Japanese–English parallel text
シンデレラ、または小さなガラスの靴
Cinderella, or the Little Glass Slipper
Charles Perrault
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昔あるところに、後妻としてこれまで見たこともないほど高慢で気位の高い女を娶った紳士がいた。その女には前の夫との間に、自分とそっくりな気質の二人の娘がおり、実際あらゆる面で母親に生き写しであった。一方、彼にも先妻との間に幼い娘がいたが、並外れた善良さと優しい気質の持ち主で、それは世の中で一番素晴らしい人であった実の母親から受け継いだものだった。
Once there was a gentleman who married, for his second wife, the proudest and most haughty woman that was ever seen. She had, by a former husband, two daughters of her own humor, who were, indeed, exactly like her in all things. He had likewise, by another wife, a young daughter, but of unparalleled goodness and sweetness of temper, which she took from her mother, who was the best creature in the world.
結婚式が終わるやいなや、継母はその本性を現し始めた。彼女はこの愛らしい娘の美点に耐えられなかった。娘の美点のせいで自分の娘たちが一層憎らしく見えたからである。継母は彼女に家の中で最も卑しい仕事を言いつけた。皿やテーブルなどを磨かせ、奥様である自分や、お嬢様方である娘たちの部屋を掃除させた。二人の姉たちが寄せ木張りの床に最新流行のベッド、頭から足先まで全身を映せる大きな姿見のある素晴らしい部屋で寝起きする一方で、娘は粗末なわら布団を敷いた哀れな屋根裏部屋に寝かされていた。
No sooner were the ceremonies of the wedding over but the mother-in-law began to show herself in her true colors. She could not bear the good qualities of this pretty girl, and the less because they made her own daughters appear the more odious. She employed her in the meanest work of the house: she scoured the dishes, tables, etc., and scrubbed madam’s chamber, and those of misses, her daughters; she lay up in a sorry garret, upon a wretched straw bed, while her sisters lay in fine rooms, with floors all inlaid, upon beds of the very newest fashion, and where they had looking-glasses so large that they might see themselves at their full length from head to foot.
可哀そうな娘はすべてをじっと耐え、父親に言いつける勇気もなかった。父親に話しても叱り飛ばされるだけだったからである。父親は完全に妻の言いなりになっていたのだ。仕事が終わると、娘は暖炉の隅へ行って灰の中に座り込むのが常だったので、みんなからはよく「灰かぶり」と呼ばれていた。だが、上の姉ほど無礼でも不作法でもなかった下の姉は、彼女のことを「シンデレラ」と呼んだ。しかしシンデレラは、みすぼらしい身なりをしているにもかかわらず、いつも非常に豪華に着飾っている姉たちより百倍も美しかった。
The poor girl bore all patiently, and dared not tell her father, who would have rattled her off; for his wife governed him entirely. When she had done her work, she used to go into the chimney-corner, and sit down among cinders and ashes, which made her commonly be called Cinderwench; but the youngest, who was not so rude and uncivil as the eldest, called her Cinderella. However, Cinderella, notwithstanding her mean apparel, was a hundred times handsomer than her sisters, though they were always dressed very richly.
あるとき、王の息子が舞踏会を開くことになり、上流階級のすべての人々を招待した。二人の若いお嬢様方も招待された。身分の高い人々の間でもひときわ目立つ存在だったからである。二人はこの招待に大喜びし、自分たちに似合うドレスやペチコート、髪飾りを選び出すのに驚くほど忙しく立ち働いた。これがシンデレラにとっては新たな苦労の種となった。姉たちの下着にアイロンをかけ、ひだ飾りにプリーツをつけるのは彼女の役目だったからである。姉たちは一日中、どう着飾るかということばかり話し合っていた。
It happened that the King’s son gave a ball, and invited all persons of fashion to it. Our young misses were also invited, for they cut a very grand figure among the quality. They were mightily delighted at this invitation, and wonderfully busy in choosing out such gowns, petticoats, and head-clothes as might become them. This was a new trouble to Cinderella; for it was she who ironed her sisters’ linen, and plaited their ruffles; they talked all day long of nothing but how they should be dressed.
「私としてはね」と上の姉が言った。「フランス風の飾りがついた赤のベルベットの服を着るわ」
“For my part,” said the eldest, “I will wear my red velvet suit with French trimming.”
「私はね」と下の姉が言った。「いつものペチコートにするわ。でもその代わりに、金色の花柄のマントとダイヤの胸当てをつけるの。世間にある平凡なものとは大違いなんだから」
“And I,” said the youngest, “shall have my usual petticoat; but then, to make amends for that, I will put on my gold-flowered manteau, and my diamond stomacher, which is far from being the most ordinary one in the world.”
姉たちは手に入る限り一番腕のいい結髪師を呼び寄せて髪飾りを作らせ、二重のピンナーを整えさせた。そしてドラポッシュさんから頬紅や付けぼくろを手に入れた。
They sent for the best tire-woman they could get to make up their head-dresses and adjust their double pinners, and they had their red brushes and patches from Mademoiselle de la Poche.
シンデレラもまた、こういった事柄について相談を受けるために姉たちのもとへ呼ばれた。彼女は素晴らしいセンスを持ち、いつでも最高の助言をしてくれたからである。それどころか、姉たちの髪を結ってあげることまで申し出たので、姉たちは喜んでそうしてもらうことにした。シンデレラが髪を結っていると、姉たちが彼女に言った。
Cinderella was likewise called up to them to be consulted in all these matters, for she had excellent notions, and advised them always for the best, nay, and offered her services to dress their heads, which they were very willing she should do. As she was doing this, they said to her:
「シンデレラ、あんたも舞踏会に行けたら嬉しいんじゃない?」
“Cinderella, would you not be glad to go to the ball?”
「まあ!」とシンデレラは言った。「私をからかっていらっしゃるのね。私のような者が行く場所ではありませんわ」
“Alas!” said she, “you only jeer me; it is not for such as I am to go thither.”
「お前の言う通りだわ」と姉たちは答えた。「舞踏会に灰かぶりなんかが来たら、みんなの笑いものになってしまうものね」
“Thou art in the right of it,” replied they; “it would make the people laugh to see a Cinderwench at a ball.”
シンデレラ以外の者なら姉たちの髪をわざと曲げて結ったところだが、彼女はとても心根が優しかったので、申し分なくきれいに結ってあげた。姉たちは喜びに我を忘れるあまり、二日近くもほとんど食事をとらなかった。細くほっそりとした体型に見せようと身をきつく締め上げたため、靴紐を十数本も引きちぎり、絶えず姿見の前に立っていた。ついにその待ち望んだ日がやってきた。姉たちは宮殿へと向かい、シンデレラはできる限り長く目で見送っていたが、姿が見えなくなると泣き出してしまった。
Anyone but Cinderella would have dressed their heads awry, but she was very good, and dressed them perfectly well They were almost two days without eating, so much were they transported with joy. They broke above a dozen laces in trying to be laced up close, that they might have a fine slender shape, and they were continually at their looking-glass. At last the happy day came; they went to Court, and Cinderella followed them with her eyes as long as she could, and when she had lost sight of them, she fell a-crying.
涙に暮れているシンデレラを見た名付け親は、どうしたのかと尋ねた。
Her godmother, who saw her all in tears, asked her what was the matter.
「私も……私も行けたら……」シンデレラは涙としゃくりあげに邪魔されて、残りの言葉を口にすることができなかった。
“I wish I could--I wish I could--“; she was not able to speak the rest, being interrupted by her tears and sobbing.
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