Spoon River Anthology — Page 4

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Where are Uncle Isaac and Aunt Emily,

Wo sind Onkel Isaac und Tante Emily,

And old Towny Kincaid and Sevigne Houghton,

Und der alte Towny Kincaid und Sevigne Houghton,

And Major Walker who had talked

Und Major Walker, der gesprochen hatte

With venerable men of the revolution?—

Mit ehrwürdigen Männern der Revolution?—

All, all are sleeping on the hill.

Alle, alle schlafen auf dem Hügel.

They brought them dead sons from the war,

Sie brachten ihnen tote Söhne aus dem Krieg,

And daughters whom life had crushed,

Und Töchter, die das Leben zerbrochen hatte,

And their children fatherless, crying—

Und ihre Kinder vaterlos, weinend—

All, all are sleeping, sleeping, sleeping on the hill.

Alle, alle schlafen, schlafen, schlafen auf dem Hügel.

Where is Old Fiddler Jones

Wo ist der alte Fiedler Jones,

Who played with life all his ninety years,

Der sein ganzes neunzigjähriges Leben mit dem Leben gespielt hat,

Braving the sleet with bared breast,

Die Brust entblößt dem Graupelschauer trotzend,

Drinking, rioting, thinking neither of wife nor kin,

Trinkend, randalierend, weder an Frau noch Verwandte denkend,

Nor gold, nor love, nor heaven?

Noch an Gold, noch an Liebe, noch an den Himmel?

Lo! he babbles of the fish-frys of long ago,

Seht! er schwatzt von den Fischfesten vergangener Zeiten,

Of the horse-races of long ago at Clary's Grove,

Von den Pferderennen vergangener Zeiten in Clary's Grove,

Of what Abe Lincoln said

Von dem, was Abe Lincoln sagte,

One time at Springfield._

Einst in Springfield._

Hod Putt

Here I lie close to the grave

Hier liege ich nahe dem Grab

Of Old Bill Piersol,

Des alten Bill Piersol,

Who grew rich trading with the Indians, and who

Der durch den Handel mit den Indianern reich wurde, und der

Afterwards took the Bankrupt Law

Danach das Insolvenzrecht in Anspruch nahm

And emerged from it richer than ever

Und reicher als je zuvor daraus hervorging

Myself grown tired of toil and poverty

Ich selbst, des Mühsals und der Armut überdrüssig geworden,

And beholding how Old Bill and others grew in wealth

Und zusehend, wie der alte Bill und andere zu Reichtum gelangten,

Robbed a traveler one Night near Proctor's Grove,

Beraubte einen Reisenden eines Nachts nahe Proctor's Grove,

Killing him unwittingly while doing so,

Und tötete ihn dabei unbeabsichtigt,

For which I was tried and hanged.

Wofür ich vor Gericht gestellt und gehängt wurde.

That was my way of going into bankruptcy.

Das war mein Weg in den Bankrott.

Now we who took the bankrupt law in our respective ways

Nun schlafen wir, die wir das Insolvenzrecht auf unsere jeweilige Weise in Anspruch nahmen,

Sleep peacefully side by side.

Friedlich Seite an Seite.

Ollie McGee

Have you seen walking through the village

Habt ihr durch das Dorf gehen sehen

A man with downcast eyes and haggard face?

Einen Mann mit gesenktem Blick und abgehärmtem Gesicht?

Vocabulary

Wo: Where; at what place or location.
sind: Are; third person plural present tense of sein.
Onkel: Uncle; male parent's brother or relative.
und: And; conjunction used to connect words or clauses.
Tante: Aunt; female parent's sister or relative.
Und: And; conjunction used to connect words or clauses.
der: The; masculine singular definite article in German.
alte: Old; aged, advanced in years or time.
Major: Major; military rank or significant in importance.
gesprochen: Spoken; past participle of sprechen.
hatte: Had; past tense of haben.
Mit: With; preposition indicating accompaniment or association.
Männern: Men; plural dative of Mann.
Revolution: Revolution; fundamental political or social upheaval.
Alle: All; everyone or everything without exception.
alle: All; everyone or everything without exception.
schlafen: Sleep; to rest in unconscious state.
auf: On; preposition indicating position or location.
dem: The; dative singular of the definite article.
Hügel: Hill; elevated landform smaller than a mountain.
Sie: They or you; plural pronoun or formal singular.
brachten: Brought; past tense of bringen.
ihnen: Them; dative plural pronoun for persons.
tote: Dead; deceased, no longer alive.
Söhne: Sons; plural of Sohn, male children.
aus: From; preposition indicating origin or source.
Krieg: War; armed conflict between nations or groups.
Töchter: Daughters; plural of Tochter, female children.
die: The; feminine singular or plural definite article.
das: The; neuter singular definite article in German.
Leben: Life; state of being alive or existence.
zerbrochen: Broken; past participle of zerbrechen.
ihre: Their or her; possessive pronoun in accusative.
Kinder: Children; plural of Kind, young persons.
weinend: Weeping; present participle of weinen, crying.
ist: Is; third person singular present of sein.
Der: The; masculine singular definite article in German.
sein: His or to be; possessive or auxiliary verb.
ganzes: Whole; entire, complete without division.
mit: With; preposition indicating accompaniment or association.
gespielt: Played; past participle of spielen.
hat: Has; third person singular present of haben.
Die: The; feminine singular or plural definite article.
Brust: Chest or breast; upper front part of body.
Trinkend: Drinking; present participle of trinken.
weder: Neither; used with nor in negative constructions.
an: On; preposition indicating position or direction.
Frau: Woman or Mrs.; female person or title.
noch: Nor or yet; used in negative constructions.
Verwandte: Relatives; family members or kinfolk.
denkend: Thinking; present participle of denken.
Noch: Nor or yet; used in negative constructions.
Gold: Gold; precious yellow metal and riches.
Liebe: Love; affection or deep feeling for person.
den: The; masculine or neuter accusative article.
Himmel: Heaven or sky; space above earth.
Seht: See; imperative plural of sehen.
er: He; third person masculine singular pronoun.
von: Of or from; preposition indicating origin or possession.
vergangener: Past; previous in time, gone by.
Zeiten: Times; plural of Zeit, periods of time.
Von: Of or from; preposition indicating origin or possession.

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