Spoon River Anthology — Page 9

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Judge Somers

ソマーズ判事

How does it happen, tell me,

どうしてこうなったのか、教えてくれ、

That I who was most erudite of lawyers,

弁護士の中で最も博識であった私が、

Who knew Blackstone and Coke

ブラックストーンとコークを

Almost by heart, who made the greatest speech

ほぼ諳んじており、かつて最も偉大な弁論を行い、

The court-house ever heard, and wrote

法廷がかつて聞いたことのないほどの、そして書いた

A brief that won the praise of Justice Breese

ブリーズ判事の称賛を勝ち取った準備書面を——

How does it happen, tell me,

どうしてこうなったのか、教えてくれ、

That I lie here unmarked, forgotten,

私がここに碑もなく、忘れられて横たわる一方で、

While Chase Henry, the town drunkard,

町の酔いどれ、チェイス・ヘンリーが、

Has a marble block, topped by an urn

大理石の台座を持ち、壺を頂いているとは——

Wherein Nature, in a mood ironical,

その壺の中に自然は、皮肉な気分で、

Has sown a flowering weed?

花咲く雑草の種を蒔いたというのに。

Kinsey Keene

キンジー・キーン

Your attention, Thomas Rhodes, president of the bank;

ご注目を、銀行頭取トーマス・ローズよ、

Coolbaugh Whedon, editor of the Argus;

アーガス紙編集者クールボー・ウェドンよ、

Rev. Peet, pastor of the leading church;

主要な教会の牧師ピート師よ、

A. D. Blood, several times Mayor of Spoon River;

スプーン・リバーで幾度も市長を務めたA・D・ブラッドよ、

And finally all of you, members of the Social Purity Club—

そして最後に、社会純潔クラブの会員諸君よ——

Your attention to Cambronne's dying words,

カンブロンヌの最後の言葉にご注目を、

Standing with the heroic remnant

ナポレオン親衛隊の勇敢な残兵と共に立ち、

Of Napoleon's guard on Mount Saint Jean

サン・ジャン山に布陣していた時、

At the battle field of Waterloo,

ワーテルローの戦場において、

When Maitland, the Englishman, called to them:

英国人メイトランドが彼らに呼びかけた時——

"Surrender, brave Frenchmen!"—

「降伏せよ、勇敢なるフランス人よ！」——

There at close of day with the battle hopelessly lost,

その日の暮れ方、戦いが絶望的に失われ、

And hordes of men no longer the army

もはやかの偉大なナポレオンの軍隊ではなくなった

Of the great Napoleon

無数の兵士たちが、

Streamed from the field like ragged strips

嵐の中の千切れた雷雲の帯のように、

Of thunder clouds in the storm.

戦場から流れ去っていった。

Well, what Cambronne said to Maitland

さて、カンブロンヌがメイトランドに告げた言葉、

Ere the English fire made smooth the brow of the hill

英軍の砲火が丘の頂を平らにする前に、

Against the sinking light of day

沈みゆく日の光に向かって、

Say I to you, and all of you,

その言葉を私はあなたに、そしてあなた方全員に告げる、

And to you, O world.

そして汝に、おお世界よ。

And I charge you to carve it

そしてその言葉を刻むよう命じる、

Upon my stone.

