Listen to An American Soldier, Act II Scene 3: What Real War is Like (Markum, Mother Chen) by American Composers Orchestra, Carolyn Kuan, Nina Yoshida Nelsen & Alex DeSocio

An American Soldier, Act II Scene 3: What Real War is Like (Markum, Mother Chen)

American Composers Orchestra, Carolyn Kuan, Nina Yoshida Nelsen & Alex DeSocio

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

American Composers Orchestra

American Composers Orchestra

Orchestra

Carolyn Kuan

Conductor

Nina Yoshida Nelsen

Nina Yoshida Nelsen

Mezzo-Soprano

Alex DeSocio

Baritone

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Huang Ruo

Composer

Henry David Hwang

Henry David Hwang

Librettist

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Adam Abeshouse

Producer

Doron Schachter

Doron Schachter

Recording Engineer

Silas Brown

Recording Engineer

Jan "Stan" Kybert

Jan "Stan" Kybert

Immersive Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

MARCUM

See, we all got problems

Here at the palace:

Booby-traps all around,

Roadside bombs,

Insurgents on all sides.

My back’s been injured,

But I still do my job.

A dragon lady like him,

Puts us all at risk.

Here, let me show him,

What real war is like.

He thinks he’s so smart

I don’t give a damn

Think his grades make him special,

Better than me.

Back home, those egg-rolls

Get every advantage,

But here, it’s different here,

I’m in charge.

A dragon lady like him,

Puts us all at risk.

Here and now, i’ll show him

What real war is like.

PARKER

Then, Sgt. Marcum --

MOTHER CHEN

I know, I know!

That man took my Ah Fai

Forced him to crawl

Over sharp rocks.

Threw a rock

With all his might

Written by: Henry David Hwang, Huang Ruo

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