[May 1; In a Mexican-controlled territory on the Gulf Coast.]
Enter AGUILAR and MALINALLI.
AGUILAR Blood.
MALINALLI Sangre.
AGUILAR Gold.
MALINALLI Oro.
AGUILAR War.
MALINALLI Guerra.
AGUILAR God.
MALINALLI Dios. Yo soy Marina. Yo soy traducidora. Enough lessons, Aguilar!
AGUILAR
Cortés insists you must perfect his tongue.
I’ll have succeeded once I’m obsolete.
MALINALLI
Aguilar,
Sometimes, I think of that Guerrero.
AGUILAR Why?
MALINALLI
He entered my world; now I enter his.
At first, a forced exchange, but in the end,
We both embrace our foster families,
And shall go as enigmas to our graves.
AGUILAR
Hush now, here comes that meddling Mexican.
(Enter TEUHTLILLI, with two attendants.)
MALINALLI
Where do you come from?
TEUHTLILLI
From where do I come?
From Mexico.
MALINALLI You may, or you may not.
Perhaps you tease. I know we all would like
To claim that we’re from Mexico these days.
TEUHTLILLI
I come to greet my sovereign, who is here.
MALINALLI [to Aguilar]
He says he’s here to meet his sovereign lord.
AGUILAR
You err, my dear. He must’ve said, “your lord.”
MALINALLI
In fact, he claims his king is here with us.
AGUILAR
Captain, come forth! Our emissary’s here.
And, sir- I’d look as kingly as you can.
Aug 18, 2023
Aug 18, 2023 at 10:27 PM UTC
[May 1; In a Mexican-controlled territory on the Gulf Coast.]
Enter AGUILAR and MALINALLI.
AGUILAR Blood.
MALINALLI Sangre.
AGUILAR Gold.
MALINALLI Oro.
AGUILAR War.
MALINALLI Guerra.
AGUILAR God.
MALINALLI Dios. Yo soy Marina. Yo soy traducidora. Enough lessons, Aguilar!
AGUILAR
Cortés insists you must perfect his tongue.
I’ll have succeeded once I’m obsolete.
MALINALLI
Aguilar,
Sometimes, I think of that Guerrero.
AGUILAR Why?
MALINALLI
He entered my world; now I enter his.
At first, a forced exchange, but in the end,
We both embrace our foster families,
And shall go as enigmas to our graves.
AGUILAR
Hush now, here comes that meddling Mexican.
(Enter TEUHTLILLI, with two attendants.)
MALINALLI
Where do you come from?
TEUHTLILLI
From where do I come?
From Mexico.
MALINALLI You may, or you may not.
Perhaps you tease. I know we all would like
To claim that we’re from Mexico these days.
TEUHTLILLI
I come to greet my sovereign, who is here.
MALINALLI [to Aguilar]
He says he’s here to meet his sovereign lord.
AGUILAR
You err, my dear. He must’ve said, “your lord.”
MALINALLI
In fact, he claims his king is here with us.
AGUILAR
Captain, come forth! Our emissary’s here.
And, sir- I’d look as kingly as you can.
