The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Complete — Page 1
Saturday morning was come, and all the summer world was bright and fresh, and brimming with life.
Der Samstagmorgen war gekommen, und die ganze Sommerwelt war hell und frisch und voller Leben.
There was a song in every heart; and if the heart was young the music issued at the lips.
In jedem Herzen lebte ein Lied, und wenn das Herz jung war, drängte die Musik an die Lippen.
There was cheer in every face and a spring in every step.
Auf jedem Gesicht lag Heiterkeit und in jedem Schritt eine federnde Leichtigkeit.
The locust-trees were in bloom and the fragrance of the blossoms filled the air.
Die Robinien standen in Blüte, und der Duft der Blüten erfüllte die Luft.
Cardiff Hill, beyond the village and above it, was green with vegetation and it lay just far enough away to seem a Delectable Land, dreamy, reposeful, and inviting.
Cardiff Hill, jenseits des Dorfes und oberhalb davon, prangte im Grün der Vegetation und lag gerade weit genug entfernt, um wie ein Gelobtes Land zu wirken – traumhaft, beschaulich und einladend.
Tom appeared on the sidewalk with a bucket of whitewash and a long-handled brush.
Tom erschien auf dem Bürgersteig mit einem Eimer Tünche und einem Pinsel mit langem Stiel.
He surveyed the fence, and all gladness left him and a deep melancholy settled down upon his spirit.
Er betrachtete den Zaun, und alle Fröhlichkeit verließ ihn, und eine tiefe Schwermut senkte sich auf seinen Geist.
Thirty yards of board fence nine feet high.
Neun Fuß hoch, dreißig Yards lang – ein Bretterzaun.
Life to him seemed hollow, and existence but a burden.
Das Leben erschien ihm hohl, und das Dasein war ihm nur eine Last.
Sighing, he dipped his brush and passed it along the topmost plank; repeated the operation; did it again; compared the insignificant whitewashed streak with the far-reaching continent of unwhitewashed fence, and sat down on a tree-box discouraged.
Seufzend tauchte er den Pinsel ein und fuhr damit an der obersten Planke entlang; wiederholte den Vorgang; tat es noch einmal; verglich den unbedeutenden getünchten Streifen mit dem weitreichenden Kontinent des ungetünchten Zauns und setzte sich entmutigt auf eine Baumkiste.
Jim came skipping out at the gate with a tin pail, and singing Buffalo Gals.
Jim kam singend mit einem Blecheimer durchs Tor gehüpft und sang Buffalo Gals.
Bringing water from the town pump had always been hateful work in Tom's eyes, before, but now it did not strike him so.
Wasser vom Dorfbrunnen zu holen war in Toms Augen bisher stets verhasste Arbeit gewesen, aber jetzt empfand er es nicht mehr so.
He remembered that there was company at the pump.
Er erinnerte sich daran, dass am Brunnen immer Gesellschaft herrschte.
White, mulatto, and negro boys and girls were always there waiting their turns, resting, trading playthings, quarrelling, fighting, skylarking.
Weiße, mulattoische und schwarze Jungen und Mädchen warteten dort stets auf ihren Zug, ruhten sich aus, tauschten Spielzeug, stritten, rauften und trieben Unfug.
Vocabulary
- Samstagmorgen
- Saturday morning, the first part of Saturday.
- war
- Past tense of 'sein'; was, existed.
- gekommen
- Past participle of 'kommen'; had come, arrived.
- ganze
- Adjective meaning entire, whole, complete.
- Sommerwelt
- Summer world; the entire world in summertime.
- hell
- Adjective meaning bright, light, luminous.
- frisch
- Adjective meaning fresh, crisp, invigorating.
- voller
- Full of, filled with something abundant.
- Leben
- Noun meaning life, existence, vitality.
- jedem
- Dative form of 'jeder'; in every, each.
- Herzen
- Dative singular of 'Herz'; heart, core.
- lebte
- Past tense of 'leben'; lived, existed, dwelled.
- Lied
- Noun meaning song, melody, tune.
- wenn
- Conjunction meaning when or if conditionally.
- Herz
- Noun meaning heart, the organ or emotion.
- jung
- Adjective meaning young, youthful, not old.
- drängte
- Past tense of 'drängen'; urged, pushed, pressed.
- Musik
- Noun meaning music, organized sound art.
- Lippen
- Plural of 'Lippe'; lips, the mouth's edges.
