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Scene 1 · Intermediate
El castillo del rey del Mar
The Sea King's castle
Spanish
Mar adentro, el agua era de un azul intenso y tan transparente como el cristal. Allí el mar alcanzaba tal profundidad que muchos campanarios, colocados uno sobre otro, no llegarían desde el fondo hasta la superficie. En aquellas profundidades vivían el rey del Mar y sus súbditos.
English translation
Far out at sea, the water was a deep blue and as clear as glass. It was so deep there that many bell towers stacked one on top of another would not reach from the bottom to the surface. The Sea King and his subjects lived in those depths.
Spanish
Su mundo no era una extensión vacía de arena. Crecían flores y plantas extrañas, de tallos tan flexibles que se agitaban con el menor movimiento del agua. Los peces nadaban entre sus ramas como pájaros entre los árboles. En el punto más profundo se alzaba el castillo del rey, con muros de coral y altas ventanas de ámbar transparente.
English translation
Their world was not a bare stretch of sand. Strange flowers and plants grew there, with stems so flexible that they swayed at the slightest movement of the water. Fish swam among their branches like birds among trees. At the deepest point stood the king’s castle, with coral walls and tall windows of clear amber.
Spanish
El techo estaba cubierto de conchas que se abrían y cerraban al paso del agua. Dentro de cada una brillaba una perla digna de la corona de una reina.
English translation
The roof was covered with shells that opened and closed as the water passed. Inside each one gleamed a pearl fit for a queen’s crown.
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