私の墓石の上に。

Vocabulary

判事: hanji — Judge; a judicial officer in a court.
どうして: dōshite — Why; how did something come to be.
こう: kō — Like this; in this way or manner.
なった: natta — Became; past tense of 'naru' (to become).
の: no — Possessive or nominalizing particle in Japanese.
か: ka — Question particle placed at end of sentence.
教えて: oshiete — Please tell or teach me something.
くれ: kure — Give me; informal imperative requesting a favor.
弁護士: bengoshi — Lawyer; a licensed legal professional.
中: naka — Among; inside or within a group.
で: de — Particle indicating location, means, or scope.
最も: mottomo — Most; to the greatest degree among others.
博識: hakushiki — Erudite; having wide and deep knowledge.
あった: atta — Was; existed; past tense of 'aru'.
私: watashi — I; first-person singular pronoun.
が: ga — Subject marker particle in Japanese grammar.
と: to — And; with; quotation particle in Japanese.
を: wo — Object marker particle indicating direct object.
ほぼ: hobo — Almost; nearly; approximately all of something.
おり: ori — Being; humble form of 'iru' (to be).
かつて: katsute — Once; formerly; at some time in the past.
偉大: idai — Great; magnificent; of extraordinary importance or scale.
な: na — Adjectival linking particle for na-adjectives.
弁論: benron — Oratory; a formal speech or legal argument.
行い: okonai — Conduct; action; performance of a deed.
法廷: hōtei — Courtroom; the place where legal trials occur.
聞いた: kiita — Heard; past tense of 'kiku' (to hear).
こと: koto — Thing; fact; nominalizer for verbal phrases.
ない: nai — Not exist; negative form of 'aru'.
ほど: hodo — To the extent that; degree or extent.
そして: soshite — And then; moreover; connecting two ideas.
書いた: kaita — Wrote; past tense of 'kaku' (to write).
称賛: shōsan — Praise; admiration; commendation for an achievement.
勝ち取った: kachitotta — Won; earned through effort or competition.
準備: junbi — Preparation; making ready for something in advance.
書面: shomen — Written document; formal written statement or brief.
ここ: koko — Here; this place where the speaker is.
に: ni — Particle indicating location, direction, or time.
碑: hi — Monument; stone memorial inscription or marker.
も: mo — Also; even; too; inclusive particle.
なく: naku — Without; lacking; negative conjunctive form.
忘れられて: wasurerarete — Being forgotten; passive form of 'to forget'.
横たわる: yokotawaru — To lie down; to recline or rest horizontally.
一方: ippō — On the other hand; meanwhile; one side.
町: machi — Town; a local community or urban district.
酔いどれ: yoidore — Drunkard; a person habitually intoxicated with alcohol.
大理石: dairiseki — Marble; a hard crystalline metamorphic stone.
台座: daiza — Pedestal; a base or stand supporting a statue.
持ち: mochi — Holding; possessing; carrying something with one.
壺: tsubo — Pot; urn; a rounded ceramic or stone vessel.
頂いて: itadaite — Receiving humbly; being topped with something.
いる: iru — To be; to exist (for animate things).
は: wa — Topic marker particle highlighting the subject.
その: sono — That; the aforementioned item or person.
自然: shizen — Nature; the natural world; something natural or spontaneous.
皮肉: hiniku — Irony; sarcasm; cynical or ironic observation.
気分: kibun — Mood; feeling; one's current emotional state.
花咲く: hanasaku — Blooming; flowers blossoming or opening beautifully.
雑草: zassō — Weed; unwanted plant growing in a garden.
種: tane — Seed; the origin from which something grows.
蒔いた: maita — Sowed; scattered seeds to grow plants.
いう: iu — To say; to be called; to refer to.
ご: go — Honorific prefix showing respect or politeness.
注目: chūmoku — Attention; notice; focusing one's gaze on something.
銀行: ginkō — Bank; a financial institution handling money.
頭取: tōdori — Bank president; the top executive of a bank.
よ: yo — Sentence-final particle asserting or emphasizing information.
紙: shi / kami — Paper; newspaper; a publication or written document.
編集者: henshūsha — Editor; a person who edits publications or text.
主要: shuyō — Main; principal; of primary importance or role.
教会: kyōkai — Church; a Christian place of worship.
牧師: bokushi — Pastor; a Protestant Christian religious minister.
師: shi — Master; teacher; a skilled or revered practitioner.
スプーン: Supūn — Spoon; a proper name or common utensil.
幾度: ikudo — Many times; repeatedly; on several occasions.
