1、The Sound Of Music1 In the Aabbey (The story starts in an abbey of Salzburg, Austria, in the last Golden Days of the Thirties. ) The hills are alive with the sound of music，With songs they have sung for a thousand years.The hills fill my heart with the sound of music.My heart wants to sing every son
2、g it hears.My heart wants to beat like the wings of the birdsthat rise from the lake to the trees.My heart wants to sigh like a chimethat flies from a church on a breeze，To laugh like a brook when it trips and falls overstones on its way ，To sing through the night like a lark who is learning to pray
3、.I go to the hills when my heart is lonely.I know I will hear what Ive heard before.My heart will be blessed with the sound of music.And Ill sing once more.Halleluyah!Bernice: Reverend Mother.Reverend Mother: Sister Bernice.Bernice: I simply cannot find her.Reverend Mother: Maria?Bernice: Shes missi
4、ng from the abbey again.Sister A: Perhaps we should have put a cowbell around her neck.Sister B: Have you tried the barn? You know how much she adores the animals.Bernice: I have looked everywhere, in all of the usual places.Revernd Mother: Sister Bernice, considering that is Maria, I suggest you lo
5、ok in some place unusual. (Later, Maria gets back and comes to see Reverend Mother.)Reverend Mother: Im here, my child. Now sit down. Maria (short for M): Oh, Reverend Mother, Im so sorry. I just couldnt help myself. The gates were open and the hills were beckoning and before.Reverend Mother: I know
6、! I have not summoned you here for apologies.M: Oh, please Mother, do let me ask for forgiveness. Reverend Mother: If it will make you feel better.M: Yes. Well you see, the sky was so blue today and everything was so green and fragrant. I just had to be a part of it! And you know those birds kept me
7、eting me higher and higher as though it wanted me to go right through the clouds with it. Reverend Mother: Child, suppose darkness had come and you were lost?M: Oh, Mother, I could never be lost up there. Thats my mountain, I was brought up on it. It was the mountain that led me to you. Reverend Mot
8、her: Oh?M: When I was a child, I would come down the mountain and climb a tree and look over into your garden. Id see the sisters at work and I would hear them sing on their way to Vespers, which brings me to another transgression, Reverend Mother. I was singing out there today without permission.Re
9、verend other: Maria, it is only here in the abbey that we have rules about postulant singing.M: I cant seem to stop singing wherever I am. And whats worse, I cant seem to stop saying things. Everything and anything I think and feel. Reverend Mother: Some people would call that honesty.M: No, but its
10、 terrible, Reverend Mother. You know how Sister Beth always makes me kiss the floor after we had a disagreement? Well lately Ive taken to kissing the floor when I see her coming just to save time.Reverend Mother: Maria, when you saw us over the abbey wall and longed to be one of us, that didnt neces
11、sarily mean that you were prepared for the way we live here, did it?M: No, Mother. But I pray and I try and I am learning. I really am.Reverend Mother: What is the most important lesson you have learned here, my child? M: To find out what is the will of God and to do it whole-heartedly.Reverend Moth
12、er: Maria, it seems to be the will of God that you leave us.M: Leave you?Reverend Mother: Only for a while, Maria.M: Oh, please, Mother, dont do that. Please dont send me away! This is where I belong. Its my home. My family. Its my life.Reverend Mother: Are you truly ready for it?M: Yes, I am.Revere
13、nd Mother: Perhaps if you go out into the world for a time, knowing what we expect of you. You will have a chance to find out that you could expect it from yourself. M: I know what you expect, Mother, and I can do it. I promise I can!Reverend Mother: Maria.M: Yes, mother. It is Gods will. Reverend M
14、other: There is a family near Salzburg that needs a governess until needs a governess until September.M: September?!Reverend Mother: To take care of seven children. M: Seven children?!Reverend Mother: Do you like children Maria?M: Oh yes, but sevenReverend Mother: I will tell Captain Von Trapp to ex
15、pect you tomorrow.M: A captain?Reverend Mother: A retired officer of the imperial Navy. A fine man and a brave one. His wife died several years ago. Living in the dorm with the children, and I understand he has had a most difficult time managing to keep a governess there.M: Er Why difficult, Reveren
16、d Mother?Reverend Mother: The Lord will show you in His own good time.(Maria, with her bag and guitar in hands, walks sullenly out of the abbey.)When the lord closes the door,somewhere you open the window.M (singing): What will this day be like, I wonder.What will my future be, I wonder.It could be
17、so exciting to be out in the world, to be free.My heart should be wildly rejoicing, Oh, whats the matter with me? Ive always longed for adventure, to do the things Ive never did. Now here Im pacing adventure, then why am I so scared? A captain with seven children, Whats so fearsome about that?Oh, I
18、must stop these doubts all these worries.If I dont, I just know Ill turn back,I must dream of the things I am seeking. I am seeking the courage I lack.The courage to serve them with reliance,Face my mistakes without defiance. Show them Im worthyAnd while I show them Ill show me.So, let them bring on
