Daisy Makbet |
Daisy Macbeth |
Daisy hibita ba vgadim
she be xalon ha raava shel Bronzetti, ve nehenta me ha glida bi shlosha
te'amim, she hayta xaviva aleha. |
Daisy was
looking at the clothes in the shop window of Bronzettis enjoying her favourite
three-flavour ice cream. |
Hi af-pa'am lo nixnesa la xanut,
ki hi lo yaxla leharshot le atsma et ha mexirim shelahem. |
She never went
into the shop because she couldnt afford their prices. |
"Ani xayevet lehodot
she ha dgamim ha Italkiyim hem yafim be-yoter, aval tsarix lihiyot dei razim kdei
lehikanes eleyhem", milmela Daisy le atsma. |
"I must
admit that Italian styles are very nice, but you have to be pretty slim to get into
them." Daisy muttered to herself. |
Ze lo she Daisy hayta shmena, hi
hayta rak memutsa'at, ax be-hexlet lo daka ke niyar, kmo rov ha dugmaniyot. |
It wasnt
that Daisy was fat, she was just average, but certainly not paper-thin, like most models. |
Ve shuv hi milmela le atsma,
"Ha set haze bi shnei xalakim hu be gavan yafe". |
And again to
herself, "Mm, that two-piece is a lovely shade." |
"Kay, ani lo tsipiti
lir'ot otax kan kvar ka et - a, slixa, at einex Kay, naxon?" |
"Kay, I
didnt expect to see you here yet - oh, sorry youre not Kay, are you?" |
Daisy histoveva lir'ot mi medaber
eleha. |
Daisy turned
around to see who was speaking to her. |
Ze haya adam mezukan, ba'al mar'e
merushal, be-erex be-gil xamishim. |
It was a rather
shabby-looking, bearded man of about fifty. |
Hu haya be verur mi motsa
Afrikani, ve haya lo mivta xazak mi drom Artsot Habrit. |
He was clearly
of African origin and had a strong Southern States accent. |
Be nigud li vgadav, hu
hirkiv mishkafayim mi degem Italki yadu'a, asher Daisy yad'a she hem
olim harbe. |
In spite of his
clothes he was wearing glasses of a famous Italian make, which Daisy knew cost a lot
of money. |
"Lo, be-hexlet lo". |
"No,
indeed." |
Daisy lo hayta regila le xax
she mishehu matxil ledaber ita be-emtsa ha rexov ha rashi, ve hitkonena lalexet
mi sham le xivun ha glideriya ha xaviva aleha. |
Daisy
wasnt used to being chatted up in the middle of the High Street and made to walk off
in the direction of her favourite ice-cream parlour. |
"Ana silxi li gveret...
pashut ani bamay sratim, ve... |
"Please
excuse me, Miss...er, you see Im a film director and..." |
"Lo toda, ani lo me'unyenet.
Shalom." |
"No thank
you, Im not interested. Goodbye." |
"Lo, einex mevina. Ani
be-emet bamay. |
"No, you
dont understand. I really am. |
Ani Lorens Baker", amar ha
ish le Daisy, ke ilu ha izkur shel shmo yasbir et hitnahaguto. |
Im
Lawrence Baker," the man told Daisy as though the mention of his name would explain
his behaviour. |
"Ve ani xokeret
pratit - hexzira Daisy. |
"And
Im a private investigator!" retorted Daisy. |
"Ah, ze lo xashuv, at
tat'imi be ota mida." |
"Oh, that
doesnt matter, youll do just the same." |
Daisy hayta dei tova be
lehipater mi anashim metumtamim, ax ha pa'am hi hayta ktsat sakranit lada'at
ma omed me axorey sug kaze shel hit'akshut. |
Daisy was
rather good at getting rid of stupid people but this time she was a bit curious to know
what was behind this sort of insistence. |
"Ana, kir'i li
Lorens", hosif ha ish. |
"Do call
me Lawrence" the man added. |
"Tir'i, be mikre she af pa'am
lo shamat alay, ani biyamti tsevet shaxkanim she haya kulo mi Harlem,
ba maxaze "Ha sufa". |
"Look, in
case youve never heard of me I directed an all Harlem cast of The Tempest." |
Daisy ahava et Shakespeare al ha
masax, ve axen ra'ata et ha seret. |
Daisy liked
Shakespeare on the screen and had indeed seen the film. |
"Uvxen, ha seret
shelxa me'od matsa xen be einai, aval ani lo Kay ve... ah, ata dibarta al
Kay Bartok, ha saxkanit ha Kanadit she sixaka be "Makbet"? |
"Well, I
liked your film immensely but Im not Kay and......oh, you werent talking about
Kay Bartok, the Canadian actress in Macbeth? " |
Gam et ze asita,
naxon?" |
You made
that too, didnt you? |
"Ken", xiyex Lorens
Baker, Daisy asta lo et ha yom. |
"Yes."
