Spoon River Anthology — Page 4

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Where are Uncle Isaac and Aunt Emily,

¿Dónde están el tío Isaac y la tía Emily,

And old Towny Kincaid and Sevigne Houghton,

Y el viejo Towny Kincaid y Sevigne Houghton,

And Major Walker who had talked

Y el Mayor Walker que había conversado

With venerable men of the revolution?—

Con venerables hombres de la revolución?—

All, all are sleeping on the hill.

Todos, todos duermen en la colina.

They brought them dead sons from the war,

Les trajeron hijos muertos de la guerra,

And daughters whom life had crushed,

E hijas a quienes la vida había aplastado,

And their children fatherless, crying—

Y sus hijos huérfanos, llorando—

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

Todos, todos duermen, duermen, duermen en la colina.

Where is Old Fiddler Jones

¿Dónde está el viejo Fiddler Jones

Who played with life all his ninety years,

Que jugó con la vida durante sus noventa años,

Braving the sleet with bared breast,

Desafiando el aguanieve con el pecho desnudo,

Drinking, rioting, thinking neither of wife nor kin,

Bebiendo, alborotando, sin pensar ni en esposa ni en parientes,

Nor gold, nor love, nor heaven?

Ni en el oro, ni en el amor, ni en el cielo?

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

¡Mirad! balbucea sobre las frituras de pescado de antaño,

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

De las carreras de caballos de antaño en Clary's Grove,

Of what Abe Lincoln said

De lo que dijo Abe Lincoln

One time at Springfield._

Una vez en Springfield._

Hod Putt

Here I lie close to the grave

Aquí yago cerca de la tumba

Of Old Bill Piersol,

Del viejo Bill Piersol,

Who grew rich trading with the Indians, and who

Que se enriqueció comerciando con los indios, y quien

Afterwards took the Bankrupt Law

Posteriormente se acogió a la Ley de Quiebras

And emerged from it richer than ever

Y salió de ella más rico que nunca

Myself grown tired of toil and poverty

Yo, hastiado del trabajo y la pobreza

And beholding how Old Bill and others grew in wealth

Y viendo cómo el viejo Bill y otros se enriquecían

Robbed a traveler one Night near Proctor's Grove,

Robé a un viajero una noche cerca de Proctor's Grove,

Killing him unwittingly while doing so,

Matándolo sin querer mientras lo hacía,

For which I was tried and hanged.

Por lo cual fui juzgado y ahorcado.

That was my way of going into bankruptcy.

Esa fue mi manera de declararme en quiebra.

Now we who took the bankrupt law in our respective ways

Ahora nosotros, quienes nos acogimos a la ley de quiebras a nuestra manera,

Sleep peacefully side by side.

Dormimos tranquilamente uno al lado del otro.

Ollie McGee

Have you seen walking through the village

¿Has visto caminar por el pueblo

A man with downcast eyes and haggard face?

A un hombre de ojos bajos y rostro demacrado?