19、 all their problems, Ill do better than my best.I have confidence theyll put me to the test, But Ill make them seeI have confidence in me. Somehow I will impress them.I will be firm but kind. And all those children heaven bless them.They will look up to me, and mind me, With each step I am more cert
20、ain,Everything will turn out fine.I have confidence the world can all be mine.Theyll have to agree I have confidence in me.I have confidence in sunshine, I have confidence in rain.I have confidence that spring will come again.Besides which you see I have confidence in me.Strength doesnt lie in numbe
21、rs.Strength doesnt lie in wealth,Strength lies in nights of peaceful slumbers,When you wake up, wake up,Its healthy.All I trust I leave my heart to;All I trust becomes my own!I have confidence in confidence alone.I have confidence in confidence alone!Besides, which you see,I have confidence in me!(O
22、h, help.)I have confidence in confidence alone, Besides which you see, I have confidence in me.2 The New Governess (In front of the Von Trapps house, Maria wonders at its grandeur. She knocks at the door. A man appears.)M: Hello, here I am! Im from the convent. Im the new governess, Captain. Franz:
23、And Im your butler, Fraulein. M: Oh, well, how do you do? Hmm.Franz: Wait here, please. (While waiting, Maria enters a hall. It is such a magnificent hall, that she cant help dancing. The Captain appears.)Captain (Short for C): Why do you stare at me that way?M: Well, you dont look at all like a sea
24、 captain, sir. C: Im afraid you dont look much like a governess. Turn around, please.M: What?C: Turn. Hat off. Its the dress. You have to put on another one before you meet the children. M: But I dont have another one. When we enter the abbey, our worldly clothes are given to the poor.C: What about
25、this one?M: The poor didnt want this one.C: Hmm.M: I would have made myself a new dress but there wasnt time. I can make my own clothes.C: Well, Ill see that you get some material. Today, if possible. Now, Fraulein.er M: Maria. C: Fraulein Maria, I dont know how much the Mother has told you? M: Not
26、much. C: Youre the twelfth in a long line of governesses, who have come to look after my children since their mother died. I trust that you will be an improvement on the last one. She stayed only two hours. M: Whats wrong with the children, sir?C: There was nothing wrong with the children, only the
27、governesses. They were completely unable to maintain discipline. Without it, the house cannot be properly run. Please remember that, Fraulein.M: Yes, Sir.C: Every morning you will drill the children in their studies. I will not permit them to dream away their summer holidays. Each afternoon they wil
28、l march about the ground, breathing deeply. Bedtime is to be strictly observed. No exceptions.M: Excuse me, sir. When do they play?C: Youll see to that they conduct themselves at all time with the utmost orderliness and decorum, Im placing you in command.M: Yes, sir.(Captain blows his whistle. After
29、 slamming of doors, the children appear on the terrace in a line, and then walk down one by one.)C: Now, this is your new governess, Fraulein Maria. As I sound your signals, you will step forward and give your name. You, Fraulein, will listen carefully. Learn their signal so you can call them when y
30、ou want them. Liesl: Liesl.Frederick: Frederick.Louisa: Louisa.Kurt: Kurt.Bargitta: Bargitta.Marta: Marta.(The youngest girl steps forward.)C: And Gretl. Now, lets see how well you listened. M: Oh, I wont need to whistle for them, Reverend Captain. I mean, Ill use their names. And such lovely names.
31、 C: Fraulein, this is a large house. The grounds are very extensive. I will not have anyone shouting. You will take this, please. Learn to use it. The children will help you. Now, when I want you, this is what you will hear.M: No, sir. Im sorry, sir. I could never answer to a whistle. Whistles are f
32、or dogs and cats and other animals but not for children and definitely not for me. It would be too humiliating.C: Fraulein, were you this much trouble at the abbey? M: Oh, much more, sir.C: Hmm.M: Excuse me, sir, I dont know your signal. C: You may call me Captain. (Captain leaves.)M: At ease. Well
33、now that theres just us. Would you please tell me what are your names again and how old you are?Liesl: Im Liesl. Im sixteen years old and I dont need a governess.M: Well, Im glad you told me, Liesl. Well just be good friends.Frederick: Im Frederick. Im fourteen. Im impossible. M: Really? Who told yo
34、u that, Frederick?Frederick: Fraulein Josephine. Four governesses ago.Louisa: Im Bargitta.M: You didnt tell me how old you are, Louisa.Bargitta: Im Bargitta, shes Louisa. Shes thirteen years old and youre smart. Im ten and I think your dress is the ugliest one I ever saw. Kurt: Bargitta, you shouldn
35、t say that. Bargitta: Why not? Dont you think its ugly?Kurt: Of course, but Fraulein Helders was ugliest. Im Kurt. Im eleven. Im incorrigible.M: Congratulations!Kurt: Whats incorrigible?M: I think it means you wont be treated like a boy.Marta: Im Marta and Im going to be seven on Tuesday. And Id lik
36、e a pink parasol.M: Well, pink is my favorite color, too. Yes, youre Gretl, and youre five years old? My, youre practically a lady! Now I have to tell you a secret. Ive never been a governess before. Louisa: You mean you dont know anything about being a governess?M: Nothing. Ill need lots of advice.
