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, Diacre
Theodore, The Poet
Theodore, le Poète
Thornton, English
Thornton, English
Throckmorton, Alexander
Throckmorton, Alexander
Todd, Eugenia
Todd, Eugenia
Tompkins, Josiah
Tompkins, Josiah
Trainor, the Druggist
Trainor, le Pharmacien
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
L'Inconnu
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, le Rédacteur
Whitney, Harmon
Whitney, Harmon
Wiley, Rev. Lemuel
Wiley, Rév. Lemuel
Will, Arlo
Will, Arlo
William and Emily
William et Emily
Williams, Dora
Williams, Dora
Williams, Mrs.
Williams, Mme
Wilmans, Harry
Wilmans, Harry
Witt, Zenas
Witt, Zenas
Y
Y
Yee Bow
Yee Bow
Z
Z
Zoll, Perry
Zoll, Perry
The Hill
La Colline
_Where are Elmer, Herman, Bert, Tom and Charley,
_Où sont Elmer, Herman, Bert, Tom et Charley,
The weak of will, the strong of arm, the clown, the boozer, the fighter?
Les faibles de volonté, les forts du bras, le bouffon, le soûlard, le bagarreur ?
All, all are sleeping on the hill.
Tous, tous dorment sur la colline.
One passed in a fever,
L'un est mort dans la fièvre,
One was burned in a mine,
L'un a brûlé dans une mine,
One was killed in a brawl,
L'un a été tué dans une rixe,
One died in a jail,
L'un est mort en prison,
One fell from a bridge toiling for children and wife—
L'un est tombé d'un pont en peinant pour ses enfants et sa femme —
All, all are sleeping, sleeping, sleeping on the hill.
Tous, tous dorment, dorment, dorment sur la colline.
Where are Ella, Kate, Mag, Lizzie and Edith,
Où sont Ella, Kate, Mag, Lizzie et Edith,
The tender heart, the simple soul, the loud, the proud, the happy one?—
Le cœur tendre, l'âme simple, la bruyante, la fière, l'heureuse ? —
All, all are sleeping on the hill.
Toutes, toutes dorment sur la colline.
One died in shameful child-birth,
L'une est morte dans un accouchement honteux,
One of a thwarted love,
L'une d'un amour contrarié,
One at the hands of a brute in a brothel,
L'une aux mains d'un brute dans un bordel,
One of a broken pride, in the search for heart's desire;
L'une d'un orgueil brisé, dans la quête du désir du cœur ;
One after life in far-away London and Paris
L'une après une vie dans le lointain Londres et Paris
Was brought to her little space by Ella and Kate and Mag—
Fut ramenée à sa petite place par Ella et Kate et Mag —
All, all are sleeping, sleeping, sleeping on the hill.
Toutes, toutes dorment, dorment, dorment sur la colline.
