The Journey to the Heaviside Layer

Правила	MIDI	9 The Journey to the Heaviside Layer
В Гамбурге Введение ACT I 1 The Overture 2 Prologue: Jellicle Songs for Jellicle Cats 3 The Naming of Cats 4 The Invitation to the Jellicle Ball 5 The Old Gumbie Cat 6 The Rum Tum Tugger 7 Grizabella, the Glamour Cat 8 Bustopher Jones 9 Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer 10 Old Deuteronomy -- The Battle of the Pekes and the Policles 11 The Jellicle Ball 12 Grizabella ACT II 1 The Moments of Happiness 2 Gus, the Theatre Cat 3 Growltiger's Last Stand 4 Skimble- shanks, the Railway Cat 5 Macavity 6 Mr. Mistoffolees 7 Memory 8 The Journey to the Heavisyde Layer 9 The Ad-dressing of Cats Занавес	Up up up past the Russell Hotel Up up up up to the heaviside layer Up up up past the Russell Hotel Up up up up to the heaviside layer Up up up past the Russell Hotel Up up up up to the heaviside layer Up up up past the Russell Hotel Up up up up to the heaviside layer Up up up past the jellicle moon Up up up up to the heaviside layer Up up up past the jellicle moon Up up up up to the heaviside layer The mystical divinity of unashamed felinity Round the cathedral rang 'Vivat' Life to the everlasting cat
	Если вы не знаете, что сейчас произойдет -- держитесь крепче. Из-под волшебной покрышки выбиваются клубы театрального дыма. Up, up, up -- завывают кошки. Покрышка, в которой стоят Дьютерономи и прижавшаяся к нему Гризабелла, трогается с места и плавно двигается вперед и вверх. Снизу у нее обнаруживается кольцо прожекторов. Дым струями валит из сопел между ними. Создается впечатление взлетающей "тарелки" инопланетян, тем более, что покрышка поднимается очень высоко и почти нависает над публикой. При этом в полу разверзается длинная шель, из которой выдвигается опора, но огненный дым отвлекает внимание от технических подробностей. Поднявшись до уровня осветительной системы, покрышка встречается с летающим стулом, который забирает Гризабеллу и несет ее по "небу", cостоящему из цветных лучей и мигающих огоньков. Тем временем, забытая всеми покрышка с Дьютерономи не спеша садится на место.
	Источники Вы еще помните о веселой компании Jellicle Cats и Pollicle Dogs из недописанной книги Элиота? Так вот, в конце они в сопровождении человека в белых гетрах должны были улететь на воздушном шаре. Up, up, up, past the Russell Hotel. В "Книгу старого опоссума" этот эпизод не вошел.
	10 The Ad-dressing of Cats
	OLD DUTERONOMY: You've heard of several kinds of cat And my opinion now is that You should need no interpreter to understand our character You've learned enough to take the view That cats are very much like you You've seen us both at work and games And learnt about our proper names Our habits and habitat But how would you ad-dress a cat? So first, your memory I'll jog And say: A cat is not a dog ALL: So first, your memory I'll jog And say: A cat is not a dog OLD DUTERONOMY: With cats, some say, one rule is true Don't speak 'til you are spoken to Myself I do not hold with that I say, you should ad-dress a cat But always bear in mind that he resents familiarity You bow, and taking off your hat, ad-dress him in this form "O Cat!" Before a cat will condescend To treat you as a trusted friend Some little token of esteem is needed, like a dish of cream And you might now and then supply Some caviar or Straussburg pie Some potted grouse or salmon paste He's sure to have his personal taste And so in time you reach your aim And call him by his name A cat's entitled to expect These evidences of respect So this is this and that is that And there's how you ad-dress a cat ALL: A cat's entitled to expect These evidences of respect So this is this and that is that And there's how you ad-dress a cat!
Дьютерономи, выстроив всю свою команду на манер оперного хора, дает зрителям прощальное наставление о том, как им отныне следует... да, в этом месте часто спрашивают, что значит ad-dress, вернее, почему это слово написано через черточку? Как хотите, а мне тут видится "умасливать". Но я предлагаю перевести: обращаться. Обращаться к кошкам, обращаться с ними, обращаться вокруг них.
Источники В "Книге старого опоссума" (и тоже в ее конце) мы находим сильно отличающийся текст. The Ad-dressing of Cats You've read of several kinds of Cat, And my opinion now is that You should need no interpreter To understand their character. You now have learned enough to see That Cats are much like you and me And other people whome we find Possessed of various types of mind. For some are sane and some are mad And some are good and some are bad And some are better, some are worse - But all may be described in verse. You've seen them both at work and games, And learnt about their proper names, Their habits and their habitat: But How would you ad-dress a Cat? So first, your memory I'll jog, And say: A CAT IS NOT A DOG. Now Dogs pretend they like to fight; They often bark, more seldom bite; But yet a Dog is, on the whole, What you would call a simple soul. Of course I'm not including Pekes, And such fantastic canine freaks. The usual Dog about the Town Is much inclined to play the clown, And far from showing too much pride Is frequently undignified. He's very easily taken in - Just chuck him underneath the chin Or slap his back or shake his paw, And he will gambol and guffaw. He's such an easy-going lout, He'll answer any hail or shout. Again I must remind you that A Dog's a Dog - A CAT'S A CAT. With Cats, some say, one rule is true: Don't speak till you are spoken to. Myself, I do not hold with that - I say, you should ad-dress a Cat. But always keep in mind that he Resents familiarity. I bow, and taking off my hat, Ad-dress him in this form: O CAT! But if he is the Cat next door, Whom I have often met before (He comes to see me in my flat) I greet him with an OOPSA CAT! I've heard them call him James Buz-James - But we've not got so far as names. Before a Cat will condescend To treat you as a trusted friend, Some little token of esteem Is needed, like a dish of cream; And you might now and then supply Some caviare, or Strassburg Pie, Some potted grouse, or salmon paste - He's sure to have his personal taste. (I know a Cat, who makes a habit Of eating nothing else but rabbit, And when he's finished, licks his paws So's not to waste the onion sauce.) A Cat's entitled to expect These evidences of respect. And so in time you reach your aim, And finally call him by his NAME. So this is this, and that is that: And there's how you AD-DRESS A CAT. В нем кошки напрямую сопоставляются с собаками (кстати, и с людьми тоже), а категоричность требования обращаться к кошке в звательном падеже и сняв шляпу существенно снижена.
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