Gold-Tree and Silver-Tree

Once upon a time there was a king who had a wife, whose name was Silver-tree, and a daughter, whose name was Gold-tree. On a certain day of the days, Gold-tree and Silver-tree went to a glen, where there was a well, and in it there was a trout.

Dahulu kala ada seorang raja yang mempunyai seorang istri, yang bernama Pohon-Perak, dan seorang putri, yang bernama Pohon-Emas. Pada suatu hari, Pohon-Emas dan Pohon-Perak pergi ke sebuah lembah, di mana ada sebuah sumur, dan di dalamnya ada seekor ikan trout.

Said Silver-tree, "Troutie, bonny little fellow, am not I the most beautiful queen in the world?"

Kata Pohon-Perak, "Trout kecil, kawan mungil yang cantik, bukankah aku ratu paling cantik di dunia?"

"Oh! indeed you are not."

"Oh! sungguh, bukan engkau."

"Who then?"

"Lalu siapa?"

"Why, Gold-tree, your daughter."

"Justru, Pohon-Emas, putrimu."

Silver-tree went home, blind with rage. She lay down on the bed, and vowed she would never be well until she could get the heart and the liver of Gold-tree, her daughter, to eat.

Pohon-Perak pulang ke rumah, buta karena amarah. Ia berbaring di ranjang, dan bersumpah ia tak akan pernah sembuh sampai ia bisa mendapatkan jantung dan hati Pohon-Emas, putrinya, untuk dimakan.

At nightfall the king came home, and it was told him that Silver-tree, his wife, was very ill. He went where she was, and asked her what was wrong with her.

Menjelang malam sang raja pulang ke rumah, dan diberitahukan kepadanya bahwa Pohon-Perak, istrinya, sedang sangat sakit. Ia pergi ke tempat istrinya berada, dan bertanya apa yang salah dengannya.

"Oh! only a thing—which you may heal if you like."

"Oh! hanya satu hal—yang bisa kausembuhkan kalau kau mau."

"Oh! indeed there is nothing at all which I could do for you that I would not do."

"Oh! sungguh, tak ada satu pun yang bisa kulakukan untukmu yang tak akan kulakukan."

"If I get the heart and the liver of Gold-tree, my daughter, to eat, I shall be well."

"Jika aku mendapatkan jantung dan hati Pohon-Emas, putriku, untuk dimakan, aku akan sembuh."

Now it happened about this time that the son of a great king had come from abroad to ask Gold-tree for marrying. The king now agreed to this, and they went abroad.

Nah, kebetulan pada masa itu putra seorang raja besar telah datang dari negeri seberang untuk melamar Pohon-Emas. Sang raja pun kini menyetujuinya, dan mereka pergi ke negeri seberang.

The king then went and sent his lads to the hunting-hill for a he-goat, and he gave its heart and its liver to his wife to eat; and she rose well and healthy.

Sang raja kemudian pergi dan mengirim para pemudanya ke bukit perburuan untuk mencari seekor kambing jantan, dan ia memberikan jantung dan hatinya kepada istrinya untuk dimakan; dan ia pun bangkit sehat walafiat.

A year after this Silver-tree went to the glen, where there was the well in which there was the trout.

Setahun setelah ini Pohon-Perak pergi ke lembah itu, tempat sumur yang di dalamnya ada ikan trout itu berada.

"Troutie, bonny little fellow," said she, "am not I the most beautiful queen in the world?"

"Trout kecil, kawan mungil yang cantik," katanya, "bukankah aku ratu paling cantik di dunia?"

"Oh! indeed you are not."

"Oh! sungguh, bukan engkau."

"Who then?"

"Lalu siapa?"

"Why, Gold-tree, your daughter."

"Justru, Pohon-Emas, putrimu."

"Oh! well, it is long since she was living. It is a year since I ate her heart and liver."

"Oh! tapi sudah lama sekali sejak ia masih hidup. Sudah setahun sejak aku memakan jantung dan hatinya."

"Oh! indeed she is not dead. She is married to a great prince abroad."

"Oh! sungguh, ia tidak mati. Ia menikah dengan seorang pangeran besar di negeri seberang."

Silver-tree went home, and begged the king to put the long-ship in order, and said, "I am going to see my dear Gold-tree, for it is so long since I saw her." The long-ship was put in order, and they went away.

