Spoon River Anthology — Page 5

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That is my husband who, by secret cruelty

Esse é meu marido que, por crueldade secreta

Never to be told, robbed me of my youth and my beauty;

Nunca a ser contada, roubou-me a juventude e a beleza;

Till at last, wrinkled and with yellow teeth,

Até que, por fim, enrugada e com dentes amarelos,

And with broken pride and shameful humility,

E com o orgulho quebrado e humildade vergonhosa,

I sank into the grave.

Afundei-me na sepultura.

But what think you gnaws at my husband's heart?

Mas o que pensais que corrói o coração do meu marido?

The face of what I was, the face of what he made me!

O rosto do que eu era, o rosto do que ele fez de mim!

These are driving him to the place where I lie.

São esses que o arrastam para o lugar onde eu jaz.

In death, therefore, I am avenged.

Na morte, portanto, estou vingada.

Fletcher McGee

She took my strength by minutes,

Ela tomou minha força minuto a minuto,

She took my life by hours,

Ela tomou minha vida hora a hora,

She drained me like a fevered moon

Ela me esgotou como uma lua febril

That saps the spinning world.

Que suga o mundo em rotação.

The days went by like shadows,

Os dias passaram como sombras,

The minutes wheeled like stars.

Os minutos giravam como estrelas.

She took the pity from my heart,

Ela tirou a piedade do meu coração,

And made it into smiles.

E a transformou em sorrisos.

She was a hunk of sculptor's clay,

Ela era um bloco de argila de escultor,

My secret thoughts were fingers:

Meus pensamentos secretos eram dedos:

They flew behind her pensive brow

Eles voaram por trás de sua fronte pensativa

And lined it deep with pain.

E a sulcaram profundamente com dor.

They set the lips, and sagged the cheeks,

Eles moldaram os lábios e afundaram as bochechas,

And drooped the eye with sorrow.

E curvaram os olhos com tristeza.

My soul had entered in the clay,

Minha alma havia entrado na argila,

Fighting like seven devils.

Lutando como sete demônios.

It was not mine, it was not hers;

Não era minha, não era dela;

She held it, but its struggles

Ela a segurou, mas suas lutas

Modeled a face she hated,

Modelaram um rosto que ela odiava,

And a face I feared to see.

E um rosto que eu temia ver.

I beat the windows, shook the bolts.

Eu bati nas janelas, sacudi os ferrolhos.

I hid me in a corner

Eu me escondi em um canto

And then she died and haunted me,

E então ela morreu e me assombrou,

And hunted me for life.

E me perseguiu pela vida.

