Spoon River Anthology — Page 12
And the Black-eyed cocotte took the tears for hers,
そして黒い瞳の娼婦は、その涙を自分のものだと思い込み、
As well as the deceiving kisses I gave her.
私が彼女に与えた偽りのキスとともに受け取った。
Somehow, from that hour, I had a new vision
その時から何故か、私は新たな視野を得た、
Dear Emily Sparks!
愛しのエミリー・スパークスよ！
Emily Sparks
エミリー・スパークス
Where is my boy, my boy
わが子よ、わが子よ、どこにいるの、
In what far part of the world?
世界のどんな遠い場所に？
The boy I loved best of all in the school?—
学校で誰よりも愛した、あの子は？——
I, the teacher, the old maid, the virgin heart,
私は教師、老いた独身女、純潔な心を持つ者、
Who made them all my children.
生徒たち皆を我が子とした者。
Did I know my boy aright,
私はあの子を正しく理解していたのだろうか、
Thinking of him as a spirit aflame,
燃え盛る魂の持ち主だと思っていたが、
Active, ever aspiring?
活発で、常に向上心に満ちていると？
Oh, boy, boy, for whom I prayed and prayed
ああ、わが子よ、わが子よ、幾度も祈りを捧げた、
In many a watchful hour at night,
夜の幾多の眠れぬ時に、
Do you remember the letter I wrote you
私があなたに書いた手紙を覚えているかい、
Of the beautiful love of Christ?
キリストの美しい愛について書いた手紙を？
And whether you ever took it or not,
あなたがそれを受け入れたかどうかはともかく、
My, boy, wherever you are,
わが子よ、どこにいようとも、
Work for your soul's sake,
魂のために働きなさい、
That all the clay of you, all of the dross of you,
あなたの中の全ての泥、全ての滓が、
May yield to the fire of you,
あなたの中の炎に屈するように、
Till the fire is nothing but light!…
その炎が純粋な光となるまで！……
Nothing but light!
ただ光あるのみ！
Trainor, the Druggist
薬剤師トレイナー
Only the chemist can tell, and not always the chemist,
化学者だけが知ることができる、いや必ずしも化学者でさえも知れないことがある、
What will result from compounding
何が生じるかを、液体や固体を
Fluids or solids.
混ぜ合わせた時に。
And who can tell
そして誰が知ることができようか、
How men and women will interact
男と女がどのように影響し合い、
On each other, or what children will result?
互いに作用し合い、どんな子が生まれるかを？
There were Benjamin Pantier and his wife,
ベンジャミン・パンティアとその妻がいた、
Good in themselves, but evil toward each other;
それぞれは善良だが、互いに対しては有害で、
He oxygen, she hydrogen,
彼は酸素、彼女は水素、
Their son, a devastating fire.
その息子は、破壊的な炎となった。
I Trainor, the druggist, a miser of chemicals,
私トレイナー、薬剤師、化学物質の守銭奴、
Killed while making an experiment,
実験中に命を落とし、
Lived unwedded.
生涯独身で過ごした。
Vocabulary
- そして
- soshite — And then; connecting two related sentences or events.
- 黒い
- kuroi — Black; dark-colored adjective.
- 瞳
- hitomi — Pupil of the eye; eyes.
- の
- no — Possessive or descriptive particle linking nouns.
- は
- wa — Topic-marking particle indicating the subject of discussion.
- その
- sono — That; demonstrative adjective referring to nearby thing.
- 涙
- namida — Tears; drops of water from crying.
- を
- wo — Object-marking particle indicating the direct object.
- 自分
- jibun — Oneself; reflexive pronoun referring to the speaker.
- もの
- mono — Thing; object or matter belonging to someone.
- だ
- da — Casual copula meaning 'is' or 'are'.
- と
- to — Quotation or conjunctive particle meaning 'and' or 'that'.
- 思い込み
- omoikomi — Firm belief; convincing oneself of something mistakenly.
- 私
- watashi — I; first-person singular pronoun.
- が
- ga — Subject-marking particle indicating the grammatical subject.
- 彼女
- kanojo — She; her; also means girlfriend.
- に
- ni — Directional or indirect object particle meaning 'to' or 'at'.
- 与え
- atae — Give; to grant or bestow something to someone.
- た
- ta — Past tense auxiliary indicating completed action.
- 偽り
- itsuwari — Falsehood; lie; deception.
- キス
- kisu — Kiss; a touching of lips as affection.
