小美人鱼－英文剧本
小美人鱼－英文剧本
THELITTLEMERMAID----------------------
Sailors:I’lltellyouataleofthebottomlelue
Andit’sheytothestarboard,heaveho
Lookout,lad,amermaidbewaitin’foryou
Inmysteriousfathomelow.
Eric:I’tthisgreat?Thesaltyseaair,thewindblowinginyourface...
aperfectdaytobeatsea!
Grimy:Ohyes...delightful....
Sailor1:Afinestrongwindandafollowingsea.KingTritonmustbeina
friendly-typemood.
Eric:KingTriton?
Sailor2:Why,rulerofthemerpeople,lad.Thoughteverygoodsailorknew
abouthim.
Grimy:Merpeople!Eric,paynoattentiontothiauticalnoee.
Sailor2:Butitain’tnoee,it’sthetruth!I’mtellin’you,downinthe
depthso’theoceantheylive.
Sailors:Heave.ho.Heave,ho.Inmysteriousfathomelow.
Seahorse:Ahem...Hisroyalhighne,KingTriton!Andpresentingthedistinguishedcourt
composer,HoratioTheloniousIgnatiusCrustaceouebastian!
Triton:I’mreallylookingforwardtothierformance,Sebastian.
Sebastian:Oh,YourMajesty,thiswillbethefinestconcertIhaveevercon-
ducted.Yourdaughters-theywillbeectacular!
Triton:Yes,andeeciallymylittleAriel.
Sebastian:Yes,yes,shehasthemostbeautifulvoice....[sotto]Ifonly
she’dshowupforrehearsalsonceinawhile....
Triton’sdaughters:Ah,wearethedaughtersofTriton.
Greatfatherwholovesusandnameduswell:
Aquata,Andrina,Arista,Atina,Adella,Allana.
Andthenthereistheyoungestinhermusicaldebut,
Ourseventhlittlesister,we’representinghertoyou,
TosingasongSebastianwrote,hervoiceislikeabell,
She’soursister,Ar-i...
Triton:Ariel!!
Flounder:Ariel,waitforme...
Ariel:Flounder,hurryup!
Flounder:YouknowIcan’tswimthatfast.
Ariel:Thereitis.I’titfantastic?
Flounder:Yeah...sure...it-it’sgreat.Nowlet’sgetouttahere.
Ariel:You’renotgettingcoldfiow,areyou?
Flounder:Who,me?Noway.It’sjust,it,err...itlooks-dampinthere.
Yeah.AndIthinkImaybecomingdownwithsomething.Yeah,Igotthis
cough.
Ariel:Allright.I’mgoingiide.Youcanjuststayhereand-watchfor
sharks.
Flounder:O.K.Yeah-yougo.I’llstayand-what?Sharks!Ariel!
Ariel...Ican’t...Imean-
Arielhelp!
Ariel:Oh,Flounder.
Flounder:Ariel,doyoureallythinktheremightbesharksaround
here?
Ariel:Flounder,don’tbesuchaguy.
Flounder:I’mnotaguy.Thisisgreat-I
mean,Ireallylovethis.Excitement,adventure,dangerlurkingaround
everycorn-YAAAAHHHHHHHH!!Ariel!!
Ariel:Oh,areyouokay?
Flounder:Yeahsure,noproblem,I’mokay...
Ariel:Shhh...Ohmygosh!Ohmygosh!Haveyouever
seenanythingsowonderfulinyourentirelife?
Flounder:Wow,cool!But,err,whatisit?
Ariel:Idon’tknow.ButIbetScuttlewill.
Flounder:Whatwasthat?Didyouhearsomething?
Ariel:Hmm,Iwonderwhatthisoneis?
Flounder:Ariel..
Ariel:Flounder,willyourelax.Nothingisgoingtohaen.
Flounder:AAHHHH!!Run!!Run!!We’re
goadie!!OhNo!!
Youbigbully.THTTTT...
Ariel:Flounder,youreallyareaguy.
Flounder:Iamnot.
Ariel:Scuttle!
Scuttle:Whoa!
Mermaidofftheportbow!Ariel,howyoudoin’kid?Whoa,whataswim!
Ariel:Scuttle-lookwhatwefound.
Flounder:Yeah-wewereinthiunkehip-itwasreallycreepy.
Scuttle:Humatuff,huh?Hey,lemmesee.Lookatthis.
Wow-thisiecial-thisisvery,veryunusual.
Ariel:What?Whatisit?
Scuttle:It’sadinglehoer!Humausetheselittlebabies...to
straightentheirhairout.See-justalittletwirlherean’ayank
thereand-voiolay!Yougotanaestheticallypleasingconfiguration
ofhairthathumagonutsover!
Ariel:Adinglehoer!
Flounder:Whataboutthatone?
Scuttle:Ah-thisIhaven’tseeninyears.Thisiswonderful!
Abanded,bulbous-arfblat.
ArielandFlounder:Oohhh.
Scuttle:Now,thearfblatdateacktoprehistoricaltimes,whenhumaused
tositaround,andstareateachotherallday.Gotveryboring.So,they
inventedthearfblattomakefinemusic.Allowme.
Ariel:Music?Oh,theconcert!Ohmygosh,myfather’sgoakillme!
Flounder:Theconcertwastoday?
Scuttle:Maybeyoucouldmakealittleplanter
outofitorsomethin’.