Vocabulary

Esse: EH-see — That (demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular)
é: EH — Is (third person singular of ser)
meu: MEH-oo — My (masculine possessive pronoun)
marido: mah-REE-doo — Husband, a woman's male spouse
que: KEH — That, which, who (relative or conjunction)
por: POR — By, through, because of (preposition)
crueldade: kroo-el-DAH-dee — Cruelty, causing pain or suffering deliberately
secreta: seh-KREH-tah — Secret, hidden, not known to others
Nunca: NOON-kah — Never, at no time
a: ah — The (feminine definite article); or to (preposition)
ser: SEHR — To be (permanent state infinitive verb)
contada: kon-TAH-dah — Told, narrated (past participle of contar)
roubou-me: hoh-BOH-mee — Robbed me, stole from me
juventude: zhoo-ven-TOO-dee — Youth, the period of being young
e: ee — And (conjunction joining words or clauses)
beleza: beh-LEH-zah — Beauty, quality of being beautiful
Até: ah-TEH — Until, up to, even (preposition or adverb)
fim: FEEN — End, conclusion, finish
enrugada: en-hoo-GAH-dah — Wrinkled, having wrinkles on skin
com: KOM — With (preposition indicating accompaniment)
dentes: DEN-cheez — Teeth, hard structures used for chewing
amarelos: ah-mah-REH-looz — Yellow (masculine plural adjective)
E: ee — And (conjunction joining clauses or words)
o: oo — The (masculine definite article)
orgulho: or-GOO-lyoo — Pride, a feeling of self-respect or dignity
quebrado: keh-BRAH-doo — Broken, shattered into pieces or crushed
humildade: oo-meel-DAH-dee — Humility, modest view of oneself
vergonhosa: ver-go-NYOH-zah — Shameful, causing or feeling shame
Afundei-me: ah-foon-DAY-mee — I sank myself, descended into depth
na: nah — In the (feminine contraction of em + a)
sepultura: seh-pool-TOO-rah — Grave, burial place for the dead
Mas: MAHZ — But (conjunction indicating contrast)
pensais: pen-SAHEEZ — You think (second person plural of pensar)
corrói: koh-HOY — Corrodes, eats away gradually
coração: koh-rah-SOWNG — Heart, the organ or emotional center
do: doo — Of the (masculine contraction of de + o)
O: oo — The (masculine definite article)
rosto: HOS-too — Face, the front part of the head
eu: EH-oo — I (first person singular pronoun)
era: EH-rah — Was (imperfect past tense of ser)
ele: EH-lee — He, him (third person masculine pronoun)
fez: FEHZ — Made, did (past tense of fazer)
de: dee — Of, from (preposition of origin or possession)
mim: MEEN — Me (first person singular prepositional pronoun)
São: SOWNG — Are (third person plural of ser)
esses: EH-seez — Those (masculine plural demonstrative pronoun)
arrastam: ah-HAHS-towng — Drag, pull along the ground forcefully
para: PAH-rah — To, for, toward (preposition of direction)
lugar: loo-GAR — Place, location, spot where something is
onde: ON-dee — Where (relative or interrogative adverb)
jaz: ZHAHZ — Lies, rests (third person singular of jazer)
Na: nah — In the (feminine contraction of em + a)
morte: MOR-chee — Death, the end of life
portanto: por-TAN-too — Therefore, consequently, as a result
estou: ees-TOH — I am (first person singular of estar)
vingada: veen-GAH-dah — Avenged, having taken revenge for wrong
Ela: EH-lah — She, her (third person feminine pronoun)
tomou: toh-MOH — Took, seized (past tense of tomar)
minha: MEEN-yah — My (feminine possessive pronoun)
força: FOR-sah — Strength, force, physical or inner power
minuto: mee-NOO-too — Minute, unit of sixty seconds
vida: VEE-dah — Life, existence of a living being
hora: OH-rah — Hour, unit of sixty minutes
me: mee — Me (first person singular object pronoun)
esgotou: eez-goh-TOH — Exhausted, drained completely of energy or resources
como: KOH-moo — Like, as, how (comparison or manner)
uma: OO-mah — A, an (feminine indefinite article)
lua: LOO-ah — Moon, Earth's natural satellite
febril: feh-BREEL — Feverish, relating to or resembling a fever
Que: KEH — That, which, who (relative or conjunction)
suga: SOO-gah — Sucks, draws in or absorbs greedily
mundo: MOON-doo — World, the earth and everything on it
em: eng — In, at, on (preposition of location)
rotação: hoh-tah-SOWNG — Rotation, spinning around an axis
Os: ooz — The (masculine plural definite article)
