"Transcription and subtitles by Prof. Juan Caballero, PhD (Earlham College, IN, USA, 2017)" "Good day, Carmelo Good days" "Good day, Ramón" "¿How are you?" "I'm well, son, I'm well" "Good day" "Good Day, Elmira" "Good day Good day, Andrés" "Go on, go play" "How are you?" "Running around all the live-long day So it is, Alú, so it is" "Not that I'm complaining!" "That'll be all" "Come right in, Carmelo" "Come, sit." "I'm fine standing, Don Nicanor, thank you" "well, let's hear it" "I cannot ask for an update on that stupid death" "Look, it's been shown that..." "The only thing that's been shown is that someone stood to kill him and took it upon themselves to do it" "And you know it well, Don Nicanor" "Stop, Carmelo" "I can't get mixed up in this" "There is a lot of resentment around San Telmo, Don Nicanor" "And you're going to start losing votes" "San Telmo is ironclad!" "They know they can count on me" "I've never let them down But this time you are" "That's why they're resentful" "We really need to stop and think it over" "Mi door has always been open to friends" "And it will remain so" "It's a matter of pride with me" "But I will attend to it" "Let's go" "Tell whoever asks that no one will be stuck inside" "For lack of resolve on my part" "You have to promise me this, Don Nicanor" "I will attend to it, rest at ease Thank you, Don Nicanor" "You're free, pardoned by the Fatherland" "Free, long live the Fatherland" "Go on, you've been pardoned" "I don't know if it's worth it" "The pardon came late for this one." "He got transferred on his own." "Attention!" "I ask your attention" "So that each may learn" "Who Francisco Real was" "And who was el Guapo Rosendo" "I swear I am not lying" "If [I say] the biggest legend of the waterfront" "Sang to the Lujanera" "With major passion and madness" "Men of much courage" "Burned up in her bonfire" "Rosendo and Francisco Real" "San Telmo and the Maldonado" "All have lived "marked"" "By the point of a dagger" "But an Eastern man" "So let me give this tale some direction" "If my memory will serve me" "I'm going to tell you in detail" "[How they] shone in their fortitude" "In pursuit of uncertain glory" "Destiny always comes" "Born on Reason's wings" "I'm going to offer the tension" "Of a complicated braid" "It was near the rosy corner" "Pay attention, my honored listeners" "[On the centenniary of the Republic 25 of May, 1910]" "Easy, easy, easy" "[Township of Maldonado, Festival Program]" "Where are you going, Eleodoro?" "To find hay for all of you" "And don't bust my balls, Or do you think I'm wasted?" "Who, you?" "Never!" "Good day, neighbor" "Going to work?" "Heading out, today" "Someplace far?" "What's it look like?" "Lucky you!" "Look is being your age, buddy" "Good travels!" "Clean yourself up, you're lookin' pretty rough around the edges" "What're you up to over there?" "Washing up" "The old lady doesn't want to admit that you're almost a grown man already" "It wasn't her I was looking at!" "That's why I'm telling you" "You know that in my house, there's always a place that suits you" "Tonight there'll be a dance..." "And all that brings" "Are you coming?" "If I'm invited!" "What do you think I'm doing, goofball?" "Or do you want it by registered mail?" "He was pardoned, Lepar's husband {?" "} saw his papers So he'll be out today" "You're always running around gossiping, Don't you ever give it a rest?" "Because I don't get complicated with anyone" "There's no man out there that can hold on to me" "And I get my kicks" "Everyone is who they are" "Who they are!" "You could have whichever one you wanted" "And live high on the hog, instead of working your fingers to the bone like this" "Before, when you were in my house..." "Before!" "Now everything's different" "I'm going to tell you, Julia..." "Rosendo is a real man." "That's why I was with him." "Ya see?" "What's not to see, if you left my house for him?" "He had nothing to do with it." "It was..." "How about you just leave me alone?" "You like to peck and peck" "What're you interrogating me for, anyway?" "I'm not interrogating you, Lujanera" "Then why don't you quit poking your nose where it doesn't belong!" "?" "Don't listen to me" "It's that I'm scared" "For the last few days I've had a heavy heart" "And Rosendo