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Is Mate Cag evan antarplay? Tes cain nota willy enthusiastic endorsement of wa ot fr-war pl Brecht had been an ambulance driver doring the Fis ‘World Wan an experience that cured him of any sppetief military conic. The Thirty Years’ Wat the sting for Ma Chain Breh’ desma count, was apo grotely protiacted, grucsome alatrople fr everyone excep Aetna of victors among the European ai protied fom it This an assesment of the conic fo historian Tveeneountered would ake exception, Wa, for Brecht, asit was forthe American Chl War General Wilam Tecumseh Sherman, ag itis for Meier Courage bythe end of Nope the play, ee sasimed nb by os oo i tng ic acl Known to be by nearly everyone who basis el i, Driven ino eal by the Third Reich, Brecht began wo sv Mater Carag in Swede inthe suminer and fal of 1399; ny invaded Poland Ten year te wean writing i when Ge Incr, the play reeves German premiere l the Deutsches Tester in Be refage payright in his wanderings a eeumnavigied the planet. The cyto whic he ened, mes home andthe afena for his rea uccees, cand an! vematlabletheatial experimen was Thurnt avinfested rubble The Reieh was gone, the Second ‘World War had ended, bu the Gold War was eating up. Th Lite alpina Those it bed wl ito he Ava way of living togeter we merely thought up Capitalism, cir ona tn 1949, Mater Genes characters, creator, cst and adince i Mather Courage and her Children Introduction i nature of war But by the end of Mate Cones, arguably the ie Brecht was not a smple man, His personality ad teat conclusion Brecht writ, his adage dat wt is sinest nny comple, is his theoretica Carved on by other means fel inadequate and hallow. Th writing his pot, his play ll of whic ae remarkably Blsyocrea ar not as basinces btw pecs oth ‘esha to reductive behing Mtr Cage an erin, h Sr the human antihese War dovours He ny opinion the greatest of hi many great works, is not a TTsundestanable that the play has often bern labelled ple play, Te ploes ws in dgement of the action autinar both by thse for whom thi conssttes high pa ‘roman who inabie a universe defined by wae, wh and by these for whom Maer Graagr evidence that Becht, makes calamitous chokes bt who makes them acd wit veting an stensilypacia text 109, supported the Filer ‘earcies and pis 0 severe tht ber choices are unbearably Stalin non-aggresion treaty, thereby unas Tar ad sone all bat impossible, She refuses w hall Sui done and. im undettand the nature of er tagie circumstances she refuses Enibazoned onthe Berner Ensemble to lookback; she i aa looking bac wl weaken hee She dove awn by Fieaso, Ina poem about thore curtain them. She's ala she ea afford to earn. She present us rect admiingly describes Picas's peace dowe ax re wih a maddening and deeaying she re judg siguiente or ‘antankerou Ir there's a pais, anwar Teel and we ge er for tha And alo, we watch her ieee ae ar Carga a eee world grow lonelier and lex forgiving with each bal choi ae ny the east. remake We feel we are watching her dying ~ the loses she ply gen thai climactic, least ambign il anyone et she reise ode Wi momsen isthe one in which a town of eping relsal: be nomial, her hardines com The great moment of heroin and strife in Moth G And yt weave mane by th woman, 4 inarge he great instance of a refsal of obedience to an evil meant ws to be. She's egoiical Beate he bas almost jot a ref o fight at exter a cal to arms nothing She’ elish but she's spared nothing She as aa Som that an aster ply nnd aeamalty Eventhough her appetites seem Almont all fw lee that wat i ghastly a w they are agus widesprenl carnage, the moriiation of mved whenever posible, Mow of ue don belive Co iy of er Desh, the grinding-down of her ahvaye avoidable bu if weve survived oid imaginatively ambition and elf poses, ave devastating to watch. She's to-compreheneis horrors we dead is curbreal Not-vclence Sint ad she thins her cleverness gained her the itl Jnvta course mos of us ean embrace, bt its arguments, i Aonething the small ficiency ~ her wagon —by means of amare ono to maytnooghtl pete hich se tains a degree of agency aad power in er iheseh very Mt evident ts Eiory tart war brings pecs Ihalevolent, anehuman word. The ster oF that usion eee ee ee power eas her t eloathing and rom hat oa bite inewiabiary wee more tna 6 Eid pocrpihe ts vib ‘contempt forthe poe sdvoce Beare et em peeear eee oping lene ts with en uy gel in canbe, ir binder Tine smart ceca scl ineligence govern Ca ‘etermination to in nother word, pits and miearnts is at wor wih a fatal darkness dat sles the acon. AS with ad the wt reo reer aces ean all of Brecht ig plays writen in exe, Cage i ad feclings a ifs mone ofthe many tnstional historical moments when the play wih fod a is ilo the proce arguably sl Mother Courage an her Chile or of Brecht’ adage, to the good ol things the modern, the vel for ch ste wa Ii to eit the power of hi sorrnfa Chri ropve fering Ie seal im any existence inthe H Mater Comm ~ on word ial, realy subligual poe sre that aus ad a fe crteal moments posesses Brevis play, which at Teast in part accounts forse po-atl a-war ul fet taoeip to money and the marketplace tothe non-human and the inorganic that perverts aman sop and ultimately inal to Me And yet, what the can shed vious othe consequences fh ing ithe consequences of ling whet ot Katia wl ave to sell ere meter poate Yr =a ang hey ef and Bick let to sel img fing ty pause palatable, ever Enrope, Brecht prechdd any alternatives or presenting themclves I his formal ave ‘hronologielesions td leas the probing o of eharactey, of perso ht wt ‘tcl observation, his choice of time and plac ‘Greumstance fre us out of jcdgement and nto empathy There's ati in G ne that refuses to papa ‘Gay ited confsion ino accent. What Cum shows us wll exeape on judgement, bute remain iniiely avilable Yo our argument ur to understand Tony Kushner, Ags 3000 Mother Courage and her Children misoned by the Pubic Teste Artie Director, and fst pn the Publics Delacorte Theater in C 'C. Will, with a coe by Je were designe by Riccardo Hern Draghich lights by Paul Gallo and Partners The es, in spatial ‘The Colonel/ Older Soldier Sold ‘Young Soldier/ Lieutenant (Old Woman’ Voice Inside Army Reeruiter/ Soldier ‘The One with the Eyepateh Soldier Soldier Cook Sergeant YeettePoctiers Clerk Soldier Soldier General/Farmer Young Man with Mat "First Soldier The Chaplain Soldier Farmer's Boa Mother Courage Injured Farmer's Wife Farmer's Wife Sergeant ‘Regimental Secretary New York (Oskar Buss ental Pat ected by Tesi Thal by Masia Cotsen Fipats (Glenn Feshler Michel aque Engen Jon Kevin Kin Jenifer Lew Paco Laeano Michael Markham Lasry Marsal’ Astin Pelee Sean Palips Sivetre Rsk Meryl Stexp Alexandra Wal Frederick Welle Ms and he hid ths easton had it Hie Bh production inthe Oder auditorium of the Nations heat, London, on 9 Seplember 2008, The ca, i ‘The One withthe Eyepateh Anthony Mark Barrow Soldier ‘iim J Cassi The Regimental Secretary _Janncs Flschberger The Chaplain eter Gowen The Cleric Jonathan Gunthorp The Sergeant Stephen Kennedy The Quartermaster vet Kerkour The Cook Marin Marquez : Linis Mek. Farmer's Son Kyle MePhal Farmer's Wite Shhh McSweeney Swiss tarry Meling Farmer's Wife Montgomery Older Soldier Steen "Tok Yoette Chote Rael Soldier 9 Rls if (Ciford Samwet ‘The Sergeant Gary Seton Fiona Sh Roger Seman Calin Stston Kattrin Sople Son Young Mas Morgan Wath ‘The Army Recruiter Sargon Vela Deborah War Ruth Myers ean Kal Tyander Ashton and Mark Grier Andrew Brace and Nick Lids (Chusrectere The Sergeant ir Son 0 ‘The Army Recrsiter ‘The General The Chaplais ‘The Quartermaster ‘Yoerte Portier ‘The One with the Eyepagsh The Colonel ‘The Sergeant ix Som Th ‘The Clerk ‘The Young Soldier The Older Soldier ‘The Face ty See Fo ‘The Farmer's Wife in Sew Fc ‘The Regimental Secretary ‘The Old Woman ‘The Young Man ‘The Voice Inside The Liewtenant The Farmer it Sie Eines The Farener’s Wite in Sone E The Farmer's Son Soldiers Arado 1 Sergeant an Army Recruiter ex! “The Army Recruiter How's secrter gong oS eruts in & place like ths? Ordets fom the General Saf iin two weeks tne! T contemplate suicide, nd the people ere ares lacking sn fnarental vein leg ttl ero, Ty him er ‘Sgn up ad then: in paying the tab be AT to take leu, he say try to heep at eye on him Because Tyeleared th sl of ra ech asap Jump up an ed ikea louse fees louse-powee, A han Tearing, honour and ey are empey words place Ue {hte you lose your conviction in the Inner Goodness of Man The Sergeant The problem with thee peoples they inet had enough wae Where ese do morals come fom? War! Everything ots in peacetime, People tr into caeliee Futing animals el nobody fucking cares Everyone overeat hater they wan, ‘Oh Tl jus si down now and eat a i ‘hoese and fatback sande on ly white bread” Think thse people know fo sf? Wry count? Its peacetine! Te been in some to hada even bered naming the dldren, no one knew nue was whose, You need bit of buichery eo get the Counting ad lstiag and naming: big pls of emp ‘orn bagged fr portage, man and cow lle stamped and ‘mobilised: Wat makes er aks wa The Army Receuiter Amen Mother Courage in “The Sergeant Itjn't cays staring wat but nothing Une ie al pri wort easy And onve you're i, youre hooked Iie eee ae ble, yo can afford to walk away from the erapshoo sy him some grub om Mother Courag So hel know wire to point hs gun, ce yout deep into it, You boeame ax ar of pace a8 Pope ara eee them clothed and fed dem vel the boys inl her splendour AS they march down the road to hel. You ever were of war, no one realy wants the fighting to end it tise