dias: JEE-ahz — Days, periods of twenty-four hours
passaram: pah-SAH-rowng — Passed, went by (past tense of passar)
sombras: SOM-brahz — Shadows, dark areas caused by blocked light
minutos: mee-NOO-tooz — Minutes, units of sixty seconds (plural)
giravam: zhee-RAH-vowng — Spun, rotated (imperfect past of girar)
estrelas: ees-TREH-lahz — Stars, luminous celestial bodies in the sky
tirou: chee-ROH — Removed, took away (past tense of tirar)
piedade: pee-eh-DAH-dee — Pity, compassion, mercy toward others
transformou: tranz-for-MOH — Transformed, changed into something different
sorrisos: soh-HEE-zooz — Smiles, expressions of happiness or pleasure
um: OOM — A, an (masculine indefinite article)
bloco: BLOH-koo — Block, solid mass of material
argila: ar-ZHEE-lah — Clay, soft moldable earth used in sculpting
escultor: ees-kool-TOR — Sculptor, artist who shapes three-dimensional forms
Meus: MEH-ooz — My (masculine plural possessive pronoun)
pensamentos: pen-sah-MEN-tooz — Thoughts, ideas formed in the mind
secretos: seh-KREH-tooz — Secret (masculine plural), hidden from others
eram: EH-rowng — Were (third person plural imperfect of ser)
dedos: DEH-dooz — Fingers, the digits of the hand
Eles: EH-leez — They (third person masculine plural pronoun)
voaram: voo-AH-rowng — Flew, moved through the air (past of voar)
trás: TRAHZ — Behind, at the back of something
sua: SOO-ah — Her, his, your (feminine possessive pronoun)
fronte: FRON-chee — Forehead, the front part of the face
pensativa: pen-sah-CHEE-vah — Thoughtful, pensive, deep in thought
sulcaram: sool-KAH-rowng — Furrowed, carved grooves or lines deeply
profundamente: proh-foon-dah-MEN-chee — Deeply, in a profound or intense manner
dor: DOR — Pain, suffering, physical or emotional hurt
moldaram: mol-DAH-rowng — Molded, shaped into a particular form
os: ooz — The (masculine plural definite article)
lábios: LAH-bee-ooz — Lips, the fleshy parts surrounding the mouth
afundaram: ah-foon-DAH-rowng — Sank, caused to go below the surface
as: ahz — The (feminine plural definite article)
bochechas: boh-SHEH-shahz — Cheeks, the fleshy sides of the face
curvaram: koor-VAH-rowng — Curved, bent into a curved shape
olhos: OH-lyooz — Eyes, organs used for seeing
tristeza: trees-TEH-zah — Sadness, sorrow, feeling of unhappiness
Minha: MEEN-yah — My (feminine possessive pronoun)
alma: AL-mah — Soul, spiritual essence of a person
havia: ah-VEE-ah — Had (past perfect auxiliary of haver)
entrado: en-TRAH-doo — Entered (past participle of entrar)
Lutando: loo-TAN-doo — Fighting, struggling (gerund of lutar)
sete: SEH-chee — Seven (the cardinal number 7)
demônios: deh-MOH-nee-ooz — Demons, evil supernatural spirits or beings
Não: NOWNG — No, not (negation word)
dela: DEH-lah — Of her, hers (contraction of de + ela)
segurou: seh-goo-ROH — Held, grasped firmly (past of segurar)
mas: MAHZ — But (conjunction indicating contrast)
suas: SOO-ahz — Her, his, your (feminine plural possessive)
lutas: LOO-tahz — Struggles, fights, battles (plural of luta)
Modelaram: moh-deh-LAH-rowng — Shaped, modeled into a particular form
ela: EH-lah — She, her (third person feminine pronoun)
odiava: oh-dee-AH-vah — Hated (imperfect past tense of odiar)
temia: teh-MEE-ah — Feared (imperfect past tense of temer)
ver: VEHR — To see (infinitive of the verb ver)
Eu: EH-oo — I (first person singular pronoun)
bati: bah-CHEE — I knocked, hit (past tense of bater)
nas: nahz — In the (feminine plural contraction em + as)
janelas: zhah-NEH-lahz — Windows, openings in a wall with glass
sacudi: sah-koo-DJEE — I shook (past tense of sacudir)
ferrolhos: feh-HOH-lyooz — Bolts, latches used to lock doors or windows
escondi: ees-kon-DJEE — I hid (past tense of esconder)
canto: KAN-too — Corner, an angle where two surfaces meet
então: en-TOWNG — Then, so, at that time (adverb or conjunction)
morreu: moh-HEH-oo — Died (third person singular past of morrer)
assombrou: ah-som-BROH — Haunted, filled with dread or ghostly presence
perseguiu: per-seh-GHEE-oo — Pursued, chased relentlessly (past of perseguir)
pela: PEH-lah — Through the, by the (feminine contraction por + a)

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