# The hills are alive with the sound of music
# With songs they have sung for a thousand years
# The hills fill my heart with the sound of music
# My heart wants to sing every song it hears
# My heart wants to beat like the wings of the birds
# that rise from the lake to the trees
# My heart wants to sigh like a chime that flies from a church on a breeze
# To laugh like a brook when it trips and falls over stones on its way
# To sing through the night like a lark who is learning to pray
# I go to the hills when my heart is lonely
# I know I will hear what I've heard before
# My heart will be blessed with the sound of music
# And I'll sing once more. #
ABBEY BELLS RING Oh!
# Propterea exaltabit caput,
# Gloria Patri et Filio,
# Et Spiritui Sancto.
# Sicut erat in principio, Et nunc et semper,
# Et in saecula saeculorum.
# Amen. #
# Rex admirabilis Et triumphator nobilis,
# Dulcedo in effabilis
# In effabilis
# Totus desiderabilis
# Totus desiderabilis. #
# Al-le-lu-ia
# Al-le-lu-ia... #
Reverend Mother. Sister Bernice? I simply cannot find her.
Maria? She is missing from the Abbey again.
Perhaps we should put a cow-bell around her neck.
Have you tried the barn? You know how much she adores the animals.
I have looked everywhere, in all the usual places.
Sister Bernice, considering that it is Maria,
I suggest you look in some place unusual!
Well, Reverend Mother,
I hope this will end whatever doubt you still have
about Maria's future here.
I always try to keep faith in my doubts, Sister Berthe.
After all, the wool of a black sheep is just as warm.
We are not talking about sheep, black or white, Sister.
Of all our candidates Maria is the least likely...! Children, children!
We were speculating about the qualities of some of our postulants.
The Mistress of Novices and the Mistress of Postulants
were helping me by expressing opposite points of view.
Tell me, Sister Katherine, what do you think of Maria?
She is a wonderful girl...
..some of the time!
Sister Agatha?
It's very easy to like Maria,
except when it's, er, difficult.
And you, Sister Sophia?
I love her very dearly, but she always seems to be in trouble.
Exactly what I say!
# She climbs a tree and scrapes her knee, Her dress has got a tear.
# She waltzes on her way to Mass And whistles on the stair.
# Underneath her wimple she has curlers in her hair.
# I even heard her singing in the Abbey!
# She's always late for chapel
# But her penitence is real.
# She's always late for everything
# Except for every meal.
# I hate to have to say it But I very firmly feel
ALL: # Maria's not an asset to the Abbey.
# I'd like to say a word in her behalf. #
Then say it.
# Maria makes me...laugh!
# How do you solve a problem like Maria?
# How do you catch a cloud and pin it down?
# How do you find a word that means Maria?
# A flibbertijibbet?
# A will-o'-the wisp? A clown?
# Many a thing you know you'd like to tell her,
# Many a thing she ought to understand,
# But how do you make her stay and listen to all you say?
# How do you keep a wave upon the sand?
# How do you solve a problem like Maria?
# How do you hold a moon-beam in your hand?
# When I'm with her I'm confused, Out of focus and bemused,
# And I never know exactly where I am.
# Unpredictable as weather
# She's as flighty as a feather
# She's a darling
# She's a demon
# She's a lamb
# She'll out-pester any pest, Drive a hornet from his nest,
# She can throw a whirling Dervish out of whirl.
# She is gentle, she is wild,
# She's a riddle, she's a child.
# She's a headache!
# She's an angel.
# She's a girl.
ALL: # How do you solve a problem like Maria?
# How do you catch a cloud and pin it down?
# How do you find a word that means Maria?
# A flibbertijibbet? A will-o'-the wisp?
# A clown?
# Many a thing you know you'd like to tell her,
# Many a thing she ought to understand,
# But how do you make her stay
# And listen to all you say?
# How do you keep a wave upon the sand?
# Oh, how do you solve a problem like Maria? #
DOOR SLAMS
# How do you hold a moon-beam in your hand? #
You may go in now, Maria.
Come here, my child.
Now, sit down.
Oh, Reverend Mother, I am so sorry.
I just couldn't help myself.
The gates were open and the hills were beckoning and... Maria.
I didn't summon you to apologise. Oh, do let me ask for forgiveness.
If it'd make you feel better. Yes.
Well, you see, the sky was so blue today and everything was so green,
I just had to be a part of it.
A bird kept leading me higher and higher
as though it wanted me to go right through the clouds with it.
Child, suppose darkness had come and you were lost?
Oh, Mother, I could never be lost up there.
It's my mountain. I was brought up on it. It led me to you.
Oh?
When I was a child, I would come down the mountain
and climb a tree and look over into your garden.
I'd see the sisters at work and hear them sing on their way to Vespers.
I made another transgression today, I was singing without permission.
Maria, it is only here in the Abbey that we have rules about singing.
I can't seem to stop singing wherever I am,
and what's worse, I can't seem to stop saying things -
everything I think and feel.
Some people would call that honesty. Oh, but it's terrible!
You know how Sister Berthe makes me kiss the floor after a disagreement?
Well lately, I've taken to kissing the floor when I see her coming,
just to save time.
Maria, when you saw us over the Abbey wall
and longed to be one of us,
that didn't necessarily mean that you were prepared
for the way we live here, did it?
No, Mother, but I pray and I try
and I am learning, I really am!
What is the most important lesson you have learnt here?
To find out what is the will of God,
and to do it wholeheartedly.
Maria.
It seems to be the will of God that you leave us. Leave?
Only for a while, Maria. Oh, please don't send me away.
This is where I belong - it's my home, my family... It's my life!
But are you truly ready for it? Yes, I am!
Perhaps if you go out into the world for a time,
knowing what we expect of you, you will see if you can live up to it.
I know what you expect, Mother, and I can do it!
Maria.
Yes, Mother.
If it is God's will.
A family near Salzburg needs a governess until September,
to take care of seven children.
Seven children?!
But you like children.
Yes, but seven?!
I'll tell Captain von Trapp to expect you tomorrow.
Captain?
A retired officer of the Imperial Navy. A fine, brave man.
His wife died several years ago, leaving him alone with the children,
and I understand he's had a most difficult time keeping a governess.
Er, why difficult, Reverend Mother?
The Lord will show you in his own good time.
CHORAL SINGING
When the Lord closes a door, somewhere he opens a window.
# What will this day be like?
# I wonder.
# What will my future be?
# I wonder?
# It could be so exciting
# To be out in the world, to be free.
# My heart should be wildly rejoicing,
# Oh, what's the matter with me?
# I've always longed for adventure
# To do things I've never dared
# Now here I am facing adventure
# Then why am I so scared?
# A captain with seven children
# What's so fearsome about that?
# Oh, I must stop these doubts, all these worries,
# If I don't, I just know I'll turn back.
# I must dream of the things I am seeking.
# I am seeking the courage I lack.
# The courage to serve them with reliance,
# Face my mistakes without defiance.
# Show them I'm worthy
# And while I show them, I'll show me
# So, let them bring on all their problems
# I'll do better than my best
# I have confidence they'll put me to the test
# But I'll make them see I have confidence in me
# Somehow I will impress them
# I will be firm but kind
# And all those children, heaven bless them,
# They will look up to me and mind me.
# With each step I am more certain
# Everything will turn out fine
# If I have confidence the world can all be mine
# They'll have to agree I have confidence in me!
# I have confidence in sunshine
# I have confidence in rain
# I have confidence the spring will come again
# Besides which, you'll see, I have confidence in me
# Strength doesn't lie in numbers
# Strength doesn't lie in wealth
# Strength lies in nights of peaceful slumbers
# When you wake up, wake up, it's healthy
# All I trust I leave my heart to
# All I trust becomes my own
# I have confidence in confidence alone...
Oh, help!
# I have confidence in confidence alone
# Besides which, you see, I have confidence in me. #
Oh! Phew!
Hello! Here I am!
I'm from the convent. I'm the new governess, Captain.
And I'm the old butler, Fraulein.
Oh! Well, how do you do?
You'll, er, wait here, please.
DOOR BANGS OPEN
In the future, you'll kindly remember
there are certain rooms which are not to be disturbed.
Yes, Captain...sir.
Why do you stare at me that way?
Well, you don't look at all like a sea captain, sir.
I'm afraid you don't look very much like a governess.
Turn round, please. What?
Turn.
Hat off!
Put on another dress before meeting the children. I don't have another.
At the Abbey, our worldly clothes were given to the poor.
What about this one? The poor didn't want this one.