Ariel:Uh,I’msorry,I’vegottago.ThankyouScuttle.
Scuttle:Anytimesweetie,anytime.
Ursula:Yeeeeeees,hurryhome,prince.Wewouldn’twanttomiolddaddy’s
celebration,now,wouldwe?Huh!Celebrationindeed.Bah!InMYday,we
hadfantasticalfeastswhenIlivedinthepalace.Andnow,lookatme-
wastedawaytopracticallynothing-banishedandexiledandpractically
starving,whileheandhisflimsyfish-folkcelebrate.Well,I’llgive’em
somethingtocelebratesoonenough.Flotsam!Jetsam!Iwantyoutokeepan
extraclosewatchonthirettylittledaughterofhis.Shemaybethekey
toTriton’sundoing....
Triton:Ijustdon’tknowwhatwe’regoingtodowithyou,younglady.
Ariel:Daddy,I’msorry,Ijustforgot,I-
Triton:Asaresultofyourcareleehaviour-
Sebastian:Careleandreckleehaviour!
Triton:-theentirecelebrationwas,er-
Sebastian:Well,itwasruined!That’p>
concertwastobethepiacleofmydistinguishedcareer.Nowthanksto
youIamthelaughingstockoftheentirekingdom!
Flounder:Butitwa’therfault!Ah-well-first,ahh,thiharkchasedus
-yeah-yeah!Andwetriedto-butwecouldn’t-and-grrrrrrrrr-and-
andwe-whoooaaaaaa-oh,andthenweweresafe.Butthenthieagullcame,
anditwasthisisthis,andthatisthat,and-
Triton:Seagull?What?Oh-youwentuptothesurfaceagain,didn’tyou?
DIDN’TYOU?
Ariel:Nothing-haened....
Triton:Oh,Ariel,Howmanytimesmustwegothroughthis?Youcould’vebeen
seeyoneofthosebarbaria-by-byoneofthosehuma!
Ariel:Daddy,they’renotbarbaria!
Triton:They’redangerous.DoyouthinkIwanttoseemyyoungestdaughter
aredbysomefish-eater’shook?
Ariel:I’msixteenyearsold-I’mnotachildanymore-
Triton:Don’tyoutakethattoneofvoicewithmeyounglady.Aslongasyou
liveundermyocean,you’llobeymyrules!
Ariel:Butifyouwouldjustlisten-
Triton:Notanotherword-andIamnever,NEVERtohearofyougoingtothe
surfaceagain.Isthatclear?
Sebastian:Hm!Teenagers....Theythinktheyknoweverything.Yougive
themaninch,theyswimalloveryou.
Triton:Doyou,er,thinkI-Iwastoohardonher?
Sebastian:Definitelynot.Why,ifArielwasmydaughter,I’dshowherwhowas
bo.Noneofthis"flittingtothesurface"andothersuchnoee.No,
sir-I’dkeepherundertightcontrol.
Triton:You’reaolutelyright,Sebastian.
Sebastian:Ofcourse.
Triton:Arielneedscotantsupervision.
Sebastian:Cotant.
Triton:Someonetowatchoverher-tokeepheroutoftrouble.
Sebastian:Allthetime-
Triton:AndYOUarejustthecrabtodoit.
Sebastian:HowdoIgetmyselfintothesesituatio?Ishouldbewriting
symphonies-nottaggingalo☣ngaftersomeheadstrongteenager.Hmm?Whatisthatgirlupto?Huh?
Flounder:Ariel,areyouokay?
Ariel:IfonlyIcouldmakehimunderstand.Ijustdon’tseethingsthewayhe
does.Idon’tseehowaworldthatmakeuchwonderfulthings-couldbe
bad.
Lookatthituff
I’titneat?
Wouldn’tyouthinkmycollection’scomplete?
Wouldn’tyouthinkI’mthegirl
Thegirlwhohasev’rything?
Lookatthistrove
Treasuresuntold
Howmanywonderscanonecavernhold?
Lookin’aroundhereyou’dthink
Sure,she’sgoteverything
I’vegotgadgetsandgizmosaplenty
I’vegotwhozitsandwhatzitsgalore
Butwhocares?
Nobigdeal
Iwantmore
Iwaabewherethepeopleare
Iwaasee
Waasee’emdancin’
Walkin’aroundonthose
oh-feet
Fliin’yourfiyoudon’tgettoofar
Legsarerequiredforjumpin’,dancin’
Strollin’alongdowna
street
Upwheretheywalk
Upwheretheyrun
Upwheretheystayalldayinthesun
Wanderin’free
WishIcouldbe
Partofthatworld
WhatwouldIgive
IfIcouldlive
Outtathesewaters?
WhatwouldIpay
Toendaday
Warmonthesand?
Betchaonland
Theyunderstand
Bettheydon’treprimandtheirdaughters
Brightyoungwomen
Sicko’swimmin’
Readytostand
Andreadytoknowwhatthepeopleknow
Ask’emmyquestio
Andgetsomeawers
What’safireandwhydoesit
burn?
When’sitmyturn?
Wouldn’tIlove
Lovetoexplorethatshoreabove?
Outofthesea
WishIcouldbe
Partofthatworld
Ariel:Sebastian!?
Sebastian:Ariel-what,areyoumad?Howcouldyou-whatisallthis?
Ariel:It,err,it’sjustmy-collection....
