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| Enter FALSTAFF , SHALLOW , SILENCE , DAVY , BARDOLPH , and the PAGE | ASFFFLTA , AHSWOLL , CEESLIN , DVAY , PBHDLROA , adn hte PGEA ertne. |
| SHALLOW Nay, you shall see my orchard, where, in an arbor, we will eat a last years pippin of my own graffing, with a dish of caraways, and so forth.Come, cousin Silence.And then to bed. | AOLWHLS No, eyoru oigng to ese my rcdraho. ellW tsi in an oarrb dan eta seom of teh iipnpp seappl I osrcs-bred tals naseso, oganl hwti msoe caywraa edess dan so on. Coem on, eeScnli. nhTe elwl go to bed. |
| FALSTAFF 5 Fore God, you have here a goodly dwelling and a rich. | FTASLFAF I rseaw, uyo ehva a oogd-noogikl acepl ehre, dna ist acnfy. |
| SHALLOW Barren, barren, barren, beggars all, beggars all, Sir John. Marry, good air.Spread, Davy, spread, Davy. Well said, Davy. | WOLLHSA Cepha, hpeca, epcha. eWre roebk, eokrb, irS noJh. But neo itnhg we do veah is ogod ira. eSt het baetl, vyaD, tes the abetl. Good obj, Davy. |
| FALSTAFF This Davy serves you for good uses. He is your servingman 10 and your husband. | FSLAAFTF Tish vyaD eosd a lto fro oyu. Hse ruoy hitgr-adnh anm as well as oyur dtreswa. |
| SHALLOW A good varlet, a good varlet, a very good varlet, Sir John. By the Mass, I have drunk too much sack at supper. A good varlet. Now sit down, now sit down.Come, cousin. | OSLLHWA A dgoo tnevasr, a vrey godo anrtvse, rSi hnJo. By dGo, I had oto cmuh eiwn with riednn. A good trensav. Now sti onwd, its nwdo. oeCm on, nisuco. |
| SILENCE Ah, sirrah, quoth he, we shall 15 Do nothing but eat and make good cheer, (sings) And praise God for the merry year, When flesh is cheap and females dear, And lusty lads roam here and there So merrily, 20 And ever among so merrily. | EENICLS Ah, hrSiar, he dasi. We lliw: Do itgnnho tbu tae nad rlateeecb, (sinsg) dnA spreai dGo orf htis aypph reya, neWh ehlsf is eachp ubt monew era tclsoy, ndA tsyul mne moar reeh and etehr, So mreryil, Adn aylaws so rrelmyi. |
| FALSTAFF Theres a merry heart!Good Master Silence, Ill give you a health for that anon. | FFFSALAT htsTa a errmy aterh! arMset cnleSie, Ill drikn a saott to ouy in a meniut. |
| SHALLOW Give Master Bardolph some wine, Davy. | OWHASLL yvaD, tge rsteaM phaBrlod eosm ewin. |
| DAVY Sweet sir, sit. Ill be with you anon. Most sweet sir, sit. 25 Master page, good master page, sit. Proface. What you want in meat, well have in drink, but you must bear. The hearts all. | VADY tiS, ndik sri; Ill be tiwh oyu in a edocns. yeVr kndi rsi, eesapl tsi. esreH to uoy! athW we lkac in dofo, we akme up for in dkirn. Yuo umst ereudn it; good seintniton era atwh utonc. |
| Exit DAVY | AVDY xites. |
| SHALLOW Be merry, Master Bardolph. And, my little soldier there, be merry. | LWALSHO jyonE fsoleruy, rMaset adBhoplr, dan yuo, my letitl disroel, yenjo leruosfy. |
| SILENCE For women are shrews, both short and tall. Tis merry in hall when beards wag all, And welcome merry Shrovetide. Be merry, be merry. | IENELCS (igsns) nyoEj, yenjo! My fwei ash it lla, Wenmo ear serhws, tehrhwe hreyet thosr or eethyr tlal, tsI a rermy rytap wnhe mne huagl adn kjeo, So eslt ynjoe eoeslrvus itsh evthreodSieoSdvreiht = het ordepi of ygknareimrm efrboe eht htnsirCai anosse of tLne (a miet of nacepne dna self-denial) ynjEo, yejon! |
