Portuguese–English parallel text
O Foguete Notável
The Remarkable Rocket
Oscar Wilde
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O filho do Rei ia se casar, por isso havia celebrações gerais. Ele havia esperado um ano inteiro por sua noiva, e finalmente ela havia chegado. Ela era uma Princesa russa e havia viajado todo o caminho desde a Finlândia em um trenó puxado por seis renas.
The King’s son was going to be married, so there were general rejoicings. He had waited a whole year for his bride, and at last she had arrived. She was a Russian Princess, and had driven all the way from Finland in a sledge drawn by six reindeer.
O trenó tinha a forma de um grande cisne dourado, e entre as asas do cisne estava a própria princesinha.
The sledge was shaped like a great golden swan, and between the swan’s wings lay the little Princess herself.
Seu longo manto de arminho descia até os pés, em sua cabeça havia um pequeno gorro de tecido prateado, e ela era tão pálida quanto o Palácio da Neve no qual sempre havia vivido. Tão pálida ela era que, enquanto passava pelas ruas, todas as pessoas se admiravam.
Her long ermine-cloak reached right down to her feet, on her head was a tiny cap of silver tissue, and she was as pale as the Snow Palace in which she had always lived. So pale was she that as she drove through the streets all the people wondered.
“Ela é como uma rosa branca!”, gritavam, e jogavam flores sobre ela das sacadas.
“She is like a white rose!” they cried, and they threw down flowers on her from the balconies.
No portão do Castelo, o Príncipe estava esperando para recebê-la. Ele tinha olhos sonhadores cor de violeta, e seus cabelos eram como ouro fino. Quando a viu, ele se ajoelhou e beijou sua mão.
At the gate of the Castle the Prince was waiting to receive her. He had dreamy violet eyes, and his hair was like fine gold. When he saw her he sank upon one knee, and kissed her hand.
“Seu retrato era lindo”, murmurou ele, “mas você é mais linda do que o seu retrato”; e a princesinha corou.
“Your picture was beautiful,” he murmured, “but you are more beautiful than your picture”; and the little Princess blushed.
“Ela era como uma rosa branca antes”, disse um jovem Pajem ao seu vizinho, “mas agora é como uma rosa vermelha”; e toda a Corte ficou encantada.
“She was like a white rose before,” said a young Page to his neighbour, “but she is like a red rose now”; and the whole Court was delighted.
Pelos três dias seguintes, todo mundo andava dizendo: “Rosa branca, Rosa vermelha, Rosa vermelha, Rosa branca”; e o Rei ordenou que o salário do Pajem fosse dobrado.
For the next three days everybody went about saying, “White rose, Red rose, Red rose, White rose”; and the King gave orders that the Page’s salary was to be doubled.
Como ele não recebia salário algum, isso não lhe serviu de muita coisa, mas foi considerado uma grande honra e foi devidamente publicado na Gazeta da Corte.
As he received no salary at all this was not of much use to him, but it was considered a great honour, and was duly published in the Court Gazette.
Quando os três dias terminaram, o casamento foi celebrado. Foi uma cerimônia magnífica, e a noiva e o noivo caminharam de mãos dadas sob um dossel de veludo roxo bordado com pequenas pérolas.
When the three days were over the marriage was celebrated. It was a magnificent ceremony, and the bride and bridegroom walked hand in hand under a canopy of purple velvet embroidered with little pearls.
Depois houve um Banquete de Estado, que durou cinco horas. O Príncipe e a Princesa se sentaram no topo do Grande Salão e beberam em uma taça de cristal transparente.
Then there was a State Banquet, which lasted for five hours. The Prince and Princess sat at the top of the Great Hall and drank out of a cup of clear crystal.
Apenas os verdadeiros amantes podiam beber dessa taça, pois, se lábios falsos a tocassem, ela ficava cinzenta, opaca e turva.
Only true lovers could drink out of this cup, for if false lips touched it, it grew grey and dull and cloudy.
“Está bem claro que eles se amam”, disse o pequeno Pajem, “tão claro quanto cristal!”; e o Rei dobrou o salário dele pela segunda vez. “Que honra!”, exclamaram todos os cortesãos.
“It’s quite clear that they love each other,” said the little Page, “as clear as crystal!” and the King doubled his salary a second time. “What an honour!” cried all the courtiers.
Depois do banquete, haveria um Baile. A noiva e o noivo deveriam dançar a Dança da Rosa juntos, e o Rei havia prometido tocar flauta. Ele tocava muito mal, mas ninguém jamais havia ousado lhe dizer isso, porque ele era o Rei.
After the banquet there was to be a Ball. The bride and bridegroom were to dance the Rose-dance together, and the King had promised to play the flute. He played very badly, but no one had ever dared to tell him so, because he was the King.
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