Sebastian:Oh.Isee.Yourcollection.Hmmm.IFYOURFATHERKNEWABOUTTHIS
PLACEHE’D-
Flounder:You’renotgoatellhim,areyou?
Ariel:Oh,please,Sebastian,hewouldneverunderstand.
Sebastian:Ariel.You’p>
I’lltakeyouhomeandgetyousomethingwarmtodrink.
Ariel:Whatdoyousuose?...
Sebastian:Ariel?Ariel!
Sebastian:Ariel,what-whatareyou-jumpin’jellyfish!Ariel,Ariel!
Pleasecomeback!
Eric:Max,hereboy.Hey,comeon,mutt,whatchadoing,huh
Max?Goodboy.
Scuttle:Heythere,sweetie!Quiteashow,eh?
Ariel:Scuttle,bequiet!They’llhearyou.
Scuttle:Oooh,Igotcha,Igotcha.We’rebeingintrepidatious.WE’REOUTTO
DISCOVER!
Ariel:I’veneverseenahumanthisclosebefore.Oh-he’sveryhandsome,
i’the?
Scuttle:Iduo,helookskindahairyandsloerytome.
Ariel:Notthatone-theoneplayingthearfblat.
Grimy:Silence!Silence!Itiowmyhonourandprivilegetopresentour
esteemedPrinceEricwithaveryecial,veryexpeive,verylargebirthday
present.
Eric:Ah,Grimy-y’oldbeaole,youshouldn’thave.
Grimy:Iknow.Haybirthday,Eric!
Eric:Gee,Grim.It’s,err,it’s,err-it’sreallysomethin’....
Grimy:Yes,Icommiioneditmyself.Ofcourse,Ihadhopeditwouldbea
weddingpresent,but...
Eric:Comeon,Grim,don’tstart.Look,you’renotstillsorebecauseIdidn’t
fallfortheprinceofGlauerhaven,areyou?
Grimy:Oh,Eric,iti’tmealone.Theentirekingdomwantstoseeyou
hailysettleddownwiththerightgirl.
Eric:Well,she’souttheresomewhere.Ijust-Ijusthaven’tfoundheryet.
Grimy:Well,perhayouhaven’tbeenlookinghardenough.
Eric:Believeme,Grim,whenIfindherI’llknow-withoutadoubt.It’ll
just-bam!-hitme-likelightning.
Sailor:Hurricanea’commin’!!Standfast!Securetheriggin’!
Scuttle:Whoa!Thewind’sallofasuddenonthemovehere.Oh!Ariel...
Eric:Lookout!...
Grim,hangon!Max!JumpMax!Come
ooy,jump!YoucandoitMax.
Grimy:ERIC!
Ariel:Ishe-dead?
Scuttle:It’shardtosay.Oh,I-Ican’tmakeoutaheartbeat.
Ariel:No,look!He’reathing.He’o,beautiful.
WhatwouldIgive
Tolivewhereyouare?
WhatwouldIpay
Tostayherebesideyou?
WhatwouldIdotoseeyou
Smilingatme?
Wherewouldwewalk?
Wherewouldwerun?
Ifwecouldstayalldayinthesun?
Justyouandme
AndIcouldbe
Partofyourworld
Grimy:Eric!Oh,Eric.Youreallydelightinthesesadisticstraionmy
bloodpreure,don’tyou?
Eric:Agirl-rescuedme....Shewas-singing...shehadthemost-
beautifulvoice.
Grimy:Ah,Eric,Ithinkyou’veswallowedabittoomuchseawater.Offwe
p>
Sebastian:Wejustgottaforgetthiswholethingeverhaened.Theseaking
willneverknow.Youwon’ttellhim,Iwon’ttellhim.Iwillstayinone
piece.
Ariel:
Idon’tknowwhen
Idon’tknowhow
ButIknowsomething’tartingrightnow
Watchandyou’llsee
SomedayI’llbe
Partofyourworld
Ursula:Oh,no,no,no,no,no,no.Ican’tstandit-it’stooeasy.The
childisinlovewithahuman.Andnotjustanyhuman-aprince!Her
daddy’llLOVEthat.KingTriton’sheadstrong,lovesickgirlwouldmakea
charmingadditiontomylittlegarden.
Andrina:Ariel,dear,timetocomeout.You’vebeeninthereallmorning.
Atina:Whatiswithherlately?
Ariel:Morning,Daddy.
Atina:Oh,she’sgotitbad.
Triton:What?Whathahegot?
Andrina:I’titobvious,Daddy?Ariel’sinlove.
Triton:Ariel?Inlove?
Sebastian:O.K.Sofar,sogood.Idon’tthinkthekingknows.Butitwillnot
beeasykeepingsomethinglikethisasecretforlong.
Ariel:Helovesme...hmmm,helovesme
not....Helovesme!Iknewit!
Sebastian:Ariel,stoptalkingcrazy.
Ariel:Igottaseehimagain-tonight!Scuttleknowswherehelives.
Sebastian:Ariel-please.Willyougetyourheadoutofthecloudsandback
inthewaterwhereitbelongs?
Ariel:I’llswimuptohiscastle.ThenFlounderwilllasharoundtogethis
attention,andthenwith-
Sebastian:DownHEREisyourhome!Ariel-listentome.Thehumanworld-
it’same.Lifeundertheseaietterthananythingtheygotupthere.
