House of Berdarda Alba

Cue: "adela, are you coming?"

"she's lying down"

1 of 91

Cue: "in one ear and out the other"

"open the door to the courtyard and see if we can have a little fresh air in here?"

2 of 91

Cue: "I couldnt sleep all last night for the heat!"

"nor I!"

3 of 91

Cue: "magdelana, why ask since you saw"

"he left at about half past one"

4 of 91

Cue: "Yes, how do you know that?"

"i heard his cough and the hooves of his mare"

5 of 91

Cue: "I'm sure it was!"

"It seemed to me too"

6 of 91

Cue: "I dont find it astonishing"

"it would make me feel strange"

7 of 91

Cue: "Fine but he still has to ask" "Of course!"

"so what did he say?"

8 of 91

Cue: "Well nothing much. 'you know im after you, that i need a good woman, a modest one, and that is you, if you'll agree'"

"things like that embarass me!"

9 of 91

Cue: "The first time my husband, Evaristo el colarin came to my window... ha ha ha!"

"what happened"

10 of 91

Cue: "Then Evaristo came closer, closer, as if he wanted to squeeze through the bars, and said in a whisper, 'come here, let me feel you'"

"Ay! I thought mother was coming"

11 of 91

Cue: "then we'd be done for!"

"shush, she'll hear us"

12 of 91

cue: "And the woman that cant accept it, will waste away, crying in a corner"

"you accepted it"

13 of 91

Cue: "Adela child the things youre missing"

"adela"

14 of 91

Cue: "envy is eating her"

"dont exggerate things"

15 of 91

Cue: "have you seen the lace?"

"the lace for angustias's wedding sheets is beautiful!"

16 of 91

Cue: "Ive no intention of sewing a stitch"

"Much less look after anyone elses children. Look at the neighbours down the street. Martyrs to four little idiots!"

17 of 91

Cue: "Each class to its own" "That's so"

"ay"

18 of 91

Cue: "lean as a sheaf of wheat"

"is that a fact?"

19 of 91

Cue: "everything is forgiven them"

"to be born a woman is the great crime"

20 of 91

Cue: "Thats them. they have some fine songs"

"They're off to the reaping now"

21 of 91

Cue: CHORUS

"the heat doesnt bother them"

22 of 91

Cue: (everyone but martirio leaves)

"What is it?"

23 of 91

cue: The heat is making me ill

" no more than that"

24 of 91

Cue: "Interminable summer"

"It will pass and return again"

25 of 91

Cue: "what time did you go to sleep last night?"

"I dont know, I sleep like a log why?"

26 of 91

Cue: "I thought I heard someone in the stable yard"

"you did?"

27 of 91

Cue: "Very late"

"And you werent scared?"

28 of 91

Cue: "no ive heard it on other nights"

"we should be on guard. Might it have been the farmhands?"

29 of 91

Cue: The farm hands arent here till 6

"perhaps a young mule that needs breaking in?"

30 of 91

Cue: "Ah yes, a young mule, one that needs breaking in"

"We should warn the others"

31 of 91

Cue: "its probably my imagination"

"Perhaps"

32 of 91

Cue: "amelia"

"what is it?"

33 of 91

Cue: "nothing"

"why did you call to me?"

34 of 91

Cue: "It slipped out, it was unintentional"

"go and lie down for a while"

35 of 91

Cue: "neither of us"

"its not as if Pepe was a silver saint Bartholemew"

36 of 91

Cue: "Naturally"

"whats this noise in my house amidst all this stifling silence. The neighbours must have their ears glued to the walls"

37 of 91

Cue: "They've taken my photo of Pepe!"

"who has? Who?"

38 of 91

Cue: "they have"

"which of you was it? Answer me! Search their rooms, and their beds! This is what comes of not keeping you on a tighter leash. But i'll haunt your dreams. Are you sure?"

39 of 91

Cue: "yes."

"you've searched for it properly?"

40 of 91

Cue: "yes, mother"

"at my time of life, you'd make me drink the bitterest venom a mother has to swallow. you found it?"

41 of 91

Cue: "it was..."

"dont be afraid to say"

42 of 91

Cue: "between the sheets of Martirio's bed"

"is this true?"

43 of 91

Cue: "it's true"

"May you be cut to pieces! you good-for-nothing! you sower of discord!"

44 of 91

Cue: "don't you hit me mother"

"As much as I want"

45 of 91

Cue: "leave her alone please!"

"not a tear in her eye!"

46 of 91

Cue: "I'll not cry just to please you"

"why did you take the photo?"

47 of 91

Cue: "an evil tongue never stops inventing things"

"Adela!"

48 of 91

Cue: "until they ***** them naked and throw them in the river"

"Wicked girl!"

49 of 91

Cue: "Mother!"

"silence"

50 of 91

Cue: "thats right!"

"silence i said! I knew the storm was coming but I didnt expect it to be so soon! Ay! what a shower of stones rains down on my heart! But i'm not an old woman yet, and i've halters for all five of you, and this house that my father built so that..."

51 of 91

Cue: "can I say something?"

"speak. I'm sorry you had to hear that. Its not good to have an outsider mixed up in family matters"

52 of 91

Cue: "What I've seen, I've seen"

"Angustias must get married at once!"

53 of 91

Cue: "You must get her away from here"

"not her. Him!"

