Frankenstein; or, the modern prometheus — Page 3
Let the cursed and hellish monster drink deep of agony; let him feel the despair that now torments me."
Que el maldito e infernal monstruo beba profundamente de la agonía; que sienta la desesperación que ahora me atormenta."
I had begun my adjuration with solemnity and an awe which almost assured me that the shades of my murdered friends heard and approved my devotion, but the furies possessed me as I concluded, and rage choked my utterance.
Había comenzado mi conjuro con solemnidad y un temor reverencial que casi me aseguró que las sombras de mis amigos asesinados escuchaban y aprobaban mi devoción, pero las furias se apoderaron de mí al concluir, y la rabia ahogó mis palabras.
I was answered through the stillness of night by a loud and fiendish laugh.
Me respondieron a través del silencio de la noche con una carcajada estridente y diabólica.
It rang on my ears long and heavily; the mountains re-echoed it, and I felt as if all hell surrounded me with mockery and laughter.
Resonó en mis oídos larga e intensamente; las montañas lo repitieron como eco, y sentí como si todo el infierno me rodeara con burlas y carcajadas.
Surely in that moment I should have been possessed by frenzy and have destroyed my miserable existence but that my vow was heard and that I was reserved for vengeance.
Sin duda en ese momento debería haberme apoderado el frenesí y haber destruido mi miserable existencia, de no ser porque mi juramento fue escuchado y porque estaba reservado para la venganza.
The laughter died away, when a well-known and abhorred voice, apparently close to my ear, addressed me in an audible whisper, "I am satisfied, miserable wretch! You have determined to live, and I am satisfied."
La risa se apagó, cuando una voz conocida y aborrecida, aparentemente cerca de mi oído, me dirigió la palabra en un susurro audible: «Estoy satisfecho, miserable desgraciado. Has decidido vivir, y estoy satisfecho».
I darted towards the spot from which the sound proceeded, but the devil eluded my grasp.
Me lancé hacia el lugar del que provenía el sonido, pero el demonio eludió mi alcance.
Suddenly the broad disk of the moon arose and shone full upon his ghastly and distorted shape as he fled with more than mortal speed.
De repente el amplio disco de la luna surgió y brilló de lleno sobre su figura fantasmal y contorsionada mientras huía con una velocidad más que mortal.
I pursued him, and for many months this has been my task.
Lo perseguí, y durante muchos meses esta ha sido mi tarea.
Guided by a slight clue, I followed the windings of the Rhone, but vainly.
Guiado por una leve pista, seguí los meandros del Ródano, pero en vano.
Vocabulary
- maldito
- Cursed, damned, or accursed person or thing
- e
- Variant of 'y' meaning 'and' before 'i'
- infernal
- Relating to hell; hellish or diabolical
- monstruo
- Monster; a terrifying or hideous creature
- beba
- Subjunctive form of 'beber'; may he drink
- profundamente
- Deeply, profoundly, in an intense manner
- agonía
- Agony; extreme physical or mental suffering
- sienta
- Subjunctive of 'sentir'; may he feel or sense
- desesperación
- Desperation; state of hopelessness and despair
- atormenta
- Torments, tortures, causes great suffering
- comenzado
- Past participle of 'comenzar'; having begun something
- conjuro
- Incantation, spell, or solemn magical invocation
- solemnidad
- Solemnity; serious, formal, and dignified manner
- temor
- Fear, dread, or reverential awe
- reverencial
- Reverential; showing deep respect and veneration
- casi
- Almost, nearly, not quite fully achieved
- aseguró
- Assured, guaranteed, or secured something firmly
- sombras
- Shadows, shades, or dark ghostly presences
- asesinados
- Murdered, assassinated; killed with deliberate intent
- escuchaban
- Were listening; imperfect tense of escuchar
- aprobaban
- Were approving; expressed agreement or sanction
- devoción
- Devotion; strong dedication or religious piety
- furias
- Furies; intense rage or avenging spirits
- apoderaron
- Took hold of, seized, or overpowered completely
- concluir