- Gesicht
- Noun meaning face, countenance, facial expression.
- lag
- Past tense of 'liegen'; lay, was situated, rested.
- Heiterkeit
- Noun meaning cheerfulness, serenity, gaiety.
- Schritt
- Noun meaning step, stride, pace, gait.
- federnde
- Adjective meaning springy, bouncy, elastic in movement.
- Leichtigkeit
- Noun meaning lightness, ease, effortlessness of movement.
- Robinien
- Plural of 'Robinie'; black locust trees, flowering trees.
- standen
- Past tense of 'stehen'; stood, were standing upright.
- Blüte
- Noun meaning bloom, blossom, flowering stage.
- Duft
- Noun meaning fragrance, scent, pleasant aroma.
- Blüten
- Plural of 'Blüte'; blossoms, flowers in bloom.
- erfüllte
- Past tense of 'erfüllen'; filled, pervaded, permeated.
- Luft
- Noun meaning air, atmosphere, breeze.
- jenseits
- Preposition meaning beyond, on the other side.
- Dorfes
- Genitive of 'Dorf'; of the village, small settlement.
- oberhalb
- Preposition meaning above, higher than, overhead.
- davon
- Adverb meaning of it, away from it, thereof.
- prangte
- Past tense of 'prangen'; shone, gleamed, displayed splendidly.
- Grün
- Noun meaning green, greenery, lush vegetation color.
- Vegetation
- Noun meaning vegetation, plant life, greenery.
- gerade
- Adverb meaning just, exactly, straight, precisely.
- weit
- Adjective or adverb meaning far, wide, distant.
- genug
- Adverb meaning enough, sufficiently, adequately.
- entfernt
- Adjective meaning distant, remote, far away.
- wie
- Conjunction or adverb meaning like, as, how.
- Gelobtes
- Adjective meaning promised, pledged, as in Promised Land.
- Land
- Noun meaning land, country, territory, ground.
- wirken
- Verb meaning to appear, seem, have an effect.
- traumhaft
- Adjective meaning dreamlike, wonderful, fantastically beautiful.
- beschaulich
- Adjective meaning peaceful, contemplative, quiet, idyllic.
- einladend
- Adjective meaning inviting, welcoming, appealing, attractive.
- erschien
- Past tense of 'erscheinen'; appeared, showed up, emerged.
- Bürgersteig
- Noun meaning sidewalk, pavement, pedestrian walkway.
- Eimer
- Noun meaning bucket, pail, container for liquids.
- Tünche
- Noun meaning whitewash, a white liquid paint coating.
- Pinsel
- Noun meaning paintbrush, brush used for painting.
- langem
- Dative adjective meaning long, of considerable length.
- Stiel
- Noun meaning handle, stem, stalk of a tool.
- betrachtete
- Past tense of 'betrachten'; looked at, observed, contemplated.
- Zaun
- Noun meaning fence, a barrier or enclosure.
- alle
- Pronoun or adjective meaning all, every, everyone.
- Fröhlichkeit
- Noun meaning cheerfulness, happiness, joyfulness, gaiety.
- verließ
- Past tense of 'verlassen'; left, abandoned, deserted him.
- tiefe
- Adjective meaning deep, profound, intense.
- Schwermut
- Noun meaning melancholy, deep sadness, gloom, despondency.
- senkte
- Past tense of 'senken'; lowered, sank, descended upon.
- Geist
- Noun meaning spirit, mind, intellect, ghost.
- Neun
- Number meaning nine, the digit 9.
- Fuß
- Noun meaning foot, unit of measurement or body part.
- hoch
- Adjective meaning high, tall, elevated.
- dreißig
- Number meaning thirty, the digit 30.
- lang
- Adjective meaning long, extended in length or time.
- Bretterzaun
- Noun meaning board fence, wooden plank fence structure.
- hohl
- Adjective meaning hollow, empty, void, meaningless.
- Dasein
- Noun meaning existence, being, presence, life.
- nur
- Adverb meaning only, just, merely, simply.
- Last
- Noun meaning burden, load, weight, hardship.
- Seufzend
- Participle of 'seufzen'; sighing, exhaling with sadness.
- tauchte
- Past tense of 'tauchen'; dipped, plunged, submerged.
- fuhr
- Past tense of 'fahren'; moved, drove, went along.
- damit
- Adverb meaning with it, therewith, so that.