Pohon-Perak pulang ke rumah, dan memohon kepada sang raja untuk menyiapkan kapal panjang, serta berkata, "Aku akan pergi menemui Pohon-Emas kesayanganku, sebab sudah lama sekali sejak aku melihatnya." Kapal panjang itu pun disiapkan, dan mereka berangkat.

It was Silver-tree herself that was at the helm, and she steered the ship so well that they were not long at all before they arrived.

Pohon-Perak sendirilah yang berada di kemudi, dan ia mengarahkan kapal itu dengan begitu baik sehingga mereka tidak lama sekali sebelum tiba.

The prince was out hunting on the hills. Gold-tree knew the long-ship of her father coming.

Sang pangeran sedang berburu di perbukitan. Pohon-Emas mengetahui kapal panjang ayahnya sedang datang.

"Oh!" said she to the servants, "my mother is coming, and she will kill me."

"Oh!" katanya kepada para pelayan, "ibuku sedang datang, dan ia akan membunuhku."

"She shall not kill you at all; we will lock you in a room where she cannot get near you."

"Ia tak akan bisa membunuhmu sama sekali; kami akan mengunci dirimu di sebuah ruangan tempat ia tak bisa mendekatimu."

This is how it was done; and when Silver-tree came ashore, she began to cry out:

Begitulah caranya dilakukan; dan ketika Pohon-Perak tiba di darat, ia mulai berteriak:

"Come to meet your own mother, when she comes to see you," Gold-tree said that she could not, that she was locked in the room, and that she could not get out of it.

"Kemarilah menemui ibumu sendiri, ketika ia datang menjengukmu," Pohon-Emas berkata bahwa ia tak bisa, bahwa ia terkunci di dalam ruangan, dan bahwa ia tak bisa keluar darinya.

"Will you not put out," said Silver-tree, "your little finger through the key-hole, so that your own mother may give a kiss to it?"

"Maukah kau menjulurkan," kata Pohon-Perak, "jari kelingkingmu melalui lubang kunci, agar ibumu sendiri bisa memberikan ciuman padanya?"

She put out her little finger, and Silver-tree went and put a poisoned stab in it, and Gold-tree fell dead.

Ia menjulurkan jari kelingkingnya, dan Pohon-Perak pergi dan menusukkan sebuah tusukan beracun ke dalamnya, dan Pohon-Emas pun jatuh tak bernyawa.

When the prince came home, and found Gold-tree dead, he was in great sorrow, and when he saw how beautiful she was, he did not bury her at all, but he locked her in a room where nobody would get near her.

Ketika sang pangeran pulang, dan mendapati Pohon-Emas tak bernyawa, ia sangat berduka, dan ketika ia melihat betapa cantiknya ia, ia tidak menguburkannya sama sekali, melainkan mengunci ia di sebuah ruangan tempat tak seorang pun bisa mendekatinya.

In the course of time he married again, and the whole house was under the hand of this wife but one room, and he himself always kept the key of that room. On a certain day of the days he forgot to take the key with him, and the second wife got into the room. What did she see there but the most beautiful woman that she ever saw.

Seiring waktu berlalu ia menikah lagi, dan seluruh rumah itu berada di bawah kendali istri barunya ini kecuali satu ruangan, dan ia sendiri selalu menyimpan kunci ruangan itu. Pada suatu hari ia lupa membawa kunci itu bersamanya, dan istri kedua itu masuk ke dalam ruangan tersebut. Apa yang ia lihat di sana selain wanita tercantik yang pernah ia lihat.

She began to turn and try to wake her, and she noticed the poisoned stab in her finger. She took the stab out, and Gold-tree rose alive, as beautiful as she was ever.

Ia mulai membalikkan dan mencoba membangunkannya, dan ia menyadari tusukan beracun di jarinya. Ia mencabut tusukan itu, dan Pohon-Emas pun bangkit hidup kembali, secantik dahulu.

At the fall of night the prince came home from the hunting-hill, looking very downcast.

Menjelang malam sang pangeran pulang dari bukit perburuan, tampak sangat murung.

"What gift," said his wife, "would you give me that I could make you laugh?"

"Hadiah apa," kata istrinya, "yang akan kauberikan kepadaku jika aku bisa membuatmu tertawa?"

"Oh! indeed, nothing could make me laugh, except Gold-tree were to come alive again."