- To conclude, finish, or bring to an end
- rabia
- Rage, fury, or intense uncontrollable anger
- ahogó
- Drowned out, choked, or stifled completely
- respondieron
- They responded, replied, or answered back
- través
- Through; used in 'a través de' meaning through
- silencio
- Silence; complete absence of sound or noise
- carcajada
- Loud burst of laughter; a guffaw
- estridente
- Strident, shrill, or harsh and piercing in sound
- diabólica
- Diabolical, devilish, extremely wicked and evil
- Resonó
- Resonated, echoed, or rang out loudly
- oídos
- Ears; organs of hearing; inner ear
- intensamente
- Intensely; with great force or strong feeling
- montañas
- Mountains; large natural elevations of terrain
- repitieron
- They repeated or echoed something back again
- eco
- Echo; repetition of a sound reflected back
- sentí
- I felt; past tense of sentir
- infierno
- Hell; the underworld of eternal punishment
- rodeara
- Imperfect subjunctive of rodear; surrounded me
- burlas
- Mockeries, jeers, or scornful taunts
- carcajadas
- Loud bursts of laughter; plural of carcajada
- duda
- Doubt; uncertainty or lack of conviction
- debería
- Should; conditional of deber expressing obligation
- apoderado
- Seized, overtaken, or taken control of something
- frenesí
- Frenzy; wild uncontrolled excitement or madness
- destruido
- Destroyed; past participle of destruir
- miserable
- Miserable, wretched, despicable, or contemptible
- existencia
- Existence; the state of being alive or present
- juramento
- Oath, vow, or solemn sworn promise
- escuchado
- Heard, listened to; past participle of escuchar
- reservado
- Reserved, set aside, or kept for a purpose
- venganza
- Vengeance, revenge; retaliation for a wrong
- risa
- Laughter, laugh; the act of laughing
- apagó
- Died down, faded, or was extinguished
- voz
- Voice; the sound produced by a person speaking
- conocida
- Known, familiar, recognized from past experience
- aborrecida
- Detested, loathed, deeply hated and abhorred
- aparentemente
- Apparently, seemingly; as it appears outwardly
- oído
- Ear; organ of hearing; inner ear anatomy
- dirigió
- Directed, addressed, or aimed toward someone
- susurro
- Whisper; a soft, hushed, barely audible sound
- audible
- Audible; able to be heard by the ear
- satisfecho
- Satisfied, content, pleased with an outcome
- desgraciado
- Wretch, miserable person; unfortunate and wretched
- decidido
- Decided, resolved; past participle of decidir
- lancé
- I lunged, threw myself, or hurled forward
- hacia
- Toward, in the direction of something
- provenía
- Came from, originated from; imperfect of provenir
- sonido
- Sound; any audible vibration or noise
- demonio
- Demon, devil; an evil supernatural entity
- eludió
- Eluded, evaded, or escaped from successfully
- alcance
- Reach, range; the extent one can reach
- repente
- Sudden; used in 'de repente' meaning suddenly
- amplio
- Wide, broad, ample, or spacious in extent
- disco
- Disk, disc; a round flat circular shape
- luna
- Moon; the natural satellite orbiting Earth
- surgió
- Emerged, arose, or appeared from somewhere
- brilló
- Shone, gleamed, or shimmered with bright light
- lleno
- Full, complete, or filled entirely
- figura
- Figure, shape, or silhouette of a person
- fantasmal
- Ghostly, phantom-like, spectral in appearance
- contorsionada
- Contorted, twisted, bent into unnatural shapes
- mientras
- While, as, during the time that
- huía
- Was fleeing, running away; imperfect of huir
- velocidad
- Speed, velocity; the rate of movement
- mortal
- Mortal; of or relating to human beings
- perseguí
- I pursued, chased, or followed relentlessly
- durante
- During, for; throughout a period of time
- tarea
- Task, assignment, or undertaking to be done
- Guiado
- Guided, led, directed by something or someone
- leve
- Slight, faint, subtle, or barely noticeable
- pista
- Clue, track, trail, or hint to follow
- seguí
- I followed, continued, or kept on going
- meandros
- Meanders; winding curves of a river's path
- vano
- Vain, futile; without success or result
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