03. FORMIDABLE REGAT

ARKON
Today I’m feeling grand.
The pheasant, it was lavish!

MEREDIN
And what about
that blissful wine?

ARKON
It’s about to vanish!

As emperor my expectation
is culinary sweet sensation.
Stately business is demanding,
so I need my rations.

A wise man never takes
a politician’s wine glass.
One of them or two and then
solutions will be high-class.

As emperor my aspiration
is the peak of food creation.
Rich sufficient food nutrition -
no doctor’s consultation.

MEREDIN
I’d rather never ask
about Hegar’s “specialties”.

ARKON
You’re right, my dear, it’s something
you would serve your enemies.

But here we thrive on delectation,
causing the most admiration.
Love, here is a glass to fill.
Pour me more wine.

MEREDIN
I will.

ARKON
Now look at these amazing hats,
for our eyes a fine feast.
Nobody else shall sneak a peek.

MEREDIN
They would soon be seized.

ARKON
Oh Regat’s truly full of blessing,
unlike Hegar; Simpletons and
lots of fools inhabit it.
Yes, it is quite depressing.

Meredin, my concubine,
does this hat suit me well?

MEREDIN
Your elegance amazes me.
It’s bonnie, I can tell.

ARKON
Believe me, all of Melven’s hats
would decorate no more than brats.
Now dance the waltz, my turtle dove,
the stars will shine above!

- WALTZ -

ARKON
With all this dancing I get dizzy,
time to pause now, maybe.

MEREDIN
I will help you cool down, sweetheart.

ARKON
Thank you, my fair lady!

Pray tell, my gorgeous, do you know
what I love most about you?
Without much thinking it’s your eyes
that I’d choose if I had to.

MEREDIN
You honor me, your majesty!

ARKON
What I say is true!
But please preserve your silhouette,
my dearest honeydew.

Hegar's mob, it may be fat;
In Regat, we are slim!
Look at the fatty stuff they eat,
their future must be grim!

Highly advanced civilization,
that is only Regat’s nation.
It is where you’ll find no sick,
no lazy population.

There’s no one to defeat us.
Praise the gods. We are the leaders.
Hand me wine, grapes from the garden,
so my mood will never darken.
I get pure treats in the bargain.

ARKON/MEREDIN
Hail to the emperor Arkon!