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— Otthagytam a prĂ©mes csizmámat! Otthagytam a kesztyűmet! — kiáltotta vágtatás közben Gerda. A jeges hideg nyomban figyelmeztette rá. De a rĂ©nszarvas nem mert megállni, röpĂĽlt tovább, mĂg csak a vörös bogyĂłjĂş, nagy bokorhoz nem Ă©rt. Ott letette a kislányt, megcsĂłkolta, fĂ©nyes, nagy könnyeket hullatott, s már iramlott is visszafelĂ©.
“Oh, I have forgotten my boots and my mittens,” cried little Gerda, as soon as she felt the cutting cold, but the reindeer dared not stop, so he ran on till he reached the bush with the red berries; here he set Gerda down, and he kissed her, and the great bright tears trickled over the animal’s cheeks; then he left her and ran back as fast as he could.
A kis Gerda meg ott állt a bokor tövĂ©ben mezĂtláb, kesztyű nĂ©lkĂĽl a finnek rĂ©mĂtĹ‘en hideg földjĂ©n.
There stood poor Gerda, without shoes, without gloves, in the midst of cold, dreary, ice-bound Finland.
Futásnak eredt, szaladt, ahogy a lába bĂrta; egyszer csak nagy sereg hĂłpehely közelgett szembe vele. Nem az Ă©gbĹ‘l hullottak — az Ă©g tiszta volt, Ă©s tĂĽndöklött az Ă©szaki fĂ©nytĹ‘l —,
She ran forwards as quickly as she could, when a whole regiment of snow-flakes came round her; they did not, however, fall from the sky, which was quite clear and glittering with the northern lights.
a földön vonultak seregestül; s minél közelebb értek, annál jobban nőttek.
The snow-flakes ran along the ground, and the nearer they came to her, the larger they appeared.
Gerdának azok a nagy Ă©s csodálatos rajzĂş hĂłpehely-virágok jutottak eszĂ©be, amiket Kay mutatott neki a nagyĂtóüvegen keresztĂĽl. Ezek a hĂłpelyhek a valĂłságban is nagyok voltak, nagyok Ă©s fĂ©lelmetesek, mert elevenek: a HĂłkirálynĹ‘ elĹ‘Ĺ‘rse közeledett a kis Gerda felĂ©.
Gerda remembered how large and beautiful they looked through the burning-glass. But these were really larger, and much more terrible, for they were alive, and were the guards of the Snow Queen, and had the strangest shapes.
KĂĽlönös alakĂş lĂ©nyek voltak, az egyik csĂşnya, nagy sĂĽnhöz hasonlĂtott, a másik összefonĂłdott kĂgyĂłk gomolyagának látszott, borzas szĹ‘rű, kövĂ©r medvebocsnak a harmadik. De ragyogĂł fehĂ©r egytĹ‘l egyik valamennyi, hiszen eleven hĂłpelyhek voltak.
Some were like great porcupines, others like twisted serpents with their heads stretching out, and some few were like little fat bears with their hair bristled; but all were dazzlingly white, and all were living snow-flakes.
Then little Gerda repeated the Lord’s Prayer, and the cold was so great that she could see her own breath come out of her mouth like steam as she uttered the words.
The steam appeared to increase, as she continued her prayer, till it took the shape of little angels who grew larger the moment they touched the earth. They all wore helmets on their heads, and carried spears and shields.
Their number continued to increase more and more; and by the time Gerda had finished her prayers, a whole legion stood round her.
They thrust their spears into the terrible snow-flakes, so that they shivered into a hundred pieces, and little Gerda could go forward with courage and safety.
The angels stroked her hands and feet, so that she felt the cold less, and she hastened on to the Snow Queen’s castle.
De most nézzünk Kay után: mi történt közben ővele? Neki persze eszébe se jutott a kis Gerda, azt meg még úgy se gondolta, hogy hajdani pajtása ott kinn áll a palota előtt.
But now we must see what Kay is doing. In truth he thought not of little Gerda, and never supposed she could be standing in the front of the palace.
Hetedik mese, arról, hogy mi történt a Hókirálynő palotájában, és mi történt később
Seventh Story: Of the Palace of the Snow Queen and What Happened There At Last
A palota falai magasan kavargó hóörvények voltak, kapui meg ablakai metsző szelek.
The walls of the palace were formed of drifted snow, and the windows and doors of the cutting winds.
