When it grew dark, a number of colored lamps were lighted

Kdyz se setm?lo, rozsvítilo se mnozství barevných lamp

the sailors and royal family danced merrily on the deck

námo?níci a královská rodina vesele tan?ili na palub?

The little mermaid could not help thinking of her birthday

Malá mo?ská víla se nemohla ubránit myslence na své narozeniny

the day that she rose out of the sea for the first time

den, kdy poprvé vystoupila z mo?e

similar joyful festivities were celebrated on that day

v ten den se slavily podobné radostné slavnosti

she thought about the wonder and hope she felt that day

p?emýslela o zázraku a nad?ji, kterou ten den cítila

with those pleasant memories, she too joined in the dance

s t?mi p?íjemnými vzpomínkami se do tance zapojila i ona

on her paining feet, she poised herself in the air

na svých bolavých nohou se postavila ve vzduchu

the way a swallow poises itself when in pursued of prey

zp?sob, jakým se vlastovka staví, kdyz pronásleduje ko?ist

the sailors and the servants cheered her wonderingly

námo?níci a sluzebnictvo ji udiven? povzbuzovali

She had never danced so gracefully before

Jest? nikdy netan?ila tak elegantn?

Her tender feet felt as if cut with sharp knives

Její n?zná chodidla m?la pocit, jako by ji ?ezali ostrými nozi