too, even if he doesn't say anything" "You're just imagining things, I'm sure" "No, there's something strange in the air." "I know it..." "I can feel it." "fine, just calm down." "After all, Rosendo is here to deal with whatever comes" "God bless, Don Rosendo" "Rosendo!" "I've been looking for you!" "Sometimes things get worse for your rushing after them" "It's this whole centennary thing, I don't like hide or hair of it." "What's got you all worked up about it?" "Well... if he gets out?" "You're talking to Rosendo Juárez, not some two-bit thug, you get me?" "You're right, Rosendo" "Well then?" "What good is all this worrying then?" "And... you see, everyone's been talking, and..." "Let them talk!" "Nothing's going to happen." "And if something happens, so be it." "The milonga is gonna be swinging, that's all" "Don Carmelo..." "How'd you know?" "Julio told Jacinto where you lived" "The last time you came all you did was insult me" "What are you here for, now?" "Today is a day of pardons" "Quite a number were let out, and surely him as well" "They promised me they would" "And I know they've kept their word" "Well, everyone's been yelling at me about it" "Everyone" "Even when they quit talking, they're still throwing it in my face, as if I were entirely to blame for it" "He didn't know how to stick up for himself, Don Carmelo" "Rosendo was the bigger man" "It's because he was blind and didn't see the trap" "He loved you a lot, Lujanera" "As much as that other one takes you for granted" "I loved him, too" "But that doesn't count for anything now." "Say once and for all why you're here" "To save him I've seen him, Lujanera" "It was like a dream" "With these poor eyes, I saw him" "And he, too, was dead" "Dead, yes, but when he arose, his face was dark with hatred." "Hatred for you, for Rosendo, for the others" "He rose and when he came, walking, walking..." "What can I do?" "He loved you a lot, Lujanera." "A lot." "He was lost to a betrayal." "Double for the thrower" "Behave yourself!" "Good luck!" "Yeah, but for the other side!" "It'll come around" "What's happening?" "It seems they pardoned him." "Have a drink with me" "Place your bets, place your bets..." "Taba (bonetoss) is a man's game" "And so is gin!" "Both are best shared, right?" "A gin" "Good day, everyone." "Good day, Rosendo" "How's it looking over there?" "Nothing for now, Rosendo. / No news, then?" "And you, what are you up to?" "What're you drinking?" "I've been served" "Gin for the house." "For me, a red wine." "And hit the young gentleman again." "It's gonna go to his head!" "Sign that I have one, at least." "And what good's it doing you?" "It lets me think that you're getting a little too smart for your own good." "It's cuz you're chapping my hide, bub." "It doesn't take long to cut a hide into straps, you know" "Well, what're you waiting for?" "Fight him!" "It's fine, Cosme." "He's a pipsqueak." "It was just to test him." "I said, it's fine, Easterner." "I've invited you." "Everyone is served." "There's nothing more to discuss." "You handled yourself well." "Take that drink and you'll be a real man after." "Thanks, Don Rosendo." "Come one, Medina, don't fall asleep on me!" "People are piling up!" "Hey you, wanna make a few bucks?" "Well, since I'm already here... / Come 'ere" "Medina, here's an assisant for you." "I put him at your disposal / Alright!" "Listen, you're at my orders." "Go ahead and give them!" "You divvy up the snacks, understand?" "A little for each person. / Yes, sargeant." "Gimme red wine!" "Here are the boys!" "Long live the Revolutionary Guard!" "Long may they live!" "This is the best of them all, particularly for newlyweds..." "Although it's plain to see that in this neighborhood, no one ever marries!" "Time passes and passes, But there's nothing to be done." "No one marries!" "I haven't touched anything, everything's the same, just as she left it when she... you know." "La Lujanera isn't the type to live alone long" "The same, the same" "Every piece of furniture, every little thing" "You were here before?" "Yes." "And no, Ma'am." "Well, it doesn't surprise me, that Lujanera has all the nerve..." "That'll do for the lady, thanks." "Will you take the room?" "It depends." "But yeah, if it's the payment you're worried