[Spanish_Rumple]

I'm putting all the translation together here in this new post I think it'll be much easier to read...

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6694130652688091172&q=CATS

There goes the first dialogue, Munkustrap and Demeter:

Munkustrap: “(can’t hear it well) I thought… that you couldn’t be able to do it… I wasn’t going to stand there arms crossed watching that situation. And the third… have you got your eyes closed?
Demeter: “yes… (eyes closed trying to sense Munkustrap behind her and getting a bit nervous) …Munkustraaap what’s the third reason?... Munkustrap are you still there? I’m going to open my eyes…
(Munkustrap puts his paws in front of her eyes)
Munkustrap: “which one is it Demeter? Which one is that third reason?
Demeter: “…let me open my eyes and … maybe then I’ll know…
Munustrap: “So?...(something I can’t understand)
Demeter: (says something aswell)
Munkustrap: “what does your sixth sense tell you?
Demeter:”It told me that it was because of me… (doubtful) but… but what about that third reason??
Munkustrap: “maybe… but that doesn’t matter much right now don’t you think? (looking to the floor, and walking away)
Demeter: “I don’t understand it anymore…
Munkustrap: “I mean that maybe is not that the reason, but that doesn’t matter now anymore
Demeter: “I know Munkustrap but why do you say that? But why it doesn’t matter now?
Munkustrap: “It would be selfish to defend a queen, your mother (talking about Grizabella), in order to get another queen, I don’t want that.
Demeter: “But you’re not selfish
Munkustrap: “but…
Demeter: “there’s no “buts” Munkustrap, now I understand everything. Thank you very much.
Munkustrap: Now everything’s correct now
Demeter:Thank you… Do you trust me?
Munkustrap: “I’ve never stopped doing it…
Demeter:”Then close your eyes now
Munkustrap: Why?
Demeter: close them, trust me
(she walks to his other side and whispers at his ear) Thank you again (and she starts pulling his paw somewhere)
Munkustrap: Where are you taking me Demeter?
Demeter: What does your sixth sense tell you? (public say “oooooooooooh”)
Munkustrap: I’m afraid to be wrong…(they say something but the public can’t let me understand it)
Demeter: just imagine a place were you’d like to be
Munkustrap: To the stars?
Demeter: lets go to the stars Munkustrap!

OOC: I don’t really understand their dialogue, it is quite strange. But this filming has been cutted and rearranged, I think this was one of the last dialogues because I think they are talking about why Munkustrap had finally accepted Grizabella in the tribe… I’m not sure though.

Next dialogue: Munkustrap + cats

Pink and white Cat: “Please Munkustrap let me return to the group
Munkustrap: (in general to the group)I don’t understand you, I don’t understand you. I’m acting like you, you do the same with Grizabella!! Why should I listen to you!
Pink and white cat: please Munkustrap I don’t like to be here all alone, please let me return with the group.
Someone: come with us…
Pink cat: Munkustrap you were wright and we’ve been stupid… now I see it… (crouches beside Munkustrap)
(A boy says something I don’t understand but more or less he is allowing that pink and white cat to return with them.)
White cat: Now I understand Munkustrap, thank you very much
All the group: we’re sorry Munkustrap… yes, we’re sorry…we’ve been unfair…
Mistoffelees: Thank you for opening our eyes (literally translated… it’s like “thank you for showing us the wright way”)
Munkustrap: That’s enough!! (he says “basta!”) I think you haven’t understuud anything.
Someone: yes we’re asking you to forgive us…
Munkustrap: What have you done to me?
Someone: But I don’t get it, we’ve asked you to forgive us
Munkustrap: I’m not the cat to whom you have to ask for forgiveness, I’m not the cat who’s being refused and marginalised, Go and ask for forgiveness to whom you really should and everything will be allright…

(then appears Grizabella and sings her song)

(Munkustrap sings Mr. Mistoffelees!! I can’t believe it…)

(The fight between Macavity and Munkustrap reminds me of the fights in Dragon Ball… they stood up standing and stareing one in front of the other for ages!!! Until they finally started to fight…hehehehe)

Dialogue: Gus + cats

Gus: there were a lot of main and secondary roles… puppets, monologues…
Bombalurina: but anyone can do that!
Gus: that is the behaviour that I don’t like in the youth!! You think you can do anything! You can still jump through a hoop but you’ve forgotten how important are rehearsals
Cat: and… and you have done a lot of rehearsals?
Gus: uf! (that is a Spanish exclamation like “wow!” ) A lot of times! Not in those nowadays musicals… I don’t mean they’re bad…
Cat: which ones were they?
Gus: They were big productions such as Jesus Christ Superstar or Chicago… (sighs)
Cat: (can’t understand her)
Gus: No… there were people a lot better than myself… but those were such great times…
Cat: and …could you tell us any story?
Gus: you seem in a hurry little one! Dou you want to listen to my story? Dou you all want lo listen to my story?
All: yes of course!
Gus: all this youth overwhelms me… Allright I will tell you the story that would possibly be for me the most important experience of my life
Cat: but… the best story of all?? Really the best???
Gus: the very best of all!!
(they they all sit closer to him)
Gus: I was quite young, when I was rehearsing a musical that in two months was going to be released. Suddenly the director told us that he wanted to release the musical that same day with public and all! We obviously told him “what are you talking about?? That can’t be true!” But he, with a smile told us to trust him, that “all is here inside” (signalling his forehead) “with a couple of scenes and dances we’ll succeed, let yourself be guided by the calm and tranquility(in other words “relax”). Then I thought, how could we be calm!!?? We haven’t rehearsed at all!! But there wasn’t a way to make him change his opinion, he started putting make up on people in two hours left for the show. But the worst of all was that we lost the costumes!!
All: oooooooh!!!!
Mungojerrie: Naked!!!
Gus: (sighs and rolling his eyes) this youngsters… Anyway the question is that… (and they cut with Rum Tum Tugger’s song)

(I can’t tell why that Tugger reminds me a lot of Steve Urkel!!!!)