rst vet get people ud to the idea. Everyone of saying changing Aud The Army Reeritr Had pawn, Tw bs cee cei ae pace etek te Od wind grec Jeet hy fig A eaten {Cran ssc at of ed a itd Srne Cheese Pilon ther socks and conquer det! ee Te get done Sergeant ck ‘The Sergeant Hang on a minute, garbage, What’ your Mother Coursge M ime Sergeant HE Second Finnish The Sergeant Morning peopl The Sergeant Paperwork Mother Courage Resi Mother Courage Paperwork Swise Cheese She's Mother Co da war you have to pill Fer what they need, heres Mather Cours Yona and boot that ft Mother Courage alld me Courage became 1 wa The heads ablaze with ice an quo Se ee ry panty os Larrea fee ftaight through th nc Rig, wih ily ames of I guarantee they tp quick bread turing mouldy 1 that Thad choice Wilh boot upon thet istered The Sergeant I neverheant of he called The Sergeant Fascinating, now Inow your fee stor Mother Courage and her Sons (i imme your papereer. ‘Now Spring has come, and Winters dea eee ieath Mother Courage Here's paper. poses, pray took I bough in Alt-Oting to wrap pce, Mother Courage a 10 Mosher Garage and her Cilren sada map of Moravia, wl Tew get to Moravia? Goa ere prot my hone doc’ have hootandmout disease Aihadh wel except the horse r dead, por thing, fen saa ca, though praise Js, ot my Hieen guilders ave more paper i you want i ‘The Sergeant What [vant Mother Courage Excuse mi bt you may not discuss my sector you. The Second Finn Regiment never required any nce besides my patent hone I beer The Army Recruiter Sergeant, hink his w Mother Courage And sausages! The Sergeant Nami Mother Courage Anna Feslng The Sergeant Aru shes others are Feslings? Mother Courage Who? I'm Feving, Not then The Sergeant They're your dren re What your problem? ining a aE km br amie bes Fash, hes Eat sch wy? His aes wou Kaj or Mojo | pit the diferen Phe boy 1 fond memories of his father, only it's tonite, Regards, heinbesited the Kojocki or Mejocki bra Set san cold seal a mers socks wut Mother Courage Ti The Sergeant None of ‘The Sergeant (inn fhm Mother Courage Bad gues, Svs. The Sergeant He ca the Mother Courage Frach poy? Increrln aS ain Steal, bat hr ame’ js ease rot sumed after his they who but Stress rule Swiss Cheese smi aly dd, Katrin hide «la ‘The Sergeant Th » Mother Courage I don't mean to be rude bt you're {0 cal him Foon because when he came xt I was with 2 ungatian, He could cae les the Hungarian, he wa hie kdneys shriveled up even though he was absterious Nice man, the boy loks jus ike him The Gergeunt But be wan the father Mother Courage Nevertheless. His i the wagon, sa Tall him Swiss Cheese: She Katrin Haupt HaleGerman ‘The Sergeant Jos A nice ne fay Mother Courage We ae, Ive cromed the wide workd this wagon The Sergeant Youre Bavarian, Pm gusting Bamberg What're you doing in Swede ee Wiss Usappored oat? ‘The Army Recruiter So, Jacob and Bass Ox Doct er unsuap the ig and tua jou lose to gra ee eee ome 1. Wa his Mother Courage Can you say where you are and keep eae’ Nem Ofer, how od pit, oF lc? Sengesut, your buck ben The Sergeant How's about you tll me instead why boys lo are sold as bitch tees with chest and legs ke Mother Courage (ti) Drop it, Sergeant, my Kids aren't “The Army Recruiter They lok stable to me. Make a tie} C sk big But maybe you're a hcken, Mother Courage He He's a chicken. Look at him roueyed, el at. ‘The Army Reeruiter Vin crossing my eyes, he sil looks The Army Recruiter gts © ES fl i Mother Courage He's mine, not yours The Army Reeriter Hs cil ne a a. SUE Glad to, Dot fret, Marna, 1 be eght back Mether Courage Dos't you move, you brawling I “Ary Recruter, pointy of EE) Watch ot, he's ini sheathed in is The Army Recruiter _A hfe, huh? TU ext Mother Gourage (tic Sergeant) You ite 0m, Cipmir tas bees oping ny Caughts and fm gong el Fimyouse making her snappy and bel lap you th “The Sergeant hc Army Reeriter) No ihing, OK Mt Modier Courage) Whats tril about a job the Fry? Beis day was a solr! Died a hero of smething? Mother Courage Or vmething dead a aay rte and sing ESUN es us a child now your Kind, a ve-gulder fee and he'l get slaughtered! The Army Recruiter Well sve him a oie’ snazzy a and brand new regulation boots when he sgn Mother Courage Hey hey eI got fin ide, e's you sod me go Shing snl the fisherman tothe worm, (Ze Sine Cheese} Run tll the Capain thee sealing yn brother He's not going to wa! pe your eyes out fst el har and shi ‘The Sergeant _Yeuh, you lok friendly. Pu wp the ki you old cunt If there's x war dete have tobe sory ight? Mother Courage Sonicbdy che Kd, not min The Sergeant Are there itis your brood get fat off the ‘The Sergeant Why would it? Soe any bruise ome? I Mother Geurage Lets see how clove you gto seventy ‘The Sergeant What you insinuating? Fm gonna get led? Mother Courage You look marks tome, What if you've just cadaver oho hasn't heard the bad news, hrm? Swine Cheese She ca xe things, everyone knows that she ees int the fat The Army Recruiter Teil his ate then, Bielike 5 good ineh The Sergennt "Thats rp Sing hing et Polen del pe Mother Courage ns hin ig! ean) edo re Ya 9 ack Co Se ppc Hck dt Swine herve And sce ter eo paper ome he Army Recruiter iti) Pm the pickiest ent ihe Sea Army most don't cone low to making the cut it mayne youve got the gi, the beans hat special fie The Sergeant The Sergeant 1sall 1, oooh, the sales are Swiss Cheese The back cro! He's ging away ‘The Army Reeruiter There are more voles than les. Dont let them care You "The Sergeant (hrs) You cheated me Mother Courage Youd that to youself the day you ried, Nov weil get ging kn every ay theres A wat The Sergeant Helland the Der, you chested m Init you be sory you dl! You bastard ILE I wanna go with them, Mama Mother Courage Shut y 2 nay ILE Swiss Cheese to, he wants to be a soldier Mother Courage You think 0? Say wh? Dra you wwn papers from tie heme, ll three of yo, then wel wha wht The Army Recruiter (o Ei) And Ive hear the ener propaganda, inthe Swedish Arty its Bible study and mn Sging night and day, but between ws the sem’ the army Sing any song you tk Mother Courage rin te hein Mother Courage Time to abandon meshes, lh, my tenors? War resale to young knuctleheads ike you Draw, draw and se what a weloore the wor has in or ou bet Fn tetite, Sergeant, you would be too you'd Gren bin tom, each one has a hore personaly dle Es Zi) Here. Fos owt your Ske. itr in od iit Mother Courage Oh I'm an unlucky mother! My wom him, its hideously clear Yu se, you sc! A cro! Marked! Your Tey ed rm, soe think or ie. nt ike the paper show Se fs SLE Mother Courage ARE YOU GOING TO THINK??! LE Sure, why no 6 Mother Courage an her Children om augh and call you a eicken Mletiear Gamage ad 2a Bsepeeet hae ont eT Mother Courage Andi th ver The Army Recruiter If youve crapped your pasts ‘The Army Recruiter (ds Sergeant) Do something! mee your brother instead The Sergeant [fc fanny Mother Courage Clic! Gluck! Laugh right bac (7 ‘The Army Recruiter You hive to wear your hatin wind Beat Gicane| Now you, Swiss Chere ih rit not ke chi naw youre geting ck, Catch her up in some snuch word about you, honest a you ae Dusting (End) At ett ake a ook a the merchandi se os ifm hh. He Sergent thee ice people have to make vig ih? Wait ere " it lay the Sergeant here want ba Mother Courage I's empty. ini? I scan tht Tm losing yo to, cant be Mother Courage half Though buckles ike Mother Courage A ros! I gues because he's the simple mF he wag, pls ca bof bl wet Sea Chee, youve sb going down ules you're sie honest ke aught you when you were any Kid aha bang back exact change rm the baker. Oxhervs een ia ave lent Se, Sergeant, back crs, yet ‘The Sergeant It looks ite it as chewed on. I'm shi with hii, let be lok it over back here Mother Courage Docon' seem windy 101 “The Sergeant Yeah, Bot I don't gett I stay back, eve nSeE a ag i geo Army The Sergeant A hulls, maybe, it's silver marked ‘The Army Recruiter Eilif) And ow lec’ eter es because you ae the cs ea wit. = Mother Courage OK, s hauler, done dea, She ha he a 9p Kate The Sergeant [ju dot get Iiiou Kateri as 8 tafe place stay in theres ind x Mother Courage I'm completly desperate. Somethin alory Now won't manage to keep my lnc dam, Tan el wrong aye ihe may sired thet. You cant be 0 Kn Tn gueary all sudden. TORRY ay mora erss sande adhwart te wal for you {oar Suy pee alveys tha shoo be easy fr a mite. Som ‘sal Roe safety fall yo Back vo the wagon and Tots get tray for hee Se gi 1. 