Száznál is több terme volt a palotának, kisebbek-nagyobbak aszerint, hogy hogyan kavargott a hĂł. A legnagyobbik terem több mĂ©rföld hosszĂş volt; valamennyit tĂĽndöklĹ‘ Ă©szaki fĂ©ny világĂtotta be. Hatalmas termek voltak, ĂĽresek, jĂ©ghidegek Ă©s fehĂ©ren szikrázĂłk.
There were more than a hundred rooms in it, all as if they had been formed with snow blown together. The largest of them extended for several miles; they were all lighted up by the vivid light of the aurora, and they were so large and empty, so icy cold and glittering!
Nem rendeztek itt soha mulatságot, még egy szűkebb körű medvebált sem, ahol a hóvihar fütyülte volna a talpalávalót, s a jegesmedvék két lábra állva ropták volna a táncot, finom és illedelmes mozdulatokkal; társasjátékot se játszottak itt soha, pofácskájukat és mancsukat összeütögetve; ezüstrókakisasszonyok sem pletykálgattak el délutáni kávé mellett — hidegek és néptelenek voltak a Hókirálynő tágas termei.
There were no amusements here, not even a little bear’s ball, when the storm might have been the music, and the bears could have danced on their hind legs, and shown their good manners. There were no pleasant games of snap-dragon, or touch, or even a gossip over the tea-table, for the young-lady foxes. Empty, vast, and cold were the halls of the Snow Queen.
Az Ă©szaki fĂ©ny tĂĽzei olyan szabályosan gyĂşltak fel Ă©s lobbantak ki, hogy könnyen ki lehetett számĂtani, mikor tĂĽndöklik a legmagasabban, s mikor a legalacsonyabban.
The flickering flame of the northern lights could be plainly seen, whether they rose high or low in the heavens, from every part of the castle.
Az egyik vĂ©geláthatatlan terem közepĂ©n befagyott tĂł csillámlott. JĂ©gtĂĽkre ezer darabra repedt szĂ©t, de olyan egyforma darabokra, hogy valĂłságos műremek volt a tĂł. Ennek a tĂłnak a kellĹ‘s közepĂ©n trĂłnolt a HĂłkirálynĹ‘, ha otthon volt — azt mondta, hogy az Értelem tĂĽkrĂ©nek közepĂ©n ĂĽl, s ez a leghĂvebb tĂĽkör a világon.
In the midst of its empty, endless hall of snow was a frozen lake, broken on its surface into a thousand forms; each piece resembled another, from being in itself perfect as a work of art, and in the centre of this lake sat the Snow Queen, when she was at home. She called the lake “The Mirror of Reason,” and said that it was the best, and indeed the only one in the world.
A kis Kay már kĂ©k, majdnem fekete volt a hidegtĹ‘l, de nem vette Ă©szre, hogy fázik, mert a HĂłkirálynĹ‘ csĂłkjátĂłl elmĂşlt a borzongása; a szĂve már kĂĽlönben is jĂ©gcsappá változott.
Little Kay was quite blue with cold, indeed almost black, but he did not feel it; for the Snow Queen had kissed away the icy shiverings, and his heart was already a lump of ice.
Lapos, Ă©les jĂ©gdarabokat rakosgatott egymásra meg egymás mellĂ©, valami formát akart adni nekik, mint amikor mi aprĂł falemezekbĹ‘l alakokat prĂłbálunk kirakni, amit kĂnai játĂ©knak neveznek.
He dragged some sharp, flat pieces of ice to and fro, and placed them together in all kinds of positions, as if he wished to make something out of them; just as we try to form various figures with little tablets of wood which we call “a Chinese puzzle.”
Kay művĂ©szi mintákat, alakokat rakosgatott ki jĂ©gbĹ‘l; tökĂ©letes remekek voltak. Az Ă©rtelem jeges játĂ©ka volt ez, az Ĺ‘ szemĂ©ben nagyszerű Ă©s roppant fontos idĹ‘töltĂ©s — a szemĂ©be hullott ĂĽvegszilánk miatt látta annak. A mintákbĂłl egy Ărott szĂłt prĂłbált formálni, de sohasem sikerĂĽlt neki azt a szĂłt kirakni, amit szeretett volna „ÖrökkĂ©valĂłság.” Pedig a HĂłkirálynĹ‘ azt mondta neki:
Kay’s fingers were very artistic; it was the icy game of reason at which he played, and in his eyes the figures were very remarkable, and of the highest importance; this opinion was owing to the piece of glass still sticking in his eye. He composed many complete figures, forming different words, but there was one word he never could manage to form, although he wished it very much. It was the word “Eternity.” The Snow Queen had said to him,
„Ha azt a szót ki tudod rakni, újra a magad ura leszel, s én neked ajándékozom az egész világot, még egy pár új korcsolyát is ráadásul.”