Lawrence Baker smiled. Daisy had made his day. |
"Le-tsa'ari, ha
sratim sheli einam marvixim harbe kesef, aval ani nehene lishmo'a isha
Angliya ha omeret she hi nehenta le-faxot me exad me hem. |
"Im
afraid my films dont make a lot of money, but it gives me pleasure to hear an
Englishwoman saying she enjoyed at least one of them. |
Aval bo'i naxazor la
inyan. |
But back to
business. |
Ani ta'iti ve xashavti
she at Kay, ve yesh li ra'ayon nehedar, ulay hayit rotsa lihiyot ha kfila shela ad sof ha
shavu'a? |
I mistook you
for Kay. And Ive had a wonderful idea. How would you like to be her double for the
rest of the week!" |
Daisy hayta hamuma. |
Daisy was
stunned. |
Mar Lorens himshix: "Ha
panim shelax einam bi-diyuk kmo shela, aval yesh laxen mivne zehe, ve oto sei'ar arox be
tseva xum bahir. |
Mr. Lawrence
continued: "Your face isnt exactly like hers but you have an identical build
and just the same long light-brown hair. |
At yoda'at, Kay ktsat
ayefa ve hi me'od zkuka li mnuxa. |
You know, Kay,
is a bit run down and she badly needs a rest. |
Ha inyan hu, she yesh la harbe
hitxayvuyot be-meshex ha yamim ha krovim ki anaxnu nimtsa'im kan kedey
lekadem et ha seret ha axaron shelanu, "Xazara la jungel im modem". |
The thing is
that she has a lot of engagements in the next few days as we are here to promote our
latest film, "Back to the jungle with a modem". |
"Tov, ani be-emet lo
shaxkanit be miktso'i, aval le-faxot ani mesaxeket lif'amim ka'asher ani xokeret
eize mikre, aval ...", amra Daisy. |
"Well, I
really dont act as a profession - at least I do sometimes when Im
investigating a case, but......" said Daisy. |
"Bo'i nishte sham kos
kafe", Lorens hitsbi'a el ever beit kafe min ha ever ha sheni
shel ha kvish. |
"Look, why
dont we have a cup of coffee over there," Lawrence indicated a coffee shop on
the other side of the road. |
"Kay tifgosh oti sham ki hi
ratsta la'arox ktsat kniyot kodem. |
"Kay is
meeting me there because she wanted to do some shopping first. |
Tir'i, hine hi nixneset el
beit ha kafe axshav." |
Look, there she
is, going into the coffee shop now." |
Lorens haya tipus patpetan, she
le-olam lo yihiye muxan lekabel tshuva shlilit, ve Daisy dey histakrena mi kol ha inyan,
az hi hexlita lifgosh et Kay Bartok. |
Lawrence was
the talkative type who would never take no for an answer, and Daisy was rather intrigued
by the whole matter so she decided to meet Kay Bartok. |
Ka-asher hutsga bifnei ha
saxkanit, ra'ata Daisy she tavei paneha hayu shonim ve xi
Kay Bartok hayta le-faxot xamesh-esre shanim mevugeret mimena, |
When she was
introduced to the actress, Daisy saw that their features were different and that Kay
Bartok was at least fifteen years older, |
aval ha mivne ha fizi
shelahen be-hexlet haya dome me'od. |
but physically
they were indeed very similar. |
Le Kay Bartok haya mivta Kanadi
xazak. |
Kay Bartok had
a strong Canadian accent. |
"Az at xokeret
pratit, gveret Hamilton, |
"So
youre a private eye, Miss Hamilton. |
kama me'anyen! |
How very
interesting. |
At betax nixneset
le matsavim mesukanim li-f'amim". |
You must get
into very dangerous situations sometimes." |
Isha ne'ima zu mats'a xen be
einey Daisy. Hi histakla al anashim ke ilu hi be-xenut me'unyenet be ma she
hem omrim. |
Daisy took a
liking to this gracious lady who looked at people as though she was sincerely interested
in what they were saying. |
"Kay, ma da'atex?" |
"Kay, what
do you think, |
Gveret Hamilton yexola
lasim ipur kaved al ha einayim shela, laxavosh kova ha mexase et ha panim,
ve hi tera'e bi-diyuk kamox." |
Miss Hamilton
could put heavy eye make-up on, wear a face-covering hat and would look exactly like
you." |
"Rak rega, mar Baker,
ani ovedet ke xokeret pratit, ve lo ki xfila bi sratim..." |
"Just a
minute, Mr. Baker, I work as a private eye and not as a film double..." |
"Tir'i, Daisy, nuxal
leshalem lax ke ilu at xokeret mashehu. |
"Look,
Daisy, we could pay you just as if you were investigating something. |
At ta'asi lanu tova me'od
gdola", hit'akesh Lorens. |
You would be
