| ASKAR: |
It’s not time to
sob. We've started the talk and we must complete
it. |
| JAHAN: |
May I sacrifice myself for you, marry, hasten! |
| ASKAR: |
But how can I marry? The problem is that marriage is
not so easy as you think. |
| JAHAN: |
May I sacrifice myself for you, marriage is as easy as
drinking water. There is no problem, especially
for such à young man as you. You have money
and riches. By God, if you ask for à padishah’s
daughter, she will be given to you. So, you
needn’t think so much. I’ll put on my chadra
just today, and I’ll go to choose à nice girl
for you. You only tell me, I’ll go and marry
you to any bay's or merchant's daughter if you
want. |
| ASKAR: |
How on earth do I know which bay's or merchant' daughter
is good, then to ask you to go and marry me?
I haven’t seen them yet. |
| JAHAN: |
May I sacrifice myself for you, are my eyes blind? By
God, I’ll go and find such à girl for you, while
looking at her one will be out of his mind. |
| ASKAR: |
(laughs) Oh aunt, if it was so, I’d loose my temper
and I’ll be mad... No aunt, it won’t be so;
I must see the girl first. If I like her I’ll
marry, if not I won't. Now explain to me in
detail, how will you marry me? |
| JAHAN: |
(sings and dances)
 |
|
Music
|
| |
I’ll put on my
best chadra.*
I’ll dye my face
and eyes.
I’ll going to
find à girl,
Very clever and
very nice. |
|
Music
|
| |
I’ll choose the
rich men’s daughters.
I’ll see all beauties.
I’ll pick up lovely
flowers
On the green grass,
dear Askar. |
|
Music
|
| |
I’ll bear all
your hardship.
May your aunt
fall prey for you.
In your wedding
ada balam*
I’ll be dancing
all the day. |
|
Music
|
| JAHAN: |
But you are à man, how will you see the girl? Will anybody
show his daughter to you? |
| ASKAR: |
That’s the problem.
That’s why I’m asking you, what will be the
end of it? I want to marry, but I don’t know
whom to marry? Because I haven’t seen any girl
and it’s impossible to see her. |
| JAHAN: |
May I sacrifice myself for you, come and marry by our
forefather's tradition. It’s not your business,
let me go and find à girl for you. If she is
bad it will be my fault. |
| ASKAR: |
Oh aunt, what do you say? I don’t buy chintz for the
price of two shahis* without seeing it. No,
I don’t want to marry this way. Help me, to
see the girl if you can. |
| JAHAN: |
May I sacrifice myself for you, how can I show you the
way? |
| ASKAR: |
It seems, there
is no way out. That’s the reason why I don’t
marry! |
|
Vali sighs. À pause. Music plays and Suleyman
enters
|
| SULEYMAN: |
Aunt Jahan, are you all right? Vali, how are you? |
| JAHAN: |
God bless! Thank you, oh Suleyman! |
| VALI: |
Thank you bay,
it’s very kind of you. |
