) and with a tight cord bound his hands (и крепкой веревкой он связал свои руки; to bind (bound); tight — тугой; крепкий), and journeyed back to the place (и отправился назад к тому самому месту) from which he had come (от которого он пришел), even to the little bay (точно к тому самому небольшому заливу) where his love had been wont to sing (где его возлюбленная обычно пела; wont — иметь обыкновение). And ever did his Soul tempt him by the way (и всю дорогу его Душа искушала/соблазняла его), but he made it no answer (но он не отвечал ей), nor would he do any of the wickedness (не делал он и тех дурных злодеяний; wicked — злой, порочный, wickedness — злоба, порок; дурной поступок, злодеяние) that it sought to make him to do (которые она пыталась заставить его совершать; to seek (sought) — искать, to seek to do smth. — пытаться, стараться что-либо сделать), so great was the power of the love (так велика была сила любви) that was within him (что была в нем: «внутри него»).

seal [si:l] tight [taIt] wickedness ['wIkIdnIs]

But the young Fisherman answered not his Soul, but closed his lips with the seal of silence and with a tight cord bound his hands, and journeyed back to the place from which he had come, even to the little bay where his love had been wont to sing. And ever did his Soul tempt him by the way, but he made it no answer, nor would he do any of the wickedness that it sought to make him to do, so great was the power of the love that was within him.

And when he had reached the shore of the sea (а когда он достиг берега моря), he loosed the cord from his hands (он отвязал веревку со своих рук; to loose — освобождать; откреплять, отвязывать /лодку, веревку и т.п./), and took the seal of silence from his lips (и снял со своих уст печать молчания; to take (took, taken)), and called to the little Mermaid (и позвал маленькую Русалочку). But she came not to his call (но она не пришла = не явилась на его зов), though he called to her all day long (хотя он и звал ее целый день напролет) and besought her (и умолял ее; to beseech (besought)).

loose [lu:s] silence ['saIlqns] besought [bI'sO:t]

And when he had reached the shore of the sea, he loosed the cord from his hands, and took the seal of silence from his lips, and called to the little Mermaid. But she came not to his call, though he called to her all day long and besought her.

And his Soul mocked him (и его Душа насмехалась/издевалась над ним) and said, `Surely thou hast but little joy (да уж, действительно, мало тебе радости) out of thy love (от твоей любви). Thou art as one who in time of dearth (ты похож на человека, который во время нужды; thou art = you are; dearth — недостаток, нехватка /продуктов/, голод) pours water into a broken vessel (льет воду в разбитый сосуд; to break (broke, broken) — ломать, разбивать). Thou givest away what thou hast (ты раздаешь то, что ты имеешь; thou givest = you give), and nought is given to thee in return (и ничего не дается тебе взамен; nought — ничто, пустяк; return — возвращение; отдача, возмещение