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1IntheAabbey(ThestorystartsinanabbeyofSalzburg,Austria,inthelastGoldenDaysoftheThirties.Halleluyah!Bernice:ReverendMother...ReverendMother:SisterBernice.Bernice:Isimplycannotfindher.ReverendMother:Marisa?Bernice:She’smissingfromtheabbeyagain.SisterA:Perhapsweshouldhaveputacowbellaroundherneck.SisterB:Haveyoutriedthebarn?Youknowhowmuchsheadorestheanimals.Bernice:Ihavelookedeverywhere,inalloftheusualplaces.ReverndMother:SisterBernice,consideringthatisMaria,Isuggestyoulookinsomeplaceunusual.(Later,MariagetsbackandcomestoseeReverendMother.)ReverendMother:I’mhere,mychild.Nowsitdown.Maria(shortforM):Oh,ReverendMother,I’msosorry.Ijustcouldn’thelpmyself.Thegateswereopenandthehillswerebeckoningandbefore...ReverendMother:Iknow!Ihavenotsummonedyouhereforapologies.M:Oh,pleaseMother,doletmeaskforforgiveness.ReverendMother:Ifitwillmakeyoufeelbetter.M:Yes.Wellyousee,theskywassobluetodayandeverythingwassogreenandfragrant.Ijusthadtobeapartofit!Andyouknowthosebirdskeptmeetingmehigherandhigherasthoughitwantedmetogorightthroughthecloudswithit.ReverendMother:Child,supposedarknesshadcomeandyouwerelost?M:Oh,Mother,Icouldneverbelostupthere.That’smymountain,Iwasbroughtuponit.Itwasthemountainthatledmetoyou.ReverendMother:Oh?M:WhenIwasachild,Iwouldcomedownthemountainandclimbatreeandlookoverintoyourgarden.I’dseethesistersatworkandIwouldhearthemsingontheirwaytoVespers,whichbringsmetoanothertransgression,ReverendMother.Iwassingingouttheretodaywithoutpermission.Reverendother:Maria,itisonlyhereintheabbeythatwehaverulesaboutpostulantsinging.M:Ican’tseemtostopsingingwhereverIam.Andwhat’sworse,Ican’tseemtostopsayingthings.EverythingandanythingIthinkandfeel.ReverendMother:Somepeoplewouldcallthathonesty.M:No,butit’sterrible,ReverendMother.YouknowhowSisterBethalwaysmakesmekissthefloorafterwehadadisagreement?WelllatelyI’vetakentokissingthefloorwhenIseehercomingjusttosavetime.ReverendMother:Maria,whenyousawusovertheabbeywallandlongedtobeoneofus,thatdidn’tnecessarilymeanthatyouwerepreparedforthewaywelivehere,didit?M:No,Mother.ButIprayandItryandIamlearning.Ireallyam.ReverendMother:Whatisthemostimportantlessonyouhavelearnedhere,mychild?M:TofindoutwhatisthewillofGodandtodoitwhole-heartedly.ReverendMother:Maria,itseemstobethewillofGodthatyouleaveus.M:Leaveyou?ReverendMother:Onlyforawhile,Maria.M:Oh,please,Mother,don’tdothat.Pleasedon’tsendmeaway!ThisiswhereIbelong.It’smyhome.Myfamily.It’smylife.ReverendMother:Areyoutrulyreadyforit?M:Yes,Iam.ReverendMother:Perhapsifyougooutintotheworldforatime,knowingwhatweexpectofyou.Youwillhaveachancetofindoutthatyoucouldexpectitfromyourself.M:Iknowwhatyouexpect,Mother,andIcandoit.IpromiseIcan!ReverendMother:Maria...M:Yes,mother.ItisGod’swill.ReverendMother:ThereisafamilynearSalzburgthatneedsagovernessuntilneedsagovernessuntilSeptember.M:September?!ReverendMother:Totakecareofsevenchildren.M:Sevenchildren?!ReverendMother:DoyoulikechildrenMaria?M:Ohyes,butseven....ReverendMother:IwilltellCaptainVonTrapptoexpectyoutomorrow.M:Acaptain?ReverendMother:AretiredofficeroftheimperialNavy.Afinemanandabraveone.Hiswifediedseveralyearsago.Livinginthedormwiththechildren,andIunderstandhehashadamostdifficulttimemanagingtokeepagovernessthere.M:Er..Whydifficult,ReverendMother?ReverendMother:TheLordwillshowyouinHisowngoodtime.(Maria,withherbagandguitarinhands,walkssullenlyoutoftheabbey.)M(singing):Whatwillthisdaybelike,Iwonder.Whatwillmyfuturebe,Iwonder.Itcouldbesoexcitingtobeoutintheworld,tobefree.Myheartshouldbewildlyrejoicing,Oh,what’sthematterwithme?I’vealwayslongedforadventure,todothethingsI’veneverdid.NowhereI’mpacingadventure,thenwhyamIsoscared?(Oh,help.)Ihaveconfidenceinconfidencealone,Besideswhichyousee,Ihaveconfidenceinme.(故事开始于奥地利萨尔斯堡的一家修道院，时间是本世纪三十年代最后的黄金岁月，奥地利萨尔斯堡一家女修道院。)哈里路亚！伯尼丝修女（以下简称“伯”）：院长嬷嬷……院长嬷嬷（以下简称“嬷”）：伯尼丝修女。伯：我怎么也找不着她。嬷：玛丽亚吗？伯：她又不在修道院了。修女A：或许我们应该在她脖子上挂个牛铃儿。修女B：你找过牲口棚了吗？你知道她是多么喜爱动物。伯：该找的地方我都找过了。嬷：伯尼丝修女，要知道，她是玛丽亚。我建议你还是去别人不常去的地方找找吧。（稍后，玛丽亚回来去见院长嬷嬷。）嬷：我在这儿，孩子，来坐下。玛丽亚（以下简称“玛”）：噢！院长嬷嬷，非常抱歉。我实在是忍不住了，修道院的门开着，群山在向我招手，而且在前……嬷：我知道了！我不是叫你来道歉的。玛：哦，嬷嬷！请让我求主宽恕吧。嬷：好吧，如果这样会使你好受些的话。玛：是的！您看，今天的天空多么的湛蓝，一草一木都是那么的翠绿、芬芳。我不得不加入它们。你知道，我越爬越高，那些鸟不断地迎接我，仿佛要让我陪伴它们穿过朵朵白云。嬷：孩子，要是天黑了，你迷路了怎么办呢？玛：嬷嬷，在那儿我是不会迷路的。那是我的大山，我就是在那儿长大的。正是大山把我引向您的。嬷：哦？玛：当我还是个小孩子的时候，常从山上下来，爬上一颗树，眺望您的花园。我看见修女们在忙碌，听到她们一路歌唱去晚祷。这使我想起我又犯错了，院长嬷嬷，我今天在外面没经允许就唱歌了。嬷：玛丽亚，我们只是在修道院里才对见习者有唱歌的规定。玛：不管在哪儿，我几乎都忍不住要唱歌。更糟的是，我几乎都忍不住要说话。说我感受到的、想象到的任何事物。嬷：一些人会说这就是诚实。玛：嬷嬷，然而这太讨厌了。您知道贝丝修女和我意见不同，她总叫我亲吻地板，以后只要看见她过来，我就会先亲吻地板，以省时间。嬷：玛丽亚，当你在修道院墙外看见我们，希望加入我们时，这并不就意味着你得准备着象我们这样生活，是吗？玛：不，嬷嬷！我祈祷着，并且努力着，而且，我在学习，真的。嬷：孩子，你在这儿学到的最重要的一课是什么？玛：去发现什么是主的意愿，并全心全意地去执行。嬷：玛丽亚，这似乎是主的意愿，要你离开我们。玛：离开你们？嬷：玛丽亚，只是暂时离开。玛：嬷嬷，求求您不要这样做！请不要把我送走！我属于这儿，这儿是我的家，有我的亲人，是我的生命。嬷：你真的为此准备好了吗？玛：是的。嬷：或许，如果你去外面的世界过一段时间，了解了解我们对你的期望。你也就有机会来发现你自己的期望。玛：嬷嬷，我知道您的期望，我能做到的，我发誓我能做到。嬷：玛丽亚……玛：是的，嬷嬷。这是主的意愿。嬷：萨尔斯堡附近有个家庭需要一名女家庭教师，工作到九月份。玛：九月？！嬷：要照看七个孩子。玛：七个孩子？！嬷：玛丽亚，你喜欢孩子吗？玛：是的，但是七个……嬷：我会回信给冯·特普上校，说你明天就到。玛：上校？嬷：是位皇家海军的退役军官，人很好，也很勇敢。他的妻子几年前去世了，他和七个孩子住在一起。我能理解他要努力留住女家庭教师的难处。玛：为什么会有困难呢，嬷嬷？嬷：主自然会在适当的时候告诉你的。（玛丽亚提着行李和吉它，闷闷不乐地走出修道院。）玛（唱）：今天会如何，我不知道。将来会如何，我不知道。走进这尘世，