The Angel in the House — Page 6

English → Spanish Book I. Level 7/10

In shape no slender Grace,

En figura no una grácil esbeltez,

But Venus; milder than the dove;

Sino Venus; más suave que la paloma;

Her mother's air; her Norman face;

El aire de su madre; su rostro normando;

Her large sweet eyes, clear lakes of love.

Sus grandes y dulces ojos, claros lagos de amor.

Mary I knew. In former time

A Mary la conocía. En otro tiempo

Ailing and pale, she thought that bliss

Enferma y pálida, creía que la dicha

Was only for a better clime,

Era solo para un clima mejor,

And, heavenly overmuch, scorn'd this.

Y, demasiado celestial, desdeñaba este.

I, rash with theories of the right,

Yo, temerario con teorías de lo correcto,

Which stretch'd the tether of my Creed,

Que estiraban la cuerda de mi Credo,

But did not break it, held delight

Pero no lo rompían, consideraba el deleite

Half discipline. We disagreed.

A medias disciplina. No estábamos de acuerdo.

She told the Dean I wanted grace.

Ella le dijo al Decano que me faltaba gracia.

Now she was kindest of the three,

Pues ella era la más amable de las tres,

And soft wild roses deck'd her face.

Y suaves rosas silvestres adornaban su rostro.

And, what, was this my Mildred, she

Y, ¿qué, era esta mi Mildred, ella

To herself and all a sweet surprise?

Una dulce sorpresa para sí misma y para todos?

My Pet, who romp'd and roll'd a hoop?

¿Mi querida, que retozaba y hacía rodar un aro?

I wonder'd where those daisy eyes

Me pregunté de dónde esos ojos de margarita

Had found their touching curve and droop.

Habían hallado su conmovedora curva y caída.

Unmannerly times! But now we sat

¡Tiempos descorteses! Pero ahora estábamos sentados

Stranger than strangers; till I caught

Más extraños que extraños; hasta que capté

And answer'd Mildred's smile; and that

Y respondí a la sonrisa de Mildred; y eso

Spread to the rest, and freedom brought.

Se extendió a los demás, y trajo libertad.

The Dean talk'd little, looking on,

El Decano habló poco, observando,

Of three such daughters justly vain.

Con justa razón orgulloso de tres tales hijas.

What letters they had had from Bonn,

Qué cartas habían recibido de Bonn,

Said Mildred, and what plums from Spain!

Dijo Mildred, ¡y qué ciruelas de España!

By Honor I was kindly task'd

Por Honor me fue amablemente encomendado

To excuse my never coming down

Que explicara mi nunca haber bajado

From Cambridge; Mary smiled and ask'd

De Cambridge; Mary sonrió y preguntó

Were Kant and Goethe yet outgrown?

¿Acaso Kant y Goethe ya habían sido superados?

And, pleased, we talk'd the old days o'er;

Y, complacidos, repasamos los viejos tiempos;

And, parting, I for pleasure sigh'd.

Y al despedirnos, suspiré de placer.

Vocabulary

En: In; on; at (preposition indicating location or time).
figura: Figure; form; shape or appearance of a person.
no: No; not (negation or negative response).
una: A; an (feminine indefinite article).
grácil: Graceful; elegant; slender and delicate in form.
Sino: But; rather; however (conjunction showing contrast).
más: More; greater in quantity or degree.
suave: Soft; smooth; gentle and pleasant to senses.
que: That; which; relative pronoun or conjunction.
la: The (feminine singular definite article).
paloma: Dove; pigeon; bird symbolizing peace and gentleness.
El: The (masculine singular definite article).
aire: Air; atmosphere; appearance or manner of person.
de: Of; from; preposition showing possession or origin.
su: His; her; its; their (possessive adjective).
madre: Mother; female parent; source or origin.
rostro: Face; countenance; front part of head.
Sus: His; her; its; their (possessive adjective plural).
grandes: Large; big; great in size or importance.
dulces: Sweet; pleasant; kind and gentle in manner.
ojos: Eyes; organs of sight in head.
claros: Clear; bright; evident and easy to understand.
lagos: Lakes; large bodies of water surrounded by land.
amor: Love; deep affection or romantic attachment to person.
conocía: Knew; was acquainted with (imperfect past tense).
otro: Other; another; different from one mentioned.
tiempo: Time; period; duration or weather conditions.
Enferma: Sick; ill; suffering from disease or ailment.
pálida: Pale; lacking color; light or whitish appearance.
creía: Believed; thought; held opinion as true.
dicha: Happiness; fortune; state of being fortunate.
Era: Was; being; past tense of 'ser' verb.
solo: Only; alone; without others or additional things.
para: For; toward; in order to; preposition.
un: A; an (masculine singular indefinite article).
clima: Climate; weather conditions of region over time.
mejor: Better; superior; of higher quality or excellence.
demasiado: Too much; excessive; more than necessary or wanted.
celestial: Celestial; heavenly; relating to sky or heaven.
este: This; that; pronoun or adjective indicating thing.
Yo: I; me; first person singular pronoun.
con: With; together with; in accompaniment or association.
teorías: Theories; systematic explanations based on principles.
lo: It; that; neuter direct object pronoun.
correcto: Correct; right; accurate and without error.
Que: That; which; what (conjunction or relative pronoun).
cuerda: Rope; cord; string or line used for binding.
mi: My; mine (possessive adjective or pronoun).
Pero: But; however; conjunction showing contrast.
rompían: Broke; tore; damaged or shattered into pieces.
consideraba: Considered; thought about; regarded or viewed.
el: The (masculine singular definite article).
medias: Stockings; half; hosiery covering leg and foot.
disciplina: Discipline; training; system of rules or order.
estábamos: Were; being (imperfect tense of 'estar').
acuerdo: Agreement; accord; mutual understanding or consensus.
Ella: She; her (third person feminine singular pronoun).
le: Him; her; to him; indirect object pronoun.
dijo: Said; told; expressed in words to.
al: To the; contraction of 'a' and 'el'.
me: Me; to me (first person object pronoun).
faltaba: Lacked; was missing; needed or required.
gracia: Grace; charm; elegance or wit in manner.
Pues: Well; therefore; then (conjunction or adverb).
amable: Friendly; kind; pleasant and agreeable in manner.
las: The (feminine plural definite article).
tres: Three; number 3; quantity of three things.

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