Beowulf: An Anglo-Saxon Epic Poem — Page 7
A fierce and desperate hand-to-hand struggle ensues.
Ne consegue una feroce e disperata lotta corpo a corpo.
No arms are used, both combatants trusting to strength and hand-grip.
Non vengono usate armi, entrambi i combattenti facendo affidamento sulla forza e sulla presa delle mani.
Beowulf tears Grendel's shoulder from its socket, and the monster retreats to his den, howling and yelling with agony and fury.
Beowulf strappa la spalla di Grendel dalla sua cavità, e il mostro si ritira nella sua tana, ululando e urlando di agonia e furore.
The wound is fatal.
La ferita è fatale.
The next morning, at early dawn, warriors in numbers flock to the hall Heorot, to hear the news.
La mattina seguente, all'alba, numerosi guerrieri si affollano alla sala di Heorot per sentire le notizie.
Joy is boundless.
La gioia è senza limiti.
Glee runs high.
L'allegria è alle stelle.
Hrothgar and his retainers are lavish of gratitude and of gifts.
Hrothgar e i suoi seguaci sono prodighi di gratitudine e di doni.
Grendel's mother, however, comes the next night to avenge his death.
La madre di Grendel, tuttavia, giunge la notte seguente per vendicare la sua morte.
She is furious and raging.
È furiosa e infuriata.
While Beowulf is sleeping in a room somewhat apart [x] from the quarters of the other warriors, she seizes one of Hrothgar's favorite counsellors, and carries him off and devours him.
Mentre Beowulf dorme in una stanza alquanto separata dagli alloggi degli altri guerrieri, ella afferra uno dei consiglieri preferiti di Hrothgar, lo porta via e lo divora.
Beowulf is called.
Beowulf viene chiamato.
Determined to leave Heorot entirely purified, he arms himself, and goes down to look for the female monster.
Determinato a lasciare Heorot completamente purificata, si arma e scende a cercare il mostro femmina.
After traveling through the waters many hours, he meets her near the sea-bottom.
Dopo aver viaggiato attraverso le acque per molte ore, la incontra vicino al fondo del mare.
She drags him to her den.
Ella lo trascina nella sua tana.
There he sees Grendel lying dead.
Lì vede Grendel giacere morto.
After a desperate and almost fatal struggle with the woman, he slays her, and swims upward in triumph, taking with him Grendel's head.
Dopo una disperata e quasi fatale lotta con la donna, la uccide e nuota verso l'alto in trionfo, portando con sé la testa di Grendel.
Joy is renewed at Heorot.
La gioia si rinnova ad Heorot.
Congratulations crowd upon the victor.
Le congratulazioni si affollano intorno al vincitore.
Hrothgar literally pours treasures into the lap of Beowulf; and it is agreed among the vassals of the king that Beowulf will be their next liegelord.
Hrothgar riversa letteralmente tesori in grembo a Beowulf; e tra i vassalli del re si conviene che Beowulf sarà il loro prossimo signore.
Beowulf leaves Dane-land.
Beowulf lascia la terra dei Danesi.
Hrothgar weeps and laments at his departure.
Hrothgar piange e si lamenta alla sua partenza.
