ACT 2
The incident takes place in Rustam bey's yard and
in the street. Rustam bey's yard is surrounded by a fence. When
the curtain rises, Sarvar and Gulnaz are sitting in the yard.
Music plays.
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| Sarvar:
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Is there any drug for
disease of love in the world?
The love, which made Mejnun wonder about desert?! |
Gulnaz:
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It was the love, which made Farhad
slash rock and cliff,
Hopeless love urged him to strike on his head with a pick. |
Music
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Both sing in duet:
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Spring's come and flowers
blossom here.
Flowers blossom all around. |
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Spring's come and flowers blossom here,
Flowers blossom all around.
Nightingale expressed her concern,
Sobbing she sang lovely song. (2) |
Music |
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Seeing thorn the nightingale
said,
Oh, you, unmerciful man! |
Music |
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Seeing thorn the nightingale said,
Oh, you, unmerciful man!
You have not a flam in your soul,
You will not feel my tears, sobs. (2) |
Music |
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Ashig is who presented his heart for
his ladylove! |
Music |
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Ashiq is who presented
his heart for his lovely janan
If he can't sacrifice is not a sincerely loving man. (2) |
At
this moment M. Ibad who has apples and pears in a bundle comes
up to the
fence and stops near it.
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| Mashadi Ibad: |
I wanted to visit my
fiance at night, however it's so difficult to climb up this fence
in the day time. Ya allah! |
He wants to climb up
the fence, but he fails. |
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No, it seems to be impossible.
I have to call a porter, let him lie under my feet. (He calls
out) Ada, hambal! (Hey, porter!-editor) |
A porter:
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(comes up running):
What's wrong, Mashadi? What can I do for you? Where is your
luggage? (He takes out the rope) |
| Mashadi Ibad |
(He takes out 2-hryvnya coin).
Take this "abbasi" and lie dowr under my feet |
| Porter: |
Mashadi, are you going to rob anybody? |
| Mashadi Ibad: |
Shut up, you fool! I'm going
to see my fiance. |
| Porter: |
May God help you Mashadi! Be careful
not to mutilate me. (The porter lies down, Mashadi Ibad climbs
up his back and peeps out of the fence). |
| Mashadi Ibad: |
Ada hambal, give me that kerchief
with all in it! |
| Porter: |
Mashadi, if I move, you'll fall... |
Mashadi Ibad:
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Wait a moment! (He gets down
and takes the package, when he climbs up again, the kerchief
reveals, pears scatter all around.
(looks out of the fence): The girl is there, and
there is a young man near her. I wonder who is he? |
Gulnaz:
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(seeing him).Oh, my God!
Who is that? I'm running! (She runs away). |
| Mashadi Ibad |
(says
to Sarvar): Who are you, lad? |
| Sarvar: |
And who are you? |
| Mashadi Ibad: |
I'm Mashadi Ibad! |
| Sarvar: |
And I'm Sarvar. |
| Mashadi Ibad: |
And what are you doing there? |
| Sarvar: |
But what are you doing there? |
| Mashadi Ibad: |
I've come to see my sweetheart. |
| Sarvar: |
I have come to see my sweet heart,
too. |
| Porter: |
Oh, Mashadi, you are mutilating me! |
Mashadi Ibad:
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Wait a moment, let me see what he says.
You, brave, whose
bridegroom you are? |
| Sarvar: |
And you, brave, whose bridegroom you
are? |
| Mashadi Ibad: |
I'm Rustambey's daughter Gulnaz Khanum's
bridegroom! |
| Sarvar: |
Mashadi Ibad (furiously):
Shut up you, fool! What a right have you to name my bride? |
| Mashadi Ibad : |
(furiously). Shut up you,
fool! What a right have you to name my bride? |
| Sarvar: |
You are a real fool, that you climbed
up the fence. |
| Porter: |
Oh Mashadi, you have mu-.Hated my back,
get down! |
| Mashadi Ibad: |
You be a prey to this porter, or
I'd teach you a lesson! (He gets down). |
| Sarvar: |
That's very nice, let's see what happens
at the end. |
| Porter: |
Mashadi, you mutilated me, you have
to give me one more "abbasi". |
| Mashadi Ibad: |
(says to porter). I don't understand
what's happening? |
| Porter: |
Mashadi, perhaps the girl has two
bridegrooms, hasn't she? |
| Mashadi Ibad: |
My man, I'm the loyal bridegroom of
the girl, but I'm outside, but I see a swindler with my bride.
Oh, my faithless love! (He ponders in thoughts). |
Music
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| Mashadi Ibad |
(sings rust): Since my existence
I haven't seen faith of love,
Even trustful agreement would be broken with a punic faith of
love!
Here, I remember the tragedy of "Leyli and Majnun".
Majnun is moaning, but Leyli makes love with a rival. |
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Now I'm also staying with the porter
on the opposite side,
But my bride is having a lovely talk with the rival on the other
side. |
Music |
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No, no, I'm not such a Majnun,
Now I'm going to call all the chieftains.
(he leaves) |
