The myth of Narcissus and Echo - Iseult Gillespie

Prevodilac: Ivan Suslov Lektor: Milenka Okuka

Hera, queen of the gods, was on the edge of her throne.

Hera, kralijica među bogovima, sedela je na ivici svog prestola.

A mountain nymph named Echo, renowned for her charm and chatter,

Planinska nimfa po imenu Eho, poznata po svom šarmu i karakteru,

was regaling her with a sensational story.

animirala ju je svojim senzacionalnim pričama.

But what Hera didn’t know was that Echo was merely distracting her

Međutim, Hera nije znala, da joj je Eho skretala pažnju

while her husband, Zeus,

sa njenog surpuga Zevsa,

was frolicking about with the other nymphs.

koji se zabavljao s drugim nimfama.

Unfortunately for Echo, Zeus got sloppy, and Hera realized what was going on.

Na žalost po Eho, Zevs je bio nesmotren, i Hera je shvatila šta se događja.

Enraged by Echo’s duplicity—

Razjarena Ehinom dvoličnošću

and powerless to stop her husband’s adultery—

i nemogućnošću da zaustavi, preljubu svog supruga

Hera decided to silence the nymph for good.

Hera je odlučila da zauvek ućutka nifmu.

From then on, Echo could no longer enrapture listeners with her stories;

Nadalje, Eho neće moći da zabavlja svojim pričama;

she could only repeat the last words another said.

moći će samo da ponavlja poslednje reči sagovornika.

As her conversations became dull and her company undesirable,

Kako je razgovor sa Eho postao dosadan, a njeno društvo nepoželjno,

Echo grew dispirited.

Eho je zauvek ostala obeshrabrena.

One day, while Echo was drifting through the woods,

Jednog dana lutajući kroz šumu,

she spotted a young man hunting deer.

Eho je zapazila mladog lovca na jelene.

It was Narcissus, the stunningly beautiful son of a river god and water nymph.

To je bio Narics, zapanjujuće lep sin rečnog boga i vodene nimfe.

After his birth, a seer had given his mother a cryptic prophecy:

Po rođenju, Narcisu je prorečena sudbina zagonetnim rečima;

Narcissus would live a long life— but only if he never really knew himself.

Narcis će živeti dugovečno, ali samo ako nikad do kraja ne upozna sebe.

No one was sure exactly what to make of this.

Niko nije bio siguran kako da ovo protumači.

And, in the meantime, Narcissus grew into a proud youth.

U međuvremenu, Narcis je izrastao u oholog mladića.

His good looks attracted many admirers.

Svojom lepotom je stekao dosta obožavateljki.

But he preferred to amble through life on his own

Ali je provodio život usamljen,

and left a trail of broken hearts in his wake.

ostavljajući za sobom trag slomljenih srca.

Seeing Narcissus there, Echo was filled with longing.

Spazivši Narcisa, Eho ispuni osećanje čežnje.

Unable to initiate a conversation, she walked after him.

Nemogavši da započne razgovor, počela je da ga prati.

Soon, Narcissus heard a rustle, and called out,

Ubrzo, čuvši šuštanje u blizini, Narcis je uzviknuo:

“Who goes there? Who are you?”

“Ko je to? Ko si ti?”

Echo revealed herself, but only repeated the word “you,”

Otkrivši se pred njim, mogla je samo da ponovi reč “ti”.

making her tone as endearing as possible as she went to hold him.

Umiljavajući se, pala mu je u zagrljaj.

Agitated, Narcissus said, “Let me go, I can’t stay.”

Uznemiren Narcis reče: “Pusti me da idem, ne mogu ostati.”

Echo could only counter with a plea for him to do so.

Eho je mogla samo da se suprotstavi, ponavljanjem istih reči.

Freeing himself from her embrace, Narcissus snapped,

Oslobađajući se njenog zagrljaja, Narcis je prasnuo:

“I’d rather die than have you love me!”

