Pennsylvania Dutch Rip Van Winkle: A romantic drama in two actsIrving, Washington
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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
_Alice._ Jealous, weaga eem! Nay, sell is net wohr--ich ferlong si weesht
g’sicht gor nimmy aw gooka.
_Knick._ Coom now--shwetz net sellerwaig--wann ich glawa date os du
mainsht wass du sawgsht don date ich mich grawd dode sheesa.
_Alice._ Oh, sell wær awer tzu orrick for wann ’d sell du date’sht don
glawb ich so g’wiss ich labe os di shpook mer ivverall noch lawfa date.
_Lor._ Un ich bin sure os du feel leever een selwer nemma date’sht os
yusht si shpook. Sawgsht net selwer so, Alice?
_Knick._ Sell is now ’n shmarts maidly! Awer Alice, du seeser hoonich,
suppose ich roof aw den owet--wann de olty leit ous ’m waig sin? Was
sawgsht?
_Alice._ Nay, net for de gons welt! Wann de olt fraw dich im house finna
date don insure ich os ’s widder amohl shtawb gevva date.
_Lor._ Awer Alice, waisht net os de mommy sheer olly owet nous gait tzu
era nochber, de olt Wigrimsy? Now wann du (to Knickerbocker) coomsht so
about ’m aucht uhr un shmeisht ’a wennich gravel wedder ’s fenshter, ei
don consht ferleicht de Alice sana.
_Knick._ Goot for dich--’s shmartsht maidle in der welt! Awer Alice, ich
hob now aw my mind uf gamaucht os ich gor nix mæ um de Ripsy geb, un ’s
naigsht mohl os ich se aw treff sawg ich era grawd rous os----
_Dame._ [_Without, R. U. E._] Alice! Alice! Shweffle un solpater! Awer
ich geb der ’s amohl wann ich dich ferwish!
[_The Villagers exit, R. and L. H._]
_Knick._ Shpring, Alice, shpring!
[_ALICE, LORRENNA and KNICKERBOCKER run to R._]
_Dame._ [_Without R._] Alice!
[_ALICE, LORRENNA and KNICKERBOCKER exit hastily, L. H._]
_Rory._ By jinks, awer seller fraw era tzung runn’d os we ’n enda shwans.
_Vedd._ Un wann se yusht de sound fun era shtimm hara don du’n se derfu
shpringa os wann se ’n shpook ous ’m Blowa Barrick wær! Awer wo der
dihenker is don der Rip all de weil? [_RIP singing without, L. 2 E._]
Awer wann mer fum deifel shwetzt is ar aw olsfort um der waig.
[_Enter RIP VAN WINKLE, L. 2 E. with gun, game bag, &c._]
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