The Rose of Versailles Episode 13 The Wind of Arras, Please Respond... translated by GinRei edited by Usagi B [] = description of the scenes () = alternative translations (feel free to put them or drop them), and sometimes my comments or explanations {} = translation of what it says on the screen ********************************************************************** notes on names: Andre should be spelled with "/" accent acute over the "e" Francois should be spelled with a cedilla (like "5") under the "c". Alaste should be spelled with "/" accent acute over the "e" ********************************************************************** NANNY Hey, hey, hey, wait, Andre! ANDRE Th-this is terrible! NANNY You, moron! ANDRE Ouch! W-w-wait! There're reasons for all this... NANNY Who cares about your excuses!? You were with her! Yet, you let our precious Mademoiselle get involved in a duel! You're of no use! OSCAR Forgive him, Nanny. It's not Andre's fault. NANNY It is! (or, It's his!) Not only didn't he stop the duel, but a month of confinement ! No matter what others say, it's your fault! ANDRE That's nonsense, Grandma! NANNY What do you mean, "nonsense"?! You idiot, moron! As a punishment, you lock yourself in a closet without a supper! ANDRE N-no, not THAT! NANNY Stop complaining, you...! Wait, Andr... [accidently hits herself with a frying pan] ANDRE Grandma! OSCAR You've had enough, Nanny. Please prepare for our journey. NANNY A journey? OSCAR This is a good opportunity to inspect the Jarjeyes' property in Arras. NANNY What?! (or, How can you?!) The Master is away from home, garrisoned at a border. And more importantly,... what if the Court learns that you are not at home during confinement? OSCAR laughs It's OK. Tell them that I became insane from the shock, and was put into a hospital. NANNY Oh, my...I'll be in a trouble! OSCAR There's nothing to worry about. Andre, we'll depart early tomorrow morning. (Since) the "hospital" that we'll be in is (located) far away. NANNY Ah, my blood pressure (is again)... [Nanny faints] ANDRE Oh, no! [opening title] {Episode 13: The Wind of Alas, Please Respond...} ANDRE Severe. It's too severe. I mean, your punishment. Her Majesty is too harsh to order you a month of confinement. OSCAR You're wrong, Andre. ANDRE Wrong? OSCAR Whether I won or lost, I was expecting lose my rank as a Head Commande. If things turned out worse, I would have been discharged from the military. A punishment of confinement was to save face for the Duke (family) and to cool things down. It was a kind gesture for Lady Antoinette. ANDRE I see, you were that much determined to have the duel. OSCAR Don't look like that, Andre. (or, You're making such a face, Andre. ... sort of brushing Andre's admiration aside) Just think of it as getting a vacation (/leave?) unexpectedly. ANDRE I guess so. All right, we'll get to the village of Arras by the evening if we hurry. OSCAR For dinner, what about country-style vegetable soup, Bouillie a la Calais (Bouillie is a thick soup, almost a stew), and handmade cheese and Calvatos (an apple-wine used as a digestif.) by Monsieur Alaste? ANDRE Oh, dear! Let's get there at full gallop, Oscar! OSCAR laughs You're such a glutton. Go! [Andre and Oscar resting by a river] ANDRE Well, We'll get to Arras soon. ANDRE Oh, that's... Monsieur Sugan. It's been a long time. OSCAR What's wrong? It's me, Oscar. SUGAN What brought you here today? OSCAR Oh, I just came here to look around. (I remember) That's your youngest boy...? SUGAN Yes, (his name is) Gilbert. OSCAR Bonjour, Gilbert. Last time I saw you, you were still a baby. You've grown up. [Gilbert hides] SUGAN Please excuse us. [Sugan leaves] OSCAR It seems I'm not very popular. ANDRE I don't think that's true. But I've never seen him so unfriendly before. SIGN: {ALLAS} (Arras, NW France, near Calais. Robespierre's hometown.) ALASTE Welcome! Ah, Lady Oscar! OSCAR It's been a long time. ALASTE My goodness, you look splendid! And Andre, too. Wow, it's been really a long time! You've become a Grand Commander in the Royal Guard. I've heard about your rumors of promotion. General Jarjeyes must be delighted, too. ANDRE Monsieur, cook us some of that food you're so proud of. We've been riding on horses since this morning. I'm so hungry! ALASTE OK, OK. I'll cook a special meal (/food/dish) with the utmost care today! ROBESPIERRE Can I have another cup of tea, please. ALASTE Yes, sure! OSCAR Didn't you give a congratulatory speech for the School of Louis le Grand at Louis XVI's coronation? ROBESPIERRE You remembered me. I'm Maximilien Robespierre OSCAR I'm the