Grimms' Fairy Tales — Page 15
'With all my heart,' said Hans: 'but as you are so kind to me, I must tell you one thing--you will have a weary task to draw that silver about with you.'
«Di tutto cuore», disse Hans: «ma poiché siete così gentile con me, devo dirvi una cosa: avrete un compito faticoso a trascinarvi dietro tutto quell'argento».
However, the horseman got off, took the silver, helped Hans up, gave him the bridle into one hand and the whip into the other, and said, 'When you want to go very fast, smack your lips loudly together, and cry "Jip!"'
Tuttavia, il cavaliere smontò, prese l'argento, aiutò Hans a salire, gli mise le redini in una mano e la frusta nell'altra, e disse: «Quando volete andare molto veloce, schioccate le labbra forte e gridate "Jip!"».
Hans was delighted as he sat on the horse, drew himself up, squared his elbows, turned out his toes, cracked his whip, and rode merrily off, one minute whistling a merry tune, and another singing,
Hans era raggiante mentre sedeva sul cavallo, si raddrizzò, allargò i gomiti, girò le punte dei piedi verso l'esterno, schioccò la frusta e se ne andò allegramente, fischiettando un momento una melodia gioiosa e cantando il momento dopo,
'No care and no sorrow, A fig for the morrow! We'll laugh and be merry, Sing neigh down derry!'
«Nessun pensiero e nessun dolore, un fico per il domani! Rideremo e saremo allegri, cantiamo in coro giulivi!»
After a time he thought he should like to go a little faster, so he smacked his lips and cried 'Jip!'
Dopo un po' pensò che gli sarebbe piaciuto andare un po' più veloce, così schioccò le labbra e gridò «Jip!».
Away went the horse full gallop; and before Hans knew what he was about, he was thrown off, and lay on his back by the road-side.
Il cavallo partì al galoppo sfrenato; e prima che Hans si rendesse conto di ciò che stava accadendo, fu disarcionato e si ritrovò sulla schiena ai lati della strada.
His horse would have ran off, if a shepherd who was coming by, driving a cow, had not stopped it.
Il suo cavallo sarebbe fuggito, se un pastore che stava passando, guidando una mucca, non lo avesse fermato.
Hans soon came to himself, and got upon his legs again, sadly vexed, and said to the shepherd, 'This riding is no joke, when a man has the luck to get upon a beast like this that stumbles and flings him off as if it would break his neck.
Hans riprese presto i sensi, si rimise in piedi, assai seccato, e disse al pastore: «Questo cavalcare non è uno scherzo, quando un uomo ha la sfortuna di montare una bestia come questa che inciampa e lo disarciona come se volesse spezzargli il collo.
Vocabulary
- Di
- di — Of, from; common Italian preposition
- tutto
- tutto — All, everything, whole
- cuore
- cuore — Heart; center of emotion or feeling
- disse
- disse — Said; past tense of dire
- ma
- ma — But; conjunction expressing contrast
- poiché
- poiché — Since, because; conjunction introducing a reason
- siete
- siete — You are; second person plural of essere
- così
- così — So, thus, in this way
- gentile
- gentile — Kind, polite, courteous
- con
- con — With; preposition indicating accompaniment
- me
- me — Me; first person singular object pronoun
- devo
- devo — I must, I have to; from dovere
- dirvi
- dirvi — To tell you all; infinitive with clitic
- una
- una — A, an; feminine indefinite article
- cosa
- cosa — Thing; a general object or matter
- avrete
- avrete — You will have; future tense of avere
- un
- un — A, an; masculine indefinite article
- compito
- compito — Task, assignment, duty to accomplish
- faticoso
- faticoso — Tiring, laborious, strenuous effort required
- a
- a — To, at; common Italian preposition
- trascinarvi
- trascinarvi — To drag you along; infinitive with clitic
- dietro
- dietro — Behind, after; indicating position or following
- quell'
- quell' — That; demonstrative adjective before vowel
- argento
- argento — Silver; precious grey metallic element
