SCENE 6: 16 DECEMBER 1710
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JOHAN MALMBERG My name was Johan Malmberg, My four children and I were buried on the 31st of October 1710. We lie here.
CARL THE WEAVER May name was Carl. I was a weaver. I was buried on the 1st of November together with my wife...
CARL THE WEAVER’S WIFE …and our two children. We lie here.
CARIN MATZDOTTER Carin Matzdotter. I was buried on the 2nd of November. I am here under your feet.
MARCUS KÅRP Marcus Kårp. 2nd of November. I am over here.
WILCK THE CARPENTER Carpenter Wilck. 2nd of November.
WILCK THE CARPENTER’S SISTER Carpenter Wilck´s sister. 2nd of November.
HANS BANGE Hans Bange. 2nd of November.
HANS BANGES HUSTRU Hans Bange´s wife. And our two children. 2nd of November.
GÖSTA THE TAILOR Tailor Gösta. I’m here, under the grass.
EBBA STRAHLBORG Ebba Strahlborg. I’m in the grass.
BEATA HINDERSDOTTER Beata Hindersdotter.
A MAID A maid.
MARGARETHA Margaretha Johansdotter. I lie here with my girls:
EBBA Ebba.
ESTER Ester.
CARPENTER MICHEL Carpenter Michel.
ELIAS Feldsher Elias Mickelsson.
GRAVEDIGGER Gravedigger Clas Classon.
A WIFE A wife.
A CHILD A child.
A CHILD A child.
A CHILD A child.
A CHILD And I am a child.
WIDOW ÅKERLUND (sings) Sleep, child, sleep, the night is deep. Time it is for death. Time for hatred and a time for strife. Time for dire fates in life.
Widow Åkerlund. And my three children, Johannes, Mattias and little Kristina.
PASTOR Pastor Gestrelius.
HENRIK BERTELSSON´S FARMHAND BOY Henrik Bertelsson’s farmhand boy.
JOHAN ENBOM Johan Enbom.
HEADMASTER BROTZENIUS Headmaster Brotzenius.
ANNA SIMONSDOTTER Anna Simonsdotter.
LISBETA THOMASDOTTER Lisbeta Thomasdotter, pauper.
CLOCKMAKER DANIEL Clockmaker Daniel.
ANNA MATZDOTTER Anna Matzdotter.
MARIA MATZDOTTER Maria Matzdotter.
A CHILD A small child.
A CHILD A child.
ELIN THOMASDOTTER Elin Thomasdotter.
JACOB FRONDEN Jacob Fronden.
THE SCHOOLMASTER’S MAID The schoolmaster’s maid.
JOSEFINA NILSDOTTER Josefina Nilsdotter.
SIGFRID CLEMETSSON Sigfrid Clemetsson.
JOHAN HELLING Johan Helling.
A WOMAN My mother and I.
A WOMAN My child and I.
ERICK FORMARCK Erick Forsmarck.
JACOB STÖCK Jacob Stöck.
(More and more of the people buried in the ground introduce themselves. Their voices fill the air, are intertwined with the music that floats like the wind, which takes over as the voices fade away.)
A CHILD I used to play in this park.
A CHILD I used to play in this park, too.
A CHILD I used to run on the grass that you’re standing on.
