DAS EWIGE WEIBLICHE (EL ETERNO FEMENINO)
BY JESUS QUINTANILLA OSORIO.
FIRST QUATRE
The man is fat and big. His name is Edward. He is gently and good-looking . She is beutiful. Her name is Gretel. She was born in Germany, and speak english. They are seated down on a hall of the teathre. While the telon is opened, they talk.
Ed.- Impossible...The germany mind think too much.
Gretel.- Don´t think only in blut und boden(sangre y suelo), my friend.
Ed.- I hope understand you... My incredible german friends are artists since ever.
Gretel(smalling).- Exactly... Gotlieb Daimler made the car... Rudolf Diesel the diesel engine... ¿Do you follow me?
Ed.- But...
Gretel.- Germany is a great land... Beethoven thinked in music, and the world knows his music, no?
Ed.- Auf wiedersehen. (Hasta más ver)
Gretel.- You know my language!
Ed.- Very lot
Gretel.- My language has power
Ed.- I don´t know... I am english. Picadilly circus is my world.
Gretel.- Anchluss, my friend, anchluss(realismo)...
Ed.- My ideas aren´t only mine... The world know very lot of yours...
Gretel.- But the people too are "gaulutier"
Ed.- ¿Gualutier?
Gretel.- the word for solidarity in your language
Ed.- (With an ugly face) Solidarity! The queen don´t forget soon the history
Gretel.- Everybody must to be forget it... "The tranche" (alto mando) germany is not all the germany town... Think it
Ed.- How do you say? Germans are...
Gretel.- Bads? My town pay for the history, no? And yours? Did you forget Africa, Antilles?
(The voice in the teathre say: "The function is starting. First call)
Ed.- Later speak about problems... Inside now,please.
Gretel.- (Upping) Let´s go.
(The telon close)
SECOND QUATRE.
Ed and gretel walking for a park. The darkness almost begin to take it.
Gretel.-What do you think?
Ed.- The piece of Macbeth is excellent... of course, the genius of William Shakespeare.
Gretel.- No! I was thinking in Germany.
Ed.- Germany.
Gretel.- Forgive me.
Ed.- No, I understand... You are in fear about my opinion.
Gretel.- Yes.
Ed.- Germans are intelligents...
Gretel.- But...
Ed.- Nothing.
Gretel.-Garçon...
Ed.- Do you speak french?
Gretel.- Very lot... gently garçon... Do you think my country is a bad blood?
Ed.- The germany "jugend" growth which bad flower in the violet prater.
Gretel.- Violet prater? What is this?
Ed.- (Smalling) Do you know to Chris Isherwood?
Gretel.- Do you know to Goethe?
Ed.- yes.
Gretel.- (She is blushing) Sorry. I don´t know to Isherwood.
Ed.- Did you know of Friedrich Bergmman, no?
Gretel.- The Austrian director... Yes...I saw "Frau Nessbaumas letzer tag".
Ed.- Great film... Are you romantic?
Gretel.- Why?
Ed.- Your election of Bergmman... You could choice another film.
Gretel.- I only have seen one film.
Ed.- Gretel.... I am sorry.
Gretel.- Why?
Ed.- You are very beutiful... My fool ideas hurt your sweet heart... Forgiveme.
Gretel.- Don´t worry... I like you too much...
Ed.- Endlich ein vernuenftigen mensch! (NO TIENE UD. IDEA LO QUE ME ALEGRA OIR SU VOZ)
Gretel.- Well, welll.. Remember the power of "das ewige weibliche" (el eterno femenino)
(Ed kiss to the beutiful young, and the telon close)
THE END