about, rest at ease, ma'am." "If you need anything... you know." "Good day, sir Come in, come in" "Forgive me, I was with Nicolás." "We were together over there." "We were informed, thanks." "We were warned" "I brought a message for his folks This isn't the time, see?" "We're hardworking folks..." "I'm aware, sir." "He remembered you all fondly." "We did, too." "He was my nephew, I never forgot about him" "But he never knew how to be." "And that hurts." "What's more, he had made enemies" "You have to know how to be poor." "To make due." "And to avoid those that can bring you down." "You don't need to explain anything to me." "It's no business of mine." "He gave me this money." "Take it to my parents, he said." "They'll be so happy." "That's why I came." "But I'm already starting to regret it." "He didn't even mention his family." "And since I didn't have one, I envied his good fortune." "But to have this kind of solace, honestly..." "Better to wander around with nobody." "I'm waiting for my son" "Were you his friend?" "Tell me you name." "Francisco Real, Ma'am." "Don't touch that, it's dirty money!" "When's the departure time?" "At sunrise, for the South." "You coming?" "I have to think about it." "Each has to choose his own path" "Pardon, but I have to tell you something very personal." "You'll say we were remiss / No, it's not my place..." "We were, it's true, and still are." "Those responsible are walking around free as birds" "You can go find them whenever you want." "Right here at Pardo's pub" "I'm not interested." "It's no business of mine." "Since he was my friend..." "Well, not even that, really." "He liked telling me his life, and he told me everything." "About his woman..." "La Lujanera is a..." "Control yourself." "And don't get me off track." "He talked all the time about all of you." "It was like sharing his whole life." "His loves, his hatreds." "Rosendo Juárez, marked!" "Ramón Santoro, marked!" "Ramón Santoro!" "He set the trap and took advantage." "There were various opportunists." "In the beginning he had hopes of getting out..." "The lawyer said..." "Lawyer?" "What lawyer?" "Well... really, we thought about it too much And then it got too late." "It's hard coming up with the money..." "We're poor..." "Eh, I know all about it." "And decent." "Meanwhile he died in prison!" "That's why!" "And the guilty parties still walking around free..." "It's got nothing to do with me." "I repeat:" "It's no business of mine." "We'll see how your dark horse Don Flores handles himself." "I have a lot of confidence behind him." "Among other assets!" "Nothing yet" "He hasn't showed up, Rosendo." "I already told you nothing is going to happen" "If he's alone and he's not around here, surely he hasn't gotten out." "Or he's someplace else." "I'm going to go lay down a while." "If he shows, find me at home." "In the end it looks like Cosme was right." "The gin went to your head, alright." "¡Cosme!" " What's going on?" "What's all this brouhaha about?" "I don't like being alone one bit" "Poppycock!" "{?" "}" "I know it doesn't matter to you..." "If he were so fearless he would've arrived already" "Everyone's saying it" "Could be he's changed neighborhoods" "Seriously!" "I can't stay here..." "You alone, Juan?" "Where you headed?" "Idunno." "Do you have things to do?" "Me neither." "And I'm alone, too." "You coming in?" "I don't have a cent to my name" "Not everything is about money." "Go on." "There's a long while yet til night." "He died in prison, and they're looking at him now at his parents' house." "But he saw it with his own two eyes!" "That's good." "Go on" "Who was that?" "Cosme." "He was bringing me news" "Always busting someone's balls" "Something like that" "It seems we won't be seeing Nicolás Fuentes any more around here." "Not today or ever." "They didn't pardon him?" "He's dead" "Dead?" "You and I were waiting for him a long time" "Like someone with an outstanding debt That knows it'll be called in some day" "Now everything's paid off" "It seems to hurt you" "He was here today, I saw him--- You won't understand" "But I saw him clearly" "He came slowly, as if looking for a path" "It was Nicolás!" "You and your witchy nonsense!" "No!" "I'm telling you, it was Nicolás!" "You just told me he's dead." "But