Hmm. Well, I would have made myself a new dress, but there wasn't time.
I can make my own clothes.
I'll see that you get some material - today, if possible.
Now, Fraulein... Maria.
I don't know how much you've been told... Not much.
You are the twelfth in a long line of governesses
who've come to look after my children since their mother died.
I trust you will be better than the last, who stayed only two hours.
What's wrong with the children, sir?
There's nothing wrong with the children, only the governesses.
They couldn't maintain discipline. Without it, this house cannot run.
Please remember that, Fraulein. Yes, sir.
Every morning the children study - they must not waste their holidays.
Each afternoon, they will march in the grounds, breathing deeply.
Bedtimes must be strictly observed. Excuse me, sir. When do they play?
You will see that they conduct themselves at all times
with the utmost decorum. I'm placing you in command.
Yes, sir!
WHISTLE
THUMPING AND CRASHING
BEEP!
BEEP! BEEEEEP! BEEEEEEEP!
THEY MARCH IN TIME TO WHISTLE BLOWS
Now, this is your new governess, Fraulein Maria.
As I sound your signal step forward and give your name.
You, Fraulein, will listen carefully, learn how to call them.
Liesl.
Friedrich.
Louisa.
Kurt.
Brigitta.
Martha.
WHISTLE SOUNDS SEVERAL TIMES
Gretl.
HE CLEARS HIS THROAT
Now, let's see how well you listened.
Oh, I won't need to whistle for them, Reverend Captain.
I'll use their names. Such lovely names.
Fraulein, this is a large house with extensive grounds.
I will not have anyone shouting.
Take this, please. Learn to use it.
The children will help you.
Now, when I want you, this is what you will hear.
HE STARTS TO BLOW
No, sir! I'm sorry, sir!
I could never answer to a whistle.
Whistles are for dogs and other animals,
but not for children, and definitely not for me.
It would be...too humiliating.
Fraulein, were you this much trouble at the Abbey?
Oh, much more, sir. Mmm.
WHISTLE
I don't know your signal.
You may call me...Captain.
GIGGLING
At ease.
Please tell me your names again, and how old you are.
I'm Liesl. I'm 16 years old, and I don't need a governess!
Well, I'm glad you told me. We'll just be good friends.
I'm Friedrich. I'm 14. I'm impossible!
Really? Who told you that? Fraulein Josephine, four governesses ago.
I'm Brigitta.
You didn't tell me how old you are...Louisa.
I'm Brigitta, she is Louisa.
She's 13, and you're smart.
I'm 10, and I think your dress is the ugliest one I ever saw!
You shouldn't say that! Why not? Don't you think it's ugly?
Of course! Fraulein, I'm Kurt, I'm 11 and I'm incorrigible!
Congratulations!
What's incorrigible? It means you want to be treated like a boy.
I'm Martha, I'll be 7 on Tuesday, and I'd like a pink parasol.
Pink's my favourite colour, too.
STAMPS FEET
Yes, you're Gretl. You're 5 years old.
My, you're practically a lady.
Now, I have to tell you a secret.
I've never been a governess before.
You mean you don't know anything about being a governess?
Nothing. I need lots of advice.
Well! Be sure to tell Father to mind his own business.
Never come to dinner on time. Oh?
Never eat your soup quietly.
And blow your nose during dessert.
Don't you believe a word they say, Fraulein Maria! Oh, why not?
Because I like you.
All right, children - out for your walk.
Father's orders. Hurry up! Hurry up!
Fraulein Maria? I'm Frau Schmidt, the housekeeper. How do you do?
How do you do? I'll show you to your room. Follow me.
Poor little dears.
SHE SCREAMS
You're very lucky. Fraulein Helga got a snake.
Good evening.
Good evening, children. ALL: Good evening, Fraulein Maria.
Wah! Ah! Ha-ha! Ha-ha.
Enchanting little ritual! Learn it at the Abbey?
No, um, it's...
Um, it's...rheumatism.
Excuse me? Haven't we forgotten to thank the Lord?
For what we are about to receive, may the Lord make us truly thankful.
Amen. Amen.
Amen.
I'd like to thank each and every one of you
for the precious gift you left in my pocket earlier today.
What gift?
It's a secret between the children and me.
Then you keep it and let us eat.
Knowing how nervous I must have been, a stranger in a new household,
knowing how important it was for me to feel accepted,
it was so kind and thoughtful of you
to make my first moments here so warm and happy and...pleasant.
SOBBING
What is the matter, Marta? Nothing.
THE CHILDREN CRY
Fraulein,
is it to be at every meal, or merely at dinner time
that you intend leading us through this rare and wonderful new world
of...indigestion?!
Oh, they're all right, they're just happy.
LOUDER CRYING
Rolf, Good evening.
Good evening. Everything under control?
Yes, yes. Good.
Are there any developments? Perhaps.
Is the Captain at home? He's at dinner.
With the family? Yes.
Please give him this telegram at once. Certainly.
A telegram for you, sir.
Franz, who delivered it?
Rolf, of course.
Father, may I be excused? Mm.
Children, in the morning I will go to Vienna.
ALL: Not again, Father!
How long will you be gone this time?
I'm not sure, Gretl.
To visit Baroness Schraeder again?
Mind your own business.
As a matter of fact, yes, Louisa.
Why can't we all see the Baroness?
Why would she want to see you?
It just so happens that you will see her.
I'm bringing her back with me to visit us all. Good!
And Uncle Max.
ALL: Uncle Max!
Rolf?
Oh, Rolf!
No, Liesl, we mustn't. Why not, silly?
I don't know. It's just that, er... Weren't you waiting for me? Yes.
I've missed you. You have?
How much? So much that I even thought of sending you a telegram
just so I could deliver it. What a lovely idea! Why don't you?
Right now! But I'm here!
Please, Rolf, send me a telegram.
I'll start it for you.
"Dear Liesl."
"Dear Liesl, I would like to tell you how I feel about you.
"Unfortunately, this wire is already too expensive.
"Sincerely, Rolf."
Sincerely? Cordially?
Cordially?!
Affectionately?
Mmmm!
Will there be a reply?
"Dear Rolf. STOP."
"Don't stop! Your Liesl."
If only we didn't have to wait for Father to get a telegram.
I never know when I'll see you.
Well, let's see.
I could come here by mistake.
With a telegram for Colonel Schneider. He's here from Berlin...
Oh, no-one's supposed to know he's here.
Don't tell your father.
Why not? Your father is so...Austrian.
We're all Austrian! Well, some people think we ought to be German,
and they're mad at those who don't think so.
They're getting ready to...
Well, let's hope your father doesn't get into trouble.
Don't worry. Father's a naval hero. He's been decorated by the Emperor.
I don't worry about him, but I do worry about his daughter. Me? Why?
Well, you're so... What?
You're such a baby.
I'm 16! What's such a baby about that?
# You wait, little girl, on an empty stage,
# For fate to turn the light on.
# Your life, little girl, is an empty page
# That men will want to write on.
# To write on
# You are 16 going on 17,
# Baby, it's time to think.
# Better beware, be canny and careful,
# Baby, you're on the brink.
# You are 16 going on 17
# Fellows will fall in line.
# Eager young lads
# And roues and cads Will offer you food and wine.
# Totally unprepared are you To face a world of men.
# Timid and shy and scared are you of things beyond your ken.
# You need someone older and wiser Telling you what to do.
# I am 17 going on 18,
# I'll take care of yo-o-ou.
THUNDER RUMBLES
# I am 16 going on 17, I know that I'm naive,
# Fellows I meet may tell me I'm sweet, And willingly I believe.
# I am 16 going on 17, innocent as a rose.
# Bachelor dandies, Drinkers of brandies, What do I know of those?
# Totally unprepared am I To face a world of men.
# Timid and shy and scared am I Of things beyond my ken.
# I need someone older and wiser Telling me what to do,
# You are 17 going on 18, I'll depend on you. #
Wheeee!
KNOCK ON THE DOOR
Come in.
Frau Schmidt.
For your new dresses. The Captain had them sent from town.
Oh, how lovely! These will make the prettiest clothes I've ever had.
Would the Captain get me some more material if I asked him?
How many dresses does a governess need? Not for me.
I want to make the children some play clothes.
The Von Trapp children don't play. They march.
Surely you don't approve of that?
Since his wife died, the Captain runs this house like his ship.
Whistles, orders - no more music or laughing.
Nothing that reminds him of her, even the children.
It's so wrong.
Ah, well.
How do you like your room?
There'll be new drapes at the windows. But these are fine!
New ones have been ordered. But I really don't need them.