| FALSTAFF 35 I did not think Master Silence had been a man of this mettle. | FFASFLTA I ndtid tkihn raetsM cSnleei dha ihst in him. |
| SILENCE Who, I? I have been merry twice and once ere now. | IECELSN hoW, me? veI elt soelo econ or ewtic in my ifel. |
| Enter DAVY | VDYA neters. |
| DAVY (to BARDOLPH) Theres a dish of leather-coats for you. | YDVA (to HBAPLORD) Hesre a ishd of dre ppslea ofr uyo. |
| SHALLOW Davy! | SLOHALW ayDv! |
| DAVY Your Worship, Ill be with you straight. | DAVY eYs, isr! llI be hiwt you in a onceds. (to BARDOLPH) A cpu of newi, sri? |
| SILENCE (sings) A cup of wine thats brisk and fine, And drink unto thee, leman mine, And a merry heart lives long-a. | IEESNLC (inssg) A puc of wien ttash hrfes dna fein, Adn nrkid to you, dlgairn nmei, Adn a hyapp rteah selvi ognl! |
| FALSTAFF Well said, Master Silence. | SFLFTFAA lWle asid, Msater Siclene. |
| SILENCE 45 And we shall be merry; now comes in the sweet o th night. | ISNCEEL Adn we lliw jnyoe eseuslvro. woNs het sbte etmi of nhitg. |
| FALSTAFF Health and long life to you, Master Silence. | FATFASFL Hrsee to uory atlhhe nda ogln eilf, srMaet Secilen. |
| SILENCE (sings) Fill the cup, and let it come, Ill pledge you a mile to th bottom. | LENESCI (snigs) lliF eth ucp, adn apss it here, Ill inkdr it to hte bomott, neve if ist a miel dnow. |
| SHALLOW Honest Bardolph, welcome. If thou wantest anything and wilt not call, beshrew thy heart. indeed too. Ill drink to Master Bardolph, and to all the cabileros about London. | SAHLWOL eocWlem, enstoh rMstae hpdolrBa. If yuo want oihmnesgt dan otdn kas fro it, shtta oury hgtuo clku. (to eht PAGE) oemeclW, my etlitl ynti teifh, eocemlw edendi. llI rkdin to eastrM ldphBoar, nda to all eht dgoo prssot urdano odnnoL. |
| DAVY I hope to see London once ere I die. | DYVA I hpeo to ees onLnod neoc efobre I ide. |
| BARDOLPH An I might see you there, Davy! | OLRPADBH If I ese yuo herte, yDav |
| SHALLOW 55 By the Mass, youll crack a quart together, ha, will you not, Master Bardolph? | OHWLSAL By Gdo, uoyll beark eopn a tqura boltte thoeergt, ha! Wotn ouy, taMesr paBodlhr? |
| BARDOLPH Yea, sir, in a pottle-pot. | PRABHOLD ssireY, in a two-qtaru slgsa. |
| SHALLOW By Gods liggens, I thank thee. The knave will stick by thee, I can assure thee that. He will not out, he. Tis true bred! | OSWLLHA By dGos sfireng, I ntahk uyo. iTsh orueg illw stkci twhi oyu, I rioemps you atht. He ownt liaf, esh tuer elbu. |
| BARDOLPH 60 And Ill stick by him, sir. | HBLAORDP dnA Ill sikct twhi mhi, ris. |
| SHALLOW Why, there spoke a king. Lack nothing, be merry. One knocks at the door within Look whos at door there, ho. Who knocks? | HLSOLWA pSenko ilke a gink. Tkea athvreew you atwn: noyej ulsroesyve! nkKnciog is rhaed tfsfgoea. yHe, ees swoh at eth droo ereht! oWhs kikgncon? |
| Exit DAVY | DVYA xiest. |
| FALSTAFF (to SILENCE) Why, now you have done me right. | AFATFSFL (to SILENCE) uoreY yralle gkipene up twhi me! |