- Tuttavia
- tuttavia — Nevertheless, however; conjunction showing contrast
- il
- il — The; masculine singular definite article
- cavaliere
- cavaliere — Knight, horseman; one who rides a horse
- smontò
- smontò — Dismounted, got down from a horse
- prese
- prese — Took, grabbed; past tense of prendere
- l'
- l' — The; elided definite article before vowel
- aiutò
- aiutò — Helped; past tense of aiutare
- salire
- salire — To go up, to mount, to climb
- gli
- gli — To him; indirect object pronoun masculine
- mise
- mise — Put, placed; past tense of mettere
- le
- le — The; feminine plural definite article or pronoun
- redini
- redini — Reins; straps used to guide a horse
- in
- in — In, into; common Italian preposition
- mano
- mano — Hand; body part used for grasping
- e
- e — And; basic coordinating conjunction
- la
- la — The; feminine singular definite article
- frusta
- frusta — Whip; tool used to urge a horse
- nell'
- nell' — In the; preposition and article combined elided
- altra
- altra — Other, another; feminine singular adjective
- Quando
- quando — When; conjunction or adverb of time
- volete
- volete — You want; second person plural of volere
- andare
- andare — To go; fundamental Italian motion verb
- molto
- molto — Very, much, a lot
- veloce
- veloce — Fast, quick, rapid in movement
- schioccate
- schioccate — Snap, click; make a sharp cracking sound
- labbra
- labbra — Lips; plural of labbro, mouth edges
- forte
- forte — Strong, loud; intensely or powerfully
- gridate
- gridate — Shout, yell; imperative plural of gridare
- era
- era — Was; imperfect tense of essere
- raggiante
- raggiante — Radiant, beaming, glowing with happiness
- mentre
- mentre — While, as; conjunction indicating simultaneous actions
- sedeva
- sedeva — Was sitting; imperfect tense of sedere
- sul
- sul — On the; contraction of su and il
- cavallo
- cavallo — Horse; large domesticated riding animal
- si
- si — Himself, herself; reflexive pronoun
- raddrizzò
- raddrizzò — Straightened up; past tense of raddrizzarsi
- allargò
- allargò — Spread, widened; past tense of allargare
- i
- i — The; masculine plural definite article
- gomiti
- gomiti — Elbows; plural of gomito, arm joints
- girò
- girò — Turned, rotated; past tense of girare
- punte
- punte — Tips, points, toes; plural of punta
- dei
- dei — Of the; masculine plural partitive preposition
- piedi
- piedi — Feet; plural of piede, body extremities
- verso
- verso — Toward, towards; preposition of direction
- esterno
- esterno — Outside, outward, exterior direction
- schioccò
- schioccò — Snapped, clicked; past tense of schioccare
- se
- se — Himself; reflexive pronoun or if conjunction
- ne
- ne — Of it, from there; partitive or locative pronoun
- andò
- andò — Went; past tense of andare
- allegramente
- allegramente — Cheerfully, happily, in a lively manner
- fischiettando
- fischiettando — Whistling; gerund of fischiettare, light whistling
- momento
- momento — Moment, instant; brief period of time
- melodia
- melodia — Melody, tune; sequence of musical notes
- gioiosa
- gioiosa — Joyful, merry; full of joy and happiness
- cantando
- cantando — Singing; gerund of cantare
- dopo
- dopo — After, then, later; temporal adverb or preposition
- Nessun
- nessun — No, not any; masculine singular negative adjective
- pensiero
- pensiero — Thought, worry; mental reflection or concern
- nessun
- nessun — No, not any; masculine singular negative adjective
- dolore
- dolore — Pain, sorrow; physical or emotional suffering
- fico
- fico — Fig; fruit of the fig tree
- per
- per — For, through; common Italian preposition
- domani
- domani — Tomorrow; the day after today
- Rideremo
- rideremo — We will laugh; future tense of ridere
- saremo
- saremo — We will be; future tense of essere
- allegri
- allegri — Cheerful, merry; masculine plural adjective
- cantiamo