Goodnight. Should I ask the Captain about the material tomorrow?
He's leaving for Vienna in the morning. Oh, yes.
How long will he be gone? It depends. Last time he visited the Baroness he stayed a month.
I shouldn't be saying this to you - I don't know you that well.
The Captain is thinking of marrying her before the summer is over.
Oh, that'd be wonderful! The children would have a mother again.
Yes.
Well, goodnight.
Goodnight.
Dear Father, now I know why you sent me here -
to help the children prepare for a new mother.
I pray that this will become a happy family.
God bless the Captain, God bless Liesl and Friedrich.
God bless Louisa, Brigitta, Martha and little Gretl,
and I forgot the other boy. What's his name?
Well, God bless what's-his-name,
God bless the Reverend Mother, Sister Margaretta,
and everybody at the Abbey.
And now, dear God, about Liesl.
Help her to know that I'm a friend,
and to tell me what she's been up to.
Are you going to tell on me?
Shh. Help me to be understanding in order to guide her footsteps.
In the name of the Father, Son and Holy Ghost. Amen.
I was out taking a walk and somebody locked the doors early.
I didn't want to wake everyone, so when I saw your window open...
You're not going to tell Father, are you?
How did you climb up?
It's how we always got in here to play tricks on the governess.
Louisa can make it with a whole jar of spiders in her hand!
Spiders?!
Liesl, were you out walking all by yourself?
If we wash that dress tonight, nobody will notice it tomorrow.
You can put this on.
Take your dress in there, put it to soak in the bath-tub.
Then come back here and sit on the bed so we can have a talk.
I told you today I didn't need a governess.
Well, maybe I do.
LOUD CLAP OF THUNDER
Gretl, are you scared?
Are you frightened by the storm? Stay here with me.
Where are the others? They're asleep. They're not scared.
THUNDER CRASHES
No? Look.
All right, everybody, up here on the bed.
Really? Well, just this once. Come on.
Now we'll just wait for the boys. You won't see them. They are brave.
You boys weren't scared, were you?
No, we just wanted to be sure YOU weren't.
That's very thoughtful, Friedrich.
It wasn't my idea, it was Kurt's.
Kurt! That's the one! God bless Kurt.
THUNDER CRACKS
Why does it do that?
The lightning talks to the thunder who answers back.
The lightning must be nasty.
Oh, no. Then why is the thunder so angry? He makes me want to cry.
LOUD THUNDERCLAP
When I feel unhappy, I try to think of nice things.
What kind of things? Well, let's see...nice things.
Daffodils...
..green meadows...
..skies full of stars.
Rain drops on roses and whiskers on kittens...
# Bright copper kettles and warm woollen mittens,
# Brown-paper packages tied up with strings,
# These are a few of my favourite things.
THUNDER CRACKS
# Cream-coloured ponies and crisp apple strudels,
# Door bells and sleigh-bells and schnitzel with noodles,
# Wild geese that fly with the moon on their wings,
# These are a few of my favourite things.
# Girls in white dresses with blue satin sashes,
# Snowflakes that stay on my nose and eye-lashes,
# Silver white winters that melt into springs,
# These are a few of my favourite things.
# When the dog bites
# When the bee stings
# When I'm feeling sad
# I simply remember my favourite things
# And then I don't feel so bad! #
Does it really work ? Of course! You try. What can you think of?
Pussy Willow. Christmas. Bunny rabbits.
Snakes!
And no school! Pillow fights! Telegrams. Birthday presents.
Any presents. Ladybirds.
ATCHOOOO! Gesundheit!
# Rain drops on roses and whiskers on kittens,
# Bright copper kettles and warm woollen mittens,
# Brown-paper packages tied up with strings,
# These are a few of my favourite things.
# Cream-coloured ponies and crisp apple strudels,
# Door bells and sleigh-bells and schnitzel with noodles,
# Wild geese that fly with the moon on their wings,
# These are a few of my favourite things. #
Oh, together!
# Girls in white dresses with blue satin sashes,
# Snowflakes that stay on my nose and eye lashes,
# Silver-white winters that melt into springs,
# These are a few of my favourite things.
# When the dog bites... #
..Dog bites.
Hello.
Did I not tell you that bedtimes were to be strictly observed?
The children were upset by the storm, so...
You did, sir.
Do you have difficulty remembering such simple instructions?
Only during thunderstorms, sir.
GIGGLING
Liesl. Yes? I didn't see you after dinner.
Oh, really? Well as a matter of fact...
Yes? Well, I... I was...
What she's saying is that we were getting better acquainted tonight,
but it's too late to go into that.
Come along, children, you heard your father, go back to bed immediately.
You have managed to remember that I'm leaving in the morning?
Might you also remember that the first rule here is discipline?
And I trust that before I return, you will have acquired some.
Captain?
Before you go, could I talk to you about clothes for the children?
If I could have some material...
You are many things, not the least of which is repetitious.
But they're children! Yes, and I'm their father.
Goodnight.
# Girls in white dresses with blue satin sashes
# When the dog bites
# When the bee stings
# When I'm feeling sad
# I simply remember my favourite things
# And then I don't feel so bad. #
LAUGHTER AND CHATTER
Look over here!
Come on!
Fraulein Maria? Mm? Can we do this every day?
Wouldn't you soon get tired of it? I suppose so.
Every other day?
I haven't had so much fun
since we put glue on Frau Josephine's tooth-brush.
How could children as nice as you play such awful tricks?
Oh, it's easy. But why do it?
How else can we get Father's attention. Yes.
Oh, I see.
We'll have to think about that one.
All right, everybody, over here.
What are we going to do? Think of something to sing for the Baroness.
Father doesn't like us to sing. Well, we might change his mind.
Now, what songs do you know?
We don't know any songs. Not any?
We don't even know how to sing. No.
Well, let's not lose any time. You must learn.
But how?
# Let's start at the very beginning,
# A very good place to start.
# When you read, you begin with...?
ABC.
# When you sing you begin with Do-Re-Mi.
# Do-Re-Mi
# The first three notes just happen to be
# Do-Re-Mi.
# Do-Re-Mi-Fa-So-La-Ti... #
Let's see if I can make it easier.
# Doe - a deer, a female deer,
# Ray - a drop of golden sun,
# Me - a name I call myself,
# Far - a long, long way to run,
GIGGLES
# Sew - a needle pulling thread,
# La - a note to follow sew,
# Tea - a drink with jam and bread,
# That will bring us back to do-oh-oh-oh!
Do! # ..a deer, a female deer,
Re! # ..a drop of golden sun.
Mi! # ..a name I call myself,
Fa! # ..a long, long way to run,
# So, a needle pulling thread,
# La! ..a note to follow so,
Ti? # ..a drink with jam and bread.
# That will bring us back to... # Do - a deer, a female deer,
# Re - a drop of golden sun,
# Mi - a name I call myself,
# Fa - a long, long way to run,
# So - a needle pulling thread,
# La - a note to follow so,
# Ti - a drink with jam and bread.
# That will bring us back to Do.
# Do - Ra - Mi - Fa - La - Ti - Do So Do!
Now, Do-Re-Mi-Fa-So and so on are only the tools to build a song.
Once you remember these notes you can sing millions of tunes by mixing them up like this...
# So do la fa me do re. #
Can you do that?
# So do la fa me do re. #
# So do la ti do re do.
# So do la ti do re do. #
Now, put it all together.
# So do la fa me do re
# So do la ti do re do. #
Good! It doesn't mean anything.
So we put in words - one word for every note. Like this.
# When you know the notes to sing
# You can sing most anything. #
Together!
# When you know the notes to sing
# You can sing most anything
# Do... a deer, a female deer,
# Re - a drop of golden sun,
# Mi - a name I call myself,
# Fa - a long, long way to run,
# So - a needle pulling thread,
# La - a note to follow so,
# Ti - a drink with jam and bread,
# That will bring us back to do!
ALTERNATELY: Do Re Me Fa So La Ti Do!
Do Ti La So Fa Me Re Do!
# Do mi-mi Mi so-so
# Re Fa-fa
# La ti-ti
# Do mi-mi Mi so-so
# Re Fa-fa La ti-ti
# When you know the notes to sing
# You can sing most anything. #
# Do - a deer, a female deer,
# Re - a drop of golden sun,
# Mi - a name I call myself,
# Fa - a long, long way to run,
# So - a needle pulling thread,
# La - a note to follow so,
# Ti - a drink with jam and bread,
# That will bring us back to...
# So - Do - La - Fa - Mi - Do - Re # Do - Re - Mi - Fa - So - La - Ti.
# So - Do - La - Fa - La - So - Mi - Fa - Mi - Re - Ti - Do!
# Ti, Do-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o! #
The mountains are magnificent - really magnificent.
