El acto en Banania

Marcos Mundstock: The following work in this recital illustrates a little-known period of Johann Sebastian Mastropiero's youth. Critics just started to... AHHHHHH!

(While Marcos is reading, Daniel sneaks up behind him and, when he reaches him and puts his hand on his shoulder, Marcos gets a tremendous scare and screams. Once he sees Daniel, he recovers, but remains in a slightly strange position, with his legs semi-bent, and he cannot get up. Daniel finally helps him sit up and Marcos makes an attempt to continue with his presentation.)

(Daniel, however, has other plans, and asks Marcos by gestures to allow him to read the introduction to him. Marcos is surprised and refuses, claiming that Daniel does not have the timbre of voice necessary for it. After several attempts, Daniel manages to convince him. , so a resigned Marcos leaves the stage, while Daniel stays to read the text, visibly happy)

Daniel Rabinovich: Critics only began to appreciate Mastropiero's works when he was already big... when they were already great milestones in the history of music. For example, a well-known critic caught a cold... referred... referred to Mastropiero. Spot. With this I finish... with these terms... it is missing the... with these terms... they have not put... what is it like?... above the "t"... there... Sometimes it is erased... how is it?... the umlaut, it doesn't have... Mastropiero has created a reputation as a spiritual artist but he eats everything... but with methods... with few methods, of course... .with unclear methods. We could always admire him. And when will we drink? ...as long as we took...we took into account his tenacity...his tenacious ambition. Tenacious, there is nothing in the middle, ambition. In the most prestigious international forums in which I have been excited... in which I have been, I have cited many times, eh? ... I have often cited the failure of his operation... the failure of his opera Zion and the Jew was before... and the Wandering Jew, which was based on an old woman reading drunk... on an old Hebrew legend . I realized it right away! It couldn't be! Drunk goes with an "h"! I always said that said opera failed because it does not show the sexes, two... the two sexes... it does not show the exoduses of said town, and that is why Mastropiero endured, he has beaten an egg!... he endured a new failure dejectedly. During those days Mastropiero faced great problems: he crashed with his bike... with the most adverse vicissitudes. At that time he met the Counts of Freistadt, and when he couldn't take it anymore he shook the countess... he went to the countess. She connected Mastropiero to the cultural attaché of the Bananian Republic embassy. The anecdote ends here, but he killed you. Give way, give! For!. More. But the topic still offers more. This is, all this... all this is... all is... This is, all... all, this, that, all that is. This whole thing, Oh!, what is this?, this one, this one, all that one, that's toasted, that... that hedge is two, two teas, two, that's thirst, this is cough, cough cough toto, or teté weaned or est... Ahh! This is all!

(At that moment an indignant Marcos appears on stage, takes the folder with the text from Daniel in bad manners and he disappears behind the curtain. Marcos remains looking seriously at the place where Daniel has disappeared and the discussion is heard in off-screen. Carlos Núñez with Daniel backstage)

Carlos Núñez Cortés: Yes, once again, yes, you ruined everything, everything, everything.
Daniel Rabinovich: You are unfair, Caesar Augustus.
Carlos Núñez Cortés: Am I unfair? When you ruined everything...
Daniel Rabinovich: I didn't spoil anything...
Carlos Núñez Cortés: Ah! No?
Daniel Rabinovich: I was already lying down.
Carlos Núñez Cortés: But please, Daniel...
Daniel Rabinovich: I found the papers poorly "milked"!... They were missing the "marks of aim"!... They were full of "horticultural faults"! . . O-Tsu!

Marcos Mundstock: As said... approximately, Mastropiero worked for a time as an official musician for the Government of the Republic of Banania. In those years, Banania was governed with a firm hand by General Eutanasio Rodríguez. One of the works that we know from this stage of Mastropiero is the children's song "The Innocent Bunny"; In reality, what is preserved is the censored version of it, whose text says: "Once upon a time... and they ate partridges." He also composed a song based on verses by the same author that was never released titled "Viva la Libertad." Unfortunately, the name of the poet and the poet have not been preserved. But the most important score of this period by Mastropiero is the "Song of Homage to Euthanasio", which was premiered in a solemn ceremony with the same presence.

Carlos López Puccio: Dear legislators, dear ministers, dear foreign correspondents, dear Apostolic Nuncio and diplomats from other nations: DEEERESCANSO! If it were not for our government action, patiently developed in these last... forty-nine years, our streets today would be full of pornography, corruption, violence... with people! It hurts me that people think that ours is an authoritarian government. Don't think that... it's an order. People of Banania, thank you for this spontaneous tribute. Tribute! Already!

Chorus:
You took out our land
of disgrace and disgrace
After so many years
of overwhelming democracy.

Before there was disorder
everyone with their opinion.
Today we have peace and order
and only one opinion.

Our people were hungry
and there was no freedom
and although we are still hungry
we don't have freedom.

Carlos López Puccio: People of Banania, we must love the Homeland. That's why now we are going to sing their national anthem. Let's sing his song. Let's sing to her, beautiful like no other. Let's sing to our history. Let's sing to our glory.

(Daniel dances making some somewhat sensual movements, and Jorge catches his attention)

Daniel Rabinovich: Aren't we going to sing to Gloria?

Chorus:
Strong and glorious homeland
located at the forefront
you have famous beauties
Daniel Rabinovich: And a beautiful rearguard

Chorus:
Homeland that we love like a mother
of all favorites
beloved mother, good mother
Daniel Rabinovich: You're so hot, mamacita!

Carlos Núñez Cortés:
I love you without ceasing
noble country like few others,
I love you without a doubt
Daniel Rabinovich: I love you without the clothes
Chorus:
Your natural beauties
They attract us like magnets,
your heavenly meadows
Daniel Rabinovich: And your two great volcanoes!
Let's all enjoy the Homeland! Mamaaa!
Carlos Núñez Cortés: How good you are, mamacita!
Chorus: Mamacita Patria
Carlos Núñez Cortés: How good you are, mamacita!
Chorus: Mamacita Patria
Carlos Núñez Cortés: How good you are, mamacita!
Chorus: Mamacita Patria