(turning his back) Old woman, you are mistaken. Go away before I have my men drag you off.

O God of the sea and land, he has thrown away my love. Let him feel what it means to lose everything. Let him become a warning to all ungrateful children.

(shrieking) I don’t want to die! It’s his fault, not mine!

(The ship sails away. Mande Rubayah raises both hands to the sky.)

(voice echoing) Captain Malin… has turned into stone. Only his head remains… looking back toward the shore… toward his mother. End of dialogue.

(sadly, to Mande Rubayah) Forgive me, old mother. I cannot disobey him.

(screaming) Mother! Mother, forgive me!