“When you can find out this, you shall be your own master, and I will give you the whole world and a new pair of skates.”
Ezzel az egy szĂłval kĂnlĂłdott hát Kay, de nem tudta kirakni.
But he could not accomplish it.
— Én most meleg országokba repĂĽlök — mondta egy napon a HĂłkirálynĹ‘. — Elszállok, Ă©s lenĂ©zek a nagy, fekete fazekakba! — A tűzhányĂłkra gondolt, az Etnára meg a VezĂşvra, ahogy az emberek nevezik Ĺ‘ket. — MegfehĂ©rĂtem egy kicsit az oldalukat! Ez a dolgom, meg jĂłt is tesz a citromnak, szĹ‘lĹ‘nek. —
“Now I must hasten away to warmer countries,” said the Snow Queen. “I will go and look into the black craters of the tops of the burning mountains, Etna and Vesuvius, as they are called,—I shall make them look white, which will be good for them, and for the lemons and the grapes.”
Azzal nagy suhogva elrepült, Kay meg ott maradt magára a sok mérföldes, kihalt teremben, merőn nézte a jégdarabjait, és olyan erősen gondolkozott, hogy majd összeroppant a feje. Mozdulatlanul ült, néma csendben, aki látta, azt hitte volna, hogy megfagyott.
And away flew the Snow Queen, leaving little Kay quite alone in the great hall which was so many miles in length; so he sat and looked at his pieces of ice, and was thinking so deeply, and sat so still, that any one might have supposed he was frozen.
Akkor lépett be a kis Gerda a palota nagy kapuján. Metsző szelek vették körül, de Gerda elmondta az esti imádságát, s egyszerre elnyugodtak a szelek, mintha aludni készülnének. A kis Gerda belépett a fehéren tündöklő, nagy, kihalt terembe, s végre meglátta kedves pajtását. Megismerte mindjárt, a nyakába borult és megölelte:
Just at this moment it happened that little Gerda came through the great door of the castle. Cutting winds were raging around her, but she offered up a prayer and the winds sank down as if they were going to sleep; and she went on till she came to the large empty hall, and caught sight of Kay; she knew him directly; she flew to him and threw her arms round his neck, and held him fast, while she exclaimed,
— Kay! Édes, kedves Kay! Végre megtaláltalak!
“Kay, dear little Kay, I have found you at last.”
Kay nem mozdult, csak ĂĽlt hidegen Ă©s mereven,
But he sat quite still, stiff and cold.
Gerda meg zokogni kezdett nagy fájdalmában, forrĂł könnyei Kay mellĂ©re hulltak, leszaladtak a szĂvĂ©rt, felolvasztották a jeget, s kimosták onnan a gonosz tĂĽkörszilánkot. Kay, mintha álombĂłl ocsĂşdott volna, Gerdára nĂ©zett, s a kislány akkor elĂ©nekelte azt a rĂ©gi dalt
Then little Gerda wept hot tears, which fell on his breast, and penetrated into his heart, and thawed the lump of ice, and washed away the little piece of glass which had stuck there. Then he looked at her, and she sang—
RĂłzsa nyĂlik, szirma hull az ágra,
kicsi Jézus, látunk nemsokára!
“Roses bloom and cease to be,
But we shall the Christ-child see.”
Kaynak végre megeredt a könnye, úgy záporozott, hogy elúszott vele a másik kis tükörszilánk; most ismerte csak meg Gerdát, és ujjongva kiáltotta:
Then Kay burst into tears, and he wept so that the splinter of glass swam out of his eye. Then he recognized Gerda, and said, joyfully,
— Gerdám, édes kicsi Gerda! Hol voltál ilyen sokáig? És én hová kerültem? —
“Gerda, dear little Gerda, where have you been all this time, and where have I been?”
körĂĽlnĂ©zett Ă©s megborzongott. — Milyen dermesztĹ‘ hideg van itt! S milyen ĂĽres Ă©s kihalt minden! — És forrĂłn átölelte Gerdát, aki sĂrt meg nevetett boldogságában.
And he looked all around him, and said, “How cold it is, and how large and empty it all looks,” and he clung to Gerda, and she laughed and wept for joy.
Ó, milyen öröm volt ez! Még a jégdarabkák is táncra kerekedtek jókedvükben, s amikor elfáradtak és megpihentek, éppen azt a szót formálták ki, amelyről a Hókirálynő azt mondta, hogy ha Kay ki tudja rakni, megszűnik a hatalma fölötte, neki ajándékozza az egész világot s még egy új korcsolyát is ráadásul.
