Portuguese–English parallel text
Os Músicos de Bremen
The Travelling Musicians
Brothers Grimm
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Um fazendeiro honesto tinha um burro que fora um servo fiel por muitos anos, mas que agora estava ficando velho e cada dia mais inapto para o trabalho.
An honest farmer had once an ass that had been a faithful servant to him a great many years, but was now growing old and every day more and more unfit for work.
Seu dono, portanto, estava cansado de mantê-lo e começou a pensar em dar um fim nele; mas o burro, que viu que algo ruim estava por vir, escapou sorrateiramente e iniciou sua jornada em direção à grande cidade: “Pois lá”, pensou ele, “posso me tornar músico”.
His master therefore was tired of keeping him and began to think of putting an end to him; but the ass, who saw that some mischief was in the wind, took himself slyly off, and began his journey towards the great city, ‘For there,’ thought he, ‘I may turn musician.’
Depois de viajar um pouco, avistou um cachorro deitado à beira da estrada, ofegante como se estivesse cansado. “O que faz você ofegar tanto, meu amigo?”, disse o burro. “Ai de mim!”
After he had travelled a little way, he spied a dog lying by the roadside and panting as if he were tired. ‘What makes you pant so, my friend?’ said the ass. ‘Alas!’
disse o cachorro, “meu dono ia me dar um golpe na cabeça porque estou velho e fraco, e não posso mais ser útil a ele na caça; então fugi; mas o que posso fazer para ganhar a vida?”. “Escute aqui!”
said the dog, ‘my master was going to knock me on the head, because I am old and weak, and can no longer make myself useful to him in hunting; so I ran away; but what can I do to earn my livelihood?’ ‘Hark ye!’
disse o burro, “estou indo para a grande cidade para me tornar músico: que tal vir comigo e tentar o mesmo?”. O cachorro disse que estava disposto, e eles seguiram caminho juntos.
said the ass, ‘I am going to the great city to turn musician: suppose you go with me, and try what you can do in the same way?’ The dog said he was willing, and they jogged on together.
Não tinham ido muito longe quando viram uma gata sentada no meio da estrada, fazendo uma cara de dar pena. “Por favor, minha boa senhora”, disse o burro, “o que há com você? Você parece muito desanimada!”. “Ah, meu Deus!”
They had not gone far before they saw a cat sitting in the middle of the road and making a most rueful face. ‘Pray, my good lady,’ said the ass, ‘what’s the matter with you? You look quite out of spirits!’ ‘Ah, me!’
disse a gata, “como alguém pode estar animado quando a própria vida está em perigo?
said the cat, ‘how can one be in good spirits when one’s life is in danger?
Como estou começando a ficar velha e prefiro descansar junto ao fogo a correr pela casa atrás de ratos, minha dona me agarrou e ia me afogar; e embora eu tenha tido a sorte de escapar dela, não sei do que vou viver”.
Because I am beginning to grow old, and had rather lie at my ease by the fire than run about the house after the mice, my mistress laid hold of me, and was going to drown me; and though I have been lucky enough to get away from her, I do not know what I am to live upon.’
“Ora”, disse o burro, “de qualquer maneira, venha conosco para a grande cidade; você é uma boa cantora noturna e pode fazer fortuna como musicista”. A gata ficou satisfeita com a ideia e juntou-se ao grupo.
‘Oh,’ said the ass, ‘by all means go with us to the great city; you are a good night singer, and may make your fortune as a musician.’ The cat was pleased with the thought, and joined the party.
Logo depois, enquanto passavam por um terreiro, viram um galo empoleirado em um portão, gritando com todas as suas forças. “Bravo!”, disse o burro; “pela minha palavra, você faz um barulho e tanto; diga-me, por que tudo isso?”.
Soon afterwards, as they were passing by a farmyard, they saw a cock perched upon a gate, and screaming out with all his might and main. ‘Bravo!’ said the ass; ‘upon my word, you make a famous noise; pray what is all this about?’
“Ora”, disse o galo, “eu estava dizendo agora mesmo que teríamos bom tempo para o nosso dia de lavar roupa, e ainda assim minha dona e a cozinheira não me agradecem pelo esforço, mas ameaçam cortar minha cabeça amanhã e fazer um caldo de mim para os convidados que virão no domingo!”
‘Why,’ said the cock, ‘I was just now saying that we should have fine weather for our washing-day, and yet my mistress and the cook don’t thank me for my pains, but threaten to cut off my head tomorrow, and make broth of me for the guests that are coming on Sunday!’
“Deus me livre!”, disse o burro, “venha conosco, Mestre Chanticleer; será melhor, de qualquer forma, do que ficar aqui para ter sua cabeça cortada! Além disso, quem sabe?
‘Heaven forbid!’ said the ass, ‘come with us Master Chanticleer; it will be better, at any rate, than staying here to have your head cut off! Besides, who knows?
Se nos esforçarmos para cantar afinados, podemos montar algum tipo de concerto; então venha conosco”. “De todo o coração”, disse o galo: e assim os quatro seguiram alegremente juntos.
If we care to sing in tune, we may get up some kind of a concert; so come along with us.’ ‘With all my heart,’ said the cock: so they all four went on jollily together.
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