Scrub everything clean
My head is bursting with those tolling bells - The church looks beautiful
Priests have come from every town. Magdalena fainted during the first response
She's the one who's going to be the loneliest
She's the only one her father loved
Why don't you give me some for my little girl, Poncia?
Take a handful of garbanzos too. Today she won't notice
Bernarda
Is she locked up tight?
With two turns of the key
You should fasten the bolt too. She has fingers like five skeleton keys!
Bernarda
She's coming!
Did all the relatives come?
Hers did. His people hate her
Are there enough chairs?
More than enough. Let them sit on the floor!
Scrub! Scrub those tiles!
My hands are bleeding for all this scrubbing
If Bernarda doesn't see things shine, she'll tear out the little hair I have left
What a woman!
She could sit on your heart and watch you die for a whole year without taking that cold smile off her damn face
She's been good to you
Thirty years washing her sheets. Thirty years, eating her leftovers.
Entire days peering through cracks, to spy on the neighbors and bring her the gossip
A life with no secrets from each other. And yet: Damn her!
May she have a horrible pain, like nails stuck in her eyes
Poncia
But I'm a good dog: I bark when I'm told, and I snap at beggars' heels when she sets me on them
My sons work in her fields, and they're both married now, but someday I'll be sick of it.
I'll lock myself in a room with her and spit at her for a whole year
"For this, Bernarda!" "And for that!" Änd for the other!" Until she's a lizard that children have smashed to pieces
I certainly don't envy the way she lives. She has five girls on her hands, five ugly daughters
but except for Angustias, the oldest, who is her first husband's child and has some money
the rest: lots of fine lace, lots of linen shifts, but bread and grapes is all they will inherit!
I would like to have what they have
I'm going over to listen the last prayer. I love the way the priest sings
In the Pater Noster the walls trembled when he sang, it was as if a wolf had come into the church
AMEEEEEEN
You'll pulverize your windpipe
My windpipe?
I'd rather pulverize something else!
Rot away, Antonio Maria Benavides, stiff in your wool suit and your high boots!
Never again will you lift up my skirt behind the back corral
Of those who served you, I loved you the most
Must I go on living after you've gone?
You should have seen to it everything was cleaner
Get out! This is not where you belong
The poor are like animals
Poor people have their sorrows too
But they forget them, once there's a plate with food in front of them
You must eat to live
At your age, one does not speak in front of one's elders
Sit down
Magdalena, don't cry
Did you hear me?
Give some to the men
They're having some already
Tell to Bernarda I'm hungry and thirsty
I did
Give me at least some dishwater to drink, and dog meat
Come with me
Pepe el Romano was with the men at the funeral?
He was there
His mother was there. She saw his mother
Neither she nor I saw Pepe
I thought I... - In church, women should look at no man but the priest
Whoever turn her head is on the prowl for a man
Blessed be God
Rest in peace with the souls of the departed - Rest in peace
With Saint Michael the Archangel and his sword of justice - Rest in peace
With the key that opens all, and the hand that closes all - Rest in peace
With all the blessed saints and the little lights of the fields - Rest in peace
With our holy charity and the sould from land and sea - rest in peace
Grant repose to your servant Antonio Maria Benavides, and give him the crown of your sacred glory - Amen
requien aeternam dona eis, domine - Et lux perpetua lucea
I hope many years go by before you cross my threshold again
You have nothing to complain about. The whole town came
Yes. To fill my house with the poison of their tongues
Mother, don't talk like that
That's the way you must talk in this damned town without river
This town of wells, where you always drink the water fearing that it's poisoned
Look what they have done to the floor
You'd think a herd of goats had walked on it
Give me a fan, girl
Give me a black one, and learn to respect your father's memory
Take mine, I'm fine
During our eight years of mourning, no wind from the street will enter this house
Pretend we have sealed up the doors and windows with bricks
In the meantime, you can embroider your trousseaus
I know I'm not going to get married
I'd rather carry sacks to the mill
Anything but sit in this dark room, day after day
That's what it means to be a woman
To hell with being a woman
Here you do what I tell you to do. You can't run to your father with your stories anymore.
A needle and thread for females, a mule and a whip for males
That's how it is for people born with means
'During the funeral I had to cover her mouth with an empty sack several times
Let her out where the neighbors can't see her from their windows
And Angustias?
