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10 poznatih stihova iz djela Snow White (1812) autora Brothers Grimm, riječ po riječ, uz objašnjenje značenja i izvora.

Čitanje: 13 min

1. 1

   And the red looked pretty upon the white snow, and she thought to herself, “Would that I had a child as white as snow, as red as blood, and as black as the wood of the window-frame.”

   Značenje: The queen wishes for a child whose coloring combines the white snow, red blood, and black window frame.

   Snow-white’s motherOdlomak 1Kopiraj
2. 2

   “Looking-glass, Looking-glass, on the wall,
   Who in this land is the fairest of all?”

   Značenje: The Queen asks her magical mirror to confirm that she is the most beautiful person in the land.

   The QueenOdlomak 4Kopiraj
3. 3

   “Thou art fairer than all who are here, Lady Queen.
   But more beautiful still is Snow-white, as I ween.”

   Značenje: The mirror tells the Queen that Snow-white has surpassed her in beauty.

   The looking-glassOdlomak 11Kopiraj
4. 4

   And envy and pride grew higher and higher in her heart like a weed, so that she had no peace day or night.

   Značenje: The Queen’s jealousy and pride keep growing until she can no longer find peace.

   NarratorOdlomak 13Kopiraj

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5. 5

   The girl was alone the whole day, so the good dwarfs warned her and said, “Beware of your step-mother, she will soon know that you are here; be sure to let no one come in.”

   Značenje: The dwarfs warn Snow-white that her stepmother remains dangerous and that she must not admit visitors.

   The seven dwarfsOdlomak 27Kopiraj
6. 6

   “Snow-white shall die,” she cried, “even if it costs me my life!”

   Značenje: The Queen becomes so determined to kill Snow-white that she is willing to risk her own life.

   The QueenOdlomak 45Kopiraj
7. 7

   “Are you afraid of poison?” said the old woman; “look, I will cut the apple in two pieces; you eat the red cheek, and I will eat the white.”

   Značenje: The Queen offers to share the apple to make Snow-white believe it is safe to eat.

   The Queen disguised as a country-womanOdlomak 48Kopiraj
8. 8

   Then her envious heart had rest, so far as an envious heart can have rest.

   Značenje: The Queen feels satisfied by her apparent victory, but the narrator questions whether jealousy can ever bring lasting peace.

   NarratorOdlomak 53Kopiraj
9. 9

   And now Snow-white lay a long, long time in the coffin, and she did not change, but looked as if she were asleep; for she was as white as snow, as red as blood, and her hair was as black as ebony.

   Značenje: Snow-white remains unchanged in the glass coffin, looking asleep rather than dead.

   NarratorOdlomak 56Kopiraj
10. 10

    The King’s son, full of joy, said, “You are with me,” and told her what had happened, and said, “I love you more than everything in the world; come with me to my father’s palace, you shall be my wife.”

    Značenje: Overjoyed by Snow-white’s awakening, the prince declares his love and asks her to marry him.

    The King’s sonOdlomak 58Kopiraj

Pitanja o ovim stihovima

What does the Queen say to the mirror in Snow White?

In this text, she addresses it as a looking-glass and asks who is most beautiful in the land. Its truthful answers fuel her jealousy of Snow-white.

Does a prince’s kiss wake Snow White in the Grimm story?

No. The servants carrying her coffin stumble over a tree stump. The jolt dislodges the poisoned apple from her throat, and she wakes.