Heart of Darkness — Page 4

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It had borne all the ships whose names are like jewels flashing in the night of time, from the _Golden Hind_ returning with her rotund flanks full of treasure, to be visited by the Queen's Highness and thus pass out of the gigantic tale, to the _Erebus_ and _Terror_, bound on other conquests—and that never returned.

それは、時の夜闇に輝く宝石のごとき名を持つあらゆる船を運んできた。丸みを帯びた脇腹に宝を満載して帰還し、女王陛下の御訪問を受けてかくも壮大な物語から去っていった「ゴールデン・ハインド」号から、他の征服へと向かい――そして二度と戻らなかった「エレバス」号と「テラー」号に至るまで。

It had known the ships and the men.

それは船と人々を知っていた。

They had sailed from Deptford, from Greenwich, from Erith—the adventurers and the settlers; kings' ships and the ships of men on 'Change; captains, admirals, the dark "interlopers" of the Eastern trade, and the commissioned "generals" of East India fleets.

彼らはデプトフォードから、グリニッジから、エリスから出帆した――冒険者たちと入植者たち、王の船と取引所の商人たちの船、船長たち、提督たち、東洋貿易の闇の「侵入者」たち、そして東インド艦隊の任命された「将軍」たちが。

Hunters for gold or pursuers of fame, they all had gone out on that stream, bearing the sword, and often the torch, messengers of the might within the land, bearers of a spark from the sacred fire.

黄金を求める者も、名声を追う者も、皆がその流れへと出ていった。剣を帯び、しばしば松明を携え、この地に秘められた力の使者として、聖なる炎の火花を運ぶ者たちとして。

What greatness had not floated on the ebb of that river into the mystery of an unknown earth!...

いかなる偉大さが、その川の引き潮に乗り、未知なる大地の神秘へと漂い出ていったことか！……

The dreams of men, the seed of commonwealths, the germs of empires.

人々の夢、国家の種、帝国の萌芽。

The sun set; the dusk fell on the stream, and lights began to appear along the shore.

日が沈み、薄暮が川面に降り、岸辺に沿って灯りが現れはじめた。

The Chapman light-house, a three-legged thing erect on a mud-flat, shone strongly.

干潟の上に三本脚で立つチャップマン灯台が、力強く輝いていた。

Lights of ships moved in the fairway—a great stir of lights going up and going down.

航路には船の灯りが動き――上へ下へと、灯りの大いなるざわめきがあった。

And farther west on the upper reaches the place of the monstrous town was still marked ominously on the sky, a brooding gloom in sunshine, a lurid glare under the stars.