- cantiamo — Let us sing; first person plural of cantare
- coro
- coro — Chorus, choir; group singing together
- giulivi
- giulivi — Merry, jovial, gleeful; plural adjective
- Dopo
- dopo — After, later; temporal adverb or preposition
- po'
- po' — A little, a bit; shortened form of poco
- pensò
- pensò — Thought, considered; past tense of pensare
- che
- che — That, which, who; conjunction or relative pronoun
- sarebbe
- sarebbe — Would be; conditional tense of essere
- piaciuto
- piaciuto — Pleased, liked; past participle of piacere
- più
- più — More, most; comparative adverb or adjective
- gridò
- gridò — Shouted, yelled; past tense of gridare
- Il
- il — The; masculine singular definite article
- partì
- partì — Left, departed; past tense of partire
- al
- al — To the; contraction of a and il
- galoppo
- galoppo — Gallop; fastest gait of a horse
- sfrenato
- sfrenato — Unbridled, unrestrained, frantic at full speed
- prima
- prima — Before, first; temporal adverb or adjective
- rendesse
- rendesse — Rendered, realized; subjunctive of rendersi
- conto
- conto — Account, awareness; rendersi conto means to realize
- di
- di — Of, from; common Italian preposition
- ciò
- ciò — That, this, what; neuter demonstrative pronoun
- stava
- stava — Was, was happening; imperfect of stare
- accadendo
- accadendo — Happening, occurring; gerund of accadere
- fu
- fu — Was; past historic tense of essere
- disarcionato
- disarcionato — Thrown from the saddle, unhorsed
- ritrovò
- ritrovò — Found himself again; past tense of ritrovarsi
- sulla
- sulla — On the; contraction of su and la
- schiena
- schiena — Back; rear part of human or animal body
- ai
- ai — To the; contraction of a and i plural
- lati
- lati — Sides; plural of lato, edge or side
- della
- della — Of the; contraction of di and la
- strada
- strada — Road, street, path for traveling
- suo
- suo — His, her, its; singular possessive adjective
- fuggito
- fuggito — Fled, escaped; past participle of fuggire
- pastore
- pastore — Shepherd; one who tends a flock
- passando
- passando — Passing by; gerund of passare
- guidando
- guidando — Leading, guiding; gerund of guidare
- mucca
- mucca — Cow; female domestic bovine animal
- non
- non — Not; basic Italian negation adverb
- lo
- lo — Him, it; masculine singular direct object pronoun
- avesse
- avesse — Had; subjunctive imperfect of avere
- fermato
- fermato — Stopped; past participle of fermare
- riprese
- riprese — Regained, resumed; past tense of riprendere
- presto
- presto — Soon, quickly; adverb of time or speed
- sensi
- sensi — Senses; plural of senso, consciousness or faculty
- rimise
- rimise — Put back, remounted; past tense of rimettere
- assai
- assai — Very, quite, rather; intensifying adverb
- seccato
- seccato — Annoyed, irritated, vexed
- Questo
- questo — This; masculine singular demonstrative pronoun
- cavalcare
- cavalcare — To ride a horse; equestrian verb
- è
- è — Is; third person singular of essere
- uno
- uno — A, one; masculine singular indefinite article
- scherzo
- scherzo — Joke, trick; something not to be taken seriously
- quando
- quando — When; temporal conjunction or adverb
- uomo
- uomo — Man; adult male human being
- ha
- ha — Has; third person singular of avere
- sfortuna
- sfortuna — Bad luck, misfortune, ill fate
- montare
- montare — To mount, to get on a horse
- bestia
- bestia — Beast, animal; wild or stubborn creature
- come
- come — Like, as, how; conjunction or adverb
- questa
- questa — This; feminine singular demonstrative pronoun
- inciampa
- inciampa — Stumbles, trips; third person of inciampare
- disarciona
- disarciona — Throws from saddle; third person of disarcionare
- volesse
- volesse — Wanted; subjunctive imperfect of volere
- spezzargli
- spezzargli — To break his; infinitive with indirect pronoun
- collo
- collo — Neck; part of body between head and shoulders
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