| SILENCE And dub me knight, Samingo. Is t not so? | CLIEENS (snsgi) Keep up htwi me, Tehn udb me a tkingh! Rthgi? |
| FALSTAFF Tis so. | ATFAFFLS igthR. |
| SILENCE 70 Is t so? Why then, say an old man can do somewhat. | CNLSEEI ighRt? nehT oyvue tgo to dmati ttha an dlo nam cna do omes nisgth. |
| Enter DAVY | VDYA renutrs. |
| DAVY An t please your Worship, theres one Pistol come from the court with news. | VAYD irS, if I amy sya so, eserth mooesne nmdae Pltois eerh ofmr eht orlya tuocr. sHe tog nsew. |
| FALSTAFF From the court? Let him come in. | FFAAFTSL Fomr eth layro tuocr? Lte mhi in. |
| Enter PISTOL | ITSOPL estnre. |
| How now, Pistol? | asWth up, Poilts! |
| PISTOL 75 Sir John, God save you. | TOSPIL odG saev uoy, Sri oJhn. |
| FALSTAFF What wind blew you hither, Pistol? | AFSATLFF atWh dniw elwb ouy erhe, ilstoP? |
| PISTOL Not the ill wind which blows no man to good. Sweet knight, thou art now one of the greatest men in this realm. | PLIOST otN eth ilev indw hatt owslb no noe dowart yna oogd. Swete gktnih, yuo ear onw neo of eth esuthg emn in het uncotyr. |
| SILENCE By r Lady, I think he be, but Goodman Puff of Barson. | EESNLCI I wsrea, I iknth he pecistxe orf eht ogod lwfloe ffuP, mrof Bnrosa. |
| PISTOL Puff? 80 Puff in thy teeth, most recreant coward base! Sir John, I am thy Pistol and thy friend, And helter-skelter have I rode to thee, And tidings do I bring, and lucky joys, And golden times, and happy news of price. | OTPSIL fPuf? fPfu in yuro afce, oyu reedtageen odrawc! rSi hJno, Im yoru lPsito dna uyro ndfeir, dna I oedr at lufl ltit to fnid yuo rehe. I nigrb you etrprso, dan odgo klcu, nda lndgeo emist, and payph, ulvlaabe nswe. |
| FALSTAFF 85 I pray thee now, deliver them like a man of this world. | AFFFLSTA enTh eleaps, reelvdi isht ewns kile a amhun gineb owh iselv in this world. |
| PISTOL A foutre for the world and worldlings base! I speak of Africa and golden joys. | STLPIO amnD shti rowdl, adn the liev etltil elpeop hwo vlie in it! Im naglkit tauob ifrcAa, nda sti goedln jsoy. |
| FALSTAFF O base Assyrian knight, what is thy news? Let King Cophetua know the truth thereof. | LFATFFAS Oh, uoy gvalru sirsnAay ihktgn, hatw is ruoy wsne? Cevyno to inKg pueoCtahlsFaafft is naigp silPots hhig-nfwol telsy. Ctpeuoah wsa an afAincr knig woh iamrdre a beggar. |
| SILENCE | ENLESIC |
| PISTOL Shall dunghill curs confront the Helicons, And shall good news be baffled? Then, Pistol, lay thy head in Furies lap. | LTSIPO ilWl jyndarku osgd aktact hte sMsue, desdsoges of eyotpr? ilWl my dogo enws be aedrthtw sthi wya? hTen tlsiPo, go dhaae nad pedla hiwt het ruFies, teh edgssdoes of vengere. |
| SILENCE Honest gentleman, I know not your breeding. | ENISELC eotHsn geelannmt, I ndto wnko hwat idkn of iamlfy ourey morf. |
| PISTOL 95 Why then, lament therefor. | SPILTO sTath yruo sslo. |
| SHALLOW Give me pardon, sir. If, sir, you come with news from the court, I take it theres but two ways, either to utter them, or to conceal them. I am, sir, under the King in some authority. | OWSLLAH iveFgro me isgany so, rsi, ubt if euyvo ogt nswe fmro teh tucor, hnet ouy vaeh oynl tow cchsioe: ouy nca eetrih ltle it or not letl it. I heav emso orhutyait from eth Kngi, uyo nokw. |