Vocabulary
- Ne
- From it, thereof; partitive or causative pronoun
- consegue
- Follows, results from something previously stated
- una
- A, an; indefinite article feminine singular
- feroce
- Fierce, ferocious, savage, extremely violent
- e
- And; basic coordinating conjunction
- disperata
- Desperate, hopeless, frantic in nature
- lotta
- Fight, struggle, battle, wrestling match
- corpo
- Body; physical form of a person or creature
- a
- To, at; basic preposition indicating direction or location
- Non
- Not; basic negation word
- vengono
- They come; third person plural of venire
- usate
- Used, employed; past participle feminine plural of usare
- armi
- Weapons, arms; tools designed for fighting
- entrambi
- Both; referring to two people or things together
- i
- The; definite article masculine plural
- combattenti
- Fighters, combatants; those engaged in battle
- facendo
- Doing, making; gerund of fare
- affidamento
- Reliance, trust; act of depending on something
- sulla
- On the; preposition su combined with article la
- forza
- Strength, force, power of body or will
- presa
- Grip, grasp; the act of seizing firmly
- delle
- Of the; preposition di combined with article le
- mani
- Hands; plural of mano
- strappa
- Tears off, rips away with force
- la
- The; definite article feminine singular
- spalla
- Shoulder; upper joint connecting arm to torso
- di
- Of, from; basic Italian preposition
- dalla
- From the; preposition da combined with article la
- sua
- His, her, its; possessive adjective feminine singular
- cavità
- Cavity, socket, hollow space in a body
- il
- The; definite article masculine singular
- mostro
- Monster; frightening, often supernatural creature
- si
- Himself, herself, itself; reflexive pronoun
- ritira
- Retreats, withdraws from a place or fight
- nella
- In the; preposition in combined with article la
- tana
- Lair, den; hiding place of a wild creature
- ululando
- Howling; making a long, loud, mournful cry
- urlando
- Screaming, shouting loudly in pain or rage
- agonia
- Agony; intense physical or mental suffering
- furore
- Fury, rage; extreme violent anger
- La
- The; definite article feminine singular
- ferita
- Wound, injury; damage to the body
- è
- Is; third person singular present of essere
- fatale
- Fatal, deadly; causing or resulting in death
- mattina
- Morning; the early part of the day
- seguente
- Following, next; coming immediately after
- all'
- At the; preposition a combined with article l'
- alba
- Dawn, daybreak; the first light of morning
- numerosi
- Numerous, many; a large number of things
- guerrieri
- Warriors, fighters; experienced soldiers or combatants
- affollano
- Crowd into, flock to; gather in large numbers
- alla
- To the, at the; preposition a combined with la
- sala
- Hall, room; large indoor gathering or meeting space
- per
- For, in order to; preposition of purpose
- sentire
- To hear, to feel; perceiving through senses
- le
- The; definite article feminine plural
- notizie
- News, tidings; pieces of new information
- gioia
- Joy, delight; feeling of great happiness
- senza
- Without; preposition indicating absence or lack
- limiti
- Limits, bounds; boundaries beyond which one cannot go
- L'
- The; definite article elided before vowel
- allegria
- Cheerfulness, merriment; lively and joyful mood
- alle
- To the, at the; preposition a combined with le
- stelle
- Stars; luminous celestial bodies visible at night
- suoi
- His, her; possessive adjective masculine plural
- seguaci
- Followers, disciples; those who follow a leader
- sono
- Are; third person plural present of essere
- prodighi
- Lavish, generous, extravagant in giving
- gratitudine
- Gratitude, thankfulness; appreciation for kindness received
- doni
- Gifts, presents; things given as tokens of appreciation
- madre
- Mother; female parent of a child or creature
- tuttavia
- However, nevertheless; conjunctive word showing contrast
- giunge
- Arrives, reaches; third person singular of giungere
- notte
- Night; the period of darkness between sunset and sunrise
- vendicare
- To avenge, to take revenge for a wrong
- morte
- Death; the end of life
- È
- Is; third person singular present of essere
- furiosa
- Furious, enraged; filled with extreme anger
- infuriata
- Enraged, incensed; past participle of infuriarsi
- Mentre
- While, whereas; conjunction indicating simultaneous actions
- dorme
- Sleeps; third person singular present of dormire
- in
- In, inside; preposition indicating location
- stanza
- Room; an enclosed space within a building
- alquanto
- Rather, somewhat; to a considerable degree
- separata
- Separate, apart; not connected to other spaces
- dagli
