The Angel in the House — Page 2

English → Spanish Book I. Level 7/10

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

Entonces ella: '¿Qué es, Querido? ¿La Vida

Of Arthur, or Jerusalem's Fall?'

de Arturo, o la Caída de Jerusalén?'

'Neither: your gentle self, my Wife,

'Ninguna de las dos: tu dulce persona, esposa mía,

And love, that grows from one to all.

y el amor, que crece de uno hacia todos.

And if I faithfully proclaim

Y si fielmente proclamo

Of these the exceeding worthiness,

de estas cosas la altísima valía,

Surely the sweetest wreath of Fame

sin duda la más dulce corona de la Fama

Shall, to your hope, my brows caress;

acariciará, según tu esperanza, mi frente;

And if, by virtue of my choice

y si, en virtud de mi elección

Of this, the most heart-touching theme

de este, el tema más conmovedor

That ever tuned a poet's voice,

que jamás afinó la voz de un poeta,

I live, as I am bold to dream,

yo vivo, como me atrevo a soñar,

To be delight to many days,

para ser deleite de muchos días,

And into silence only cease

y en silencio solo me extingo

When those are still, who shared their bays

cuando estén quietos quienes compartieron sus laureles

With Laura and with Beatrice,

con Laura y con Beatriz,

Imagine, Love, how learned men

Imagina, Amor, cómo los hombres eruditos

Will deep-conceiv'd devices find,

hallarán ingeniosos artificios de profundo calado,

Beyond my purpose and my ken,

más allá de mi propósito y mi entendimiento,

An ancient bard of simple mind.

en un antiguo bardo de mente sencilla.

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

Tú, Dulce mía, su Amada, Esposa y Musa,

Were you for mortal woman meant?

¿fuiste acaso concebida como mujer mortal?

Your praises give a hundred clues

Tus alabanzas ofrecen cien pistas

To mythological intent!

de intención mitológica!

And, severing thus the truth from trope,

Y, separando así la verdad del tropo,

In you the Commentators see

en ti los Comentaristas ven

Outlines occult of abstract scope,

contornos ocultos de alcance abstracto,

A future for philosophy!

¡un porvenir para la filosofía!

Your arm's on mine! these are the meads

¡Tu brazo está en el mío! estos son los prados

In which we pass our living days;

en los que transcurren nuestros días de vida;

There Avon runs, now hid with reeds,

Allí corre el Avon, ora oculto entre cañas,

Now brightly brimming pebbly bays;

ora desbordante y brillante en bahías pedregosas;

Those are our children's songs that come

Esos son los cantos de nuestros hijos que llegan

With bells and bleatings of the sheep;

con el tintineo de campanas y el balido de las ovejas;

And there, in yonder English home,

Y allí, en aquel hogar inglés,

We thrive on mortal food and sleep!'

¡prosperamos con alimento y sueño mortales!'

She laugh'd. How proud she always was

Ella rió. ¡Cuán orgullosa estaba siempre

To feel how proud he was of her!

de sentir cuán orgulloso estaba él de ella!

But he had grown distraught, because

Pero él se había vuelto distraído, porque

The Muse's mood began to stir.

el ánimo de la Musa comenzaba a agitarse.

Vocabulary

Entonces: Then; at that time or in that case.
ella: She; feminine third person singular pronoun.
Qué: What; interrogative pronoun used to ask questions.
es: Is; third person singular present of ser.
Querido: Dear; beloved; cherished or esteemed person.
La: The; feminine singular definite article.
Vida: Life; existence or way of living.
de: Of; preposition indicating possession or origin.
la: The; feminine singular definite article.
Caída: Fall; descent or collapse from higher position.
Ninguna: None; not any feminine singular form.
las: The; feminine plural definite article.
dos: Two; number between one and three.
tu: Your; informal singular possessive adjective.
dulce: Sweet; having pleasant taste or manner.
persona: Person; individual human being or character.
esposa: Wife; married woman or female spouse.
mía: Mine; feminine singular possessive pronoun.
el: The; masculine singular definite article.
amor: Love; affection or romantic attachment.
que: That; which; relative pronoun or conjunction.
crece: Grows; third person singular of crecer.
uno: One; number or indefinite pronoun.
hacia: Toward; preposition indicating direction or aim.
todos: Everyone; all people or things collectively.
si: If; conditional conjunction for hypothetical situations.
fielmente: Faithfully; with loyalty and dedication.
proclamo: I proclaim; declare publicly or announce.
estas: These; feminine plural demonstrative adjective.
cosas: Things; objects or matters of consideration.
altísima: Highest; superlative form of alto feminine.
valía: Worth; value or merit of something.
sin: Without; preposition indicating absence or lack.
duda: Doubt; uncertainty or lack of confidence.
más: More; greater quantity or additional amount.
corona: Crown; royal headpiece or symbol of honor.
Fama: Fame; widespread reputation or public recognition.
acariciará: Will caress; future tense of acariciar.
según: According to; as stated or indicated.
esperanza: Hope; feeling of expectation for something.
mi: My; first person singular possessive adjective.
frente: Forehead; front part of head or face.
en: In; preposition indicating location or position.
virtud: Virtue; moral excellence or goodness.
elección: Election; choice or process of choosing.
este: This; masculine singular demonstrative adjective.
tema: Theme; subject matter or main idea.
conmovedor: Moving; emotionally touching or affecting.
jamás: Never; at no time ever.
afinó: Tuned; past tense of afinar.
voz: Voice; sound produced by vocal cords.
un: A; masculine singular indefinite article.
poeta: Poet; person who writes poetry.
yo: I; first person singular subject pronoun.
vivo: Live; I live or alive.
como: Like; how or in the manner of.
me: Me; first person singular object pronoun.
atrevo: Dare; I dare or am bold.
soñar: To dream; to have dreams or imagine.
para: For; preposition indicating purpose or recipient.
ser: To be; fundamental verb of existence.
deleite: Delight; pleasure or great satisfaction.
muchos: Many; a large number or quantity.
días: Days; periods of twenty-four hours.
silencio: Silence; absence of sound or noise.
solo: Alone; only or by oneself.
extingo: I extinguish; I put out.
cuando: When; at what time or whenever.
estén: Are; subjunctive form of estar.
quietos: Quiet; calm or at rest.
quienes: Who; plural of quien relative pronoun.
compartieron: Shared; past tense of compartir.
sus: Their; third person plural possessive adjective.
laureles: Laurels; wreaths of honor or victory.
con: With; preposition indicating accompaniment or association.
Imagina: Imagine; imperative form of imaginar.

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