Theseaweedisalwaysgreener
Iomebodyelse’slake
Youdreamaboutgoingupthere
Butthatisabigmistake
Justlookattheworldaroundyou
Righthereontheoceanfloor
Suchwonderfulthingurroundyou
Whatmoreisyoulookin’for?
Underthesea
Underthesea
Darlingit’etter
Downwhereit’swetter
Takeitfromme
Upontheshoretheyworkallday
Outinthesuntheyslaveaway
Whilewedevotin’
Fulltimetofloatin’
Underthesea
Downhereallthefishishay
Asoffthroughthewavestheyroll
Thefishonthelandain’thay
Theysad’causetheyintheirbowl
Butfishinthebowlislucky
Theyinforaworserfate
Onedaywhenthebogethungry
Guewho’sgon’beontheplate
Underthesea
Underthesea
Nobodybeatus
Fryusandeatus
Infricaee
Wewhatthelandfolkslovestocook
Undertheseaweoffthehook
Wegotnotroubles
Lifeisthebules
Underthesea
Underthesea
Sincelifeiweethere
Wegotthebeathere
Naturally
Eventhesturgeonan’theray
Theygettheurge’n’starttoplay
Wegottheirit
Yougottohearit
Underthesea
Thenewtplaytheflute
Thecarlaytheharp
Theplaiceplaytheba
Andtheysoundin’sharp
Thebalaythebra
Thechulaythetub
Theflukeisthedukeofsoul
Therayhecalay
Thelingsonthestrings
Thetroutrockin’out
Theblackfishshesings
Thesmeltandtherat
Theyknowwhereit’sat
An’ohthatblowfishblow
Underthesea
Underthesea
Whenthesardine
Beginthebeguine
It’smusictome
Whatdotheygot?Alotofsand
Wegotahotcrustaceaand
Eachlittleclamhere
knowhowtojamhere
Underthesea
Eachlittleslughere
Cuttin’arughere
Underthesea
Eachlittleailhere
Knowhowtowailhere
That’swhyit’shotter
Underthewater
Yaweinluckhere
Downinthemuckhere
Underthesea
Ariel?Ariel?Oh...somebody’sgottonailthatgirl’sfitothefloor.
Seahorse:Sebastian!Sebastian,I’vebeenlookingalloverforyou.I’vegot
anurgentmeagefromtheseaking.
Sebastian:Theseaking?
Seahorse:Hewantstoseeyourightaway-somethingaboutAriel.
Sebastian:Heknows!
Triton:Let’ee,now....Oh,whocouldtheluckymermae?Comein,Sebastian.
Sebastian:Imustn’toverreact.Imustremaincalm.Yes-yes,YourMajesty.
Triton:Now,Sebastian,I’mconcernedaboutAriel.Haveyounoticedshe’een
actingpeculiarlately?
Sebastian:Peculiar?
Triton:Youknow,moaningabout,daydreaming,singingtoherself....You
haven’tnoticed,hmm?
Sebastian:Oh-well,I-
Triton:Sebastian....
Sebastian:Hmmm?
Triton:Iknowyou’vebeenkeepingsomethingfromme....
Sebastian:Keeping...something?
Triton:AboutAriel?
Sebastian:Ariel...?
Triton:Inlove?
Sebastian:Itriedtostopher,sir.Shewouldn’tlisten.Itoldhertostay
awayfromhuma-theyarebad,theyaretrouble,they-
Triton:Huma?WHATABOUTHUMA?
Sebastian:Huma?Hohohoho....Whosaidanythingabouthuma?
Ariel:Flounder,whycan’tyoujusttellmewhatthisisallabout?
Flounder:You’llsee.It’sasuprise.
Ariel:Oh,Flounder-Flounderyou’rethebest!itlooks
justlikehim.Itevenhashiseyes."Why,Eric,runawaywithyou?This
isallso-sosudden....Daddy!...
Triton:Icoidermyselfareasonablemerman.Isetcertainrules,andI
expectthoserulestobeobeyed.
Ariel:ButDaddy!-
Triton:Isittrueyourescuedahumanfromdrowing?
Ariel:Daddy,Ihadto-
Triton:Contactbetweenthehumanworldandthemer-worlditrictlyfor-
bidden.Ariel,youknowthat!Everyoneknowsthat!
Ariel:Hewouldhavedied-
Triton:Onelehumantoworryabout!
Ariel:Youdon’tevenknowhim.
Triton:Knowhim?Idon’thavetoknowhim.They’reallthesame.inele,
savage,harpooning,fish-eaters,incapableofanyfeeling-
Ariel:Daddy,Ilovehim!
Triton:No...Haveyoulostyourseescompletely?He’sahuman,you’re
amermaid!
Ariel:Idon’tcare.
Triton:SohelpmeAriel,Iamgoingtogetthroughtoyou.Andifthisisthe
onlyway,sobeit.
Ariel:Daddy!...No...No,please-Daddy,stop!...Daddy,Nooo!!...
Sebastian:Ariel,I...
Ariel:Justgoaway.
Flotsam:Poorchild.
Jetsam:Poor,sweetchild.
Flotsam:Shehasaveryseriouroblem
Jetsam:Ifonlythereweresomethingwecoulddo.
Flotsam:Butthereiomething.
Ariel:Who-whoareyou?
Jetsam:Don’tbescared.
Flotsam:Werepresentsomeonewhocanhelpyou.
Jetsam:Someonewhocouldmakeallyourdreamscometrue.
