Prologue from the opera Good morning, Madam President - music & libretto by Alexandra Chernyshova

Prologue is from the opera "Good morning, Madam President" / Icelandic " Góðan daginn, frú forseti" in III acts and based on historical events. Opera is dedicated to Vigdís Finnbogadóttir - the first woman president in the World.
Music and libretto: Alexandra Chernyshova
Lyrics of prologue & English translation: Dr. Sigurður Ingólfsson
( poetry in English below)
Opera was premiered in concert production in 21st of October 2021 in Grafarvogskirkja, Reykjavík, Iceland. Opera conductor - Garðar Cortes.
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( Collective singing of the five active women, a young Vigdís and choirs.)

A!
How can I be?
You can do it
And I could.
Role of mother.
Role of father.
And anyway, I’ll not be someone breastfeeding the nation
But still your heart, it is full of love and feelings for the nature of this isle.
All can be, all can be,
If we only stand all tight together
Past and present all is one.
Past and present all is one.
Then I can
Then you can
And then I could.
And if we united stand
With peaceful life for all.
For life in our nation
And even other nations
We can do it all.
We can do it all
if we can stand all together
What´s going on here?
What do I see?
Women are working
and working with me.
If life can be tough
I am tougher than life
What´s going on here?
What do I see?
Women are working
and working with me.
If we women only stand together
Past and present all is one.

And then I could
And if we united stand
With peaceful life for all
For life in our nation
And even other nations
We can do it all.
We can do it all
if we can stand all together.