Light O' the Morning: The Story of an Irish Girl — Page 2
Black Bess is eating her head off in the stables.
Black Bess frisst sich im Stall die Seele aus dem Leib.
I want to go as far as Murphy's place, and you might as well come with me."
Ich möchte bis zu Murphys Anwesen fahren, und du kannst genauso gut mitkommen."
"And I too?" said Nora.
„Und ich auch?" sagte Nora.
"To be sure, child. Why not? You run round to the stables, Norrie, and give the order."
„Natürlich, Kind. Warum nicht? Lauf zu den Ställen, Norrie, und gib den Befehl."
Nora instantly left the room, the dogs following her.
Nora verließ sofort das Zimmer, die Hunde folgten ihr.
"What ails her?" said the Squire, looking at his wife.
„Was fehlt ihr?" sagte der Squire und sah seine Frau an.
"Ails her, Pat? Nothing that I know of."
„Fehlt ihr, Pat? Nichts, was ich wüsste."
"Then you know very little," was his answer.
„Dann weißt du sehr wenig", war seine Antwort.
"I never see that sort of anxious frown between the colleen's brows without knowing there's mischief in the wind.
„Ich sehe diese besorgte Falte zwischen den Brauen des Mädchens nie, ohne zu wissen, dass etwas nicht stimmt.
Somebody has been worrying her, and I won't have it."
Irgendjemand hat sie geärgert, und das werde ich nicht dulden."
He put down his great hand with a thump on the nearest table.
Er schlug mit seiner großen Hand dumpf auf den nächsten Tisch.
"Don't, Pat. You quite shatter my nerves."
„Nicht, Pat. Du zerrüttest mir ganz und gar die Nerven."
"Bless you and your nerves, Ellen.
„Gesundheit, du und deine Nerven, Ellen.
I want to give them all possible consideration; but I won't have Light o' the Morning worried."
Ich möchte ihnen alle mögliche Rücksicht entgegenbringen; aber ich werde nicht dulden, dass Licht des Morgens sich sorgt."
"You'll spoil that girl; you'll rue it yet."
„Du wirst dieses Mädchen verderben; du wirst es noch bereuen."
"Bless her heart! I couldn't spoil her; she's unspoilable.
„Gesegnet sei ihr Herz! Ich könnte sie nicht verderben; sie ist unverderblich.
Did you ever see a sweeter bit of a thing, sound to the core, through and through?"
Hast du je etwas Süßeres gesehen, durch und durch kerngesund?"
"Sweet or not," said the mother, "she has got to learn her lesson of life; and it is no good to be too tender with her; she wants a little bracing."
„Süß oder nicht", sagte die Mutter, „sie muss ihre Lektion des Lebens lernen; und es nützt nichts, zu zärtlich mit ihr zu sein; sie braucht ein bisschen Stärkung."
"You have been trying that on--eh?
„Du hast das versucht -- was?
Vocabulary
- frisst
- Eats greedily (third person singular, animals)
- sich
- Reflexive pronoun meaning oneself or themselves
- im
- Contraction of in dem, meaning in the
- Stall
- A stable or barn for keeping animals
- die
- Definite article or relative pronoun meaning the
- Seele
- The soul or inner spirit of a person
- aus
- Preposition meaning out of or from
- dem
- Dative form of the definite article the
- Leib
- The body, especially the living human body
- Ich
- First person singular pronoun meaning I
- möchte
- Would like; polite form of wanting something
- bis
- Until or up to a point in time or space
- zu
- Preposition meaning to, toward, or too
- Anwesen
- An estate or property with buildings and land
- fahren
- To drive or travel by vehicle
- und
- Conjunction meaning and, linking words or clauses
- du
- Second person singular informal pronoun meaning you
- kannst
- Second person singular of können, meaning can
- genauso
- Just as or equally, expressing comparison
- gut
- Good or well; describes quality or manner
- mitkommen
- To come along or accompany someone somewhere
- Und
- Conjunction meaning and, linking words or clauses
- ich
- First person singular pronoun meaning I
- auch
- Also or too, indicating addition or agreement
- sagte
- Said; past tense of sagen, to say
- Natürlich
- Naturally or of course, expressing obvious agreement
- Kind
- Child or kid; an affectionate term of address
- Warum
- Question word meaning why, asking for a reason
- nicht
- Negation word meaning not
- Lauf
- Run or go; imperative form of laufen
- den
- Accusative definite article the or relative pronoun
- Ställen
- Plural dative of Stall; stables or barns
- gib
- Give; imperative singular form of geben
- Befehl
- An order or command given to someone
- verließ
- Left or departed; past tense of verlassen
- sofort
- Immediately or right away without delay
- das
- Definite article or pronoun meaning the or that
- Zimmer
- A room inside a building or house
- Hunde
- Plural of Hund; dogs
- folgten
- Followed; past tense plural of folgen
- ihr
- Her or their; dative or possessive pronoun
- Was
- What; interrogative or relative pronoun
- fehlt
- Is missing or wrong; third person of fehlen
- der
- Definite article the in nominative or genitive
- sah
- Saw; past tense of sehen, to see
- seine
- His or its; possessive pronoun third person singular
- Frau
- Woman or wife; also a formal title Mrs
- an
- Preposition meaning at, on, or to
- Fehlt
- Is something wrong or missing; verb fehlen
- Nichts