Vocabulary
- Diacre
- A church deacon, minor clerical officer
- le
- Masculine definite article meaning 'the'
- Poète
- A person who writes poetry; a poet
- Pharmacien
- A person who prepares and sells medicines; pharmacist
- L'
- Elided form of 'le' or 'la' before a vowel
- Inconnu
- Unknown or unidentified person or thing
- Rédacteur
- An editor or writer working for a publication
- Rév
- Abbreviation for Révérend, a clerical title
- et
- Conjunction meaning 'and' connecting words or clauses
- Mme
- Abbreviation for Madame, a title for a woman
- Y
- Pronoun or adverb meaning 'there' or 'it'
- La
- Feminine definite article meaning 'the'
- Colline
- A small hill or elevated landform
- Où
- Interrogative or relative adverb meaning 'where'
- sont
- Third person plural of 'être'; they are
- Les
- Plural definite article meaning 'the'
- faibles
- Weak or feeble persons; lacking strength or resolve
- de
- Preposition meaning 'of,' 'from,' or 'about'
- volonté
- The faculty of will; determination or willpower
- les
- Plural definite article or pronoun meaning 'the' or 'them'
- forts
- Strong or powerful people; plural of fort
- du
- Contraction of 'de le' meaning 'of the'
- bras
- The arm of the human body
- bouffon
- A jester or clown; a buffoonish person
- soûlard
- A habitual drunkard; someone who drinks excessively
- bagarreur
- A fighter or brawler who picks frequent fights
- Tous
- All or everyone; masculine plural of 'tout'
- tous
- All or everyone; masculine plural of 'tout'
- dorment
- Third person plural of 'dormir'; they sleep
- sur
- Preposition meaning 'on,' 'upon,' or 'over'
- la
- Feminine definite article meaning 'the'
- colline
- A small hill or gently elevated landform
- un
- Indefinite article or numeral meaning 'a' or 'one'
- est
- Third person singular of 'être'; he/she/it is
- mort
- Dead; the state of having died
- dans
- Preposition meaning 'in' or 'inside'
- fièvre
- An abnormally high body temperature; a fever
- a
- Third person singular of 'avoir'; he/she/it has
- brûlé
- Past participle of 'brûler'; burned or scorched
- une
- Feminine indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'one'
- mine
- An underground excavation for extracting minerals or coal
- été
- Past participle of 'être'; been; also means summer
- tué
- Past participle of 'tuer'; killed or slain
- rixe
- A brawl or violent fight between people
- en
- Preposition meaning 'in,' 'by,' or 'as'
- prison
- A place of confinement for convicted criminals
- tombé
- Past participle of 'tomber'; fallen down or dropped
- d'
- Elided form of 'de' before a vowel sound
- pont
- A structure spanning a gap; a bridge
- peinant
- Present participle of 'peiner'; laboring hard or struggling
- pour
- Preposition meaning 'for,' 'in order to'
- ses
- Possessive adjective meaning 'his,' 'her,' or 'its'
- enfants
- Children; young human beings
- sa
- Feminine possessive adjective meaning 'his,' 'her,' or 'its'
- femme
- A woman or wife
- Le
- Masculine definite article meaning 'the'
- cœur
- The heart; center of emotion and feeling
- tendre
- Tender, gentle, or affectionate in nature
- l'
- Elided form of 'le' or 'la' before a vowel
- âme
- The soul or spiritual essence of a person
- simple
- Plain, uncomplicated, or straightforward in nature
- bruyante
- Noisy, loud, or clamorous in behavior or manner
- fière
- Proud or haughty; feminine form of 'fier'
- heureuse
- Happy or joyful; feminine form of 'heureux'
- Toutes
- All; feminine plural form of 'tout'
- toutes
- All; feminine plural form of 'tout'
- morte
- Dead; feminine past participle of 'mourir'
- accouchement
- Childbirth; the act of giving birth
- honteux
- Shameful or disgraceful; causing shame
- amour
- Love; a deep feeling of affection
- contrarié
- Thwarted, frustrated, or disappointed; contradicted
- aux
- Contraction of 'à les' meaning 'to the' or 'at the'
- mains
- Hands; the plural of 'main'
- brute
- A brutal or savage person; rough and violent
- bordel
- A brothel; also used as a vulgar exclamation
- orgueil
- Pride or arrogance; excessive self-esteem
- brisé
- Broken; past participle of 'briser'
- quête
- A quest or search; pursuit of something desired
- désir
- Desire; a strong wish or longing for something
- après
- Preposition meaning 'after' or 'following'
- vie
- Life; the state of being alive
- lointain
- Distant or far away; remote in space or time
- Londres
- The capital city of England; London
- Paris
- The capital city of France
- Fut
- Simple past of 'être'; was (literary/formal register)
- ramenée
- Past participle of 'ramener'; brought back or returned
- à
- Preposition meaning 'to,' 'at,' or 'in'
- petite
- Small or little; feminine form of 'petit'
- place
- A place, spot, or public square
- par
- Preposition meaning 'by,' 'through,' or 'per'
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