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Uzeyir Hajibayov
Arshin mal alan
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Let him play à wedding soon.

VALI: I’ll marry only you.
TELLI: You'll marry only me.
VALI: I’ll be bay, loving you.
TELLI: You'll be bay, loving me.
TELLI: Do you have money?
VALI: Yes, I do.
TELLI: If you've money, I’ll marry!
VALI: I know that you will marry!
TELLI: Oh, you are my lovely bîó!
VALI: Oh, you are my lovely girl!
They dance
TELLI: (she likes him) Say, what do you want?
VALI: I want you. Do you understand?
TELLI: Oh, tragedy!
VALI: You, my åóå's light, please, go and ask that guest to come out. I want to tell something to him. (Telli goes). Go my deer, go! What à nice girl! By God, on that day when my master plans wedding, I’ll marry, too. Let our wedding be planned on the same day. (Íå rubs with his hands)
Suleyman and Sultan bay come out
SULEYMAN: Well, Vali, is it you? I know why you have come, let’s go. (Íå turns to Sultan bàó). Bay, goodbye, see you later.
SULTAN BAY: Good Üóå, see you.
Òhåó go. Sultan bay sees him off and then returns
SULTAN BAY: Heyyou, Telli, call Gulchohra and Asya. Let me tell the daughter about the ñàså. Well, life is so... there was à time when we also were young... but now...
The girls enter
SULTAN BAY: Well, take your seats. Íåó, Gulchohra why do you look so sad? What’s the matter? Aren't you sick?
GULCHOHRA: No, father, I’m all right.
SULTAN BAY: Very good, my daughter. Do you know the news, daughter?
GULCHOHRA: No father, I don’t.
SULTAN BAY: So you must know. I’m going to marry you off.
Gulchohãa moves, Òelli is glad, Asya regrets

 





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