An Mhaighdean Mhara Bheag / The Little Mermaid

Nuair a d'fhás sé dorcha, lasadh roinnt lampaí daiteWhen it grew dark, a number of colored lamps were lightedrinne na mairnéalaigh agus an teaghlach ríoga rince go suairc ar an deicthe sailors and royal family danced merrily on the deckNí fhéadfadh an mhaighdean mhara bheag cabhrú le smaoineamh ar a lá breitheThe little mermaid could not help thinking of her birthdayan lá a d'éirigh sí as an bhfarraige don chéad uairthe day that she rose out of the sea for the first timeceiliúradh a leithéid de fhéilte lúcháireacha an lá sinsimilar joyful festivities were celebrated on that daysmaoinigh sí ar an iontas agus an dóchas a bhraith sí an lá sinshe thought about the wonder and hope she felt that dayleis na cuimhní taitneamhacha sin, chuaigh sí isteach sa rince freisinwith those pleasant memories, she too joined in the dancear a cosa pianmhar, shuigh sí í féin san aeron her paining feet, she poised herself in the airan chaoi a n-iompaíonn fáinleog é féin agus é sa tóir ar chreichethe way a swallow poises itself when in pursuit of preychuir na mairnéalaigh agus na seirbhísigh gean uirthi go hiontachthe sailors and the servants cheered her wonderinglyNí raibh sí ag rince chomh galánta sin roimhe seoShe had never danced so gracefully beforeMhothaigh a cosa tairisceana amhail is dá mba gearrtha le sceana géaraHer tender feet felt as if cut with sharp knivesach is beag a thug sí aire do phian a cosabut she cared little for the pain of her feet