It was so pleasing to see them that the pieces of ice even danced about; and when they were tired and went to lie down, they formed themselves into the letters of the word which the Snow Queen had said he must find out before he could be his own master, and have the whole world and a pair of new skates.
Gerda megcsókolta Kay arcát, s az egyszerre kivirult, megcsókolta a szemét, s abból tiszta fény sugárzott; csókot lehelt kezére, lábára, s a fiú tagjait erő töltötte el.
Then Gerda kissed his cheeks, and they became blooming; and she kissed his eyes, and they shone like her own; she kissed his hands and his feet, and then he became quite healthy and cheerful.
Hazajöhetett most már a Hókirálynő, nem tartottak tőle. Készen volt már Kay szabadságlevele, ott állt kirakva fényes jégbetűkkel.
The Snow Queen might come home now when she pleased, for there stood his certainty of freedom, in the word she wanted, written in shining letters of ice.
Kézen fogták egymást, és kifelé indultak a Hókirálynő roppant palotájából. Nagyanyóról beszélgettek meg az ereszcsatorna fölött viruló rózsatövekről, s amerre elhaladtak, elültek a szelek, kisütött a nap.
Then they took each other by the hand, and went forth from the great palace of ice. They spoke of the grandmother, and of the roses on the roof, and as they went on the winds were at rest, and the sun burst forth.
A vörös bogyós, nagy bokor tövében ott várta őket a rénszarvas, mellette a duzzadó tőgyű fiatal rénszarvastehén. Megitatta a két pajtást meleg tejjel, s megcsókolta őket.
When they arrived at the bush with red berries, there stood the reindeer waiting for them, and he had brought another young reindeer with him, whose udders were full, and the children drank her warm milk and kissed her on the mouth.
A kĂ©t szarvas aztán a hátára kapta Kayt meg Gerdát, s elĹ‘ször a finn asszonyhoz vágtatott velĂĽk. JĂłl felmelegedtek nála, a finn asszony Ăştba igazĂtotta Ĺ‘ket, merre van hazafelĂ©. Aztán folytatták az utat, betĂ©rtek a lapp asszonyhoz is, aki Ăşj ruhákat varrt nekik, Ă©s megjavĂtgatta Kay szánkĂłját.
Then they carried Kay and Gerda first to the Finland woman, where they warmed themselves thoroughly in the hot room, and she gave them directions about their journey home. Next they went to the Lapland woman, who had made some new clothes for them, and put their sleighs in order.
Innen mindannyian egyĂĽtt indultak tovább, szánkĂłjuk mellett ĂĽgetett a kĂ©t rĂ©nszarvas; egĂ©szen hazájuk határáig kĂsĂ©rtĂ©k a gyerekeket. Ott már kipattantak az elsĹ‘ rĂĽgyek. Kay meg Gerda hálásan bĂşcsĂşztak el a kĂ©t szarvastĂłl meg a lapp asszonytĂłl.
— Isten veletek! — kiáltották.
Both the reindeer ran by their side, and followed them as far as the boundaries of the country, where the first green leaves were budding. And here they took leave of the two reindeer and the Lapland woman, and all said—Farewell.
Megszólaltak a tavasz első madarai, kizöldültek az erdők, s a fák közül gyönyörű paripa vágtatott elő. Gerda mindjárt ráismert: az aranyhintót húzta valamikor. Fiatal lány ült a lovon, fején égőpiros sapka, az övében pisztolyok —
Then the birds began to twitter, and the forest too was full of green young leaves; and out of it came a beautiful horse, which Gerda remembered, for it was one which had drawn the golden coach. A young girl was riding upon it, with a shining red cap on her head, and pistols in her belt.
a kis rablĂłleány volt, aki megunta az otthonĂĽlĂ©st, Ă©s Ă©szak felĂ© vette Ăştját, amĂg rá nem un arra a vidĂ©kre is. Aztán majd más földre vándorol.
It was the little robber-maiden, who had got tired of staying at home; she was going first to the north, and if that did not suit her, she meant to try some other part of the world.
Nyomban megismerte Gerdát, Gerda is őt — nagyon megörültek egymásnak.
She knew Gerda directly, and Gerda remembered her: it was a joyful meeting.
— SzĂ©p legĂ©ny vagy, mondhatom, hogy Ăgy elcsavarogtál! — kiáltott Kayra a kis rablĂłleány. — Ugyan, megĂ©rdemled-e, hogy a világ vĂ©gĂ©re is utánad menjenek?
“You are a fine fellow to go gadding about in this way,” said she to little Kay, “I should like to know whether you deserve that any one should go to the end of the world to find you.”
