One Summer of happiness (Hon Dansade En Sommar)

TÓC EM CHƯA ÚA NẮNG HÈ - Biên dịch : Duy Kiền -

Người ta tự thuở lọt lòng đã nếm cay đắng mùi đời. The bitter wind of life-

Thiếu nữ này quyên sinh bởi trót mê lối lầm đường. - swept in over a child in the prime of her life.

The coming of the new age has without mercy-

- swept in over our quiet corner of the world.

But what was the point of this sacrifice?

Only God knows.

He may have meant for it to be a warning.

He may have wanted to say:

Heavy is the price for ruthlessness...

...aberration and selfishness.

Heavy is the price for the seducer.

Truly I say unto you:

Whosoever shall offend one of these little ones that believe in me-

- it is better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck-

and he were cast into the sea.

God's punishment is hard on man.

But it is better that one person should succumb-

as a horrific warning-

- than that the entire people should perish. Amen.

Trời hoang lạnh, mùa hè đã đi rồi.

Và không còn quay lại.

Mùa hè chỉ thoáng qua, cho dẫu em dành cả đời.

Em nhớ khi muôn hoa khoe sắc chứ, Kerstin ?

An eternity ago...

...where the beautifuI girls all reside. Hurrah!

Chúc mừng !

- So you made it. - Get up here.

We're proud of you, Göran.

It was an embarrassment that you only got a B in math-

- but we'll have to forgive you. You've earned some rest now.

Marianne was there - sweet as candy.

She said I'd come back with a tan and smelling of hay-

- and that she'd be waiting, faithfuI untiI death.

Four cheers for Göran!

Marianne won't wait that long.

Sing of the graduate's glorious day

Let us rejoice in the time of our youth

While all our hearts still are beating strong

And the bright, shining future is ours

There's no time for gloom in our hearts and minds

A few days later, when things had settled-

- I went to uncle Anders's farm to relax.

Out in the sticks with the simple people, like my dad always said.

- Do we have to listen to that noise? - That coffee-grinder sounds worse.

It's easier to take with the smell of coffee.

You're up early today. It's only 8 o'clock.

When in Rome... Up with the lark.

- Be carefuI or he'll hear you. - AII I do here is sleep.

- Shouldn't you get dressed? - Are you having a reception?

We're planting potatoes today. Care to come along?

No, but I'll plant some flowers if you want me to.

Good morning. StendaI.

Step up and say hello. - Göran StendaI, my brother's son.

They got their last name from the farm.

They only liked the name and moved into town.

- And took the name with them. - They couldn't take the farm.

- I'm Kerstin. - Let's eat.

- Is that the help you're getting? - Yeah.

Do you have a coverall I can use, Sigrid? I'll tag along.

You changed your mind all of a sudden.

You won't plant flowers among the potatoes, right?

There you go.

Don't give Kerstin any ideas. She's from a decent home.

Mine isn't all that bad, either. And you said you wanted help.

Right...

- It's not all that warm. - Just wait untiI this afternoon.

Get these bags up there.

Knock it off! You're not big enough.

Get a better grip.

There.

- Don't look so spitefuI. - Do I?

How old are you? Fifteen?

Fourteen and a half. And you, sir?

Don't be so formaI. We're all familiar around here.

Except with the minister. We call him "Reverend".

- I'll soon be twenty. - I'll have to call you "uncle".

- Is your back hurting yet? - Don't you have machines for this?

Not when you only have 40 acres.

Don't get dirt on your fingers. We don't have much of that here.

You're doing well.

What do people do for fun around here?

- Fun? - Dancing and such.

I'll go stir crazy if I can't be around people.

People go dancing by the lake during summer.

What about the rest of the year? Do you hibernate?

You get so tired that you just go to bed.

There's a meeting at the schooI tomorrow.

I'll have to go and check it out.

- Do you find this boring? - Yeah, don't you?

Are you happy here?

Of course I'm happy.

- Are you helping me out? - Not at all.

- You think I can't keep up? - Of course you can.

- It's a lovely piece. - My hands are pretty useless.

Planting potatoes makes you stiff. Let Kerstin sing something.

