The Little Mermaid / Malá Morská Víla

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

Keď sa zotmelo, rozsvietilo sa mnozstvo farebn ch l mp

the sailors and royal family danced merrily on the deck

n morn ci a kr ľovsk rodina veselo tancovali na palube

The little mermaid could not help thinking of her birthday

Mal morsk v la sa nemohla ubr niť pomysleniu na svoje narodeniny

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

deň, keď prv kr t vyst pila z mora

similar joyful festivities were celebrated on that day

v ten deň sa sl vili podobn radostn sl vnosti

she thought about the wonder and hope she felt that day

prem sľala o z zraku a n deji, ktor v ten deň c tila

with those pleasant memories, she too joined in the dance

s t mi pr jemn mi spomienkami sa do tanca zapojila aj ona

on her paining feet, she poised herself in the air

na svojich bolestiv ch noh ch sa postavila vo vzduchu

the way a swallow poises itself when in pursued of prey

sp sob, ak m sa lastovička nastavuje, keď je prenasledovan korisťou

the sailors and the servants cheered her wonderingly

n morn ci a sluhovia ju začudovane povzbudzovali

She had never danced so gracefully before

Nikdy predt m netancovala tak elegantne

Her tender feet felt as if cut with sharp knives

Jej nezn nohy boli akoby prerezan ostr mi nozmi

but she cared little for the pain of her feet

ale m lo sa starala o bolesť n h