Spoon River Anthology — Page 3
Lloyd Garrison
Lloyd Garrison
Stewart, Lillian
Stewart, Lillian
Stoddard, Judson
Stoddard, Judson
T
T
Tanner, Robert Fulton
Tanner, Robert Fulton
Taylor, Deacon
Taylor, Diakon
Theodore, The Poet
Theodore, der Dichter
Thornton, English
Thornton, English
Throckmorton, Alexander
Throckmorton, Alexander
Todd, Eugenia
Todd, Eugenia
Tompkins, Josiah
Tompkins, Josiah
Trainor, the Druggist
Trainor, der Apotheker
Trevelyan, Thomas
Trevelyan, Thomas
Trimble, George
Trimble, George
Tripp, Henry
Tripp, Henry
Tubbs, Hildrup
Tubbs, Hildrup
Turner, Francis
Turner, Francis
Tutt, Oaks
Tutt, Oaks
U
U
Unknown, The
Der Unbekannte
W
W
Wasson, John
Wasson, John
Wasson, Rebecca
Wasson, Rebecca
Webster, Charles
Webster, Charles
Weirauch, Adam
Weirauch, Adam
Weldy, "Butch"
Weldy, „Butch"
Wertman, Elsa
Wertman, Elsa
Whedon, Editor
Whedon, der Redakteur
Whitney, Harmon
Whitney, Harmon
Wiley, Rev. Lemuel
Wiley, Pfarrer Lemuel
Will, Arlo
Will, Arlo
William and Emily
William und Emily
Williams, Dora
Williams, Dora
Williams, Mrs.
Williams, Frau
Wilmans, Harry
Wilmans, Harry
Witt, Zenas
Witt, Zenas
Y
Y
Yee Bow
Yee Bow
Z
Z
Zoll, Perry
Zoll, Perry
The Hill
Der Hügel
_Where are Elmer, Herman, Bert, Tom and Charley,
_Wo sind Elmer, Herman, Bert, Tom und Charley,
The weak of will, the strong of arm, the clown, the boozer, the fighter?
Der Willensschwache, der Starke, der Clown, der Säufer, der Kämpfer?
All, all are sleeping on the hill.
Alle, alle schlafen auf dem Hügel.
One passed in a fever,
Einer starb im Fieber,
One was burned in a mine,
Einer verbrannte in einer Mine,
One was killed in a brawl,
Einer wurde in einer Schlägerei getötet,
One died in a jail,
Einer starb im Gefängnis,
One fell from a bridge toiling for children and wife—
Einer fiel von einer Brücke, mühsam arbeitend für Kinder und Frau—
All, all are sleeping, sleeping, sleeping on the hill.
Alle, alle schlafen, schlafen, schlafen auf dem Hügel.
Where are Ella, Kate, Mag, Lizzie and Edith,
Wo sind Ella, Kate, Mag, Lizzie und Edith,
The tender heart, the simple soul, the loud, the proud, the happy one?—
Das zarte Herz, die einfache Seele, die Laute, die Stolze, die Glückliche?—
All, all are sleeping on the hill.
Alle, alle schlafen auf dem Hügel.
One died in shameful child-birth,
Eine starb bei einer schmachvollen Geburt,
One of a thwarted love,
Eine an einer vereitelten Liebe,
One at the hands of a brute in a brothel,
Eine durch die Hände eines Rohlings in einem Bordell,
One of a broken pride, in the search for heart's desire;
Eine an gebrochenem Stolz, auf der Suche nach des Herzens Begehren;
One after life in far-away London and Paris
Eine nach einem Leben im fernen London und Paris
Was brought to her little space by Ella and Kate and Mag—
Wurde von Ella und Kate und Mag zu ihrem kleinen Platz gebracht—
All, all are sleeping, sleeping, sleeping on the hill.
Alle, alle schlafen, schlafen, schlafen auf dem Hügel.
Vocabulary
- Diakon
- A deacon, a church official or minister's assistant
- der
- Definite article 'the' for masculine nouns
- Dichter
- A poet or writer of literary verse
- Apotheker
- A pharmacist who prepares and dispenses medicines
- Der
- Definite article 'the' for masculine nouns
- Unbekannte
- The unknown one; an unidentified person
- Redakteur
- An editor who works at a newspaper or publication
- Pfarrer
- A pastor or parish priest in a Christian church
- und
- Conjunction meaning 'and' connecting words or clauses
- Frau
- Woman, wife, or polite form of address Mrs.
