Romeo and Juliet — Page 4

English → De ACT I Level 9/10

Three civil brawls, bred of an airy word,

Drei bürgerliche Händel, aus einem leichten Wort entstanden,

By thee, old Capulet, and Montague,

Durch dich, alter Capulet, und Montague,

Have thrice disturb'd the quiet of our streets,

Haben dreimal die Ruhe unserer Straßen gestört,

And made Verona's ancient citizens

Und Veronas altehrwürdige Bürger dazu gebracht,

Cast by their grave beseeming ornaments,

Ihren würdevollen Schmuck beiseite zu legen,

To wield old partisans, in hands as old,

Um alte Partisanen in ebenso alten Händen zu schwingen,

Canker'd with peace, to part your canker'd hate.

Vom Frieden verrostet, um euren verrotteten Hass zu trennen.

If ever you disturb our streets again,

Wenn ihr jemals wieder unsere Straßen stört,

Your lives shall pay the forfeit of the peace.

Sollen eure Leben den Preis des Friedensbruchs zahlen.

For this time all the rest depart away:

Für diesmal sollen alle anderen sich entfernen:

You, Capulet, shall go along with me,

Ihr, Capulet, sollt mit mir gehen,

And Montague, come you this afternoon,

Und Montague, kommt Ihr heute Nachmittag,

To know our farther pleasure in this case,

Um unseren weiteren Willen in dieser Sache zu erfahren,

To old Free-town, our common judgement-place.

Nach Alt-Freistadt, unserem gemeinsamen Gerichtsort.

Once more, on pain of death, all men depart.

Noch einmal, bei Todesstrafe, alle Männer entfernen sich.

[_Exeunt Prince and Attendants; Capulet, Lady Capulet, Tybalt, Citizens and Servants._]

[_Abgang des Fürsten und seiner Begleiter; Capulet, Lady Capulet, Tybalt, Bürger und Diener._]

MONTAGUE.

Who set this ancient quarrel new abroach?

Wer hat diesen alten Streit neu entfacht?

Speak, nephew, were you by when it began?

Sprecht, Neffe, wart Ihr dabei, als es begann?

BENVOLIO.

Here were the servants of your adversary

Hier waren die Diener Eures Widersachers

And yours, close fighting ere I did approach.

Und die Euren, in engem Kampf, bevor ich hinzukam.

I drew to part them, in the instant came

Ich zog, um sie zu trennen, in dem Augenblick kam

The fiery Tybalt, with his sword prepar'd,

Der feurige Tybalt, mit gezücktem Schwert,

Which, as he breath'd defiance to my ears,

Der, während er mir Trotz entgegenschleuderte,

He swung about his head, and cut the winds,

Sein Schwert um den Kopf schwang und die Lüfte schnitt,

Who nothing hurt withal, hiss'd him in scorn.

Die, ohne Schaden zu nehmen, ihn verächtlich zischten.

While we were interchanging thrusts and blows

Während wir Stöße und Hiebe tauschten

Came more and more, and fought on part and part,

Kamen immer mehr hinzu und kämpften auf beiden Seiten,

Till the Prince came, who parted either part.

Bis der Fürst kam, der beide Seiten trennte.

LADY MONTAGUE.

O where is Romeo, saw you him today?

O wo ist Romeo, habt Ihr ihn heute gesehen?

Right glad I am he was not at this fray.

Sehr froh bin ich, dass er nicht in diesem Kampf war.

BENVOLIO.

Vocabulary

Drei: The number three.
bürgerliche: Civic or bourgeois; relating to citizens or middle class.
Händel: Quarrels, disputes, or conflicts between parties.
aus: From; out of; made of material.
einem: One; a; an (dative masculine/neuter form).
leichten: Light; easy; trivial or of little importance.
Wort: A word; a term or expression.
entstanden: Arose; came into being; was created.
Durch: Through; by means of; via.
dich: You (accusative singular informal).
alter: Old; of advanced age or long-standing.
und: And; used to connect words or clauses.
Haben: Have; to possess or own something.
dreimal: Three times; on three occasions.
die: The (feminine singular or plural definite article).
Ruhe: Rest; peace; tranquility or quiet state.
unserer: Our; belonging to us (genitive feminine form).
Straßen: Streets; roads or public thoroughfares.
gestört: Disturbed; interrupted or caused disharmony.
Und: And; used to connect words or clauses.
Bürger: Citizens; inhabitants of a city or state.
dazu: To that; for that purpose; additionally.
gebracht: Brought; caused or led to happen.
Ihren: Their; possessive pronoun (formal or plural).
Schmuck: Jewelry; ornaments worn for adornment.
beiseite: Aside; to the side or away.
zu: To; toward; for the purpose of.
legen: To lay; to place or put down.
Um: Around; about; in order to.
alte: Old; ancient or long-established things.
Partisanen: Partisans; fervent supporters or guerrilla fighters.
in: In; inside; within a space or time.
ebenso: Equally; likewise; in the same way.
alten: Old; ancient or of long duration.
Händen: Hands; plural of hand or grasp.
schwingen: Swing; to wield or brandish weapons.
Vom: From the; from that (contraction).
Frieden: Peace; state of harmony and absence of conflict.
um: Around; about; in order to.
euren: Your; possessive pronoun (plural informal form).
Hass: Hatred; intense dislike or animosity.
trennen: Separate; to divide or keep apart.
Wenn: If; in case that condition occurs.
ihr: You; plural informal personal pronoun.
jemals: Ever; at any time in the past.
wieder: Again; once more or repeatedly.
unsere: Our; belonging to us (plural form).
stört: Disturbs; interrupts or causes disharmony.
Sollen: Shall; should; supposed to do.
eure: Your; belonging to you (plural informal).
Leben: Life; existence or way of living.
den: The; accusative masculine singular article.
Preis: Price; cost or reward for something.
des: Of the; genitive singular article.
zahlen: Pay; to give money for something.
Für: For; intended to benefit or support.
diesmal: This time; on this occasion.
sollen: Shall; should; supposed to do.
alle: All; everyone or everything without exception.
anderen: Others; different people or things.
sich: Oneself; reflexive pronoun for self-reference.
entfernen: Remove; to take away or go away.
Ihr: You; formal or plural personal pronoun.
sollt: Shall; should; supposed to do.
mit: With; accompanied by or together.
mir: Me; dative form of first person.
gehen: Go; to move or walk forward.
kommt: Come; arrive or approach a place.
heute: Today; on this current day.
Nachmittag: Afternoon; period from noon to evening.
unseren: Our; belonging to us (accusative form).
weiteren: Further; additional or continuing onward.

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