FlotsamandJetsam:Justimagine-
Jetsam:Youandyourprince-
FlotsamandJetsam:Together,forever....
Ariel:Idon’tunderstand.
Jetsam:Ursulahasgreatpowers
Ariel:Theseawitch?Why,that’s-Icouldn’tpoibly-no!Getoutof
here!Leavemealone!
Flotsam:Suityourself.
Jetsam:Itwasonlyasuggestion.
[Jetsamflicksthestatue’rokenfacetowardsAriel.]
Ariel:[Lookingattheface]Wait.
FlotsamandJetsam:Yeeeeeeeeee?
Flounder:PoorAriel.
Sebastian:Ididn’tmeantotell,itwasanaccident.
Ariel-whereareyougoing?Ariel,whatareyoudoingherewiththis
riff-raff?
riel:I’mgoingtoseeUrsula.
Sebastian:Ariel,no!No,she’sademon,she’samoter!
Ariel:Whydon’tyougotellmyfather?You’regoodatthat.
Sebastian:But...But,I...Comeon.
FlotsamandJetsam:Thisway.
Ursula:p>
OneMIGHTquestionyoururinging....Now,then.You’reherebecause
youhaveathingforthishuman.This,er,princefellow.NotthatIblame
you-heisquiteacatch,i’the?Well,angelfish,thesolutiontoyour
problemiimple.Theonlywaytogetwhatyouwant-istobecomeahuman
yourself.
Ariel:CanyouDOthat?
Ursula:Mydear,sweetchild.That’swhatIdo-it’swhatIlivefor.Tohelp
unfortunatemerfolk-likeyourself.Poorsoulswithnooneelsetoturnto.
IadmitthatinthepastI’vebeenanasty
Theyweren’tkiddingwhentheycalledme,well,awitch
Butyou’llfindthatnowadays
I’vemendedallmyways
Repented,seenthelightandmadeaswitch
True?Yes
AndIfortunatelyknowalittlemagic
It’satalentthatIalwayshavepoeed
Andherelately,pleasedon’tlaugh
Iuseitoehalf
Ofthemiserable,lonelyanddepreed
Poorunfortunatesouls
Iain
Ieed
Thisonelongingtobethier
Thatonewantstogetthegirl
AnddoIhelpthem?
Yes,indeed
Thosepoorunfortunatesouls
Sosad
Sotrue
Theycomeflockingtomycauldron
Crying,"ells,Ursulaplease!"
AndIhelpthem?
Yes,Ido
Nowit’shaenedonceortwice
Someonecouldn’tpaytheprice
AndI’mafraidIhadtorake’em’crothecoals
Yes,I’vehadtheoddcomplaint
ButonthewholeI’vebeenasaint
Tothosepoorunfortunatesouls
Now,here’sthedeal.Iwillmakeyouapotionthatwillturnyouinto
ahumanforthreedays.Gotthat?Threedays.Nowlisten,thisisimport-
ant.Beforethesuetsonthethirdday,you’vegottogetdearol’
princeytofallinlovewithyou.Thatis,he’sgottokiyou.Notjust
anyki-thekioftruelove.Ifhedoeskiyoubeforethesuetson
thethirdday,you’llremainhuman,permanently,but-ifhedoe’t,you
turackintoamermaid,and-youbelongto❥me.
Sebastian:NoAriel!
Ursula:Havewegotadeal?
Ariel:IfIbecomehuman,I’llneverbewithmyfatherorsisterฐsagain.
Ursula:That’sright....But-you’llhaveyourman.Life’sfulloftough
choices,iit?Oh-andthereisonemorething.Wehaven’tdiscuedthe
subjectofpayment.Youcan’tgetsomethingfornothing,youknow.
Ariel:ButIdon’thaveany-
Ursula:I’mnotaskingmuch.Justatoken,really,atrifle.You’llnevereven
miit.WhatIwantfromyouis...yourvoice.
Ariel:Myvoice?
Ursula:You’vegotit,sweetcakes.Nomoretalking,singing,zip.
Ariel:Butwithoutmyvoice,howcanI-
Ursula:You’llhaveyourlooks!Yourprettyface!Anddon’tunderestimatethe
importanceofbodylanguage!Ha!
Themenuptheredon’tlikealotofblaer
Theythinkagirlwhogoiisabore
Yes,onlandit’smuchpreferred
Forladieottosayaword
Andafterall,dear,whatisidleprattlefor?
Comeon,they’renotallthatimpreedwithconversation
Truegentlemenavoiditwhentheycan
Buttheydoteandswoonandfawn
Onaladywho’swithdrawn
It’hewhoholdshertonguewhogetsherman
Comeon,youpoorunfortunatesoul
Goahead!
Makeyourchoice!
I’maverybusywoman
AndIhaven’tgotallday
Itwon’tcostmuch
Justyourvoice!
Youpoorunfortunatesoul
It’ad
Buttrue
Ifyouwanttocroabridge,mysweet
You’vegottopaythetoll
Takeagulpandtakeabreath
Andgoaheadandsignthescroll!
Flotsam,Jetsam,nowI’vegother,boys
Theboisonaroll
Thioorunfortunatesoul.
Paluga,sarruga,comewindsoftheCaiaea.
Nowringsusgloitisandmaxlaryngitis,
Lavocetome!
Now...sing!
Ariel:
Ursula:Keeinging!