そして、さらに西の上流域では、あの巨大な町の場所が不吉にも空に刻まれていた――日の光の下では重く垂れ込める暗闇として、星の下では不気味な赤い輝きとして。

Vocabulary

それ: sore — That thing; refers to something near the listener.
は: wa — Topic marker particle indicating the subject of discussion.
時: toki — Time; a moment or period when something occurs.
の: no — Possessive or linking particle connecting nouns together.
夜闇: yoyami — Darkness of night; the deep blackness of nighttime.
に: ni — Directional or locative particle meaning in, at, or to.
輝く: kagayaku — To shine, sparkle, or gleam brilliantly.
宝石: hōseki — Gemstone; a precious or semiprecious jewel.
ごとき: gotoki — Like; resembling; similar to (literary/classical form).
名: na — Name; a word by which something is known.
を: wo — Object marker particle indicating the direct object.
持つ: motsu — To hold, carry, or possess something.
あらゆる: arayuru — Every kind of; all possible; every variety of.
船: fune — Ship; boat; a vessel that travels on water.
運ん: hakон (hakon/hakonde) — Carrying; transporting (conjunctive form of hakobu).
で: de — Particle indicating means, location of action, or by.
た: ta — Past tense auxiliary verb; indicates completed action.
丸み: marumi — Roundness; a gentle curved or rounded shape.
帯び: obi — Having; bearing; possessing a quality or feature.
脇腹: wakibara — Flank; the side of a body or vessel.
宝: takara — Treasure; something of great value or worth.
満載: mansai — Fully loaded; carrying a full cargo or load.
し: shi — Conjunctive form of suru; connects clauses or actions.
て: te — Conjunctive particle linking sequential or related actions.
帰還: kikan — Return; coming back from a distant place or mission.
女王: joō — Queen; a female monarch or ruler of a kingdom.
陛下: heika — Your Majesty; honorific title for a reigning monarch.
御: go / o — Honorific prefix showing respect toward a noun.
訪問: hōmon — Visit; the act of going to see someone formally.
受け: uke — Receiving; accepting something offered or given.
も: mo — Also; too; even; inclusive particle adding emphasis.
壮大: sōdai — Grand; magnificent; on an epic or imposing scale.
な: na — Adjectival particle linking na-adjectives to nouns.
物語: monogatari — Story; tale; a narrative or literary account.
から: kara — From; because; particle indicating origin or reason.
去っ: satt(e) — Departing; going away; leaving a place behind.
いっ: itt(e) — Going (conjunctive form of iku, to go).
号: gō — Number; name suffix for ships, issues, or editions.
他: hoka — Other; another; something or someone different.
征服: seifuku — Conquest; subduing or overcoming an enemy or territory.
へ: e — Directional particle meaning toward or in the direction of.
と: to — And; with; quotation particle connecting nouns or clauses.
向かい: mukai — Heading toward; facing in a certain direction.
そして: soshite — And then; and so; connecting sequential events or ideas.
二度: nido — Twice; two times; on two occasions.
戻ら: modora — Not returning; negative stem of modoru (to return).
なかっ: nakatt(a) — Did not; past negative auxiliary form.
至る: itaru — To reach; to arrive at; to extend all the way to.
まで: made — Until; up to; as far as; extent marker particle.
人々: hitobito — People; various persons; human beings collectively.
知っ: shitt(e) — Knowing; being aware of (conjunctive form of shiru).
い: i — Being; existing (short form of iru, auxiliary verb).
彼ら: karera — They; them; a group of people (third-person plural).
出帆: shuppan — Setting sail; departing by ship from a port.
冒険者: bōkensha — Adventurer; a person who seeks daring experiences.
たち: tachi — Plural suffix for people or animate beings.
入植者: nyūshokusha — Settler; a person who establishes a new colony.
王: ō — King; a male monarch or ruler of a kingdom.
取引所: torihikijo — Exchange; a place where trade or business is conducted.
商人: shōnin — Merchant; a person who buys and sells goods.
船長: senchō — Captain; the commander or master of a ship.
提督: teitoku — Admiral; a high-ranking naval officer commanding fleets.
東洋: tōyō — The Orient; East Asia; the eastern world broadly.
貿易: bōeki — Trade; the exchange of goods between countries.
闇: yami — Darkness; the absence of light; obscurity.
侵入者: shinnyūsha — Intruder; one who enters a place without permission.
東: higashi — East; the direction toward which the sun rises.
インド: Indo — India; the South Asian country (loanword).
艦隊: kantai — Fleet; a group of warships under one command.
任命: ninmei — Appointment; officially assigning someone to a position.
さ: sa — Nominalizing suffix or filler particle softening a statement.
れ: re — Passive or potential auxiliary verb suffix.
将軍: shōgun — General; military commander; supreme feudal military ruler.
が: ga — Subject marker particle identifying the grammatical subject.
黄金: ōgon — Gold; the precious yellow metal; golden wealth.
求める: motomeru — To seek; to desire; to search earnestly for something.
者: mono / sha — Person; one who does something; a certain individual.
名声: meisei — Fame; reputation; renown earned through notable deeds.
追う: ou — To chase; to pursue something or someone eagerly.
