| Askar's
aria
Jahan's
couplets and dance
Suleyman's
song
Suleyman's,
Jahan's and Vali's couplets and dances
Gulchohra's
aria
Telli's
song
Askar's song
Girl's
chorus
Askar and
Gulchohra's duet
Gulchohra's
aria
Asya and Telli's duet
Askar's song
Sultan
bay's couplets
Gulchohra's aria
Asya's song
Vali
and Telli's duet
Gulchohra's
song
Trio.
Asya, Telli and Gulchohra
Gulchohra's weeping
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| Music |
You
are there, beloved here.
Falling your plaits on your bosom.
My sighs rise up to heaven,
I live in grief all day and night. |
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TELLI: |
(tells)
You are well dressed and decorated. They take you
by carriage with honor and respect. They even slaughter
à sheep before your steps. Then you are taken behind
the bed-curtain. Suddenly you see à bridegroom enters
in… |
(At
this moment the doors open Sultan bay enters.
The
girls keep silent and go on with their work).
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TELLI: |
(aside)
God forbid such à bridegroom! |
| SULTAN
BAY: |
(yawning)
Telli, haven’t I told you to come and cover me with
à blanket? I slept uncovered and probably my back caught
cold. (Hå yawns). Oh if the late Sona were alive!
In à word, loneliness is not good at all. |
| GULCHOHRA: |
Oh
father, if you warned us, we'd do that. We were not
aware of it. |
| SULTAN
BÀÓ: |
I
didn’t warn, it was in the past. (Hå yawns).
Now, stand up and go in, all of you! I’m going to town.
Watch home carefully. Get up! (All girls get up and
go in). Oh, it’s hard for me. Loneliness won’t give
à hand to me. It has been 5 years that I am alone. I
am getting weaker and weaker. The day before yesterday
I met doctor Mirza Huseyn. I complained about pain in
my body. I’ve pain in my body here. I have pain in my
body there. Hå advised me to have à wife. Were there
such à woman I’d marry. Of course, à virgin will not
marry me. Because, I am old and I have no money. Besides,
to play wedding with music, noise and ceremony does
not suit my age. My equal can be only à widow, one mullah,
three manats money and à loaf of sugar. And that’s all.
After marriage the wife would dye my beard with henna
and the next morning she would wash it. Then my back
would not catch cold at nights. In à word, let’me go
to the market to see what will happen further. |
He
leaves the stage. Askar sings behind the curtain
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| Music |
Arshin
mal alan (2)
Arshin mal alan.
Galloon, taftah* bukhchah* hey... |
| Askar
comes to the stage with cloth under his arm |
| ASKAR:
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It’s
three days that I’m walking from door to door, but I
cannot find what I need. Let me see what I’ll achieve
today. Help me, oh, my fortune! |
| Music |
Àskàr
sings again
Arshin mal alan (2)
Arshin mal alan.
Galloon, taftah, bukhchah hey! |
At
this moment Gulchohra, Asóà, and Telli from one
side,
the neighbor girls from other side come out. All
call Askar.
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| ALL
GIRLS: |
Arshin
malchi, hey, arshin malchi, come here!
Girls sing in chorus (in soprano)
Arshin malchi, show the goods.
Open your box, lay them down.
Show all things you've brought for us.
Girls want to wear lovely clothes. |
| Music
(All sing) |
Oh
what nice chintz is this, decorated with flowers,
With wedding decoration Khoncha, Khoncha
If I had à beautiful dress of it,
I would always dance everyday and night. |
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Music
plays, chorus is repeated once more |
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