I saw her peering through a crack in the front door
why did you go to the door too?
I went to see if the hens had laid
But the men must have left already
A group of them are still standing around outside
what do you want?
what were you looking at? At whom?
At no one
Is it proper for a woman of your class to go chasing after a man
who were you looking at? - Me?
You - At no one
Calm down
Get out of here
She did it without thinking, which was clearly wrong
It pissed me off to see her sneaking toward the patio
And then she stood at the window, listening to the men's conversation, which as usual, was not fir to hear
What were they talking about?
Who? - the men
They were talking about Paca la Roseta. Last night they tied her husband up in a stall
threw her over the back of a horse, and carried her off to the top of the olive grove
what about her? - Her? She agreed to it
They say she rode with her breasts hanging out, and Maximiliano held her as if he was playing a guitar
Horrible
Then what happened? - What was bound to happen
It was dawn when they got back. Paca la Roseta had her hair undone and was wearing a crown of flowers on her head
They said a lot more things
what?
I'm embarrassed to talk about that
And my daughter heard all that.
She takes after her aunts. Soft and slippery, making sheep's eyes at any little barber who flattered them!
Your daughters are old enough to get married now
They give you little enough trouble. Angustias must be - Thirty nine, to be exact
Imagine. And she's never had a suitor
None of them has had a suitor, nor needs one!
For a hundred miles around, no one can measure up to them
What would you have me do? Turn 'em over to some field hand?
You should have gone to some other town
Of course, to sell them
No, Bernarda, to change.
Can we or can we not be honest with each other?
We cannot. You are my servant, and I pay you. Nothing more!
Put away all the clothes
We could give some things away - Nothing, not one button
Not even the handkerchief we used to cover his face
What are you doing with that dress?
I had such dreams about it.
I planned to wear it my birthday
Now it'll rot away in the closet
Who are you?
Magdalena
open up
I can't
Magdalena, face of a hyena
That damned will!
What a lot of money was left to Angustias!
A lot
And to the others?
So much less
You know that very well, but you enjoy asking me that several times
Have you taken your medicine?
For all the good it's going to do me
Did you notice? Adelaida wasn't at the funeral
Her fiance won't let her go out
She used to be full of fun
now she doesn't even powder her face
Nowadays you don't even know whether it's better to get engaged or not
it's all the same
It's better never to lay eyes on a man
Since I was a child I've been afraid of them. I used to see them in the corral, yoking the oxen and loading the sacks of wheat with loud voices and clumsy feet
I was always afraid of growing up for fear of suddenly finding myself in their clutches
God made me weak and ugly and set them forever apart from me
Don't say that! Enrique Humanas was after you and he used to like you
The things people make up!
One time I stood at the window until daylight because I was told he was going to come, and he didn't. It was all just talk
then he married someone with more money than me
And ugly as the devil
What do they care about ugliness? All they care about is land, oxen, and a meek little dog to cook for them
what are you doing?
hanging out - One of your shoelaces is untied
what difference does it make!
You'll step on it and you'll fall
one less
here
Do you know about it yet?
no - Come on
what?
About Pepe el Romano
Pepe el Romano wants to marry Angustias
I'm glad
me too
neither one of you is glad!
Magdalena, really!
If he wanted Angustias as a woman, I'd be glad. But he wants her money
even though Angustias is our sister, in this family we know she's old and has always had the least to offer of any of us
Luck comes to the one who least expects it
Angustias has all her father's money. she's the only rich one in the house so they're coming after her
it'd be natural for him to be interested in you, Amelia, or in our Adela
but not to come looking for the gloomiest person in this house
Maybe he likes that
I never could stand your hypocrisy!
If mother sees you she'll drag you out by the hair
I was crazy about this dress
It is beautiful
and it suits me very well
What you could do is dye it black
Or give it to Angustias to wear when she marries Pepe el Romano
Haven't you heard?
but it's not possible
Money makes everything possible
what are you thinking?
I'm thinking that this period of mourning has caught me at the worst possible time
You'll get used to it
I will not get used to it. I don't want to be locked up!
I don't want to waste away in these rooms
Tomorrow i'll put on this dress again and go walking down the street
I want to get out - ADELA
Hush
Pepe el Romano is coming down the street - Let's go watch
You're not going?
i don't care
Since he'll be coming around the corner, you can see him better from the window in your room.
have you dared to powder your face?