Royal Guard Grand Commander Oscar Francois de Jarjeyes. ROBESPIERRE I remember you, too. I was fascinated by the beautiful Royal Guard Commander. Please sit down. (or, Please take a seat) OSCAR Thank you. ROBESPIERRE Right now, I'm studying law in a (post) graduate course. I'll eventually go to a university and become a lawyer. OSCAR I see. Did you come here for a vacation then? ROBESPIERRE A vacation? No way! I've come here to help the peasants in the next province. The ruthless monks at a monestary are trying to take away their lands.! OSCAR Monks?! ROBESPIERRE Yes! They claim the backing of the devine authority, and they prey on the weak! Mademoiselle de Jarjeyes, I regret terribly that I made that congratulatory speech on the coronation Day. (Note: From the Japanese it's not clear if he really knows Oscar is a woman.) OSCAR Why is that? ROBESPIERRE We had a great expectation for the new king. We thought a new age would come. But look now! Our life hasn't changed a bit. The prices of products rise everyday, and the people are exhausted. The whole country is dying! I've heard that the new Queen is nothing but a hedonist. The King is under the Queen's thumb. The nobles and clergies are becoming rude and making the people suffer. Isn't the Queen responsible for all this? [Oscar stands up suddently] ROBESPIERRE Please forgive me if I upset you. That was stupid of me. I forgot that you are a Commander in the Royal Guard, serving the Royal family. Pardon me. This is for the tea (monsieur). But please remember this. I intend to save France from dying. Even if it's dying, I love (this) France. Well, (I'll) see you again. [Robespierre leaves] ANDRE Oscar. ALASTE Lady Oscar, please pay him no mind. He doesn't mean any harm, but that man (/he) is too outspoken. OSCAR What sort of reputation does Lady Antoinette have around here? ALASTE Well...Lady Oscar, what Robespierre (has) said is true. Little by little, everyone feels disappointed by the new King and Queen. [at Versailles garden] MME NOAILLES Lady Antoinette-! Lady Antoinette-! Lady Antoinette-! Lady Antoinette! Here you are. Everybody is waiting in the salon. ANTOINETTE I don't want to listen to a concert. MME NOAILLES You shouldn't say that! ANTOINETTE I'm sick and tired of plays, dresses, and dance parties! MME NOAILLES Please hurry! Everyone is waiting. [Noailles pulls Antoinette's hand] NOAILLES Come on, come on. [Antoinette sees Polignac] ANTOINETTE in her mind What a tender voice she sings with! ANTOINETTE Who is this lady? MME NOAILLES She's Yolande de Polignac ANTOINETTE in her mind Mme. Polignac! She's like the quiet shade of a tree. She looks as tender as an angel. I wish I could be her friend...! [after dinner] ANDRE Ah, I'm so full! It was so good! Let's take a look around tomorrow, and let's go to sleep tonight. OSCAR Yeah... ANDRE You look depressed. What are you thinking (about)? Don't worry (/Never mind?) about what Robespierre said. Lady Antoinette is easily misunderstood. It's nothing new. OSCAR But... [dog's barking] ALASTE small voice, almost unheard I see. That's unfortunate. ANDRE Something has happened. ALASTE Lady Oscar! A child is dying of a fever! OSCAR Eh?! Aren't there any doctors around? ALASTE There is no doctor in this village. And, even if we want to see a doctor, it's too expensive. Poor Sugan... OSCAR It's Sugan's child?! ANDRE (It must be) Gilbert! [Sugan's house] MOTHER Gilbert, please hang on! Ah, God, please help him! Please save this child! ALASTE How is Gilbert? OSCAR Sugan, if you don't take him to a hospital, it'll be too late! SISTER Dad, we can sell our drawers and beds. I can sleep on the floor! MOTHER That won't be enough. Darling, (let's) sell the cow. SISTER Right, (let's) sell the cow! ALASTE All right, (you'd) better hurry then. Take him to the doctor in the town. Sugan! SUGAN No, I can't! I can't take him to the doctor! SISTER Dad!! OSCAR Why?! SUGAN If I sell the cow, we won't survive. All the field crops were taken away for taxes, and we barely survive (/make our living) by selling milk and cheese! If we sell the cow, we'll starve to death. OSCAR Is a cow worth more than your child?! Don't be stupid. Are you (still) the parent of the child?! SUGAN Who wouldn't love his own son!? I'm the master of this house (hold). I cannot make a choice that will make everyone starve in order to save just the child's life! Poor Gilbert... but we have to give him up. OSCAR Your... living is that...! (She doesn't complete her sentence here. She probably would have said something like "desparate","poor", or "miserable") SUGAN I don't understand. I'm