The Angel in the House — Page 3
5
5
His purpose with performance crown'd,
Su propósito coronado de logros,
He to his well-pleased Wife rehears'd,
A su complacida esposa le relató,
When next their Wedding-Day came round,
Cuando llegó de nuevo el día de su boda,
His leisure's labour, 'Book the First.'
El fruto de su ocio, el 'Libro Primero'.
CANTO I
CANTO I
The Cathedral Close.
El recinto de la catedral.
PRELUDES.
PRELUDIOS.
I.
I.
_The Impossibility_.
_La imposibilidad_.
Lo, love's obey'd by all. 'Tis right
He aquí que el amor es obedecido por todos. Es justo
That all should know what they obey,
Que todos sepan lo que obedecen,
Lest erring conscience damp delight,
No sea que una conciencia errante apague el deleite,
And folly laugh our joys away.
Y la necedad se burle de nuestras alegrías.
Thou Primal Love, who grantest wings
Tú, Amor Primordial, que otorgas alas
And voices to the woodland birds,
Y voces a los pájaros del bosque,
Grant me the power of saying things
Concédeme el poder de expresar cosas
Too simple and too sweet for words!
¡Demasiado simples y dulces para las palabras!
II.
II.
_Love's Really_.
_La realidad del amor_.
I walk, I trust, with open eyes;
Camino, lo creo, con los ojos abiertos;
I've travell'd half my worldly course;
He recorrido la mitad de mi camino por el mundo;
And in the way behind me lies
Y en el camino que queda atrás
Much vanity and some remorse;
Yace mucha vanidad y algún remordimiento;
I've lived to feel how pride may part
He vivido para sentir cómo el orgullo puede separar
Spirits, tho' match'd like hand and glove;
Espíritus, aunque encajen como mano y guante;
I've blush'd for love's abode, the heart;
Me he ruborizado por la morada del amor, el corazón;
But have not disbelieved in love;
Pero no he dejado de creer en el amor;
Nor unto love, sole mortal thing
Ni al amor, única cosa mortal
Of worth immortal, done the wrong
De valor inmortal, le he hecho el agravio
To count it, with the rest that sing,
De contarlo, junto a lo demás que canta,
Unworthy of a serious song;
Como indigno de una canción seria;
And love is my reward; for now,
Y el amor es mi recompensa; pues ahora,
When most of dead'ning time complain,
Cuando la mayoría se queja del tiempo que adormece,
The myrtle blooms upon my brow,
El mirto florece sobre mi frente,
Its odour quickens all my brain.
Su aroma aviva todo mi pensamiento.
III.
III.
_The Poet's Confidence_.
_La confianza del poeta_.
The richest realm of all the earth
El reino más rico de toda la tierra
Is counted still a heathen land:
Es considerado aún tierra de paganos:
Lo, I, like Joshua, now go forth
He aquí que yo, como Josué, ahora parto
To give it into Israel's hand.
Para entregarlo en manos de Israel.
Vocabulary
- Su
- His, her, your (formal) possessive adjective
- propósito
- Purpose, intention, or aim
- coronado
- Crowned, topped, or completed successfully
- de
- Of, from, or belonging to preposition
- logros
- Achievements, accomplishments, or successes
- complacida
- Pleased, satisfied, or content feminine
- esposa
- Wife or spouse feminine
- le
- To him, to her, indirect object pronoun
- relató
- Related, told, or narrated past tense
- Cuando
- When or at what time conjunction
- llegó
- Arrived or reached past tense
- nuevo
- New or novel adjective
- día
- Day or daytime
- boda
- Wedding or marriage ceremony
- fruto
- Fruit or result of something
- ocio
- Leisure time or idleness
- Libro
- Book or written work
- Primero
- First or primary in order
- CANTO
- Canto or poetic song section
- recinto
- Enclosure, precinct, or enclosed area
- catedral
- Cathedral or principal church building
- PRELUDIOS
- Preludes or introductory musical pieces
- imposibilidad
- Impossibility or state of being impossible
- amor
- Love or affection
- es
- Is or exists present tense
- obedecido
- Obeyed or followed past participle
- por
- By, for, or through preposition
- todos
- All or everyone plural
- justo
- Just, fair, or right
- Que
- That, which, or what relative pronoun
- sepan
- Know or might know subjunctive
- lo
- It or masculine direct object pronoun
- obedecen
- Obey or comply with present tense
- No
- No or not negation
- sea
- Be or might be subjunctive
- una
- A or one feminine article
- conciencia
- Conscience or awareness
- errante
- Wandering, errant, or straying
- apague
- Extinguish or turn off subjunctive
- deleite
- Delight, pleasure, or enjoyment
- necedad
- Foolishness, stupidity, or nonsense
- se
- Reflexive pronoun or oneself
- burle
- Mock, ridicule, or make fun subjunctive
- nuestras
- Our feminine possessive adjective
- alegrías
- Joys, happiness, or gladness plural
- Tú
- You informal subject pronoun
- Amor
- Love or beloved personified
- Primordial
- Primordial, fundamental, or original
- otorgas
- Grant, bestow, or give present tense
- alas
- Wings or pinions plural
- voces
- Voices or sounds plural
- los
- The masculine plural article
- pájaros
- Birds or feathered creatures plural
- bosque
- Forest or wooded area
- Concédeme
- Grant me or allow me imperative
- poder
- Power or ability to do
- expresar
- Express or articulate infinitive
- cosas
- Things or matters plural
- Demasiado
- Too much or excessive
- simples
- Simple or uncomplicated plural
- dulces
- Sweet or candies plural
- para
- For or intended for preposition
- las
- The feminine plural article
- palabras
- Words or terms plural
- realidad
- Reality or actual state of things
- Camino
- Path, road, or way
- creo
- I believe or think present tense
- con
- With or alongside preposition
- ojos
- Eyes or organs of sight plural
Unlock audio playback, vocabulary games, and reading progress tracking.
Create free account →