Spanish–English parallel text
El prisionero de Zenda
The Prisoner of Zenda
Anthony Hope · retold
A bilingual Spanish–English edition: the Spanish text with the English beside it, paragraph by paragraph.
Opening the reader…
Pelo rojo y nariz larga
Red Hair and a Long Nose
«Rudolf, ¿cuándo vas a hacer algo?», dijo la mujer de mi hermano.
“Rudolf, when are you ever going to do anything?” said my brother’s wife.
«Querida Rose», respondí, y dejé la cucharilla del huevo. «¿Por qué voy a hacer algo? Tengo una vida cómoda y casi bastante dinero, y nadie tiene nunca bastante. Soy el hermano de Lord Burlesdon. ¡Es suficiente!»
“My dear Rose,” I answered, and I put down my egg spoon. “Why should I do anything? I have a comfortable life and nearly enough money, and nobody ever has quite enough. I’m the brother of Lord Burlesdon. It’s enough!”
«Tienes veintinueve años», dijo ella, «y no has hecho nada más que…»
“You are twenty-nine,” she said, “and you’ve done nothing but…”
«¿Viajar y divertirme? Es verdad. Nuestra familia no necesita hacer cosas.»
“Travel around and enjoy myself? That’s true. Our family doesn’t need to do things.”
Esto enfadó un poco a Rose, porque su familia era menos importante que los Rassendyll. Pero ella era guapa y muy rica, y a mi hermano Robert no le importaba.
This made Rose a little angry, because her family was less grand than the Rassendylls. But she was pretty and very rich, so my brother Robert did not mind.
«Las familias buenas suelen ser peores que las otras familias», dijo ella.
“Good families are usually worse than other families,” she said.
Me toqué el pelo, porque sabía exactamente lo que quería decir.
I touched my hair, because I knew exactly what she meant.
«¡Qué contenta estoy! El pelo de Robert es negro», exclamó.
“I’m so glad Robert’s hair is black!” she cried.
En ese momento entró Robert. Se levanta a las siete y trabaja antes del desayuno. Vio la cara roja de su mujer y la tocó con cariño.
At that moment Robert came in. He gets up at seven and works before breakfast. He saw his wife’s red face and touched it kindly.
«¿Qué pasa, querida?», preguntó.
“What’s the matter, my dear?” he asked.
«Está enfadada porque no hago nada y tengo el pelo rojo», dije yo con tristeza.
“She’s angry because I do nothing and I have red hair,” I said sadly.
«Ay, claro, el pelo no es culpa suya», dijo Rose.
“Oh, of course his hair isn’t his fault,” said Rose.
«Uno de la familia tiene ese pelo cada treinta años más o menos», dijo mi hermano. «La nariz también. Rudolf tiene las dos cosas.»
“One of the family gets that hair every thirty years or so,” said my brother. “The nose too. Rudolf has both.”
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