Il festival comincia

The festival begins

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

Chiara
Il caffè costa due euro, le frittelle tre. Lei prende i soldi e io cucino.
Coffee is two euros, pancakes three. You'll take the money, and I'll do the cooking.
Va bene. E dov’è Milo? Devo guardarlo.
All right. And where's Milo? I have to look after him.
Va bene. E dov’è Milo? Devo guardarlo.
All right. And where's Milo? I have to look after him.
Chiara
Sotto il tavolo. Dorme fino al concerto.
Under the table. He'll sleep until the concert.
Maria comes past the stall with her handbag.
Maria
Buonasera! Allora, com’è il tempo?
Good evening! Well, how's the weather?
Come ha detto Tommaso: sole la mattina, poi pioggia.
Just as Tommaso said: sun in the morning, then rain.
Come ha detto Tommaso: sole la mattina, poi pioggia.
Just as Tommaso said: sun in the morning, then rain.
Maria
Più tardi c’è vento forte. E forse neve.
Later there'll be a strong wind. And maybe snow.
No, no! Oggi non c’è neve.
No, no! There won't be any snow today.
No, no! Oggi non c’è neve.
No, no! There won't be any snow today.
Maria
Il concerto comincia alle otto. Marco suona per primo.
The concert will start at eight. Marco will play first.
Maria
Io mi siedo sulla panchina davanti al palco.
I'll sit on the bench in front of the stage.
Maria
Sofia canta con i bambini. E Tommaso balla.
Sofia will sing with the children. And Tommaso will dance.
Tommaso balla? Davvero?
Tommaso will dance? Really?
Tommaso balla? Davvero?
Tommaso will dance? Really?
Maria
Lui dice che non balla. Ma balla.
He says he won't dance. But he will.
Ten to eight. Marco runs up with his trumpet, white as a sheet.
Marco
Aiuto! Il mio bocchino! Non c’è più!
Help! My mouthpiece! It's gone!
Bocchino? Che cos’è?
Mouthpiece? What's that?
Bocchino? Che cos’è?
Mouthpiece? What's that?
Marco
Una piccola cosa, qui. Non posso suonare senza.
A little thing, right here. I can't play without it.
Dove l’hai messo?
Where did you put it?
Dove l’hai messo?
Where did you put it?
You look under the table. No cat.
Marco
Sul vostro banco, vicino al caffè. Dieci minuti fa.
On your stall, by the coffee. Ten minutes ago.
Vicino al nostro caffè? E dov’è Milo?
By our coffee? And where's Milo?
Vicino al nostro caffè? E dov’è Milo?
By our coffee? And where's Milo?
Marco
Il concerto comincia fra dieci minuti. Che cosa faccio?
The concert starts in ten minutes. What am I going to do?
Maria opens her handbag and takes out a small old trumpet.
Maria
Aspetta.
Wait.
Marco
La mia prima tromba! Dalla foto!
My first trumpet! From the photo!
Maria
L’ho tenuta. Per diciotto anni.
I kept it. For eighteen years.
Marco
Grazie, signora Rossi. Stasera suono per Lei.
Thank you, Mrs Rossi. Tonight I'll play for you.
E io trovo Milo.
And I'll find Milo.
E io trovo Milo.
And I'll find Milo.