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My eldest Havent aid eyes on him for me on the open rad, and he st be a is peal Inch gues, he chicken Price yearned {22 Mother Courage and er Chi Mother Courage Istid a hundred, one wh The General. You'e smart Netty ston nice for my eles, the General’ TEIKE I dunno. Afcr that twas basally one-swo-hre Except de farmers had huge cite an dey outmurbred je Cae er he ma three to one and when they saw we wanted their cows they The Cook Plucking included. While get de fre up. fame after ur ke murder Four of them gt me backed pane against a thombush and one of then clowted the sor fon Y Huy brave, clever boy T¥e got tnt of my hand and they were hollering ve up and | thought te thing At Teas ele, Tete up and you poued ne i Mother Courage (st setter oe, tpi bt hones. The i she ue, teat theres hat ‘The General What'd you do? The General jours ethr eink Me General Have aoe na Bpsmacing Farias re Genera tro hese, bt dnt bg my et Pan oe peters Wr art No kes watery od Haw. Sohn ey wad dics ha So spat oleperd he prea p sa agg No kay ing vee rn ort ad doa im Wh confines thes, theyre caching te ng Yow, my so oer nd thats when [picked up my cass fo er a meena whic vetoed in the requstonig Seer aera twenty bed atl pee ‘The General Want oul on that, you pious pedant? ae ‘The Chaplain There's no such exemption in the Bibl in The General Resale BitiE Yep, wel this isthe way it went Tard the farm Fora gaphg) Youcaneny tat agu te re anesking ont at hight ll nhs o round wp th ced to whet your whale ale that, Phase Farmers do ll the work jp the cows they're good ‘The General (o Eilif) You massacred the farmers and 24 Mother Courage al her Children THE sche py word and spt i alin The General Yee Cocaine mating You ouaht mates Si Top hn ocean He nd gh Pie tbe jo eh Ceneal Yardy a Locsin you i bra Tasca ey cen tm att hw Fae etal Ee The General Here's the pict, El he wh tice Courage ie Mother Courage Thats The Geak, Nobe'no, he eat tee bu vie Courage be kew what be was doin Met eed he old mak So dlrs. Ie 's a moron the soldiers have t wate nie Seca ‘ec ie Kgl (eect cet ting Son coming unged Th a dece Seni nga “yraraged i Seen ant oii "The General A mat like you was bor awl ME My daddy wat A soldier My mother The General Singit for me! Hale) Where's ny god Jie “The Song bout the Soldier and His Wi Hag dg eee Youll drown in a tce i you match o Ant lonely cold death shall nfo out Tos spoke is was he wet his in Hinting Ks pock nid, “Marching Then we're marching of With your aarp b dt pla! But wise than he, 2 she tld him March of i he musi wl al come to dus For onl coffin sal bold hin. (Off gors herman, he will write when he ean, Arn woraen have wept inex the werd fst aga Ain her weeping as alten consoled him, The sound of er sorrow conacled kim, Soong to your hisand and then back home you go Where you'll wat for the fate yo foretold hi Mother Courage in aes Mother Courage (ing) Teisnt a joke Your Ife ike smo Aad sotedy you'll wish you had arc Oh, how quiey youl fall Oh God Hep Through Poland, though Spain, his pooe wi a ze Found him ut he'd vanished; and she never Helwan gone andi fe never found hm ‘the General Who toll them they could sing in my ich! ts inte ich. He ss tc Membres ILE {mised you! Where's everbody es Mother Courage spi is oir aoe are ane for de Second Regiment; at aoe pees ayrom fighting, even if 1 cout kep hi ot fhe a BE) How are your fet Mother Courage Too swollen for shoes the mori The General hosel he “The General So you're his mother! Got any more sons Mother Courage You're goddamned right Lh Mi ong aking aay to wate ont for youre! Mecongued ot of Fin! ‘You brazen sticky Sngered The General cite Chaplain ink Three om Mother Courage! ste ols an. ic ny bas om ded fr ding Mother Courage Smale fig di i Katrin ed Briss Checee ie le ass aj weg oe ‘Youtte Potter, «fat Tee Quartermaster To ile Ta hep fr ay bende cltratng vit es al they deck us ye ‘where am T opposed to get mouey for more liquor? Mother Courage Not fom me. That fii amit they cath me olding a hog of that, 1 be curtailed and shot. You crook cll the solder’ ammo out fon der ‘The Quartermaster What am I supposed to da when Mother C es immoral, I dont want army ‘The Quartermaster Twa litle ules come on them fom me then sell them tothe Fourth Regiment fquartermastes, the Fourth’ clean out of bly five guilders for dhe, ight gules you make bi ser ad who fat hap Mother Courage Go othe Fourh’s quartermaster on ‘The Quartermaster, 1 st im ad dora st Mother Courage Give Mother Courage (c Kets) Stow this in dhe bac ive the man one and a lf gules The Quartermaster pi Mother Courage No more discusion J bein sewage. The Quartermaster Mother Courage (Swine Cheese) Here's our woolen Swiss Cheese Yes, Mama Mother Courage They mai Jeno sealing it Which pts my tid at ease. Cas a he ‘ah box and were do the weales Swiss Cheese Uae my mattress Mama, exept wh Tim wearing en He es ‘The Quartermaster Wait or me, payma Mother Courage Don't teat him your tricks The Quartermaster vals f ith Swiss Cheese. Yette tres he Quartermaster ih has Hen eb Yeette Whatever happese to ‘So ln nce to meet you! Mother Courage (» Yet) Id wat ny Swiss see them walking tothe, tte me ory th eral everythings OK, the war's going wel every other day fresh countries ae joining in lst fou or ive years cay. Thinking ahead and no iplsve move can tld busines And you, with your tease, dont you know you shouiel ay of the oe? Wwette What disease, its lig, who sass Mother Courage Every does YWeette Everybody rs. panicked, Mother Courage customers avoid me Hhe the pg, ike I ung x sgn over ny oot saying Remember you mst i.” Wy he hell an Tring ew esp oti facing hl never used to drink nthe moraing it gves you crow’ but o what? Pride int for people ike ws I ou car Mother Gourage Here it comes, the why-ah-why and wore, your Piping Peter and how be done yw dr Jus don't stare your Eleky young where my innocent daughi Yeette Inte, she should learn what Hh to oe man and spend ten had yar looking everywhere fo hi Mother Courage ‘That's something they never learn, Yeette ‘Then I lk just fr the rel of talking, Ene some rie: Te started in anders because [wa il thes 4, Dt, bond an thin, aed now Fn in Plan jst because he cok fo the arty, a thin cook, What Fda now th aati stay aay fom the thin boys, and also Lit etter The Sg of Frater Yoete ig) "We hated the solr ieee et Twas May mornings are 0 righ But comes the dark May night ain shouts "You're all dismissed Then boys with miscie in hee eyes, he gis who faerie chim when we Kis M 0 bright. But comes the dark May right he Captain hots "Boys ft te hay But one with something om his ind ws just the We frtrnised til do My oppressor and my lover For me were one and the ame Everyone sid Her lowe’ just convient You have MONE a ‘You wat al igh sn he sr Courage Your ha Wette Anyone wantsit be Mother Courage You hear, Katia? Don't startup with irs He tells ou he wants to ks he grend enes es Your delicate fet have od ~ and did you wash Feet yesterday long as we talking about fete and ae Joule his get ow mule and whatever eve hes ching Behappy you'e a ve Bally got «husband om Goch, being du, And at brought i The Cook ond te Chaplain cu ‘The Chaplain Ibring 2 mesage from your son, Ei the cook wanted a accompany me, ouve made at ‘The Cook Lsecompanied you forthe cxcrse and ain Mother Courage Air’ fee so breathe all you wan, jas mind your manners, and i yo fone ready for yo he Chaplain) So wha’ Bil! wat? T have no exes one. The Chaplain Th tobe tl the message Irother Mr Paymaster, Mother Courage He isn't his brother's paymaster And he's gone, so heeant get le int temptation by bright St 0 bl ond hands it he Chapin Mother Courage Give this o him, its si, cal on maternal iain and he shouldbe ashamed of hil The Cook Tis eximents marching out, who knows, mayb ot to de. Addl a Hue wo tha tance, lady late om your regret. You women come on hard, hut later o, you regret dus Fim lind he soon Mother Courage Igy pleads fora gas of brandy, but yee not eling tc wile Chaplain ond ie Cook he brandy slg and he goes of dn ont thing he's dead see gencn gerund Sts) Mother Courage Whats the news from the frat pace far say and ch, yo wa you could serve him that ‘The Cooke Nobry lw where that ic Brandy oy ut forget he's gone where youl never daw Mother Courage Its mes. Its nive pescefil him up imasion, he Swelsh King rolled in with his tops ae hors ‘The Chaplain Any wolier who fal 2 religous war wil wagons wing Hea ig eld her ican have all he randy rolled there he's ready to oll back to Sweden anno ow the Poles break the peace and look, blonds poured dow “The Cook Point takes, though sl dhe woman who cur Tins sway without «Hie brandy to burn is bly should The Cook The way Ise iti, Limew you'd serve exquiit With shame and not bette he a holy Rind of soldier ~sh Bescon nite we Teas n't tan him avay untefteshed even e was just your ronal tinguished nel infantryman off to meet Si noting and looting, and dot ompleely anexculpated by ‘The Chaplain Allour King ever waste was to st Poland Fong pe ee snd ther ago, Kateri, ching mal seh ting Gruc of he having done al owe things but in the service mang At ica ing ete rat is Protestant th They hit ny oin roe coi 5 eb ing he Cook fide, more mate pry ong woman. She en dee ile ‘The Chaplain » Mother Courage, in ak ea wanes oe stare exporting it to oder coun, the King has to ley a Mother Courage She int comely she's taxon sal hack home in Sweden, 20 his own subjects are nel don't want ergy sling up my daughter but they can't afford sal, owl the por cantor he The Cook Keep 4 gimlet eye on this ry dog Sch ca allord anything cea when axed and pe a hear his joke! Revol! ven better the rich get tax exemptions! Peace The Chaplain You shoul’ mock ihery. Ks Courage, Kactrin ‘The Cook Who's mocking per b Yvette 4 Mother Courage ander Chien Mother Courage He iit mocking anything, he's wok havea nell bert, not ike prea ‘The Cook Vm talking about the human body Mother Gourage Right “The Cook A lovely thing, the human bod ‘The Chaplain Created in Goes imag hat chance, do ie ji ty Or that he soa Pea ‘The Chaplain Insure you do the King’s tried everything, the © He epee, and when the King discovered the Si put God wld our King to By, He didn say tara Tage table sala leas, ae the rest of is beyond sn what dis war going rh Ore people might at hee jst tor what he ea take oot off But Trae fad ise prinipes our King. and wi his lear en get depress Mother Courage Long lve Gustavus Adolphus the Hero Neg kbot whom «ceain Bid of talks unbealthy ‘The Chaplain (othe Cook) You cat his bread The Cook I don't cat it Take it Mother Courage The King will nves be defeated, and Menon i is busines, makes se The Cook Heres tothe lit people like you he Chaplain Hey, Duchinan, it would be viable