latin_chant
CHE
She had her moments--she had some style
The best show in town was the crowd
Outside the Casa Rosada crying, "Eva Peron"
But that's all gone now--
another_suitcase_in_another_hall
EVA
I don't expect my love affairs to last for long
Never fool myself that my dreams will come true
Being used to trouble I anticipate it
But all the same I hate it--would
rainbow_tour
(PERON and some of his OFFICERS reflect on EVA's
European progress. CHE takes over many of the
OFFICERS' lines during this sequence and also adds
various comments of his own.) santa_evita
CHILDREN
Please, gentle Eva, will you bless a little child?
For I love you--tell Heaven I'm doing my best
I'm praying for you, even though you're already blessed
Please, m
on_the_balcony_of_the_casa_rosada_2
EVA
I am only a simple woman who lives to serve Peron in his
noble crusade to rescue his people! I was once as you are
now! And I promise you this
We will take the riches
on_the_balcony_of_the_casa_rosada
(PERON has just won a sweeping victory in the 1946
Presidential Election. This is the first public appearance
by PERON and EVA since that triumph. Action takes
place both inside
requiem_for_evita
(EVA's funeral. CHE is the only non-participant. He
moves through the mourners, apparently unseen.)
CROWD
Requiem aeternum dona Evita
Requiem Evita
Evita
high_flying_adored
CHE
High flying, adored, so young, the instant queen, a
Rich beautiful thing of all the talents, a cross between a
Fantasy of the bedroom and a saint
You were just a back
on_this_night_of_a_thousand_stars
(Flashback to 1934 and to a nightclub in Junin, EVA's
home town. EVA DUARTE is fifteen. The cabaret
is nearly over. MAGALDI is singing with great gusto.)
CHE
Now Ev
lament
(In her last hours, images, people and events from EVA's
life flow through her mind, while the grief of the nation
knows no bounds)
EVA
The choice was mine and mine
goodnight_and_thank_you
CHE (To EVA's FIRST LOVER)
Goodnight and thank you whoever
She's in every magazine, been photographed, seen
She is known
We don't like to rush but your case has been packe
don’t_cry_for_me_argentina
buenos_aires
(EVA and MAGALDI arrive in Buenos Aires)
EVA
What's new Buenos Aires?
I'm new--I want to say I'm just a little stuck on you
You'll be on me too!
I get
hello_and_goodbye
EVA
Hello and goodbye!
I've just unemployed you
You can go back to school--you had a good run
I'm sure he enjoyed you
Don't act sad or surprised, let's be friends, c
partido_feminista
CROWD
Evita Peron! Partido Feminista! (Repeated)
EVA
Peron is everything! He's the soul, the nerve, the hope and the
Reality of the Argentine people. We all know t
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