Spoon River Anthology — Page 12

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And the Black-eyed cocotte took the tears for hers,

E a cocote de olhos negros tomou as lágrimas como suas,

As well as the deceiving kisses I gave her.

Assim como os beijos enganosos que lhe dei.

Somehow, from that hour, I had a new vision

De algum modo, a partir daquela hora, tive uma nova visão

Dear Emily Sparks!

Querida Emily Sparks!

Emily Sparks

Where is my boy, my boy

Onde está o meu rapaz, o meu rapaz

In what far part of the world?

Em que longínqua parte do mundo?

The boy I loved best of all in the school?—

O rapaz de quem mais gostei em toda a escola?—

I, the teacher, the old maid, the virgin heart,

Eu, a professora, a solteirona, o coração virgem,

Who made them all my children.

Que fez de todos eles os meus filhos.

Did I know my boy aright,

Conheci bem o meu rapaz,

Thinking of him as a spirit aflame,

Pensando nele como um espírito em chamas,

Active, ever aspiring?

Ativo, sempre aspirando?

Oh, boy, boy, for whom I prayed and prayed

Ó rapaz, rapaz, por quem rezei e rezei

In many a watchful hour at night,

Em tantas horas vigilantes da noite,

Do you remember the letter I wrote you

Lembras-te da carta que te escrevi

Of the beautiful love of Christ?

Sobre o belo amor de Cristo?

And whether you ever took it or not,

E quer a tenhas recebido ou não,

My, boy, wherever you are,

Meu rapaz, onde quer que estejas,

Work for your soul's sake,

Trabalha pelo bem da tua alma,

That all the clay of you, all of the dross of you,

Para que toda a argila de ti, toda a escória de ti,

May yield to the fire of you,

Possa ceder ao fogo de ti,

Till the fire is nothing but light!…

Até que o fogo não seja senão luz!…

Nothing but light!

Nada senão luz!

Trainor, the Druggist

Trainor, o Farmacêutico

Only the chemist can tell, and not always the chemist,

Só o químico pode dizer, e nem sempre o químico,

What will result from compounding

O que resultará da combinação

Fluids or solids.

De fluidos ou sólidos.

And who can tell

E quem pode dizer

How men and women will interact

Como homens e mulheres irão interagir

On each other, or what children will result?

Entre si, ou que filhos resultarão?

There were Benjamin Pantier and his wife,

Havia Benjamin Pantier e a sua esposa,

Good in themselves, but evil toward each other;

Bons em si mesmos, mas nocivos um para o outro;

He oxygen, she hydrogen,

Ele oxigénio, ela hidrogénio,

Their son, a devastating fire.

O filho deles, um fogo devastador.

I Trainor, the druggist, a miser of chemicals,

Eu, Trainor, o farmacêutico, um avarento de produtos químicos,

Killed while making an experiment,

Morto enquanto fazia uma experiência,

Lived unwedded.

Vivi sem casar.

Vocabulary

de: Of; from; belonging to something or someone.
olhos: Eyes; organs of sight in the face.
negros: Black; dark in color or appearance.
tomou: Took; past tense of taking something.
as: The; feminine plural definite article in Portuguese.
lágrimas: Tears; drops of liquid from the eyes.
como: Like; as; in the manner or way of.
suas: His; her; your; their possessive adjective form.
Assim: Thus; in this way; therefore; so.
os: The; masculine plural definite article in Portuguese.
beijos: Kisses; plural of kiss; acts of affection.
enganosos: Deceptive; misleading; false or dishonest in nature.
que: That; which; who; what in relative clauses.
lhe: To him; to her; to you indirect object.
dei: Gave; past tense of giving something.
De: Of; from; belonging to something or someone.
algum: Some; any; a certain or unspecified thing.
modo: Mode; manner; way of doing something.
partir: To leave; to depart; to go away.
daquela: From that; of that feminine singular form.
hora: Hour; time; moment or specific time period.
tive: Had; past tense of having something.
uma: A; an; feminine singular indefinite article.
nova: New; recent; novel or different from before.
visão: Vision; sight; the ability to see.
Querida: Dear; beloved; feminine form of endearment.
Onde: Where; at what place or location.
está: Is; present tense of being in location.
meu: My; mine; possessive adjective masculine singular.
rapaz: Boy; young man; lad or youth.
Em: In; at; on; preposition indicating location or time.
longínqua: Distant; far away; remote in location.
parte: Part; portion; piece of a whole.
do: Of the; masculine singular contraction of de.
mundo: World; earth; planet inhabited by humans.
quem: Who; whom; which person or people.
mais: More; most; greater in quantity or degree.
gostei: Liked; past tense of liking something.
em: In; at; on; preposition indicating location or time.
toda: All; whole; entire feminine singular form.
escola: School; institution for education of students.
Eu: I; first person singular pronoun in Portuguese.
professora: Teacher; female educator in school or institution.
solteirona: Spinster; unmarried woman of advanced age.
coração: Heart; organ that pumps blood in body.
virgem: Virgin; person who has not had relations.
Que: That; which; who; what in relative clauses.
fez: Made; did; past tense of making or doing.
todos: All; everyone; each one without exception.
eles: They; them; masculine third person plural pronoun.
meus: My; mine; possessive adjective masculine plural.
filhos: Children; sons and daughters; offspring.
Conheci: Knew; met; past tense of knowing someone.
bem: Well; good; in a satisfactory manner.
Pensando: Thinking; contemplating; considering or reflecting.
nele: In him; in it; masculine singular form.
um: A; an; masculine singular indefinite article.
espírito: Spirit; soul; essence or supernatural being.
chamas: Flames; fires; burning hot gas or light.
Ativo: Active; engaged in action or movement.
sempre: Always; constantly; at all times or occasions.
aspirando: Aspiring; desiring; seeking to achieve something.
por: For; by; through; indicating cause or agent.
rezei: Prayed; past tense of saying prayers.
tantas: So many; such numerous; feminine plural form.
horas: Hours; plural of hour; periods of time.
vigilantes: Vigilant; watchful; alert and attentive always.
da: Of the; feminine singular contraction of de.
noite: Night; dark period between sunset and sunrise.
Lembras: Remember; recall; past tense of remembering.
te: You; to you; second person object pronoun.
carta: Letter; written communication or correspondence sent.
escrevi: Wrote; past tense of writing or composing.
Sobre: About; concerning; regarding; on or upon.
belo: Beautiful; lovely; pleasing to the eye.
amor: Love; affection; deep feeling of care.

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