De Gerda megsimogatta a rablóleány arcát, s azt tudakolta, hogy él-e a királyfi meg a királykisasszony.
But Gerda patted her cheeks, and asked after the prince and princess.
— Messze járnak azok, idegen országba utaztak! — felelte a rablóleány.
“They are gone to foreign countries,” said the robber-girl.
— Hát a varjak?
“And the crow?” asked Gerda.
— A varjĂşfĂ©rj meghalt — felelte a lány. — A szelĂdĂtett varjĂşmenyecske megözvegyĂĽlt, s gyásza jelĂ©ĂĽl egy kis fekete fonalat kötött a lábára. Folyton siránkozik, gyötrelem hallgatni a sok fecsegĂ©sĂ©t. De mondd el most te, hogy Ă©rtĂ©l oda, s hogy akadtál rá.
“Oh, the crow is dead,” she replied; “his tame sweetheart is now a widow, and wears a bit of black worsted round her leg. She mourns very pitifully, but it is all stuff. But now tell me how you managed to get him back.”
Gerda meg Kay egymás szavába vágva mondták el történetüket.
Then Gerda and Kay told her all about it.
— Sok beszĂ©dnek sok az alja! — kiáltott a kis rablĂłleány, aztán kezet rázott mind a kettĹ‘jĂĽkkel, Ă©s megĂgĂ©rte nekik, hogy ha egyszer elvetĹ‘dik a városukba, meglátogatja Ĺ‘ket.
“Snip, snap, snare! it’s all right at last,” said the robber-girl.
Then she took both their hands, and promised that if ever she should pass through the town, she would call and pay them a visit.
Aztán elnyargalt a messzi világba. Gerda meg Kay kézen fogva továbbindultak; zöldellő, virágzó tavaszi tájakon vitt át az útjuk, messze előttük harangok zengtek-bongtak, s ők ráismertek városuk magas tornyaira — igen, az ő nagy városuk volt, ott laktak valamikor.
And then she rode away into the wide world. But Gerda and Kay went hand-in-hand towards home; and as they advanced, spring appeared more lovely with its green verdure and its beautiful flowers. Very soon they recognized the large town where they lived, and the tall steeples of the churches, in which the sweet bells were ringing a merry peal as they entered it, and found their way to their grandmother’s door.
Be is fordultak hamarosan a házuk kapuján nagyanyó ajtójához, fel a lépcsőn, be a szobába, ahol mindent a régi helyén találtak. Az óra a régi nótát mondta: „tik-tak”, ugyanúgy forogtak körbe a mutatói, de velük mégis nagy változás történt: amikor átlépték a küszöböt, észrevették, hogy felnőttek lettek.
They went upstairs into the little room, where all looked just as it used to do. The old clock was going “tick, tick,” and the hands pointed to the time of day, but as they passed through the door into the room they perceived that they were both grown up, and become a man and woman.
A nyitott ablakon behajoltak az eresz alatt a virágzó rózsaágak, ott álltak a kisszékeik, rá is ült ki-ki a magáéra, s megfogták egymás kezét. A Hókirálynő palotájának jeges és kopár pompáját úgy elfelejtették, mint egy lidérces álmot.
The roses out on the roof were in full bloom, and peeped in at the window; and there stood the little chairs, on which they had sat when children; and Kay and Gerda seated themselves each on their own chair, and held each other by the hand, while the cold empty grandeur of the Snow Queen’s palace vanished from their memories like a painful dream.
Nagyanyó ott ült az áldott verőfényben, és néhány sort olvasott a bibliából: „Bizony mondom néktek, ha csak olyanokká nem lesztek, mint ezek a kisdedek, nem juttok be a mennyeknek országába!”
The grandmother sat in God’s bright sunshine, and she read aloud from the Bible, “Except ye become as little children, ye shall in no wise enter into the kingdom of God.”
Kay és Gerda egymás szemébe néztek, s fülükbe csendült az a régi ének:
And Kay and Gerda looked into each other’s eyes, and all at once understood the words of the old song,
RĂłzsa nyĂlik, szirma hull az ágra,
kicsi Jézus, látunk nemsokára!
“Roses bloom and cease to be,
But we shall the Christ-child see.”
Ott ĂĽltek egymás mellett, felnĹ‘ttek s mĂ©gis gyermekek, gyermekek a szĂvĂĽk mĂ©lyĂ©n. Nyár volt, verĹ‘fĂ©nyes, gyönyörű nyár.
And they both sat there, grown up, yet children at heart; and it was summer,—warm, beautiful summer.