Parva Syreni / The Little Mermaid

Cum invesperasceret, lampades coloratae accensae suntWhen it grew dark, a number of colored lamps were lightednautae et domus regiae in navi laetantes saltaveruntthe sailors and royal family danced merrily on the deckParva syreni natalem eius non adiuvare cogitasThe little mermaid could not help thinking of her birthdayquo die primum e mari surrexitthe day that she rose out of the sea for the first timesimiliaque laetitiae eo die celebrabantursimilar joyful festivities were celebrated on that dayde admiratione et spe sensit illashe thought about the wonder and hope she felt that daycum jucundis memoriis, illa etiam in choreis iunctawith those pleasant memories, she too joined in the dancein pedum dolore se libravit in aereon her paining feet, she poised herself in the airvia se insequitur hirundo cum praedathe way a swallow poises itself when in pursuit of preynautae et servi admirando consolati suntthe sailors and the servants cheered her wonderinglyNumquam saltaverat tam lepide anteShe had never danced so gracefully beforeTenellae pedes sensi quasi cultris acutis secariHer tender feet felt as if cut with sharp knivessed pedum suorum parum curabatbut she cared little for the pain of her feetmulto acrius dolor erat cor eius penetrabiliorthere was a much sharper pain piercing her heart