The Angel in the House — Page 7

English → De Book I. Level 7/10

To be there as a friend, (since more),

Dort als Freund zu sein (da mehr),

Seem'd then, seems still, excuse for pride;

Schien damals, scheint noch, Grund zum Stolz;

For something that abode endued

Denn etwas, das dem Heim verlieh

With temple-like repose, an air

Tempelgleiche Ruhe, einen Hauch

Of life's kind purposes pursued

Von des Lebens guten Zielen, verfolgt

With order'd freedom sweet and fair.

Mit geordneter Freiheit, süß und schön.

A tent pitch'd in a world not right

Ein Zelt, aufgeschlagen in einer verkehrten Welt,

It seem'd, whose inmates, every one,

Schien es, dessen Bewohner, jeder einzelne,

On tranquil faces bore the light

Auf stillen Gesichtern das Licht trugen

Of duties beautifully done,

Von schön erfüllten Pflichten,

And humbly, though they had few peers,

Und demütig, obwohl sie wenige Gleiche hatten,

Kept their own laws, which seem'd to be

Hielten sie ihre eigenen Gesetze, die zu sein schienen

The fair sum of six thousand years'

Die edle Summe von sechstausend Jahren

Traditions of civility.

An Überlieferungen der Gesittung.

CANTO II.

ZWEITER GESANG.

Mary And Mildred.

Maria und Mildred.

PRELUDES.

PRÄLUDIEN.

_The Paragon_.

_Das Muster aller Vollkommenheit_.

WHEN I behold the skies aloft

WENN ich die Himmel droben schaue,

Passing the pageantry of dreams,

Die den Prunk der Träume übertreffen,

The cloud whose bosom, cygnet-soft,

Die Wolke, deren Schoß, schwanweich,

A couch for nuptial Juno seems,

Ein Lager für die Braut-Juno zu sein scheint,

The ocean broad, the mountains bright,

Den weiten Ozean, die leuchtenden Berge,

The shadowy vales with feeding herds,

Die schattigen Täler mit weidenden Herden,

I from my lyre the music smite,

Entlocke ich meiner Leier die Musik,

Nor want for justly matching words.

Und es fehlt mir nicht an treffend passenden Worten.

All forces of the sea and air,

Alle Kräfte des Meeres und der Luft,

All interests of hill and plain,

Alle Reize von Hügel und Ebene,

I so can sing, in seasons fair,

Vermag ich so zu besingen, in schönen Jahreszeiten,

That who hath felt may feel again.

Dass, wer es gefühlt hat, es wieder fühlen mag.

Elated oft by such free songs,

Oft beflügelt von solch freien Liedern,

I think with utterance free to raise

Gedenke ich mit freiem Ausdruck zu erheben

That hymn for which the whole world longs,

Jenen Hymnus, nach dem die ganze Welt sich sehnt,

A worthy hymn in woman's praise;

Einen würdigen Hymnus zum Lobe der Frau;

A hymn bright-noted like a bird's,

Einen Hymnus, hellstimmig wie der eines Vogels,

Arousing these song-sleepy times

Der diese sangesschläfrigen Zeiten erweckt

With rhapsodies of perfect words,

Mit Rhapsodien vollkommener Worte,

Ruled by returning kiss of rhymes.

Beherrscht vom wiederkehrenden Kuss der Reime.

Vocabulary

Dort: There; at that place or location.
als: As; when; in the capacity of.
Freund: Friend; a person with whom one has affection.
zu: To; at; too; toward a destination.
sein: To be; to exist or have a state.
da: There; here; since; because; at that moment.
mehr: More; a greater amount or quantity.
Schien: Seemed; appeared to be (past tense of scheinen).
damals: Then; at that time; in those days.
scheint: Seems; appears to be (present tense of scheinen).
noch: Still; yet; furthermore; additional or more.
Grund: Ground; reason; basis; foundation or floor.
zum: To the; toward (contraction of zu dem).
Stolz: Pride; dignity; a feeling of self-respect.
Denn: Because; for; since; a causal conjunction.
etwas: Something; anything; a certain thing.
das: The; that (neuter article or pronoun).
dem: The; that (dative article or pronoun).
Heim: Home; house; a dwelling or residence.
verlieh: Granted; lent; gave (past tense of verleihen).
Ruhe: Peace; rest; quiet; calm or tranquility.
einen: A; one (masculine accusative article).
Hauch: Breath; breeze; a slight whiff or trace.
Von: Of; from; by; expressing origin or possession.
des: Of the; the (genitive article).
Lebens: Life's; of life (genitive of Leben).
guten: Good; fine; virtuous (genitive/dative adjective).
Zielen: Aims; goals; objectives one strives toward.
verfolgt: Pursued; chased; followed; pursued as goal.
Mit: With; together with; having or using.
geordneter: Ordered; regulated; arranged in organized manner.
Freiheit: Freedom; liberty; state of being free.
süß: Sweet; sugary; pleasant to taste or experience.
und: And; also; a coordinating conjunction.
schön: Beautiful; lovely; pleasing to the eye.
Ein: A; one (indefinite article).
Zelt: Tent; a portable shelter made of fabric.
aufgeschlagen: Set up; pitched; erected (tent or camp).
in: In; inside; within; expressing location.
einer: A; one (feminine dative article).
verkehrten: Wrong; reversed; inverted; disordered or perverted.
Welt: World; the earth; planet or realm.
es: It; that thing (neuter pronoun).
dessen: Its; of it; of that (genitive pronoun).
Bewohner: Inhabitant; resident; one who dwells somewhere.
jeder: Each; every; everyone; all (distributive).
einzelne: Individual; single; separate; one by one.
Auf: On; upon; at; upward direction.
stillen: Quiet; silent; peaceful; calm (adjective).
Gesichtern: Faces; countenances; expressions (dative plural).
Licht: Light; illumination; brightness or radiance.
trugen: Carried; wore; bore (past tense of tragen).
erfüllten: Fulfilled; satisfied; completed (past participle).
Pflichten: Duties; obligations; responsibilities one must fulfill.
Und: And; also; a coordinating conjunction.
demütig: Humble; modest; showing respect or deference.
obwohl: Although; though; in spite of; even if.
sie: They; she; you (formal); pronoun.
wenige: Few; a small number; not many.
Gleiche: Equals; peers; those of equal rank.
hatten: Had; possessed (past tense of haben).
Hielten: Held; kept; maintained (past tense of halten).
ihre: Their; her (possessive pronoun).
eigenen: Own; personal; one's self (possessive adjective).
Gesetze: Laws; rules; regulations governing conduct.
die: The; that (feminine/plural article or pronoun).
schienen: Seemed; appeared (past tense of scheinen).
edle: Noble; distinguished; of high moral character.
Summe: Sum; total; amount; aggregate of parts.
Jahren: Years; plural of year; periods of time.
Überlieferungen: Traditions; transmissions; handed-down customs and beliefs.
ZWEITER: Second; the ordinal number following first.
GESANG: Song; canto; a section of poetry.

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