Symphony No. 3 "Kaddish": 3. "Kaddish 3": Scherzo - Presto scherzando, sempre pianissimo
New York Philharmonic, התזמורת הפילהרמונית הישראלית, Leonard Bernstein, Michael Wager, Montserrat Caballé
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I'll take you to your favorite star
A world most worthy of your creation
And hand in hand we'll watch in wonder
The workings of perfectiveness
This is your Kingdom of Heaven, Father
Just as you planned it
Every immortal cliché intact
Lambs frisk, wheat ripples, sunbeams dance
Something is wrong
The light, flat
The air, sterile
Do you know what is wrong?
There is nothing to dream
Nowhere to go
Nothing to know
And these, the creatures of your kingdom
These smiling, serene, and painless people
Are they too created in your image?
You are serenity, but rage as well
I know, I have borne it
You are hope, but also regret
I know, you have regretted me
But not these, the perfected ones
They are beyond regret or hope
They do not exist, Father
Not even in the light years of our dream
Now, let me show you a dream to remember
Come back with me to the Star of Regret
Come back, Father, where dreaming is real
And pain is possible
So possible you will have to believe it
And in pain you will recognize your image at last
Now behold my Kingdom of Earth
Real life marvels, genuine wonders, dazzling miracles
Look, a burning bush
Look, a fiery wheel
A ram, a rock
Shall I smite it?
There, it gushes, it gushes
And I did it
I am creating this dream
Now will you believe?
I have you, Father, locked in my dream
And you must remain until the final scene
Now, look up high
What do you see?
A rainbow which I have created for you
My promise, my covenant
Look at it, Father
Believe, believe
Look at my rainbow and say after me
Magnified and sanctified
Be the great name of man
The colors of my rainbow are blinding, Father
And they hurt your eyes, I know
But don't close them now
Don't turn away
Look
Do you see how simple and peaceful it all becomes
Once you believe?
Believe
Believe