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Uzeyir Hajibayov
Arshin mal alan
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SULTAN BÀÓ: You say that your husband died 12 years ago and you are à widow... very good, what shall we do, then?
JAHAN: (surprised) What? What do you mean, bay?
SULTAN BAY: (confused) No, you see, I want to say that my late wife also died five years ago. It’s awfully hard to live alone! When one is alone he doesn’t know what to do. (aside), What à good chance! I must not let her go.
SULTAN BAY: Wait, madam, where are you hurrying to?
JAHAN: I’m in à hurry. I’ve some work to do.
SULTAN BAY: What can be better than our pleasant talk? You are à widow, I’m à widower. Let’s talk about our grief which always troubles us... well, you say that you are à widow, aren’t you?
JAHAN: Well, I said that my husband died 12 years ago...
SULTAN BAY: You know, the thing is I’m à widower, too.
JAHAN: Nothing should be done. It’s God’s provision. It äîåâ happen not only with you...
SULTAN BAY: That I know.
JAHAN: But what don’t you know?
SULTAN BAY: Let’s both do one thing.
JAHAN: What thing?
SULTAN BAY: Let’s do so that neither you nor me should be alone.
JAHAN: How can we do it?
SULTAN BAY: It’s very easy. We need one mullah, 3 manats money, à loaf of sugar and that’s all.
JAHAN: I don’t understand what you say.
SULTAN BAY: Don’t you understand? What à muddle head you are! Listen attentively to what I sav, if it’s so, you muddle head!
 

Music

Hå sings snapping his fingers
I bought à horse, galloped the whole world,
My darling, my lovely, you muddle head.
At last I could find you, madam, my darling,
My lovely, you muddle head.
Aman, aman hey! Lovely woman, hey!
My darling, my lovely, you, muddle head!

Hå dances
Music

I built à house on à huge stone,
My darling, my lovely you muddle head!
What you say àll will be ready,
My darling, my lovely, you muddle head.
Aman, àmàï hey! Lovely woman hey!
My darling, my lovely, you muddle head!

Hå dances
Music
You are à widow. I am also.
Come and love me, my darling, you muddle head.
What I ask you, agree with me!
My darling, my lovely, you muddle head.
Aman, aman hey! Lovely woman håó!
My darling, my lovely, you muddle head.
At this moment Askar comes and sees the scene

 





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