he's coming this way." "He's coming..." "But he's laid out between four [wake] candles!" "They're praying for him as we speak, that he can rot in peace!" "Can't you understand?" "You're always imagining things" "Don't listen to me, Rosendo" "No, Rosendo, not now" "Are you Rosendo Juárez's woman, or not?" "Well then, why so much back and forth?" "Don't you go and get hitched like Rita, tonight's a big night!" "I'm never getting hitched!" "Yeah, that's not my business." "Take care of that!" " Yes, sir." "We'll make the bar shake!" "I hope we can reach it, María..." "Idunno what for..." "To knock some sparks off the stones, among other things..." "Kiss up, why don't ya!" "Real!" "Francisco Real, one and the same" "And what of it?" "What are you looking for in this foreign town?" "You're following me." "I've been released." "By general pardon." "By whatever means." "I did my time." "It won't be for long." "Each carries his own destiny." "A wise guy's fate, you mean." "Carved out with a fighting knife." "Easy there, Officer." "This is my precinct and I don't want any messes." "Much less on a day like today with all these dark skins dancing in the streets, drunk as skunks" "Come on, Officer." "I don't want to see you in San Telmo, understand?" "Relax," "Lately I've been very peaceful" "Even a little weary of going it alone" "Go however you like." "But go looking for company somewhere far from the river" "The first person I run into from the old days..." "and he wants me out of his sight!" "I do, and for as long as you'll stay there" "Take it easy, I'm going South tomorrow" "Ha!" "Things are already underway" "[Piñata game]" "[Sack race]" "[Tug of war]" "[Trick races]" "Neighbors!" "On this glorious anniversary uniting us here on the Maldonado" "that unites us here, I repeat, to celebrate as citizens and as neighbors" "Flowers, sir?" "For the lady of your dreams?" "Have a look, at co-op prices ...as neighbors, the glory accorded to us..." "(Thanks!" ")" "Bonbons, candies, sir?" "Sir, sir!" "You didn't pay!" "I don't want anyone to be missing, understand?" "Yes, Rosendo" "And you, get dolled up." "You have to be the best thing there" "Don't you worry, I'll make you look good" "Let everybody know:" "Today, Rosendo the Puncher is celebrating" "They'll know it, Rosendo." "From one end of Maldonado to the other, Don Rosendo." "Hey, Turco." "I'll wait for you tonite at the party." "There'll be plenty of you-know to go around, right?" "You-know-what and lady-business, in abundance!" "Well then I'll get there early and stay til the wine runs out..." "Someone there for even him {?" "} OK, go on with ya" "It occurs to me we have a visitor" "And it would appear, for the lady of the house" "I remember that today was your saint's day" "It's quite a thing to have a memory like that" "Meanwhile there's people who can't remember a thing at all" "You're always right in the middle there, bub." "Like marrow." "But your attentiveness is appreciated." "Easterner" "You deserve it" "You're looking pretty closely at little mister there" "You know I go in for the real men" "Come here, you pick [the wine]" "Then the husband shows up, and says, "Tell that cheeky bastard to move over, and make me room, since I paid for the bed, after all."" "And now, another story, but it's no tall tale" "Nooo, Lucio" "The wake is somewhere else!" "Today is a festival day..." "And a time for toasts!" "I propose we all..." "Who the F?" "Your mom you sonuvab..." "Yours, I'm sure, everyone here already knows" "And... you aren't going to fight him?" "I'm not looking for Gamorra" "And what's more, I come unarmed." "You're served." "Are you going to fight him?" "And if I don't?" "Try the Foreigner" "In this neighborhood, I take care of all the outsiders who show up" "This thing is between me and him." "You haven't provoked me." "Well that's how it's got to be, then" "Who was that guy?" "Ramón Santoro" "Ramón Santoro... marked" "The dove has an owner" "I'll underscore this just in case" "Someone dreams of winning the prize" "Until they find themselves in that love" "It's in vain to try and force it" "And even worse to build up hopes" "Wear well your trousers" "As befits a good man" "Let's hear it, Negro, play a tango" "So that all the boys will know" "It's not for