Mecava Page #4

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We are all miserable

the same way my Perelja.

Just you cry,

just you cry out...

Cry for all of us.

And I will do what seems

the smartest thing to me.

Oh my, the rooster.

Oh my, Maja will wake up my Perelja.

For how long do I have to fear

the rooster, your father,

mother and God knows who else.

Be silent Perelja, I have to run.

I waited for your father

to fall asleep until midnight,

then three hours pass just

so I can take off your clothes

and then the rooster.

Let's go. I want to marry you

and that's it. - Now?

Who ever proposed to a girl at

dawn? My sorrow, goodbye Perelja.

Goodbye.

- Ok.

I will pe patient until the sun rises

but then, tell your father

I'm coming for you.

Poor you if my Perelja gets to you.

Masha, my child.

Where were you?

Why aren't you sleeping?

For a few days now I've been

watching you leaving in the night.

And that you are long gone.

Are you sick?

Why don't you say something?

Did something come up?

- Nothing came up.

I wanted to tell you everything

but there wasn't any chance.

I was with him outside.

Yesterday, and the day before.

And tonight.

I love him mom

and I will marry him.

Marry?!

Who?

For Perelja.

- Shut up, unfortunate child.

If Jole hears you he will strangle

you. - Mother, I'm not for Ivan anymore.

I can't. You understand

mother... I can't.

Dear child, you are engaged.

What are you doing?

Are you crazy?

My Masha, are you...

I am.

I am, mom.

I'm guilty and I'm not guilty.

I lost my reason and strenght,

I couldn't fight it anymore.

So I didn't scramble.

I'm not for Ivan anymore mother.

Unfortunate child, how could you?

If you wanted to get married

by force why didn't you say so.

Because he bastard said to Jole

as it is order and custom.

But like this...

Outlaw.

Outlaw who came to unhappy.

- He is not outlaw, he is an honest man.

He has loved me still from Rokova,

when he saw me at the fair.

Especially from last winter.

And he want's us to marry.

He wants,

he wants...

Couldn't he come to the house

during the day, as it is proper.

Runing from the sun like a dog.

By night around the house.

An honest man

doesn't run from light.

What will Jole do when he finds out.

He promised you!

I think that love is more important than

engagements and promises that father gave.

Love is for gentlemens

not for peasants.

Much less for peasants

as poor as us.

You could've had love and money

if you met Ivan as an honest girl.

I waited for Ivan for 7 years.

During the night I dreamt

children but never him.

And I dreamt that a raven

was pecking my heart.

I stratled from the dream.

Got up.

And you weren't in your room.

Oh my poor me,

what will become of you.

Oh my.

He will break you in half.

Hey people, are you there?

I said people but

women are here.

Good you are early.

- I'm bringing you news for Jole.

He's certanly still asleep. When

the husband is on honey moon,

then he sleeps

longer in the morning.

Come on, shut up.

- Isn't it like that, ha?

The first time he was barely with you.

The second time, barely for half a year.

And now two years.

So you are still young couple.

Be quiet, don't talk big,

you know he fell asleep late.

Then wake him up so I can

give something to him.

What?

A telegram.

Yes, a telegram.

Don't you know what it is?

A letter like any other,

just fast and short.

Express as they say.

You write it there and send it by wire

and here you transcribe it, from wire.

Here it is.

From where and from who?

I came by clerk yesterday

at municipality

and in the post office

for a little bit.

Here, said the post office girl Mara,

take this and deliver it on your way.

Give one to Jole...

No, no, give one to Jole

and one to old Anka.

I will buy you a nice drink.

Ivan arrived in Zagreb.

He informs us that he is arriving

today in the morning, on station.

Then he already arrived. The train is

pulling into the station before 5AM.

Take it to Jole in his room.

- There will be treat and feast!

Jole! Get up!

Pour schnapps.

Your son in law came from America.

Yours son in law came from America.

My dear God, my dear God.

I waited for that for 7 years

like a frozen man waits for the sun.

Oh my son in law, oh my daughter.

Oh sun, oh Jole.

Oh me.

Masha child, who will tell him that?

He will have a stroke. - Perelja

is working on Lukesha's field.

I'm gonna go to him mother.

Deliver us from evil and temptation.

Only you who were crucified,

only you can understand me.

Go, prepare me water

so I can wash my face.

Start a fire and make polenta,

go ahead.

Let Masha put on

liturgical clothes.

And you also dress up a little bit, too.

- Your son in law made you all fancy up.

He will be amazed

when he sees Masha.

He left a child but will find a girl

and my god fine one.

Go into the town and take

a bottle of wine from Lukesha.

Two litres of schnapps,

2 pounds of sugar.

And tell to that thief,

I will pay him back

everything now.

Let Dane harness cart and his horses

and I will go to station.

And all that as fast as you can.

You know how we Americans say,

And that means time is money.

I could sell to Americans

a lot of my time.

I will go.

I have to go to Anka, too.

So she also knows that her

husband is on the doorstep.

She only slept with him once,

25 years ago.

Marko is done tonight.

Go.

Hurry.

I have to shave.

Where is my razor.

Up there on the shelf.

Masha should let the sheep now.

She has to be ready

when Ivan comes.

He isn't a peasant anymore.

If you could see all those

girls he saw in America.

Like you didn't.

- God I did.

The only beautiful thing that

our people can find there

are those girls in saloons.

What's wrong with you?

You aren't happy.

At all.

I have reasons not to be.

What is that in our house again?

Once I get happy.

Once a beatiful day dawns.

And?!

Instead all of you singing

and dancing with me, what is it?

What happened?

- You will hear soon enough.

Where is Masha?

Gone.

Where?

To him.

You speak like you come

from the Tower of Babel.

To him who?!

Perelja.

Who?

Perelja.

She wants to marry him.

With Perelja?

She won't.

God help me,

she won't!

Wait a little bit then come later.

So you are the one that

woke her up during the night.

Get up, get up!

Run.

- Good morning.

Run you fool!

- Get out of my house.

If you want the sun to warm you.

Wait, let's talk as human beings.

You know that

I don't have anything to say.

The snowstorm brought

you in my house.

And it brings only evil.

Go!

I came for the girl whom I love.

She isn't the girl for you.

I promised her to another man.

And I will give her.

- Let's sit just a little bit.

I don't want to sit.

I'm in a hurry.

My son in law came

to me from America.

I came to say...

...that Masha and I

love each other.

And that I will send mother

tomorrow for proposal.

The girl has to dress up.

Ivan can come any moment now.

Go son.

And forget what it was.

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