The star’s sigh fell into the sea
This little story is inspired by the music and lyrics of Stephen Sanchez’s song.
To fall in love isn’t easy when you’re afraid of heights
But I can’t help but fall when I look into your eyes
Would you trust me to catch you at the bottom of the pool?
I’ll be your friend, but love you in my soul
The little mermaid went to the sea to find the witch.
I want a pair of human legs, she pleaded.
The witch said, “A girl once approached me with the same request a very, very long time ago. She gave me her lovely voice in return at that time. So, my child, what can you give me in return this time?”
The little mermaid asked, “I can’t exchange my voice with you because I want to tell him that I love him. I can’t exchange my eyes with you because I want to look at his handsome figure every day. What can I exchange with you other than that?”
The witch said, “Then give me your tears, child. I know that the tears that fall from your eyes are more beautiful than the pearls here.”
The little mermaid cried all the tears of her life. She used the plate handed to her by the witch to receive her tears, which fell into the plate and turned into more dazzling gems than pearls. She cried all the tears of her life.
The witch sealed tray after tray of tears in her huge glass jar.
The little mermaid got her legs. She came to the shore to wait for the prince.
The story went just as we expected. The prince took her back to the palace. She played the harps, danced, and sang for him every day.
The prince said, “My smiling princess, you have the most beautiful smile I have ever seen. Your happiness makes the rainbow also lose color. Your song is more beautiful than a mermaid singing at night. If angels fall to earth, they are no match for such a precious you.”
The little mermaid was so happy that she wanted to cry. Yet she could only smile more brightly than she had just done. She said, “My dear prince, I would like to let that rainbow rest in front of you forever. I am willing to ask the proud mermaid to sing for you day and night. I would…I would do anything for you.”
The days just passed by. She thought she could live happily ever after by the prince’s side. However, one day, the prince told her that he was in love with a girl.
The prince said, “My dear smiling princess, the girl I fell in love with, her tears broke my heart. I breathe her breath and ache her pain. I would give anything to make her happy.”
The little mermaid wanted to cry her entire life’s tears in front of him. However, she’d shed her last tear for him a long time ago.
She gazed at the prince, revealing a big smile, invisible tears slipped down her face.
The star’s sigh fell into the sea.
小美人鱼去海里找那个巫婆。
她请求道，我想要一双人类的腿。
巫婆说，在很久很久以前，也有个女孩来找过我，提出了同样的请求。那时候她把美丽的嗓音交换给了我。那么这一次，你能把什么交换给我呢，我的孩子？
小美人鱼问，我没法和您交换嗓音，因为我要告诉他我爱他。我没法和您交换我的眼睛，我想要每天都看着他英俊的身影。除此以外，我有什么能与您交换呢？
巫婆说，那把你的眼泪交给我吧，孩子。我知道你落下的眼泪比这儿的珍珠还美丽。
小美人鱼哭完了她这辈子的眼泪。她用巫婆递给她的盘子承接眼泪，眼泪掉进盘子里，化作比珍珠还耀眼的宝石。她哭完了这辈子所有的眼泪。
巫婆把一盘又一盘的眼泪装进她巨大的玻璃瓶里封存起来。
小美人鱼得到了她的双腿。她来到岸边等待王子。
故事就像我们期待的那样发展了。王子带她回到宫殿。她每天为他弹琴、跳舞、歌唱。
王子说，我的微笑公主，你有我所见过最美丽的笑容，你的快乐让彩虹也失色。你的歌声比人鱼唱晚还动听。如果天使坠落凡间，也比不上如此这般珍贵的你。
小美人鱼高兴得想哭。然而她只能露出比刚刚更灿烂的微笑。她说，我亲爱的王子，我愿意让那彩虹永远停驻在你的面前。我愿意请求骄傲的人鱼日日夜夜为你歌唱。我愿意…我愿意为你做任何事。
日子就这么一天天过去了。她以为她可以永远在王子身边快乐地生活下去。然而有一天，王子告诉她，他爱上了一个女孩儿。
王子说，我亲爱的微笑公主，我爱上的那个女孩儿，她的眼泪令我心碎。我呼吸着她的呼吸，痛着她的痛。我愿意付出一切让她快乐起来。
小美人鱼想把一辈子的眼泪在他面前哭完。可是她早就为他流完了一辈子的眼泪。
她凝视王子，弯起眼睛，露出一个大大的笑容，看不见的眼泪滑落她的脸庞。
星星的叹息落进水里。