asta glance atthe Swedih fag that’ lying overhead b Mother Courage Nebo a Chaplain with brandy eee Mother Courage | Whats happened The Quartermaster co Soldier 1h nan Mother Courage Ive co ake the Indy dom The Quartermaster The Catholic! Attacking! Ther Th Quartermaster cs. Th Soles The Gook _Beter gt back to my Generali they havent shot him bel be seeaming fr dinner Lok for me, Courage Tilbe back for more poiseal bat Keep it for me, I need t Mother Courage OF course, just when we' stating to sles profi the sy fl in “The Chaplain, be making tracks my if he remy tres hugh he poe eros tou led Mother Courage _'m not lending doaks or anythin ovif toss youre, ve gone hat The Chaplain at ay rigious calling Mother Courage This my beter pale Now get lost ‘The Chaplain ried of Tarer consideration i ‘etl her Mother Courage {arin Sole su mon Drop it you donkey, who's paying “The Soldier ui You ca tll them 1 Mother Courage Il vcar on the Bile i Yette h Mother Gonrage Wate you doing in hat hooker’ hat Tae dato ae you cracked? Now, with the enemy com Sins th ht off Kate’ Mother Courage You want them stb tos have yu, you scat Baton? Tak Ceara ie yk he shes off Katt’ ft. Ths Chaplain Mother Courage Jesus help me, Paso, get he sh Shera he magn. Woes Yoette sit the Catholic? Oh please God let ithe the opel ont? Test rum around in thay tis Catholies re finicky about T gotta get eo a mimot. And ing th, cose Kati as ie YWwette They were here when Heft them, Ll have w back tomy ten barefon Is moving te Cap What do you think? To hey wit the mak ‘The Chaplain You're perfec Wettelenex Swiss Cheese rs Mother Courage rnc itr angi, Mother Courage (o Katrin) Hei. Soot. ory Swiss Cheese) What yo lasing ther Swiss Cheese I¢s the ryimental cash box Mother Courage Gt ri of dat! You're n Swiss Cheese Lan. Is Mother Courage te Chaplain) Takeoff your clei get, Panton they cet under the oak Mother Gourage Hold sil! lise fit, ile bit sale What a disaster! Ber dhe sentresguarng the camp got drunk Hil your light under shel, ust ke they say A solder sect pil with a cean fice, waich out! When es done Taping hc, he calls or his bade. Long of Kat That ough doit Let me look. Not bad. Like youve been rolling in shit Don't shiver. Now nting will happen to ou i Swiaa Cheeee) Where'd you leave toca Swiss Cheese 1 Fguei should goin the Mosher Goneage (ri) In my wagon? OF all te pees blo cadens IT dont watch every second Fey tango al thee or oul Swies Cheese Then Il putitsomeplace ee Mother Courage Stay her, to late for tha The Chaplaia,cogig ‘The Chaplain 0} Mother Courage Mother Courage or gas Mother Courage, Katrin, Son Cheese the Chapa rca, urna, eg Swine Cheese 1c dys not an im wating sen nen mau mistakes, has nally gto be 3s Fleet wheres that Swiss Chese ge with de regimen Mother Courage they have The Chaplain, Ame, Unbsctonle roy he, rif ome tit ud hs ec Goa and al the apostles forfend I shoud tart singing Mother Courage Onc got his ash box and the ther seins seme of humour and Tm stuck between ‘The Chaplain Fen now God's watching ove w Gourage Which explains why Pm not sleeping Mead ae oecas bow keep te awake 1 tik Ive straightened my own position out [ol them Iwas a god Catholic and adamantly opposed to Satan, i scen hi isa Swede wth ram's horns Topped a ask ‘where Tould buy votive eanles, Ive got dha church alk down pat Tow they knew I wa ying bu they con have any commissary wags, they squint ile Tt cou stl workout well fr us We're poner, bt 0 are head i mill Albit available lyin smal Mother Courage Vict defeat, depend on your pect Defet is fequealy profitable fr underdog. Foonour' tse, bt whats that? What works eu best for is what the cll paralysis, a sot here a shot there ene tp arwatd, one heck, and tops xisione (Te Swive Cheese) Eat Swiss Cheese I dont want to ea, How's the Sergeant Mother Courage They Swine Cheese I they don't get paid tod Mother Courage Svis Cheese, your hanes but realy is geting out of hand. Now Vn taking th Chaplain to buy a Catholic ag and some neat, Nobody mses out good meat Hke the Chapin when there's god meat anywhere inthe area you ca tell ecause tere a i spit bubbles in che comers of his mouth andl his lips get shim erjhing’s going tobe alright as long a the let ‘The Chaplain Martin Lather met a priest wh Begins for alms by the ie f the oad Lather id eg priet, “Aer I tuen the word inde oat we wont Briesis!”" Maybe no said the pris, bu you'll il need beggars al he went on his way Mother Courage 7 The Chaplain That cath box is weighing on thinks wea belong tothe wagon, but how long be Swise Cheere Ian take it someplace es ‘The Chaplain That could mean touble fr wy alli they fnorning ws telicvng myself nan oper laine. Started to sat wes 8 py jumped up! Right out ofthe Swiss Cheese He wasin the line? Swine Cheese Why wat hein the latrine “The Chaplain Sniling a Poe! Robt eps down there This one wae a ile stump of aman wit a patch ther his eye. screamed and almost ejaculated a prayer, Swedish, which would have been the end of me Mother Courage dis dou fu th os Mother Courage And what have F found, you shameless thing? Unf ae had pte a sac) we’ re shoe! She' a eald-ooded the! (ptr Chapin) You led er Seaight into thi telling he she was comely! herbs) Tm ecrning them. Sealing ert’ shoes! Sh toes what she doe to make a living Tundemtaad that But Soul give tor nothng, hoping for ite fan. But unt me? Now ‘The Chaplain Everyone's coiled to have hop Mother Courage Not ber! Tm her mother, no you! Let sry stones fra the eye ea ee and all sent, that ho Tutt with bet Tht way nothing exer happens to her 7s Swine Cheese Linen up yo, leave that eas box ight atchng Ralsing la! ed wile Chaplain, Katrin i Swiss Cheese Not any days eft when p Swiss Cheese Thats what I mean he laws tured el Keatteia gto oak Swiss Cheese I von' clink [have to think, She sid she it seping Th Kateri gs Shinde wag Swiss Cheese There ae mole rill down bythe ves Sickit own ino one, ten i echt back. faye tong ‘bsappoince is what hes going to sy. T rosted 0 Keaceria ising fe behind re. Ow Sergennt an The One with the Eyepatch Nominy dominy p iti, Seen anyone arou! hee from the HO ofthe Second Kaci nt Swiss Cheene 42 Moser Courage and her Chiles rh The Swiss spilled hal © Swiss Cheese esas Wy a don't underssd i fe ad ou mean. I's something Tan andy a ie spit randy, so wha ise back in two sakes, Dont hold on Swiss Cheese Wr you. Preble yo mean sone rmportan wih you oul ak Gudptide oni Mother Courage ern Kactrin ge What then, wha then? You ali Ino pees, Dao eomncthing to you? Wher ae ig wb her) One ng, and then the net thine, Kattan, nota jmbled. Your mother understands Sebi mak the money box? TI evs is a enn ea dog the pasts Bg 1 Tia Sout ase hi skin nn Pee was a one-yed man ‘The Chaplain The oe with one eye, hes aspx. They Keattsin pl Mother Courage tt he Cat Mother Courage Raise the new fa The Chaplain gf The Chapl Good Catlies no tranche i 0 a gn Sins Cheese Swiss Cheese Let me go I'm not carrying anything S yanking on my shoulder, tit do anything wrong The Sergeant He came from here. You know cach other Mother Courage We do? From whe Swiss Cheese I don't now thei. Who knows who they ae? T dont know anying about them I bought my hah ‘The Sergeant Who are you, buh Mother Courage Ordinary people. I's jus like he si, he ight Tunch, Hor hin it as overated The Sergeant You want me to belive you dont know cach othe Mother Courage Why shuld I know him? I don't now yup, you're not a heathen (70 Swiss Cheese) Are you Swiss Cheese Nota al The Chaplain He was an onlery customer and he never opened his mouth, except when he me Then yn The Sergeant And Mother Courage He's serves my liquor, An! yout thi hel ech you a gla of brandy; youve gato be parted and melting ‘The Sergeant No booze wb Gheese’ You had something with you Vou id it near the her Nour sist was all ple out when yo Tl ere Mother Courage Youve ste it was him’ Swiss Cheese Mustve been somebody ce. rena fom ete in a ig ply shi. Bu Mother Courage I agree wit bm, you Gan ape a a ed prion en Ee “The Sergeant Wet ar the cash bax of the Second Finnish Regiment, And ve Fo hate looks ike, the eu Swiss Cheese in notit The Sergeant And if you con't hand it ver you're dea, eg ga ees Mother Courage (1 Hed tell you. Hes the sup And doe ere tha 2» The Chaplain oul dmb Kattrin a “The Chaplain These taps ito which one fl hey nfs fom ont Deval tals. Ie eninds mea ile be hour of the day ur Lord finaly knows ike a murderer hel be jude by Heathen Pots Pa Pate shal refs the b Wash his hands in water Sent of tothe laughter Ta the thd hour Gods own sn Fla and scouges layed him On his ad thorny That the soles made him Dressed in rage and mock They bet him ad deride im Aud the eros of his own death In the sists hour, naked cole On the ers they saved him Ashis blood spilled down he For bs father to. ss One chit Laughed and one thie wep Ashe died bese then While he son wthdiew ts iht Hoping tho to hide them, ‘Why does God forsake him Tats mouth a biter gall Avast he gave u Mountains dsesened ple vis we And he whole w 46 Mother Courage and her Child Sil the blood and water ows fe Sim of lan = peopl Mother Courage aoe carat il open to talking, And vaking Only we a Setar Sse Cer ut, they say we helped “The Chaplain You gin 0 sll her the wa Mother Courage How ce get the money h "The Chaplain How will you make living? Mother Courage That it si ‘Yectte wna in it desept Calomel Ste nbracs Mother Courage ve Courage, my Tove, lang ie nose! (WH Mand egies is my dear pal and usin: Fold Courage hea you're looking o sll our we Tesigent ceumstances, Tr got me think Motor Courage mali dn ip er Yoete (dain) Pur? thought Gotonel) What your opinion’ Mother Courage les only up for pawning YYeette [thovght you netded the mone Mother Courage iis) No wan rund ithe ute. This ra good thing for you, Yet, who b ‘omething Hk thi come Sou way agin? You fi ‘money and when I redeem the pawn, you pocket ath ages with me, (7 he Calomel) Tih, huh What name? Mould Wette Pol, And he th The Colonel ‘That what I think Mother Courage You lep looking then, maybe find something ys wa, two or thre weeks of tok al ak, jse pray PO kup, bt you beter uy together? Tere ate lots of places ‘The Colonel (s Mother Courage) Wil baby gi my Inet gall sin this weathes 1 Mother Courage Tl pay it hack, quik s possible, with Yeotte [mall confined, Pld, i, aise Se hes te Colomel ai Weette We should give her the cash, le er pawn it, well th aught in the end, wher’ she gonna get wo dred gules fom to redeem iT dont have twa hundred guiless, but I ean get money from that young blond evtenant the enormous Tee Know who [eB ‘The Colonel You fs. cit, baby bunny ‘Yette Oh, bute indecent taking money from someone yu lexe when you ateit mare to hin, though iin your inion the Heutenant is inlined to explit a station, Tl ke The Colonel Tass YWette lind some way tn pay youb ‘The Colonel Ihate chat icutenant Yoorte Tho Yette My iene to ase We on et thaw the wagoris mine, lier two weeks and everyting in Ti bing your two unde gulders straight vey (th Colonel, Run bck tothe camp i be righ bebin Troe want to take stork so aotingl go massing Mother Courage Yt, there’ no time for that! You ave to go tal o hat Sergeant tl him the moneys coming, arage grabs hl of Yetta okt end pal jackal, i over Swim Cheese o's making this fle Ica Well al be implicated his accomplices, we sbeered hin Ywette Calm down, Flake cate of it, One Eye's meeting me beh th "The Chaplain And wien you make your fast ole it anit have tobe the whole two hundred up font, start with fe bed an iy dats esc ample Mother Courage isle Chaplain) 1s your m Pas, but out. You ail get your soup, naw go Sie sas ett on ar ‘The Chaplain Apoogies fr inteterin the fll to hunk, Mother Courage Im counting on that n box, genus. When Swes Cheeses fee hel bing Back to ws We ca take aut money to cover expenses redeem Ihe Dawn, well et the wagon back when we get the cachnn. 1 Katerin} You, polit the ives, se the pusne sone 1 the Chaplain And you, leave oll posing tke Chit oh Mount Ove, wash the glasses by ering we'l have iy sppersto serve. Thank Gon hey te corrupt, They ar wolves, they'e just men after money. Cortptinn the uma quivalent of Goals Mere. Atlong as someone's othe ah you can bay lighter sentencen 40 cee th wetter ns dy hee wentenced confesed that he had the The was beng flowed Mother Courage ‘The cash bux? He hiew tin the Yweete Its gone. Fn Cone. Mother Courage Buti the cash box is gone, how wl setback my two hundred puillen? Yeette Ob, of course, dazna Im stupid, you were hoping to take it outa that cashbox! T shoulda known you'd find a Cheese back, oF maybe you want 10 forge the Mother Courage I hadn't anticipated this D Tnore me to thin, what to do, Lean do ‘Ronldve bargained them down, I Pl witho then feat do two banded, Ft ve them a bun Mother Courage ding) I can't I worked Shes ent) fve en she hasn't gota husband. Sl Sie lanes: Mother Courage, sil « fer dang ts nd hp Kate ith heb Mother Gourage (» te Chaplain) Dest br tenon, youl cat yoursell Sie Cheese wl the oo hn Frmther back With eighty gilders we ean pro rhsck wi goods a tart vet: Ts same kyon cook ith ‘The Chaplain The Lord will st Mother Courage Dry them casei The sc the is, see Sadly Katt bunt rom Ywette Yoette They stil wodeal. I warned you. On tho the wiole Dainese 5p wee going to hear the drums the Chaplain » i hac the only way: Youll ge Mother Courage Tell him TI pay cwo wt Thy sti sles The Chapa Mother Courage Sc to me, I haggle rams het nthe distance. The Capa sss bk Me ag. Cog oni ied It dk. The ml sp Ten Bt atin Mather Courage ts oto Wette Look what youve done with your haggling and hunging on. He go eleven ballet leven bats Tesnot worth i, worrying about te likes of you. But hey don't believe he crew the cash box inthe ie. ‘They spect its bee ere al along, that you were working with him. So they bringing him here, maybe youl ge yoursell dead, Should Take Kat sor ‘ Mother Courage ats rhea 5 Mother Courage She knows eet gts Kattri, lo Mother Courage as fr hand. Tow sa thas : tha st The Sergeant The Sergeant Her don't know his nan thing it place, He ought meal fom you. Lok andl see i you know hin ete he ht x ‘The Sergeant Know hin? Mother Courage sats fr ha The Sergeant You never saw him bel supper ‘Mother Courage sts hr ha The Sergeant Lilt him up. Throw him inthe pit H no oe wh knows him Thy cay i Four h X Mother Courage isting 4 Clerk. The Clerk I know you You the one who vas hiding that Mother Courage Tm making a compl Dr ju oe ha thy did wo me sok He Ti Te Set Lee i ae a lat 2y payag the nccecery fines And keep your mouth sh. Mother Courage I want to make a complain “The Clerk Be my guest, Wait here forthe Captain's He gs back into tn. A Young Sot es Older Soldier rmsing ser hin The Young Soldier ly the Holy Virgin's Flowerbu ‘The Older Soldier Aw Jesus, they're gonna sam you in ‘The Young Soldier Cone out, yo crook! Fm gonna butcher yout Refixing me my boo ater {was the ony one viling swims that rive, the only one nthe whole battalion, and Tecan’ even buy a eer for my * faced i i Older Soldier srs: th Young Soler, eine Be tet The Older Soldier Syect Chris, he's seything up for hinsell’ Mother Courage They srewed hm out of his bon ‘The Young Soldier Let go of me or FU murder yout ‘The Older Soldier He rescuc! the Colonel’ horse but then they dit give the bonus like they¥e supped to. Hes young, he hasnt earned, Mother Courage Let him lose, tes ot a dog, a man doesn't hive tobe pu on leash bons fa bonus ad perfec resonahle to expect to be pai. Why ee bother Tring breve ‘The Young Soldier He drinking in there! You all shit duuridves for fea of him, T stepped up and wood out and Mother Courage Don't bark at me, son. Fve got problems if mown, atl ayy you shold py ig ine vs if all you ean do is whisper when the Capiain cores ou won aol your ato the stncks, People wo shout the way ore shouting are hoarse in hal an hour and 30 exhausted myone can sing them to seep ‘The Young Soldier Pn uot eshaused and who cou seep this hinge? The cad’ inde out of acorn math and Moti Comte a ried you guy omar bck a oii pair Thad any boost sel. He plan a Tere be a yea ate ow seer by now ut toe “The Young Soldier Sop sing on Mother Courage How long? How long will you refuse The Young Soldier Why am [iste aly Movers Basil CAPTAIN! Mother Courage II tll you why you're listening: Fm ied you kn ity fury’ jst a ihtning bat dat Hees the ai righ, moby, then BANG ~all ove Kwa isthe ai righ The Young Soldier You'e saying! don't have aright Mother Courage Jost the opposite. You have right bu Huck the sonfabitch to deat, Um right behind ‘tf yo col don smack i he i 4e Older Soldier You're igh, wena litle crazy. ove sunk off and ‘The Young Soldier You'll ce As soon ashe sets is oot out here Pm Cher cone ‘The Clerk The Capa he out soa, Si The Young Soldier si Mother Courage They sty si, he is Like I sid,Siing prety. They knot us so wel what makes w ick Si! Ande Sit And siting people don't make to The Young Soldier srt snd Mother Courage Better not sun up again, you won't be Mother Courage Hope you're not account, Tm not beter than fzumprion. They bought yall of i Why ick, might sine Tes called the Great Capitation Weng "The Sogo the ret Copia Back when Iwas young, fe as gras and inn Any day Dy away on bute wings Saline) Noc just a peers daughter, me with my good. Ios and my alent td my log fo a Botte Back it went, ies worth che wait for nicer thing Speatitg) Ao xt st no good at all, everyone aoe own luck, Ido ake orders fom anyone But within a yea, would eat Aaa learn yn ead take your medicine speating Two kids banging on my neck and the pice ead sd everything takes 0 rake das with people, on Speaking) You have to lear to pr Tock vera wall Birdsong frm above ‘Soon sou ll dow fom your grandstand Wh That melody Ara then: is all down Many ft Ive Sawn planned o sale the highest peak Ua They the sary hy igh vera Push comes And yo falda rom tha And join the players in the Who tocle out that melody And then itt goes downhill Who knows Tes Gods Beat to leave it ‘Pei, the Young Soldier) Sey herewith your sword Feht, [now jou are sash The Young Soldier Go fick youre nel 1 sia ode Older Soa. im. The Clerk ‘The Clerk The Captain's ready. You ean mak Fe Mother Courage’ in la te One te Soldiers Mother Courage Why cat you pay? No mi Hae enough back pa 1 later Cimon, ehrappt Iwas delayed and ree rnc gma enly net one Te Chaplain tore rein 1 Chaplain I the farmyard he Reseed lp we tne en in, Kateri Second Soldier Mother Courage Pm ou ~ ‘The Chaplain (al Mother Courage si Mother Courage I'm sving The Chap Soldiers Mother Courage Keactrin The Chaplain The Farmer's Wife sat) Farm. Mother Courage ‘Them lt goof what's thers? Oh First Soldier Too bl dey would convert Mother Courage They would hae if anyone ask Second Soldier Anyway; nota one of them is Pow These ar Catholic, same as First Soldier That's the uouble with arillery shel, they'e Te Chaplain h ‘The Chaplain Wi B ut Mother Courage ns shes Mother Courage Tiss, tll, penal Gilg, Keser its po pln nd ets he i Mother Courage Hive snapped your eer? You pat ‘hat plank dows rT dap your faceoff you, you erp The Chaplain Mother Courage Ol not ny shirts! Tha’ hal ag Tpaid per Pon 0 Mother Courage an her