Tristans gashjerte (1)

Le Cœur à gaz (Wiki-opslag her), Tristan Tzaras poetisk gakkede dada-skuespil, første gang opført i Paris 1921 og skandale-opført i 1923 ved dadaismens svanesang, multimedie-showet Le Cœur à barbe (det skæggede hjerte), også i Paris, hvor Andrè Breton, der var i konflikt med blandt andre Tzara, sprang op på scenen og kom i karambolage med både skuespillerne, der havde svært ved at flytte sig på grund af Sonia Deleunays kostumer, og andre dadaister og brækkede armen på en vis Pierre de Massot med sin stok.

Personer:

Mund
Øre
Øje
Næse
Hals
Øjenbryn

Sådan begynder stykket i Michael Benedikts oversættelse, hentet på nettet:

(NARRATOR:)

Act One.

The gas heart ...

(introduce the sound of the gas heart)

walks slowly around, circulating widely;

(Pause while we listen to sound of gas heart walking around,

from left to right and back in the audio field. This sound will

persist throughout the duration of the play.)

At one extreme of that circle stands Neck.

At the opposite extreme stands Nose.

Confronting us.

(which means please place Nose and Neck at extreme left and right)

All of the other characters,

Eye, Mouth, Ear, and Eyebrow

enter and leave as they please.

This is the only and the greatest three-act hoax

of the century;

it will satisfy only industrialized imbeciles who believe

in the existence of men of genius.

The Actors are advised to give this production

the attention due a masterpiece such as Macbeth or Chanticleer,

but to treat the author ---

who is not a genius ---

with no respect and to note the levity

of the script which brings

no technical innovation to the theater.

Eye and Mouth now enter the circle

and Eye begins:

(EYE:)

Statues jewels roasts

Statues jewels roasts

Statues jewels roasts

Statues jewels roasts

Statues jewels roasts

and the wind open to mathematical allusions

cigar pimple nose

cigar pimple nose

cigar pimple nose

cigar pimple nose

cigar pimple nose

cigar pimple nose

he was in love with a stenographer

eyes replaced by motionless navels

mister mygod is an excellent journalist

inflexible yet aquatic a good-morning was drinking in the air

what a sad season

(NARRATOR:)

To which mouth responds:

(MOUTH:)

The conversation is lagging isn't it?

(EYE:)

Yes, isn't it.

(MOUTH:)

Very lagging, isn't it?

(EYE:)

Yes, isn't it?

(MOUTH:)

Naturally, isn't it?

(EYE:)

Obviously, isn't it?

(MOUTH:)

Lagging, isn't it?

(EYE:)

Yes, isn't it?

(MOUTH:)

Obviously, isn't it?

(EYE:)

Yes, isn't it?

(MOUTH:)

Very lagging, isn't it?

(EYE:)

Yes, isn't it?

(MOUTH:)

Naturally, isn't it?

(EYE:)

Obviously, isn't it?

(MOUTH:)

Lagging, isn't it?

(EYE:)

Yes, isn't it?

(MOUTH:)

Obviously, isn't it?

(EYE:)

Yes, isn't it