The Little Mermaid / Mala morska deklica

The Little Mermaid / Mala morska deklica - Hans Christian Andersen

When it grew dark, a number of colored lamps were lighted

Ko se je zmračilo, so prižgali številne barvne luči

the sailors and royal family danced merrily on the deck

mornarji in kraljeva družina so veselo plesali na palubi

The little mermaid could not help thinking of her birthday

Mala morska deklica si ni mogla pomagati, da bi pomislila na svoj rojstni dan

the day that she rose out of the sea for the first time

dan, ko se je prvič dvignila iz morja

similar joyful festivities were celebrated on that day

na ta dan so praznovali podobna vesela praznovanja

she thought about the wonder and hope she felt that day

razmišljala je o čudenju in upanju, ki ga je čutila tisti dan

with those pleasant memories, she too joined in the dance

s temi prijetnimi spomini se je tudi ona pridružila plesu

on her paining feet, she poised herself in the air

na bolečih nogah se je postavila v zrak

the way a swallow poises itself when in pursued of prey

način, kako se lastovka postavi, ko zasleduje plen

the sailors and the servants cheered her wonderingly

mornarji in služabniki so jo začudeno bodrili

She had never danced so gracefully before

Še nikoli prej ni plesala tako elegantno

Her tender feet felt as if cut with sharp knives

Njena nežna stopala so se počutila, kot bi jih porezali z ostrimi noži

but she cared little for the pain of her feet

vendar ji je bilo malo mar za bolečine v nogah