Eric:Thatvoice.Ican’tgetitoutofmyhead.Iณ’velooked
everywhere,Max-wherecouldshebe?
Scuttle:Well,lookatwhatthecatfishdraggedin!Lookฬatya!Lookatya!
There’omethingdifferent.Don’ttellme-Igotit.It’syourhairdo,
right?You’vebeenusingthedinglehoer,right?No?Nohuh,wellletme
see.New...seashells?Nonewseashells.IgottaadmitIcan’tputmy
footonitrightnow,butifIjuststandherelongenoughIknowthatI’ll-
Sebastian:SHE’SGOTLEGS,YOUIDIOT!Shetradedhervoicetotheseawitch
andgotlegs.Jeez,man...
Scuttle:Iknewthat.
Flounder:Ariel’eenturnedintoahuman.She’sgottamaketheprincefallin
lovewithher,andhe’sgottaki-he’sgottakiher.
Sebastian:Andshe’sonlygotthreedays.Justlookather.Onlegs.Onhuman
legs!Mynervesareshot.Thisisacatastrophe!Whatwouldherfathersay?
I’lltellyouwhatherfather’dsay,he’dsayhe’sgoakillhimselfacrab,
that’swhatherfather’dsay!I’mgoamarchmeselfstraighthomerightnow
andtellhimjustlikeIshouldadonedeminute-...and
don’tyoushakeyourheadatme,younglady.Maybethere’tilltime.If
wecouldgetthatwitchtogiveyoubackyourvoice,youcouldgohomewith
allthenormalfish,andjustbe...justbe...justbemiserablefor
therestofyourlife.Allright,allright.I’lltrytohelpyoufindthat
prince.Boy.Whatasoft-shellI’mturningouttobe.
Scuttle:Now,Ariel,I’mtellin’ya,ifyouwaabeahumanthefirstthing
yougottadoisdrelikeone.Nowlemmesee.
Eric:Max?Huh...what,Max!
Scuttle:Yalookgreatkid.Yalook-seational.
Eric:Max...Max-QuietMax!What’sgottenintoyoufella?
Oh...Oh,Isee.AreyouO.K.,mi?I’msorryifthisknucklehead
scaredyou.He’sharmle,really-...you...seemveryfamiliar...
tome.Havewemet?Wehavemet?Iknewit!You’retheone-theoneI’ve
beenlookingfor!What’syourname?What’swrong?Whatisit?Youcan’teak?
Oh.Thenyoucouldn’tbewhoIthought.Whatisit?You’rehurt?No,No...Youneedhelp.
Whoa,whoa,careful-careful-easy.Gee,youmust
havereallybeenthroughsomething.Don’tworry,I’Comeon,you’llbeokay.
Carlotta:Washedupfromashipwreck.Oh,thepoorthing.We’llhaveyou
feelingbetteriotime.[PicksupAriel’s"dre"]I’lljust-I’lljust
getthiswashedforyou.
Woman1:Wellyoumusthaveatleastheardaboutthisgirl.
Woman2:Well,Gretcheays......sincewhenhas
Gretchengotanythingright.Imeanreally,thisgirlshowsupinragsand
doe’teak-
Sebastian:Madame,please!...
Woman2:...notmyideaofaprince.IfEric’slookingforagirl,Iknow
acoupleofhighlyavailableonesrighthere...
Grimy:Oh,Eric,bereasonable.Niceyoungladiesjustdon’t-swimaround
rescuingpeopleinthemiddleoftheoceanandthen-flutteroffinto
oblivion,likesome-
Eric:I’mtellin’you,Grim,shewasREAL!I’mgoafindthatgirl-andI’m
goamarryher.
Carlotta:p>
Grimy:Oh,Eric,i’tsheavision?
Eric:Youlook-wonderful.
Grimy:Comecomecome,youmustbefamished.Letmehelpyoumydear.There
wego-ah-quitecomfy?Uh.It’s-It’otofenthatwehavesuchalovely
dierguest,ehEric?Uh,doyou
likeit?Itisrather-fine...
Carlotta:Oh,my!
Eric:Ahem,sosorryGrim.
Carlotta:Why,Eric,that’sthefirsttimeI’veseenyousmileinweeks.
Grimy:Oh,veryamusing.Carlotta,mydear,what’sfor
dier?
Carlotta:Oooh,you’regoaloveit.Chef’eenfixinghiecialty,
stuffedcrab.
Louis:
Leoio
Leoio
HowIloveleoio
Lovetochop
Andtoservelittlefish
FirstIcutofftheirheads
ThenIpulloutthebones
Ahmaisoui
Cac’esttoujoursdelish
Leoio
Leoio
Heeheehee
Hahhahhah
WiththecleaverIhackthemintwo
Ipulloutwhat’siide
AndIserveitupfried
God,Ilovelittlefishes
Don’tyou?
Here’omethingfortemptingthepalate
Preparedintheclaictechnique
Firstyoupoundthefishflatwithamallet
Thenyouslashthroughtheskin
Givethebellyaslice
Thenyouruomesaltin
’Causethatmakesittastenice
Zutalors,Ihavemiedone!
Sacrebleu
Whatisthis?
HowonearthcouldImi
Suchasweetlittlesucculentcrab?
Queldommage
Whatalo
Herewegointhesauce
Nowsomeflour,Ithink
Justadab
NowIstuffyouwithbread
Itdon’thurt’causeyou’redead
Andyou’recertainlyluckyyouare
’Causeit’sgoabehot
Inmybigsilverpot
Toodleloomooion
Aurevoir!