- She's a reaI song-bird. - I can't.

You can't? - She sings solo in church.

Come on. Which song?

- I don't know any songs like that. - You could do...

What's it called? "Just a day, and just a single moment"...

Do that one.

Uncle? How old is Kerstin?

Kerstin? Well... - You're seventeen.

- What did she tell you? - Fourteen.

- She's been pulling your leg all day. - I have to get back home.

Maybe so. Goodbye and thank you.

Goodbye.

- Will you go to the schooI tomorrow? - I don't know.

- I don't think they'll let me. - What? They won't let you?

Young people are funny, Sigrid. When he was singing...

...she wouldn't take her eyes off him and watched him with her whole face.

- She'll show up tomorrow. - That's all we need.

What?

Right...

Hey there. You're going to the schooI, right?

I'll give you a ride.

So she didn't show up?

Who?

I just had a look around. Who's that strange fellow down there?

That's Torsten. He's been a bit slow since birth.

- The Fredriks took him in. - Are you spying on me?

No, I was going to the schooI to see what the youngsters are up to.

- What's the meeting about? - The youngsters have this club.

- Do they do anything in particular? - It's an amateur theater club...

...and they have a study circle. They just want to play together.

- The farms are far apart. - Will there be dancing tonight?

At the schooI? Are you insane?

The minister's already upset. He feels that the only union-

that God has blessed is marriage.

- And people buy that? - The religious people support him.

What about you? Where do you stand?

Try to figure that one out. Are you coming to the schooI?

- It's a backwater place. - I don't really know.

Don't let the Fredriks hear you. They toe the line for the minister.

- Why don't we go inside? - Why are we out here?

- The schooI's locked. - Go get the key.

- Klas went to get it. - Did you get the key?

The meeting's off. The minister won't give up the key.

- But we got permission. - Let's break the door in.

Calm down!

There's no use getting all worked up.

- We'll have the meeting on Wednesday. - Hell no, let's show the minister.

We'll show him!

I think we should go home.

Don't let him pass. This road is closed.

- Please step aside. - No, no... Stay there.

Damn minister...

I told you to step aside.

RascaI!

Calm down!

- What are you doing? - The minister closed down the schooI.

I don't see how he can keep people out of a public building...

- ... but this won't solve anything. - There won't be any more meetings.

We can't just stand around here.

You can have my old barn. Fix it up and have your meetings there.

- Thank you. - Come. I have a suggestion for you.

Uncle Anders suggested that the club would take over his old barn-

and turn it into a meeting place.

It was a brilliant idea. The youngsters needed a place-

- and here they had a roof and four walls that nobody really used.

I caught myself keeping an eye out for Kerstin.

But she never came.

- You can get started. - Thanks.

It'll take a lot of hard work...

...but we can make it work. We'll get started tomorrow-

- and you're more than welcome to lend an extra hand.

No Kerstin tonight, but Sylvia asked me to dance.

She was one of the soft-lipped locaI girls.

Giddy-up, lovely girI.

Excuse me.

- So you came. - Yes, I heard the music.

- What's all this? - Great things.

- Come dance. - No...

But Kerstin...

Sigrid... Are you listening to the music from the barn?

- Is that our old barn? - It's their barn now.

I wanted to do my part. What do you think?

You'll get in trouble with the minister.

They'll say that your father has betrayed the church.

But the minister has to come to his senses.

- Go up there and dance. - I've never had time for that.

- And now I'm too old. - Too old?

No, Sigrid.

Sigrid!

- I was waiting for you to come. - You were?

- Don't tell me you're leaving. - I have to go home.

It's Saturday evening. No one will wonder when you get home.

How would you know?

- Can I walk you home? - No, I know the way. Good night.

Klasse? Shouldn't we invite the dandy?

- He's too good for that. - You're being silly.

Do you have enough people? Sign me up. StendaI.

- With an H? - No.

Isn't it nice here? I don't feeI like sleeping tonight.

Shouldn't we rest for a while?

No, you're thinly dressed and it's chilly.

Did you see the girls staring? They're jealous of me.

- And why's that? - Because you danced with me.

Graduates are charming. It's a shame I've only met a few.