Now let’s go on, because I feel their anger here in a manner that makes it impossible for me to breathe easily.īridegroom Go through there, then work your way back.īridegroom It is a hunt. And it holds such power I could tear up this tree by its roots, if I wished. It’s the arm of my brother, of my father, of all my family’s dead. Do you understand? If you’re going to follow me, follow in silence.īridegroom Hush. There’s only one horse for me in all the world, and it’s that one. I heard a horse galloping not long ago.īridegroom ( Dramatically) Listen. The Beggar-woman sits, and covers herself with her cloak.)īridegroom ( Energetically) When I do find them!įirst boy I think they’ve gone another way.īridegroom No. Leaving the scene in darkness.)īeggarwoman Swiftly! Light! Did you hear me? They must not escape! They yearn for that fount, its quivering flow!īeggarwoman We won’t let them pass the stream! Now, silence! Slow through my fingers, a delicate whisper. So that later the knives will know the road. Moon The air is hardening, and double-edged.īeggarwoman Light their waistcoats, pluck off the buttons, This character does not appear in the cast list.) Her face is hidden in the folds of her cloak. An old woman appears dressed in dark-green rags. ( The Moon vanishes among the trees and leaves the scene to its gloom. Let me come in! Oh, let me! ( To the branches) The Moon is a young woodcutter, with a white face. From the light stage-left the Moon appears.
Second woodcutter Silvering the bride’s face.
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Second woodcutter Full of blood-wet jasmine! ( A brilliant light shines out from stage left)
There are knives and guns in a three mile circuit. Third woodcutter Do you think they’ll break through the circle? Revealing the family destiny.įirst woodcutter A family that dies in the street. Third woodcutter The bridegroom will find them, moon or no moon. Second woodcutter There’s heavy cloud, perhaps the moon will be hidden. Third woodcutter They’ll hunt them down and kill them.įirst woodcutter But their blood will have mingled, and they’ll be like two empty vessels, two dry streams. Second woodcutter Her body is his, and his is hers. Third woodcutter Cicadas, frogs, and the night lying in wait.įirst woodcutter There’s still no sound of a horse.įirst woodcutter Then he’s making love to her. Second woodcutter But blood that sees the light the earth soon drinks.įirst woodcutter So? Better to die of loss of blood than live with poison in your veins. Second woodcutter They followed their inclination: they were right to flee.įirst woodcutter They tried to deceive themselves, but in the end blood proved stronger.įirst woodcutter They followed the urge of their blood. Second woodcutter They ought to let them go.įirst woodcutter The world is large. Second woodcutter They’re closing in from all directions.įirst woodcutter When the moon rises they’ll see them. Where the original works are not in the public domain, permissions should be sought from the representatives of the Lorca estate, Casanovas & Lynch Agencia Literaria. Please note that Federico García Lorca's original, Spanish works may not be in the public domain in all jurisdictions, notably the United States of America.
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Permission to perform this version of the play, on stage or film, by amateur or professional companies, and for commercial purposes, should be requested from the translator. This work may be freely reproduced, stored and transmitted, electronically or otherwise, for any non-commercial purpose. Published as part of the collection ‘ Four Final Plays’, ISBN-10: 1986116565, March 2018. Made available as an individual, open-access work in the United Kingdom, 2007, via the Poetry in Translation website. Blood Wedding ( Bodas de sangre): Act IIIĪ tragedy in three acts and seven scenes - 1933
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