Grimms' Fairy Tales — Page 8
' As he took up the golden saddle the groom awoke and cried out so loud, that all the guards ran in and took him prisoner, and in the morning he was again brought before the court to be judged, and was sentenced to die.
Mentre prendeva la sella d'oro, lo stalliere si svegliò e gridò così forte che tutte le guardie accorsero e lo fecero prigioniero, e al mattino fu nuovamente condotto davanti al tribunale per essere giudicato, e fu condannato a morte.
But it was agreed, that, if he could bring thither the beautiful princess, he should live, and have the bird and the horse given him for his own.
Ma fu stabilito che, se fosse riuscito a portare là la bella principessa, avrebbe avuto salva la vita, e l'uccello e il cavallo gli sarebbero stati dati come suoi.
Then he went his way very sorrowful; but the old fox came and said, 'Why did not you listen to me?
Allora se ne andò per la sua strada molto addolorato; ma la vecchia volpe arrivò e disse: «Perché non mi hai ascoltato?
If you had, you would have carried away both the bird and the horse; yet will I once more give you counsel.
Se lo avessi fatto, avresti portato via sia l'uccello che il cavallo; eppure ti darò ancora una volta un consiglio.
Go straight on, and in the evening you will arrive at a castle.
Vai dritto avanti, e la sera arriverai a un castello.
At twelve o'clock at night the princess goes to the bathing-house: go up to her and give her a kiss, and she will let you lead her away; but take care you do not suffer her to go and take leave of her father and mother.'
A mezzanotte la principessa va alla casa da bagno: avvicinati a lei e dalle un bacio, e lei ti lascerà condurla via; ma fa' attenzione a non permetterle di andare a congedarsi dal padre e dalla madre.»
Then the fox stretched out his tail, and so away they went over stock and stone till their hair whistled again.
Poi la volpe allungò la sua coda, e via andarono sopra ceppi e sassi finché i capelli fischiarono di nuovo.
Vocabulary
- Mentre
- MEHN-treh — While, during the time that something else happens
- prendeva
- prehn-DEH-vah — He/she was taking or grabbing something
- sella
- SEHL-lah — Saddle placed on a horse for riding
- oro
- OH-roh — Gold, a precious yellow metal
- stalliere
- stahl-LYEH-reh — Stable hand who cares for horses
- svegliò
- zveh-LYOH — Woke up suddenly from sleep
- gridò
- gree-DOH — Shouted or cried out loudly
- così
- koh-ZEE — So, thus, in this way
- forte
- FOHR-teh — Loud, strong, or powerfully
- tutte
- TOOT-teh — All (feminine plural form of tutto)
- guardie
- GWAHR-dyeh — Guards, soldiers assigned to protect or watch
- accorsero
- ahk-KOHR-seh-roh — They came running in response to something
- fecero
- FEH-cheh-roh — They made or did something (past tense)
- prigioniero
- pree-joh-NYEH-roh — Prisoner, a person held captive
- mattino
- maht-TEE-noh — Morning, the early part of the day
- fu
- foo — Was (third person singular past of essere)
- nuovamente
- nwoh-vah-MEHN-teh — Again, once more, anew
- condotto
- kohn-DOHT-toh — Led or brought to a place
- davanti
- dah-VAHN-tee — In front of, before something or someone
- tribunale
- tree-boo-NAH-leh — Court of law where judgments are made
- essere
- EHS-seh-reh — To be (fundamental Italian auxiliary verb)
- giudicato
- joo-dee-KAH-toh — Judged or put on trial legally
- condannato
- kohn-dahn-NAH-toh — Condemned or sentenced to punishment
- morte
- MOHR-teh — Death, the end of life
- stabilito
- stah-bee-LEE-toh — Established or decided upon beforehand
- fosse
- FOHS-seh — Were (subjunctive past of essere)
- riuscito
- ryoo-SHEE-toh — Succeeded or managed to accomplish something
- portare
- pohr-TAH-reh — To bring or carry something somewhere
- là
- lah — There, in that place over there
- bella
- BEHL-lah — Beautiful, lovely (feminine adjective)
- principessa
- preen-chee-PEHS-sah — Princess, daughter of a king or queen
- avrebbe
