Music | Insight | Overview | Act I | Act II |
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Scene 1 | Scene 2 | Scene 3 | Scene 4 | Scene 5 | Scene 6 | Scene 7 |
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Old man | (with his dying breath) Rocky.... |
Father | Honey, how do you feel? |
Mother | I feel that something is about to happen |
Father | Honey is that how you feel? |
Mother | Yes, I feel that something is about to happen |
Doctor | You have a son, he is the one who will rule the world You have a son, he is the one who will rule the world |
Doctor | Congratulations! You have a bouncing baby boy. |
Father | Thank you, Doctor. I couldn't have done it by myself. |
Doctor | That's true. Without your wife you probably wouldn't have had much luck |
Father | How is she? |
Doctor | Just fine. She's sleeping right now. Would you like to see the baby? |
Father | Sure! Could you tell me how old he was when he was born? |
Doctor | It's hard to say. We'd have to take X-rays and study his dental charts first. A lot of trouble. |
Father | Well, it really doesn't matter. Let's see him. |
Doctor | All right. He probably won't recognize you at first. In fact, he may even be frightened. It's something like a kid first seeing Santa Claus. |
Father | You don't think he'll reject his father, do you? |
Doctor | No, with luck he'll be asleep. Maybe your wife is awake now. I'll bring the baby to the room |
Father | Hello, dear. How are you feeling? |
Mother | (Puzzled) Just a minute... give me time... I'll get it yet... That's right. Hi, honey. I thought I'd seen you somewhere before. |
Father | The good doctor is going to bring the baby in here. |
Mother | Baby? Oh, that's right. |
Doctor | You may find your wife a little incomprehensible. She was given a pill to help her sleep. |
Father | I haven't noticed any difference. She just woke up. |
Mother | I had a dream while I was sleeping. |
Father | That's usually when they happen. |
Doctor | What was it about? |
Mother | There was me and the baby. But he wasn't a baby, he was a man! And he was singing! |
Father | Singing! He can't even talk yet. |
Mother | Don't be too sure. |
Doctor | What was he singing? |
Mother | I don't know, but there were a lot of people there. They all seemed happy. And a strange smell in the air. |
Father | How can you smell in a dream? |
Mother | Well, it looked like it smelled funny. |
Mother | I dreamed I saw my baby and he stood as a man He stood there, he was singing, in front of a long-haired band A voice as shrill as birds in flight, as low as a croaking toad He said, "please come here mother, and take this heavy load." Many people were around To hear the filling sound As the music filled the air. He was where he had to be Smoke so thick I couldn't see. The atmosphere of a fair. I dreamed I saw my baby in the middle of the stage He sat there all alone, the crowd left in a rage. His sobs I heard as music now but the shouts would no longer grow. He said, "Please come here mother, and take this heavy load." No more people were around To hear the filling sound; No more music rocked the air. He was where he was meant to be, Tears ran down so he couldn't see, Now singing should be rare. |