ACT 1
The incident takes place in Rustam bey's apartment.
A good fashioned room. There is also a table, some chairs and
armchairs there. Sarvar and Gulnaz are in the room. Segah
is played by tar, the curtain rises.
Music
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Sarvar
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(is singing)
:.You ask about grief of love, who is
ill and apart of it,
Don't ask taste of passion, who is far and deprived of it. |
| Gulnaz: |
You ask only me
the mystery of ardent kiss, no one else,
Ask of that mysterious love only who is aware of it. |
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Sarvar: |
How can the ignorant
man feel the tears of crying eyes.
You ask the sober man, who observes stars till morning all night.
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| Gulnaz: |
Don't ask the breeze
of my state, I fade as a candle grieving of you,
Ask my beloved about my mood who is apart of me at night. |
| Sarvar: |
Zahid isn't aware of taste of love,
he is deprived of it,
Fizuli, ask about mystery of love, who has tasted it. |
| Gulnaz: |
(speaks)
Sarvar, you seem moody today, what has happened? |
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Sarvar:
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You are right, since yesterday
I've been pondering in thought. |
| Gulnaz: |
What has happened? Tell
me. |
| Sarvar: |
The thing is, your father
wants to marry you off to another man. |
| Gulnaz |
(in fear) Who
says that? |
| Sarvar: |
I do, and I was informed
about it from right sources. |
| Gulnaz: |
But my father told
me nothing. |
| Sarvar: |
Probably,
he will inform you today. Besides, what will he tell you? Your
duty is to obey him. |
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Gulnaz:
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(angrily)
No, no, I'll marry no one else execpt
you; let him kill me, but I love you, and I'll marry only you.
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| Sarvar: |
But that man is richer than me. |
| Gulnaz: |
Let his riches go to devil. |
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