doing us a great favour." Lawrence insisted. |
Daisy hisesa. |
Daisy
hesitated: |
Haya la rak tik exad ka-rega ve
zu hayta derex leshalem avur rihut misradi she hi me'od nizkeka lo. |
she had only
one case on hand at that moment and that was how to pay for some office furniture she
needed badly. |
Ha tikim hayu mefuzarim be xol
makom, ve mexonat ha fax shela lo pa'ala. |
Files were
everywhere, and her fax machine wasnt working. |
"Tov", hi amra,
"amadeti latset le xufsha, ax uxal lidxot ota le xama
yamim." |
"Well"
she replied "I was just going on holiday, but I could put it off for a
few days." |
Lorens Baker xiyex be nitsaxon. |
Lawrence Baker
smiled triumphantly: |
"Kay, at telxi ve tanuxi lax
le xama yamim, ve ani ekax et Daisy iti le mesibot u le aruxot ha tsohorayim
she at hayit holexet eleihem." |
"Kay, you
go off and have a rest for the next few days, and Ill take Daisy round with me to
parties and lunches you would be going to." |
Haya nikar al Kay Bartok she
ravax la. |
Kay Bartok
looked relieved. |
"Ani rotsa lehodot lax, gveret
Hamilton, ve ani mekava she ba pa'am ha ba'a she avo, nuxal lehipagesh ve litsxok
al ha inyan be-yaxad". |
"I want to
thank you Miss Hamilton and I hope the next time I come over I can look you up and we can
have a good laugh together." |
Ba boker she le-moxorat
Daisy mats'a et atsma be swita be veit malon, ka-asher mar Baker ozer
la im ha ipur shela. |
The next
morning Daisy found herself in a hotel suite with Mr. Baker helping her with her make-up. |
Daisy hayta ktsat mevulbelet.
|
Daisy was a bit
confused. |
"Aval ha gveret
Bartok mevugeret mimeni! Anashim lo yasimu lev? |
"But Miss
Bartok is older than me! Wont people notice? |
U ma be-kesher la mivta
shela?" |
And what about
her accent?" |
Lorens tsaxak. |
Lawrence
laughed. |
"Al tid'agi. Kay mukeret
me'od ke saxkanit be te'atron u vi sratim klasiyim. |
"Don't
worry. Kay is well-known for her stage and film classical acting, |
At yoda'at she hi lamda be
London, ve rov ha anashim xoshvim she hi Angliya mi-meila. |
she studied in
London, you know, and most people think she is English anyway. |
U v-kesher la uvda
she hi mevugeret mimex, hi lo nir'et kax ba sratim shela". |
As to the fact
that Kay is older than you, she doesnt look it in her films!" |
Daisy azra omets ve nehenta
me'od be-meshex oto ha shavu'a. |
Daisy took
courage by the hand and enjoyed herself immensely for the rest of that week. |
Hi lavsha bgadim yefefiyim, kixva
be eru'a ptixa, axla be mis'adot nifla'ot be lev London ve hirvixa xamesh
me'ot lirot. |
She wore
beautiful clothes, opened a fête, had gorgeous food in wonderful restaurants in the heart
of London and earned five hundred pounds. |
Lorens haya ha kol, aval lo
kamtsan. |
Lawrence was
anything but mean. |
Haya rak davar exad - le ro'a
ha mazal, hi he'elta shney kilo ba mishkal! |
There was just
one thing - unfortunately she had put on four pounds in weight! |
Be xazara be misrada, Daisy iyna
ba itonim she lo hispika lir'ot be-meshex ha yamim ha axronim. |
Back in her
office Daisy was perusing the newspapers she hadnt had time to see in the last few
days. |
Be exad ha itonim ha tsehubim
haya katuv: |
One tabloid
read: |
"Kay Bartok kixva be eru'a
ptixa be lev Angliya kdey le'esof ksafim avur tareshet nefotsa |
"Kay
Bartok opens fête in the heart of England to collect money for a multiple sclerosis
charity. |
Nitram sxum she haya kim'at kaful
mi ha sxum ha metsupe, hodot la xen ha rav shel saxkanit gdola zu. |
Nearly double
the sum expected was donated thanks to the charm of this great actress. |
Hi nir'ata tov me'od, u tse'ira
yoter me-asher hayta ke she sixaka be tafkid Lady Makbet ba seret shel Lorens
Baker. |
It was noticed
that she looked very well, and younger than when she played Lady Macbeth in Lawrence
Bakers film. |
Hi amra be anava ki hi mekava she
tesaxek afilu tov yoter ba tafkid ha ba shela, ve xi hi me'od ohevet
et ha glida be Angliya. |
She modestly
said that she hopes to act even better in her next role and that she likes English
ice-cream very much!" |