He was not my father. Mine died sometime ago. Don't you remember?
You owe more to that man, father of your sisters, than you do to your own - Mother, let me go
After you've taken that powder off your face. Weakling! Hussy! You're the image of your aunts
If you're worried about the inheritance, you're the richest, you keep it all
Keep your tongue in its place!
Don't entertain the illusion that you're going to be a match for me
until I leave this house feet first, I will make the decisions, my own and yours
With all this thread you can start sewing
For whose trosseau?
for everyone's
None of you is going to get married
None of my things will ever be yours, because none of you will get married
None of you
why did you let her in?
She got away
I escaped...
because i want to get married
Bernarda, give me my pearl necklace!
Be quiet, mother!
No
I won't be quiet
I don't want to see these single women itching to get married
their hearts turning to dust
Bernarda, I want a man to marry and be happy
Lock her up
All of you help her
I want to get away from here Bernarda! to get married at the edge of the sea
At the edge of the sea
Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.
Blessed art thou among women
and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death
And Adela? - still in bed
Something's wrong with that girl
There's nothing more or less wrong with her than with any of us
All of us, except Angustias
I feel just fine. and anyone who doesn't like it can go to hell
one must admit the best things about you have always been your figure and your tact
fortunately, I'll soon be getting out of this hell
Perhaps you won't be getting out
Stop that talk!
is there something wrong?
I don't feel well
Didn't you sleep well last night again?
Leave me alone
asleep or awake, it's none of your business
I'll do what I want with my body
it's only my concern for you
Concern or curiosity?
I wish i was invisible, i could walk through these rooms without being asked where I'm going
In the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit
Lead our thoughts and words my Lord
And Precious Virgin, be graceful with us to follow the catholic faith
Don't look at me anymore! If you want I'll give you my eyes that are brighter
and my back, to fix that crooked one of yours
and my back, to fix that crroked one of yours
But turn your head away when i go by
Adela, she's your sister, besides, she's the one who loves you the most
She follows me everywhere
sometimes she peeks into my room to see if I'm asleep
she won't let me breathe!
And it's always ''What a shame about that face'', '' What a shame about that body which will never belong to anyone''
Not at all
My body will be for anyone I please
For Pepe el Romano, isn't that it?
What are you saying? - What i said
Be quiet - Do you think i haven't noticed?
Lower your voice
get rid of those thoughts - What do you know?
Old women can see right through the walls
I wish you were blind
I have eyes in my head and in my hands when it comes to things like this.
Why were you standing at the open window with the lights on when Pepe comes to talk with your sister?
that's not true
Don't be childish. Leave your sister alone, and if you want Pepe el Romano, control yourself!
open the door to see if we can get a little fresh air
Last night it was so hot I couldn't get to sleep
Neither could I
I got up to cool off. There was a black storm cloud and even a few drops of rain
the fire was rising up out of the ground
I got up too. Angustias was still at her window with Pepe
What time did he leave?
He must have left about half past one
I heard him cough, and i heard the pony stamping his hooves
but i heard him leave around 4 o'clock
That couldn't have been him
Tell me, Angustias, what did he say to you the first time he came to your window?
Nothing
What would he say to me? it was just talk
''You already know I'm after you''
''I need a good woman, well behaved and that's you if you agree''. Sort of
These things embarrass me
and you?
I couldn't talk
My heart almost jumped out of my mouth
It was the first time I was ever alone with a man at night
Such things are easy for people with a little experience, who talk and say things and wave their hands around
The first time my husband, Evaristo the birdman, came to my window... - What happened?
It was very dark. I saw him coming closer, and when he arrived, he said to me, ''Good evening''
Good evening I said to him, and we ramained silent for a while
The sweat was running down my whole body. Then Evaristo came closer, as if he wanted to squeeze through the bars
and he said in a very low voice '' Come here so I can feel you''
Afterwards, he behaved himself
Instead of doing something else, he took up breeding finches, until he died
It's best for single women like you to know that 15 days after the wedding a man leaves the bed for the table, then the table for the tavern
And any woman who doesn't accept it rots away in a corner
is it true that you hit him, sometimes?
yes. i'm from the same school as your mother. One day he said something to me and I killed all his finches with the pestle from my kitchen mortar
The harvesters are back to work
With this sun
if only I could go out to the fields
They arrived yesterday morning. Forty or fifty good looking young men
Where are they from this year?
