Frankenstein; or, the modern prometheus — Page 11
Oh, surely the spirit that inhabits and guards this place has a soul more in harmony with man than those who pile the glacier or retire to the inaccessible peaks of the mountains of our own country."
Oh, seguramente el espíritu que habita y guarda este lugar tiene un alma más en armonía con el hombre que aquellos que escalan el glaciar o se retiran a los inaccesibles picos de las montañas de nuestro propio país."
Clerval! Beloved friend!
¡Clerval! ¡Querido amigo!
Even now it delights me to record your words and to dwell on the praise of which you are so eminently deserving.
Incluso ahora me deleita registrar tus palabras y detenerme en los elogios que tan eminentemente mereces.
He was a being formed in the "very poetry of nature."
Era un ser formado en la «mismísima poesía de la naturaleza».
His wild and enthusiastic imagination was chastened by the sensibility of his heart.
Su imaginación salvaje y entusiasta estaba templada por la sensibilidad de su corazón.
His soul overflowed with ardent affections, and his friendship was of that devoted and wondrous nature that the worldly-minded teach us to look for only in the imagination.
Su alma rebosaba de ardientes afectos, y su amistad era de esa naturaleza devota y maravillosa que los mundanos nos enseñan a buscar solo en la imaginación.
But even human sympathies were not sufficient to satisfy his eager mind.
Pero incluso las simpatías humanas no eran suficientes para satisfacer su ávida mente.
The scenery of external nature, which others regard only with admiration, he loved with ardour:—
El paisaje de la naturaleza exterior, que otros contemplan solo con admiración, él lo amaba con ardor:—
——The sounding cataract Haunted him like a passion: the tall rock, The mountain, and the deep and gloomy wood, Their colours and their forms, were then to him An appetite; a feeling, and a love, That had no need of a remoter charm, By thought supplied, or any interest Unborrow'd from the eye.
——La sonora catarata lo perseguía como una pasión: la alta roca, la montaña, y el profundo y sombrío bosque, sus colores y sus formas, eran entonces para él un apetito; un sentimiento y un amor que no necesitaban de un encanto más lejano, provisto por el pensamiento, ni de ningún interés no tomado del ojo.
[Wordsworth's "Tintern Abbey".]
[«Tintern Abbey» de Wordsworth.]
And where does he now exist?
¿Y dónde existe él ahora?
Is this gentle and lovely being lost for ever?
¿Se ha perdido para siempre este ser dulce y encantador?
Has this mind, so replete with ideas, imaginations fanciful and magnificent, which formed a world, whose existence depended on the life of its creator;—has this mind perished?
¿Ha perecido esta mente, tan repleta de ideas, imaginaciones fantásticas y magníficas, que formó un mundo cuya existencia dependía de la vida de su creador?
Does it now only exist in my memory?
¿Existe ahora solo en mi memoria?
Vocabulary
- seguramente
- Surely, certainly, most likely.
- espíritu
- Spirit, soul, or essence of a being.
- habita
- Inhabits or lives in a place.
- guarda
- Guards, keeps, or watches over something.
- lugar
- Place, location, or spot.
- alma
- Soul or inner spiritual essence of a person.
- armonía
- Harmony, agreement, or pleasing combination.
- aquellos
- Those; demonstrative pronoun referring to distant things.
- escalan
- Climb or scale, as mountains or walls.
- glaciar
- Glacier; large slow-moving mass of ice.
- retiran
- Withdraw or retreat to a place.
- inaccesibles
- Inaccessible; impossible or very difficult to reach.
- picos
- Peaks or summits of mountains.
- montañas
- Mountains; large natural elevations of earth.
- propio
- Own; belonging specifically to oneself.
- país
- Country or nation.
- Querido
- Dear or beloved; affectionate term of address.
- Incluso
- Even; used to emphasize inclusion of something.
- deleita
- Delights; gives great pleasure or enjoyment.
- registrar
- To record, register, or note down.
- palabras
- Words; units of spoken or written language.
- detenerme
- To stop myself or pause for reflection.
- elogios
- Praises or compliments given to someone.
- eminentemente
- Eminently; to a notable or outstanding degree.
- mereces
- You deserve; second person singular of 'merecer'.
- formado
- Formed, shaped, or made up of something.
- mismísima
- The very same; emphatic form of 'misma'.
- poesía
- Poetry; literary art using rhythm and imagery.
- naturaleza
- Nature; the natural world or its phenomena.
