The Gueguence A Comedy Ballet in the Nahuatl-Spanish Dialect of Nicaragua - BestLightNovel.com
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Arra ya, con que bueno, despues de pagado me has azotado; esos no son cueros, esos son azotes.
_D. Ambrosio._
Asi lo mereces, Gueguence, embustero.
_Alguacil._
Matateco Dio mispiales Sor. Gob^{or} Tastuanes, quinimente motales, quinimente moseguan, Alcaldes ordinarios de la Sta. hermandad, regidores y notarios y depositarios.
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_Gue._ I pray G.o.d will make you sing, Tastuanes.
_Alg._ I pray G.o.d to protect you, Governor Tastuanes.
_Gue._ I pray G.o.d to overcome Tastuanes.
_Alg._ You are stubborn, Gueguence, you need a dozen hidings.
_Gue._ Ho, boys! do we need some lines or covers? Our friend here, the Captain Chief Alguacil, offers us a dozen hides.
_Don For._ Yes, little papa.
_Gue._ How about those hides, friend Captain Chief Alguacil, are they green or dressed?
_Alg._ Find out more about them, Gueguence.
(Gives him two blows.)
_Gue._ Get out! what right have you to beat me when I have paid?
These are not hides, they are blows.
_Don Am._ So you deserve, Gueguence, you old humbug.
_Alg._ I pray G.o.d to protect the Governor Tastuanes, those who carry his messages and transact his business, the regular alcaldes of the Holy Brotherhood, the registrars,
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Eguan noche mo Cabildo Real del Sor Gob^{or} Tastuanes.
_Gueguence._
Amigo Cap^n Alg^l M^{or}, si de balde le he dado mi dinero, si estos son mis lenguajes asonesepa negualigua seno libro de romance, lichua rezar escataci, iscala nonguan isc.u.mbatasi a campaneme Tastuanes?
_Alguacil._
Asaneganeme, Gueguence.
_Gueguence._
Si cana amigo Cap^n Alg^l M^{or} -- -- -- -- --
Matateco Dio mispiales, Sor. Gob^{or} Tastuanes.
_Gobernador._
Matateco Dio miscuales quilis Gueguence yatiguala neme?
_Gueguence._
Ya nemo niqui nistipampa quinimente moseguan. Alcaldes ordinarios de la Santa hermandad, regidores y notarios (y) depositarios(.) Eguam noche mo Cabildo Real del Sor. Gob^{or} Tastuanes.
_Gobernador._
Pues, Gueguence, quinquimagua licencia te calas qui provincia real?
_Gueguence._
Valgame Dios, Sor. Gob^{or} Tastuanes, pues que es menester licencia?
_Gobernador._
Es menester licencia, Gueguence.
_Gueguence._
O valgame Dios, Sor. Gob^{or} Tastuanes! Cuando yo
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notaries and archivists, [by day] and night, in the Royal Court of Governor Tastuanes.
_Gue._ Friend Captain Chief Alguacil, I have given my money for nothing, if these are to be my words; and shall I not bargain for a book in Spanish, to read these prayers out of when I come before Tastuanes?
_Alg._ Perhaps I may offer you one, Gueguence.
_Gue._ If anywhere, friend Captain Chief Alguacil--[_The Governor enters abruptly._] I pray G.o.d to protect you, Governor Tastuanes.
_Gov._ I pray G.o.d to prosper you, Gueguence; are you well?
_Gue._ I am here, as is proper, [and I pray G.o.d to protect] those who transact the business, the regular alcaldes of the Holy Brotherhood, the registrars, notaries and archivists, [by day] and night, in the Royal Court of Governor Tastuanes.
_Gov._ Well, Gueguence, who has given you a permit to enter this royal province.
_Gue._ G.o.d bless me, Governor Tastuanes, what is it to need a permit?
_Gov._ A permit is necessary.
_Gue._ O! G.o.d bless me, Governor Tastuanes; when I