37、Louisa: Well, the best way to start is to be sure to tell father to mind his own business.Frederick: You must never come to dinner on time.Bargitta: Never eat your soup quietly.Kurt: And during dessert always blow your nose.Gretl: Dont believe a word they say, Fraulein Maria.M: Why not?Gretl: Becaus
38、e I like you.Frau Schmidt: All right now, children! Outside for your walk. Fathers orders. Now, hurry up! Hurry up! Quick, Quick. Fraulein Maria, Im Frau Schmidt, the housekeeper.M: How do you do!Frau Schmidt: How do you do! Ill show you to your room. Follow me.(On the way to her room, Maria feels s
39、omething strange in her pocket. It is a toad. She cries out and throws it away. The children watch this and leave in laughter. Later the dinner is served, Maria is late.)M: Good evening. Good evening, children. Children: Good evening, Frauen Maria.(Without noticing a pinecone on her chair, Maria sit
40、s on it, jumps up with pain and immediately.)M: Ha Ha.C: Enchanting little tune. Something you learned at the abbey?M: No, erm. its eh. rheumatism. (Sits down again) Excuse me, Captain, havent we forgotten to thank the Lord? For what we are about to receive, may the Lord make us truly thankful. Amen
41、.C: Amen.M: Id like to thank each and every one of you for the precious gift you left in my pocket earlier today. C: Erm. What gift?M: Its meant to be a secret Captain, between the children and me.C: Aha. Then I suggest that you keep it and let us eat.M: Knowing how nervous I must have been. A stran
42、ger in the new household. Knowing how important it was for me to feel accepted. It was so kind and thoughtful of you to make my first moments here so warm and happy and pleasant.(Marta crying.)C: What Is the matter, Marta?Marta: Nothing.(The children burst into tears one by one)C: Frauen, is it to b
43、e at every meal or merely a dinnertime that you intend to lead us all to this rare and wonderful new world of indigestion?M: Theyre all right, Captain. Theyre just happy.3 Rolfe and Liesl (Outside the house, Rolfe knocks at the door.)Franz: Ah, Rolfe. Good evening.Rolfe: Good evening, Franz. I trust
44、 everything is under control?Franz: Yes, yes.Rolfe: Good.Franz: Are there any developments?Rolfe: Perhaps. Is the captain at home?Franz: Hes at dinner.Rolfe: With the family?Franz: Yes.Rolfe: Please give him this telegram at once.Franz: Certainly.(Inside, Franz gives the telegram to the captain. He
45、reads it.)Liesl: Franz, who delivered it?Franz: That young lad Rolfe, of course.Liesl: Father, may I be excused?C: Hmm. Children, in the morning I shall be going to Vienna.Children: Not again, father!Gretl: How long will you be gone this time, papa?C: Im not sure, Gretl. Im not sure.Louisa: To visit
46、 the Baroness Schneider again?Frederick: Mind your own business.C: As a matter of fact, yes, Louisa.Marta: Why cant we ever get to see the Baroness?Louisa: Why would she want to see you?C: It just so happens that you are going to see the Baroness. Im bringing her back with me to visit us all.Childre
47、n: Good!C: And uncle Max.Children: Uncle Max!(Liesl goes out to the yard)Liesl: Rolfe! Oh, Rolfe!Rolfe: No, Liesl. We mustnt. Liesl: Why not, silly?Rolfe: I dont know. Its just.Liesl: Isnt this why youre here waiting for me?Rolfe: Yes, of course. Ive missed you, Liesl.Liesl: You have? How much?Rolfe
48、: So much that I even thought of sending you a telegram, just so that Id be able to deliver it here.Liesl: Oh, thats a lovely thought. Why dont you? Right now.Rolfe: But Im here.Liesl: Please Rolfe. Send me a telegram. Ill start it for you. Dear Liesl.Rolfe: Dear Liesl, Id like to be able to tell yo
49、u how I feel about you. Stop. Unfortunately this wire is already too expensive. Sincerely, Rolfe. Liesl: Sincerely?Rolfe: Cordially.Liesl: Cordially?Rolfe: Affectionately.Liesl: Hmmm.Rolfe: Will there be any reply? Liesl: Dear Rolfe, Stop. Dont stop. Your Liesl. If only we didnt always have to wait for someone to send father a telegram. How do I know when Ill see you again?Rolfe: Well, lets see. I could come here by mistake. With a telegram for
