Spoon River Anthology — Page 13

English → Japanese Full Text Level 4/10

Daisy Fraser

デイジー・フレイザー

Did you ever hear of Editor Whedon

編集者ウィードンが

Giving to the public treasury any of the money he received

候補者を支持することで受け取った金を

For supporting candidates for office?

公の金庫に納めたという話を聞いたことがあるか？

Or for writing up the canning factory

あるいは缶詰工場を持ち上げる記事を書いて

To get people to invest?

人々に投資させようとして得た金を？

Or for suppressing the facts about the bank,

あるいは銀行についての事実を隠蔽して、

When it was rotten and ready to break?

それが腐敗し破綻寸前だった時に？

Did you ever hear of the Circuit Judge

巡回判事が

Helping anyone except the "Q" railroad,

「Q」鉄道や

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

銀行家以外の誰かを助けたと聞いたことがあるか？あるいはピート牧師やシブリー牧師が

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

口を閉ざすことで、

Or speaking out as the leaders wished them to do,

あるいは指導者たちの望み通りに発言することで得た給料の一部を、

To the building of the water works?

水道設備の建設に充てたと聞いたことがあるか？

But I—Daisy Fraser who always passed

だが私は――デイジー・フレイザー、いつも

Along the street through rows of nods and smiles,

通りを歩けば頷きや微笑みの列の中を通り抜け、

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

咳払いや「あいつがまた行く」というような言葉を浴びせられてきた私は、

Never was taken before Justice Arnett

アーネット判事の前に連れて行かれるたびに、

Without contributing ten dollars and costs

必ず十ドルと訴訟費用を

To the school fund of Spoon River!

スプーン・リヴァーの学校基金に寄付してきたのだ！

Benjamin Fraser

ベンジャミン・フレイザー

Their spirits beat upon mine

彼女たちの魂は私の魂に打ち寄せた

Like the wings of a thousand butterflies.

千羽の蝶の羽ばたきのように。

I closed my eyes and felt their spirits vibrating.

私は目を閉じ、彼女たちの魂が震えるのを感じた。

I closed my eyes, yet I knew when their lashes

私は目を閉じていた、それでも私には分かった、彼女たちの睫毛が

Fringed their cheeks from downcast eyes,

伏し目がちな瞳から頬に影を落とす時を、

And when they turned their heads;

そして彼女たちが頭を向ける時を；

And when their garments clung to them,

彼女たちの衣が体に纏わりつく時を、

Or fell from them, in exquisite draperies.

あるいは優美なひだを描いて体から落ちる時を。

Their spirits watched my ecstasy

彼女たちの魂は私の恍惚を見つめていた

With wide looks of starry unconcern.

星のような無関心の広い眼差しで。

Vocabulary

編集者: henshūsha — Editor; person who edits written works
候補者: kōhosha — Candidate; person running for political office
支持: shiji — Support; endorsement of a person or idea
する: suru — Do; perform; carry out an action
こと: koto — Thing; matter; fact; nominalizing suffix
受け取っ: uketotta — Receive; take; accept something given
金庫: kinko — Safe; strongbox for storing valuables
納め: osame — Pay; settle; put away; deliver
いう: iu — Say; speak; tell; called; named
聞い: kiki — Hear; listen; ask; inquire about
ある: aru — Exist; be; have; possess something
缶詰: kandzume — Canned goods; food preserved in containers
工場: kōjō — Factory; manufacturing plant or facility
持ち上げる: mochiageru — Lift; raise; pick up something
記事: kiji — Article; newspaper story; written piece
書い: kaita — Write; compose; compose written work
人々: hitobito — People; persons; human beings collectively
投資: tōshi — Investment; money put into ventures
よう: yō — Like; seem; appear; manner; way
銀行: ginkō — Bank; financial institution for money
つい: tsui — Just; recently; by chance; inadvertently
事実: jijitsu — Fact; truth; reality; actual circumstance
隠蔽: inpei — Cover-up; concealment; hiding truth
それ: sore — That; it; that thing; that one
腐敗: fuhai — Corruption; decay; moral depravity
破綻: hatantei — Collapse; failure; bankruptcy; breakdown
寸前: sunzen — On the verge of; just before something
だっ: datta — Was; were; past tense copula form
巡回: junkai — Circuit; patrol; round trip; touring
判事: hanji — Judge; judicial officer; magistrate
鉄道: tetsudō — Railroad; railway; train transportation system
銀行家: ginkōka — Banker; person who works in banking
以外: igai — Except; other than; besides; excluding
誰か: dareka — Someone; somebody; anyone; some person
助け: tasuke — Help; aid; assistance; support; rescue
牧師: bokushi — Pastor; minister; clergyman; priest
閉ざす: tozasu — Close; shut; lock; seal something tight
指導者: shidōsha — Leader; guide; director; person in charge
たち: tachi — Plural marker; people; group; -s suffix
望み: nozomi — Hope; wish; desire; expectation; longing
通り: tōri — Street; avenue; way; path; manner
発言: hatsugen — Statement; remark; speech; utterance
給料: kyūryō — Salary; wages; pay; compensation for work
一部: ichibu — Part; portion; section; some; fraction
水道: suidō — Water supply; tap water; plumbing system
設備: setsubi — Equipment; facilities; installation; apparatus
建設: kensetsu — Construction; building; establishment; development
充て: ate — Allocate; assign; apply; devote to
いつ: itsu — When; what time; which time period
歩け: aruke — Walk; can walk; able to walk
頷き: unazuki — Nod; nodding; head gesture of agreement
微笑み: bishou — Smile; smiling; gentle facial expression
通り抜け: tōrinuke — Pass through; go through; traverse
咳払い: sekibarai — Clearing throat; cough; ahem sound
あいつ: aitsu — That guy; he; that person; that fellow
また: mata — Again; also; moreover; and; furthermore
行く: iku — Go; proceed; travel; move forward
言葉: kotoba — Word; language; words; speech; expression
浴びせ: yobise — Pour on; direct; shower; spray on
られ: rare — Passive voice suffix; can; able to
連れ: tsure — Company; companion; take along; bring
行か: ika — Go; proceed; travel; move away
れる: reru — Passive; potential; honorific verb suffix
たび: tabi — Time; occasion; instance; every time
必ず: kanarazu — Certainly; surely; without fail; always
ドル: doru — Dollar; unit of currency; money
訴訟: sosho — Lawsuit; legal action; litigation; suit
費用: hiyō — Expense; cost; charge; fee; expenditure
学校: gakkō — School; educational institution; academy
基金: kikin — Fund; foundation; endowment; grant
寄付: kifu — Donation; contribution; gift; charity
彼女: kanojo — She; her; girlfriend; female companion

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