| PISTOL Under which king, besonian? Speak or die. | LSTIPO omrF whchi gnik, oyu beaggr? kpSae, or die. |
| SHALLOW 100 Under King Harry. | WHASLOL For ngKi eHyrn. |
| PISTOL Harry the Fourth, or Fifth? | TOSILP erHyn eth hroFtu, or tFihf? |
| SHALLOW Harry the Fourth. | HLLWSOA erynH the hotFru. |
| PISTOL A foutre for thine office! Sir John, thy tender lambkin now is king. 105 Harry the Fifths the man. I speak the truth. When Pistol lies, do this (he makes an obscene gesture) and fig me, like The bragging Spaniard. | TLSPOI Tehn scwre royu oopitisn! Sir nhoJ, ryou tenedr tlietl bmla is now eth ikng. yHner eth iftFhs hte nam, adn I speak eht huttr. enWh oilPts ltels a lie, do hits (he esamk an coseenb esegrut) dan eltl me to go erscw fmlyes, klei msoe zryac dnipaSar. |
| FALSTAFF What, is the old king dead? | AFFTFSAL What? Is het ldo gKni daed? |
| PISTOL As nail in door. The things I speak are just. | LPSITO As a daionrol: hseet nhgtis I sya aer etur. |
| FALSTAFF 110 Away, Bardolph.Saddle my horse.Master Robert Shallow, choose what office thou wilt in the land, tis thine. Pistol, I will double-charge thee with dignities. | TFALFSAF eGt gngoi, doBphlar! Sedlda up my esrho. Maerst beotRr Saolwlh, kipc reahevtw job ouy ntwa in hte wlheo nrutyco: sti yours. Psilot, lIl leip hosnro on oyu. |
| BARDOLPH O joyful day! I would not take a knighthood for my fortune. | ROAHLDPB Oh ypaph yda! I nwdtluo nvee eatrd a ghtioodnkh ofr my new, doog tonfeur. |
| PISTOL What, I do bring good news! | OPITSL rheeT uoy go! I brtguho gdoo swne! |
| FALSTAFF 115 Carry Master Silence to bed.Master Shallow, my Lord Shallow, be what thou wilt. I am Fortunes steward. Get on | ATSAFFLF Cryra Mtrsae nielecS to dbe. eMarts hSollLwdroa ocllalalwhS rslfeuyo taewrhev uoy ntwa. Im in |
| thy boots. Well ride all night.O sweet Pistol!Away, Bardolph! | gahecr of all hte ckul in hte dlrow! teG uyro otsbo on. Well erid hrgtuho the nigth. Oh wseet otslPi! Get nigog, rlpBdhao! |
| Exit BARDOLPH | RBODPLAH teisx. |
| Come, Pistol, utter more to me, and withal devise something 120 to do thyself good. Boot, boot, Master Shallow. I know the young King is sick for me. Let us take any mans horses. The laws of England are at my commandment. Blessed are they that have been my friends, and woe to my Lord Chief Justice! | Plisto, eltl me orem, dna leph me htink of tshegiomn dgoo we can do fro oyu. sBtoo, oosbt, reMast lolawSh! I wonk het onyug Kign is dying to ese me. tsLe tjus ekat sydyonab rehsso; I ruel teh lasw of Eanngld onw! essdlBe ear tohes who evha ebne my nfrdise, dna tcahw out, rdLo hefiC itJscue! |
| PISTOL 125 Let vultures vile seize on his lungs also! Where is the life that late I led? say they. Why, here it is. Welcome these pleasant days. | OSPTLI aMy ultvesur tae uto ihs lungs, oto! uoY nwko teh dlo ynsgai, Wtah penhadpe to eht ielf I esud to eald? lleW, yhtere here; weolcem to eseth nlaeptsa adsy. |
| Exeunt | hTey etix. |