I had them put there just for you, darling.
Even to the height of 10,000 feet, Georg always rises to the occasion.
Improve your jokes, Max, or I'll take back my invitation.
You didn't invite me to your villa. I invited myself!
Naturally!
You needed a chaperone, and I needed a place to stay
where the cuisine is superb, the wine cellar unexcelled,
and the price perfect.
Max, you are outrageous!
Not at all!
I'm a very charming sponge.
MALE CHORAL SINGING
Listen!
That's the monastery choir.
They're good.
Very good.
I must explore this territory in the next few days.
Somewhere, a hungry little singing group is waiting for Max Detweiler
to pluck it out of obscurity and make it famous at the Folk Festival.
They get the fame and you get the money. It's unfair, I admit it.
But, it will change, and I shall get the fame too!
GIGGLING
HAPPY SHOUTING
Good heavens! What's this?
Oh, it's nothing. Just some local urchins.
This really is exciting for me, Georg, being here with you.
Ha, ha! Trees, lakes, mountains - you've seen them all.
That's not what I mean!
Ah, you mean me?
I'm exciting?
Is that so impossible? No, just highly improbable.
There you go running yourself down. Well, I'm a dangerous driver!
You know, you're much less of a riddle when I see you here.
In my natural habitat? Exactly.
Are you saying that I'm more at home here,
among the birds, and the flowers,
and the wind that moves through the trees like a restless sea?
How poetic.
Yes, it was rather, wasn't it?
More at home here than in Vienna -
in all your glittering salons, gossiping with bores I detest,
soaking myself in champagne,
stumbling about to waltzes by Strauss - is that what you mean?
More or less, yes.
Now, whatever gave you that idea?
BIRDS CHIRP
Oh, I do like it here, it's so lovely and peaceful.
How can you leave it as often as you do?
Oh, pretending to be madly active, I suppose.
Activity suggests a life filled with purpose.
Could it be running away from memories?
Hmmm-mmm.
Or perhaps just...searching for a reason to stay.
Oh, I hope that's why you've come to Vienna so often.
Or were there other distractions?
I'd hardly call you a mere distraction, darling!
What would you call me?
Hmm...
Lovely.
Charming, witty, graceful, the perfect hostess,
and... You're going to hate me for this.
..in a way, my saviour.
How unromantic!
I would be an ungrateful wretch if I didn't tell you
that it was you that brought some meaning back into my life.
I am amusing, I suppose, and I have the finest couturier in Vienna,
the most glittering circle of friends, and I do give good parties.
Oh, yes!
Take all that away and you have wealthy, unattached little me.
Searching, just like you.
More strudel, Herr Detweiler?
How many have I had? Two. Make it an uneven three.
Still eating, Max? Tut, tut, must be unhappy.
That marvellous quartet I've been trying to steal for months...
What happened?
Yesterday Sasha Petrie stole them first. I hate thieves!
Max, do learn to love yourself.
I had to call Paris, Rome and Stockholm.
On Georg's telephone, of course? How else could I afford it?
Oh, dear, I like rich people.
I like the way they live. I like the way I live when I'm with them...
I wonder where the children are.
They must have heard I was coming and went into hiding.
I was hoping they would be here to welcome you.
Max, do step out of character for a moment and try to be charming.
Well?
Well, what?
Have you made up Georg's mind yet? Do I hear wedding bells?
Pealing madly. Marvellous!
But not necessarily for me.
What kind of talk is that?
That is not your business. I'm fond of Georg. Don't toy with us.
I'm a child, I like toys!
Tell me everything! Every intimate, intsey-wintsey, disgusting detail.
Well, let's just say I have a feeling I may be here on approval.
On approval? How can you miss? Far too easily.
If I know you, darling, you will find a way.
He's no ordinary man. No, he's rich!
When his wife died, she left him with a terrible heartache.
And when your husband died, he left you with a terrible fortune.
Oh, Max, you really are a beast!
You and Georg are like my family to me, that's why you must get married.
We must keep all that lovely money in the family!
What are you doing?! Captain von Trapp! I was looking for...
I didn't see... I didn't know... HEIL HITLER!
Who are you?
I have a telegram for Herr Detweiler.
I'm Herr Detweiler.
Yes, sir.
All right, you've delivered your telegram. Now get out!
Oh, he's just a boy. Yes, and I'm just an Austrian.
Just make sure what happens doesn't affect you. Don't ever say that!
I don't have political convictions - can I help it if other people do?
Yes, you can help it!
You must help it.
Hello.
You're far away. Where are you?
In a world that's...disappearing, I'm afraid.
Is there any way I could bring you back to the world I'm in?
EXCITED SHOUTING AND LAUGHTER
Father! Father!
Oh Captain, you're home!
Come out of that water AT ONCE!
LAUGHTER
You must be Baroness Schraeder.
Oh, I'm soaked to the skin!
THEY ALL CHATTER AT ONCE
WHISTLE BLOWS
Straight line!
This is Baroness Schraeder.
And these...are my children.
How do you do?
Go inside, dry off, take those off, and come back here. IMMEDIATELY!
You will stay here, please.
I, er...think I'd better go and see what Max is up to.
Now, Fraulein...
..I want a truthful answer from you.
Yes, Captain?
Is it possible, or could I have just imagined it...?
Have my children, by any chance, been climbing trees today?
Yes, Captain. I see.
And where, may I ask, did they get these um...? Play clothes.
Is that what you call them? I made them from the drapes.
Drapes? They still had plenty of wear left.
The children have been everywhere in them.
Do you mean to say that my children have been roaming about Salzburg
dressed up in nothing but some old drapes?!
Mm-hm. And having a marvellous time!
They have uniforms. Straitjackets!
They can't just be children
when they're worried about spoiling their clothes.
I haven't heard them complain! They wouldn't dare.
They love you too much. They fear you too much...
I don't wish to discuss my children!
You must listen! I don't want to hear any more from you...
I know you don't, but you've got to!
Now, take Liesl. You'll not say... She's not a child any more.
One day you'll wake up and find she's a woman - you won't know her!
Friedrich is a boy but he wants to be a man... How dare you!
Brigitta could tell you - she notices everything.
And Kurt pretends he's tough
not to show how hurt he is when you brush him aside.
The way you do all of them!
Louisa, I don't know about yet... I said that will do!
And the little ones just want to be loved.
Please, Captain, love them all! That's enough! I'm not finished yet!
Oh, yes, you are, Captain!
Fraulein.
Now, you will pack your things and return to the Abbey.
DISTANT SINGING
# ..with the sound of music... # What's that?
It's singing.
Yes, I realise that. But who is singing?
The children.
The children?
I taught them something to sing for the Baroness.
# ..with the sound of music... Ah ah-ah-ah
# My heart wants to sing every song it hears
# Every song that it hears
# My heart wants to beat like the wings of a bird
# That flies from the lake to the trees
# To the trees
# My heart wants to sigh like a chime that flies
# From a church on a breeze
# To laugh like a brook when it trips and falls
# Over stones on its way On its way
THE CAPTAIN QUIETLY SINGS # To sing through the night like a lark who is learning to pray
# I go to the hills When my heart is lonely,
# I know I will hear what I've heard before.
THE CHILDREN HUM # My heart will be blessed with the sound of music
# And I'll sing
# Sing once more. #
Edelweiss.
You never told me how enchanting your children are.
Don't go away.
Fraulein.
I...er...behaved badly.
I apologise.
I'm far too outspoken. It's one of my worst faults.
You were right.
I don't know my children.
There's still time. They want so much to be close to you.
You've brought music back into the house.
I'd forgotten.
Fraulein.
I want you to stay.
I...ask you to stay.
If I could be of any help.
You have already. More than you know.
# High on a hill was a lonely goat-herd,
# Lay-ee o-del, lay-ee o-del, lay-ee-oo.
# Loud was the voice of the lonely goat-herd,
# Lay-ee od-el, lay-ee-ooo.
# Folks in a town that was quite remote heard
# Lay-ee o-del, lay-ee-oo.
# Lusty and clear from the goat-herd's throat heard
# Lay-ee o-del, lay-ee o-dl-oo.
# O ho lay-dee o-dl lee o, O ho lay-dee o-dl ay,
# O ho lay-dee o-dl lee o, lay-dee o-dl lee o lay.
Martha! Martha!
Gretl, the prince!