- imaginación
- Imagination; ability to form mental images creatively.
- salvaje
- Wild, savage, or untamed in character.
- entusiasta
- Enthusiastic; showing intense interest or excitement.
- templada
- Tempered, moderated, or made more balanced.
- sensibilidad
- Sensitivity or emotional responsiveness to things.
- corazón
- Heart; organ or symbol of love and emotion.
- rebosaba
- Overflowed or brimmed with a quality or feeling.
- ardientes
- Ardent, burning, or intensely passionate feelings.
- afectos
- Affections or feelings of fondness toward others.
- amistad
- Friendship; close and caring relationship between people.
- devota
- Devoted, dedicated, or deeply committed to something.
- maravillosa
- Wonderful, marvelous, or causing great admiration.
- mundanos
- Worldly people or those focused on earthly matters.
- enseñan
- Teach or instruct; third person plural present.
- buscar
- To search for or look for something.
- solo
- Only, alone, or by oneself.
- incluso
- Even; including something surprising or unexpected.
- simpatías
- Sympathies or feelings of compassion toward others.
- suficientes
- Sufficient or enough to meet a need.
- satisfacer
- To satisfy or fulfill a need or desire.
- ávida
- Avid, eager, or intensely desirous of something.
- mente
- Mind; the faculty of thought and reasoning.
- paisaje
- Landscape or scenery of a natural area.
- exterior
- Exterior or outer; relating to the outside world.
- contemplan
- Contemplate or gaze at something thoughtfully.
- admiración
- Admiration; feeling of wonder or great respect.
- amaba
- Loved; third person singular imperfect of 'amar'.
- ardor
- Ardor; intense passion or burning enthusiasm.
- sonora
- Sonorous, resonant, or producing a full sound.
- catarata
- Waterfall or cataract; large cascade of water.
- perseguía
- Pursued or chased; imperfect tense of 'perseguir'.
- pasión
- Passion; strong intense emotion or enthusiasm.
- alta
- High or tall; describing elevated objects.
- roca
- Rock; hard natural mineral substance or formation.
- montaña
- Mountain; large natural elevation of the earth.
- profundo
- Deep, profound, or extending far downward.
- sombrío
- Gloomy, dark, or shadowy in atmosphere.
- bosque
- Forest or woodland; area densely covered with trees.
- colores
- Colors; visual properties produced by light wavelengths.
- formas
- Forms or shapes of objects or things.
- entonces
- Then; at that time or in that case.
- apetito
- Appetite or desire, physical or metaphorical.
- sentimiento
- Feeling or sentiment; an emotional state or reaction.
- amor
- Love; deep affection or romantic feeling.
- necesitaban
- Needed; third person plural imperfect of 'necesitar'.
- encanto
- Charm or enchantment; something that delights greatly.
- lejano
- Distant or far away in space or time.
- provisto
- Provided or supplied; past participle of 'proveer'.
- pensamiento
- Thought; an idea or mental process of thinking.
- ni
- Nor or neither; negative conjunction.
- ningún
- No, none, or not any; indefinite negative adjective.
- interés
- Interest; attention, concern, or curiosity about something.
- tomado
- Taken; past participle of 'tomar'.
- ojo
- Eye; organ of sight or visual perception.
- dónde
- Where; interrogative adverb asking about location.
- existe
- Exists; third person singular of 'existir'.
- perdido
- Lost; past participle of 'perder'.
- siempre
- Always; at all times without exception.
- dulce
- Sweet; pleasant in taste or manner.
- encantador
- Charming or enchanting; delightful in character.
- perecido
- Perished or died; past participle of 'perecer'.
- repleta
- Full, replete, or brimming with something.
- ideas
- Ideas; thoughts or mental concepts formed in mind.
- imaginaciones
- Imaginations or imaginative creations of the mind.
- fantásticas
- Fantastic or fantastical; wonderfully imaginative or unreal.
- magníficas
- Magnificent; splendid or impressively great.
- formó
- Formed or created; third person singular preterite of 'formar'.
- mundo
- World; the earth or a particular sphere of existence.
- cuya
- Whose; relative possessive pronoun (feminine singular).
- existencia
- Existence; the state of being or living.
- dependía
- Depended on; imperfect tense of 'depender'.
- vida
- Life; the condition of being alive.
- creador
- Creator; one who makes or brings something into being.
- Existe
- Exists; it is present or real.
- memoria
- Memory; the ability to recall past experiences.
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