eclipse.

Verse 4 (female voice):
Perhaps we are both waiting
At the edge of what we fear,
Longing just to linger
In the nearness growing here.

Refrain (male voice, female voice):
If I reach, will you remain?
If I speak, will you hear?
Somewhere between longing and pain
A new world draws us near.

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4. Why am I chained (Paal aria)

Juvan, the chosen one,
The Leader’s favored son,
With beauty by his side—
A light he can't outrun.

And here am I,
Bowing low, unseen,
A shadow in the wings,
The hand that cleans—

The one who serves,
Obeys, and waits,
While fortune dances,
And he dictates our fates.

Why am I chained
To empty praise?
While he basks
In brighter days?

If luck is but a cloak,
Then mine's worn thin—
But one day soon,
I’ll rise, begin.

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5.My hands are tired (Paal and Leader)

Leader
The day is coming to an end.
Please bring me my bowl.
And I would like to understand
What worries live in your soul.

Paal
My hands are tired, my spirit worn,
Yet I serve the foot of the one who’s sworn
To lift a chosen child on high—
While I, unseen, am left to sigh.
He basks in light, so bright, so free,
While shadows are the bed of me.
Is loyalty just empty sound?
Does favor only circle 'round?

Juvan first, Juvan best—
Does your love see none of the rest?
Am I just a shadow near your throne?
Do you not have other hands to call your own?

Leader
Juvan's heart beats not for gold,
But for the weak, the lost, the old.
His strength is more than power or fame—
It’s love that fuels his noble flame.
You serve with hands, yet I with eyes
See souls unseen—beyond disguise.
Remember: love’s the truest guide,
In him it burns, strong and wide.

Paal
If love is blind, then I am gone,
A nameless ghost you look upon.

Juvan first, Juvan best—
Does your love see none of the rest?
Am I just a shadow near your throne?
Do you not have other hands to call your own?

Love or shadow, favor or spite—
Tonight, the dark will own the night.

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6.Mira’s Lullaby (to the sleeping Juvan)

Sleep, beloved, gentle heart,
Dream where sorrow can’t impart.
Kindness in you softly glows—
The light to which all longing goes.

You heal the broken, ease their pain,
You search for light through night and rain.
For this soul-light I love you so,
My love is pure as morning dew.

But kindness draws a jealous gaze,
From hearts that wander clouded maze.

They see your soul, yet turn away—
Afraid of dawn in honest day.

Rest, my dear, the world is cold,
Yet you bring warmth to young and old.
And though they’ll never love like you,
Sleep in peace; my love is true.

For this soul-light I love you so,
My love is pure as morning dew.
Dream, beloved, gentle heart—
My song will keep the dark apart.

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7. Yuvan is first, Yuvan is best (Paal and Perro)

Verse 1 (low male voice):
The Leader turns away from me,
Though all my work is plain to see.
Why does the finest always flow
To Juvan, while I stand below?

Verse 2 (hoarse male voice):
You speak the truth, it's hard to bear—
Juvan has taken more than his share.
Honor and praise he does not earn,
Yet all hearts to his favor turn.

Refrain  (both voices):
Yuvan is first, Yuvan is best!
Always ahead—above the rest.
What of the ones who serve and strive?
Are we invisible, barely alive?

Verse 3  (low male voice):
How can we push him far aside?
What clever trick could turn the tide?

Verse 4 (hoarse male voice):
I have a plan, simple and grand.
Rest easy, friend—leave it in my hand.

Refrain  (both voices):
Yuvan is first, Yuvan is best...
But not for long, we’ll pass this test.

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8. The Idea Must Reign (Perro's aria)


Juvan should’ve been torn away long ago,
His kindness to the people—just a weight, no more.
That softness only slows the march of fate,
The Idea must rise, must dominate.

The Idea leads, it guides, it claims the throne,
It must be worshipped, exalted, and known.
Above the weak hearts drowned in fleeting grace,
The Idea alone should fill this space.

The Leader is weak—he fears to see,
Juvan obstructs what’s meant to be.
They fail to know, they fail to grasp—
That people should be led with iron clasp.

Only I can make the Idea God,
To forge a path so straight and broad.

Farewell, Juvan, farewell, Leader—
We need so much a right succeeder.

A great work calls beyond all ties,
I’ll sever bonds and claim the skies.
No mercy now, no love to bind—
The Idea reigns within my mind.


Farewell, Juvan, farewell, Leader—
We need so much a right succeeder....

Only I can make the Idea God...

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9. Commander and Perro’s Proposal


Verse 1 (male voice):
This Leader’s voice calls out for souls,
Promising freedom beyond control.
But we command the flesh and bone,
And on such chains we built our throne.