# A prince on the bridge of a castle moat heard
# Lay-ee o-dl, lay-ee, lay-ee-oo.
# Men on a road with a load to tote heard
# Lay-ee o-dl, lay-ee o-dl oo.
# Men in the midst of a table d'hote heard
# Lay-ee o-dl, lay-ee o-dl, lay-ee-oo
# Men drinking beer with the foam afloat heard
# Lay-ee o-dl, lay-ee o-dl oo.
# One little girl in a pale pink coat heard
# Lay-ee o-dl, lay-ee o-dl, lay-ee-oo
# She yodelled back to the lonely goat-herd
# Lay-ee o-dl, lay-ee o-dl oo.
# Soon her mama with a gleaming gloat heard
# Lay-ee o-dl, lay-ee o-dl, lay-ee-oo
# What a duet for a girl and goat-herd!
# Lay-ee o-dl, lay-ee o-dl oo.
THEY HUM
# Ho-dl lay-ee Ho-dl lay-ee
# Ho-dl lay-eeeeeeeeeee Ho-dl lay-eeeeeeeeeee
# Ho-dl lay-eeeeeeeeeee
# O ho ho ho lay dee o-dl lee o # O ho-o-o-o lay dee o-dl lee o.
# O ho ho ho lay-dee o-dl lee o Lay-dee o-dl lee o lay.
# One little girl in a pale pink coat heard,
# Lay-ee o-dl, lay-ee o-dl lay... Woo-wooo!
# She yodelled back to the lonely goat-herd,
# Lay-ee o-dl, lay-ee-oo-oo
# Soon her mama with a gleaming gloat heard
# Lay-ee o-dl, lay-ee o-dl hum-hmum
# What a duet for a girl and goat-herd,
# Lay-ee o-dl, layee o-dl, oo
# Happy are they lay-dee o lay-dee lee o
# O lay-dee o lay-dee lay-dee o
# Soon the duet will become a tri-o.
# Lay-ee o-dl, lay-ee o-dl ooo
# Ho-dl lay-ee-ee
Ho-dl lay-ee-ee
# Ho-dl lay-ee Ho-dl lay-ee
# Ho-dl lay-ee-ee Ho-dl lay-ee-ee
# Ho-dl lay-ee-ee Ho-dl-ee-ee
# Ho-dl lay-ee. #
Phew!
LAUGHTER
Bravo! Bravo!
Bravo! Very good!
Bravo! Bravo! Wonderful!
Can we really keep the puppet show, Uncle Max?
Of course you may, my darlings.
Why else would I have told the Professor
to send the bill to your father? You really did that?!
Well done, Fraulein.
I really am very impressed.
They're your children, Captain.
My dear, is there anything you can't do?
I'm not sure I'll make a good nun. Oh, I'd be happy to help you!
Attention! I have an announcement to make. Surprise, surprise!
After a long and desperate search,
I have found a most exciting entry for The Salzburg Folk Festival.
Congratulations, Max.
Who will you be exploiting this time?
The St Ignatius choir? Guess again.
Um...let me see...
The Klopper Choir? No, no!
No? No, no. Tell us!
A singing group all in one family!
You'll never guess, Georg.
What a charming idea. Whose family?
Yours. Ah. Oh!
They'll be the talk of the festival.
What's so funny? You are, Max.
Expensive, but very funny.
But you heard them, they'll be a sensation. No, Max.
It's a wonderful idea! Fresh, original... Max!
My children do not sing in public.
Well, you can't blame me for trying.
Children, who shall we hear from next?
The vote is unanimous.
You, Captain.
Me?
I don't understand. Please.
HUMS: Ha, hu, ha, no, no, no!
I'm told that a long time ago, you were quite good.
That was a very, very, very long time ago!
I remember, Father. Play us something we know.
Please!
Well...
You didn't you tell me? What?
To bring along my harmonica!
# Edelweiss
# Every morning you greet me.
# Small and white, clean and bright,
# You look happy to meet me.
# Blossom of snow may you bloom and grow,
# Bloom and grow for ever.
# Edelweiss,
# Bless my home-land for ever.
# Edelweiss
# Every morning you greet me
# Small and white
# Clean and bright
# You look happy to meet me.
# Blossom of snow may you bloom and grow
# Bloom and grow for ever.
# Edelweiss
# Bless my homeland for ever. #
Any time you say the word you can be part of my new act -
The Von Trapp Family Singers.
I have a wonderful idea, Georg.
Let's really fill this house with music.
You must give a grand and glorious party for me.
A party? Please, Father!
It's high time I met your friends in Salzburg and they met me.
Don't you agree? I see what you mean.
Please Father!
Come on, children, time for bed. Say, goodnight.
Goodnight, Father.
Goodnight. Goodnight.
Goodnight. Goodnight, Baroness Schraeder. Goodnight, Father.
It will be my first party, Father!
ORCHESTRA PLAYS "MY FAVOURITE THINGS"
Baron Elberfeld, Baroness Schraeder. Good evening.
Baroness.
How do you do?
I suppose you've seen the obvious display of the Austrian flag.
The women look SO beautiful. I think they look ugly.
You're just scared of them.
Silly! Only grown-up men are scared of women!
I think the men look beautiful.
How would you know?
Liesl, who are you dancing with?
Nobody.
Oh yes, you are.
May I have this dance? I'd be delighted, young man.
You didn't tell me you could dance!
We thought you'd make us dance together - Von Trapp Family Dancers!
MUSIC CHANGES
What's that they're playing? The Landler, an Austrian folk dance.
Show me. Kurt, I haven't danced it since I was a girl.
You'll remember, please. Well... Please!
All right. Come over here.
You bow and I curtsey.
Like this? Fine. Now we go for a little walk.
1, 2, 3. 1, 2, 3...
1, 2, 3. Step together.
Now, Step, hop. Step, hop.
Now turn under.
Not quite! This way.
Hop, step. Hop and under...
Kurt, we'll have to practise! Do allow me, will you?
I don't remember any more.
Your face is all red. Is it? I don't suppose I'm used to dancing.
That was beautiful! What a lovely couple you make.
Yes, I think it's time the children said goodnight.
Yes, we've got something very special prepared. Right?
Right! Yes, come on!
All that needless worrying.
You thought you wouldn't find a friend at the party.
It's a bit chilly out tonight.
Oh, I don't know. It seemed rather warm to me.
Ladies and gentlemen,
the children of Captain von Trapp wish to say goodnight to you.
# There's a sad sort of clanging From the clock in the hall
# And the bells in the steeple too
# And up in the nursery an absurd little bird
# Is popping out to say "Cuckoo!"
# Cuckoo
# Regretfully they tell us, But firmly they compel us
# To say goodbye to you.
# So long, farewell, Auf wiedersehen, goodnight,
# I hate to go and leave this pretty sight
# So long, farewell, Auf wiedersehen, adieu.
# Adieu, adieu, to yieu and yieu and yieu
# So long, farewell, Au'voir, auf wiedersehen,
# I'd like to stay and taste my first champagne... #
Yes? No!
LAUGHTER
# So long, farewell, Auf wiedersehen, goodbye,
# I leave and heave a sigh and say goodbye
# Goodbye-e-e-e-e!
# I'm glad to go, I cannot tell a lie
# I flit, I float, I fleetly flee, I fly.
# The sun has gone to bed and so must I
# So long, farewell, Auf wiedersehen, goodbye
# Goodbye
# Good-bye-e-e
# Good-bye-e-e-e-e-e!
GUESTS: # Goodbye. #
They are extraordinary! What they could do at the festival!
Young lady, I must talk to you.
Georg, Georg! This girl mustn't go, she must join the party. No, really!
Shh! Stop, stop. Georg, please.
You can if you want to.
I insist. You will be my dinner partner. This is business.
Franz, set a place next to mine for Fraulein Maria.
As you say, Herr Detweiler. It appears to be all arranged.
Certainly does. I'm not suitably dressed. Well, you can change.
Captain, you must be very proud of your youngsters! I am.
Is there a more beautiful expression of what is good in our country
than the innocent voices of our children?
Come now, Baron.
Would you have us believe that Austria alone is virtuous?
Herr Zeller, some of us prefer Austrian voices raised in song
to ugly German threats.
The ostrich buries his head in the sand, and sometimes in the flag.
Those who warn that the Anschluss is coming should impress you
by setting their words to music.
If the Nazis take over Austria, you will be the trumpet section!
You flatter me, Captain.
Oh, how clumsy of me.
I meant to accuse you.
It's very kind of you to offer to help me, Baroness.