Munkustrap + Demeter (once again)

Demeter: There’s no need thank you
Munkustrap: I would like to tell you something…
Demeter: what do you want to tell me?
Munkustrap: at night there are free dogs that attack defenceless kittens like you…
Demeter: well I think I can defend myself
Munkustrap: I wouldn’t want anybody to harm you. Imagine you are with the enemy (takes her by her hands)
Demeter: (smiles) right now the enemy it’s you
Munkustrap: Imagine you are in front of the enemy. We, Cats, we have a sixth sense and if you use it well you can foretell his movements. Close your eyes, trust me close your eyes. Imagine that a pack of wolves is surrounding you. Little by little one of them gets closer to you until…
Demeter: Munkustraaaaap!!!
Munkustrap: calm down I was only joking! (smiles)
Demeter: I think I’m leaving!
Munkustrap: so you don’t want me coming with you?
Demeter: nah, now I can defend myself (she leaves)… Munkustraaap thanks for the advice


Pink and black cat: aaaaaaaaaaaagh!!!! Oooooh girls girls you know what??? Tonight a cat will go up to the heavyside layer!!!
Mistoffelees (??): And who will be that cat?
Group of queens shout: Rum Tum Tugeeeeeeeeeeeeeer!!!!!
Victoria: the cutest cat of all the Junkyard!!!
Cassandra: the cat who rocks the best!!
Pink cat: and the strongest!!!

Demeter + Grizabella

Grizabella: I like to be alone my little girl
Demeter: that’s not true, nobody likes that
Grizabella: maybe I do
Demeter: mom I can’t believe it, do you really like that?
Grizabella: my little girl I’m old you must understand. I belong to that place…
Demeter: all alone?? Mum but why all the other cats refuse you?
Grizabella: I’ve told you, I’m old and different I don’t understand why you don’t…
Demeter: but we all grow old…
Grizabella: that’s enough! Leave it this way
Demeter: mom I don’t think you are any different and if you are I want to be a cat like you!
Grizabella: you don’t know what you’re saying… you’re young
Demeter: I’m young but I’m not a fool and I see you’re sad
Grizabella: yes…
Demeter: mom it’s not the end
Grizabella: how do you know that?
Demeter: because it’s not a happy ending
Grizabella: you’re…. so innocent, you remind me of myself… those same words…
Demeter: have you forgotten them?
Grizabella: maybe yes… (end of dialogues)

I must tell you that I have done it quite literally while I was listening, the synthax and grammar could perfectly be arranged much better...heheh I'm sorry for that... Oh and sometimes I've put my own comments...

I hope you can enjoy the video a bit better...

[enkeli-kitten]

YAAY!! Thank you so much Spanish_Rumple!!!! You rock! That must have taken you ages. Now I can understand what's going on in the video!! ^^ *hugs*

[Jemima57]

What kind of video is it ? I can't watch it, so I just tried to imagine and I don't understand, is that a sort of cartoon ?

[Spanish_Rumple]

Is the video posted in the thread named "an interesting version" maybe you can download it better from that other post... I didn't bring it sorry. Its a version of the musical that was done in a school from Valencia (Spain) tey have added invented dialogues and created some different coreographies.

[Roxanne]

Adding on to what Spanish_Rumple said, it's a very amature looking production of CATS with loads of dialogue added. The video doesn't show the scenes in sequence (or does it? o.O I don't think so....), so it's hard to tell exactly where everything falls along the storyline. But it's basically a group of somewhat wooden actors in generic rushed regional costumes. *nods*

[Spanish_Rumple]

thanx for being specific.... well it's just a school production as simple as that... at least the costumes weren't made with old stuff found at home, at least they were wearing unitards and they even created the patterns and colours... who would imagine a yellow Munkustrap...hahahahahaha

[Roxanne]

Ah....I'd forgotten it was a school production. *nods* You're very very right. Sorry. I was just trying to give her a picture of what it looks like. And...that's what it looks like. =/

Didn't mean to offend you. >.< Promise.

[Jemima57]

Thanks for your explanations ! Niw I can imagine better what it is. I can't read anything from video.google, it says it's not available in my country. I tried also at work (so in Germany) and it didn't work either.
Yellow Munkustrap ? Interesting. Too bad I can't view it.

[*asterix*]

Jemima57, here are some Screen Captures, if that's of any help for you I can't record the audio on this machine, but if you'd really like to hear some of it I can give it a go on a different machine tomorrow. It's a bummer that the google video is giving you grief

[Nemi]

[Spanish_Rumple]

Yeah well be careful nemi don't use it the way it's written, I'm not completely satisfied... I mean that I think I've made gramatical mistakes...

"...imagine a place where you would like to be...
... to the stars..."

I'm not sure if I've written that well

[Jemima57]