DANCE，DANCE，DOLL OF MINE

 "YES，this is a song for very small children！"de－clared Aunt Malle．"As much as I should like to，I cannotfollow this'Dance，Dance，Doll of Mine！'"

But little Amalie could；she was only three years old，played with dolls，and brought them up to be just as wiseas Aunt Malle．

There was a student who came to the house to helpher brothers with their lessons，and he frequently spoke tolittle Amalie and her dolls；he spoke differently from any-one else，and the little girl found him very amusing，al－though Aunt Malle said he didn't know how to conversewith children－their little heads couldn't possibly graspthat silly talk．But little Amalie did．Yes，the student eventaught her the whole song，"Dance，Dance，Doll ofMine！"and she sang it to her three dolls；two were new，one a girl doll and the other a boy doll，but the third dollwas old；her name was Lise－momér．She also heard thesong，and was even in it．

Dance，dance，doll of mine！

Girl doll's dress is very fine．

Boy doll is a dandy，too；

He wears gloves and hat and shoe；

White pants，blue coat，him adorn；

On his toe he has a corn．

He is fine and she is fine．

Dance，dauce，doll of mine！

Old doll's name is Lise-moér；

She is from the year before；

Hair is new；it's made of flax， Forehead polished up with wax．

Young again，not old and done．

Come along，my cherished one， Let us dance a fast gavotte；

To watch it is worth a lot．

Dance，dance，doll of mine！

Watch your steps and get in line；

One foot forward；watch your feet．

Dancing makes you slender，sweet．

Bow and twist and turn around；

That will make you hale and sound．

What a sight it is to see！

You are doing fine，all three．

And the dolls understood the song；little Amalie un－derstood it，and so did the student，but then he had writ-ten it himself and said it was excellent．Only Aunt Malledidn't understand it；she had passed over the fence ofyouth．"Silly song！"she said．

But not little Amalie！She sings it．It is from herthat we know it．

舞吧，舞吧，我的玩偶

 

“是的，这就是一支唱给顶小的孩子听的歌！”玛勒姑妈肯定地说，“尽管我不反对它，我却不懂这套‘舞吧，舞吧，我的玩偶’的意思！”

但是小小的爱美莉却懂得。她只有三岁；她跟玩偶一道玩耍，而且把它们教养得跟玛勒姑妈一样聪明。

有一个学生常常到她家里来；他教她的哥哥们做功课。他经常跟小爱美莉和她的玩偶讲话，而且讲得跟所有的人都不同。这位小姑娘觉得他非常好玩，虽然姑妈说过他不懂得应该怎样跟孩子讲话——小小的头脑是装不进那么多的闲聊的。但是小爱美莉的头脑可装得进。她甚至把学生教给她的这支歌都全部记住了：“舞吧，舞吧，我的玩偶！”她还把它唱给她的三个玩偶听呢——两个是新的：一个是男孩，一个是姑娘；第三个是旧的，名叫丽莎。她也听到了这支歌，甚至她就在歌里面呢。

舞吧，舞吧，我的玩偶！

嗨，姑娘的装束真美妙！

年轻绅士的打扮也很俏， 戴着礼帽，也戴着手套， 穿着白裤子和蓝色短袄， 大脚趾上长一个鸡眼包。

他和她正是在美的时候。

舞吧，舞吧，我的玩偶！

这儿是年老的妈妈丽莎！

从去年起她就来到这家；

她的头发换上新的亚麻， 她的脸用黄油擦了几下：

她又美得像年轻的时候， 请过来吧，我的老朋友！

请你们三个人旋舞几圈。

看一看这光景就很值钱。

舞吧，舞吧，我的玩偶！

步子必须跳得合乎节奏！

伸出一只脚，请你站好， 跳舞使你显得苗条可爱！

一弯，一扭，向后一转， 这就使你变得非常康健！

这情景让人看了多快乐， 你们三个干得都不错！

玩偶们都懂得这支歌；小爱美莉也懂得。

学生也懂得——因为这支歌是他自己编的，他还说这支歌真是好极了。只有玛勒姑妈不懂得。不过她已经跳过了儿童时代的这道栅栏。

“一支无聊的歌！”她说。小爱美莉可不认为是这样。

她唱着这支歌。我们就是从她那里听来的。

这篇很有风趣的作品最初发表在1871年11月15日哥本哈根出版的《儿童画报》上。这是安徒生所写的最后几篇童话之一。这也说明虽然安徒生已经接近他生命的尾声，他的“童心”仍未衰。“只有玛勒姑妈不懂得它（这支歌）”，“不过她已经跳过了儿童时代的这道栅栏。”但安徒生的心却永远留在儿童时代。