Delighted, Maria.
I really don't think I have anything appropiate.
Where is that lovely little thing you were wearing the other evening?
The Captain couldn't keep his eyes off you.
Couldn't keep his eyes off me...?
We are women, let us not pretend we don't know when a man notices us.
The Captain notices everyone.
Don't take offence, you are quite attractive.
The Captain would hardly be a man if he didn't notice you.
Baroness, I hope you're joking.
Not at all. I haven't done anything!
But you don't have to, my dear.
There's nothing more irresistible to a man
than a woman who's in love with him.
In love with him?
Of course.
What makes it so nice is he thinks he's in love with you.
But that's not true.
Surely you've noticed the way he looks into your eyes?
And, you know, you blushed in his arms when you were dancing just now.
Don't take it to heart.
He'll get over it soon enough. Men do, you know.
Then I should go.
I mustn't stay here.
Is there anything I can do to help? No, nothing.
Yes.
Please don't say a word to the Captain.
No.
No, I wouldn't dream of it.
Goodbye, Maria.
I'm sure you'll make a very fine nun.
More champagne, darling?
I feel like celebrating.
Cheers!
You know something.
Perhaps. If you're so clever,
tell me how to get our little Fraulein to use her influence with Georg.
I want those children in the festival.
This is important to Austria.
Wouldn't do you any harm either! I've thought of that.
Well, if it's a matter of influence, perhaps you should talk to me.
..two... ..Three... ..Four...
..Six... ..Seven... ..Eight...
Oh!
..Two... ..Seven...
..Five... ..Two... ..Six...
Isn't this fun?
Um...four.
I'm number five!
Oh, yes.
Eight... ..Two...
..Four... ..Six... Oh!
Two...
Baroness Schraeder, do you mind if we stop now? We're tired.
Whatever you want, dear! We'll do it again tomorrow.
The country's so restful, isn't it?
Have some lemonade.
There must be an easier way.
I get a fiendish delight, thinking of you as the mother of seven.
How do you plan to do it?
Darling, haven't you ever heard of a delightful little thing
called boarding school?
Baroness Machiavelli.
Uncle Max, where is Father?
He's in the house. What's the matter with all you gloomy pussies?
Nothing. I know! Let's rehearse.
What for? Let's make believe we're on the stage at the festival.
I don't feel like singing. Not without Fraulein Maria.
Liesl, get the guitar.
Everybody in your places in the group, that's right.
Now, be cheerful. That's right. Give us the key, Liesl.
Now, impress me.
SOME OF THE CHILDREN SING: 'Aaah'.
Freidrich, Gretl, you must sing.
I can't. I've got a sore finger.
You sang so beautifully the night of the party.
Come on, sing something you know. Be cheerful, enjoy it.
All right, Liesl.
# The hills are alive
# With the sound of music
# Ahhhhhhh la, la, la
# With songs they have sung
# For a thousand years
# Ahhhhh, la, la, la, la
# The hills fill my heart
# With the sound of music
# Ah, la, la, la, la... #
They just wanted to sing for me.
That was lovely, don't stop.
Something long and cool, Georg?
No, thank you, darling.
Father? Yes, Brigitta. Is it true that Maria isn't coming back?
Fraulein Maria? Yes, it is true.
What have we got here? Pink lemonade.
Laced with...lemonade!
I don't believe it, Father. Mmm? Don't believe what ?
About Fraulein Maria. Oh, Fraulein Maria!
Didn't I tell you what her note said? I was sure I did.
She said she missed her life at the Abbey too much,
she had to leave us. That's all there is to it.
I think I'm brave enough to try some of that.
She didn't even say goodbye. She did in her note. It's not the same.
Not too sweet, not too sour.
Just too pink.
Father? Mmm?
Who is our new governess going to be?
Well...
..you're not going to have a governess any more.
We're not? No.
You're going to have a new mother.
A new mother?!
We talked about it last night.
It's all settled, and we're all going to be very happy.
Hmm?
All right, all right. Now run along and play.
Yes, my children? My name is Liesl. Yes, Liesl?
We - my brothers and sisters - we want to see Fraulein Maria.
Fraulein Maria?
Oh, Maria!
Come in, please.
Wait here.
I'm Sister Margaretta. You've been asking about Maria?
We have to see her! Will you tell her we're here? I'm afraid I can't.
You've got to! She's our governess.
She didn't say goodbye! It's very important.
All we want to do is talk to her.
I'm very sorry, children, but Maria is in seclusion.
She won't see anyone.
I know she'll see us! I want to show her my finger.
Some other time, dear. I'll tell her you were here.
THE CHILDREN PROTEST
Run along, children. I'm sure she'd like to see us!
Sister... Goodbye, children.
THEY PLEAD WITH HER
What was that about, Sister Margaretta?
The Von Trapp children. They want to see Maria.
Has she spoken yet?
She doesn't say a word, except in prayer.
Poor child.
It's strange. She seems happy to be back here,
and yet she's unhappy too.
Perhaps I've been wrong in leaving her alone so long. Bring her to me.
Yes, Reverend Mother.
Sister Augusta, take our new postulant to the robing room.
God bless you, my daughter.
KNOCK AT DOOR Ave.
Yes, bring her in.
You've been unhappy. I'm sorry.
Reverend Mother.
Why did they send you back to us?
They didn't send me back, Mother, I left.
Sit down, Maria. Tell me what happened.
Well, I... I was frightened.
Frightened? Were they unkind to you? Oh, no!
No, I was confused. I felt...
I've never felt that way before.
I couldn't stay. I knew that here I'd be...safe.
Maria, our abbey is not to be used as an escape.
What is it you can't face?
I can't face him again.
Him?
Thank you, Sister Margaretta.
Captain von Trapp?
Are you in love with him? I don't know! I don't know.
The Baroness said I was. She said he was in love with me.
I didn't want to believe it.
Sometimes we'd look at each other, and I could hardly breathe.
Did you let him see how you felt? If I did, I didn't know it.
I was there on God's errand. To ask for his love was wrong.
I couldn't stay, I just couldn't.
I'm ready at this moment to take my vows.
Please help me.
Maria, the love of a man and a woman is holy too.
You have a great capacity to love.
You must find out how God wants you to spend your love.
But I pledged my life to God, to his service.
My daughter, if you love this man, it doesn't mean you love God less.
No, you must find out.
You must go back.
Oh, Mother, you can't ask me to do that.
Please let me stay. I beg you!
Maria, these walls were not built to shut out problems.
You must face them.
You have to live the life you were born to live.
# Climb every mountain
# Search high and low
# Follow every by-way
# Every path you know
# Climb every mountain
# Ford every stream
# Follow every rainbow
# Till you find your dream
# A dream that will need all the love you can give
# Every day of your life for as long as you live
# Climb every mountain
# Ford every stream
# Follow every rainbow
# Till you find your dream
# A dream that will need all the love you can give
# Every day of your life for as long as you live
# Climb every mountain
# Ford every stream
# Follow every rainbow
# Till you find your dream. #
Now, it's not like my children to be secretive.
We're not being secretive, Father.
And it's not like my children to be late for dinner!
We lost track of the time.
Ah! I see. Yes!
Who will tell me the truth?
Friedrich? Brigitta?
Liesl?
Where do you think we were, Father?
Hmm? Now...
If you don't believe us, you must have some idea of where we were.
Ah, Martha. Yes, Father? You tell me.
Friedrich told you. We were berry-picking.
I forgot! You were berry-picking!
Yes! All afternoon? We've got thousands of them! Thousands?
What kind of berries? Blueberries.
Blueberries! Mm! Yes!
It's too early for blueberries!
They were strawberries.
Strawberries?
It's been so cold lately they turned blue.
Ah. Tut tut tut.
Very well. Show me the berries.
Well..we... Well...
Show me the berries. We don't have them any more.
What happened to them ? We... We...
We ate them. You ate them?!
Yes, we ate them. All of them?
Oh, they were so good! Very well.
Since you've stuffed yourselves full of delicious berries,
you won't be hungry any more.
I'll tell Frau Schmidt to er...skip your dinner.
It's all your fault, we should have told the truth.
And made him boiling mad at us? It's better than starving.
We didn't do anything wrong. We just wanted to see her.
My stomach is making noises.
They could have let us say hello.
I wonder what grass tastes like.
I feel awful.
When Fraulein Maria wanted to feel better she sang that song, remember?
Yes! Let's try it.
ALL (SADLY): # Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens
# Bright copper kettles and warm woollen mittens
# Brown-paper packages tied up with strings
# These are a few of my favourite things... #
Why don't I feel better?