- ahv-REHB-beh — Would have (conditional of avere)
- avuto
- ah-VOO-toh — Had (past participle of avere)
- salva
- SAHL-vah — Safe, spared from harm or danger
- vita
- VEE-tah — Life, the state of being alive
- uccello
- oo-CHEHL-loh — Bird, a feathered winged animal
- cavallo
- kah-VAHL-loh — Horse, a large domesticated riding animal
- sarebbero
- sah-REHB-beh-roh — Would be (conditional plural of essere)
- dati
- DAH-tee — Given (plural past participle of dare)
- suoi
- SWOH-ee — His, her, its own (plural possessive pronoun)
- Allora
- ahl-LOH-rah — Then, at that point, so then
- ne
- neh — Of it, from there (partitive pronoun)
- andò
- ahn-DOH — Went, departed in a direction
- sua
- SOO-ah — His, her, its (feminine singular possessive)
- strada
- STRAH-dah — Road, street, or path to travel on
- molto
- MOHL-toh — Very, much, a lot (adverb)
- addolorato
- ahd-doh-loh-RAH-toh — Saddened, grieving, full of sorrow
- vecchia
- VEHK-kyah — Old (feminine adjective describing age)
- volpe
- VOHL-peh — Fox, a cunning wild animal
- arrivò
- ahr-ree-VOH — Arrived, reached a destination
- disse
- DEES-seh — Said, spoke words to someone
- Perché
- pehr-KEH — Why, for what reason (interrogative adverb)
- hai
- ah-ee — You have (second person singular of avere)
- ascoltato
- ahs-kohl-TAH-toh — Listened to or heeded someone's words
- avessi
- ah-VEHS-see — If you had (subjunctive of avere)
- fatto
- FAHT-toh — Done, made (past participle of fare)
- avresti
- ahv-REHS-tee — You would have (conditional of avere)
- portato
- pohr-TAH-toh — Brought or carried (past participle of portare)
- via
- VEE-ah — Away, out of here (adverb of movement)
- sia
- SEE-ah — Both, as well as (correlating conjunction)
- eppure
- ehp-POO-reh — Yet, nevertheless, even so (adversative conjunction)
- darò
- dah-ROH — I will give (first person future of dare)
- ancora
- ahn-KOH-rah — Still, yet, again (adverb)
- volta
- VOHL-tah — Time, instance, occasion
- consiglio
- kohn-SEE-lyoh — Advice or counsel given to someone
- Vai
- VAH-ee — Go! (imperative second person singular of andare)
- dritto
- DREET-toh — Straight ahead, directly forward
- avanti
- ah-VAHN-tee — Forward, ahead, onward
- sera
- SEH-rah — Evening, the late part of the day
- arriverai
- ahr-ree-veh-RAH-ee — You will arrive at a destination
- castello
- kahs-TEHL-loh — Castle, a large fortified medieval building
- mezzanotte
- mehd-dzah-NOHT-teh — Midnight, twelve o'clock at night
- va
- vah — Go (third person singular or imperative of andare)
- casa
- KAH-zah — House, home, a place to live
- bagno
- BAH-nyoh — Bath, bathroom, or bathing place
- avvicinati
- ahv-vee-chee-NAH-tee — Approach, come closer (reflexive imperative)
- bacio
- BAH-choh — Kiss, a touching of lips to someone
- lascerà
- lah-sheh-RAH — He/she will let or allow something happen
- condurla
- kohn-DOOR-lah — To lead or escort her somewhere
- fa
- fah — Do, make (imperative or third person singular)
- attenzione
- aht-tehn-TSYOH-neh — Attention, care, caution when doing something
- permetterle
- pehr-MEHT-tehr-leh — To allow or permit her to do something
- andare
- ahn-DAH-reh — To go, to move to a place
- congedarsi
- kohn-jeh-DAHR-see — To take leave, to say goodbye formally
- padre
- PAH-dreh — Father, male parent
- madre
- MAH-dreh — Mother, female parent
- Poi
- poh-ee — Then, afterward, next in sequence
- allungò
- ahl-loon-GOH — Stretched or extended outward
- coda
- KOH-dah — Tail of an animal
- andarono
- ahn-DAH-roh-noh — They went, they traveled somewhere
- sopra
- SOH-prah — Over, above, on top of
- ceppi
- CHEHP-pee — Stumps or logs of wood on ground
- sassi
- SAHS-see — Stones, rocks, pebbles on the ground
- finché
- feen-KEH — Until, as long as (temporal conjunction)
- capelli
- kah-PEHL-lee — Hair (on the head)
- fischiarono
- fees-KYAH-roh-noh — They whistled or made a whistling sound
- nuovo
- NWOH-voh — New, fresh; di nuovo means again
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