Heart of Darkness — Page 3
And at last, in its curved and imperceptible fall, the sun sank low, and from glowing white changed to a dull red without rays and without heat, as if about to go out suddenly, stricken to death by the touch of that gloom brooding over a crowd of men.
Y al fin, en su curva e imperceptible descenso, el sol se hundió bajo, y de un blanco resplandeciente se transformó en un rojo apagado sin rayos y sin calor, como si estuviera a punto de apagarse de repente, herido de muerte por el contacto de esa penumbra que se cernía sobre una multitud de hombres.
Forthwith a change came over the waters, and the serenity became less brilliant but more profound.
De inmediato un cambio se apoderó de las aguas, y la serenidad se volvió menos brillante pero más profunda.
The old river in its broad reach rested unruffled at the decline of day, after ages of good service done to the race that peopled its banks, spread out in the tranquil dignity of a waterway leading to the uttermost ends of the earth.
El viejo río en su amplio tramo reposaba tranquilo al declinar el día, tras siglos de buen servicio prestado a la raza que pobló sus orillas, extendido en la tranquila dignidad de una vía fluvial que conducía a los confines más remotos de la tierra.
We looked at the venerable stream not in the vivid flush of a short day that comes and departs for ever, but in the august light of abiding memories.
Contemplamos la venerable corriente no en el vívido resplandor de un día breve que llega y se va para siempre, sino a la augusta luz de recuerdos perdurables.
And indeed nothing is easier for a man who has, as the phrase goes, "followed the sea" with reverence and affection, than to evoke the great spirit of the past upon the lower reaches of the Thames.
Y en verdad nada es más fácil para un hombre que ha, como suele decirse, «seguido el mar» con reverencia y afecto, que evocar el gran espíritu del pasado en los tramos bajos del Támesis.
The tidal current runs to and fro in its unceasing service, crowded with memories of men and ships it had borne to the rest of home or to the battles of the sea.
La corriente de marea va y viene en su incesante servicio, repleta de recuerdos de hombres y barcos a los que había llevado al descanso del hogar o a las batallas del mar.
It had known and served all the men of whom the nation is proud, from Sir Francis Drake to Sir John Franklin, knights all, titled and untitled—the great knights-errant of the sea.
Había conocido y servido a todos los hombres de quienes la nación se enorgullece, desde Sir Francis Drake hasta Sir John Franklin, caballeros todos, titulados e intitulados —los grandes caballeros andantes del mar.
Vocabulary
- al
- to the; contraction of 'a' and 'el'
- fin
- end; conclusion or final point
- en
- in; on; at a location or time
- su
- his; her; its; your (formal) possessive
- curva
- curve; bend or curved line
- imperceptible
- imperceptible; not able to be perceived
- descenso
- descent; downward movement or decline
- el
- the; masculine singular definite article
- sol
- sun; celestial body providing light
- se
- reflexive pronoun; oneself or itself
- hundió
- sank; past tense of hundirse
- bajo
- under; beneath or below
- de
- of; from; preposition indicating possession
- un
- a; an; masculine singular indefinite article
- blanco
- white; the color white
- transformó
- transformed; changed form or appearance
- rojo
- red; the color red
- apagado
- extinguished; turned off or dimmed
- sin
- without; lacking or devoid of
- rayos
- rays; beams of light
- calor
- heat; warmth or thermal energy
- como
- like; as or similar to
- si
- if; conditional conjunction
- estuviera
- were; subjunctive past of estar
- punto
- point; dot or moment in time
- apagarse
- go out; to extinguish or fade away
- repente
- suddenly; without warning or notice
- herido
- wounded; injured or hurt
- muerte
- death; end of life
- por
- by; through or for
- contacto
- contact; touching or coming together
- esa
- that; feminine singular demonstrative
- que
- that; which or who
- sobre
- over; above or on top of
- una
- a; an; feminine singular indefinite article
- multitud
- multitude; large number of people
- hombres
- men; plural of hombre
- De
- of; from; preposition indicating possession
- inmediato
- immediately; at once without delay
- cambio
- change; alteration or transformation
- apoderó
- seized; took possession of
- las
- the; feminine plural definite article
- aguas
- waters; plural of agua
- la
- the; feminine singular definite article
- serenidad
- serenity; peace or tranquility
- volvió
- returned; came back to
- menos
- less; smaller in quantity or degree
- brillante
- brilliant; shining or bright
- pero
- but; yet or however
- más
- more; greater in quantity or degree
- profunda
- deep; extending far down
- El
- the; masculine singular definite article
- viejo
- old; aged or ancient
- río
- river; flowing body of water
- amplio
- ample; wide or spacious
- tramo
- section; stretch or segment
- reposaba
- rested; lay still or peaceful
- tranquilo
- tranquil; calm or peaceful
- declinar
- decline; decrease or diminish
- día
- day; twenty-four hour period
- tras
- after; behind or following
- siglos
- centuries; periods of one hundred years
- buen
- good; positive or favorable
- servicio
- service; work or assistance rendered
- prestado
- lent; given temporarily
- raza
- race; ethnic group or lineage
- pobló
- populated; settled or inhabited
- sus
- his; her; its; your (formal) possessive
- orillas
- shores; banks or edges of water
- extendido
- extended; spread out or lengthy
- tranquila
- tranquil; calm or peaceful
- dignidad
- dignity; worthiness or noble bearing
- vía
- way; road or path
- conducía
- led; guided or directed
- los
- the; masculine plural definite article
- confines
- confines; borders or limits
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