POLYXENA
10 / 16

The Good, Good Gods

Polyxena, come die!

Lyrics

He’s nearing so slowly. Who is the man?
The nature so silent. What is the plan?
My sister so nervous. What does she see?
My mother so touchy. What does she fear?

Ah – it could be the butcher’s son. Poor copy!
Ah – something odd-cruel is in the air…
Ah – she knows, they’re coming for me!
Ah – she feels, she has to leave, leave me.

Want to make me your slave?
I’ll poison your life!
To be your sex-doll?
I’ll barf on your body!
Need cheap working power?
I’m a spoilt princess!
You want me to die?
I’ll praise the good gods!

He looks so familiar – The killer’s son?
The clown points at me – where do we go?
Sister, stop weeping – So solemn, why?
Mother, stop crying – where’s your pride?

Ah – your dead daddy wants me to die!
Ah – a present to him and your gods!
Ah – to break my strong mother’s heart!?
Well – I’ll show you the hero, you heroes!

Want to make me your slave?
I’ll poison your life!
To be your sex-doll?
I’ll barf on your body!
Need cheap working power?
I’m a spoilt princess!
You want me to die?
I’ll praise the good gods!

I’ll praise the good gods
The good gods, mother,
The good, good gods…

Stop crying, mother!
They won’t rape me.
Stop begging, mother!
They won’t break me.
Stop cracking, mother!
I’ll go in dignity, dignity, dignity!
Stop it, mother!
Aren’t you the queen of Troy?

About this song

After the fall of Troy, Polyxena, the youngest daughter of Hecuba, is chosen to be sacrificed at the tomb of Achilles to honour the fallen Greek hero. Confronted with death, she refuses to surrender her dignity or become another spoil of war. Instead of pleading for mercy, she consoles her grieving mother and embraces her fate on her own terms. The song portrays extraordinary courage in the face of absolute power, transforming an act of violence into a final assertion of freedom, self-respect, and humanity. The scene is masterfully captured in one of the most precious exhibits of the Troy Museum in Çanakkale/Türkiye: the Polyxena-Sarcophagus – central inspiration for this production.

Credits

Music: Christian Mair
Lyrics: Anna Luca Poloni

Vocals: Anna Luca Poloni
Guitar, programming, backing vocals: Christian Mair