Rapunzel · chapter 4 of 4
The Tears That Heal
眼泪
Years pass, and Rapunzel waits in a lonely land while the blind prince keeps walking toward a voice he remembers.
Read what you hear
- Narrator 长发住在一个很远的地方。那里一个人也没有。
Chángfà zhù zài yí gè hěn yuǎn de dìfang. Nàlǐ yí gè rén yě méiyǒu.
Rapunzel lived in a place far away. There was not a soul there.
- Rapunzel 我的头发短了。王子，你在哪儿？
Wǒ de tóufa duǎn le. Wángzǐ, nǐ zài nǎr?
My hair is short now. Prince, where are you?
- Rapunzel 你还记得我吗？我天天都想你。
Nǐ hái jìde wǒ ma? Wǒ tiāntiān dōu xiǎng nǐ.
Do you still remember me? I think of you every day.
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- Rapunzel 我想唱歌，可是我不开心。
Wǒ xiǎng chànggē, kěshì wǒ bù kāixīn.
I want to sing, but I am not happy.
- Rapunzel 我天天在哭。我的眼泪好多。
Wǒ tiāntiān zài kū. Wǒ de yǎnlèi hǎo duō.
I cry every day. I have so many tears.
- Rapunzel 风啊，请你告诉他，我在这儿。
Fēng a, qǐng nǐ gàosu tā, wǒ zài zhèr.
Wind, please tell him that I am here.
- Rapunzel 我天天看着路。今天还是没有人。
Wǒ tiāntiān kànzhe lù. Jīntiān háishi méiyǒu rén.
I watch the road every day. Today there is still no one.
- Rapunzel 可是我不怕。我会等你。
Kěshì wǒ bú pà. Wǒ huì děng nǐ.
But I am not afraid. I will wait for you.
- Narrator 王子看不见了。他走了很多很多年。
Wángzǐ kàn bú jiàn le. Tā zǒu le hěn duō hěn duō nián.
The prince could not see. He walked for many, many years.
- The Prince 长发……你在哪儿？我走了好久了。
Chángfà… nǐ zài nǎr? Wǒ zǒu le hǎojiǔ le.
Rapunzel... where are you? I have walked for so long.
- The Prince 我看不见，可是我不怕。我要找到她。
Wǒ kàn bú jiàn, kěshì wǒ bú pà. Wǒ yào zhǎodào tā.
I can't see, but I'm not afraid. I will find her.
- The Prince 我记得你的歌。我天天在路上想它。
Wǒ jìde nǐ de gē. Wǒ tiāntiān zài lù shàng xiǎng tā.
I remember your song. Every day on the road I think of it.
- The Prince 我又饿又累。可是我不能停。
Wǒ yòu è yòu lèi. Kěshì wǒ bù néng tíng.
I'm hungry and tired. But I can't stop.
- The Prince 听！有一个声音！
Tīng! Yǒu yí gè shēngyīn!
Listen! There's a voice!
- The Prince 是她的声音！是长发！
Shì tā de shēngyīn! Shì Chángfà!
It's her voice! It's Rapunzel!
- The Prince 我听见了！在那边！我快走！
Wǒ tīngjiàn le! Zài nà biān! Wǒ kuài zǒu!
I hear her! Over there! I must hurry!
- The Prince 长发！长发！是你吗？
Chángfà! Chángfà! Shì nǐ ma?
Rapunzel! Rapunzel! Is it you?
- Rapunzel 王子？！真的是你！
Wángzǐ?! Zhēn de shì nǐ!
Prince?! It really is you!
- Rapunzel 你的眼睛！你看不见了！
Nǐ de yǎnjing! Nǐ kàn bú jiàn le!
Your eyes! You can't see!
- The Prince 别哭，长发。我听见你，我很高兴。
Bié kū, Chángfà. Wǒ tīngjiàn nǐ, wǒ hěn gāoxìng.
Don't cry, Rapunzel. I can hear you, and I'm so happy.
- The Prince 我记得你的笑。你在哪儿，我就去哪儿。
Wǒ jìde nǐ de xiào. Nǐ zài nǎr, wǒ jiù qù nǎr.
I remember your smile. Wherever you are, I will go there.
- Rapunzel 对不起……我的眼泪……
Duìbuqǐ… wǒ de yǎnlèi…
I'm sorry... my tears...
- Rapunzel 我的眼泪在你的眼睛上了。
Wǒ de yǎnlèi zài nǐ de yǎnjing shàng le.
My tears are on your eyes.
- The Prince 啊！好热……我……我看见亮了！
Ā! Hǎo rè… wǒ… wǒ kànjiàn liàng le!
Ah! It's warm... I... I see light!
- The Prince 我看见你了！你在哭，也在笑。
Wǒ kànjiàn nǐ le! Nǐ zài kū, yě zài xiào.
I can see you! You are crying, and laughing too.
- Rapunzel 真的吗？你看见我了？
Zhēn de ma? Nǐ kànjiàn wǒ le?
Really? You can see me?
- The Prince 看见了！你还是那么漂亮。
Kànjiàn le! Nǐ háishi nàme piàoliang.
I can! You're just as beautiful as ever.
- Rapunzel 王子，我们回家吧。
Wángzǐ, wǒmen huí jiā ba.
Prince, let's go home.
- The Prince 好，我们回家。我们结婚！
Hǎo, wǒmen huí jiā. Wǒmen jiéhūn!
Yes, let's go home. Let's get married!
Hear the chapter
What changed in the story?
- How has Rapunzel changed?
“我的头发短了。”
- What does Rapunzel promise herself?
“我不怕。我会等你。”
- How does the prince know she is near?
“是她的声音！是长发！”
- What heals the prince's eyes?
“我的眼泪在你的眼睛上了。”
- How does the story end?
“我们回家。我们结婚！”