市長: shichō — Mayor; the head of a city government.
務めた: tsutometa — Served as; performed a role or duty.
最後: saigo — Last; final; the very end of something.
社会: shakai — Society; the community of people living together.
純潔: junketsu — Purity; chastity; moral or physical cleanliness.
クラブ: kurabu — Club; an organization or association of members.
会員: kaiin — Member; a person belonging to an organization.
諸君: shokun — Gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; addressing a group.
言葉: kotoba — Words; language; expression in speech or writing.
親衛隊: shin'eitai — Imperial Guard; elite military unit protecting a leader.
勇敢: yūkan — Brave; courageous; showing valor in difficult situations.
残兵: zanpei — Remnant soldiers; survivors remaining after a battle.
共に: tomo ni — Together; jointly; alongside one another.
立ち: tachi — Standing; taking a position or stance.
山: yama — Mountain; hill; a large natural elevation.
布陣: fujin — Deployment; positioning of troops for battle.
して: shite — Doing; conjunctive form of 'suru' (to do).
いた: ita — Was; past progressive of 'iru' (to be).
時: toki — Time; moment; when a particular event occurs.
戦場: senjō — Battlefield; the place where a battle is fought.
おいて: oite — At; in; indicating location or context of action.
英国: Eikoku — England; Britain; the United Kingdom.
人: hito / jin — Person; people; a human being.
彼ら: karera — They; them; a group of people (usually male).
呼びかけた: yobikaketa — Called out to; addressed or appealed to someone.
降伏: kōfuku — Surrender; yielding to an enemy or opponent.
せよ: seyo — Do it; imperative command form of 'suru'.
なる: naru — To become; to turn into something new.
フランス: Furansu — France; the Western European country.
日: hi / nichi — Day; sun; daylight hours.
暮れ: kure — Dusk; nightfall; the end of daylight.
方: kata / hō — Direction; way; side; also a polite person.
戦い: tatakai — Battle; fight; a conflict or struggle.
絶望: zetsubō — Despair; hopelessness; a complete loss of hope.
的: teki — Suffix meaning '-like' or '-ish'; adjectival suffix.
失われ: ushinaware — Lost; being taken away or disappearing.
もはや: mohaya — No longer; already past the point of return.
かの: kano — That; referring to a well-known or distant thing.
軍隊: guntai — Army; military forces; armed troops.
なくなった: nakunatta — Disappeared; ceased to exist; was lost.
無数: musū — Countless; innumerable; too many to count.
兵士: heishi — Soldier; a person serving in the military.
たち: tachi — Plural suffix for people or animate beings.
嵐: arashi — Storm; a violent weather event with wind.
千切れた: chigreta — Torn apart; ripped into pieces by force.
雷雲: raiu — Thundercloud; a dark cloud producing thunder.
帯: obi / tai — Band; strip; zone; a belt or ribbon.
よう: yō — Like; as if; resembling something in appearance.
から: kara — From; since; because; indicating origin or cause.
流れ: nagare — Flow; stream; a current moving in one direction.
去って: satte — Departing; going away; leaving a place behind.
いった: itta — Went; progressive past of 'iku' (to go).
さて: sate — Well then; now; transitional word to new topic.
告げた: tsugeta — Told; announced; declared something to someone.
英軍: Eigun — British army; the military forces of England.
砲火: hōka — Gunfire; cannon fire; artillery bombardment.
丘: oka — Hill; a small elevation of land.
頂: itadaki — Summit; peak; the very top of something.
平らに: taira ni — Flatly; leveling something to become smooth.
する: suru — To do; to perform an action.
前: mae — Before; in front of; prior to something.
沈みゆく: shizumiyuku — Sinking away; gradually going down or setting.
光: hikari — Light; radiance; a source of illumination.
向かって: mukatte — Facing; heading toward; directed at something.
あなた: anata — You; second-person singular pronoun.
全員: zen'in — All members; everyone in a group.
告げる: tsugeru — To tell; to inform; to announce something.
汝: nanji — Thou; you; archaic second-person singular pronoun.
おお: ō — Oh; an exclamation of surprise or admiration.
世界: sekai — World; the earth; all of human civilization.
刻む: kizamu — To carve; to engrave; to inscribe into stone.
命じる: meijiru — To order; to command someone to do something.
墓石: boseki / hakaishi — Gravestone; a stone marker placed over a grave.
上: ue — Above; on top of; upper surface or position.

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