Pennsylvania Dutch Rip Van Winkle: A romantic drama in two acts — John Shaqi
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Pennsylvania Dutch Rip Van Winkle: A romantic drama in two acts
Irving, Washington
Fantasy drama; Pennsylvania German dialect -- Texts; Van Winkle, Rip (Fictitious character) -- Drama
_Derr._ Un now, doh sin de tzwæ bobbeera--mer signa se all tzwæ un ich
nem anes un du nemsht ’s onner.
_Rip._ Yaw, ’s is all recht--doh gaits [_Drinks--DERRICK gives him the
pen._] un awer wass sull ich now du mit dara fedder doh?
_Derr._ Nix os yusht di nawma uf selly bobbeera signa.
_Rip._ Sell signa ona os my olty ebbas derfu wase? My gooter friend--sell
con ich net du. Se date mich levendich ob tzeega. [_Noise in the closet._]
_Rip._ Shtill, du hex.
_Derr._ Awer ich hob aw my mind uf gamaucht os wann du des now singsht os
du noch dem doh wohna beleiva mawgsht ona rent tzu batzawla.
_Rip._ Rent frei! Ich signs. Awer, halt a wennich. De olt fraw date der
deifel shpeela mit mer. So du ni shreiva in ’s bobbeer os ich ous ’m
contract nous backa con in tzwansich yohr un ea dawg, wann ich will.
[_Noise in the closet._]
_Rip._ Shtill, du hex.
_Derr._ [_Writing._] Yusht we du wit. [_Noise in closet._]
_Rip._ Shtill, du hex. [_Drinks._]
_Derr._ Is sell ’n cotz dort im shonk?
_Rip._ Ich wase net eb ’s ’n cotz is odder my hoond Shneider. Wann ’s
der Schneider is don wet ich net in siner howt si wann my olty tzurick
coom’d.
_Derr._ Doh, now, hob ich ’s ni g’shrivva we du g’sawt husht, in denna
wardta doh: “Wann awer der Rip Van Winkle de notion nemmt ous tzu backa
inside fun tzwansich yohr un ea dawg, don sull dar contract nix gilta.”
_Rip._ Yaw, yaw, Shquire--sell is now all recht--sell is goot--first-rate
now----
_Derr._ Un now consht ’s aw signa.
_Rip._ Wass--’s signa?
_Derr._ Yaw, yusht signs.
_Rip._ Har mit ’m bobbeer. (_Takes it._) My kup feel’d so coryose--os
wann ar soonersht sevversht wær--bin dormlich. (_Reading._) “Wann awer
der Rip Van Winkle”--yaw, yaw, sell is mich--“der Rip Van Winkle de
notion nemmt ous tzu backa inside fun tzwansich yohr un ea dawg.” Oh,
sell is recht. (_Writing._) R-i-p V-a-n--[_Noise in closet._]--Shtill du
hex! W-i-n-k-l-e--now doh is ’s.
_Derr._ Un doh is now ’s onner--’s copy derfu. (_Gives it._)
_Rip._ Demnoch is des doh for mich, un doh gaits now in my jacket sock ni.
_Derr._ Des is glawb ich now all recht--olles fartich, un ich sawg aw
good-naucht----
_Rip._ Shtup a wennich. Luss uns now noch anes mitnonner nemma. Awer,
holes mich der dihenker wann de buttle net lare is! Alice! Alice! Coom!
grick mer noch a wennich schnapps for der Shquire.
_Derr._ Nay, net desmohl--glawb ich will nix mæ den owet (_Rising_) awer
enniche tzeit wann ’d ols ebbas wid don roof yusht aw by diem olta friend
Rory--dort sull olsfort ’n buttle ready si for dich. So now, good-naucht.
_Rip._ Awer shtup, shtup--Ich glawb ich gæ grawd onna un grick selly
buttle now (_Rising._) Alice coom amohl har doh?
_Enter ALICE, R. H._
_Rip._ Alice, grick mer amohl my hoot. (_ALICE gives it._) Un now geb
aucht uf ’s house bis ich tzurick coom. Wann de olt fraw fore mere
hame coom’d don sawg er ich wær nous g’luffa mit ’m Shquire uf orrick
particulary bisness.
[_Exit, L. D., with DERR._]
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