A Blind Man Questions the World Outside
L'Aveugle:
Bonjour, enfants. Qui êtes-vous ? D'où venez-vous ? Vous apportez des nouvelles ? Est-ce vrai que le monde existe ? Est-ce vrai que le Soleil brille ?
La Bergère et le Ramoneur: [ensemble]
Oui, c'est vrai. Nous l'avons vu.
L'Aveugle:
Comment est-il?
Le Ramoneur:
Il brille. Il est tout jaune!
La Bergère:
Il est doré quand il se lève; et tout rouge quand il se couche.
Le Ramoneur:
Et la Lune aussi nous l'avons vue. Et nous pouvons vous dire comment ça marche!
La Bergère:
L'Oiseau nous a tout expliqué!
L'Aveugle:
L'Oiseau! Ils ont vu aussi un oiseau! Je vous l'avais dit les amis: nous sommes sauvés! Le monde existe! Le Soleil brille! Et il y a aussi des oiseaux! Ah! la vie est belle! Nous verrons tout cela un jour!-->
The Blind:
Hello, children. Who are you? Where are you from? Do you bring news? Does this world truly exist? Is it true that the Sun is shining?
The Shepherdess and the Chimney Sweep: [in unison]
Yes, it is true. We can see it.
The Blind:
How is it?
The Chimney Sweep:
It shines. It is very yellow!
The Shepherdess:
It is golden when it rises and any red when it sets.
The Chimney Sweep:
We saw the Moon too. We can tell you what it's like!
The Shepherdess:
The Bird explained it to us!
The Blind:
The Bird'? They also saw a bird! I told you friends! We are saved! The world exists! The Sun is shining! And there are birds! Ah life is beautiful! We will all see that one day!
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Call for Help in Troubling Times
L'Oiseau:
N'ayez pas peur, les enfants! Nous en avons vu d'autres! Ne vous affolez pas! Si les choses se compliquent, vous m'appelez. J'arrive, et j'arrange les choses!
La Bergère:
Mais comment vous appeler?!
L'Oiseau:
Vous criez: "Oi-seau!" Et l'oiseau arrive!-->
The Bird:
Be careful children. Many will be after you. Do not panic! If things become complicated, call me. I'll come and help you!
The Shepherdess:
But how will we call you?
The Bird:
Just shout Bird'! And the bird will come!
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Appreciating the Beauty of Earth
La Bergère:
Elle est gentille, la Terre.
L'Oiseau:
Ooouais!-->
The Shepherdess:
The Earth is a nice place.
The Bird:
That it is.
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Love and Uncertainty Among Friends
La Bergère:
Qu'est-ce que tu veux, on ne peut pas aimer tout le monde!
Le Ramoneur:
Surtout qu'on ne sait pas qui c'est.
La Bergère:
Et toi, qui aimes-tu?
Le Ramoneur:
Moi, je n'aime que toi. Et toi?
La Bergère:
Moi c'est pareil, je n'aime que toi aussi. Tu es le plus gentil ramoneur que j'aie jamais connu.
Le Ramoneur:
Tu es la plus jolie bergère que j'aie jamais vue.
La Bergère:
Tu en as vu beaucoup d'autres?
Le Ramoneur:
Non. Je n'en ai même pas rêvé.
La Statue:
Croyez-en ma vieille expérience: je vous l'ai déjà dit cent fois, vous n'êtes pas faits l'un pour l'autre. D'abord vous n'avez pas la même couleur. Une bergère... et un ramoneur! tt, tt... Mais pas question! tt, tt... pas question!
The Shepherdess:
What do you want? One cannot like everyone!
The Chimney Sweep:
Especially when one does not know who he is.-->
The Shepherdess:
Who do you like?
The Chimney Sweep:
Me? I love only you. And you?
The Shepherdess:
Me too, I love only you! You are the nicest chimney sweeper I ever knew.
The Chimney Sweep:
And you are the prettiest shepherdess I ever saw.
The Shepherdess:
Have you seen many others?
The Chimney Sweep:
No, nor have I ever dreamed of another.
The Statue:
Believe in my long experience: I already said it to you both a hundred times, you are not made for one another. For starters you do not have the same colour. A shepherdess... and a chimney sweeper! It is out of the question! Out of the question!
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Confrontation of Power and Integrity
L'Oiseau:
Assassin! Parfaitement! Je le dis, et je le maintiens! A-ssa-ssin! Et j'ajoute même, tu es un vilain coco! Parfaitement, un vilain coco! Enfin, voyons! A quoi ça r'ssemble, des choses pareilles! Tirer sur le pauvre monde! Et on appelle ça: "Sa Majesté"!
Le Roi:
Misérable! Me parler sur ce ton!
The Bird:
Assassin! Absolutely! I say it, and I mean it! A-ssa-ssin! And I even add, you are an unpleasant person! An absolutely unpleasant person! Lastly, let us see... how else to describe you? To shoot at poor creatures! And they call you: "His Majesty”!
The King:
Pathetic wretch! You dare speak to me in such a tone?
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The Shepherdess Reflects on the Sky's Beauty
The Shepherdess:
Ah! Never would I have believed that the sky could be so beautiful.
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A Call to Action Amidst Imminent Danger
The Bird: [the wild animals enter]
Sire, too late to escape now! My friends, the birds are here! And when I say "birds"... I don't really mean "birds"!
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