Trnoružica (Uspavana ljepotica)

Sleeping Beauty (Briar Rose)

Jednom davno vladali su kralj i kraljica u dalekoj zemlji u kojoj je u to doba bilo vila.

Once upon a time, a king and queen ruled in a faraway land where there were fairies in those days.

Taj su kralj i kraljica imali mnogo novca, mnogo lijepe odjeće za nošenje, mnogo dobrih stvari za jelo i piće te kočiju za vožnju svaki dan: no iako su bili u braku već mnogo godina, nisu imali djece, i to ih je jako žalostilo.

That king and queen had plenty of money, plenty of fine clothes to wear, plenty of good things to eat and drink, and a carriage to drive in every day; but though they had been married for many years, they had no children, and this saddened them deeply.

Ali jednoga dana, dok se kraljica šetala pokraj rijeke na kraju vrta, ugleda jadnu malu ribu koja se izbacila iz vode te ležala na obali hvatajući zrak i bila gotovo mrtva.

But one day, as the queen was walking by the river at the end of the garden, she saw a poor little fish that had thrown itself out of the water and lay on the bank gasping for air, almost dead.

Tada se kraljica sažali nad malom ribom i vrati je natrag u rijeku; a prije nego što je otplivala, riba podigne glavu iz vode i reče:

Then the queen took pity on the little fish and put it back into the river; and before swimming away, the fish raised its head out of the water and said:

‘Znam koja je tvoja želja i ona će se ispuniti u zamjenu za tvoju dobrotu prema meni – uskoro ćeš dobiti kćer.’

‘I know your wish, and it shall be fulfilled in return for your kindness to me – you will soon have a daughter.’

Ono što je mala riba prorekla ubrzo se ostvarilo; kraljica je rodila djevojčicu, toliko lijepu da je kralj od radosti nije mogao prestati gledati, te reče da će prirediti veliku gozbu, veseliti se i pokazati dijete cijeloj zemlji.

What the little fish had foretold soon came true; the queen gave birth to a baby girl, so beautiful that the king could not stop looking at her for joy, and he said he would throw a great feast, celebrate, and show the child to the whole land.

Stoga je pozvao svoje rođake, plemiće, prijatelje i susjede.

Therefore, he invited his relatives, nobles, friends, and neighbors.

No kraljica reče:

But the queen said:

‘Pozvat ću i vile kako bi bile dobre i blage prema našoj maloj kćeri.’

‘I will invite the fairies too, so that they may be kind and gentle to our little daughter.’

U kraljevstvu je bilo trinaest vila; ali budući da su kralj i kraljica imali samo dvanaest zlatnih tanjura iz kojih su mogle jesti, bili su prisiljeni ostaviti jednu od vila nepozvanu.

There were thirteen fairies in the kingdom; but since the king and queen had only twelve golden plates for them to eat from, they were forced to leave one of the fairies uninvited.

Tako je došlo dvanaest vila, svaka s visokim crvenim klobukom na glavi, crvenim cipelicama s visokom petom na nogama i dugačkim bijelim čarobnim štapićem u ruci: a nakon što je gozba završila, okupile su se u krug i dale sve svoje najbolje darove maloj princezi.

So twelve fairies came, each with a tall red hat on her head, red high-heeled shoes on her feet, and a long white magic wand in her hand; and after the feast was over, they gathered in a circle and gave all their best gifts to the little princess.

Jedna joj je dala dobrotu, druga ljepotu, treća bogatstvo, i tako redom sve dok nije imala sve što je dobro na svijetu.

One gave her goodness, another beauty, a third wealth, and so on until she had everything good in the world.

Baš kad ju je jedanaest vila blagoslovilo, u dvorištu se začu velika buka i stiže vijest da je došla trinaesta vila, s crnim klobukom na glavi, crnim cipelicama na nogama i metlom u ruci: i ubrzo uđe u svečanu dvoranu.

Just as eleven fairies had blessed her, a great noise was heard in the courtyard and news arrived that the thirteenth fairy had come, with a black hat on her head, black shoes on her feet, and a broom in her hand; and soon she entered the festive hall.

Budući da nije bila pozvana na gozbu, bila je vrlo ljuta, izgrdila je kralja i kraljicu te se odlučila osvetiti.

Since she had not been invited to the feast, she was very angry, scolded the king and queen, and decided to take her revenge.

Stoga povika:

Therefore she cried out:

‘Kraljeva će se kći u svojoj petnaestoj godini ubosti na vreteno i pasti mrtva.’

‘In her fifteenth year, the king's daughter shall prick herself on a spindle and fall down dead.’

Tada istupi dvanaesta od dobrih vila, koja još nije dala svoj dar, i reče da se zla želja mora ispuniti, ali da ona može ublažiti njezinu nesreću; tako je njezin dar bio da kraljeva kći, kada se ubode na vreteno, ne umre uistinu, nego samo zaspi na sto godina.