- Zoll
- Customs duty or unit of measurement, an inch
- Hügel
- A hill or small elevated landform
- Wo
- Interrogative adverb meaning 'where'
- sind
- Third-person plural present tense of 'to be'
- Willensschwache
- Weak-willed persons lacking determination or resolve
- Starke
- Strong ones; people possessing strength or power
- Clown
- A clown; a comic entertainer or buffoon
- Säufer
- A drunkard or heavy drinker, habitual alcoholic
- Kämpfer
- A fighter or warrior who engages in combat
- Alle
- All or everyone; refers to the entire group
- alle
- All or everyone; refers to the entire group
- schlafen
- To sleep; the act of resting in sleep
- auf
- Preposition meaning 'on', 'upon', or 'at'
- dem
- Dative definite article 'the' for masculine/neuter nouns
- Einer
- One person; an indefinite pronoun meaning 'one'
- starb
- Past tense of 'sterben'; he/she died
- im
- Contraction of 'in dem', meaning 'in the'
- Fieber
- Fever; elevated body temperature due to illness
- verbrannte
- Past tense of 'verbrennen'; burned or was burned
- in
- Preposition meaning 'in' or 'inside'
- einer
- Indefinite article 'a/an' in dative feminine form
- Mine
- A mine; underground excavation for extracting minerals
- wurde
- Past tense auxiliary 'became' or 'was' (passive)
- Schlägerei
- A brawl or fistfight involving physical violence
- getötet
- Past participle of 'töten'; killed or slain
- Gefängnis
- Prison or jail; a place of incarceration
- fiel
- Past tense of 'fallen'; fell down from somewhere
- von
- Preposition meaning 'from', 'of', or 'by'
- Brücke
- A bridge spanning a gap, river, or road
- mühsam
- Laborious or arduous; requiring great effort and toil
- arbeitend
- Present participle of 'arbeiten'; working or laboring
- für
- Preposition meaning 'for' indicating purpose or benefit
- Kinder
- Children; plural of Kind, young human beings
- Das
- Definite article 'the' for neuter nouns
- zarte
- Tender, delicate, or gentle in character or form
- Herz
- Heart; the organ or symbol of love and emotion
- die
- Definite article 'the' for feminine or plural nouns
- einfache
- Simple or plain; not complicated or elaborate
- Seele
- Soul or spirit; the inner essence of a person
- Laute
- Loud ones or a lute; referring to noisy persons
- Stolze
- Proud ones; people characterized by pride or dignity
- Glückliche
- Happy ones; people who are fortunate or joyful
- Eine
- Indefinite article 'a/an' for feminine nouns
- bei
- Preposition meaning 'at', 'near', or 'by'
- schmachvollen
- Shameful or disgraceful; full of ignominy or humiliation
- Geburt
- Birth; the process or event of being born
- an
- Preposition meaning 'at', 'on', or 'to'
- vereitelten
- Thwarted or frustrated; past adjective from 'vereiteln'
- Liebe
- Love; deep affection between people or things
- durch
- Preposition meaning 'through', 'by means of'
- Hände
- Hands; plural of Hand, the body's grasping appendage
- eines
- Genitive indefinite article 'of a' for masculine/neuter
- Rohlings
- Genitive of 'Rohling'; a brute, ruffian, or thug
- einem
- Dative indefinite article 'a/an' for masculine/neuter nouns
- Bordell
- A brothel; a house of prostitution
- gebrochenem
- Dative of 'gebrochen'; broken or shattered in spirit
- Stolz
- Pride; a feeling of dignity and self-respect
- Suche
- Search or quest; the act of seeking something
- nach
- Preposition meaning 'after', 'to', or 'for'
- des
- Genitive definite article 'of the' for masculine/neuter
- Herzens
- Genitive of 'Herz'; of the heart's desire or feeling
- Begehren
- Desire or longing; an intense wish for something
- Leben
- Life; the state of being alive or existence
- fernen
- Distant or faraway; adjective describing remote places
- Wurde
- Past tense of 'werden'; became or was (passive auxiliary)
- zu
- Preposition meaning 'to', 'at', or 'too'
- ihrem
- Dative possessive pronoun 'her' or 'their'
- kleinen
- Adjective 'small' or 'little' in inflected form
- Platz
- A place, square, or seat; a specific location
- gebracht
- Past participle of 'bringen'; brought or carried somewhere
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