Moby Dick; Or, The Whale — Page 2
BALEINE, _French_.
BALEINE, _Französisch_.
BALLENA, _Spanish_.
BALLENA, _Spanisch_.
PEKEE-NUEE-NUEE, _Fegee_.
PEKEE-NUEE-NUEE, _Fidschianisch_.
PEHEE-NUEE-NUEE, _Erromangoan_.
PEHEE-NUEE-NUEE, _Erromangoanisch_.
EXTRACTS. (Supplied by a Sub-Sub-Librarian).
AUSZÜGE. (Zusammengestellt von einem Unter-Unter-Bibliothekar).
It will be seen that this mere painstaking burrower and grub-worm of a poor devil of a Sub-Sub appears to have gone through the long Vaticans and street-stalls of the earth, picking up whatever random allusions to whales he could anyways find in any book whatsoever, sacred or profane.
Es wird sich zeigen, dass dieser bloß fleißige Wühler und Engerling eines armen Teufels von einem Unter-Unter anscheinend die langen Vatikane und Straßenstände der Erde durchforstet hat und dabei alle zufälligen Anspielungen auf Wale aufgriff, die er irgendwie in irgendeinem Buch finden konnte, ob heilig oder profan.
Therefore you must not, in every case at least, take the higgledy-piggledy whale statements, however authentic, in these extracts, for veritable gospel cetology.
Daher darf man die wirr durcheinander gewürfelten Walaussagen in diesen Auszügen, so authentisch sie auch sein mögen, nicht als handfeste Evangeliums-Kunds chaft über Wale nehmen.
Far from it.
Weit gefehlt.
As touching the ancient authors generally, as well as the poets here appearing, these extracts are solely valuable or entertaining, as affording a glancing bird's eye view of what has been promiscuously said, thought, fancied, and sung of Leviathan, by many nations and generations, including our own.
Was die alten Autoren im Allgemeinen sowie die hier erscheinenden Dichter betrifft, so sind diese Auszüge allein schon deshalb wertvoll oder unterhaltsam, weil sie einen flüchtigen Überblick darüber geben, was von vielen Völkern und Generationen, einschließlich unserer eigenen, über den Leviathan gesagt, gedacht, geträumt und gesungen worden ist.
So fare thee well, poor devil of a Sub-Sub, whose commentator I am.
So leb denn wohl, armer Teufel von einem Unter-Unter, dessen Kommentator ich bin.
Thou belongest to that hopeless, sallow tribe which no wine of this world will ever warm; and for whom even Pale Sherry would be too rosy-strong; but with whom one sometimes loves to sit, and feel poor-devilish, too; and grow convivial upon tears; and say to them bluntly, with full eyes and empty glasses, and in not altogether unpleasant sadness—Give it up, Sub-Subs!
Du gehörst zu jenem hoffnungslosen, fahlen Stamme, den kein Wein dieser Welt je erwärmen wird; und für den selbst blasser Sherry zu rosig-stark wäre; mit dem man jedoch manchmal gern zusammensitzt und sich ebenfalls arm-teuflisch fühlt; und gesellig wird über Tränen; und ihnen geradeheraus sagt, mit tränenvollen Augen und leeren Gläsern, in nicht ganz unangenehmer Traurigkeit — Gebt es auf, Unter-Unters!
For by how much the more pains ye take to please the world, by so much the more shall ye for ever go thankless!
Denn je mehr Mühe ihr euch gebt, der Welt zu gefallen, desto mehr werdet ihr für immer ohne Dank bleiben!
Would that I could clear out Hampton Court and the Tuileries for ye!
Wollte Gott, ich könnte Hampton Court und die Tuilerien für euch räumen!