Whatisthis?
Carlotta:IthinkI’dbettergoseewhatLouisisupto.
Louis:Comeoutyoulittlepiqueakandfightlikeaman!
Carlotta:Louis!Whatareyoudoing?
Louis:Well-I-Iwasjust-er,er,I’msorry,madame.
Grimy:Youknow,Eric,perhaouryoungguestmightenjoyseeingsomeofthe
sightsofthekingdom.Somethinginthewayofatour?
Eric:I’msorry,Grim,whatwasthat?
Grimy:Youcan’tendallyourtimemopingabout,youneedtogetout.Do
something,havealife.Getyourmindoff-
Eric:Easy,Grim,Easy.
It’otabadidea.Ifshe’sinterested.Well-whaddayasay?Wouldyou
liketojoinmeonatourofmykingdomtomorrow?
Grimy:Wonderful,nowlet’seat,beforethiscrabwandersoffmyplate.
Eric:Comehereboy!...Arrr...
Sebastian:Thishasgottobe,withoutadoubt,thesinglemosthumiliatingday
ofmylife.IhopeyouareciatewhatIgothroughforyou,younglady.
Now-wegottomakeaplantogetthatboytokiyou.Tomorrow,whenhe
takesyouforthatride,yougottalookyourbest.Yougottabatyoureyes-
likethis.Yougottapuckerupyourli-likethis.Hm.Youarehopelechild.Youknowdat?Completelyhopele...
Triton:Anysignofthem?
Seahorse:No,YourMajesty.We’vesearchedeverywhere.We’vefoundnotrace
ofyourdaughter-orSebastian.
Triton:Well,keeplooking.Leavenoshellunturned,nocoralunexplored.Let
nooneinthiskingdomsleepuntilshe’afeathome.
Seahorse:Yeire.
Triton:Oh,whathaveIdone?WhathaveIdone?
Flounder:Hashekiedheryet?
Sebastian:Notyet.
Flounder:Ohh...
Scuttle:Yo,Flounder!Anykiing?
Flounder:No,notyet.
Scuttle:Hmm.Wellthey-theybettergetcrackin’.
Flounder:Moveover-moveyourbigfeathers.Ican’tseeathing.
Scuttle:Nothingishaening....Onlyonedayleft,andthatboyain’t
puckereduponce.O.K.Allright,thiscallsforalittlevocalromantic
stimulation.Standback.
Eric:Wow.Somebodyshouldfindthatpooranimalandputitoutofitsmisery.
Sebastian:Jeez,man,I’msurroundedbyamateurs!Youwantsomethingdone,
you’vegottodoityourself.First,wegottocreatethemood.
Percuion....Strings....Winds....Words....
Thereyouseeher
Sittingthereacrotheway
Shedon’tgotalottosay
Butthere’omethingabouther
Andyoudon’tknowwhy
Butyou’redyingtotry
Youwaakithegirl
Eric:Didyouhearsomething?
Sebastian:
Yes,youwanther
Lookather,youknowyoudo
Poibleshewantsyoutoo
Thereisonewaytoaskher
Itdon’ttakeaword
Notasingleword
Goonandkithegirl
Shalalalalala
Myohmy
Lookliketheboytooshy
Ain’tgoakithegirl
Shalalalalala
Ain’tthatsad?
Ain’titashame?
Toobad,hegoamithegirl
Eric:Youknow,Ifeelreallybadnotknowingyourname.Heh-maybeIcould
gue.Isit,err,Mildred?O.K.,no.How’bout-Diana?Rachel?
Sebastian:Ariel.HernameisAriel.
Eric:Ariel?Ariel?Well,that’skindapretty.O.K.-Ariel...
Sebastian:
Now’syourmoment
Floatinginabluelagoon
Boyyoubetterdoitsoon
Notimewillbebetter
Shedon’tsayaword
Andshewon’tsayaword
Untilyoukithegirl
Shalalalalala
Don’tbescared
Yougotthemoodprepared
Goonandkithegirl
Shalalalalala
Don’tstoow
Don’ttrytohideithow
Youwanttokithegirl
Shalalalalala
Floatalong
Andlistentothesong
Thesongsaykithegirl
Shalalalala
Themusicplay
Dowhatthemusicsay
Yougottokithegirl
You’vegottokithegirl
Youwaakithegirl
You’vegottakithegirl
Goonandkithegirl
Eric:Whoa,hangon-I’vegotcha.
Ursula:Nicework,boys.Thatwasacloseone.Tooclose.Thelittletramp!
Oh,she’etterthanIthought.Atthisrate,he’llbekiingherby
suetforsure.Well,it’stimeUrsulatookmattersintoherowntentacles!
Triton’sdaughterwillbemine-andthenI’llmakehimwrithe.I’llseehim
wrigglelikeawormonahook!
Grimy:Eric,ifImaysay,farbetterthananydreamgirl,isoneofflesh
andblood,onewarmandcaring,andrightbeforeyoureyes.
Scuttle:Ariel!Ariel,wakeup!Wakeup!Ijustheardthenews.Congratula-
tio,kiddo,wedidit!
Sebastian:Whatisthisidiotbalingabout?
