The Angel in the House — Page 7

English → It Book I. Level 7/10

To be there as a friend, (since more),

Essere lì come un amico, (poiché di più),

Seem'd then, seems still, excuse for pride;

Sembrava allora, sembra ancora, pretesto per orgoglio;

For something that abode endued

Per qualcosa che dimorava dotato

With temple-like repose, an air

Di riposo simile a un tempio, un'aria

Of life's kind purposes pursued

Di benevoli scopi della vita perseguiti

With order'd freedom sweet and fair.

Con ordinata libertà dolce e bella.

A tent pitch'd in a world not right

Una tenda piantata in un mondo non giusto

It seem'd, whose inmates, every one,

Sembrava, i cui abitanti, ognuno,

On tranquil faces bore the light

Su volti tranquilli portavano la luce

Of duties beautifully done,

Di doveri splendidamente compiuti,

And humbly, though they had few peers,

E umilmente, benché avessero pochi pari,

Kept their own laws, which seem'd to be

Mantennero le proprie leggi, che sembravano essere

The fair sum of six thousand years'

La giusta somma di seimila anni di

Traditions of civility.

Tradizioni di civiltà.

CANTO II.

Mary And Mildred.

Mary e Mildred.

PRELUDES.

PRELUDI.

_The Paragon_.

_Il Paragone_.

WHEN I behold the skies aloft

QUANDO contemplo i cieli in alto

Passing the pageantry of dreams,

Che superano il corteo dei sogni,

The cloud whose bosom, cygnet-soft,

La nuvola il cui seno, morbido come un cigno,

A couch for nuptial Juno seems,

Sembra un giaciglio per la nuziale Giunone,

The ocean broad, the mountains bright,

L'oceano vasto, le montagne luminose,

The shadowy vales with feeding herds,

Le valli ombreggiate con greggi al pascolo,

I from my lyre the music smite,

Dalla mia lira faccio scaturire la musica,

Nor want for justly matching words.

Né manco di parole che si adattino con giustizia.

All forces of the sea and air,

Tutte le forze del mare e dell'aria,

All interests of hill and plain,

Tutti gli incanti della collina e della pianura,

I so can sing, in seasons fair,

Così posso cantare, nelle stagioni belle,

That who hath felt may feel again.

Che chi ha sentito possa sentire ancora.

Elated oft by such free songs,

Spesso esaltato da tali liberi canti,

I think with utterance free to raise

Penso con parola libera di innalzare

That hymn for which the whole world longs,

Quell'inno per cui il mondo intero anela,

A worthy hymn in woman's praise;

Un degno inno in lode della donna;

A hymn bright-noted like a bird's,

Un inno dalle note brillanti come quello di un uccello,

Arousing these song-sleepy times

Che risvegli questi tempi assopiti nel canto

With rhapsodies of perfect words,

Con rapsodie di parole perfette,

Ruled by returning kiss of rhymes.

Governate dal ritornante bacio delle rime.

Vocabulary

Essere: To be; fundamental Italian verb expressing existence.
lì: There; in that place or location.
come: How; in what manner or way.
un: A, an; indefinite article for masculine nouns.
amico: Friend; person with whom one has affection.
poiché: Because; since; expressing reason or cause.
di: Of; preposition indicating possession or relationship.
più: More; greater in quantity or degree.
Sembrava: Seemed; appeared to be in past tense.
allora: Then; at that time; therefore.
sembra: Seems; appears to be in present tense.
ancora: Still; yet; furthermore or moreover.
pretesto: Pretext; false reason used to conceal truth.
per: For; indicating purpose, duration, or direction.
orgoglio: Pride; feeling of worthy self-respect or dignity.
Per: For; indicating purpose, duration, or direction.
qualcosa: Something; an unspecified thing or matter.
che: That; which; relative pronoun introducing clauses.
dotato: Endowed; gifted with particular qualities or abilities.
Di: Of; preposition indicating possession or relationship.
riposo: Rest; state of relaxation from work.
simile: Similar; alike in appearance or characteristics.
tempio: Temple; religious building dedicated to worship.
aria: Air; the invisible gas surrounding the earth.
scopi: Goals; purposes or objectives to be achieved.
della: Of the; contraction of 'di' and 'la'.
vita: Life; the state of being alive.
Con: With; accompanied by or in the company.
libertà: Freedom; state of being free from restriction.
dolce: Sweet; pleasant taste or manner.
bella: Beautiful; pleasing to the eye or senses.
Una: A, an; indefinite article for feminine nouns.
tenda: Tent; portable shelter made of fabric material.
in: In; preposition indicating location or position.
mondo: World; the planet earth and all people.
non: Not; negation or denial of a statement.
giusto: Just; fair and morally right or correct.
cui: Whom; relative pronoun used as indirect object.
abitanti: Inhabitants; people who live in a place.
ognuno: Everyone; each person without exception.
Su: On; preposition indicating position or location.
volti: Faces; front part of human head.
tranquilli: Tranquil; calm and peaceful in manner.
portavano: Carried; bore or transported in the past.
la: The; definite article for feminine nouns.
luce: Light; electromagnetic radiation visible to eyes.
doveri: Duties; tasks or obligations one must perform.
benché: Although; even though or despite that.
avessero: Had; possessed in the past subjunctive tense.
pochi: Few; small number of people or things.
Mantennero: Maintained; kept or preserved from past tense.
le: The; definite article for feminine plural nouns.
proprie: Own; belonging to oneself or themselves.
leggi: Laws; official rules governing a society.
sembravano: Seemed; appeared to be in past tense plural.
La: The; definite article for feminine nouns.
giusta: Just; fair and morally right or correct.
somma: Sum; total amount or quantity added together.
anni: Years; periods of twelve months in time.
Tradizioni: Traditions; customs passed down through generations.
civiltà: Civilization; society with organized culture and government.
Il: The; definite article for masculine nouns.
QUANDO: When; at what time or under circumstances.

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