Vocabulary
- AUSZÜGE
- Excerpts or extracts from written works
- Zusammengestellt
- Compiled or assembled from various sources
- einem
- Indefinite article dative singular, meaning 'a/an'
- Es
- Neuter pronoun meaning 'it'
- wird
- Third-person singular of 'werden', meaning 'will/becomes'
- sich
- Reflexive pronoun meaning 'oneself' or 'itself'
- zeigen
- To show or demonstrate something clearly
- dass
- Subordinating conjunction meaning 'that'
- dieser
- Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'this' (masculine)
- bloß
- Merely, only, or just; nothing more than
- fleißige
- Diligent, hardworking, industrious in effort
- Wühler
- One who rummages or digs through material
- und
- Coordinating conjunction meaning 'and'
- Engerling
- Grub or larva; here used metaphorically for drudge
- eines
- Genitive form of indefinite article, meaning 'of a'
- armen
- Adjective form of 'arm', meaning 'poor' (inflected)
- Teufels
- Genitive of 'Teufel', meaning 'of the devil'
- anscheinend
- Apparently, seemingly, as it appears
- die
- Definite article or relative pronoun meaning 'the/that'
- langen
- Long (inflected adjective form)
- Straßenstände
- Street stalls or roadside stands selling goods
- der
- Definite article meaning 'the' (various cases)
- Erde
- The earth, ground, or soil of the world
- durchforstet
- Searched thoroughly through a large collection
- hat
- Third-person singular of 'haben', meaning 'has'
- dabei
- In doing so, in the process, meanwhile
- alle
- All, every; referring to the totality of something
- zufälligen
- Accidental or incidental (inflected adjective form)
- Anspielungen
- Allusions or references to something indirectly
- auf
- Preposition meaning 'on', 'onto', or 'about'
- Wale
- Plural of 'Wal', meaning whales
- aufgriff
- Past tense of 'aufgreifen', meaning 'picked up/seized'
- er
- Third-person singular masculine pronoun meaning 'he'
- irgendwie
- Somehow, in some way or another
- in
- Preposition meaning 'in' or 'into'
- irgendeinem
- In some (dative), any particular unspecified one
- Buch
- A book, written or printed work
- finden
- To find or locate something or someone
- konnte
- Past tense of 'können', meaning 'could/was able to'
- ob
- Conjunction meaning 'whether' or 'if'
- heilig
- Holy, sacred, or of religious significance
- oder
- Conjunction meaning 'or', presenting an alternative
- profan
- Profane, secular, not sacred or religious
- Daher
- Therefore, hence, for that reason
- darf
- Third-person singular of 'dürfen', meaning 'may/is allowed'
- man
- Indefinite pronoun meaning 'one' or 'people'
- wirr
- Confused, chaotic, tangled or disordered
- durcheinander
- Mixed up, jumbled together in disorder
- gewürfelten
- Randomly mixed or thrown together (inflected)
- diesen
- Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'these' (dative/accusative)
- Auszügen
- Dative plural of 'Auszüge', meaning 'in/from excerpts'
- so
- Adverb meaning 'so', 'thus', or 'as such'
- authentisch
- Authentic, genuine, reliable in its origin
- sie
- Pronoun meaning 'she', 'they', or 'it'
- auch
- Also, too, even; adding or emphasizing a point
- sein
- To be; infinitive of the verb 'sein'
- mögen
- To like or may; modal verb expressing possibility
- nicht
- Negation word meaning 'not'
- als
- As, than, or when; used in comparisons or clauses
- handfeste
- Solid, concrete, tangible (inflected adjective)
- über
- Preposition meaning 'over', 'above', or 'about'
- nehmen
- To take or accept something
- Weit
- Far, wide; here meaning 'far from it'
- gefehlt
- Past participle of 'fehlen', meaning 'missed/lacked'
- Was
- Interrogative or relative pronoun meaning 'what'
- alten
- Old (inflected adjective), referring to age
- Autoren
- Authors, writers of literary or scholarly works
- im
- Contraction of 'in dem', meaning 'in the'
- Allgemeinen
- In general, generally speaking, overall
- sowie
- As well as, and also, in addition to
- hier
- Here, in this place or context
- erscheinenden
- Appearing (inflected participle), currently being shown
- Dichter
- Poet or literary writer, creator of verse
- betrifft
- Concerns or regards; third-person of 'betreffen'
- sind
- Third-person plural of 'sein', meaning 'are'
- diese
- Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'these' or 'this'
- allein
- Alone, solely, by itself or oneself
- schon
- Already, even now, certainly; particle of emphasis
- deshalb
- Therefore, for that reason, on that account
- wertvoll
- Valuable, precious, worth a great deal
- unterhaltsam
- Entertaining, amusing, enjoyable to read or watch
- weil
- Subordinating conjunction meaning 'because'
- einen
- Accusative indefinite article meaning 'a/an' (masculine)
