El teléfono del amor
Les Luthiers
The Love Phone
Hello, Silvia, were you sleeping? Sorry for calling at this hour, babe, but I needed to tell you that:
I love you, I love you, sorry for everything that happened,
I love you, I love you, we won't fight anymore,
I love you, babe, I love you, forgive my foolishness,
because I love you, I love you, now we'll be together forevermore.
No, I couldn't sleep, tears cloud my eyes,
I wish you trust me, for a lifetime,
I want us to always be together, my beloved,
tell me you want that too,
tell me my love, tell me now,
tell me, tell me, hello? hello? Silvia? hello?
- What happened?
- She fell asleep
- How did she fall asleep?
- She must have closed her eyes first
- Oh, she must be tired.
Ring, Ring
Hello? Yes, I forgive you, forget it, no problem Roberto,
no, give me back the money whenever, bro, don't need it now,
Ok Roberto, you're welcome Roberto, likewise Roberto, bye Roberto bye.
- Who was it?
- Roberto... And I call her, two, five, three, twenty-eight, not there twenty-eight.
- Oh Daniel, two and eight
- Ah, two, eight, three, eleven, not there eleven either
- Uhh, six and five
- Six, five, three, nine, I'll take one.
Hello my love,
I want to tell you we won't fight anymore,
no one will come between us.
Huh? oh, excuse me ma'am, could I speak to your daughter, please?
Thank you very much ma'am, likewise ma'am, greetings to your ma'am, to your husband.
Hello? Silvia
forgive me we won't fight anymore
it was all my fault, it won't happen again, no, no, for sure
and well babe, forgive me,
yes dear, yes dear,
yes dear, yes dear,
what I was trying to tell you is that I lo...
yes dear, yes dear, yes dear,
what I was trying to tell you is that I loo... hello?
I loo... hello? hello? Sil... it's just that I can't hear you properly...
hello? what did you say sir? No, cut sir, it's busy, it's busy,
I looove you, no sir, I'm not talking to you, could you hang up please?
hey don't be stupid, no, I wasn't talking to you don't be stupid, now I'm talking to you,
no sir I wasn't talking to you, I was telling you we won't fight anymore, idiot,
that we'll be closer than ever now,
that no one will come between us....
(Four simultaneous conversations intertwined)
(Official time) 11:00 PM, 11 minutes, 30 seconds... 11:00 PM, 12 minutes, 30 seconds... 11:00 PM, 13 minutes, 30 seconds... 11:00 PM, 14 minutes, 30 seconds... 11:00 PM, 15 minutes, 30 seconds... 11:00 PM, 16 minutes, 30 seconds... 11:00 PM, 17 minutes, 30 seconds... 11:00 PM, 18 minutes, 30 seconds...
(Two ladies sharing a recipe) Hello dear, Matilde speaking. How's Clarita?. Look, I was calling about the pastafrola recipe.... yes, it's easy, breadcrumbs and water, that's it. If it turns out a bit gummy... throw it away. The deceased loved it, look, he sprinkled it with anise... he got so drunk!, but he loved it. Look, when visitors came we always used to offer pastafrola... yes... breadcrumbs and water, yes.
(A Japanese speaking on the phone in his language, translation provided) Hello, uncle?, Sinichi speaking. Listen, I just arrived at Ezeiza and no one came to pick me up. I don't understand what they're saying... What do you mean who's speaking?... Sinichi speaking!
(Doctor's office) This is a recording. You have reached Doctor Polimeni's office. Leave your message after the beep, be brief. Doctor... it burns.