The Angel in the House — Page 11

English → Spanish Book I. Level 7/10

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

'Ah, ¿de dónde viene este alivio tan dulce de hoy,

This clearance light of all my care,

Esta ligera liberación de todas mis preocupaciones,

This conscience free, this fertile peace,

Esta conciencia libre, esta paz fértil,

These softly folded wings of prayer,

Estas alas de oración suavemente plegadas,

'This calm and more than conquering love,

'Este amor tranquilo y más que victorioso,

With which nought evil dares to cope,

Con el que ningún mal se atreve a enfrentarse,

This joy that lifts no glance above,

Esta alegría que no eleva la mirada hacia arriba,

For faith too sure, too sweet for hope?

¿Por una fe demasiado segura, demasiado dulce para la esperanza?

'O, happy time, too happy change,

'Oh, tiempo feliz, cambio demasiado feliz,

It will not live, though fondly nurst!

¡No durará, aunque sea tiernamente alimentado!

Full soon the sun will seem as strange

Muy pronto el sol parecerá tan extraño

As now the cloud which seems dispersed.'

Como ahora la nube que parece dispersa.'

She from a rose-tree shook the blight;

Ella sacudió la plaga de un rosal;

And well she knew that I knew well

Y bien sabía ella que yo sabía bien

Her grace with silence to requite;

Cómo corresponder a su gracia con silencio;

And, answering now the luncheon bell,

Y, respondiendo ahora al timbre del almuerzo,

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

Me reí de la risa de Mildred, que hizo

All melancholy wrong, its mood

Que toda melancolía pareciera errada, su humor

Such sweet self-confidence display'd,

Mostraba tal dulce confianza en sí misma,

So glad a sense of present good.

Un sentido tan alegre del bien presente.

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

Reí y suspiré: pues confieso

I never went to Ball, or Fête,

Que nunca fui a un baile, o a una fiesta,

Or Show, but in pursuit express

O a un espectáculo, sino en expresa búsqueda

Of my predestinated mate;

De mi compañera predestinada;

And thus to me, who had in sight

Y así para mí, que tenía a la vista

The happy chance upon the cards,

La feliz oportunidad escrita en las cartas,

Each beauty blossom'd in the light

Cada belleza florecía a la luz

Of tender personal regards;

De tiernas consideraciones personales;

And, in the records of my breast,

Y, en los registros de mi corazón,

Red-letter'd, eminently fair,

Marcadas en rojo, eminentemente hermosas,

Stood sixteen, who, beyond the rest,

Figuraban dieciséis, que, por encima de las demás,

By turns till then had been my care:

Por turnos hasta entonces habían sido mi preocupación:

At Berlin three, one at St.

En Berlín tres, una en San

Vocabulary

de: Of; from; indicates possession or origin.
dónde: Where; used in questions or relative clauses.
viene: Comes; third person singular of venir.
este: This; demonstrative adjective or pronoun.
alivio: Relief; comfort from pain or worry.
tan: So; such; indicates degree of comparison.
dulce: Sweet; pleasant to taste or manner.
hoy: Today; the present day.
Esta: This; feminine form of demonstrative este.
ligera: Light; not heavy; quick and agile.
liberación: Liberation; freedom from constraint or burden.
todas: All; feminine plural of todo.
mis: My; possessive adjective first person plural.
preocupaciones: Worries; concerns or anxieties.
conciencia: Conscience; awareness; moral sense of right.
libre: Free; not bound or constrained.
esta: This; feminine form of demonstrative adjective.
paz: Peace; absence of conflict or disturbance.
fértil: Fertile; productive; capable of bearing fruit.
Estas: These; feminine plural demonstrative pronoun.
alas: Wings; appendages for flight or movement.
oración: Prayer; act of praying to deity.
suavemente: Softly; gently; in a mild manner.
plegadas: Folded; bent or creased together.
Este: This; masculine demonstrative pronoun or adjective.
amor: Love; affection and deep attachment.
tranquilo: Tranquil; calm; peaceful and undisturbed.
más: More; greater quantity or degree.
que: That; which; introduces relative clauses.
victorioso: Victorious; successful in battle or competition.
Con: With; accompanied by or in company.
el: The; masculine singular definite article.
ningún: No; not any; negative quantifier.
mal: Evil; harm; bad or wicked thing.
se: Oneself; reflexive pronoun third person.
atreve: Dares; third person singular of atreverse.
enfrentarse: To confront; to face or oppose directly.
alegría: Joy; happiness; state of cheerfulness.
no: No; not; negation or refusal.
eleva: Elevates; lifts up or raises.
la: The; feminine singular definite article.
mirada: Gaze; look; act of looking.
hacia: Towards; in direction of something.
arriba: Up; upward; above or on top.
Por: By; for; through; indicates agent or cause.
una: A; feminine indefinite article.
fe: Faith; belief or trust in someone.
demasiado: Too; too much; excessive amount.
segura: Sure; certain; confident about something.
para: For; in order to; indicates purpose.
esperanza: Hope; expectation of something good.
tiempo: Time; duration; era or period.
feliz: Happy; joyful; in state of happiness.
cambio: Change; alteration; different state or condition.
No: No; not; refusal or negation.
durará: Will last; future tense of durar.
aunque: Although; even though; despite that.
sea: Is; subjunctive of ser; might be.
tiernamente: Tenderly; gently; with affection or care.
alimentado: Nourished; fed; sustained with food.
Muy: Very; greatly; indicates high degree.
pronto: Soon; in near future; quickly.
sol: Sun; star at center of solar system.
parecerá: Will seem; future tense of parecer.
extraño: Strange; odd; unusual or unfamiliar.
Como: Like; as; indicates comparison or manner.
ahora: Now; at present time; at this moment.
nube: Cloud; mass of water vapor floating.
parece: Seems; appears; looks like something.
dispersa: Scattered; spread out; dispersed widely.
Ella: She; feminine third person singular pronoun.
sacudió: Shook; agitated; moved back and forth.
plaga: Plague; infestation; disease or pest.
un: A; masculine singular indefinite article.
rosal: Rose bush; shrub bearing roses.
bien: Well; good; in proper manner.
sabía: Knew; past tense of saber.

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