- From the; preposition da combined with article gli
- alloggi
- Lodgings, quarters; places where people sleep or stay
- degli
- Of the; preposition di combined with article gli
- altri
- Others; the remaining people not previously mentioned
- ella
- She; third person feminine singular subject pronoun
- afferra
- Grabs, seizes; takes hold of with force
- uno
- One, a; masculine indefinite article or numeral
- dei
- Of the; preposition di combined with article i
- consiglieri
- Counselors, advisors; people who give guidance to leaders
- preferiti
- Favorites, preferred; most liked or valued individuals
- lo
- Him, it; direct object pronoun masculine singular
- porta
- Carries, brings; or door; third singular of portare
- via
- Away; indicating movement or removal from a place
- divora
- Devours, eats greedily; consumes completely and rapidly
- viene
- Comes; third person singular present of venire
- chiamato
- Called, summoned; past participle of chiamare
- Determinato
- Determined, resolved; firmly decided to do something
- lasciare
- To leave, to let; allowing or abandoning something
- completamente
- Completely, entirely; in a total and thorough manner
- purificata
- Purified, cleansed; freed from contamination or evil
- arma
- Weapon; an instrument used to cause harm
- scende
- Descends, goes down; moves to a lower place
- cercare
- To search for, to look for something
- femmina
- Female; referring to the female of a species
- Dopo
- After; following in time or sequence
- aver
- Having; auxiliary used in compound infinitive forms
- viaggiato
- Traveled; past participle of viaggiare, to travel
- attraverso
- Through, across; moving from one side to another
- acque
- Waters; plural of acqua, bodies of water
- molte
- Many; a large quantity, feminine plural form
- ore
- Hours; units of time equal to sixty minutes
- incontra
- Meets, encounters; comes across someone or something
- vicino
- Near, close; not far away in space
- al
- To the; preposition a combined with article il
- fondo
- Bottom, floor; the lowest part of something
- del
- Of the; preposition di combined with article il
- mare
- Sea, ocean; large body of salt water
- Ella
- She; formal third person feminine singular pronoun
- trascina
- Drags, hauls; pulls something or someone along forcefully
- Lì
- There; indicating a specific place at a distance
- vede
- Sees; third person singular present of vedere
- giacere
- To lie down; to be in a horizontal position
- morto
- Dead; no longer living, past participle of morire
- quasi
- Almost, nearly; not quite but close to
- con
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means
- donna
- Woman; an adult female human being
- uccide
- Kills; third person singular present of uccidere
- nuota
- Swims; third person singular present of nuotare
- verso
- Toward; in the direction of something
- l'
- The; elided definite article before a vowel
- alto
- High, up; elevated position or direction upward
- trionfo
- Triumph; a great victory or success
- portando
- Carrying, bringing; gerund of portare
- sé
- Himself, herself, itself; reflexive pronoun with accent
- testa
- Head; the upper part of the human body
- rinnova
- Renews, restores; makes something new or fresh again
- ad
- To, at; preposition used before vowels instead of a
- Le
- To her; indirect object pronoun feminine singular
- congratulazioni
- Congratulations; expressions of praise for an achievement
- intorno
- Around; surrounding on all sides
- vincitore
- Victor, winner; one who has won a contest
- riversa
- Pours upon, showers; bestows abundantly on someone
- letteralmente
- Literally; in a strict or word-for-word sense
- tesori
- Treasures; valuable objects or collections of riches
- grembo
- Lap, bosom; the front area of a seated person
- tra
- Among, between; preposition indicating a middle position
- vassalli
- Vassals; those pledging loyalty and service to a lord
- re
- King; the male ruler of a kingdom
- conviene
- It is agreed; suits or is convenient for someone
- che
- That, which, who; subordinating conjunction or relative pronoun
- sarà
- Will be; third person singular future of essere
- loro
- Their, theirs; third person plural possessive pronoun
- prossimo
- Next, upcoming; immediately following in order or time
- signore
- Lord, sir; a title of respect or authority
- lascia
- Leaves, abandons; third person singular of lasciare
- terra
- Land, earth, ground; the surface of the world
- piange
- Cries, weeps; third person singular of piangere
- lamenta
- Laments, mourns; expresses grief or sorrow openly
- partenza
- Departure; the act of leaving a place
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