皆: minna / kai — Everyone; all people; every single person together.
その: sono — That; the (demonstrative adjective modifying a noun).
流れ: nagare — Flow; current; the movement of water or events.
出: de / shutsu — Going out; emerging; departing from a place.
剣: ken / tsurugi — Sword; a blade weapon used in combat.
しばしば: shibashiba — Often; frequently; repeatedly occurring many times.
松明: taimatsu — Torch; a burning stick used to provide light.
携え: tazusae — Carrying along; bringing with oneself as equipment.
この: kono — This; demonstrative adjective referring to nearby thing.
地: chi / ji — Land; earth; ground; a place or territory.
秘め: hime — Hidden; concealed; keeping something secret within.
られ: rare — Passive suffix indicating action done to the subject.
力: chikara — Power; strength; force; capability or energy.
使者: shisha — Messenger; an envoy sent to carry a message.
して: shite — As; in the role of; doing (connective te-form of suru).
聖なる: seinaru — Holy; sacred; having a divine or blessed quality.
炎: honō — Flame; a bright burning fire or blaze.
火花: hibana — Spark; a small flash of fire or electricity.
運ぶ: hakobu — To carry; to transport something from one place to another.
いかなる: ikanaru — Whatever; any kind of (literary/formal expression).
偉大: idai — Great; magnificent; having outstanding importance or power.
川: kawa — River; a large natural stream of flowing water.
引き潮: hikishio — Ebb tide; the receding outward flow of the tide.
乗り: nori — Riding; boarding; getting onto a vehicle or current.
未知: michi — Unknown; something not yet discovered or explored.
なる: naru — To become; to be (literary adjectival connective form).
大地: daichi — The earth; the ground; vast expanses of land.
神秘: shinpi — Mystery; something incomprehensible or beyond understanding.
漂い: tadayoi — Drifting; floating gently without a fixed direction.
こと: koto — Thing; fact; matter; nominalizer for verbal phrases.
か: ka — Question particle; also used for rhetorical exclamation.
夢: yume — Dream; a vision during sleep or an aspiration.
国家: kokka — Nation-state; a sovereign country or political state.
種: tane / shu — Seed; origin; the beginning source of something.
帝国: teikoku — Empire; a large dominion ruled by an emperor.
萌芽: hōga — Germination; the first sprouting or beginning of something.
日: hi / nichi — Sun; day; sunlight; a unit of time lasting 24 hours.
沈み: shizumi — Sinking; setting (as the sun descends below horizon).
薄暮: hakubo — Dusk; twilight; the dim light just after sunset.
川面: kawamo — River surface; the top surface of a river's water.
降り: ori — Descending; falling down from above onto a surface.
岸辺: kishibe — Waterside; the bank or shore beside a river.
沿っ: sott(e) — Running along; following the edge of something.
灯り: akari — Light; a lamp or illumination in a dark place.
現れ: araware — Appearing; emerging; becoming visible or manifest.
はじめ: hajime — Beginning; start; the first occurrence of something.
干潟: higata — Tidal flat; mudflat exposed during low tide.
上: ue / jō — Above; on top of; upper part of something.
三本脚: sanbonashi — Three-legged; having three legs as a base structure.
立つ: tatsu — To stand; to rise upright; to be in standing position.
灯台: tōdai — Lighthouse; a tower with a light guiding ships safely.
力強く: chikarazuyoku — Powerfully; with great strength and energy.
輝い: kagayai — Shining; gleaming brightly (conjunctive form of kagayaku).
航路: kōro — Sea route; the course or path taken by a ship.
動き: ugoki — Movement; motion; the act of moving or changing.
下: shita / ka — Below; under; the lower part or downstream area.
大いなる: ōinaru — Great; mighty; of enormous scale (literary adjective).
ざわめき: zawameki — Murmur; bustling noise; the sound of a crowd or water.
あっ: att(e) — There being; existing (te-form of aru, to exist).
さらに: sara ni — Furthermore; even more; in addition to what was said.
西: nishi — West; the direction in which the sun sets.
上流: jōryū — Upstream; the upper part of a river toward its source.
域: iki — Zone; region; a defined area or territory.
あの: ano — That over there; distant demonstrative adjective.
巨大: kyodai — Gigantic; enormous; of extremely large size or scale.
町: machi — Town; city; an urban settlement or district.
場所: basho — Place; location; a specific spot or area.
不吉: fuкitsu — Ominous; ill-omened; suggesting bad luck or disaster.
空: sora / kū — Sky; the atmosphere viewed from earth's surface.
刻ま: kizama — Engraved; carved; marked deeply into a surface.
光: hikari — Light; radiance; the brightness emitted by a source.
重く: omoku — Heavily; with great weight; in a ponderous manner.
垂れ込める: tarekомeru — To hang low; to loom heavily overhead (of clouds/sky).
暗闇: kurayami — Pitch darkness; a place where no light penetrates.
星: hoshi — Star; a luminous celestial body visible in the night sky.
不気味: bukimi — Eerie; uncanny; creating a feeling of unease or dread.
赤い: akai — Red; having the color of blood or fire.
輝き: kagayaki — Radiance; brilliance; a shining or glowing brightness.

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