# Girls in white dresses with blue satin sashes
# Snow-flakes... ..that stay on my nose and eyelashes,
# Silver-white winters that melt into springs... #
FRAULEIN MARIA!
# ..these are a few of my favourite things
# When the dog bites When the bee stings
# When I'm feeling sad
# I simply remember my favourite things
# And then I don't feel so bad! #
Oh, I'm so glad to see you.
We missed you. I missed you.
Kurt, how are you? Hungry.
What happened to your finger? It got caught. In what?
Friedrich's teeth.
Liesl, how are you? Just fair.
Any telegrams lately?
No, but I'm learning to accept it. I'll be glad when school starts.
You can't use school to escape your problems, you must face them.
I've got so much to tell you. So have we.
The most important thing is that Father is going to be married.
Married?
Yes. To Baroness Schraeder.
Oh, I see.
Father, look! Fraulein Maria!
Fraulein Maria's come back from the Abbey!
Good evening, Captain.
Good evening.
All right, go and get your dinner.
Dinner! Hooray!
You left without saying goodbye, even to the children.
It was wrong of me. Forgive me.
Why did you?
Please don't ask me. Anyway, the reason no longer exists.
Fraulein Maria!
You've returned. Isn't this wonderful, Georg?
May I wish you every happiness? I hear you're getting married.
Thank you, my dear.
You are back...to stay?
Only until arrangements can be made for another governess.
There you are.
I really must speak to cook about the dinner.
It is entirely too delicious for my figure!
And it makes you much too quiet at the dinner table.
Or was it the wine?
Undoubtedly the wine.
You have no idea what trouble I'm having
deciding on what to give you for a wedding present.
I know, I'm enough,
but I do want you to have something nice for the occasion.
I thought of a fountain pen, but you've already got one.
Then I thought of a villa in the south of France,
but they're so difficult to gift wrap.
How do you feel about yachts?
A long, sleek one for the Mediterranean,
or a tiny one for your bath?
And where to go on our honeymoon? Now that is a real problem!
What about a trip around the world?
Then I thought there must be somewhere better to go.
But don't worry, darling... Elsa?
Yes, Georg.
It's no use.
You and I.
I'm being dishonest to both of us.
And utterly unfair to you.
When two people talk of marriage... No, don't...
Don't say another word, Georg.
You see, there are other things I've been thinking of.
Fond as I am of you,
I really don't think you're the right man for me.
You're... You're much too independent.
And I... I need someone who needs me desperately.
Or at least needs my money desperately.
I've enjoyed every moment we've had together and I thank you.
Now, if you'll forgive me,
I'll go and pack my little bags, and return to Vienna where I belong.
And somewhere out there is a young lady, who I think...
..will never be a nun.
Auf Wiedersehen, darling.
Hello.
I thought I just might find you here.
Is there something you want?
No, no, no.
Sit down, please.
Please.
May I?
You know, I was thinking...of two things.
Why did you run away to the Abbey?
And what was it that made you come back?
Well...
..I had an obligation to fulfil, and I came back to fulfil it.
Hm... Is that all?
I missed the children.
Yes...
Only the children? No...
Yes! Isn't it right I should have missed them?
Oh, yes! Yes, of course.
I was only hoping that perhaps you... Perhaps you might have...
Yes?
Well...nothing was the same when you were away.
It'll be all wrong again after you leave,
and I just thought perhaps you might...change your mind?
Well, I'm sure the Baroness will make things fine for you.
Maria...
There isn't going to be any Baroness. There isn't?
No.
I don't understand.
Well, we've called off...our engagement.
I'm sorry. Yes. You are?!
You did? Yes.
Well, you can't marry someone when you're...
..in love with someone else.
Can you?
As the Reverend Mother says,
when the Lord closes a door, somewhere he opens a window.
What else does the Reverend Mother say?
That you must look for your life.
Is that why you came back?
And have you found it?
Maria?
I think I have.
I know I have.
I love you.
Oh, can this be happening to me?
# Perhaps I had a wicked childhood
# Perhaps I had a miserable youth
# But somewhere in my wicked, miserable past
# There must have been a moment of truth
# For here you are Standing there, loving me
# Whether or not you should
# So, somewhere in my youth or childhood
# I must have done something good
# Nothing comes from nothing
# Nothing ever could
# So, somewhere in my youth or childhood
# I must have done something good. #
Do you know when I first started loving you?
That night at dinner when you sat on that pine cone.
What?!
I knew the first time you blew that silly whistle.
Oh, my love...
# For here you are standing there, loving me
# Whether or not you should.
# So, somewhere in my youth or childhood
# I must have done something good.
# Nothing comes from nothing Nothing ever could.
# So somewhere in my youth Or childhood
# I must have done something...
# Something goo-o-o-ood. #
Maria?
Is there anyone I should go to to ask permission to marry you?
Well, why don't we ask... ..the children?
ABBEY BELLS RING
# How do you solve a problem like Maria?
# How do you catch a cloud and pin it down?
# How do you find a word that means Maria?
# A flibbertijibbet, a will o' the wisp, a clown?
# Many a thing you know you'd like to tell her
# Many a thing she ought to understand
# But how do you make her stay And listen to all you say?
# How do you keep a wave upon the sand?
# Oh, how do you solve a problem like Maria?
# How do you hold a moon-beam in your hand? #
CHURCH BELLS RING
Herr Detweiler!
Heil Hitler! Good afternoon, Herr Zeller.
Perhaps you've not heard, I'm now the Gauleiter.
Heil Hitler!
Heil Hitler.
I've come from the von Trapp house.
It is the only house not flying the flag of the Third Reich,
but we have dealt with that.
The housekeeper sent me here - it was all she would tell me.
What do you want to know? When the Captain will be returning.
He's on his honeymoon, he's not been in touch.
So he has not communicated with his children in over a month?
How many men communicate with their children when on honeymoon?
When he returns he will have to fill his position in the new order.
Naturally. And may I congratulate your people
on allowing the festival to continue as planned?
Why shouldn't it go on?
Nothing in Austria has changed.
Singing will assure the world that Austria is the same.
Heil Hitler!
Heil Hitler.
Come on, let's go home.
Why was he cross? Everybody is cross these days, darling.
Maybe the flag with the black spider on it makes people nervous.
Is Father in trouble?
The thing to do these days is to get along with everybody.
Remember that at the concert.
Are we really going to sing?
Of course! The Von Trapp Family Singers.
Here are your names - Liesl, Louisa, Friedrich, Kurt, Brigitta, Martha,
and Gretl.
Why am I always last? Because you are the most important.
Oh! There we go.
Uncle Max, will Father approve of us singing in public?
He will be pleased and proud.
Liesl, do you think so? Don't you trust me? No!
You're a very intelligent girl.
Liesl! Liesl!
Rolf!
Rolf, I am so glad to see you, it's been...
Good afternoon. You will give this to your father.
He's on his honeymoon.
I know. You do? It is our business to know everything about everyone.
Who? See that he gets it. What is it? A telegram from Berlin.
Come over tonight and deliver it.
I am now occupied with more important matters.
Your father better be too, if he knows what's good for him.
But Rolf...!
We didn't expect you so soon!
ALL TALK AT ONCE
Did you bring us something from Paris?
Why didn't you telephone? We tried to but we couldn't get through!
I had nothing to do with that.
We got back as fast as we could.
Well, well, well, we missed you!
We missed kissing you goodnight. We missed all the noise you make.
We missed hearing you sing.
You came back just in time.
Look, Fraulein Maria...
I mean Mother! We're singing in the festival. What?
We've been rehearsing... It's a big place!
Surprise, surprise!
There are surprises for you on the terrace.
We'll talk about this inside.
I couldn't tell you - you were away.
I was fortunate to enter them. They'll be the talk of the festival.
Can you imagine - seven children in one family? Max!
I made it clear to you how I feel about my family singing in public.
But the committee were enchanted.
What did they say? They were enthusiastic. Darling...
..just this once? Out of the question.
This is for Austria.
For Austria? There is NO Austria.
Be grateful the Anschluss was peaceful.
Grateful?!
You know, Max, sometimes I don't believe I know you.
Father, I forgot.
This is for you.
Maria, he has to pretend to work with these people. Convince him.
I can't ask him to be less than he is.
I'll talk to him. If the children don't sing,
it will reflect on Austria.
Oh, I know, it wouldn't do me any good either.
Mother...that sounds so nice - I like calling you Mother. I like hearing it.
You love Father very much. I can tell you do. Very much.