Children "The Farmer Bahy’stlnsid Kateri rsh it owe The Farmer's Wife fhe Chaplain rain fx ‘The Chaplaia te Farmer's Wife) Sia, ay they Mother Courage of might coll The Chaplain I'm Mother Courage AF my poor ine, you jacks Kater Mother Courage Ol what lk other aclng fo ul aoe? You give i uthcr one-worthee before you ge tached and hiv Ts ie Second Solaier) Sop savping. go te hem they eam st Sac don't weed to hear about i can se they ve had The Chaplain isbn "The Chaplain This st sopping the bs Mother Courage Look ather, joy siting in the mid of She abs he inst Soldier Mother Courage Psy up, pit no victories f rita Pay First Soldier With what Mother Courage Leave me The Chaplain Someone’ sl ins f Mother Courage hs. of Ab Tic Chaplain and Regimental Secretary var im. Mother Courage on tag ll he Chaplain The finer cortege has set for Mother Courage Tho bai about the Field Maral twenty-two pairs of socks —e way up atthe font lng yet tote roger ear death and tat sort of thing, then he headed ack to HO bt the btn mean ad got ured run a in the mide of the slaughter and he caught the gut we've only got four lamer ef s ils and Mother Covrage Mother Courage You guysare shaneles, he was eld Marsal and you i i ping his eral ‘The Regimental Secretary It ys mistake, py ‘The Chaplain (te Regimental Secretary) Shouldn' you be atthe feral ‘The Regimental Secretary Tan Mother Courage You've got an ests the rin rin Your uniform, Theyre saying they wanted ring che belle Ticw up every steeple in Inga, Thotand ah eof dropped down to the worms. They ire ike cannons, just to kee it fem geting too sober Voices Outside COME ON! SERVICE! BRANDY! Mother Courage Show ine your money fist. And no Regimental Secretary )Oaly corms Lng hogs thal sl be led about ‘tog fel lat all cause big dreamers need oro the noeaty work, and common people have scl mug of bee in sxe fiery saloon and they happy, Look at those men ost there, inking brandy ‘The Chaplain Oh, theyre not so bad. Soldiers. They do et theyre tol. Ty ig or here ordre Yo. Two dred yea they ht for eve Mother Courage Think the war The Chaplain Why? Herause a fed marshal de? Dow Sy Fees sare, not dl masa Mother Courage Serio, forme is nota casal the vero, ve got ea ‘The Chaplain Very well thes, my earnest opinion, Tes sheng pple wh und and a, Somme day the ar will end Tsay noone ca say wheter the wat wl id There wil of coure be brit pauses, interme i you ml The war might meet with an scelcn sme a the Fld Marshal. There ae rnin every enterpriae che earth under heaven andl nothing’ perfec pan it; Wars et tuck in sno one saw it coming, ao one ca think of everything our wars a big mess. Bux the Emperor or the Ring o the Thi wa gi ein won a ars ean The Soldier (i A sehnapps land, and fas! A solder’ never las His fits are ve Speaking) Make in a holiday! Mother Courage I mute going ted, or is Ue rain he fincral or something, unertaity’s never bxhered ‘The Chaplain What's uncertain? What will ever stop th ‘The Soldier Your tty git show cm fas A solder haat fy va But please dont el the pastor ‘The Regimental Secretary anf) And peace, whe happened to that? Tm from Hoenn twat ogo hom The Chaplain Oh, ys, peace ned. Is he hole ia the The Soldier ‘Yur eas comrades, and as A older’ not sighted He wiles at ds The Regimental Secretary Peop pe The Chaplain Th, ut jo ben Satis every human need, even for Yow ea take a dump it ings are peatland between on then in h yut ike a regular flea and Kattrin ral rend Courage Katrin! (avi) Jemy she Meee poms her geta hand wen Mother Courage nai gt lex Thr Regimental Secretary The Regimental Secretary While you catered I pid atention tthe game. Twin, Pay up Mother Courage rs th Kattin Mother Courage A litle more wat File more money peace be sweeter forthe wait You get Yelk get our package atthe Geen Elon the coy a the est well pickup withthe wagon. They expt you, sa the Regimental Screary hee wil accompany you, Mot ‘everyone's a the Feld Marsa’ feral, posing ean happen o you. Hang tight tothe package, anya sys they hey Kattrins af axl swith the Regimental Secretary The Chaplain You thnk isa good idea, keting her go Mother Courage She should beso pretty that «man ke The Chaplain COfen Isc back and watch you, amazed Your quick mind, your indomitable spite ight na allatine tay Pm nt ou ie. Why because eye mona. or plough a pat ie i 5 bing kids with no prospects ine the world that takes courage: Consider ow easy and fem her they need courage jst tok another inthe face, They tr ity ithe Emperor and his hea th thundering weight of the gest weal broad stupid back andi that courage Mother Courage The Chaplain Goce, you think 1 ain The Chaplain st sn, Fink he's maybe not aul el but nie, deftly ima E not. Don juan, exceedingly welled. Take ak a that Pipe, it exposes hin, his personality "The Chaplain Fina pasos nota woodeuter: pene Mother Courage I dot havea soul 30 I dont need eee “The Chaplain Whesci you get that subi pipe rae atime ae x havens your ls ek youre Mother Courage 1i+2 pip, who kn come oe Mother Gourage Your wa Mother Courage Is Mother Goueage Ifyou know whyre you asking, preach 5 tat alin ey hi yaa soldier's life's no more to hirm than an old fers Mother Courage Jess, that’s sort of et ve ie yo ge pe arin ye Re senrey dane eae mouth fa sheer ase : ppoctnity to tak yr Mother Courage, Asongat an sickamoke ow of Mother Courage Maybe i e's Perhaps only Ton’ sink, Not you. Y Gee yahencd The Chaplain Beesth your eu Mother Courage This ing omewhien Mother Courage I'm witm, and allt ‘The Chaplain Listen to me, Courage. Its my obligation "apply of chopped wr yor miier 1s hardly Hey youll meet wp with that hinge , racer agin, ad you kon wha characte mea a petrpede cs one whit of war har whi us two together 1 think we've white what T cook you do fea lee it you chop Kndling The Chap The Chaplain You know Mother Courage Don't come at me waving that ax The Chaplain Tn no fan, You make me a figure of fn, rm at with his gnty and 'm tendering ma conakred ogiinats ina! Res Mother Courage Give ita ret, Pastor: We get along trmake tne dank your head in 9 pa. Tvant nothing mo than forse aa ny children to et throm all is with mgon, [have nothing to give anyone and anyway there's Socking up withthe Fel Marshal fallen and everyone wing out peace If my busines fos where would you be? Look ou hesitate, yo done know I you make Knding wel Kateri Mother Courage What (On your way back? Someone attacked hero dhe way Dac Bet echt salir wo oul hs foot you, Drop thse things! Ie ed hhuman, none of em, everyone of thems ein Seba Katt The Chaplain Blame the ones wh Mother Courage Il blame wo Ivan ad the hell the fv. Why dit the Regimental Seereary alk you bac Probably he figured an upstanding perion sch as yourself wort leave a mark, Done and done, sapped ped ight. You jst res calm youre Te got sere es Yootte Al ight, ot See? ou ben rami Thee yours Pat hem on quick foe rough ugh. You won't be sare deg toe laid of whats hing behind etry bal soe Ni gare. Is the ones ao one wants he tate shee a ike wh tes the el beaut essere Beams ute ep pict and crooked tes get necks Kateri les th The Chaplain Hopctlly she won' he di Mother Courage I'l cas ‘The Chaplain Shed Mother Courage I shoul h och fis aby tht, maybe Twa new what eke ede he She stayed out all night jus once inal these year, Alter th she ump ith ‘ cto here dl she dropped, cvery day. Shel never tell me hee ak chad Se pics 4p he pds Kate ded and ng ips ton Mother Courage Wat!‘ great way to make alvin! The Chaplain Now thy burying the Fi Maral. A Seven plain ond Katrin a pling the wap x Mother Comrage al Mother Courage I won't you knock the wr says the w inated, bot the weak don En Ieoverwbelms all it need a grow or What ele i war but competion A probing enterprise Spang) You can bide fom i The a Eighe ‘Young Mi, rage’ Voice (in Does ith seddamed eh ‘The Young Man We've been walking al ight, wen Mother Courage’ Voice (ni Who's yin The Young Man Come lok ati. The Old Woman She dorsit wantin ‘The Young Man Home's fret f we cant pay th Shel gve us at Teast three guilders fo the bed The Young Man Lien, Mama! Offsage Voices Peace! The Swedish Ki 2 Mother Courage al her Chiksen Mother Courage sits, He Mother Courage What's wih the Bell? Kes Weesday The Chaplain The Chaplain Whats the shouting abou Mother Courage Don't tell me peace his broken out, Ve “The Chaplain (hung here) Ist pea Aoice The war was ver thre Azether Voice In town, whole beap of Latherans arived ‘The Young Man Ms, its pos The Old Woman 2 “The Young Man Ma? MA! ‘Mother Courage ss bus Mother Courage | Mary and Joseph! Katrin, it's prac Pat your black dre onl We'l go hn a Protestant rch We should pray for Swiss Ces. 1 ‘The Young Man They wouldnt be sying i tive, They made pee. ‘Gan you The Old Woman sind ‘The Young Man Il start making scdes agin, FU open up the shop promise you, Everything wil go ack to what twas Well ring back Daddys bedding Can you wall (7st Chaplain) I fit her bard "The news She decided lon the war wold lst fr eve (16 i mate) Daly aay hl Mother Courage n) Give the od woman a ee ‘The Chaplain Gone. Gon Mother Courage ash The Chaplain Mother Courage ji ‘The Chaplain And ‘The Cook What’ this sppaiton ‘Generals coo! seit Tim rl dP gp Ving etre Ewe Psa asi tcy underbel The Chplain Courage, a vista Mother Courage sins Mother Courage Mother Courage Wh The Cooke He let hefie I did, on his The Chaplain I'm putin Mother Courage He's obs pany mina ean fei vised a ist Unforgettable Bra, Mrs dle, Hell sh Katsin, Kattrin Mother Courage alin int Comb your bang Shs coming and came too late They ht he, ight abow ‘The Cook Wee Mother Courage Youre showing up at an uncky meses fr me Cook Ruined I tok the Chapa adi unl Tye overstocked, faked overall my cash fr goods TL ting om, the trope be packing up and heading home "The Cook A woman your age ening to preach Mother Courage Ife for nothing, He's che dshwashe nn asst draose and that i The Cook You must be hasd up for drayhorses, He tll Toy oF hn ideways jokes he's srt of got a careless pi Mother Courage You're slid, lt ‘The Cook If I'm anything Fm 0 Mother Courage Prot! “The Cook A ote se Maher Coorage Mot yer Fly Se wl ne ann Go So a pg ae ct mone he sipped the bakes rom tek The Cook Mother Courage Maybe a Tight play seach ; The Cook Here we sig together again and the bells are liming peace, peace peace then there's your inde band your unin beeps Mother Courage Did you get paid The Cook teint) Not exactly ash all year So edt deer, non-payment of xr sal Mother Courage Youte bis The Cook Oh really you know, they could stp that fuking din. 