They came from the hills. full of spirit! burnt like trees. Shouting and tossing stones
Last night a woman dressed in sequins arrived in town and she danced to the accordion, and 15 of them paid to take her into the olive grove
is it true? - years ago, another of these women came, and I myself gave money to my oldest son so he could go. Men needs these things
they're forgiven everything
To be born a woman is the worst punishment
Be careful no to open it too wide, they're bold enough to give it a push to see who's looking
''Open your doors and your windows
ladies who live in this town
Harvesters beg for your roses
roses to trim their sombreros''
Open your doors and your windows
ladies who live in this town
Harvesters beg for your roses
What's the matter with you?
The heat makes me ill
it's nothing more than that?
I wish november would come
the rainy days, the frost
anything but this interminable summer
It will soon pass
and come again
What time did you fall asleep last night?
why? - I thought I heard people in the corral, very late
Perhaps a wild mule
Maybe
What?
nothing
why did you call me?
It slipped out
I didn't meant to
where is the picture of Pepe I had under my pillow? Who of you has it?
Neither of us
where's the picture? What picture?
One of you has hidden it from me
You have the effrontery to say that
it was in my room, and now it's not. I'd like to know which of you has it
somebody, not me
of course
What is all this commotion? The neighbors must have their ears glue to the walls
they've stolen my fiance's picture
Don't scream
Who?
them!
Which of you?
Answer me
Search the rooms, look in the beds
This comes from not keeping you on a shorter leash! But I will hunt your dreams. Come here
At the end of my life you make me dring the bitterest poison a mother can swallow
Could you find it?
where? don't be afraid to tell me
Between the sheet's of Martirio's bed
Is that true? - it's true
don't you hit me, mother!
As much as I want - Please, no
there aren't even tears left in those eyes!
I'm not going to cry just to please you
Why did you take the picture?
Can't I play a joke on my own sister?
It was not a joke. You've never liked games, it was something else
Be quiet, don't make me talk. because if i talk the walls will collapse in shame
A vicious tongue never stops lying
You're both crazy
And you torture us with your sinful thoughts
others do things that are even more sinful
Until they strip themselves naked, and let the river sweep them away!
Shout up
it's not my fault that Pepe el Romano has chosen me!
For your money
For your land - silence
For your fields
Silence, I said
Get out of here
I saw the storm coming, but I didn't think it'd burst so soon
What you're doing is wrong
Mind your own business! Spy! Traitor!
Instead of cleaning the house and going to bed to pray for your dead, you go sticking your nose into the affairs of men and women like an old sow, so you can slobber over them
I want to live in a decent house so people won't spit when they come through that door. I don't want to be disgraced in my old age
It's already too late! I wouldn't fight you, you're just a servant. I'd fight my mother to put out this fire that rises from my legs and mouth
What can you say about me? That I lock myself in my room and don't open the door? That I don't sleep?
I'm smarter than you are. See if you can catch this wild rabbit with your hands
Don't defy Adela. Because I can raise my voice, light the lamps and make the bells ring
Bring out four thousand yellow flares and set them on the walls of the corral. No one can keep what has to happen from happening!
Angustias must get married right away
Of course. we have to get her away from here
Not her! Him!
And do you believe he'll want to leave?
What's going on in that head of yours?
Something monstrous is happening here
I don't want to blame you, but you haven't allowed your daughters any freedom. Martirio is romantic, no matter what you say
Why didn't you let her marry Enrique Humanas? Why did you send him a message not to come to her window, the very day he was coming?
And I'd do it a thousand times again! My blood will never mix with that family, not as long as I live. His father was a field hand
This is what comes of putting on airs
I do because I can afford to. And you don't because you know very well what you come from
Don't remind me of that! I'm old now. I've always been grateful for your protection
It wouldn't seem so. I don't think this is the "something monstrous" happening here. Nothing is happening here
That's what you'd like. And if something does happen someday, rest assured it will not go beyond these walls
I don't know about that - How you'd like to see my daughters and me on our way to the brothel!
