Engagement
RUSSIAN PRIEST:
I betrother Lord’s slave Nicolai with Lord’s slave Konchita. Is Lord’s slave Nicolai willing?
TOASTS AND SHOUTING
EVERYONE:
You will wake me up in early morning,
And, still barefoot, will see me out.
You will never,you will never forget me,
You will never, you will never again see me.
Shielding your tiny frame from the cold…
REZANOV:
Shielding your tiny frame from the cold,
I’ll think to myself: “Lord Almighty!
I will…
TOASTS AND SHOUTING
KONCHITA IN SPANISH
REZANOV:
She is – crying?!
TRANSLATOR:
No, no! On the contrary! She is saying…
REZANOV:
Enough! I understand…
KONCHITA:
I know, the sooner you leave, the sooner we will always be together. I wish you wouldn’t leave, I wish you would leave sooner, take me with you, beloved. I will be your sail on your journey, I will betoken storms with my tears. It seems to me like I am loosing you….
REZANOV:
The unblinking and teary from the wind
Brown-cherry eyes hopelessly stare.
They say to look back is a bad omen,
I will never, will never again see you.
To the height of the meaningless heavens
These two phrases will rise from this era:
I will never, will never forget you,
I will never, I will never again see you.
KONCHITA:
I will never, will never forget you…
REZANOV:
I will never, I will never again see you…
KONCHITA:
I will never, will never forget you…
REZANOV:
I will never, I will never again see you…
KONCHITA:
I will never, will never forget you…
REZANOV:
I will never, I will never again see you….
Julie Deshtor 