Piccolissima — Page 7
Leaving the sugar to slip down by her side, she remained lost in melancholy reflections from which she was drawn by a light murmur, such as one hears sometimes in the silence of the night when persons are speaking in a low voice in a distant part of the house.
Deixando o açúcar escorregar ao seu lado, ela permaneceu perdida em reflexões melancólicas das quais foi tirada por um leve murmúrio, tal como se ouve às vezes no silêncio da noite quando pessoas falam em voz baixa em uma parte distante da casa.
Piccolissima listened with deep attention for some time.
Piccolissima escutou com profunda atenção por algum tempo.
Usually she disliked the sound of conversation; it struck harshly on her organs, and seemed a sort of mimic thunder; but these sounds had nothing discordant, nothing disagreeable in them, to her ear.
Geralmente ela não gostava do som de conversas; ele soava duramente em seus órgãos, e parecia uma espécie de trovão imitado; mas esses sons não tinham nada de discordante, nada de desagradável, aos seus ouvidos.
As Piccolissima had been forced to observe rather than to act, her faculties took a new direction, and a development of which she was unconscious herself took place, and her joy and her surprise were great when she found that, in what had at first appeared to her a confused murmur, she distinguished, as she listened attentively, intelligible words.
Como Piccolissima havia sido forçada a observar em vez de agir, suas faculdades tomaram uma nova direção, e um desenvolvimento do qual ela própria não tinha consciência ocorreu, e sua alegria e sua surpresa foram grandes quando descobriu que, naquilo que a princípio lhe parecera um murmúrio confuso, ela distinguia, ao escutar atentamente, palavras inteligíveis.
"It was hardly worth while," said a small, sharp voice, "it was hardly worth the trouble it cost me to leave my cradle.
"Mal valeu a pena", disse uma voz pequena e aguda, "mal valeu o esforço que me custou deixar o meu berço.
I have come into the world where all is dead around me.
Vim ao mundo onde tudo está morto ao meu redor.
Ah! if I had only known that this world was so cold and dull, I should not have made efforts which almost destroyed me, to break the roof and leave my narrow house."
Ah! se eu soubesse que este mundo era tão frio e monótono, não teria feito esforços que quase me destruíram, para romper o teto e deixar minha estreita morada."
"Patience," replied another voice, a little quieter, but much like the other; "I have lived longer than thou, who art only a few seconds old.
"Paciência", respondeu outra voz, um pouco mais quieta, mas muito semelhante à outra; "Eu vivi mais tempo do que tu, que tens apenas alguns segundos de vida.
Vocabulary
- Deixando
- Leaving or letting; present participle of deixar.
- açúcar
- Sugar; sweet crystalline substance used in food.
- escorregar
- To slip or slide; to move uncontrollably on surface.
- ao
- To the; contraction of 'a' and 'o'.
- seu
- His, her, its, or your; possessive adjective.
- lado
- Side; lateral part or direction of something.
- ela
- She or her; feminine third-person singular pronoun.
- permaneceu
- Remained or stayed; past tense of permanecer.
- perdida
- Lost; unable to find way or direction.
- em
- In or on; preposition indicating location or position.
- reflexões
- Reflections or thoughts; contemplation or serious consideration.
- melancólicas
- Melancholic; sad, pensive, or sorrowful in mood.
- das
- Of the; contraction of 'de' and 'as'.
- quais
- Which or what; relative or interrogative pronoun.
- foi
- Was; past tense third-person singular of ser.
- tirada
- Taken or pulled out; past participle of tirar.
- por
- By or for; preposition indicating agent or purpose.
- um
- A or one; indefinite article or number.
- leve
- Light or slight; not heavy or gentle.
- murmúrio
- Murmur; soft indistinct sound or whisper.
- tal
- Such or like; similar or of that kind.
- como
- As or like; comparison or manner indicator.
- se
- Reflexive pronoun or conditional conjunction.
- ouve
- Hears or listens; third-person singular of ouvir.
- às
- To the or at the; contraction of 'a' and 'as'.
- vezes
- Times or occasions; plural of vez.
- no
- In the or on the; contraction of 'em' and 'o'.
- silêncio
- Silence; absence of sound or noise.
- da
- Of the; contraction of 'de' and 'a'.
- noite
- Night; period of darkness from sunset to sunrise.
- quando
- When; at what time or under what condition.
- pessoas
- People or persons; plural of pessoa.
- falam
- Speak or talk; third-person plural of falar.
- voz
- Voice; sound produced by speaking or singing.
- baixa
- Low or soft; not high in pitch or volume.
- uma
- A or one; feminine indefinite article.
- parte
- Part or portion; division or section of whole.
- distante
- Distant or far; remote or far away.
- casa
- House or home; building for living.
- escutou
- Listened or heard; past tense of escutar.
- com
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment or possession.
- profunda
- Deep or profound; extending far down below surface.
- atenção
- Attention; focused awareness or concentration.
- algum
- Some or any; indefinite pronoun or adjective.
- tempo
- Time or weather; duration or atmospheric condition.
- Geralmente
- Generally or usually; in most cases.
- não
- No or not; negation or refusal.
- gostava
- Liked or enjoyed; past tense of gostar.
- do
- Of the or from the; contraction of 'de' and 'o'.
- som
- Sound or noise; audible vibration or acoustic phenomenon.
- de
- Of or from; preposition indicating possession or origin.
- conversas
- Conversations or talks; plural of conversa.
- ele
- He or him; masculine third-person singular pronoun.
- soava
- Sounded or seemed; past tense of soar.
- duramente
- Harshly or severely; in hard or rough manner.
- seus
- His, her, its, or your; masculine plural possessive.
- órgãos
- Organs; biological structures with specific functions.
- parecia
- Seemed or appeared; past tense of parecer.
- espécie
- Kind or type; category or particular variety.
- trovão
- Thunder; loud sound following lightning in storm.
- imitado
- Imitated or copied; past participle of imitar.
- mas
- But; conjunction indicating contrast or exception.
- esses
- Those or these; masculine plural demonstrative pronoun.
- sons
- Sounds or noises; plural of som.
- tinham
- Had; past tense third-person plural of ter.
- nada
- Nothing or anything; absence of something.
- discordante
- Discordant or harsh; disagreeable or conflicting.
- desagradável
- Unpleasant or disagreeable; causing discomfort.
- aos
- To the; contraction of 'a' and 'os'.
- ouvidos
- Ears; organs of hearing and balance.
- Como
- How or as; manner or comparison indicator.
- havia
- Had; past tense of haver used for existence.
- sido
- Been; past participle of ser or estar.
- forçada
- Forced or compelled; past participle of forçar.
- observar
- To observe or watch; to notice carefully.
- vez
- Time or occasion; single instance or occurrence.
- agir
- To act or behave; to take action.
- suas
- Her, your, or its; feminine plural possessive.
- faculdades
- Faculties or abilities; mental or physical powers.
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