Før koncerten

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 Karen's old raincoat. You are at the café stand, and you are the cat's minder. The concert will start at eight. Then Mads runs up: his mouthpiece is gone. And where is the cat?

Sofie
Kaffe koster tyve kroner, pandekager tredive. Du tager imod pengene, jeg bager.
Coffee costs twenty kroner, pancakes thirty. You take the money; I bake.
Godt. Hvor er Findus? Jeg har ikke set ham endnu. Jeg skal holde øje med ham.
All right. Where is Findus? I have not seen him yet. I have to watch him.
Godt. Hvor er Findus? Jeg har ikke set ham endnu. Jeg skal holde øje med ham.
All right. Where is Findus? I have not seen him yet. I have to watch him.
Sofie
Under bordet. Han sover indtil koncerten.
Under the table. He sleeps until the concert.
Karen comes past the stall with her handbag.
Karen
Godaften. Hvordan er vejret?
Good evening. How is the weather?
Som Thomas' liste: sol, regn, sol igen.
Like Thomas’s list: sun, rain, sun again.
Som Thomas' liste: sol, regn, sol igen.
Like Thomas’s list: sun, rain, sun again.
Karen
Vind senere. Måske også sne?
Wind later. Perhaps snow too?
Ingen sne, tak!
Please, no snow!
Ingen sne, tak!
Please, no snow!
Karen
Det begynder klokken otte. Mads spiller først.
It starts at eight. Mads plays first.
Karen
Jeg sidder med børnene foran scenen. Freja synger, og Thomas danser.
I sit with the children in front of the stage. Freja sings, and Thomas dances.
Thomas danser? Virkelig?
Thomas dances? Really?
Thomas danser? Virkelig?
Thomas dances? Really?
Karen
Han ved det ikke endnu. Men han skal danse.
He does not know yet. But he will dance.
You look under the table. No cat.
Ten to eight. Mads runs up with his trumpet, white as a sheet.
Mads
Hjælp! Mit mundstykke er væk!
Help! My mouthpiece is missing!
Dit mundstykke? Hvad er det?
Your mouthpiece? What is it?
Dit mundstykke? Hvad er det?
Your mouthpiece? What is it?
Mads
Den lille del foran. Jeg kan ikke spille uden den.
The little part at the front. I cannot play without it.
Hvor lagde du det?
Where did you put it?
Hvor lagde du det?
Where did you put it?
Mads
Her på boden, ved kaffen. For ti minutter siden.
Here on the stall, next to the coffee. Ten minutes ago.
Ved vores kaffe? Vent. Hvor er Findus nu?
Next to our coffee? Wait. Where is Findus now?
Ved vores kaffe? Vent. Hvor er Findus nu?
Next to our coffee? Wait. Where is Findus now?
Karen opens her handbag and takes out a small old trumpet.
Mads
Ti minutter til koncerten! Hvad gør jeg nu?
Ten minutes until the concert! What do I do now?
Karen
Vent her.
Wait here.
Mads
Min første trompet! Den på billedet!
My first trumpet! The one in the photo!
Karen
Ja. Jeg har gemt den i atten år.
Yes. I kept it for eighteen years.
Mads
Tak, Karen. I dag spiller jeg for dig.
Thank you, Karen. Today I will play for you.
Og jeg leder efter Findus.
And I will look for Findus.
Og jeg leder efter Findus.
And I will look for Findus.