The Little Mermaid / Mal Morsk Vla

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

Keď sa zotmelo, rozsvietilo sa mnozstvo farebnÿch lámp

the sailors and royal family danced merrily on the deck

námorníci a kráľovská rodina veselo tancovali na palube

The little mermaid could not help thinking of her birthday

Malá morská víla sa nemohla ubrániť pomysleniu na svoje narodeniny

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

deň, keď prvÿkrát vystúpila z mora

similar joyful festivities were celebrated on that day

v ten deň sa slávili podobné radostné slávnosti

she thought about the wonder and hope she felt that day

premÿsľala o zázraku a nádeji, ktorú v ten deň cítila

with those pleasant memories, she too joined in the dance

s tÿmi príjemnÿmi spomienkami sa do tanca zapojila aj ona

on her paining feet, she poised herself in the air

na svojich bolestivÿch nohách sa postavila vo vzduchu

the way a swallow poises itself when in pursued of prey

spôsob, akÿm sa lastovička nastavuje, keď je prenasledovaná korisťou

the sailors and the servants cheered her wonderingly

námorníci a sluhovia ju začudovane povzbudzovali

She had never danced so gracefully before

Nikdy predtÿm netancovala tak elegantne

Her tender feet felt as if cut with sharp knives

Jej nezné nohy boli akoby prerezané ostrÿmi nozmi

but she cared little for the pain of her feet

ale málo sa starala o bolesť nôh