PROGRAMME QUAYSIDE THEATRE COMPANY WITH AMNESTY

PROGRAMME
QUAYSIDE THEATRE COMPANY WITH AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL
present
K U RI
KELI
WITH THE :OOErRY OF ARIEL DORFMAN
Readers: Pat Urry & Graham Walsh
Director: Simone Vause
Stage Manager: Rod Fletcher
Design: Ewart Johns
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KELI KURI
Chorus:
Music:
Keli Kuri
(I. Cort~s) •••• dedicated to her daughter
Valentina, Valentina, my dawn, my morning star
I do not feel the pain whenever you hold my hand.
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You are like a ray of light entering through my window
reminding Pe every new day that the suatshines in the morning.
White like a dove, blonde like the early wheat fields
you represent the tenderness of each brother's heart.
When the sorrow of my soul darkens my reason
the sole look in your eyes caresses my doleful heart.
(Chorus)
When I lose all hope of seeing the Copihue again
your brittle little steps direct my firm and clear path.
I want to give you the joy of seeing your Chile free
and see you grow close to the Roble and the noble cordillera.
This is why I sing to you, because I trust your understanding.
And if I ever fall in our struggle
I trust you shall take my place.
(Chorus & ~)
NB:
Roble = Chilean oak
Copihue = a typical Chilean flowering plant)
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"and now she's losing her first teeth"
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PAT URRY
A MOTHER
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GRAHAM WALSH
THE ADMIRER ••••• "Anniversary"
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KELI KURI
A LONQUEN" • • • • (I. Cort~s) • • • • song inspired by
the discovery of eight bodies in an abandoned lime quarry in
the southern town of Lonquen. The eight people were among
the 2,500 'officially' disappeared dissenters since 1973·
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My wonderful little girl
let me show you the sun
to illuminate your life
in case I cease to be.
They say that there in Lonquen
the whole earth darkened.
Do not forget it, my little girl
there lies a cross in its remembrance.
A thousand years shall not quiesce
their voices screaming at the sea.
Nor shall the blood shed
in that quarry at Lonquen.
Chorus:
In your hands, my future
In your eyes , llJY dreams
Chileans of tomorrow
our fists shall rise again.
They say that in a mass
the whole of Chile prayed in silence
in a sincere tribute
oh, how much sorrow, how much pain.
Allow me my little girl
to tell you the truth
like those who have already departed
many more arrive each day.
Little woman of my soul
do not forget the pain
with which we have paid
your return to our heart.
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GRAHAM WALSH
HUSBAND ••••••
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PAT URRY
THE STRONG WOMAN OF THE VI ILAGE
7 KELI KURI
"will and testament"
"NO TE PODRE OLVIDAR"
by Jorge Cafrune
..... (I shall not forget 'you)
I shall not forget you
Every afternoon your sad eyes come back to me
and far away they go
through the streets they used to see
while the twilight bled.
Your voice used to enlighten our path
through the clear night filled with you
and as we slowly strolled
the evening star remained in your hands
while the golden time of love went by.
Chorus:
"identity"
I am searching forgetfulness
where can I find it.
And, if I ever find it
in sadness
with my shadow I shall remain.
You always go by my side
Everything I see our eyes have already seen
and as when the moon passed us by
filling us with a light slumber
our loneliness was always infintie.
I cannot forget you
I search for you alone at night
and the fog over the sea
keeps on repeating your name
Love that shall never come back.
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GRAHAM WALSH
HUSBAND AND WIFE
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KELI KURI
"LA PLEGARIA A UN LABRADOR"
to a peasant) by Victor Jara
"hope"
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(prayer
Stand up and see
the power of the mountain
source of the sun,
of the water and the wild wind.
You who can harness the rush
of mighty_ rivers
you who sowed the flight of your soul.
Stand up and look at your hands
Reach out for your brother's hand and you shall grow
Together we shall walk
united in our blood
for today is the day that can be tomorrow.
Free us from those who dominate us
in our misery
Bring us your reign of justice and equality.
Blow like the wind
that gently moves the flower by the brook
Cleans like fire
the barrel of my gun.
Let your will pervade us here on earth
bring us your courage and strength for the strugglep
Blow like the wind
that gently moves the flower by the brook
Cleanse like fire
the barrel of my gun.
Stand up
and look at your hands
Reach out for your brother's hand and you shall grow
Together we shall walk
United in our blood
now and in the hour of our death.
Amen.
(correction of a translation made by Herbert Kretzmer for the book
'Victor Jara: His Life and His Songs' - Elm Tree Books/Essex House Publishing
1976)
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GRAHAM WALSH
& PAT URRY
HUSBAND AND WIFE
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KELI KURI
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KELI KURI IN CONCERT
••••• "no further jurisdiction"
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