La casa de Bernarda Alba - Federico García Lorca - Spanish to English Translation

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Federico García Lorca
La casa de Bernarda Alba

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The House of Bernarda Alba

Act II

White room inside Bernarda´s house. The doors on the left lead to the bedrooms. Bernarda´s daughters are seated on low chairs, sewing. Magdalena embroiders. La Poncia is with them.

Angustias:

I´ve finished cutting the third sheet.

Martirio:

It´s for Amelia.

Magdalena:

Angustias – should I add Pepe´s initials as well?

Angustias:

(Drily) No.

Magdalena:

(Loudly) Adela, aren´t you coming?

Amelia:

She´s probably lying down.

La Poncia:

That one´s got something. She´s restless, trembling, scared, as if a lizard were between her breasts.

 Martirio:

She doesn´t have anything different to deal with than the rest of us.

Magdalena:

All, except Angustias.

Angustias:

I´m fine, and anyone who doesn´t like it can go to hell.

Magdalena:

Well, I must admit that your best qualities have always been your figure and your sensitive nature.

Angustias:

Fortunately, I´ll soon be out of this hell hole.

Magdalena:

You might not be!

Martirio:

That´s enough.

Angustias:

Besides, it´s better to have some meat on your bones than be a skinny corpse.

Magdalena:

In one ear and out the other.

Amelia:

(To La Poncia) Open the door to the yard to see if we can get some fresh air in here.

(La Poncia opens the door.)

Martirio:

I couldn´t fall asleep last night because of the heat.

Amelia:

Neither could I.

Magdalena:

I had to get up to cool down. There was a dark stormy cloud and a few rain drops as well.

La Poncia:

It was one in the morning and it felt like fire was rising from the earth. I also got up and saw that Angustias was still with Pepe at the window.

Magdalena:

 (Ironically) That late? What time did he leave? 

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