A dragon for each princess

(авторский перевод песни "Принцессе - по дракону" http://stihi.ru/2016/11/22/6634)


I’m a princess by fate,
For my dragon I wait,
I reject all the princes
Who come to my gate.
Ancient laws all say
That it should be this way
And a dragon must carry
A princess away.

Every princess, like a princess,
Gets her fairy tale just right —
It’s just me without a monster
Who can fill the world with fright.
People snicker right behind me,
People laugh behind my back —
Every princess like a princess…
I'm not sure what I lack.

And over glassy lakes below me and mountains high and perilous,
I fly, I fly so freely that I hardly even breathe!
Oh, carry me, reptilian, to distant lands mysterious!
“A dragon for each princess!” — on the castle wall I’ll leave!

I gave up on the wait
But he came — rather late.
And he said he is Ty-
rannosaurus the Great!
Why’d it take him so long?
Well, the reason was strong:
With his species, it seems,
Wings just don’t come along!

Every princess like a princess,
It was just my luck to find
The unique non-flying dragon,
I would say: one of a kind.
“Sorry, princess, it looks hopeless..”
“Oh no, Rex, you’re staying here!
If you’re meant to be non-flying,
Then I’ll simply ride you, dear!”

And over glassy lakes below me and mountains high and perilous,
I ride, I ride so freely that I hardly even breathe!
Oh, carry me, reptilian, to distant lands mysterious!
“A dragon for each princess!” — on the castle wall I’ll leave!

I’m a princess by fate.
In my tower I stayed,
For a prince I was waiting,
But they all were afraid
Of my Rex: not a soul
Could get past him at all.
Still, my life is quite normal
But at night, I recall…

Every princess like a princess,
Can enchant a handsome knight,
Only I, it seems, forever
Here alone must spend each night.
Rex just sighed, became a human:
“Wouldn’t I do just as well?
I would say I look more royal
Than those wimps do, can’t you tell?

And over glassy lakes below me and mountains high and perilous,
I fly, I fly so freely that I hardly even breathe!
Oh, carry me, reptilian, to distant lands mysterious!
“A dragon for each princess!” — on the castle wall I’ll leave!

In married life, to fly is not a critical ability.
My Rex is strong and caring, and I think he’s pretty cool.
And if the genes of both of us can prove compatibility,
One day the half-reptilians will take the world — and rule!