Panos Karousos: Alexander the Great (Aria of the Throne)

Alexander the Great painted by Apelles

(Aria of the Throne)

Alexander the Great

And when the entire world was stretched in front of me

Like a vast field full of flowers

When I looked life right in the eyes and won

And above everything I flew into the deep blue

And what lays beyond I am going to see, and beyond all that is beyond

And you God, I want to find you and look in your face I want

And then to return to you human I want, back to you

For you life I will return, for you I will return

And when we started singing my brothers

And our song united with that of the birds up high

Everything seemed right then immortal and victorious

Then, I threw the wreaths to your hands

And what lays beyond I am going to see, and beyond all that is beyond

And you God, I want to find you and look in your face I want

And then to return to you human I want, back to you

For you life I will return, for you I will return!

(From the opera Alexander the Great by Panos Karousos)