Mother In Law Lines

Question 1

Scene starts. Where are you?

Answer 1

In chair (stage left) rocking baby.

Question 2

Scene starts, rocking baby

Answer 2

Nana niño nana/ del cabello grande

Question 3

Nana, niño, nana/ del caballo grande

Answer 3

que no quiso el agua.
El agua era negre

Question 4

que no quiso el agua.
El agua era negra

Answer 4

dentro de las ramas.
Cuando llega al puente

Question 5

dentro de las ramas.
Cuando llega al puente

Answer 5

se detiene y canta.
Quien dira, mi nino,

Question 6

se detiene y canta
Quien dira mi nino

Answer 6

lo que tiene el agua,
con su larga cola
por su verde sala?

Question 7

Duérmete, clavel,
que el caballo no quiere beber.

Answer 7

Go to sleep, my rose.
The horse begins to cry.
With injured feet
and frozen mane,
a silver dagger
in his eyes.
They went to the river.
Ay! how they went!
The water ran red
with blood.

Question 8

Now go to sleep
my carnation dear,
the horse refuses to drink

Answer 8

Go to sleep, my rose
The horse begins to cry.

Question 9

…You refused the water!
Ay dolor de nieve,
caballo del alba!

Answer 9

Stop, stay there!
Close the window
with sticks of dreams
And dreams of sticks.

Question 10

Mi niño se duerme.

Answer 10

Mi niño se calla.

Question 11

Caballo, mi niño
tiene una almohada

Answer 11

Su cuna de acero.

Question 12

Su colcha de holanda.

Answer 12

Nano, niño, nana.

Question 13

Ay caballo grande
que no quiso el agua!

Answer 13

(stand) No vengas, no entres!
Go off to the mountain.
Por los valles grises
do de está la jaca.

Question 14

(second time) Mi niño se duerme.

Answer 14

Mi niño descansa.

Question 15

Duérmate, clavel,
que el caballo no quiere beber.

Answer 15

Duermete, rosal,
que el caballo se pone a llorar.(leave stage)

Question 16

Leo: I’m going to see him.
Wife: Careful, he’s asleep.

Answer 16

(come out) But who is racing the horse? He’s down there on the ground, with his eyes so wide as if he and come from the end of the world.

Question 17

Me.

Answer 17

Perdona, the horse is yours.

Question 18

He was with the men measuring what.

Answer 18

Por mí, que reviente. (sit)

Question 19

Leo: I don’t know.

Answer 19

I don’t think the groom’s mother was very satisfied with the marriage.

Question 20

I don’t like that you think poorly of a good girl

Answer 20

But he says that because he knows her. Don’t you remember that she was his girlfriend for three years?

Question 21

Child: Senora!

Answer 21

Qué pasa?

Question 22

The groom came to the store and he bought the best of what there was.

Answer 22

Did he come by himself?

Question 23

Pero que lujo!

Answer 23

They have money.

Question 24

(child points at her thigh)

Answer 24

Nina!

Question 25

A rose, with seeds and stem! Ay! Todo en seda!

Answer 25

Se van a juntar dos buenos capitales.

Question 26

Dejala.

Answer 26

Leonardo, no es para tanto.

Question 27

Usted dispense

Answer 27

Why do you need to upset other people.

Question 28

I didn’t ask for your opinion!

Answer 28

Okay.

Question 29

Tu puedes callar?

Answer 29

Callate! (pause) El niño!

Question 30

Duermete, clavel,
que el caballo se pone a beber

Answer 30

Duermete, rosal
que el caballo se pone a llorar.

Question 31

Nana, nino, nana

Answer 31

Ay caballo grande
que no quiso el agua!

Question 32

No vengas, no entres!
Vete a la montana!
Ay dolor de nieve,
caballo del alba

Answer 32

Mi nino se duerme

Question 33

Mi nino descansa…

Answer 33

Duermete clavel
que el caballo se pone a beber.

Question 34

Will they soon come?

Answer 34

No sabemos.

Question 35

Do tell!

Answer 35

Nada.

Question 36

I must return to know what happened.

Answer 36

Tu, a tu casa.
Alone and brave, at home.

Question 37

Que habra pasado?

Answer 37

No imports.

Question 38

Come back holding baby

Answer 38

Las patas heridas
las crines heladas
dentro de los ojos
un puñal de plata.
Baja an al rio
Ay como bajaban!
La sangre corria
mas fuerte que el agua