Portuguese–English parallel text
O Sino de Atri
The Bell of Atri
James Baldwin (1841–1925)
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Atri é o nome de uma cidadezinha na Itália. É uma cidade muito antiga e foi construída no meio da encosta de uma colina íngreme.
Atri is the name of a little town in Italy. It is a very old town, and is built half-way up the side of a steep hill.
Há muito tempo, o Rei de Atri comprou um sino grande e bonito, e mandou pendurá-lo em uma torre na praça do mercado. Uma corda longa, que chegava quase até o chão, foi amarrada ao sino. A menor das crianças podia tocar o sino puxando essa corda.
A long time ago, the King of Atri bought a fine large bell, and had it hung up in a tower in the market place. A long rope that reached almost to the ground was fastened to the bell. The smallest child could ring the bell by pulling upon this rope.
“É o sino da justiça”, disse o rei.
“It is the bell of justice,” said the king.
Quando finalmente tudo ficou pronto, o povo de Atri teve um grande dia de festa. Todos os homens, mulheres e crianças desceram até a praça do mercado para olhar o sino da justiça.
When at last everything was ready, the people of Atri had a great holiday. All the men and women and children came down to the market place to look at the bell of justice.
Era um sino muito bonito e foi polido até ficar quase tão brilhante e amarelo quanto o sol.
It was a very pretty bell, and was, polished until it looked almost as bright and yellow as the sun.
“Como gostaríamos de ouvi-lo tocar!”, disseram eles.
“How we should like to hear it ring!” they said.
Então o rei desceu pela rua.
Then the king came down the street.
“Talvez ele toque o sino”, disse o povo; e todo mundo ficou bem quieto, esperando para ver o que ele ia fazer.
“Perhaps he will ring it,” said the people; and everybody stood very still, and waited to see what he would do.
Mas ele não tocou o sino. Nem sequer pegou a corda nas mãos. Quando chegou ao pé da torre, ele parou e levantou a mão.
But he did not ring the bell. He did not even take the rope in his hands. When he came to the foot of the tower, he stopped, and raised his hand.
“Meu povo”, disse ele, “vocês veem este belo sino? É o sino de vocês; mas ele nunca deve ser tocado, exceto em caso de necessidade.
“My people,” he said, “do you see this beautiful bell? It is your bell; but it must never be rung except in case of need.
Se qualquer um de vocês sofrer uma injustiça em qualquer momento, pode vir e tocar o sino; e então os juízes vão se reunir imediatamente, vão ouvir o seu caso e farão justiça.
If any one of you is wronged at any time, he may come and ring the bell; and then the judges shall come together at once, and hear his case, and give him justice.
Ricos e pobres, velhos e jovens, todos podem vir da mesma forma; mas ninguém deve tocar na corda a menos que saiba que sofreu uma injustiça.”
Rich and poor, old and young, all alike may come; but no one must touch the rope unless he knows that he has been wronged.”
Muitos anos se passaram depois disso. Muitas vezes o sino na praça do mercado tocou para reunir os juízes. Muitas injustiças foram corrigidas, muitos malfeitores foram punidos. Por fim, a corda de cânhamo estava quase desgastada.
Many years passed by after this. Many times did the bell in the market place ring out to call the judges together. Many wrongs were righted, many ill-doers were punished. At last the hempen rope was almost worn out.
A parte de baixo dela se desfez; alguns dos fios estavam arrebentados; ela ficou tão curta que apenas um homem alto conseguia alcançá-la.
The lower part of it was untwisted; some of the strands were broken; it became so short that only a tall man could reach it.
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