working so hard. Yet why... why are we eating only salt and potatoes?! There are some people who say that it's Queen's fault. But I...I don't know... [Oscar is shocked] GILBERT D,Dad... MOTHER Gilbert! You have to be in the bed! GILBERT Please don't be angry with my Dad, Lady Oscar. The cow is important. We'll be in trouble if we sell it. Don't mind about me. So, please don't be angry with him! MOTHER Gilbert! OSCAR takes Gilbert Andre! Bring the horse! Where is the hospital, Sugan?! [Oscar carrying the boy on the horse] OSCAR in her mind I never knew! I never knew that the property of Jarjeyes was this destitute!! ANDRE I hope Gilbert will be all right. But even if you get sick, you can't see a doctor?! What is the world coming to?! [a doctor comes out] OSCAR How is he, Doctor? ANDRE How is Gilbert (/Gilbert's condition)? DOCTOR I can't say anything yet. It all depends on his stamina, but his body is very weak. We'll know by tomorrow morning. MOTHER? Gilbert... OSCAR in her mind God, please save Gilbert's life. And I pray that people's anger against Lady Antoinette will ease. I pray that her kindness will be understood by the people! [at Versailles] POLIGNAC Did you call for me, Your Majesty? ANTOINETTE Please come closer, Mme.Polignac. I wanted to talk to you. POLIGNAC I'm honored, Your Majesty. ANTOINETTE I heard that you came to Versailles half a year ago. But how come you rarely visit (/come to) the Court? POLIGNAC That's because... ANTOINETTE Yes? POLIGNAC That's because... we don't have enough money to keep up appearances at Court. ANTOINETTE Oh...did I ask you something embarrassing? POLIGNAC No, (because) that's the truth. ANTOINETTE in her mind No money... she didn't hesitate to say the most embarrassing thing. What a ingenuous mind she has. ANTOINETTE Mme. Polignac, I'd like us to be friends. Please. POLIGNAC Oh, Your Majesty... ANTOINETTE Move your whole family to Versailles, so that I can talk to you at any time. Even tomorrow! POLIGNAC Your Majesty... it's an honor more than I deserve. NARRATION >From then on, Mme.Polygnac, who captured Antoinette's heart, would reign (dominate) Versailles for more than a decade. And, without realizing, she plays a role (of) which would make Antoinette a tragic queen. SUGAN Lady Oscar! [Gilbert wakes up] GILBERT Mom..., Mom... GILBERT Mom! MOTHER Gilbert! Gilbert!! SUGAN Thank God! It's a miracle. ANDRE That's great, Oscar! ALASTE Lady Oscar! How is Gilbert? OSCAR He's all right now. ALASTE Thank God. I thank you, too, Lord Oscar. If you weren't there... He wouldn't have been able to see the doctor. The nobles are only 4% of the 20-million French population. The other 96% of the population is supporting the the nobles and the Court. And most of that 96% are poor, starving, and can't even see a doctor when they get sick! Uh, I...I said too much. [Oscar running amok on a horse] ANDRE You're wearing out the horse!) What's wrong, Oscar?! OSCAR I'm upset with myself, for being so ignorant! I didn't know that people were this poor and suffering from high taxes! ANDRE I understand! But the King and Queen are both kind (/generous) people! They're not the kind of people don't care about people's suffering! OSCAR But the people's hearts are already turning against the Royal Couple! Who's fault is it?! [Oscar falls from the horse] ANDRE Oscar, are you all right?! ANDRE in his mind Oscar, you seem to be cold as ice, but your heart is burning like a flame! And I love that part of you! ROBESPIERRE flashback We had a great expectation for the new king. We thought a new age would come. But look now! Our life hasn't changed a bit. SUGAN flashback I don't understand. I'm working so hard. Yet why are we eating only salt and potatoes?! ALASTE flashback The nobles are only 4% of the 20-million French population. Most of the other 96% are poor and starving! [sound of winds] OSCAR What was that?! ANDRE What is it, all the sudden? It must be the sound of the wind. OSCAR Yes, I guess it's just the wind... NARRATION Was it really the sound of the wind? Wasn't it the sound of a giant called "the people," whose arms and legs are chained, sighing from their unbearable suffering? What Oscar heard might have been the first signals that will lead to a storming revolution. [ending title] NEXT EPISODE: Rosalie attacked Oscar's mother? She mistook Mme.Jajeyes for Mme.Polignac. How could Mme.Polygnac incur someone's hatred? Is her angelic purity only a mask? Next time on The Rose of Versailles: "The Secret of an Angel". END - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Bruce Carlson carlson@indirect.com Phoenix, AZ