The Angel in the House — Page 2

English → De Book I. Level 7/10

Then she: 'What is it, Dear? The Life

Da sie: „Was ist es, Liebster? Das Leben

Of Arthur, or Jerusalem's Fall?'

Arthurs, oder Jerusalems Fall?"

'Neither: your gentle self, my Wife,

„Keines von beiden: du selbst in deiner Sanftmut, meine Frau,

And love, that grows from one to all.

Und die Liebe, die von einem zu allen wächst.

And if I faithfully proclaim

Und wenn ich treu verkünde

Of these the exceeding worthiness,

Von diesen die überragende Würdigkeit,

Surely the sweetest wreath of Fame

Wird sicherlich der süßeste Kranz des Ruhmes

Shall, to your hope, my brows caress;

Deiner Hoffnung gemäß meine Stirn liebkosen;

And if, by virtue of my choice

Und wenn ich durch die Kraft meiner Wahl

Of this, the most heart-touching theme

Dieses, das herzbewegenste Thema,

That ever tuned a poet's voice,

Das je die Stimme eines Dichters gestimmt hat,

I live, as I am bold to dream,

Lebe, wie ich es kühn zu träumen wage,

To be delight to many days,

Zur Freude vieler Tage zu werden,

And into silence only cease

Und nur in Stille zu verstummen

When those are still, who shared their bays

Wenn jene still sind, die ihre Lorbeeren teilten

With Laura and with Beatrice,

Mit Laura und mit Beatrice,

Imagine, Love, how learned men

Stell dir vor, Liebste, wie gelehrte Männer

Will deep-conceiv'd devices find,

Tiefsinnige Deutungen finden werden,

Beyond my purpose and my ken,

Jenseits meiner Absicht und meines Wissens,

An ancient bard of simple mind.

In einem alten Barden von schlichtem Gemüt.

You, Sweet, his Mistress, Wife, and Muse,

Du, Süße, seine Herrin, Frau und Muse,

Were you for mortal woman meant?

Warst du für eine sterbliche Frau gedacht?

Your praises give a hundred clues

Dein Lob gibt hundert Hinweise

To mythological intent!

Auf mythologische Absicht!

And, severing thus the truth from trope,

Und so die Wahrheit vom Tropus trennend,

In you the Commentators see

Sehen die Kommentatoren in dir

Outlines occult of abstract scope,

Verborgene Umrisse von abstraktem Ausmaß,

A future for philosophy!

Eine Zukunft für die Philosophie!

Your arm's on mine! these are the meads

Dein Arm liegt auf meinem! das sind die Wiesen,

In which we pass our living days;

In denen wir unsere Lebenstage verbringen;

There Avon runs, now hid with reeds,

Dort fließt der Avon, bald von Schilf verborgen,

Now brightly brimming pebbly bays;

Bald hell die kiesigen Buchten füllend;

Those are our children's songs that come

Das sind unserer Kinder Lieder, die klingen

With bells and bleatings of the sheep;

Mit Glockenklang und Blöken der Schafe;

And there, in yonder English home,

Und dort, in jenem englischen Heim,

We thrive on mortal food and sleep!'

Gedeihen wir von sterblicher Kost und Schlaf!"

She laugh'd. How proud she always was

Sie lachte. Wie stolz sie stets war,

To feel how proud he was of her!

Zu spüren, wie stolz er auf sie war!

But he had grown distraught, because

Doch er war zerstreut geworden, weil

The Muse's mood began to stir.

Die Stimmung der Muse sich zu regen begann.

Vocabulary

Da: There; then; since; in that place
sie: She; they; her (pronoun)
Was: What (interrogative pronoun)
ist: Is (third person singular present of sein)
es: It; there (pronoun)
Liebster: Dearest; beloved one (noun, masculine)
Das: The; that (article, neuter)
Leben: Life (noun, neuter)
oder: Or; either (conjunction)
Fall: Fall; case; instance; downfall (noun, masculine)
Keines: None; neither (neuter of kein)
von: Of; from; by (preposition)
beiden: Both (dative/accusative plural of beide)
du: You (informal singular pronoun)
selbst: Self; even; myself; yourself (reflexive pronoun)
in: In; into; within (preposition)
deiner: Your (dative/accusative singular of dein)
meine: My (nominative/accusative singular of mein)
Frau: Woman; wife; lady; Mrs. (noun, feminine)
Und: And (conjunction)
die: The; that; which (article, feminine/plural)
Liebe: Love (noun, feminine)
einem: A; one (dative singular of ein)
zu: To; at; too; towards (preposition/adverb)
allen: All; to all (dative plural of alle)
wächst: Grows; increases (third person singular of wachsen)
wenn: If; when (conjunction)
ich: I (first person singular pronoun)
treu: True; faithful; loyal (adjective)
verkünde: Proclaim; announce; declare (first person singular)
Von: Of; from; by (preposition)
diesen: This; these (dative/accusative of dieser)
Wird: Becomes; will be (third person singular of werden)
sicherlich: Certainly; surely; definitely (adverb)
der: The (article, masculine/genitive plural)
des: Of the; the (genitive singular of der)
Deiner: Your; of yours (genitive singular of dein)
Hoffnung: Hope (noun, feminine)
durch: Through; by means of (preposition)
Kraft: Strength; force; power (noun, feminine)
meiner: My; of mine (genitive singular of mein)
Wahl: Choice; selection; election (noun, feminine)
Dieses: This; these (nominative neuter of dieser)
das: The; that (article, neuter)
Thema: Theme; subject; topic (noun, neuter)
je: Ever; once; at any time (adverb)
Stimme: Voice (noun, feminine)
eines: Of a; one (genitive singular of ein)
hat: Has; have (third person singular of haben)
Lebe: Live; shall live (second person singular imperative)
wie: How; as; like (adverb/conjunction)
kühn: Bold; daring; courageous (adjective)
träumen: Dream; daydream (verb)
wage: Dare; venture; risk (first person singular)
Zur: To the; for (contraction of zu + der)
Freude: Joy; delight; pleasure (noun, feminine)
vieler: Many; of many (genitive plural of viel)
Tage: Days (plural of Tag)
werden: Become; will be (auxiliary/main verb)
nur: Only; just; merely (adverb)
Stille: Silence; quiet; stillness (noun, feminine)
Wenn: If; when (conjunction)
jene: Those; those ones (nominative plural of jener)
still: Silent; quiet; calm (adjective)
sind: Are (third person plural present of sein)

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