小美人鱼－英文剧本

小美人鱼－英文剧本
THELITTLEMERMAID
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(Anocean.Birdsareflyingandporpoisesareswimminghaily.Fromthefogashipaearscrashingthroughthewaves)
Sailors:I’lltellyouataleofthebottomlelue
Andit’sheytothestarboard,heaveho
Lookout,lad,amermaidbewaitin’foryou
Inmysteriousfathomelow.
Eric:I’tthisgreat?Thesaltyseaair,thewindblowinginyourface...
aperfectdaytobeatsea!
Grimy:(Leaningoverside.)Ohyes...delightful....
Sailor1:Afinestrongwindandafollowingsea.KingTritonmustbeina
friendly-typemood.
Eric:KingTriton?
Sailor2:Why,rulerofthemerpeople,lad.Thoughteverygoodsailorknew
abouthim.
Grimy:Merpeople!Eric,paynoattentiontothiauticalnoee.
Sailor2:Butitain’tnoee,it’sthetruth!I’mtellin’you,downinthe
depthso’theoceantheylive.(Hegestureswildly,Fishinhishandflo
awayandlandackintheocean,relieved.)
Sailors:Heave.ho.Heave,ho.Inmysteriousfathomelow.(Fishsighsand
swimsaway.)
(Titles.Variousfishswimming.Merpeopleconvergeonagreatundersea
palace,fillingconcerthalliide.Fanfareeues.)
Seahorse:Ahem...Hisroyalhighne,KingTriton!(Tritonenters
dramaticallytowildcheering.)Andpresentingthedistinguishedcourt
composer,HoratioTheloniousIgnatiusCrustaceouebastian!(Sebastian
enterstomildalause.)
Triton:I’mreallylookingforwardtothierformance,Sebastian.
Sebastian:Oh,YourMajesty,thiswillbethefinestconcertIhaveevercon-
ducted.Yourdaughters-theywillbeectacular!
Triton:Yes,andeeciallymylittleAriel.
Sebastian:Yes,yes,shehasthemostbeautifulvoice....[sotto]Ifonly
she’dshowupforrehearsalsonceinawhile....(Heproceedstopodium
andbegitodirectorchestra.)
Triton’sdaughters:Ah,wearethedaughtersofTriton.
Greatfatherwholovesusandnameduswell:
Aquata,Andrina,Arista,Atina,Adella,Allana.
Andthenthereistheyoungestinhermusicaldebut,
Ourseventhlittlesister,we’representinghertoyou,
TosingasongSebastianwrote,hervoiceislikeabell,
She’soursister,Ar-i...
(ShellopetorevealthatArielisaent.)
Triton:(Veryangry.)Ari