Light O' the Morning: The Story of an Irish Girl — Page 1
"SOME MORE OF THE LAND MUST GO."
« IL FAUT ENCORE VENDRE UNE PARTIE DES TERRES. »
Squire O'Shanaghgan was a tall, powerfully built man, with deep-set eyes and rugged, overhanging brows; his hair was of a grizzled gray, very thick and abundant; he had a shaggy beard, too, and a long overhanging mustache.
Le squire O'Shanaghgan était un homme grand et solidement bâti, aux yeux enfoncés et aux sourcils rudes et saillants ; ses cheveux étaient d'un gris poivre et sel, très épais et abondants ; il portait également une barbe hirsute et une longue moustache tombante.
He entered the north parlor still more noisily than Nora had done.
Il entra dans le salon nord avec encore plus de bruit que Nora ne l'avait fait.
The dogs yelped with delight, and flung themselves upon him.
Les chiens jappèrent de joie et se jetèrent sur lui.
"Down, Creena! down, Cushla!" he said.
« À bas, Creena ! à bas, Cushla ! » dit-il.
"Ah, then, Nora, they are as bewitching as yourself, little woman.
« Ah, Nora, elles sont aussi charmantes que toi, petite femme.
What beauties they are growing, to be sure!"
Comme elles deviennent belles, vraiment ! »
"I reared them," said Nora.
« C'est moi qui les ai élevées », dit Nora.
"I am proud of them both.
« Je suis fière d'elles toutes les deux.
At one time I thought Creena could not live; but look at her now--her coat as black as jet, and so silky."
À un moment, je pensais que Creena ne survivrait pas ; mais regardez-la maintenant — son pelage noir comme du jais, et si soyeux. »
"Shut the door, won't you, Patrick?" said his wife.
« Ferme la porte, veux-tu, Patrick ? » dit sa femme.
"Bless me! I forgot," said the Squire.
« Mon Dieu ! J'avais oublié », dit le squire.
He crossed the room, and, with an effort after quietness, closed the door with one foot; then he seated himself by his wife's side.
Il traversa la pièce et, faisant un effort pour être silencieux, ferma la porte d'un coup de pied ; puis il s'assit aux côtés de sa femme.
"Better, Eileen?" he said, looking at her anxiously.
« Vous sentez-vous mieux, Eileen ? » dit-il en la regardant avec inquiétude.
"I wish you would not call me Eileen," she said.
« Je voudrais que vous ne m'appeliez pas Eileen », dit-elle.
"I hate to have my name Irishized."
« Je déteste que l'on irlandise mon prénom. »
The Squire's eyes filled with suppressed fun.
Les yeux du squire brillèrent d'une gaieté contenue.
"Ah, but you are half-Irish, whether you like it or not," he said.
« Ah, mais vous êtes à moitié irlandaise, que vous le vouliez ou non », dit-il.
"Is not she, colleen?
« N'est-ce pas, colleen ?
Bless me, what a day it has turned out!
Mon Dieu, quelle belle journée cela s'est révélé être !
We are getting summer weather at last.
Nous avons enfin du temps estival.
What do you say to going for a drive, Eileen--Ellen, I mean?
Que diriez-vous d'aller faire une promenade en voiture, Eileen — Ellen, je veux dire ?
Vocabulary
- IL
- Third person singular masculine pronoun meaning 'he'.
- FAUT
- From 'falloir'; it is necessary, one must.
- ENCORE
- Still, again, or yet; indicates continuation or repetition.
- VENDRE
- To sell something to someone.
- PARTIE
- A part, portion, or share of something larger.
- TERRES
- Lands, grounds, or territories owned or cultivated.
- squire
- English loanword; country gentleman or landowner.
- était
- Imperfect tense of 'être'; was, used to be.
- homme
- A man or human being.
- grand
- Tall, large, or great in size or stature.
- solidement
- Solidly, sturdily, or firmly built or constructed.
- bâti
- Built or constructed; past participle of 'bâtir'.
- yeux
- Eyes; plural of 'œil'.
- enfoncés
- Sunken or deep-set, as in facial features.
- sourcils
- Eyebrows; the hair above each eye.
- rudes
- Rough, coarse, or harsh in texture or manner.
- saillants
- Prominent, jutting, or protruding outward noticeably.
- cheveux
- Hair, specifically the hair on one's head.
- étaient
- Imperfect plural of 'être'; they were.
- gris
- Gray; a neutral color between black and white.
- poivre
- Pepper; the spice, used in 'poivre et sel' (salt-and-pepper).
- sel
- Salt; used in the expression 'poivre et sel' for gray hair.
- épais
- Thick, dense, or heavy in consistency or volume.
- abondants
- Abundant, plentiful, or in great quantity.
- portait
- Imperfect of 'porter'; was wearing or carrying.
- également
- Also, equally, or likewise; in addition to something.
- barbe
- Beard; facial hair grown on the chin and cheeks.
- hirsute
- Shaggy, unkempt, or bristly in appearance.
- longue
- Long; feminine form of 'long'.
- moustache
- Mustache; hair grown above the upper lip.
- tombante
- Drooping or hanging down; feminine form of 'tombant'.
- entra
- Past tense of 'entrer'; entered a place or room.
- salon
- Living room or drawing room in a home.
- nord
- North; one of the four cardinal directions.
- encore
- Still, again, or yet; continuation or repetition.
- plus
- More; used in comparisons or to indicate greater degree.
- bruit
- Noise or sound, often loud or disturbing.