'm not broke, Ii between money. leaking be oon which I can apply these capable han eet my app sit were for army cooking they give mi iy face. begged ta be transfered the inland ae The Chaplain pyc in is paste ‘The Cook (i Mother Courage) Lat The Chaplain parc fm th The Cook But not worth the effort, puting ton. No more solders (inflame And T have snother chicken to pluck wath you, if you've the ime, because thanks to yo this a Putchated surplus goods under the thatthe war will goon eternally ‘The Chaplain Tm going to ha ‘The Cook I's unscrupulous, what youd Intesfexing The Chaplain | interfere? Who sys Iinterered? (1 before prices al much farther. Des Mother Courage | Did you say Tinerered? ist second spar nt DMP and et ing, Mother Courage Dat get excited, the Cook en Mother Courage Sharp thinking ke it is personal opinion The Chaplain On hiss The Chaplain 1 how ou ov Re ter Courage Heiter his than yours! Anyon Mother Courage Lowe him quatich, and Low The Cook Score one forme, Pastor You don n your fee. You should have said. Wh Atle poieal yp Outflnked. Cackihng d Mother Courage I'm what sie Lever uve hesising was allt was You =i sit men who'e dened ike "The Cook He who insults my fend deals with me ‘The Chaplain {1 a intentions (ls Mather Courage ) Buc when Ise you picking Te Cook tp peace dicanfly betwixt your hum and freinger asf fet fwccaaa ‘ny humanity’ aftonted se yu 38 Bplhe wreck Ie before me, you could feeds po sete in, what with peate and all No-one weed eno food bt fall sl belive in things the Mother Courage Iida ask the wart linger and i hing changes SS aa int Hager ary Tonger than it watted to, And saybody calls 5 tne a hyena is looking fr vor The Chaplain Mr Lamy p ‘The Chaplain i's inal, ally able lated debassd Bac Tike mpc bee ere carping about pe Exenif you handed mea ace meirpolean pull wih bhcaus, berate ea, hat Tondo tery ecu, I don think I coll preach, Washing bodes ap bn your wage better work than saving soul te Li to keep me les come clean. Tel her Mother Courage |My wares areiteap, and I ing ther, sid you survived by leeching of me ‘The Chaplain By leeching lf wat! My point! Right “The Cook te Chaplain) Aaits should neither give nor reese ave, according to someone or abet Who probabh [one what he wa talking about (Jo Mother Courage Sell 8 Mother Courage and her Chien The Chaplain 1s, wa, and alvays willbe Wwette Wheres Courage? Gould you please announ Senter vane peat viteat Mother Courage (jo ini) Bergh out Wette Fin Vote! Mother Gourage itd, ii) Auaaccch! Wet Wette Popped over to ee wha’ wp Cook, ns one Weette Piet The Coole Yet! ‘Werte Holy shit Since when! How come you'e here The Cook As oppued to wher The Chin, How wll do you kw cach ee Weette Too well Sie gs he Cooke Weette Fil The Cook Youve been slimmer youre ‘Ywette You're fat snd Tm ft and how-del, you sealed hog, How many yeas hast been Te boon wating ol ‘wae ik of you? rf the ak fi The Chaplain Many say yes {you cou wat just a inate Hong and start teling btn ‘Mother Courage ss of th wag Mother Courage Wet Heette Looks nice, huh? My tusband the Colonel die a Mother Courage ‘Theol guy who wanted buy you my Ywette No is her Mother Courage You loot nice all gh, not bad not bad sal! Atleast somebody got smcthing tthe ne Yeette Touch and go, that's how Id Mother Courage Yet, hut you hooked x The Chaplain (ly Cook) Heaven foie fol but your mighe want to comer ate ( Ywette) Madaine Cant so he about to sy about this baer oa The Cook Dov make a snk, Were Mother Courage Yet, ferme inrodve Wette Noy no, lt me inuodice yout Courage, meet Png Mother Courage (ashing) Piping Pee The Cook Ax old nickname ic Mother Courage Who mace de gis show thei kin vr theicheada The Cook My naine's Lan Mother Courage Lao, hngon ta you pp The Chaplain Rasely cok tou f her mouth 0) Mother Courage snd her Chien LYeette Fling his poxy pipe away, Courage this isthe nastiest F hore. Every one of his Gah ever to wash up onthe Fl sy Gers has brut misery toa eileent mise The Cook Years ago, man can chan nen lady talks 0 you, poodle. God h ‘Wwette Stand yp when Tove this na The Cook _ Iwas the best thing ever happened oy pe you Bind your calling Shoc your mouth, you tragic dist! (Te Mother Courage) rsp nd ite a broke mid was avery smal twa Maye ye dining tim Fal thes danger nthe rune If he's chow him d ite ade on your wagon Mother Courage (i Ywstte) You come with btm, Youmt ow the whe eines tl me wh talk. (al gyn) Never md tink tof man tke you eee aazs me skeen of man key to dan gc every fucking apple bac, and then some! Ive wSied ths man Rom the talstophe of your company, and eae ito come. And nv, thar go down tomy cred inthe word Th The Chaplain I sulenly find my tongue feed, ean 1 Lake a ou ext today “The mil of Gon Walon Ane they gro cal ight 9 The Cook Inver hada lucky sae I just. wel hoped there might be a warm mel. Pm string haven into days, Now thee eluckling about he, aed ‘more-orlest completly fase apresons ules me, a womats cold should Tl ewe he ‘The Chaplain Bester pot of valoun Amen The Gook Peace is as heavy asa nilldone General, you kno, God kr The Chaplain Red cabbage. Rel cab The Cook Thno I know, but he insite The Chaplain The man wats ap The Cook ¥ mentioned that when you we The Chaplain I allowed my pric ‘The Cook You svallowed more than that. Who kn cd The Chaplain Nostalgic forthe wat: Peace seems less heritable somehow The Cooke You're fnished here same as me, you called her The Chaplain ink es Fi Soldiers wi The Chaplain Whats happened IE Where’ my mother? The Chaplain In town BIE I earl she was here, They Morher Courage and her Children The Gook (i Soldiers) ASoldier Nop The Chaplain What ch The Soldier He broke in ‘The Chaplain Youd h BL. Same as Tve always done The Cook sn EE Shut up. Can Iii sh The Soldier We doit have tin The Chaplain During the wat he got medal for things tose he General ight hae Cond we ak our The Soldier Why bother? Stealing sme farmers com The Cook twas itt lit 11 was an iot Pl have starve long before this The Gook So you sed your brain ut your head of ‘The Chaplain Artest let get Katrin, Bilif No! Dont Leave her. Give mea taste of schnapps ‘The Soldier You dot have time fr that, came on The Chaplain What should we tl your mother ili "Tell ert waste diferent, Tl er ic was the sme Gr do tell her anyth The Soldiers sh hin an he srs walk 11 walk with you on your hard path The Chaplain You don't know hi ALE Ling fete Chaplain set want ee Him " The Chaplain Beiter not say anythin and hel be ack, mori posi seek i ir Chaplain rt of fr the. The Cooke shi hd, tally soho, ‘The Cook Hey! Don't you want he rug Me ok, remember? Fin Uead, we might hate abi of wat Mother Courage n Mosher Gourage Coo! Peace fins The wa be velar lon or raaeeey our way wit the wagon Katrin, pal! ik me in the eye. What the matter?” The Cook Noth Mother Courage Bullshit i's someshi when T head the news! Thank Goa In tow at he Lutherans ad the Lather ares The Cook War's started up, maybe thats i And ie Mother Courage You hing, Cook The Cook Eilifwas he Mother Courage He was her? Then wel find him the marth F igh bebe 0 Tie Twas iil, sae al ght The Cook As always Mother Courage ey he an aha That one the war coulda’ 8 he Cols Did he have ay ne Any Mother Courage Ise al "The Cook iin) Yes, apparently, ony recent Mother Courage Tell me abou Mother Courage Peace i aeeady ov the move agai te Cooke) And y "The Cook Find ay segment, sgn wp Mother Courage You could do his Hate? "The Cook He went towards town with Ei Mother Courage Come slong, Lamb, for abit. 1 The Cook Allthat sll Wene was syn Mother Gournge Ds yo dain my ees ose take. Interested The Goole I'm not ying no Mother Courage “The Tit Rsinen' edhe ake hold and pall Hv’ a scot rend Nel he the lon : | rn teat up with the La Tight Test ofall Twas Katrin Mother Courage Mother Courage From Um to hte The Cook (cg Mother Courage The goddamned army oni fc Mother Courage (si The war wil fee re TeV only blood that wa So come and fe Nine ng Mother Courage anf Gook i i The Cook Ic pitch back, nobody's mage Tis parsonage, The bells wil have You're talking nonsense, the vllage was burt Mother Courage Someone’ Iiving her, th ‘The Gook Ifthe parsons got anything he woat ie Mother Courage Maybe i we ng sometis 1 Gook [ve had more than myshare of thi (He laen bok A leter from Utrecht, my mother’s dead tem bongo me now Rea the ete epee; Mer Courage rit Batre a tbot sna weed ie bs Tabane tay rly mars np Gat read ere he bepes He hn er Mother Courage Lamb, I can take the open rsd any more ctber Look at us begging My whole bi, [never b Before I fee ie a saughterhoose dog red meat fr avin toe Ihave nahin dno one asaya to pay