If souls are freed, what powers remain?
Who’ll force the bodies to obey and sustain?
A spark of spirit threatens all—
We must extinguish his rising call.

Verse 2 (hoarse male voice):
I see your struggle, feel your fear—
But I bring an answer, crystal clear.
Why battle spirit with iron and sword,
When faith can do what steel ignored?
Turn their protest to devotion,
Let religion calm their raw emotion.

Verse 3 (male voice):
A brilliant plot—to forge belief
From freedom’s blaze to gentle grief.
Religion binds, it mutes the crowd,
Turns rebels’ rage to prayers aloud.
A creed controls both heart and hand;
We rule again across the land.

Chorus (male voice and hoarse male voice):
Let’s do it, let’s do a good deed,
Let’s turn their protest into creed.
Let’s turn their protest into creed...

Verse 4 (hoarse male voice):
I am no puppet, don’t mistake—
The coin will serve the cause I make.
For only I can lift the Idea high,
Let bodies bow and spirits sigh.

Chorus (male voice and hoarse male voice):
We smile for double victory won—
Freedom ended, rebellion gone.
With one smart stroke, two foes erased,
And all our power safely placed.

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10. Devil’s Money (Paal and Perro)


Perro
Money—clinking in your pocket,
Shiny, cold and sly.
It owns you more each day,
No matter what you try.

Paal
Devil in a handshake,
Trading soul for gold.
Count your winnings proudly,
But hell still takes its hold.

Both
Money—devil’s game,
Money—burns your name.
Money—never free,
Money drags you down with me.

Perro
Sell your peace for silver,
Buy your fall with pride.

Paal
Chasing what destroys you,
Blind and satisfied.

Both
Money—devil’s game,
Money—burns your name.
Money—never free,
Money drags you down with me.

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11. You know, I am no god (Yuvan)

You know, I am no god, no king—
I help the broken rise and sing.
When life has crushed them, spirits worn,
I guide them gently through the storm.

Refrain
I ask for nothing in return—
But oh, the light for which I yearn:
That fleeting spark in tired eyes,
A smile where all the sorrow lies.


Yes, I dig channels in dry land,
Bring water forth with willing hand.
Is it not noble, don’t you see,
To help the desert bloom and be?

Refrain
I ask for nothing in return—
But oh, the light for which I yearn:
That fleeting spark in tired eyes,
A smile where hope again shall rise.

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12. Love Is Beautiful (Mira and Yuvan)


Verse 1 (female voice):
Love is gentle, love is bright,
A silent flame in darkest night.
It lifts the wounded, heals the weak—
In love’s embrace, all hearts can speak.

Verse 2 (male voice):
Love is simple, pure and wise,
A world reflected in your eyes.
With every breath it gives us light,
Turns burden into feather-light.

Refrain (together):
How lucky are we,
How blessed are lives,
For love is the gift
That helps us survive.
Let all the world rejoice and see—
What greater joy than love can be?

Verse 3 (female voice):
No gold or glory could replace
The warmth of love, its gentle grace.

Verse 4 (male voice):
In every desert, love will grow—
With you beside me, now I know.

Refrain (together):
How lucky are we,
How blessed are lives,
For love is the gift
That helps us survive.
Let all the world rejoice and see—
What greater joy than love can be?

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13. Paal’s Aria (softly, by the sleeping Yuvan)

Sleep, unaware of the fate I have spun,
The shadow now dances—your day is undone.
Silver in silence—betrayal concealed,
Tomorrow your friends will see what’s revealed.

Companions will turn, and the flame will grow cold,
Your story of trust—so easily sold.
Dream while you can in this innocent night,
For dawn brings the end, and nothing feels right

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14. Women’s Chorus (Morning Scene)

Rise and awaken, the new day is near,
Filled with bright hope and deeds sincere.
The Leader awaits by the morning light,
To share words of meaning, to set all things right.

Chorus (Refrain):

Morning has come, let worries be gone,
Stand side by side as we greet the dawn.
Together we’re strong, together we belong,
Morning is here—sing the new day’s song.

Shake off the shadows, embrace what’s to be,
Follow the promise of unity.
The table is ready, the moment is here,
Listen with hope, let go of your fear.

Chorus (Refrain):

Morning has come, let worries be gone,
Stand side by side as we greet the dawn.
Together we’re strong, together we belong,
Morning is here—sing the new day’s song.

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15. Morning meal

Лидер (первый монолог):

Welcome, my friends, to this humble feast,
Gathered together, from the greatest to least.
Let food fill your hearts, and smiles light the air,
In unity’s spirit, we’re bound by care.