“Pre ću da umrem nego da me ti voliš!”

To which Echo could only cry, “Love me... love me.”

Na šta je Eho mogla samo da usklikne: “Da me ti voliš, da me ti voliš!”

Narcissus told Echo once more to leave him alone,

Narcis je uskliknuo jos jednom da ga Eho ostavi na miru,

then faded from her gaze.

i potome se izgubio iz njenog pogleda.

Echo wandered to a cave.

Eho je odlutala do pećine.

And gradually, her heart grew heavy and her body frail

I kako je vreme prolazilo, njeno srce i telo su venuli

until all that was left of her was her voice,

dok nije ostao samo njen glas,

which the wind carried to vast, empty places.

koji će vetar nositi praznim, večnim prostranstvom.

Forever after, it could be heard reverberating through hollow caves

I dan-danas može se čuti kako odzvanja u dubokim jamama

and rebounding across lonely clearings.

i kako odjekuje po proplancima.

But this wasn’t even the first time heartbreak over Narcissus

Ali, ovo nije prvi ni poslednji put da opčinjenost Narcisom

had proven fatal.

bude fatalna.

A young man named Ameinias had also been cruelly rejected by Narcissus.

Mladić po imenu Amejnije je takođe doživeo Narcisovu surovost.

Before his death, he prayed to Nemesis, the goddess of revenge,

Pre svoje smrti, uputio je svoje molitve Nemezi - boginji osvete,

that Narcissus would also one day know the pain of love.

da Narcis isto tako jednog dana spozna ljubavni bol.

She heard Ameinias’ pleas and, upon witnessing Echo’s fate,

Čuvši Amejnijeve kletve, i sama bivši svedok Ehine sudbine,

decided that it would be the final affront.

Nemeza odluči da je kucno čas.

It was time for retribution.

Vreme je za osvetu.

So, Nemesis set Narcissus towards a clear, glassy pool.

Nemeza je žednog Narcisa ostavila pored bistrog staklastog jezera.

As he bent towards the water to drink,

Dok se on naginjao da utoli žeđ,

he caught sight of a hauntingly beautiful young man.

zapazio je očaravajuće lepog mladića.

Never before had Narcissus seen himself with such clarity.

Nikad ranije Narcis nije video sebe tako jasno.

He spent the day acquainting himself with every glinting angle and glowing curl

Proveo je ceo dan diveći se svom blistajućem i svetlucajućem liku,

then passed the evening gazing at his reflection by moonlight

a kada se spustilo veče, nastavio je da zuri u svoj lik obasjan mesečinom,

and sleeping with his fingers grazing the water.

sve vreme dodirujući vodu prstima u snu.

Days wore on, and Narcissus never parted from his one true love.

Dani su prolazili i Narcis se nije razdvajao od svoje jedine ljubavi.

When he reached out, his double reached for him;

Kad bi ustuknuo, i njegov dvojnik bi učinio isto;

and when he leaned in to bestow a kiss, he also tilted his face.

a kad bi se nagnuo da daruje poljubac, dvojnik bi ponavljao pokret.

But when he tried to hold the bewitching figure, it disappeared.

Ali začarani obris bi nestao kad bi pokušao da ga dodirne.

At last, Narcissus knew the agony of unrequited love.

Najzad, Narcis je spoznao agoniju neostvarene ljubavi.

Eating and drinking nothing, Narcissus too wasted away.

Bez hrane i vode, Narcis se takođe prepustio sudbini.

His neck ached from bending over the lake, and his legs became rooted to the grass.

Vrat ga je boleo od naginjanja nad jezerom, a noge su mu zarasle u travu.

When the wood nymphs finally passed by,

Prolazivši, nimfe iz šume

all that was left of him was a white and yellow flower

su videle da je od njega ostao samo žuto-beli cvet

bending towards its reflection.

nagnut nad svojim likom u vodi,

From then on, it was known as narcissus.

koji je od tog dana poznat pod imenom narcis.