- Nothing; negates the existence of something
- was
- What; relative or interrogative pronoun
- wüsste
- Would know; subjunctive past of wissen
- Dann
- Then, indicating time sequence or consequence
- weißt
- Know; second person singular of wissen
- sehr
- Very; intensifier modifying adjectives or adverbs
- wenig
- Little or few; indicating a small amount
- war
- Was; past tense of sein, to be
- Antwort
- An answer or reply to a question
- sehe
- See; first person singular present of sehen
- diese
- This or these; demonstrative pronoun or article
- besorgte
- Worried or concerned; past adjective from besorgen
- Falte
- A wrinkle or fold in skin or fabric
- zwischen
- Between two things, people, or positions
- Brauen
- Eyebrows; plural of Braue
- des
- Genitive definite article meaning of the
- Mädchens
- Genitive of Mädchen; of the girl
- nie
- Never; negates frequency of an action
- ohne
- Without; preposition indicating absence of something
- wissen
- To know a fact or piece of information
- dass
- That; subordinating conjunction introducing a clause
- etwas
- Something or somewhat; indefinite pronoun or adverb
- stimmt
- Is correct or something is wrong; from stimmen
- Irgendjemand
- Someone or somebody; indefinite reference to a person
- hat
- Has; third person singular of haben, to have
- sie
- She, they, or her; third person pronoun
- geärgert
- Annoyed or angered; past participle of ärgern
- werde
- Will; first person future auxiliary of werden
- dulden
- To tolerate or put up with something
- Er
- He; third person singular masculine pronoun
- schlug
- Struck or hit; past tense of schlagen
- mit
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means
- seiner
- His; genitive or dative possessive pronoun
- großen
- Large or big; declined form of groß
- Hand
- The hand, part of the human body
- dumpf
- Dull or muffled, describing a sound or impact
- auf
- On or onto; preposition of position or direction
- nächsten
- Next or nearest; superlative declined form of nah
- Tisch
- A table, a piece of furniture for surfaces
- Nicht
- Not; negation word
- Du
- You; second person singular informal pronoun
- zerrüttest
- Ruin or shatter; second person of zerrütten
- mir
- Me; dative first person singular pronoun
- ganz
- Completely or entirely; intensifier meaning whole
- gar
- At all; intensifier used with negation
- Nerven
- Nerves; plural of Nerv, meaning stress or nerves
- Gesundheit
- Health; also said after someone sneezes
- deine
- Your; possessive second person singular informal
- ihnen
- Them or you formal; dative third person plural
- alle
- All or everyone; refers to the whole group
- mögliche
- Possible; all possible kinds or every possible
- Rücksicht
- Consideration or regard shown toward others
- entgegenbringen
- To show or extend consideration toward someone
- aber
- But; conjunction expressing contrast or exception
- Licht
- Light; illumination or a source of brightness
- Morgens
- In the mornings; genitive adverb of time
- sorgt
- Cares or ensures; third person of sorgen
- wirst
- Will; second person singular future auxiliary werden
- dieses
- This; genitive or neuter demonstrative determiner
- Mädchen
- Girl; a young female person
- verderben
- To spoil, ruin, or corrupt someone or something
- es
- It; third person singular neuter pronoun
- noch
- Still or yet; indicates continuation or addition
- bereuen
- To regret an action taken in the past
- Gesegnet
- Blessed; past participle used as an exclamation
- sei
- Be; subjunctive present of sein, used in wishes
- Herz
- Heart; the organ or center of emotion
- könnte
- Could; subjunctive form of können, expressing possibility
- ist
- Is; third person singular present of sein
- unverderblich
- Incorruptible or imperishable, not capable of being ruined
- Hast
- Have; second person singular of haben, to have
- je
- Ever; used in questions or comparisons
- Süßeres
- Something sweeter; comparative neuter of süß
- gesehen
- Seen; past participle of sehen, to see
- durch
- Through; preposition indicating passage or means
- kerngesund
- Perfectly healthy; robustly sound in body
- Süß
- Sweet; describing taste, appearance, or personality
- oder
- Or; conjunction presenting an alternative choice
- Mutter
- Mother; a female parent
- muss
- Must; third person singular modal of müssen
- ihre
- Her or their; possessive feminine third person
- Lektion
- A lesson; something learned or taught
- Lebens
- Of life; genitive form of Leben
- lernen
- To learn or study something new
- nützt
- Is of use; third person of nützen, to benefit
- nichts
- Nothing; negates the existence of any thing
- zärtlich
- Tender or affectionate; showing gentle loving care
- sein
- To be; infinitive of the verb sein
- braucht
- Needs; third person singular of brauchen
- ein
- A or an; indefinite article singular
- bisschen
- A little bit; small indefinite quantity
- Stärkung
- Strengthening or refreshment; something that builds strength
- hast
- Have; second person singular of haben
- versucht
- Tried or attempted; past participle of versuchen
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