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23 ORCHESTRE NATIONAL DE METZ GRAND EST ∙ DAVID REILAND And the monster, seized by a hideous frenzy, Leaps upon the calm hero and his divine steed! But Pallas has sharpened the sword of justice, And the ocean grows red, and the dragon dies. Then, pale with hope, soft-limbed Andromeda, Under the night sky, now blue and filled with stars, Feels the chains drop from her lovely unveiled body Which Kronos’ grandson touches with trembling fingers. And the hero grasps the maiden, and on the wings Of Pegasus, carries her off to the distant fields of heaven Where rays of light and flames of honey Crown the lovers with eternal brightness! * Human soul, torn from the gaze you wept for, Tortured by your captive humanity, Believe in freedom! You shall be freed; Believe in life! And with tranquil mind you shall live. For, far from the abyss where catastrophic waves boom, Far from the monster Grief, devourer of Day, Winged Poetry and immortal Love Will bear you to the true gods, amid the stars!