Vocabulary

Dónde: Interrogative adverb meaning 'where'.
están: Third person plural of 'estar'; they are.
el: Definite article masculine singular meaning 'the'.
tío: Male family relative; uncle.
y: Conjunction meaning 'and'.
la: Definite article feminine singular meaning 'the'.
tía: Female family relative; aunt.
Y: Conjunction meaning 'and', used here for emphasis.
viejo: Adjective or noun meaning old or old man.
Mayor: Title for the elected head of a city.
que: Relative pronoun or conjunction meaning 'that' or 'who'.
había: Imperfect form of 'haber'; there had been or had.
conversado: Past participle of conversar; having talked or conversed.
Con: Preposition meaning 'with'.
venerables: Adjective meaning worthy of deep respect or reverence.
hombres: Plural noun meaning men.
de: Preposition meaning 'of' or 'from'.
revolución: Noun meaning a political or social uprising or revolution.
Todos: Pronoun or adjective meaning all or everyone.
todos: Repeated for emphasis; all, every one of them.
duermen: Third person plural of dormir; they sleep.
en: Preposition meaning 'in' or 'on'.
colina: Noun meaning a small hill or hillock.
Les: Indirect object pronoun meaning 'to them'.
trajeron: Preterite of traer; they brought.
hijos: Plural noun meaning sons or children.
muertos: Adjective or noun meaning dead or dead men.
guerra: Noun meaning war or armed conflict.
E: Variant of 'y' meaning 'and', used before 'i' sounds.
hijas: Plural noun meaning daughters.
a: Preposition meaning 'to' or 'at'.
quienes: Relative pronoun meaning 'who' or 'whom'.
vida: Noun meaning life.
aplastado: Past participle meaning crushed or flattened.
sus: Possessive adjective meaning their or his/her.
huérfanos: Noun meaning orphans; children without parents.
llorando: Present participle of llorar; crying or weeping.
está: Third person singular of estar; is (location/state).
Que: Relative pronoun meaning 'who' or 'that'.
jugó: Preterite of jugar; he/she played.
con: Preposition meaning 'with'.
durante: Preposition meaning 'during' or 'for' a period of time.
noventa: Number meaning ninety.
años: Plural noun meaning years.
Desafiando: Present participle of desafiar; challenging or defying.
aguanieve: Noun meaning sleet; mix of rain and snow.
pecho: Noun meaning chest or breast.
desnudo: Adjective meaning naked or bare.
Bebiendo: Present participle of beber; drinking.
alborotando: Present participle of alborotar; causing a ruckus or commotion.
sin: Preposition meaning 'without'.
pensar: Infinitive verb meaning to think.
ni: Conjunction meaning 'nor' or 'neither'.
esposa: Noun meaning wife or spouse.
parientes: Plural noun meaning relatives or family members.
Ni: Conjunction meaning 'nor', used in negative constructions.
oro: Noun meaning gold.
amor: Noun meaning love.
cielo: Noun meaning sky or heaven.
Mirad: Imperative plural of mirar; look (formal or poetic command).
balbucea: Third person singular of balbucear; he/she babbles or mutters.
sobre: Preposition meaning 'about' or 'over'.
las: Definite article feminine plural meaning 'the'.
frituras: Plural noun meaning fried foods or fritters.
pescado: Noun meaning fish (as food).
antaño: Adverb meaning long ago or in years past.
De: Preposition meaning 'of' or 'from'.
carreras: Plural noun meaning races or racing events.
caballos: Plural noun meaning horses.
lo: Direct object pronoun meaning 'it' or 'him'.
dijo: Preterite of decir; he/she said.
Una: Indefinite article feminine singular meaning 'a' or 'one'.
vez: Noun meaning time or occasion; una vez means once.
Aquí: Adverb meaning 'here'.
yago: Archaic or poetic first person of yacer; I lie (buried).
cerca: Adverb or preposition meaning near or close.
tumba: Noun meaning tomb or grave.
Del: Contraction of 'de' and 'el' meaning 'of the'.
se: Reflexive pronoun used with reflexive or passive verbs.
enriqueció: Preterite of enriquecerse; he became rich or wealthy.
comerciando: Present participle of comerciar; trading or doing business.
los: Definite article masculine plural meaning 'the'.
indios: Plural noun meaning indigenous people or Native Americans.
quien: Relative pronoun meaning 'who'.
Posteriormente: Adverb meaning afterwards or subsequently.
acogió: Preterite of acoger; he/she took shelter in or embraced.
Ley: Noun meaning law or legislation.
Quiebras: Plural noun meaning bankruptcies; financial failures.
salió: Preterite of salir; he/she left or came out.
ella: Personal pronoun meaning 'she' or 'her'.
más: Adverb meaning 'more' or 'most'.
rico: Adjective meaning rich or wealthy.
nunca: Adverb meaning never.
Yo: First person singular pronoun meaning 'I'.
hastiado: Adjective meaning wearied or disgusted; fed up.
del: Contraction of 'de' and 'el' meaning 'of the'.
trabajo: Noun meaning work or labor.
pobreza: Noun meaning poverty or destitution.
viendo: Present participle of ver; seeing or watching.
cómo: Interrogative or relative adverb meaning 'how'.
otros: Pronoun or adjective meaning others or other people.
enriquecían: Imperfect of enriquecerse; they were becoming rich.
Robé: Preterite of robar; I robbed or stole.
un: Indefinite article masculine singular meaning 'a' or 'one'.
viajero: Noun meaning traveler or wayfarer.
una: Indefinite article feminine singular meaning 'a' or 'one'.
noche: Noun meaning night.
Matándolo: Gerund plus pronoun; killing him in the act.
querer: Infinitive meaning to want or to love; here without wanting.
mientras: Conjunction meaning 'while' or 'as long as'.
hacía: Imperfect of hacer; he/she was doing or making.
Por: Preposition meaning 'for', 'by', or 'because of'.
cual: Relative pronoun meaning 'which' or 'whom'.
fui: Preterite of ir or ser; I went or I was.
juzgado: Past participle of juzgar; judged or tried in court.
ahorcado: Past participle of ahorcar; hanged by the neck.
Esa: Demonstrative adjective or pronoun meaning 'that'.
fue: Preterite of ser or ir; was or went.
mi: Possessive adjective meaning 'my'.
manera: Noun meaning manner, way, or method.
declararme: Reflexive infinitive; to declare myself (bankrupt).
quiebra: Noun meaning bankruptcy or financial ruin.
Ahora: Adverb meaning 'now'.
nosotros: First person plural pronoun meaning 'we'.
nos: Reflexive or object pronoun meaning 'us' or 'ourselves'.
acogimos: Preterite of acoger; we took advantage of or embraced.
ley: Noun meaning law.
quiebras: Plural noun meaning bankruptcies.
nuestra: Possessive adjective meaning 'our' (feminine).
Dormimos: Preterite of dormir; we slept.
tranquilamente: Adverb meaning calmly or peacefully.
uno: Number or pronoun meaning one.
al: Contraction of 'a' and 'el' meaning 'to the'.
lado: Noun meaning side; al lado means beside or next to.
otro: Adjective or pronoun meaning other or another.
Has: Second person singular of haber; you have (auxiliary).
visto: Past participle of ver; seen.
caminar: Infinitive meaning to walk or to travel on foot.
por: Preposition meaning 'through', 'by', or 'along'.
pueblo: Noun meaning town or village.
A: Preposition meaning 'to' or 'at'.
hombre: Noun meaning man.
ojos: Plural noun meaning eyes.
bajos: Adjective meaning low; ojos bajos means downcast eyes.
rostro: Noun meaning face or countenance.
demacrado: Adjective meaning gaunt, haggard, or emaciated in appearance.

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