The Angel in the House — Page 11

English → De Book I. Level 7/10

'Ah, whence to-day's so sweet release,

„Ach, woher kommt diese so süße Befreiung des heutigen Tages,

This clearance light of all my care,

dieses leichte Freisein von all meiner Sorge,

This conscience free, this fertile peace,

dieses freie Gewissen, dieser fruchtbare Friede,

These softly folded wings of prayer,

diese sanft gefalteten Flügel des Gebets,

'This calm and more than conquering love,

diese Ruhe und mehr als siegreiche Liebe,

With which nought evil dares to cope,

mit der nichts Böses es wagt, sich zu messen,

This joy that lifts no glance above,

diese Freude, die keinen Blick nach oben erhebt,

For faith too sure, too sweet for hope?

für den Glauben zu gewiss, zu süß für die Hoffnung?

'O, happy time, too happy change,

„O, glückliche Zeit, allzu glücklicher Wandel,

It will not live, though fondly nurst!

er wird nicht andauern, obwohl er zärtlich gehegt wird!

Full soon the sun will seem as strange

Gar bald wird die Sonne ebenso fremd erscheinen

As now the cloud which seems dispersed.'

wie jetzt die Wolke, die zerstreut zu sein scheint."

She from a rose-tree shook the blight;

Sie schüttelte den Mehltau vom Rosenstrauch;

And well she knew that I knew well

Und sie wusste wohl, dass ich wohl wusste,

Her grace with silence to requite;

ihre Anmut mit Schweigen zu erwidern;

And, answering now the luncheon bell,

Und nun der Mittagsglocke folgend,

I laugh'd at Mildred's laugh, which made

lachte ich über Mildreds Lachen, das

All melancholy wrong, its mood

alle Schwermut zunichtemachte, denn seine Stimmung

Such sweet self-confidence display'd,

zeigte ein so süßes Selbstvertrauen,

So glad a sense of present good.

ein so frohes Empfinden gegenwärtigen Glücks.

I laugh'd and sigh'd: for I confess

Ich lachte und seufzte: denn ich gestehe,

I never went to Ball, or Fête,

ich ging nie zu einem Ball, einem Fest,

Or Show, but in pursuit express

oder einer Schau, ohne ausdrücklich auf der Suche

Of my predestinated mate;

nach meiner vorherbestimmten Gefährtin zu sein;

And thus to me, who had in sight

Und so erschien mir, der ich im Blick hatte,

The happy chance upon the cards,

die glückliche Möglichkeit, die in den Karten stand,

Each beauty blossom'd in the light

jede Schönheit erblühte im Lichte

Of tender personal regards;

zarter persönlicher Zuneigung;

And, in the records of my breast,

Und in den Aufzeichnungen meines Herzens,

Red-letter'd, eminently fair,

rot markiert, herausragend schön,

Stood sixteen, who, beyond the rest,

standen sechzehn, die, mehr als alle anderen,

By turns till then had been my care:

abwechselnd bis dahin meine Herzensangelegenheit gewesen waren:

At Berlin three, one at St.

In Berlin drei, eine in St.

Vocabulary

Ach: Exclamation expressing emotion, surprise, or lament.
woher: From where; used to ask about origin or source.
kommt: Comes; third person singular present of 'kommen'.
diese: This; these; demonstrative pronoun or adjective.
so: So; thus; in such a manner or degree.
süße: Sweet; adjective describing pleasant taste or manner.
Befreiung: Liberation; freedom; act of setting free.
des: Of the; genitive case article for masculine/neuter nouns.
heutigen: Today's; adjective form of 'heute' in genitive.
Tages: Day; genitive case form of 'Tag'.
dieses: This; these; demonstrative pronoun or adjective form.
leichte: Light; easy; adjective describing minimal weight or difficulty.
von: From; of; preposition indicating origin or possession.
all: All; every; comprehensive or total in scope.
meiner: My; possessive pronoun in dative or genitive form.
Sorge: Worry; concern; anxiety about future events.
freie: Free; adjective describing absence of constraints.
Gewissen: Conscience; inner moral sense of right and wrong.
dieser: This; these; demonstrative pronoun or adjective form.
fruchtbare: Fruitful; fertile; productive or yielding good results.
Friede: Peace; state of calm and absence of conflict.
sanft: Gentle; soft; mild in manner or touch.
gefalteten: Folded; past participle of 'falten' in accusative.
Flügel: Wings; appendages for flight or side sections.
Gebets: Prayer; genitive case form of 'Gebet'.
Ruhe: Rest; peace; state of inactivity and calmness.
und: And; conjunction connecting words, phrases, or clauses.
mehr: More; greater in quantity, degree, or extent.
als: Than; as; comparative conjunction or temporal adverb.
siegreiche: Victorious; triumphant; achieving success in conflict.
Liebe: Love; affection; deep emotional attachment to someone.
mit: With; accompanied by; using as instrument.
der: The; definite article in nominative or dative form.
nichts: Nothing; not anything; absence of all things.
Böses: Evil; bad; wicked things or malevolent acts.
es: It; pronoun referring to things or concepts.
wagt: Dares; ventures; third person singular of 'wagen'.
sich: Itself; himself; herself; reflexive pronoun form.
zu: To; toward; preposition indicating direction or purpose.
messen: Measure; to determine size or quantity of.
Freude: Joy; happiness; intense pleasure or delight.
die: The; definite article in nominative feminine or plural.
keinen: No; not any; negative adjective in accusative case.
Blick: Glance; look; brief or direct gaze toward.
nach: After; to; toward; in direction of something.
oben: Above; upward; in or toward higher position.
erhebt: Raises; lifts; third person singular of 'erheben'.
für: For; on behalf of; indicating purpose or recipient.
den: The; definite article in accusative masculine form.
Glauben: Belief; faith; conviction or trust in something.
gewiss: Certain; sure; confident without doubt or hesitation.
süß: Sweet; pleasant taste or manner; delightful.
Hoffnung: Hope; expectation of something desired in future.
glückliche: Happy; fortunate; experiencing joy and contentment.
Zeit: Time; period or duration of existence events.
allzu: Far too; overly; excessively; too much.
glücklicher: Happy; fortunate; experiencing good luck or joy.
Wandel: Change; transformation; way of living or behavior.
er: He; masculine pronoun in nominative case form.
wird: Will; becomes; future tense auxiliary verb.
nicht: Not; negation; word expressing denial or absence.
andauern: Continue; last; persist in existing or happening.
obwohl: Although; though; despite the fact that something.
zärtlich: Tender; affectionate; showing gentle care and love.
gehegt: Cherished; fostered; cared for with affection.
Gar: Indeed; quite; emphatic adverb adding emphasis.
bald: Soon; shortly; in the near future time.
Sonne: Sun; star at center of our solar system.
ebenso: Likewise; equally; in the same manner or way.
fremd: Strange; foreign; unfamiliar or from another place.
erscheinen: Appear; seem; come into view or into existence.
wie: How; as; in what manner or to degree.
jetzt: Now; at present; at this current moment.
Wolke: Cloud; visible mass of water vapor in sky.
zerstreut: Scattered; dispersed; spread out in various directions.
sein: To be; exist; state of being or existence.
scheint: Seems; appears; looks like something third person.
Sie: You; formal polite pronoun in capitalized form.
schüttelte: Shook; past tense of 'schütteln' meaning to shake.

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