- obersten
- Superlative adjective meaning topmost, uppermost, highest.
- Planke
- Noun meaning plank, board, a flat wooden piece.
- entlang
- Preposition or adverb meaning along, lengthwise beside.
- wiederholte
- Past tense of 'wiederholen'; repeated, did again, reiterated.
- Vorgang
- Noun meaning process, procedure, action, sequence of events.
- tat
- Past tense of 'tun'; did, performed, carried out.
- noch
- Adverb meaning still, yet, even, once more.
- einmal
- Adverb meaning once, one time, at one point.
- verglich
- Past tense of 'vergleichen'; compared, contrasted, measured against.
- unbedeutenden
- Adjective meaning insignificant, trivial, unimportant, minor.
- getünchten
- Adjective meaning whitewashed, coated with white paint.
- Streifen
- Noun meaning strip, stripe, band, narrow section.
- weitreichenden
- Adjective meaning far-reaching, extensive, wide-ranging.
- Kontinent
- Noun meaning continent, a large landmass or expanse.
- ungetünchten
- Adjective meaning unwhitewashed, unpainted, bare wooden surface.
- Zauns
- Genitive of 'Zaun'; of the fence, belonging to fence.
- setzte
- Past tense of 'setzen'; sat down, placed, put.
- entmutigt
- Adjective meaning discouraged, disheartened, demoralized, dejected.
- Baumkiste
- Noun meaning wooden crate or box near a tree.
- kam
- Past tense of 'kommen'; came, arrived, approached.
- singend
- Participle of 'singen'; singing, producing musical vocal sound.
- Blecheimer
- Noun meaning tin bucket, metal pail for carrying liquid.
- durchs
- Contraction of 'durch das'; through the.
- Tor
- Noun meaning gate, large door, entrance portal.
- gehüpft
- Past participle of 'hüpfen'; hopped, skipped, bounced along.
- sang
- Past tense of 'singen'; sang, performed a song.
- Wasser
- Noun meaning water, the liquid essential for life.
- Dorfbrunnen
- Noun meaning village well, communal water source in village.
- holen
- Verb meaning to fetch, get, collect, retrieve something.
- Augen
- Plural of 'Auge'; eyes, the organs of sight.
- bisher
- Adverb meaning until now, so far, previously, hitherto.
- stets
- Adverb meaning always, constantly, invariably, at all times.
- verhasste
- Adjective meaning hated, detested, despised, loathed.
- Arbeit
- Noun meaning work, labor, task, job, effort.
- gewesen
- Past participle of 'sein'; been, had existed or been.
- aber
- Conjunction meaning but, however, yet, nevertheless.
- jetzt
- Adverb meaning now, at this moment, currently.
- empfand
- Past tense of 'empfinden'; felt, perceived, sensed emotionally.
- mehr
- Adverb meaning more, anymore, no longer, additionally.
- erinnerte
- Past tense of 'erinnern'; reminded, recalled, brought to mind.
- daran
- Adverb meaning at it, of it, to that, thereof.
- dass
- Conjunction meaning that, introducing a subordinate clause.
- Brunnen
- Noun meaning well, fountain, source of water.
- immer
- Adverb meaning always, ever, at all times, continually.
- Gesellschaft
- Noun meaning company, society, social gathering, companionship.
- herrschte
- Past tense of 'herrschen'; prevailed, ruled, dominated, existed.
- Weiße
- Noun meaning white people, referring to race in context.
- schwarze
- Adjective meaning black, referring to people of African descent.
- Jungen
- Plural of 'Junge'; boys, young male children.
- Mädchen
- Noun meaning girl, young female child or teenager.
- warteten
- Past tense of 'warten'; waited, stood by, paused.
- dort
- Adverb meaning there, at that place, over there.
- Zug
- Noun meaning turn, train, pull, draft, move.
- ruhten
- Past tense of 'ruhen'; rested, relaxed, took a break.
- tauschten
- Past tense of 'tauschen'; exchanged, traded, swapped items.
- Spielzeug
- Noun meaning toy, plaything, an object for playing.
- stritten
- Past tense of 'streiten'; argued, quarreled, disputed, fought.
- rauften
- Past tense of 'raufen'; scuffled, brawled, wrestled playfully.
- trieben
- Past tense of 'treiben'; did, engaged in, drove, pursued.
- Unfug
- Noun meaning mischief, nonsense, troublemaking, pranks.
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