No one can know their own fate
I know my fate, and my daughter's. We'll leave the brothel to a certain woman who's already dead
Bernarda, respect the memory of my mother!
Stop hounding me with your evil thoughts!
It's best if I don't get mixed up in anything
That's what you should do
Work and keep your mouth shut, it's the obligation of those who are paid to work
But I can't. Don't you think that Pepe would be better off married to Martirio or Adela?
I don't think so
Adela, she's his real fiancee
Things are never the way we'd like them to be
Yesterday my oldest son told me that at half past four in the morning, when he went by with his oxen, Angustias was still talking with Pepe
That's a lie!
For more than a week, Pepe has been leaving here at one o'clock
I heard him leave at 4 too
Don't you usually talk through the window facing the alley?
I talk through the window in my bedroom
What's going on here?
Careful, you'll find out!
Mother, don't listen to someone who wants to destroy us all!
If people in this town want to bear false witness, they will find me as hard as flint
This matter is not to be discussed
Sometimes other people stir up a wave of mud in order to destroy us
I don't like to lie
So something is going on!
I have the right to know
You have no right but to obey. No one is going to push me around
And you take care of your own affairs. No one will take a step without my hearing it
There's a big crowd up the street. And all the neighbors are at their doors!
I'll tear you out of his arms
Martitrio, leave me alone
He wants me in his house
I saw the way he embraced you
I didn't want to
It was like being dragged by a rope
Bernarda - What is it?
Librada's daughter, the one who's not married, just had a baby, and no one know who's the father - a baby?
And to hide her shame, she killed it and put it under some rocks, but some dogs pulled it out, and as if led by God's hands, they put it on her doorstep
They're dragging her down the street, and they want to kill her
Yes! Let them all come to kill her
No, not to kill her. Let her go
Let her pay for what she did
Finish her off before the Civil Guards get here
Burning coals in the place where she sinned
Kill her
and forgive us our sins, for we ourselves forgive everyone who is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation
Fifth mystery
The lost child, found in church
Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name...
I'm going now
It's been a long visit
Stay longer
We never see each other
what's that?
The breeding stallion, locked up and kicking the wall
Shackle him and let him out in the corral! He must be hot
Are you going to breed him with your new mares?
At sunrise
You've been good at building your herd
Thanks to money and a lot of unpleasantness
It made my heart pound
Shut the mares in the stable, but turn him loose before he kicks down the walls
What about Angustias, when will she get married?
They are going to ask for her hand in three days
Where are you going?
For a drink of water
You may seat down
You must be pleased
I am
Bring a pitcher of cool water
Has he given you the ring yet?
It's lovely
In my day, pearl meant tears
But things have changed now
I don't think so. Things always mean the same
Engagement rings are supposed to be diamonds
With pearls or without' em things are what you make of them
Or what God makes of them
Your furniture is beautiful
I spent sixteen thousand reales
What's important is that things work out
There's no reason why it shouldn't
I'll come back soon, so you can show me the clothes
Whenever you like
God be with you, good night.
Good night
where are you going?
I'm going to the front door to get a little fresh air
I'm going with you - Me too
I'm not going to get lost
I want you to speak to your sister Martirio
You know she doesn't love me
I don't pry into people's hearts, but I do want to keep up appearances and have harmony in the family. Do you understand it?
What does Pepe have to say?
I find him distracted
He always talks to me as if he's thinking of something else
if I ask him what's wrong, he answers: "We men have our own worries"
You shouldn't ask him. Especially after you're married. Speak if he speaks, and look at him when he looks at you. That way you won't quarrel
Mother, I think he hides many things from me
Don't try to find out. Don't ask him, and above all, don't ever let him see you cry.
I should be happy and I am not
It's all the same
I often stare very hard at Pepe
until he grows blurred behind the bars of the window, as if he were being covered by a cloud of dust like the sheep stir up
It's only because you're frail - I hope so
Is he coming tonight?
He went to the city with his mother
come on, to bed
There are stars in the sky as big as fists
Don't do that. You'll break your neck
Don't you like' em?
I don't care what goes on above the rooftops. I have enough with what goes on inside these rooms!
That's how you are!
She has her way and you have yours
I can't find any trace of that "monstrous thing" you claim is happening here
Bernarda, let's forget about that conversation
In this house there's no question of yes or no. My vigilance takes care of that
Nothing is happening on the surface, it's true. Your daughters are tucked away in a cupboard, and that's how they live.
