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Askar's
flat. À well furnished
room. There is à carpet on the
floor. Two armchairs and à table are in
the center of the rîîm. Askar is sitting
on the right, and the aunt is sitting
on the left.
Vali is standing
near the door ready to serve. Music
is playing. The curtain rises, Askar
is singing. 
My love sounds
out like à ney,* if it could
see my nice beloved
Music
My love sounds
out like à ney, if it could
see my nice beloved.
The sounding of
ney will not be ceased, if is not
found my beloved. (2)
Music
Oh come and help
me my fortune, my soul is in disarray.
Music
Oh come and help
me my fortune, my soul is in disarray.
Had I such à lovely lady, grief would be ceased
forever.
Music
The sounding of
ney will not be ceased, if is not
found my nice beloved.
Music
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| JAHAN: |
May I sacrifice myself for you Askar, what has happened?
Why do you sing so sadly? When one
listens to your singing his heart
breaks.
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| ASKAR: |
If you are concerned, dear aunt, it means you have à spirit! |
| JAHAN: |
I can't understand you, may I sacrifice myself for you,
say it once more, in order that I could
understand. |
| ASKAR: |
I have not said such à serious word to repeat it... Look
here, aunt. Say, it shouldn’t be so.
If the world comes and passes away so,
what will be the end of it? What will
happen to us? |
| JAHAN: |
May I sacrifice myself for you, God bless us, what can
happen to the world? |
| ASKAR: |
In brief, I say,
what will be the end of it? What can
be the result of it? For instance, let’s
imagine we grew up and gained à perfect age. God bless us, we have riches and à great estate. But you know this
is not à satisfaction
either, and it can't calm à human being's
heart. There is à need for something
more. Àm I right or wrong? |
| JAHAN: |
May I sacrifice myself for you, surely you are right!
But I didn't entirely understand what
you said. |
| ASKAR: |
My talk is obvious, dear aunt! The thing is that I glance
to the left, I glance to the right,
I see that something is missing. |
| JAHAN: |
Oh my God! If something is missing at home, send the
boy to the market to buy it. There is
no problem, why do you worry? |
| ASKAR: |
You don't understand
what I mean. I talk to you about à great
thing, but you talk to me about shopping.
Frankly speaking, I’d like to know what’s
the purpose of life? I have got riches,
much money. But this owner of riches
also must own one thing. On the contrary,
someone who doesn’t own wealth and riches
has à flock in his family. |
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