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