- fait
- Past participle of 'faire'; done or made.
- chiens
- Dogs; plural of 'chien'.
- jappèrent
- Barked or yipped; past tense of 'japper'.
- joie
- Joy, happiness, or delight.
- jetèrent
- Threw themselves; past tense of 'jeter'.
- bas
- Down; used in 'à bas' meaning 'down' or 'get down'.
- dit-il
- Said he; inverted form used in dialogue tags.
- aussi
- Also, too, or as; used in comparisons or additions.
- charmantes
- Charming, delightful, or enchanting; feminine plural adjective.
- toi
- Emphatic or stressed pronoun meaning 'you'.
- petite
- Small or little; feminine form of 'petit'.
- femme
- Woman or wife; adult female person.
- Comme
- How or as; used to introduce exclamations or comparisons.
- deviennent
- Third person plural of 'devenir'; they become.
- belles
- Beautiful; feminine plural form of 'beau'.
- vraiment
- Really, truly, or genuinely; adverb of emphasis.
- C'est
- Contraction of 'ce est'; it is, this is.
- moi
- Emphatic first person pronoun meaning 'me' or 'I'.
- élevées
- Raised or brought up; past participle of 'élever'.
- dit
- Past tense of 'dire'; said or told.
- fière
- Proud; feminine form of 'fier'.
- toutes
- All; feminine plural form of 'tout'.
- deux
- Two; the number 2.
- moment
- A moment or instant in time; short period.
- pensais
- Imperfect of 'penser'; I thought or I was thinking.
- survivrait
- Conditional of 'survivre'; would survive.
- mais
- Conjunction meaning 'but'; introduces a contrast.
- regardez-la
- Look at her; imperative of 'regarder' with pronoun.
- maintenant
- Now; at the present moment or time.
- pelage
- Coat or fur of an animal.
- noir
- Black; a dark color opposite to white.
- comme
- Like, as, or how; used for comparisons.
- jais
- Jet; a deep black gemstone or color.
- si
- If or so; conditional conjunction or intensifier.
- soyeux
- Silky, smooth, and soft to the touch.
- Ferme
- Close or shut; imperative form of 'fermer'.
- porte
- Door; an entrance or exit barrier.
- veux-tu
- Do you want; inverted form of 'tu veux'.
- Dieu
- God; supreme divine being; used in exclamations.
- J'avais
- Contraction of 'je avais'; I had (imperfect tense).
- oublié
- Forgotten; past participle of 'oublier'.
- traversa
- Crossed or went through; past tense of 'traverser'.
- pièce
- Room in a building; also a piece or coin.
- faisant
- Present participle of 'faire'; doing or making.
- effort
- Effort or attempt; exertion toward a goal.
- être
- To be; the infinitive of the verb 'être'.
- silencieux
- Silent, quiet, or noiseless.
- ferma
- Closed or shut; past tense of 'fermer'.
- coup
- A blow, hit, or kick; 'coup de pied' means kick.
- pied
- Foot; the lower extremity of the leg.
- puis
- Then, next, or afterward; indicates sequence.
- s'assit
- Sat down; past tense of reflexive verb 's'asseoir'.
- côtés
- Sides; plural of 'côté', meaning side or flank.
- sentez-vous
- Do you feel; inverted interrogative form of 'se sentir'.
- mieux
- Better; comparative adverb of 'bien'.
- regardant
- Looking at; present participle of 'regarder'.
- inquiétude
- Worry, anxiety, or unease about something.
- voudrais
- Conditional of 'vouloir'; I would like or want.
- m'appeliez
- You call me; imperfect subjunctive of 'm'appeler'.
- dit-elle
- Said she; inverted dialogue tag form.
- déteste
- Hates or detests; first or third person of 'détester'.
- l'on
- Stylistic form of 'on'; one, people, they.
- irlandise
- Irishifies; makes Irish in form or style.
- prénom
- First name or given name of a person.
- brillèrent
- Shone or sparkled; past tense of 'briller'.
- gaieté
- Gaiety, cheerfulness, or merry liveliness.
- contenue
- Contained, restrained, or held back; past participle of 'contenir'.
- êtes
- Second person plural of 'être'; you are.
- moitié
- Half; one of two equal parts of something.
- irlandaise
- Irish; feminine adjective referring to Ireland.
- vouliez
- Imperfect of 'vouloir'; you wanted or wished.
- non
- No; negative response or denial.
- N'est-ce
- Isn't it; part of 'n'est-ce pas' tag question.
- colleen
- Irish word for girl; used as term of endearment.
- quelle
- What or which; feminine interrogative adjective.
- belle
- Beautiful or lovely; feminine form of 'beau'.
- journée
- Day; the entire duration of a day.
- cela
- That; demonstrative pronoun referring to something mentioned.
- révélé
- Turned out or revealed; past participle of 'révéler'.
- avons
- First person plural of 'avoir'; we have.
- enfin
- Finally, at last, or in short.
- temps
- Time or weather; context determines meaning.
- estival
- Summery or relating to summer; adjective.
- Que
- What or that; interrogative or relative pronoun.
- diriez-vous
- Would you say; conditional inverted form of 'dire'.
- d'aller
- To go; infinitive 'aller' with elided 'de'.
- faire
- To do or make; common infinitive verb.
- promenade
- A walk, ride, or outing for pleasure.
- voiture
- Car or carriage; a vehicle for transportation.
- veux
- First or second person of 'vouloir'; want.
- dire
- To say or tell; common infinitive verb.
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