54 of 91

es, you must get him away from here! A good thought"

"I don't think. There are things you can't and shouldn't think about. I command."

55 of 91

Cue: "And you think he'll be prepared to go?"

"whats going on in that head of yours"

56 of 91

Cue: "of course, he'll marry angustias"

"say it. I know you well enough to spot when you're ready to stab with your knife"

57 of 91

Cue: "I never considered a warning to be murder"

"You're going to warn me of something?"

58 of 91

Cue: "I'm not accusing you of anything Bernarda. I'm simply saying, open your eyes and see!"

"and what is there to see?"

59 of 91

Cue: "You've always been sharp. You can see the evil in people a hundered miles off. I'vw oten thought you can read others minds. But it's different with your daughters. Now you're blind"

"You mean Martirio?"

60 of 91

Cue: "Indeed Martirio... Why did she hide the photo?"

"After all. She said it was just a joke, what else could it be?"

61 of 91

Cue: "You belive that?"

"No I don't! You're right."

62 of 91

Cue: "Fair enough, it's your family. But if it was the neighbour across the street, what then?"

"Now you're beginning to twist the knife"

63 of 91

Cue: "No Bernarda! something serious is in the wind here. I don't wish to blame you, but you've not allowed your daughters their freedom! Martirio is made to fall in love readily, whatever you may say. Why didnt you let her marry Enrique Humanes?.."

"I'd do it a thousand times over! My blood will not mix with that of the Humanes family as long as I live! His father was a farmhand!"

64 of 91

Cue: "And this is what your pride has brought you to"

"I'm proud because I've a right to be. And you haven't, since you know very well what you came from"

65 of 91

Cue: "dont remind me! I'm old now, and I've always been greatful for your protection"

"It doesnt seem like it"

66 of 91

Cue: "Martirio will forget about him"

"and if she doesnt, worse for her. I don't think there is 'something serious' going on here.Nothing is going on here. It's only what you'd like to be happening! And if anything does, be sure it wont escape these walls"

67 of 91

Cue: "I don't know about that. There are those in the village who can also read hidden thoughts from afar"

"How you'd love to see me and my daughters on the road to the nearest brothel"

68 of 91

Cue: "no one knows where anyone will end up"

"I know what my end will be! I and my daughters! The brothel was fitting for a certain dead woman"

69 of 91

Cue: "Bernarda! Respect my mothers memory!"

"Then dont persecute me with your evil thoughts!"

70 of 91

Cue: "It's better if I have nothing to do with it"

"Thats what you should do. Work and keep silent about things. That's the duty of anyone whos paid to work"

71 of 91

Cue: "But i cant! Do you think martirio is better suited to Pepe, than say... Adela?"

"I dont see why"

72 of 91

Cue: "Adela. She was made to be a Romano's fiance!"

"Things are never as we'd wish them"

73 of 91

Cue: "But its hard to go against ones true inclinations. It seems wrong to me that Pepe is with Angustias, and it seems wrong to others too, and even to nature herself. Who knows whether thhey'll pay for it somehow"

"Here we go away... You slip things in to give me bad dreams. And I dont want to listen because if I did understand all you were saying I'd be tempted to scratch your eyes out"

74 of 91

Cue: "It wont come to it"

"Fortuneately my daughters respect me, and have never gone against my wishes!"

75 of 91

Cue: "That's so, but as soon as you let them free they'll be climbing the roof"

"I'll hurl stones to bring them down again"

76 of 91

Cue: "you've always been the pluckiest"

"I was always a fiery one"

77 of 91

Cue: "at four thirty in the morning, they were still talking"

"At four thirty!"

78 of 91

Cue: "Thats a lie" "Thats what they told me"

"well?"

79 of 91

Cue: "I heard him leaving at four as well"

"but did you see him with your own eyes?"

80 of 91

Cue: "Then..."

"what has been going on here"

81 of 91

Cue: "Beware of what you might find! Anyway, it's clear that Pepe was at one of the windows at four thirty"

"you know that for certain?"

82 of 91

Cue: "Mother, dont listen to her. She wants to destroy us all"

"I'll find out for myself! If people in this village want to make false accusations they'll find me hard as rock. We'll not speak of this anymore. Sometimes, people will throw mud at others to destroy them"

83 of 91

Cue: "there must be something in it"

"theres nothing in it. I was born with my eyes open, and they'll stay open till the day I die"

84 of 91

cue: "I have a right to know whats going on"

'The only right you have is that of obedience. no one tells me what to do. And you: keep to your own affairs. no one will take a step here without my knowing"

85 of 91

Cue: "theres a big crowd at the top of the street and all the neighbours are at their doors"

"Run and see whats happening! Where are you going? I always knew you were the type of women who couldnt wait to display themselves at windows and break their mourning vows. All of you to the courtyard!"

86 of 91

Cue: "Bernarda!"

"whats going on?"

87 of 91

Cue: "Men running along the paths, and out of the olive-groves, shouting loud enough to make the earth tremble"

"thats right. Let them bring olive branches and pick handles, and let them kill her"

88 of 91

Cue: "yes, and let us go see"

"and may she who tramples on her honour pay the price"

89 of 91

Cue: "may she pay what she owes"

"finish her off before the police come, a burning coal in the place of her sin!

90 of 91

Cue: "no!no!"

"Kill her! Kill her!"

91 of 91

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