Then the twelfth of the good fairies, who had not yet given her gift, stepped forward and said that the evil wish had to be fulfilled, but that she could soften its misfortune; so her gift was that when the king's daughter pricked herself on a spindle, she would not truly die, but only fall asleep for a hundred years.

Međutim, kralj se i dalje nadao da će svoje drago dijete potpuno spasiti od zaprijetenoga zla; stoga je zapovjedio da se sva vretena u kraljevstvu otkupe i spale.

However, the king still hoped to save his dear child completely from the threatened evil; so he commanded that all the spindles in the kingdom be bought up and burned.

Ali svi su se darovi prvih jedanaest vila u međuvremenu ostvarili; jer princeza je bila tako lijepa, lijepo odgojena, dobra i mudra da ju je volio svatko tko ju je poznavao.

But all the gifts of the first eleven fairies had in the meantime come true; for the princess was so beautiful, well-mannered, kind, and wise that everyone who knew her loved her.

Dogodilo se da, baš na dan kada je navršila petnaest godina, kralj i kraljica nisu bili kod kuće, a ona je ostala sama u palači.

It so happened that, on the very day she turned fifteen, the king and queen were not at home, and she was left alone in the palace.

Tako je sama lutala uokolo te razgledavala sve sobe i odaje, sve dok naposljetku nije došla do stare kule, do koje su vodile uske stube što su završavale malim vratima.

So she wandered around alone, looking at all the rooms and chambers, until at last she came to an old tower, to which narrow stairs led, ending at a small door.

U vratima se nalazio zlatni ključ, a kad ga je okrenula, vrata se širom otvoriše, i ondje je sjedila stara gospođa te vrlo marljivo prela.

In the door was a golden key, and when she turned it, the door opened wide, and there sat an old lady spinning very busily.

‘E pa, dobra majko,’ reče princeza;

‘Well, good mother,’ said the princess;

‘što to radiš ondje?’

‘what are you doing there?’

‘Predem,’ reče stara gospođa i klimne glavom, pjevušeći pjesmicu, dok je kolovrat zazujao.

‘I am spinning,’ said the old lady and nodded her head, humming a tune, as the spinning wheel hummed.

‘Kako se ljupko okreće ta mala stvarca!’

‘How charmingly that little thing turns!’

reče princeza, uzme vreteno i pokuša presti.

said the princess, took the spindle, and tried to spin.

No jedva da ga je dodirnula, vilinsko se proročanstvo ostvari; vreteno je ubode i ona pade beživotna na tlo.

But scarcely had she touched it, when the fairy's prophecy came true; the spindle pricked her and she fell lifeless to the ground.

Međutim, nije bila mrtva, nego je samo pala u dubok san; a kralj i kraljica, koji su se upravo vratili kući, i cijeli njihov dvor, također zaspaše; i konji su spavali u stajama, i psi u dvorištu, golubovi na krovu kuće, pa čak su i muhe spavale na zidovima.

However, she was not dead, but had merely fallen into a deep sleep; and the king and queen, who had just returned home, and their entire court, also fell asleep; and the horses slept in the stables, and the dogs in the yard, the pigeons on the roof of the house, and even the flies slept on the walls.

Čak je i vatra na ognjištu prestala plamtjeti i zaspala; ražanj se zaustavio, a pečenje koje se okretalo s guskom za kraljevu večeru stalo je; i kuhar, koji je u tom trenutku povlačio kuharskog dječaka za kosu kako bi mu dao pljusku zbog nečega što je pogriješio, pusti ga, i obojica zaspaše; podrumar, koji je kradomice kušao pivo, zaspa s vrčem na usnama: i tako je sve stalo i čvrsto zaspalo.

Even the fire on the hearth stopped burning and fell asleep; the spit stopped, and the roast goose for the king's dinner stopped turning; and the cook, who at that moment was pulling the scullery boy's hair to give him a slap for doing something wrong, let him go, and both fell asleep; the butler, who was secretly tasting the beer, fell asleep with the mug at his lips: and so everything stopped and fell sound asleep.

Ubrzo oko palače izraste velika živica od trnja, i svake je godine postajala sve viša i gušća; sve dok naposljetku stara palača nije bila potpuno okružena i skrivena, tako da se nisu mogli vidjeti ni krov ni dimnjaci.

Soon a great hedge of thorns grew around the palace, and every year it grew higher and thicker; until at last the old palace was completely surrounded and hidden, so that neither the roof nor the chimneys could be seen.

No cijelom se zemljom proširila priča o lijepoj uspavanoj Trnoružici (jer su tako zvali kraljevu kćer): tako da je s vremena na vrijeme dolazilo nekoliko kraljevskih sinova koji su se pokušavali probiti kroz šipražje u palaču.

But throughout the land spread the story of the beautiful sleeping Briar Rose (for so they called the king's daughter): so from time to time several king's sons came who tried to break through the thicket into the palace.

