Spoon River Anthology — Page 13

English → Pt Full Text Level 4/10

Daisy Fraser

Did you ever hear of Editor Whedon

Já ouviu falar do Editor Whedon

Giving to the public treasury any of the money he received

Dando ao tesouro público qualquer parte do dinheiro que recebeu

For supporting candidates for office?

Por apoiar candidatos a cargos públicos?

Or for writing up the canning factory

Ou por escrever sobre a fábrica de conservas

To get people to invest?

Para atrair investidores?

Or for suppressing the facts about the bank,

Ou por suprimir os fatos sobre o banco,

When it was rotten and ready to break?

Quando ele estava podre e prestes a quebrar?

Did you ever hear of the Circuit Judge

Já ouviu falar do Juiz de Circuito

Helping anyone except the "Q" railroad,

Ajudando alguém além da ferrovia "Q",

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

Ou os banqueiros? Ou o Rev. Peet ou o Rev. Sibley

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

Deram alguma parte de seu salário, ganho por ficar calados,

Or speaking out as the leaders wished them to do,

Ou por falar como os líderes desejavam que fizessem,

To the building of the water works?

Para a construção das obras de abastecimento de água?

But I—Daisy Fraser who always passed

Mas eu — Daisy Fraser, que sempre passava

Along the street through rows of nods and smiles,

Pela rua entre fileiras de acenos e sorrisos,

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

E tosses e palavras como "lá vai ela."

Never was taken before Justice Arnett

Nunca fui levada diante do Juiz Arnett

Without contributing ten dollars and costs

Sem contribuir com dez dólares e custas

To the school fund of Spoon River!

Para o fundo escolar de Spoon River!

Benjamin Fraser

Their spirits beat upon mine

Seus espíritos batiam sobre o meu

Like the wings of a thousand butterflies.

Como as asas de mil borboletas.

I closed my eyes and felt their spirits vibrating.

Fechei meus olhos e senti seus espíritos vibrando.

I closed my eyes, yet I knew when their lashes

Fechei meus olhos, mas sabia quando seus cílios

Fringed their cheeks from downcast eyes,

Orlavam suas faces com olhos baixos,

And when they turned their heads;

E quando viravam suas cabeças;

And when their garments clung to them,

E quando suas vestes se colavam a elas,

Or fell from them, in exquisite draperies.

Ou caíam delas, em dobras exquisitas.

Their spirits watched my ecstasy

Seus espíritos observavam meu êxtase

With wide looks of starry unconcern.

Com olhares amplos de estrelada indiferença.

Vocabulary

Já: Already; yet; now; soon
ouviu: Heard; past tense of ouvir
falar: To speak; to talk; to say
do: Of the; contraction of de + o
ao: To the; contraction of a + o
tesouro: Treasure; treasury; valuable hidden items
público: Public; relating to people in general
qualquer: Any; whatever; whichever; any at all
parte: Part; portion; side; share of something
dinheiro: Money; currency; cash or funds
que: That; which; who; what; because
recebeu: Received; past tense of receber
Por: By; for; through; per; because of
apoiar: To support; to uphold; to back someone
candidatos: Candidates; people running for office
cargos: Positions; posts; offices; roles or jobs
públicos: Public; relating to the general public
Ou: Or; used to present alternatives
por: By; for; through; per; because of
escrever: To write; to compose written text
sobre: About; concerning; on; over; regarding
fábrica: Factory; manufacturing plant; industrial building
de: Of; from; belonging to; made of
conservas: Canned goods; preserved foods in jars
Para: For; to; in order to; toward
atrair: To attract; to draw toward; to appeal
investidores: Investors; people who invest money
suprimir: To suppress; to eliminate; to remove
os: The; masculine plural article
fatos: Facts; events; actual occurrences; truths
banco: Bank; financial institution; bench for sitting
Quando: When; at what time; during which
ele: He; him; masculine pronoun third person
estava: Was; past tense of estar
podre: Rotten; decayed; corrupt; in bad condition
prestes: About to; on the verge of
quebrar: To break; to shatter; to go bankrupt
Juiz: Judge; judicial officer; person deciding cases
Circuito: Circuit; course; judicial district; path
Ajudando: Helping; assisting; present participle of ajudar
alguém: Someone; anybody; a certain person
além: Beyond; further; over and above
da: Of the; contraction of de + a
ferrovia: Railway; railroad; train tracks system
banqueiros: Bankers; people who work in banking
salário: Salary; wages; payment for work
ganho: Earned; gained; profit; earnings from work
ficar: To stay; to remain; to become
calados: Silent; quiet; keeping quiet about something
como: Like; as; how; in what manner
líderes: Leaders; people in charge; influential people
desejavam: Wished; desired; wanted; past of desejar
fizessem: Do; make; past subjunctive of fazer
construção: Construction; building; structure being built
obras: Works; construction projects; literary creations
abastecimento: Supply; provision; supplying of resources
água: Water; liquid essential for life
Mas: But; however; yet; introducing contrast
eu: I; first person singular pronoun
sempre: Always; ever; at all times; forever
passava: Passed; walked by; went by regularly
Pela: By the; through the; via the
rua: Street; road; public way for travel
entre: Between; among; in the midst of
fileiras: Rows; lines; series of people or things
acenos: Waves; gestures; signs with hand or head
sorrisos: Smiles; facial expression showing happiness

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