Mother, what do you do when you think you love someone - when he stops loving you?
Well, you cry a little, and then you wait for the sun to come out - it ALWAYS does.
There are so many things I should know, but I don't.
How can you?
Sometimes I feel the world is ending. Then it's just beginning? Yes.
It was like that for me and it will be for you. Do you REALLY think so?
# When you're 16 going on 17 Waiting for life to start
# Somebody kind who touches your mind
# Will suddenly touch your heart!
# When that happens... after it happens
# Nothing is quite the same
# Somehow I know I'll jump up and go
# If ever he calls my name.
# Gone are your old ideas of life
# The old ideas grow dim
# Lo and behold! You're someone's wife And you belong to him
# You may think this kind of adventure
# Never may come to you
# Darling 16 going on 17
# Wait a year or two. ..I'll wait a year
# Just wait a year or two. ..wait a year or two. #
Liesl.
What is it?
They've offered me a commission in their navy. I've been "requested" to accept immediately.
I have to report to their base at Bremerhaven tomorrow.
I knew something like this would happen - but not so soon.
To refuse would be fatal for all of us.
And joining them would be unthinkable.
Get the children all together. Don't let them worry just get them ready.
We'll go together from Austria... and this house.
Tonight.
MAX: It breaks my heart to think that they will not appear at the festival tonight.
When you announce it we'll be over the border. I hope you appreciate my sacrifice.
You had no choice. That's why I'm making it.
Why doesn't Father turn the motor on?
He doesn't want anyone to hear us. Sssh!
LOUISA: What will Frau Schmidt and Franz say when they find us gone? They knew nothing about it.
Will we ever come back? Some day, I do hope...some day.
Will Father and Uncle Max push the car to Switzerland? Shhhh!
Something wrong with your car?
Yes, we couldn't start it.
Karl, fix Captain Von Trapp's car so it will start.
ENGINE STARTS
Excellent, Karl.
I have not asked you where you and your family are going, nor have you asked me why I'm here.
Obviously we both suffer from a lack of curiosity.
You were sent a telegram, which you did not answer, from the navy of the Third Reich.
I thought, Herr Zeller, that the contents of telegrams in Austria was private.
(At least the Austria I know.)
I have my orders. They are to take you to Bremerhaven where you will accept your commission.
I'm afraid that is going to be... quite impossible.
You see we - the ENTIRE family - all of us will be... singing in the festival tonight.
That is where we are going.
I couldn't let them down.
I just hope we're not too late. Yes.
Is Captain von Trapp REALLY going to sing in a concert?
It will be a performance beyond my dreams.
Like you, Herr Zeller, I too am a man of...hidden talents.
Yes. Here is the programme.
Only the children's names are here.
It says, "The von Trapp Family Singers".
I am the head of that family.
And these..."travel" clothes you are all wearing?
Our costumes. Herr Zeller, the night air is not good for the children's voices.
A slight delay of my orders will not be serious.
Therefore...you will sing.
You will ALL sing, because that is how I want it to be.
It will demonstrate that NOTHING in Austria has changed.
When you have sung, you, Captain, will be taken to Bremerhaven.
Get in your car and we will ESCORT "The von Trapp Family Singers" to the festival.
An ESCORT is not necessary.
ZELLER: Necessary? A pleasure, Captain.
After all, we would not want you to get lost in the crowd.
Would we? No.
# Sew, a needle pulling thread ..a needle pulling thread
# La, a note to follow So ..a note to follow So
# Tea, a drink with jam and bread ..with jam and bread ..with jam and bread
# Tea a drink with jam and bread ..tea with jam and bread ..tea with jam and bread
# A drink with jam and bread ..jam and bread, jam and bread
# A drink with jam and bread ..with jam and bread... #
INSTRUMENTAL BRIDGE
# With A..B..C
# A drink with jam ..with jam,
ALL: # Tea with jam and bread
# With jam and bread With jam, with jam...
# And br-e-a-d. #
TREMENDOUS APPLAUSE
My fellow Austrians, I will not be seeing you again - perhaps for a very long time.
I would like to sing for you now a love song.
I know you share this love.
I pray that you will never let it die.
INTRODUCTION TO EDELWEISS
# Edelweiss, Edelweiss
# Every morning you greet me
# Small and white, clean and bright
# You look happy to meet me
# Blossom of snow may you bloom and grow
# Bloom and grow forever
# Edelweiss, Edelweiss
# Bless my homeland forever
# Edel..weiss, Edel...
# Small and white ..clean and bright
THE WHOLE FAMILY: # You look happy to meet me.
SOME OF THE AUDIENCE SING # Blossom of snow may you bloom and grow
# Bloom and grow forever
MORE PEOPLE JOIN IN: # Edelweiss, Edelweiss
# Bless my homeland forever. #
I think it'll work. I shall miss all of you.
I'll miss the money I could have made from you.
Thank you, ladies and gentlemen.
The festival has come to a conclusion - except we don't know what that conclusion may be.
While the judges are making their decision I have been given permission to offer you an encore.
This is the last opportunity for the von Trapps to sing together for a long, long time.
Even now, officials are waiting in this auditorium...
to escort Captain von Trapp to his new command in the Naval Forces of the Third Reich.
ANGRY MUTTERS
So, ladies and gentlemen, the family von Trapp...
..to bid you farewell.
WARM APPLAUSE
# There's a sad sort of clanging from the clock in the hall
# And the bells in the steeple too,
# And up in the nurs'ry an absurd little bird Is popping up to say, "Cuckoo".
#Cuckoo #Cuckoo
# Regretfully they tell us But firmly they compel us
# To say goodbye to you.
ALL: # So long, farewell Auf wiedersehen, goodnight
# We hate to go and leave this pretty sight
ALL: # So long, farewell Auf wiedersehen, adieu
# Adieu, adieu to yieu and yieu and yieu
ALL: # So long, farewell Auf wiedersehen, goodbye
# We flit, we float we fleetly flee, we fly
ALL: # So long, farewell Auf wiedersehen, goodbye
# The sun has gone to bed and so must I, goodbye.
# Good-by-e-e-e-e-e-e-e-e
# Good-bye-e-e-e-e-e-e-e-e-e
TOGETHER: # Good-bye-e-e-e-e-e-e-e-e-e. #
Ladies and gentlemen, I have the decision of our judges.
We will start with the 3rd prize.
For this honour the judges have named the soloist of the choir of St Agathe's Church in Murbach -
Fraulein Schweiser.
AUDIENCE LAUGHS
Second prize, the Toby Reizer Quartet.
The first prize - the highest honour in all Austria - to "The von Trapp Family Singers".
The Family von Trapp!
They're gone!
ABBEY DOORBELL RINGS Come with me.
Quickly, quickly.
(I have a place where you can hide.)
(Slowly, slowly.)
Open this gate!
Good evening.
Hurry up, woman!
Two men in there. Six of you fan out and cover the yard. You two cover the corridor.
Oh, Reverend Mother, we didn't realise we'd put the Abbey in danger.
No, it was right for you to come.
Could we borrow your car?
It would not help you - I heard on the radio that the borders have been closed.
If the borders are closed I will drive up into the hills, and go over the mountains on foot.
The children? We'll help. They will be all right. We don't need help, Father.
You will not be alone, remember, "I lift up mine eyes to the hills from whence cometh my help."
Yes, Mother.
I'm scared. Me too.
God be with you.
Mother, would it help to sing about our favourite things? No, darling, this is one time when it wouldn't.
You must be VERY quiet, hold tight.
THE GATE RATTLES
Come on, let's try the roof.
LIESL GASPS
Rolf, PLEASE!
DON'T, WAIT!
Maria...children.
It's YOU we want, not THEM. Put that down.
Don't MOVE or I'll SHOOT!
You're only a boy.
You don't really belong to them. STAY WHERE YOU ARE!
Come away with us, before it's too late.
NOT another step or I'll KILL you!
You give that to me, Rolf.
Did you hear me? I'll KILL you!
Rolf...
You will NEVER be one of them.
LIEUTENANT!
THEY'RE HERE!
BEEEEEEEEEEEEEWWWWWWWEEEEEEEEEEP!
BEEEEEEEWWWWEEEEEEEPPP!
CARS WON'T START
Reverend Mother,... I have sinned.
I too, Reverend Mother.
What is this sin, my children...
MUSIC: Climb Ev'ry Mountain
# A dream that will need All the love you can give
# Ev'ry day of your life for as long as you live
# Climb ev'ry mountain
# Ford ev'ry stream
# Follow ev'ry rainbow
# Till you find your dream. #