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Scene 1 · Intermediate
Le château du roi de la mer
The Sea King's castle
French
Très loin au large, l'eau est bleue comme un bleuet et limpide comme du cristal. L'océan y atteint une profondeur qu'aucun câble ne pourrait mesurer. Même en empilant bien des clochers, on n'atteindrait pas la surface. C'est dans ces profondeurs que vivent le roi de la mer et son peuple.
English translation
Very far out to sea, the water is as blue as a cornflower and as clear as crystal. The ocean there reaches a depth no cable could measure. Even if many church steeples were stacked on top of one another, they would not reach the surface. It is in these depths that the king of the sea and his people live.
French
Le fond n'est pas un désert de sable : des fleurs étranges et des plantes aux tiges souples ondulent au moindre mouvement de l'eau. Les poissons se glissent entre leurs branches comme des oiseaux parmi les arbres. Au plus profond se dresse le château royal, aux murs de corail et aux hautes fenêtres d'ambre transparent.
English translation
The seabed is no desert of sand: strange flowers and plants with supple stems sway at the slightest movement of the water. Fish slip between their branches like birds among the trees. In the deepest part stands the royal castle, with coral walls and tall windows of transparent amber.
French
Les coquillages de son toit s'ouvrent et se referment au passage des courants. Chaque coquillage abrite une perle assez belle pour orner la couronne d'une reine.
English translation
The shells on its roof open and close as the currents pass. Each shell holds a pearl beautiful enough to adorn a queen’s crown.
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