- とも
- tomo — Even; also; particle indicating inclusion or concession.
- 受け取っ
- uketot(te) — Receive; accept something given by another person.
- 時
- toki — Time; moment; a particular point in time.
- から
- kara — From; since; particle indicating starting point or reason.
- 何故
- naze — Why; for what reason.
- か
- ka — Question-marking particle placed at sentence end.
- 新た
- arata — New; fresh; renewed state or condition.
- な
- na — Adjectival particle connecting na-adjectives to nouns.
- 視野
- shiya — Field of vision; perspective; one's outlook.
- 得
- e / u — Gain; obtain; acquire something desired.
- 愛し
- itoshi — Beloved; dear; cherished with deep affection.
- よ
- yo — Sentence-ending particle expressing assertion or address.
- わが子
- wagako — My child; one's own beloved child.
- どこ
- doko — Where; interrogative asking about location.
- いる
- iru — To be; to exist (for animate beings).
- 世界
- sekai — World; the entire earth or universe.
- どんな
- donna — What kind of; what sort of thing.
- 遠い
- tōi — Far; distant in space or time.
- 場所
- basho — Place; location; a specific spot or area.
- 学校
- gakkō — School; an educational institution for students.
- で
- de — Particle indicating location of action or means used.
- 誰
- dare — Who; interrogative pronoun asking about a person.
- より
- yori — More than; comparative particle indicating degree.
- も
- mo — Also; even; inclusive particle adding emphasis.
- あの
- ano — That (over there); demonstrative referring to distant thing.
- 子
- ko — Child; young person or offspring.
- 教師
- kyōshi — Teacher; an instructor at a school.
- 老い
- oi — Old age; aging; growing old.
- 独身
- dokushin — Single; unmarried; living without a spouse.
- 女
- onna — Woman; female person.
- 純潔
- junketsu — Purity; chastity; moral cleanliness of character.
- 心
- kokoro — Heart; mind; inner feelings and spirit.
- 持つ
- motsu — To have; to hold; to possess something.
- 者
- mono — Person; one who does or has something.
- 生徒
- seito — Student; pupil attending a school.
- たち
- tachi — Plural suffix for people or animate beings.
- 皆
- mina — Everyone; all people present or mentioned.
- 我が子
- wagako — My own child; one's beloved offspring.
- し
- shi — And; conjunctive particle listing reasons or actions.
- 正しく
- tadashiku — Correctly; rightly; in a proper manner.
- 理解
- rikai — Understanding; comprehension of a concept or situation.
- て
- te — Conjunctive particle connecting verbs in sequence.
- い
- i — Auxiliary verb stem indicating ongoing state.
- だろ
- daro — Probably; volitional or presumptive copula form.
- う
- u — Volitional ending expressing presumption or intention.
- 燃え
- moe — Burn; blaze; flames rising with intensity.
- 盛る
- sakaru — To be in full force; to rage intensely.
- 魂
- tamashii — Soul; spirit; the innermost essence of a person.
- 持ち主
- mochinushi — Owner; possessor; one who holds something.
- 思っ
- omot(te) — Think; believe; to have a thought or feeling.
- 活発
- kappatsu — Active; lively; energetic and spirited behavior.
- 常
- tsune — Always; constantly; habitual or usual state.
- 向上心
- kōjōshin — Ambition; desire for self-improvement and growth.
- 満ち
- michi — Full of; filled with; brimming with something.
- ああ
- aa — Ah; oh; exclamation of emotion or realization.
- 幾度
- ikudo — How many times; many times over.
- 祈り
- inori — Prayer; wish; heartfelt supplication to a deity.
- 捧げ
- sasage — Offer; dedicate; present something reverently.
- 夜
- yoru — Night; the dark hours after sunset.
- 幾多
- ikuta — Many; numerous; a great many instances.
- 眠れ
- nemure — Sleep; to be able to sleep or rest.
- ぬ
- nu — Classical negative auxiliary meaning 'cannot' or 'not'.
- あなた
- anata — You; second-person pronoun (polite or intimate).
- 書い
- kai(te) — Write; to put words down on paper.
- 手紙
- tegami — Letter; a written message sent to someone.
- 覚え
- oboe — Remember; recall; to retain in memory.
- かい
- kai — Casual question particle seeking confirmation or answer.
- 美しい
- utsukushii — Beautiful; lovely; aesthetically pleasing.
- 愛
- ai — Love; deep affection and caring for another.