- flüchtigen
- Fleeting, brief, cursory (inflected adjective)
- Überblick
- Overview, survey, general outline of something
- darüber
- About it, over it, concerning that matter
- was
- Relative or interrogative pronoun meaning 'what'
- vielen
- Many (dative/accusative inflected), referring to a large number
- Völkern
- Dative plural of 'Völker', meaning 'peoples/nations'
- Generationen
- Generations, successive groups born in an era
- einschließlich
- Including, inclusive of, not leaving out
- unserer
- Genitive of 'unser', meaning 'of our'
- eigenen
- Own (inflected), belonging to oneself
- den
- Accusative/dative form of 'the' (masculine/plural)
- gesagt
- Past participle of 'sagen', meaning 'said'
- gedacht
- Past participle of 'denken', meaning 'thought'
- geträumt
- Past participle of 'träumen', meaning 'dreamed'
- gesungen
- Past participle of 'singen', meaning 'sung'
- worden
- Past participle of 'werden', used in passive constructions
- ist
- Third-person singular of 'sein', meaning 'is'
- So
- Adverb meaning 'so', 'thus', introducing a conclusion
- leb
- Imperative of 'leben', meaning 'live' (informal)
- denn
- Conjunction meaning 'then', 'for', or 'because'
- wohl
- Well, probably, indeed; modal particle of supposition
- armer
- Poor (inflected adjective), lacking wealth or luck
- Teufel
- Devil, demon; also used colloquially for 'poor fellow'
- dessen
- Genitive relative pronoun meaning 'whose' or 'of which'
- Kommentator
- Commentator, one who writes commentary on texts
- ich
- First-person singular pronoun meaning 'I'
- bin
- First-person singular of 'sein', meaning 'am'
- Du
- Second-person singular informal pronoun meaning 'you'
- gehörst
- Second-person singular of 'gehören', meaning 'you belong'
- zu
- Preposition meaning 'to', 'at', or 'too'
- jenem
- Dative of 'jener', meaning 'that' (distant demonstrative)
- hoffnungslosen
- Hopeless (inflected adjective), without any hope
- fahlen
- Pale, wan, dull in color (inflected adjective)
- Stamme
- Dative of 'Stamm', meaning 'tribe', 'clan', or 'stock'
- kein
- No, not any; negating article
- Wein
- Wine, the alcoholic drink made from grapes
- Welt
- World, the entire earth or existence
- je
- Ever, at any time; used in negative contexts
- erwärmen
- To warm up, to heat or make warmer
- für
- Preposition meaning 'for'
- selbst
- Self, even; emphasizing the subject itself
- blasser
- Paler, more wan (comparative adjective)
- wäre
- Subjunctive of 'sein', meaning 'would be'
- mit
- Preposition meaning 'with' or 'along with'
- dem
- Dative definite article meaning 'the'
- jedoch
- However, nevertheless, yet; expressing contrast
- manchmal
- Sometimes, occasionally, from time to time
- gern
- Gladly, willingly, with pleasure
- zusammensitzt
- Sits together with someone (third-person singular)
- ebenfalls
- Likewise, also, equally as well
- fühlt
- Feels (third-person singular of 'fühlen')
- gesellig
- Sociable, convivial, enjoying company
- Tränen
- Tears (plural), drops shed when crying
- ihnen
- Dative pronoun meaning 'them' or formal 'you'
- geradeheraus
- Straightforwardly, bluntly, directly and honestly
- sagt
- Third-person singular of 'sagen', meaning 'says'
- tränenvollen
- Tearful, full of tears (inflected adjective)
- Augen
- Eyes (plural of 'Auge')
- leeren
- Empty (inflected adjective) or to empty something
- Gläsern
- Dative plural of 'Glas', meaning 'glasses/cups'
- ganz
- Quite, entirely, wholly; emphasizing completeness
- unangenehmer
- Unpleasant, disagreeable (comparative/inflected adjective)
- Traurigkeit
- Sadness, sorrow, state of being sad
- Gebt
- Imperative plural of 'geben', meaning 'give'
- es
- Neuter pronoun meaning 'it'
- Denn
- For, because, then; a causal or emphatic conjunction
- mehr
- More, a greater amount or degree
- Mühe
- Effort, trouble, pains taken to do something
- ihr
- Pronoun meaning 'you' (plural) or 'her/their'
- euch
- Accusative/dative of 'ihr', meaning 'you' (plural)
- gebt
- Second-person plural of 'geben', meaning 'give'
- gefallen
- To please or be pleasing; past participle also 'fallen'
- desto
- The more (correlates with 'je'), used in comparisons
- werdet
- Second-person plural of 'werden', meaning 'will become'
- immer
- Always, ever, continually without exception
- ohne
- Without, lacking something entirely
- Dank
- Thanks, gratitude, acknowledgment of a favor
- bleiben
- To remain, stay, or continue in a state
- Wollte
- Past subjunctive of 'wollen', meaning 'wished/wanted'
- Gott
- God, the divine being or deity
- könnte
- Subjunctive of 'können', meaning 'could'
- räumen
- To clear out, vacate, or make room in a space
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