The Gueguence A Comedy Ballet in the Nahuatl-Spanish Dialect of Nicaragua Part 20

Pues Sor. Gob^{or} Tastuanes, no haremos un trato y contrato, que el sin tuno, sin tunal de eguan mo Dona Suche-Malinche?

_Gobernador._

No chopa quimate muyule, Gueguence.

_Gueguence._

No chiquimate, Sor. Gob^{or} Tastuanes.

_Gobernador._

No pilse Cap^n Alg^l M^{or} simocague campamento el Senor Escribano Real, chiguigua no provincia real lichua obedecer eguan mo Dona Suche-Malinche.

Va el Alguacil a hablar con el Escribano Real.

_Alguacil._

Matateco Dio mispiales, Sr. Escribano Real.

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_Gue._ Governor Tastuanes, and good friend Captain Chief Alguacil, [suspend] in the quarters of the leading men the music, dances and songs, in order that we may amuse the Royal Court with the _macho-raton_. Ho, boys! how about the mules?

_Don For._ Here they are, little papa.

(The Valona is played for the mules.)

_Gue._ Governor Tastuanes, you are certainly satisfied that they have dances, caperings, finis.h.i.+ng touches and curvetings, like the _macho-raton_.

_Gov._ No, I am not satisfied, Gueguence.

_Gue._ Well, then, Governor Tastuanes, shall we not make a trade and a treaty between him, without a folly or a fig-tree, and the lady Suche-Malinche?

_Gov._ Do you not know of it already, Gueguence?

_Gue._ I do not know it, Governor Tastuanes.

_Gov._ My son, Captain Chief Alguacil, suspend [the labor] in the quarters of the Royal Secretary, and let him obey our order to enter my royal presence, with the lady Suche-Malinche.

(The Alguacil goes to speak with the Royal Secretary.)

_Alg._ I pray G.o.d to protect you Mr. Secretary.

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_Escribano._

Matateco Dio miscuales, quilis Cap^n Alg^l M^{or}, ya tiguala neme?

_Alguacil._

Ya nemo niqui nistipampa Sor. Escribano Real, negua ligua y Provincia Real, del Sor. Gob^{or} Tastuanes, lichua obedecer eguan mo Dona Suche-Malinche.

_Escribano._

Pues, no pilse Cap^n Alg^l M^{or} simocague campamento Sres.

princ.i.p.ales, sones, rujeros, y paltechua obedecer eguan mo Dona Suche-Malinche.

_Alguacil._

Mascamayagua, Sor. Escribano Real.

Aqui se toca el Rujero, dan vuelta bailando los dos y habla el

_Escribano._

Matateco Dio mispiales, Sor. Gob^{or} Tastuanes.

_Gobernador._

Matateco Dio miscuales quilis Sor. Escribano Real, ya tiguala neme?

_Escribano._

Ya nemo niqui nistipampa lichua obedecer, eguan mo Dona Suche-Malinche.

_Gobernador._

Pues, Sor. Escribano Real, asanegaguala sesule Gueguence guil hombre rico, eguan mo Dona Suche-Malinche.

_Escribano._

Sor. Gob^{or} Tastuanes, asanegualigua vestir saya de la China, guipil de pecho, guipil de pluma, medias de seda,

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_Sec._ I pray G.o.d to prosper you, Captain Chief Alguacil; are you well?

_Alg._ I am, as is proper, Mr. Secretary. You will enter the royal presence of Governor Tastuanes, to obey his orders, and also the lady Suche-Malinche.

_Sec._ Well, then, my son, Captain Chief Alguacil, suspend in the quarters of the leading men the music, the shoutings, and such like, that I may obey, with the lady Suche-Malinche.

_Alg._ At your service, Mr. Secretary.

(The Rujero is played, and the two dance around.)

_Sec._ I pray G.o.d to protect you, Governor Tastuanes.

_Gov._ I pray G.o.d to prosper you, Mr. Secretary; are you well?