- つい
- tsui — Unintentionally; inadvertently; before one realizes it.
- それ
- sore — That; demonstrative pronoun referring to something nearby.
- 受け入れ
- ukoire — Accept; receive; to welcome or take something in.
- どう
- dō — How; in what way or manner.
- ともかく
- tomokaku — Anyway; at any rate; setting aside other matters.
- いよう
- iyō — Volitional form of 'iru'; let us be or stay.
- ため
- tame — For the sake of; in order to achieve something.
- 働き
- hataraki — Work; labor; function of working diligently.
- なさい
- nasai — Please do; polite imperative instruction.
- 中
- naka — Inside; among; in the middle of something.
- 全て
- subete — Everything; all; the entirety of something.
- 泥
- doro — Mud; dirty wet earth or sludge.
- 滓
- kasu — Dregs; residue; worthless remnants left behind.
- 炎
- honō — Flame; fire; blazing combustion.
- 屈する
- kussuru — Submit; yield; to give in under pressure.
- よう
- yō — Like; as if; expressing manner or resemblance.
- 純粋
- junsui — Pure; genuine; unmixed and sincere.
- 光
- hikari — Light; radiance; brightness or illumination.
- なる
- naru — Become; to change into a new state.
- まで
- made — Until; up to; indicating a limit or endpoint.
- ただ
- tada — Just; merely; simply; only that and nothing more.
- ある
- aru — There is; to exist (for inanimate things).
- み
- mi — Suffix or noun meaning viewpoint, looking, or honorific.
- 薬剤師
- yakuzaishi — Pharmacist; a licensed dispenser of medications.
- 化学者
- kagakusha — Chemist; a scientist who studies chemical substances.
- だけ
- dake — Only; just; limited to a certain amount.
- 知る
- shiru — To know; to become aware of information.
- こと
- koto — Thing; fact; nominalizing abstract actions or states.
- できる
- dekiru — Can; be able to; have the ability to do.
- いや
- iya — No; disagreeable; expressing negation or reluctance.
- 必ずしも
- kanarazushimo — Not necessarily; not always true in all cases.
- さえ
- sae — Even; as long as; particle adding emphasis or condition.
- 知れ
- shire — Know; may know; potential or imperative of 'shiru'.
- ない
- nai — Not; negative adjective or auxiliary.
- 何
- nani — What; interrogative asking about an unspecified thing.
- 生じる
- shōjiru — Arise; occur; to come into being or happen.
- 液体
- ekitai — Liquid; a fluid substance like water.
- や
- ya — And; listing particle connecting parallel items casually.
- 固体
- kotai — Solid; a substance with fixed shape and volume.
- 混ぜ合わせ
- mazeawase — Mix together; to combine multiple substances into one.
- 男
- otoko — Man; male person.
- どの
- dono — Which; interrogative adjective asking which one.
- 影響
- eikyō — Influence; effect; impact on something or someone.
- 合い
- ai — Mutual; reciprocal; doing something with each other.
- 互い
- tagai — Each other; mutual; reciprocal relationship between parties.
- 作用
- sayō — Action; effect; chemical or physical reaction between things.
- 生まれる
- umareru — To be born; to come into existence.
- 妻
- tsuma — Wife; a married woman in relation to her husband.
- それぞれ
- sorezore — Each; respectively; every one individually.
- 善良
- zenryō — Good-natured; virtuous; having good character.
- 対し
- taishi — Toward; against; in contrast or relation to.
- 有害
- yūgai — Harmful; hazardous; causing damage or injury.
- 彼
- kare — He; him; third-person masculine pronoun.
- 酸素
- sanso — Oxygen; the chemical element essential for breathing.
- 水素
- suiso — Hydrogen; the lightest chemical element.
- 息子
- musuko — Son; a male child of one's own.
- 破壊
- hakai — Destruction; ruin; the act of destroying something.
- 的
- teki — Suffix meaning '-like', '-ish', or '-ic'.
- なっ
- nat(te) — Became; past connective form of 'naru'.
- 化学物質
- kagaku busshitsu — Chemical substance; a material defined by its composition.
- 実験
- jikken — Experiment; a scientific test or trial.
- 命
- inochi — Life; one's vital existence and lifespan.
- 落とし
- otoshi — Drop; lose; to let something fall or forfeit life.
- 生涯
- shōgai — Lifetime; one's entire life from birth to death.
- 過ごし
- sugoshi — Spend time; to pass one's days in a certain way.
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