Spoon River Anthology — Page 13

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Daisy Fraser

Did you ever hear of Editor Whedon

Habt ihr je gehört, dass Redakteur Whedon

Giving to the public treasury any of the money he received

Irgendetwas von dem Geld, das er erhielt, dem öffentlichen Schatz gab

For supporting candidates for office?

Für die Unterstützung von Kandidaten für ein Amt?

Or for writing up the canning factory

Oder für das Anpreisen der Konservenfabrik,

To get people to invest?

Um Leute zum Investieren zu bewegen?

Or for suppressing the facts about the bank,

Oder für das Unterdrücken der Wahrheit über die Bank,

When it was rotten and ready to break?

Als sie faul war und kurz vor dem Zusammenbruch stand?

Did you ever hear of the Circuit Judge

Habt ihr je gehört, dass der Bezirksrichter

Helping anyone except the "Q" railroad,

Jemandem half außer der „Q"-Eisenbahn,

Or the bankers? Or did Rev. Peet or Rev. Sibley

Oder den Bankern? Oder gaben Pfarrer Peet oder Pfarrer Sibley

Give any part of their salary, earned by keeping still,

Irgendeinen Teil ihres Gehalts, verdient durch Schweigen,

Or speaking out as the leaders wished them to do,

Oder durch Reden, wie die Führenden es von ihnen wünschten,

To the building of the water works?

Für den Bau der Wasserwerke?

But I—Daisy Fraser who always passed

Aber ich – Daisy Fraser, die stets hindurchging

Along the street through rows of nods and smiles,

Die Straße entlang durch Reihen von Nicken und Lächeln,

And coughs and words such as "there she goes."

Und Husten und Worte wie „da geht sie hin."

Never was taken before Justice Arnett

Wurde nie vor Richter Arnett gebracht,

Without contributing ten dollars and costs

Ohne zehn Dollar und Kosten beizutragen

To the school fund of Spoon River!

Zum Schulfonds von Spoon River!

Benjamin Fraser

Their spirits beat upon mine

Ihre Geister schlugen gegen meinen

Like the wings of a thousand butterflies.

Wie die Flügel von tausend Schmetterlingen.

I closed my eyes and felt their spirits vibrating.

Ich schloss meine Augen und spürte, wie ihre Geister vibrierten.

I closed my eyes, yet I knew when their lashes

Ich schloss meine Augen, doch wusste ich, wenn ihre Wimpern

Fringed their cheeks from downcast eyes,

Ihre Wangen säumten von niedergeschlagenen Augen,

And when they turned their heads;

Und wenn sie ihre Köpfe wandten;

And when their garments clung to them,

Und wenn ihre Gewänder sich an sie schmiegten,

Or fell from them, in exquisite draperies.

Oder von ihnen fielen, in erlesenen Faltenwürfen.

Their spirits watched my ecstasy

Ihre Geister beobachteten meine Ekstase

With wide looks of starry unconcern.

Mit weiten Blicken sternenhafter Gleichgültigkeit.

Vocabulary

Habt: Second person plural present of haben (to have).
ihr: You (plural informal); her, their (possessive pronoun).
je: Ever; each, per; used in comparative constructions.
gehört: Heard; belonged to (past participle of hören/gehören).
dass: That; conjunction introducing subordinate clause or statement.
Redakteur: Editor; person who edits newspaper or magazine content.
Irgendetwas: Something; anything; anything at all whatsoever.
von: Of; from; by; preposition indicating possession or origin.
dem: The (dative masculine/neuter singular); that one there.
Geld: Money; currency; financial resources and means of exchange.
das: The (neuter nominative/accusative singular); that which.
er: He; him; third person masculine singular pronoun.
erhielt: Received; obtained (past tense of erhalten).
öffentlichen: Public; state-owned; open to general public access.
Schatz: Treasure; sweetheart; term of endearment for beloved person.
gab: Gave; provided; past tense of geben (to give).
Für: For; in favor of; preposition indicating purpose or benefit.
die: The (feminine/plural); that which; those things.
Unterstützung: Support; assistance; aid or backing for person or cause.
Kandidaten: Candidates; applicants; persons running for political office.
für: For; in favor of; preposition indicating purpose or benefit.
ein: A; an; one (indefinite article or number).
Amt: Office; position; governmental or administrative post or function.
Oder
Anpreisen: Promoting; praising; publicly advertising or recommending something.
der: The (masculine/genitive feminine singular); that one.
Konservenfabrik: Canning factory; industrial facility for preserving food products.
Um: Around; at; about; in order to; preposition and conjunction.
Leute: People; persons; individuals; group of human beings.
zum: To the; at the; contraction of zu + dem.
Investieren: To invest; to put money into ventures for profit.
zu: To; at; for; toward; closed; preposition and adverb.
bewegen: To move; to motivate; to persuade; to cause motion.
Unterdrücken: To suppress; to oppress; to repress or withhold from public.
Wahrheit: Truth; factuality; state of being true or accurate.
über: Over; about; above; on; concerning; preposition.
Bank: Bank; financial institution; bench or riverbank.
Als: When; as; while; at the time that; conjunction.
sie: She; they; third person feminine/plural pronoun.
faul: Lazy; idle; decayed; rotten; adjective describing laziness.
war: Was; state of being; past tense of sein.
und: And; conjunction connecting words, phrases, or clauses.
kurz: Short; brief; of limited length or duration.
vor: Before; in front of; ago; preposition of time/place.
Zusammenbruch: Collapse; breakdown; sudden failure of system or institution.
stand: Stood; state of standing; past tense of stehen.
Bezirksrichter: District judge; judicial officer presiding over local legal matters.
Jemandem: Someone; to/for someone; dative form of jemand.
half: Helped; aided; past tense of helfen (to help).
außer: Except; besides; apart from; other than; preposition.
Eisenbahn: Railroad; railway; system of trains and tracks.
den: The (masculine accusative singular); that one there.
Bankern: Bankers; those who work in financial institutions.
gaben: Gave; provided; past tense plural of geben (to give).
Pfarrer: Pastor; clergyman; Protestant minister of religious congregation.
oder: Or; either...or; disjunctive conjunction connecting alternatives.
Irgendeinen: Any; some; anything at all; accusative form of irgendeiner.
Teil: Part; portion; component; share of whole.
ihres: Their; theirs; possessive pronoun genitive form.
Gehalts: Salary; wages; fixed regular compensation for employment.
verdient: Earned; deserved; past participle of verdienen.
durch: Through; by; via; preposition indicating manner or means.
Schweigen: Silence; keeping quiet; refraining from speech or noise.
Reden: Speaking; talking; discourse; past participle of reden.
wie: How; as; like; in what manner; conjunction.
Führenden: Leaders; those who lead; plural of führend (leading).
es: It; that; third person neuter singular pronoun.
ihnen: Them; to/for them; dative plural pronoun.
wünschten: Wished; desired; wanted; past tense of wünschen.
Bau: Building; construction; act of building or constructing.
Wasserwerke: Waterworks; water supply system or treatment facility.
Aber: But; however; yet; conjunction expressing contrast or opposition.
ich: I; first person singular nominative pronoun.
stets: Always; constantly; continually; at all times.
hindurchging: Went through; passed through; past tense of hindurchgehen.

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