with. Hn Saxon Ste ail neared ea in geweproc! parc plough Whar’ the use of ploughing? Noding se els. In Pomerania I've hear ie they've eaten ile eile The Cook The worid din Mother Courage Somtites I ee myself pln ‘aking alvin in pargatoy,ollering my wares 6th sering sul til the last trmpet ble It Hilden could find place where noone’ shoo The Cook Md make ago of it atthe nn. Give serious consideration, Anna, Lat night I made my al decision, Fi going t Cire with You o alone, vox Mother Courage Ihave to alk once wih Kati. Irs lle abrupt, andl Tm usually verse to making big dec ‘when Tin Reeeing nothing in my belly. Kat eater clint Mother Courage Kats, we have alk abo The Cook and? tol men whold want a competent som who helped an on bil ooks aren't everything Iisa good deal The Gs Til sy thi about hi he tacks hs ea uders an goes about his bine. We'd next meal came fom, and when to expect i that brea change, hh, nice? And your cnn be right? Finale on the rad ie ling apart. Lice Wi Fights Utreca on Sede soldiers ret elf) We cul go ind the army agai, bt ‘The Cook Ansa, Ihave to alk o you aon Mother Courage Go back in the wagon, Katrin, Kateri “The Cook interrupted you bocaue you dda’ understand ther Lihought Twas lear but I goes wasn, 50: you cat Frage think chats eae eno asst psi he inside Mother Courage Whit do ‘The Cooke Think, Theres not enough room for le. snot Tigplace, Ir we see ou hind legs tothe Nor we might Tech open and running, but three people he inn cant Mother Courage Tas thinking shed find a husband in ‘The Cook That laugh! Dumb, a seared face, and o Fahy Mother Courage Dos! talks lu The Cook Wht isis lovd or sft And Jetheres the paying gue atthe inn, wot want from supper a sce that waiting to clear the tb ro i this could wor Mother Courage Issid shut up, I sid don't tl 0 loud The Cook Someone's candle in the parsonage Lt Mother Courage Cook, how'd se pull that wagon on pe own She’ feghtened bythe war She couldnt manag The dams she mut have! hearer groaning nights After Inte expecially, Wha she ees in those dreams, Tan aaane She sles because ste pts A few days back rnd ae “billed the ogo, an accident. She'd Wide ein “The Coole The ims too small. (Shag) Worthy gentlemen ‘an and ll who del within! Ta the hope of procuring Tid clover food, we wl now give you alecrre inthe fort Uf sng, the Song of Solomon, aus Caesar and other ea No doubt you've heard of He aw with peter clatiy He wold spt on th Ad ay tha And se, bere the night de He bagi ewe tibial He started we but a2 fol (Oh, wisdom fine Tor instance, Ive got nan me shin mse Tbe beter of This gs rod spar, 2 agg thengh his eat stare gran! We've fine wth none Theyre hiding in there, the bastard Worthy geatemen lc house Mother Courage and her Ciren Al Socrates, that para Who alays tld the dik Made of heck; they thing And now we hate the way the Hs ruth was a pienomen Ane se, before his ight descend TN lange deccle y te meena He pays his bls aid wth eet because nthe ont makes eeryone el Be rap St Martin sang his benison, His pity oerth ‘Who wat Geevng, so Martin shad with him his lots, (OF couse the two men fone to death ele the night descend Warne earted but beneath the cee en (Ob, pity’ eet thank God we've non hole, and soup’ rare commuaty, andi we were beter pray our patience holds oxt, because we know! I not rue that ays Sn this wold, bc wihednesy thats how th World ean teal be that way! Atlas our final yarn’ Ben spn, While you ate and sft within, We stand without, with emp be God Tove ha lel here, nek And se, before the night descends (Our virtues lew to our wretched end And fll do better wn have ‘AVoice from Above inset ie) You ont dete! Come Mother Courage Tu choke on anything Fret sll nov Lamb T ean argue with anything you've sai but Your final word? We've always had a od underann ‘The Cook My ast word. Take some time to dec Mother Courage I dont need Pm not leaving her her ‘The Cook Thats pute wn nothing a do Mother Courage ot Kaiti. The Cook Come get it and bring it us ramping in, they might get sare They int the ose Kaba isd add Sh lo mates e oe Mother Courage Mother Courage Mother Courage Mother Courage Mother Courage ees, Mother Courage Comrage Aoice Inside When Api win And petals will All white andre When Apa winds Before the winter storm, The amin roses di xr oats in ned fn Mother Courage « Bleves Woh A Lieatenat a Seles i ped of esl ns The Lieutenant I don't want any nose, Somebody even One of he Soldiers xe of in jor ta i ‘Soldiers pe ve 7 Tisetenat ptt Oso He Soiers al: Kate The Lieutenant Who eke lives hen The Farmer Tha The Farmer Her mother’s maetng in town, ‘The Farmer's Wife For heir provisioning busines, slespeaple people are Meeing ant they're aig bargains Tae Farmer ‘They migrants ‘The Lieutenant Allright enough, you have 1 stay que, Not you, = eee boys shove bayonets through your thick pid county heads Teed ne of Yo to showy the path into tw Png oth Farmer's Son) You ‘The Farmer's Son I don't know wher the path Second Soldier ering) Daca’ know where his dick Focking psn ‘The Farmer's Son The Lieutenant (th Second Soldies) You gonna tak The Soldiers fre the Farmer's Som iis in and th Second Solder alr a ayn! he hoo The Farmes'x Som Cut iy throat, I won't help you First Soldier Wath tis he First Soldiers First Soldier fore the army Twa a butcher's appre ‘The Farmers Som Dost! mers Wife yi) Captain, ple Farmer's Son) Hope you dil rae su First Soldier Wish I'd brouy ‘The Farmer's Son Farmer's Wife bol The Farmer's Son te Soldiers) All sight, ll ght tethering tenor rand amen n aA na First Soldier Is the ox before everything then the cvs, then ther i, fam pont Tac Lieutenant ou te Soler an ty Farmer's Som ‘The Farmer What dey planning? N ‘The Farmer's Wife Probably they The Farmer's Wife What in Gonl's name The Farmer Tanti sce how many: (Hens ap he The woods ae fll fem, To the quay] eas The Farmee's Wife Any light 0 Katrin go Nowe reryncl deepen ic ‘The Farmer's Wife. ‘elite one st wo yt ‘The Farmer's Wife The own sent Kattrin A th Farmes’s Wite kes poi ‘The Farmer Probably led che men in the watchtower by Kactrin es sting fm este the el a heard their horns pam The Farmer's Wife We have no defence but you, Lor Your windom you ste Bt o Teme useless sow ‘The Farmer More than just ut all the way up et You to show we mer, sive us and ave ou taerprl nat the cp andthe ping pepe th ov, he Farmer's Wife What should we do then? Anything fe ile chien and old peopl especaly deaths come tn The F the night, Heavenly Father and all your children are i ‘The Farmer Nath real nec The Farmer's Wife Even if we dated to, i's night and The Farmer And we hope to be forgiven our sins we ty dnt forgive them who sin aguas ue Amen The Farmer They're allover the bl ie ant (m ef Katt rs barging te dn sh The Farmer's Wife So there's no way to signal? wa The Farmer Not unless you want to get ile The Farmers Wife Jus what is she doi “The Farmer's Wife (¢ Kateri) Pray you poor dmb ‘The Farmar Lost be wit ae We can eee ale ay The Farmer's Wife Drag her down from th God and maybe because pple Hel listen bet The Farmer nue vss he lie, bt Katrin, The Farmer's Wife 01 ‘The Farmer's Wife Ol, this is disastrous letihem murder dhe people inthe ci, who're ae don't know dat death's come so nea atleast wake them Np, Father, o they ca see the spears and les and the ge ‘The Farmer's Wife ‘The Kaiser's whole nes aed ee, the enemy inthe night (Nad come crashing dower on us Kattrin) Remember ber mother, Lond was gone ther ri remerber to keep the night watchman wakell, may The Farmer Stop that pounding, Katte ps drumming king he'tsound the laren and remember and protect ay both ‘The Farmer's Wife oer fshend) warned you about jeutenant on hi Soldiers and de Farmer's Son rd her Chien ‘The Liewtenant Il ficking murder you! The Farmer's Wife Mr Otficer sis ple First Soldier Jess Ch Second Soldier Fucking hel ‘The Lieutenant Where’ the ladder? Wher’ ‘The Farmer I¢+on the sou, with First Soldier She Second Soldien) Get he the guns do you “Third Soldier You tld me wot to, is heavy, you~ fick Tse co he The Farmer's Wife She got up there without our Firat Soldier Hey git, get down or we're Second Soldier Yes, get down here and suck my “The Lieutenant (o Kattrin) Allright, all ight, tay calm, The Farmer's Wife She's toa rang ‘The Lieutenant Shut yp! This ian o ‘The Lieutenant (he Farmer) You planned this, you'te eaponail, First Soldier (te Lewtenant) Can I try somethings? Tie Lewtemane wd. The First Soldier calls» Katrin: First Soldier Hi wanna make a deal Second Soldier to il he bitch, ‘Third Soldier Should Igo back and got dh First Soldier (u te Third Soldier) QUIET, go Te Kateria) You, yo listing Second Soldier Hoy! Hey yu, sen to him, he First Soldier We're friends we. Get down, tight if you down we'll ake you wih uy we promise we wor touche Second Soldier Who'd want w tach an ugly fuckin First Soldier We'l take you into own with us and Kattrin ins drumming The Lieutenant sho he Fest Soldier The Lieutenant (ling sp» Kattria) You don't betew him, you are stop, you Know wee no en andy ho tat someone wih ace ike Bit? Bat wil you ele met gfe you my word a an officer of His Maj th Exper army? My sacred Kateri duns ans Thied Soldier Wal hat was fete Jus First Soldier You beter do something, si Second Soldier They're gonna hear that in ton ‘The Lieutenant We've gota Third Soldier Torch the howe! ‘The Lieutenant Make some yor of win Second Soldier You told ws no io mak “The Lieutenant ‘The Liewtenant ig sar chopping ‘The Lieutenant hop any harder than thal ‘The Lieutenant ( First Soldier] You to! 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