But neither you nor anyone else can see into their hearts
My daughters breathe easily
You care about that because you're their mother
For me looking after your house is enough
Does your son still see Pepe at 4 o'clock in the morning?
Do they still tell the same malicious stories about this house?
They say nothing
Because they can't! Because there's no meat to bite into
Suddenly lightning may strike! Suddenly your heart may stop dead
Nothing's happening here
All the better for you
I just fed your mother. Is there anything else you want Bernarda?
Nothing, I'm going to bed
Bernarda thinks that no one can stand up to her
She doesn't realize the power a man can have over lonely women
It's not all Pepe el Romano's fault
They say he spoke to Adela many nights
And other things
I don't know what's going to happen here
I'd like to cross the ocean and get away from this house of turmoil
Bernarda is rushing the wedding day
Things have already gone too far. Adela has made up her mind to do whatever it takes, and the other keep watch all the time.
They are wicked
They are women without men, that's all
The dogs are crazy
They're not going to let us sleep
Grandma, where are you going?
Are you going to open the door for me? Who are you?
Go to bed
You're Martirio, now I see you.Martirio, face of a martyr
When are you going to have a child? I've had this one
Come on, go to bed
You can't see him, because it's dark
Just because I have white hair you think I can't have babies. Yes, and babies and babies
Don't yell
I have to go, but I'm afaid the dogs will bite me. Will you come with me out to the fields?
I don't like fields, I love houses, but houses that are open where the women are stretched out on their beds with their little children
And the men are outside, sitting on their chairs. Pepe el Romano is a giant
You all want him. But he's going to devour you, because you are grains of wheat
No... not grains of wheat. Frogs without tongues
Go to bed
But later you'll let me out, won't you?
Sure
Adela
Why are you looking for me?
Stay away from that man
Who are you to tell me that?
He came here for someone else. You have come between them
You know, because you've seen that he loves me
he loves me, he loves me
No more
You don't care if he embraces a woman he doesn't love. Me neither
He could spend a hundred years with Angustias, but if he embraces me it seems terrible to you, because you love him too
You love him!
Yes
Let my breast explode like a bitter pomegranate
I love him!
Martirio, is not my fault
Don't embrace me! Don't try to soften my eyes
My blood is no longer your blood
There's no solution here. If one of us has to drown, let her drown! Pepe el Romano is mine!
I can't stand the horror of this house anymore, not after knowing the taste of his mouth.
I will be what he wants me to be
With the whole town against me, branding me with their fiery fingers, persecuted by people who claim to be decent
and right in front of them I will put on a crown of thorns, like any mistress of a married man
Shout up
Yes. Yes, let's go to sleep
Let him marry Angustias
I don't care anymore
I will go to a little house alone, where he will see me whenever he wants
whenever he feels the need
My heart is full of something so vicious I can't keep it from smothering me
They teach us to love our sisters
God must have abandoned me out in the middle of the darkness
because I see as if I had never seen you before
Get away from the door
Get away
go away
Martirio
Let me go
Mother
Mother - Let me go
MOTHER
Get away
Stop it, stop it
How por I am, with no bolt of light between my fingers
She was with him!
The shouting in this prison is over. Don't take one step more. No one gives me orders but Pepe. I'm his woman
Go and ask him. He'll be the master of this entire house
You're not leaving with your triumphant body!
Not you, frail little thing. A horse I can floor just with my pinky finger
Let her go, where we won't see her ever again
I dare you to find him now
That's the end of Pepe el Romano
My God, Pepe
Did you kill him?
No. He ran off on his horse
Then why did you say that?
Because of her
Water
She must be somewhere here
The neighbors are awake
Why is she hiding?
She's in the room with the new furniture for Angustias, and won't open the door
Open up, or I'll break down the door!
Don't go in
Pepe, you may go running off alive through the shadows of the poplars, but one day you will fall
Carry her to her room and dress her in white
No one is to say a thing
She died a virgin
She was fortunate a thousand times over, she had him
Silence
Be quiet, I said
Tears,when you're alone
We'll all drown ourselves in a sea of mourning
Send word for the bells to toll twice at dawn
Did you hear me?
Silence