Međutim, to nitko od njih nije mogao učiniti; jer su ih trnje i grmlje hvatali, kao rukama; i ondje bi čvrsto zaglavili i jadno umrli.

However, none of them could do so; for the thorns and bushes caught them, as if with hands; and there they stuck fast and died miserably.

Nakon mnogo, mnogo godina u tu zemlju stiže jedan kraljev sin: a neki mu starac ispriča priču o trnovitom šipražju; i kako iza njega stoji predivna palača, te kako u njoj spava čudesna princeza, zvana Trnoružica, zajedno sa cijelim svojim dvorom.

After many, many years, a king's son arrived in that land: and an old man told him the story of the thorny thicket; and how behind it stood a wonderful palace, and how inside slept a marvelous princess, called Briar Rose, together with her entire court.

Ispričao je i kako je od svoga djeda čuo da su mnogi, mnogi prinčevi dolazili i pokušavali se probiti kroz šipražje, ali da su svi u njemu zaglavili i umrli.

He also told how he had heard from his grandfather that many, many princes had come and tried to break through the thicket, but that all had gotten stuck in it and died.

Tada mladi princ reče:

Then the young prince said:

‘Sve me to neće uplašiti; ići ću i vidjeti tu Trnoružicu.’

‘All that will not scare me; I will go and see this Briar Rose.’

Starac ga je pokušao spriječiti, ali on je bio odlučan otići.

The old man tried to stop him, but he was determined to go.

Baš toga dana navršilo se sto godina; i kad je princ došao do šipražja, vidio je samo predivno cvjetajuće grmlje kroz koje je s lakoćom prošao, a ono se za njim zatvorilo jednako gusto kao i prije.

On that very day a hundred years had passed; and when the prince came to the thicket, he saw only beautifully blooming bushes through which he passed with ease, and they closed behind him just as densely as before.

Tada naposljetku stiže do palače, i ondje u dvorištu spavali su psi; a konji su stajali u stajama; i na krovu su sjedili golubovi čvrsto spavajući, s glavama pod krilima.

Then at last he reached the palace, and there in the courtyard the dogs were sleeping; and the horses stood in the stables; and on the roof sat the pigeons fast asleep, with their heads under their wings.

A kad je ušao u palaču, muhe su spavale na zidovima; ražanj je stajao nepomično; podrumar je imao vrč piva na usnama, spreman popiti gutljaj; sluškinja je sjedila s peradi u krilu spremna za čupanje perja; a kuhar u kuhinji još je držao podignutu ruku, kao da će udariti dječaka.

And when he entered the palace, flies were sleeping on the walls; the spit stood motionless; the butler had a mug of beer at his lips, ready to take a sip; the maid was sitting with poultry in her lap, ready to pluck its feathers; and the cook in the kitchen was still holding his hand raised, as if he were about to strike the boy.

Tada je krenuo još dalje, i sve je bilo tako tiho da je mogao čuti svaki svoj dah; sve dok naposljetku nije došao do stare kule i otvorio vrata male sobe u kojoj je bila Trnoružica; i ondje je ležala, čvrsto spavajući na ležaju pokraj prozora.

Then he went further, and everything was so quiet that he could hear his every breath; until at last he came to the old tower and opened the door of the small room where Briar Rose was; and there she lay, fast asleep on a couch beside the window.

Izgledala je tako lijepo da nije mogao odvojiti pogled od nje, pa se sagne i poljubi je.

She looked so beautiful that he could not take his eyes off her, so he bent down and kissed her.

No onoga trenutka kad ju je poljubio, ona otvori oči, probudi se i nasmiješi mu se; i izađoše zajedno; a ubrzo se probudiše i kralj i kraljica, te cijeli dvor, i gledahu jedni druge s velikim čudom.

But the moment he kissed her, she opened her eyes, awoke, and smiled at him; and they went out together; and soon the king and queen and the whole court awoke too, and looked at each other with great wonder.

A konji se stresoše, i psi skočiše te zalajaše; golubovi izvukoše glave ispod krila, pogledaše oko sebe i odletješe u polja; muhe na zidovima ponovno zazujaše; vatra u kuhinji razgori se; ražanj se okrenu, i okrenu se pečenje s guskom za kraljevu večeru; podrumar popije svoj gutljaj piva; sluškinja nastavi čupati perad; a kuhar dade dječaku pljusku.

And the horses shook themselves, and the dogs leaped and barked; the pigeons pulled their heads out from under their wings, looked around, and flew off into the fields; the flies on the walls buzzed again; the fire in the kitchen flared up; the spit turned, and the roast goose for the king's dinner turned; the butler drank his sip of beer; the maid continued plucking the poultry; and the cook gave the boy a slap.

I tada su se princ i Trnoružica vjenčali, te je priređena svadbena gozba; i živjeli su sretno zajedno cijeloga svog života.

And then the prince and Briar Rose were married, and a wedding feast was prepared; and they lived happily together all their lives.