Genesis II

After 200 years, man wants to return from outer space to earth after he had destroyed the planet and its nature almost completely. He left it as an arid and lifeless world. He hopes now that nature could have restored itself so that a return would offer him a new future, a new genesis.
The sung choir text is not yet available. The narrator text is in Dutch.

The recording was made with all VSL instruments and choir, in Studio One Pro.

Texts and lyrics:

Exodus (voice)

God created man in His image and likeness.
However, man wanted more and tried to be God's equal.
His pride and self-interest brought him down.
He was driven out of paradise by God.

God did still give him insight and reason,
so he could bend nature to his will
to provide for himself.
But again, man abused creation.
He wanted to rule over nature:
over plants and trees,
over the animals on the land, in the air and in the water,
over the earth, the resources, the air...
Again this went wrong
and the earth became dry and barren.

Driven and driven away by hubris
he had to flee, away from the earth
into the infinite chilly darkness
searching the universe for a new home.

But nowhere did he find a planet
equal to Earth.

200 years his space odyssey lasted
and the stories about Mother Earth tormented him.
Finally, he decided to return
in the hope that the blue planet had recovered.


Song of the exodus (chorus)

In the deep darkness
there is only icy cold.
No voice nor whisper
no sun or skies blue.
Neither bird, fish or plant lives here,
only dust and stone so chilly.
No habitation for man or beast,
everything is so bleak and silent.

Genesis II-part I

Genesis II - Exodus - Part I - for narrator, choir and orchestra

This part 2 deals with the return of humans to earth after 200 years in space. What would they see, how would nature look like, is the planet ready to accept humans again? A piece full of changing emotions and expression, performed by the instrument sections and the choir. A voice tells briefly the story and the expectations... (Note for the attentive listeners: The piece doesn't end on the 'tonica' as expected, but on the dominant because men's return remains an open question.) A real singing choir is unfortunately not yet available.

Texts and lyrics in English (original is Dutch):

2. Introitus (voice).

200 years or more. Time flowed differently in space. 
Day and night blurred, months no longer existed.
Years are determined by the sun and it was not everywhere.
For more than 10 generations, humans dwelled
in the infinite universe.

The mother planet lived only in stories
and images.

That was now coming to an end.
A puny golden dot pointed to the Earth Moon,
the faithful guardian of the great bright blue sphere,
the Earth.

For years, Earth refugees had been preparing
for this return.
It was important for the space man to remember
that Earth and life had already been destroyed twice:
by an impact of a meteorite
and by the irresponsible, selfish behaviour
of its human inhabitants.
That was never to happen again,
that would never happen again.

Hopefully, Mother Earth wanted to welcome her inhabitants 
a second time.
A second genesis.


Song of introitus (chorus)

Many millions of years ago
the earth arose out of chaos
and two hundred years ago
the world perished through chaos.

The great suffering is silently softened
at the sight of that faithful watchman,
of the golden orb, the earth's moon,
who was always there at bedtime.

That blue orb is Mother Earth,
for humanity of great value.
After two centuries finally in sight,
the new future is really closing in.

GenesisII-(Re)Introitus-part2 - for narrator, choir and orchestra

Retired music teacher and composer from Flanders (Belgium). Founder and conductor of De Kleine Compagnie. Composer of orchestral/symphonic music, religious songs, theater music; arranger of a large number folk tunes and dances.

I prefer to write in a classical or romantic style, avoiding to use experimental musical languages in order to reach a broad audience. A number of the orchestral pieces have already been performed live (by a large orchestra).

To listen to my pieces here, the use of headphones is recommended.

Have a pleasant listen!

Genesis II

Jos Wylin