nothing that I'm singing" "All the way down in Dock Sur" "And if someone gets the notion" "They can step up to me (what happened?" ")" "I'd tell him to put it all down (Santoro was taken down by a knife)" "Like the gamblers do (They killed Santoro!" ")" "It seems to me there's no one" "Who stands out from the bunch" "Who grabs and holds your eye" "Who inspires and gives me voice {?" "} (I'm sorry!" " Yes!" ")" "Now the milonga's coming" "Sharp and heavy and precise ("well marked")" "Because I want, with my lady," "To draw a heart [on the floor]" "Begging forgiveness of your Highness" "But I came in desperate need" "Of a little brunette" "Brunette?" "You must be the one with an appointment for Lady Hipflask..." "Come on in, forgiven, Turco" "To toast, the time is always right" "And what are we celebrating?" "The Lujanera's saint!" "Nobody feel obligated-- Celebrate whatever you feel like celebrating" "And it's all on my tab!" "Music and girls!" "Until he ties one on!" "Come on, let's dance" "No, Rosendo, later" "Let's go, stop imagining nonsense" "The dead don't come back to life, and they don't go around collecting debts" "There's a gentleman here, {?" "}, who claims to be a singer ...and he is asking decency of us all, to..." "Clear a path, we have a visitor" "When one is in a stranger's home..." "It's him!" "Quiet!" "It has to be, I knew it!" "I am Francisco Real." "Francisco Real, whom they call the Corralman." "Francisco Real?" "You weren't invited here" "So as it turns out, you're an odd man out here." "And seeing as to how no one needs you for anything here..." "I need you for something, for you to give me news about something I need to understand" "All around San Telmo, they're saying, and at best they're just lies," "That around these parts there's one with a reputation for knives and cruelty that they call the Puncher" "At your disposal" "Don't take me for some drunk with "whynot?" written across his brow" "You played a man dirty, and took his girl" "I come on behalf of Nicolás Fuentes who was barely even my friend, but was betrayed" "You've been waiting for me, and that is a kind of invitation" "Here you have me, I am Nicolás Fuentes" "Aren't you going to fight him?" "I'm too disgusted to even..." "It's been so long since I lost your eyes, your mouth, the warmth of your body..." "I'm gonna get sloshed too, Turco" "I'm gonna get sloshed like never before" "Until I end up like you" "Julia!" "I already told you there there's no wine left" "Go on, Juan, tomorrow night, at best, if you're still in the neighborhood..." "Well, where do you want me to go?" "Want me to be like Rosendo and go following him around?" "I'm not gonna be the tailfeather on a rooster that's been trashed" "We were getting to the crossroad" "At that moment, like a ghost, a stranger came towards us" "He provoked him, invited him to fight and put that dagger in him" "Rosendo?" "Rosendo, are you kidding me?" "Who, then?" "What do I know?" "It hurts..." "Was it a woman?" "Who was it?" "Cover my face..." "So much pride in the man, and now all he's good for is attracting flies" "He woulda been good for more, no?" "He shoulda" "There has to be some consequence" "With those hands?" "You think she's got the heart or the nerve to push in a dagger like that?" "The police!" "Quick, out the back door!" "Who's responsible for all this?" "I am, Officer" "I have everything in order" "With a permit from the Maldonado police" "I'm sure it's as you say, Ma'am." "This isn't my jurisdiction" "I was told there were people here from San Telmo" "But I have no business with them, or with all of you" "I'm looking for an old acquaintance of mine" "Something like an expert knife fighter over there near the pink corner" "He killed Santoro in Pardo's pub" "I knew Ramón" "But the person you're looking for has never been through here, Officer" "We all know each other and we would've noticed him" "Goodnight, Moon and Night," "The sunrise is almost here" "We can already see the galloping" "Crush of death and fortune" "Fate is in the crib" "For good or for evil" "If not, let Real say it" "The man from pink corner" "Killed him with a dagger" "They say it was the Easterner" "Subtitles and translation by Prof. Juan Caballero, PhD." "(Earlham College, IN, USA, 2017)"