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Лидер (второй монолог):

But remember, beyond this warm, joyful cheer,
There are those who hunger, distant yet near.
Our strength lies not just in the meals we consume,
But in sharing our bread to help others bloom.

Припев (хор или все вместе):
Give your bread, share your cheese,
Let kindness grow and never cease.
Let the world be a gentler place,
With open hearts and warm embrace.

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16. Arrest of the Leader

Commander
Halt! The feast must now come to an end,
For justice calls and we shall not bend.
The Leader, accused of the gravest of crimes,
Betrayed by a brother, paid with dark dimes.

A plot revealed—a deadly plan to kill
The Ruler, peace shattered by this ill will.
The hand that gave the silver spoke the lie—
Yet the truth condemns, and the Leader must die.

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17. Let’s check our bags (Perro and Paal)


Let’s check our bags, each corner and seam,
For coins that betray this treacherous scheme.
Who bears the silver, who hides the crime?
The traitor among us will be found in time.

Перро:

In our sacks lie only bread and cheese,
Gifts for the hungry, meant to ease.
No coins are hidden, no lies to tell,
But still, among us, deceit does dwell.

Вместе:

Let’s seek the truth, uncover the lies,
For only the guilty wears the disguise.
The traitor revealed, we’ll make our stand,
Justice will come, firm and planned.

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18. I trusted so deep (Leader and Mira)

Leader
Yuvan, how could you? I trusted so deep,
Like a brother, your bond I vowed to keep.
Tell me now, why this cruel disguise?
What dark shadow hides behind your eyes?

Mira
Yuvan, what worth have the words you gave?
Were they true love, or a promise to cave?
How can I trust what I once believed?
My heart is broken, my soul deceived.

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19. Perro and Paal Duo

So here it is, the true cost of trust,
You lied to us all, betrayed us unjust.

Паал:

You led us blindly, with words so fair,
But all along, you didn’t care.

Вместе (припев):

Yuvan is first, Yuvan is best,
He betrayed us and deserves exile’s rest.

You used our souls, spoke of the light,
But in truth, you live for selfish might.

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20.How can I prove (Yuvan)


This nightmare haunts me, a shadow so cold,
Accused of a crime my hands did not hold.
Trapped in a plot where darkness will spread,
While truth lies silent, left unsaid.

How can I prove what’s buried inside?
When doubt cuts deep, and trust has died.
Mira, my heart, how can I explain?
This pain that burns like endless flame?

People, listen—hear the truth’s clear call,
It pierces the silence, it breaks the fall.
Can faith be forged from a web of lies?
Why betray a brother, and seal his demise?

Search your own soul, not just words you hear,
For only within does true justice appear.
Don’t let fear blind the light that you seek—
In honesty’s voice, the lost find the meek

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21. Torture of the Leader (Yuvan)


One!
I feel your pain.

Two!
It burns again.

Three!
Your cry I hear.

Four!
So dark, so near.

Five!
My heart beats fast.

Six!
This can’t last.

Seven!
I see the scars.

Eight!
Beneath the stars.

Nine!
Your silent scream.

Ten!
A shattered dream.

Eleven!
The night grows cold.

Twelve!
The truth untold.

Thirteen!
My strength declines.

Fourteen!
The pain defines.

Fifteen!
I hear the wail.

Sixteen!
A heavy veil.

Seventeen!
This cruel fight.

Eighteen!
No end in sight.

Nineteen!
My soul it rends.

Twenty!
No strength pretends.

Twenty-one!
The lashes fall.

Twenty-two!
I hear the call.

Twenty-three!
A heart in chains.

Twenty-four!
A river of pains.

Twenty-five!
I scream inside.

Twenty-six!
No place to hide.

Twenty-seven!
The shadows creep.

Twenty-eight!
The wounds run deep.

Twenty-nine!
An endless cry.

Thirty!
I want to die.

Thirty-one!
My hands are tied.

Thirty-two!
But still I stride.

Thirty-three!
The pain you bear.

Thirty-four!
I’m standing there.

Thirty-five!
Through storm and rain.

Thirty-six!
You bear the pain.

Thirty-seven!
My tears will fall.

Thirty-eight!
I hear your call.

Thirty-nine!
Stay strong, endure.

Forty!
Your heart is pure.

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22. Nowhere to go (Yuvan)

Nowhere to go, no one calls my name,
Betrayed and shamed, lost in this flame.

My Leader sees a traitor’s face,
My love calls me a liar’s disgrace.

Comrades blinded by false belief,
Wrapped in illusion, swallowed by grief.

This life has turned its back on me,
An outcast lost, who can’t be free.utro

What’s left for me? A aspen tree,
And a rope that waits silently.

How painful to be cast aside,
Betrayed and unwanted, alone I hide...

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23. Outro