Koncert začíná

Before the concert

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Saturday evening on the market square: stalls, lights, pancakes. Sun, then rain, then sun again, and you are in Marie's old raincoat. You are at the café stand, and you are the cat's minder. The concert will start at eight. Then Jan runs up: his mouthpiece is gone. And where is the cat?

Petra
Káva čtyřicet korun, palačinky šedesát. Vy berete peníze, já vařím.
Coffee is forty crowns, pancakes sixty. You take the money and I cook.
Dobře. A kde je Mourek? Musím ho hlídat.
All right. And where's Mourek? I have to look after him.
Dobře. A kde je Mourek? Musím ho hlídat.
All right. And where's Mourek? I have to look after him.
Petra
Pod stolem. Bude spát až do koncertu.
Under the table. He'll sleep until the concert.
Marie comes past the stall with her handbag.
Marie
Dobrý večer! Tak jaké je počasí?
Good evening! Well, how's the weather?
Jak říkal Tomáš. Ráno slunce, potom déšť.
Just as Tomáš said: sun in the morning, then rain.
Jak říkal Tomáš. Ráno slunce, potom déšť.
Just as Tomáš said: sun in the morning, then rain.
Marie
Později bude silný vítr. A možná sníh.
Later there'll be a strong wind. And maybe snow.
Ne! Dnes sníh nebude.
No, no! There won't be any snow today.
Ne! Dnes sníh nebude.
No, no! There won't be any snow today.
Marie
Koncert začne v osm. Jan bude hrát první.
The concert will start at eight. Jan will play first.
Marie
Budu sedět na lavičce před pódiem.
I'll sit on the bench in front of the stage.
Marie
Eliška bude zpívat s dětmi. A Tomáš bude tancovat.
Eliška will sing with the children. And Tomáš will dance.
Tomáš bude tancovat? Opravdu?
Tomáš will dance? Really?
Tomáš bude tancovat? Opravdu?
Tomáš will dance? Really?
Marie
Říká, že nebude. Ale bude.
He says he won't dance. But he will.
Ten to eight. Jan runs up with his trumpet, white as a sheet.
Jan
Pomoc! Můj nátrubek! Je pryč!
Help! My mouthpiece! It's gone!
Nátrubek? Co je to?
Mouthpiece? What's that?
Nátrubek? Co je to?
Mouthpiece? What's that?
Jan
Malá věc. Tady. Bez něj nemůžu hrát.
A little thing, right here. I can't play without it.
Kam jsi ho dal?
Where did you put it?
Kam jsi ho dal?
Where did you put it?
You look under the table. No cat.
Jan
Na váš stánek, vedle kávy. Před deseti minutami.
On your stall, by the coffee. Ten minutes ago.
Vedle naší kávy? A kde je Mourek?
By our coffee? And where's Mourek?
Vedle naší kávy? A kde je Mourek?
By our coffee? And where's Mourek?
Jan
Za deset minut začíná koncert. Co mám dělat?
The concert starts in ten minutes. What am I going to do?
Marie opens her handbag and takes out a small old trumpet.
Marie
Počkej.
Wait.
Jan
Moje první trumpeta! Z té fotky!
My first trumpet! From the photo!
Marie
Nechala jsem si ji. Osmnáct let.
I kept it. For eighteen years.
Jan
Děkuji, paní Nováková. Dnes večer budu hrát pro vás.
Thank you, Mrs Nováková. Tonight I'll play for you.
A já najdu Mourka.
And I'll find Mourek.
A já najdu Mourka.
And I'll find Mourek.