Jon Fosse - Fosse - Plays Six

ready

everything’s ready

for Rambuku coming

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to you and me

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to the two of us

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and in Rambuku everything becomes a song

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a song from seas and stars

where everything is large

and everything disappears

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and just the two of us

are left

and everything fades

into something which is and lasts

there in Rambuku

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and not even the memories

are left

of the two of us

there

there in Rambuku

they are gone

they are gone

like the sea in the darkness

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so don’t just stand there

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and look and look

you

say something

tell me something about Rambuku

Tell me what you know

about Rambuku

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No

no don’t say anything

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just stand there

A little questioningly

Good

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Say it’s good

She walks over to him, looks him in the face

Say yes

HE

Yes

SHE

Okay

She holds his chin

But say it one more time

say it

She pulls his chin up and down

Say it

Say it at once

Say it

Loudly

Say it

say yes

HE

Yes

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SHE

Yes

Pause. She lets go of his chin, walks out on the floor, turns suddenly to him

But why isn’t Rambuku coming

pause

for something is going to happen

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and you’re

quite different

my dear

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it’s only here

you’re like this

in Rambuku you’re not like this

I know that

for there you are the most beautiful

of them all

not so big and strong

but with a few tosses

of your thoughts

of your soul

a few tosses

radiant in their movements

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yes like Rambuku

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but you just stand there

just stand there

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and look and look

and we’re not going to be here

we’re going to Rambuku

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come on walk

walk a little

Walk

I’m telling you

Walk

He begins to walk slowly

You

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yes you

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you rotten man

very sad

that’s right

you rotten man

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for I suppose you’ve always been rotten

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always

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always other women

always that

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and how could I stand being

with you

but I

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yes indeed I took what was mine

I want you to know that

and you do know that

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yes of course

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you know that

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or

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do you

answer

answer now

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and you don’t answer

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why don’t you answer

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why don’t you speak

say something

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you don’t say anything

you don’t answer

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I tell you to answer

and you don’t answer

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answer

say something

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and don’t just walk around

answer

say something

don’t walk

don’t walk anymore

stop

he stops

answer

say something

pause

No

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No alright

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Do you want to go to Rambuku

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or don’t you

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I know you want to

so don’t just stand there

and look and look

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Walk

Walk

He begins to walks slowly. Short pause

For now it’s finished

now

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now Rambuku shall open up

now

today

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finally

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do you understand

say something

do you understand

that Rambuku shall open up

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and don’t just walk around

stop that

can’t you

stop walking

stop

he stops

and say say that you understand it

Say

I understand it

HE

I understand it

SHE

Good

Say

Now we’re going to Rambuku

HE

Now we’re going to Rambuku

SHE

Thank you

Thank you so much

Thank you

Short pause. She takes his hand

It felt so good

to hear you say it

She shakes his hand

to hear your voice say it

so thank you

thank you so much

thank you

She lets go of his hand. Quite short pause

Would you like to read for me

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No I don’t suppose you do

Almost threateningly

You must answer me when I speak to you

say something

you used to do that

to talk to me

you were always doing it

you answered

talked

said things to me

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called me whore

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but now

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now you just stand there

and look and look

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you don’t exist

aren’t here

you just stand there

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And I have lived my life with you

Pause

But you were

yes

She smiles

you were beautiful

yes beautiful

like Rambuku

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but if only I could’ve given you back

to the woman you left

laughs a little to herself

I could’ve married

anyone

and then

and then I married you

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who just stand there

and look and look

I married you

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I don’t understand myself

I don’t understand what I was thinking

what made me do it

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yes I understand it

Do you understand

that I understand it

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no of course you don’t

but I

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I understand it

because

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you were such a beautiful man

there were so many nuances

in you

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Rambuku

was in you

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and married

yes you were married

and to a beautiful woman

and I

breaks off

yes

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yes you were

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and she was a

breaks off. She takes the pad and the pencil from her bag, writes, tears off the sheet, hands it to him, he stands and fumbles with the sheet

Look

And read

Read loudly and clearly

Read

Pause

HE

reads

Whore

SHE

Yes exactly

see

you could do it

you were married to

yes

yes read it one more time

loudly and clearly