"Oh! sungguh, tak ada yang bisa membuatku tertawa, kecuali Pohon-Emas hidup kembali."

"Well, you'll find her alive down there in the room."

"Nah, kau akan mendapatinya hidup di sana di dalam ruangan itu."

When the prince saw Gold-tree alive he made great rejoicings, and he began to kiss her, and kiss her, and kiss her. Said the second wife, "Since she is the first one you had it is better for you to stick to her, and I will go away."

Ketika sang pangeran melihat Pohon-Emas hidup, ia sangat bersukacita, dan ia mulai menciumnya, dan menciumnya, dan menciumnya. Kata istri kedua itu, "Karena dialah yang pertama kaumiliki, lebih baik kau tetap bersamanya, dan aku akan pergi."

"Oh! indeed you shall not go away, but I shall have both of you."

"Oh! sungguh, kau tak akan pergi, melainkan aku akan memiliki kalian berdua."

At the end of the year, Silver-tree went to the glen, where there was the well, in which there was the trout.

Pada akhir tahun itu, Pohon-Perak pergi ke lembah itu, tempat sumur yang di dalamnya ada ikan trout itu berada.

"Troutie, bonny little fellow," said she, "am not I the most beautiful queen in the world?"

"Trout kecil, kawan mungil yang cantik," katanya, "bukankah aku ratu paling cantik di dunia?"

"Oh! indeed you are not."

"Oh! sungguh, bukan engkau."

"Who then?"

"Lalu siapa?"

"Why, Gold-tree, your daughter."

"Justru, Pohon-Emas, putrimu."

"Oh! well, she is not alive. It is a year since I put the poisoned stab into her finger."

"Oh! tapi ia sudah tidak hidup lagi. Sudah setahun sejak aku menusukkan tusukan beracun ke jarinya."

"Oh! indeed she is not dead at all, at all."

"Oh! sungguh, ia sama sekali tidak mati."

Silver-tree, went home, and begged the king to put the long-ship in order, for that she was going to see her dear Gold-tree, as it was so long since she saw her. The long-ship was put in order, and they went away. It was Silver-tree herself that was at the helm, and she steered the ship so well that they were not long at all before they arrived.

Pohon-Perak pulang ke rumah, dan memohon kepada sang raja untuk menyiapkan kapal panjang, sebab ia akan pergi menemui Pohon-Emas kesayangannya, karena sudah lama sekali sejak ia melihatnya. Kapal panjang itu pun disiapkan, dan mereka berangkat. Pohon-Perak sendirilah yang berada di kemudi, dan ia mengarahkan kapal itu dengan begitu baik sehingga mereka tidak lama sekali sebelum tiba.

The prince was out hunting on the hills. Gold-tree knew her father's ship coming.

Sang pangeran sedang berburu di perbukitan. Pohon-Emas mengetahui kapal ayahnya sedang datang.

"Oh!" said she, "my mother is coming, and she will kill me."

"Oh!" katanya, "ibuku sedang datang, dan ia akan membunuhku."

"Not at all," said the second wife; "we will go down to meet her."

"Sama sekali tidak," kata istri kedua itu; "kita akan turun menemuinya."

Silver-tree came ashore. "Come down, Gold-tree, love," said she, "for your own mother has come to you with a precious drink."

Pohon-Perak tiba di darat. "Turunlah, Pohon-Emas sayang," katanya, "sebab ibumu sendiri telah datang kepadamu dengan minuman berharga."

"It is a custom in this country," said the second wife, "that the person who offers a drink takes a draught out of it first."

"Ini adat di negeri ini," kata istri kedua itu, "bahwa orang yang menawarkan minuman harus meminum tegukan pertama darinya."

Silver-tree put her mouth to it, and the second wife went and struck it so that some of it went down her throat, and she fell dead. They had only to carry her home a dead corpse and bury her.

Pohon-Perak menempelkan mulutnya padanya, dan istri kedua itu pergi dan memukulnya sehingga sebagian minuman itu mengalir turun ke tenggorokannya, dan ia pun jatuh tak bernyawa. Mereka hanya perlu membawanya pulang sebagai jasad tak bernyawa dan menguburkannya.

The prince and his two wives were long alive after this, pleased and peaceful.

Sang pangeran dan kedua istrinya hidup lama setelah ini, senang dan damai.

I left them there.

Aku meninggalkan mereka di sana.