Scuttle:Right-asifyoutwodidn’tknow,uh?Thewholetown’uzzin’about
theprincegettin’himselfhitchedthisafternoon!Youknow,he’sgetting
married!Yousillysidewalker!Ijustwantedtowishyouluck.I’llcatch
youlater,Iwouldn’tmiit!
Grimy:Well,uh-err,Eric.I-itaearsthatIwasmistaken.Thismystery
maidenofyoursdoes-infactexist.And-andsheislovely.Congratula-
tio,mydear.
Eric:Wewishtobemarriedaoonaoible.
Grimy:Oh,yes-ofcourse,Eric,but,er-butthesethingsdotaketime,
youknow....
Eric:Thisafternoon,Grimy.Theweddingshipdepartsatsuet.
Grimy:Oh,oh-verywell,Eric-asyouwish.
Vanea:WhatalovelylittlebrideI’llmake,mydearI’lllookdivine
Thingsareworkingoutaccordingtomyultimatedesign
SoonI’llhavethatlittlemermaidandtheoceanwillbemine!
Scuttle:Theseawitch!Ohno...She’s-
Igotta...Ariel!
Ariel!Ariel.Iwasflying,Iwa-ofcourseIwasflying-An’-Is-I
sawthatthewatch-thewitchwaswatchin’amirror,andshewaingin’
withastoleeto’pipes!DoyouhearwhatI’mtellin’you?THEPRINCE
ISMARRYINGTHESEAWITCHINDISGUISE!
Sebastian:Areyousureaboutthis?
Scuttle:HaveIeverbeenwrong?Imeanwhenit’simportant!
Flounder:Whatarewegoado!?
Ursula:...Beforethesuetsonthethirdday....
Sebastian:Ariel,grabontothat.Flounder,gethertothatboatasfastas
yourficancarryyou!
Flounder:I’lltry.
Sebastian:I’vegottagettotheseaking.Hemustknowaboutthis.
Scuttle:What-Whataboutme?WhataboutME?
Sebastian:You-findawaytoSTALLTHATWEDDING!
Scuttle:Stallthewedding.Wh-whatamI-what-that’sit!Moveit,let’sgo,wegotanemergencyhere!
Priest:Dearlybeloved...
Flounder:Don’tworryAriel.ugh-we-we’regoamakeit.We’realmost
there.
Priest:Yes,um,doyouEric,takeVanea,tobeyourlawfullyweddedwife,
foraslongasyoubothshalllive?
Eric:Ido.
Priest:Eh,anddoyou......theythepowerinves-
Vanea:Getawayfrommeyouslimylittle-Oh,whyyoulittle-
Eric:Ariel?
Ariel:Eric.
Eric:You-youcantalk.You’retheone.
Vanea:Eric,getawayfromher!
Eric:It-itwasyouallthetime.
Ariel:Oh,Eric,I-Iwantedtotellyou.
Vanea:ERICNO!
Ursula:You’retoolate!You’retoolate!Solong,loverboy.
Eric:Ariel!
Ursula:Poorlittleprince-it’otyouI’mafter.I’veamuchbiggerfish
to-
Triton:Ursula,stop!
Ursula:Why,KingTriton!Hahaha-HowAREyou?
Triton:Lethergo.
Ursula:Notachance,Triton!She’sminenow.Wemadeadeal.
Ariel:Daddy,I’msorry!I-I-Ididn’tmeanto.Ididn’tknow-
Ursula:Yousee?Thecontract’slegal,bindingandcompletelyureakable-
evenforYOU.Ofcourse,Ialwayswasagirlwithaneyeforabargain.
Thedaughterofthegreatseakingisaverypreciouscommodity.But-I
mightbewillingtomakeanexchangeforsomeoneeveetter....
Grimy:Eric!Whatareyoudoing?
Eric:Grim,Ilostheronce.I’mnotgoingtoloseheragain.
Ursula:Now!Dowehaveadeal?Ha!It’sdonethen.
Ariel:No...Oh,No!
Sebastian:Oh,yourmajesty...
Ariel:Daddy?...
Ursula:Atlast,it’smine.Ho,Ho...
Ariel:You-Youmoter!
Ursula:Don’tfoolwithmeyoulittlebrat!Contractorno-AAAAHH!Whyyoulittletroll!
Ariel:Eric!Ericlookout!
Ursula:Afterhim!
Sebastian:Comeon!...
Ursula:Saygoodbyetoyoursweetheart.Babies!Mypoor,littlepooies!
Ariel:Eric,you’vegottogetawayfromhere.
Eric:No,Iwon’tleaveyou.
Ursula:Youpitiful,iignificant,fool!
Eric:Lookout!
Ursula:NowIamtherulerofalltheocean!Thewavesobeymyeverywhim!
Theseaandallitoilowtomypower!
Ariel:ERIC!
Ursula:Somuchfortruelove!
Triton:Shereallydoeslovehim,doe’tshe,Sebastian?
Sebastian:Well,it’slikeIalwayay,YourMajesty.Childrengottobefree
toleadtheirownlives.
Triton:You-alwayaythat?ThenIguethere’sjustoneproblem
left.
Sebastian:Andwhat’sthat,YourMajesty?
Triton:HowmuchI’mgoingtomiher.
Sebastian:Yes,Thankyou,thankyou.
Ariel:IloveyouDaddy.
All:Nowwecanwalk,
Nowwecanrun,
Nowwecatayalldayinthesun.
Justyouandme,
AndIcae,
Partofyourworld.
THEEND
