Final Sequence: The Death Of Alonso Quijana

(courteously, but without recognition)
Now then. What is it you want?
Don't you know me?
Should I?
I am Aldonza!
I'm sorry. I do not recall anyone of that name
Sancho knows. Please, my Lord
Why did you say "my lord"? I am not a lord
You are my lord, Don Quixote!

Don Quixote? You must forgive me, I have been ill
I'm confused by shadows. It is possible I knew you once
but I do not remember
Please! Try to remember!
Is it so important?
Everything. My whole life
You spoke to me and everything was different!
I spoke to you?
And you looked at me!
And you called me by another name!

Dulcinea... Dulcinea
Once you found a girl
And called her Dulcinea
When you spoke the name
An angel seemed to whisper
Dulcinea... Dulcinea.

Dulcinea... Dulcinea
Won't you please bring back
The dream of Dulcinea
Won't you bring me back
The bright and shining glory
Of Dulcinea... Dulcinea.

Then perhaps it was not a dream
(kneeling beside Quixote again.)
You spoke of a dream. And about the Quest!
Quest?

Yes, how you must fight and it doesn't matter whether
you win or lose if only you follow the Quest!
The words. Tell me the words!

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THE IMPOSSIBLE DREAM - REPRISE

[ALDONZA]
"To dream the impossible dream"...
but they're your own words!
"To fight the unbeatable foe"...
Don't you remember?
"To bear with unbearable sorrow"...
You must remember!
"To run where the brave dare not go!"

[DON QUIXOTE]
To right the unrightable wrong.

[ALDONZA] Yes.

[DON QUIXOTE]
To love, pure and chaste, from afar

[ALDONZA] Yes.

[DON QUIXOTE]
To try, when your arms are too weary,
To reach the unreachable star!

[ALDONZA] Thank you. My Lord!

[DON QUIXOTE]
But this is not seemly, My Lady.
On thy knees? To me?

[ALDONZA] Oh, my Lord, you are not well!

[DON QUIXOTE]
Not well? What is sickness to the body of a knight-errant?
What matter wounds? For each time he falls he shall rise
again... and woe to the wicked! Sancho!

[SANCHO]
Here, Your Grace!
More misadventures!

[DON QUIXOTE] Adventures, old friend!
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MAN OF LA MANCHA (I, Don Quixote)- REPRISE

[DON QUIXOTE]
Oh the trumpets of glory
Now call me to ride,
Yes, the trumpets are calling to me,
And wherever I ride,
Ever staunch at my side
My squire and my lady shall be!
I am I, Don Quixote...

[DON QUIXOTE, ALDONZA, SANCHO]
The Lord of la Mancha
My {Our} destiny calls and I {we} go!
And the wild winds of fortune Shall carry me {us} onward,
Oh, whithersoever...
(Don Quixote falters)

[ALDONZA] My Lord!
[SANCHO] Master!

[DON QUIXOTE]
Whithersoever they blow
Onward to glory... aah!... I... go...
(crumples to the floor, dead.)

[ALDONZA] My Lord...

[SANCHO]
He is dead.
My master is dead.

[ALDONZA]
A man died.
He seemed a good man, but I did not know him,

[SANCHO] But...

[ALDONZA]
Don Quixote is not dead. Believe, Sancho, believe.

[SANCHO] Aldonza...
[ALDONZA] My name is Dulcinea.
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THE PSALM

[PADRE]
De profundis clamo ad te,
Domine, Domine,
Audi vocem meam!
Fiant aures tuae intendae
Ad vocem obsecrationis meae.
Si delictorum memoriam serva veris,
Domine, Domine, quis sustinebit.