Vor 46 Jahren starb durch den Putsch in Chile ein Traum der Kybernetik: Cybersyn, ein Netz an Fernschreibern, Kontrollräumen und Software, das zur Verwaltung und Steuerung wirtschaftlicher Vorgänge in Echtzeit konzipiert war.
Nach Zerstörung des Kontrollzentrums und Sturz der Allende-Regierung zog sich Stafford Beer, Cybersyns Architekt, nach Wales zurück und widmete sich vermehrt der Poesie.
Einen seiner Texte habe ich für Klavier, Cello, Drums und zwei Stimmen vertont.


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How many bricks constructed this prison
And how many grapes went into the wine
How many illusions were lost for the vision
Of how many angels advancing in line?

How many lifetimes were ended in torment
And how many people this day would resign
How many bank balances just for this moment
And how many grapes went into the wine?

How many units of human compassion
And how many grapes went into the wine
How many illusions were sacrificed wantonly
How many people have looked for a sign?

How many women are need to fashion
The how many men who are forced to assign
How many excursions to bed were for passion
And how many grapes went into the wine?

How many men have been killed by our soldiers
And how many grapes went into the wine
How many insurgents are listed in Folders
And how many children are shot through the spine?

How many truths have run through our fingers
And how many credos... Believing in mine
How many have led into unthought of dangers
And how many grapes went into the wine?

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Lyrics by Ruther Rendommeleigh:

Black holes burn brightly in the night
Devouring stars
Devouring space
They speak in bursts of tainted light
Of long forgotten days

Unfurl the sails and cut the rope
Let go of love
Let go of land
As we drift off, abandon hope
Brace for a bitter end

Cast off your pride
Cast off your fear
Let skull and crossbones fly
Nowhere to hide
A storm draws near
Hold fast or you will die
Hold fast or you will die

Our blood must feed the engine now
A drop of you
A drop of me
The price to drive our mighty prow
Across the starlit sea

The void was never meant for man
A biting cold
Like none before
Still we press on until we can
No longer see the shore

Cast off your pride ...

The shapeless chaos sings to us
Leads us ahead
Leads us astray
It speaks of madness glorious
Our course begins to sway

A broken vow, a lover's kiss
Drove us to doom
Drove us to flight
Our journey's end a black abyss
Our eyes still shining bright

So light the torches
Light the deck
And set the sails ablaze
Let fire scorch us
No way back
We'll make it through the haze

And on the other side, a shore
A peaceful beach
A pleasant day -
- So plunder, pillage, fight and whore
This is the pirate way

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