The Angel in the House — Page 9
Our lifted lives at last shall touch
私たちの高められた命はついにその目標に触れるだろう
That happy goal to which they move;
それらが向かうあの幸福な目標に。
Until we find, as darkness rolls
暗闇が流れ去るにつれて、私たちが見出すまで、
Away, and evil mists dissolve,
悪しき霧が溶け消えていくのを、
That nuptial contrasts are the poles
婚姻の対比こそが極であることを、
On which the heavenly spheres revolve.
天の球体がその周りを回る。
II.
二。
_Love at Large_.
「広大なる愛」
Whene'er I come where ladies are,
淑女たちのいるところへ私が来るたびに、
How sad soever I was before,
それ以前にどれほど悲しんでいたとしても、
Though like a ship frost-bound and far
霜に縛られ遠くにある船のように、
Withheld in ice from the ocean's roar,
氷によって大洋の轟きから遮られ、
Third-winter'd in that dreadful dock,
あの恐ろしい船溜まりで三度目の冬を越し、
With stiffen'd cordage, sails decay'd,
硬直した索具と朽ちた帆を持ち、
And crew that care for calm and shock
凪も衝撃も気にかけぬ乗組員たちは、
Alike, too dull to be dismay'd,
同様に、驚くには鈍すぎるほどで、
Yet, if I come where ladies are,
それでも、淑女たちのいるところへ私が来るならば、
How sad soever I was before,
それ以前にどれほど悲しんでいたとしても、
Then is my sadness banish'd far,
すると私の悲しみははるか彼方へと追い払われ、
And I am like that ship no more;
私はもはやあの船のようではなくなる。
Or like that ship if the ice-field splits,
あるいはあの船のように、もし氷原が割れ、
Burst by the sudden polar Spring,
突然の極地の春によって砕かれ、
And all thank God with their warming wits,
みなが温まる心でもって神に感謝し、
And kiss each other and dance and sing,
互いに口づけをし、踊り、歌い、
And hoist fresh sails, that make the breeze
新しい帆を掲げ、そよ風に
Blow them along the liquid sea,
滑らかな海の上を吹き進ませ、
Out of the North, where life did freeze,
生命が凍りついていた北の地から抜け出し、
Into the haven where they would be.
彼らが望む港へと向かう。
III.
三。
_Love and Duty_.
「愛と義務」
Anne lived so truly from above,
アンはまことに高いところから生きており、
She was so gentle and so good,
彼女はとても優しくとても善良だったので、
That duty bade me fall in love,
義務が私に恋に落ちるよう命じたほどで、
And 'but for that,' thought I, 'I should!'
「それがなければ」と私は思った、「私はそうすべきだろう！」
I worshipp'd Kate with all my will,
私は全身全霊でケイトを崇拝した、
In idle moods you seem to see
物憂げな気分のときには見えてくるように、
A noble spirit in a hill,
丘の中に高貴な精神を、
A human touch about a tree.
木々のあたりに人の気配を感じるように。
IV.
四。
_A Distinction_.
「区別」
Vocabulary
- たち
- tachi — Plural marker; group of people or things
- 高め
- takame — Raise; elevate; increase something higher
- られ
- rare — Passive voice auxiliary verb suffix
- つい
- tsui — Accidentally; unintentionally; just recently
- その
- sono — That; those; that specific thing
- 目標
- mokuhyou — Goal; target; objective to achieve
- 触れる
- fureru — Touch; come into contact with something
- だろう
- darou — Probably; likely; I suppose that
- それら
- sorera — Those things; they; those items
- 向かう
- mukau — Face; head toward; proceed in direction
- あの
- ano — That; those over there; that specific
- 幸福
- koufuku — Happiness; joy; contentment and well-being
- 暗闇
- kurayami — Darkness; dark place; absence of light
- 流れ
- nagare — Flow; current; stream of water
- 去る
- saru — Leave; depart; go away from place
- 見出す
- miidasu — Find; discover; locate something
- まで
- made — Until; till; up to a point
- 溶け
- toke — Melt; dissolve; thaw into liquid
- 消え
- kie — Disappear; vanish; fade away completely
- いく
- iku — Go; proceed; move in direction
- 婚姻
- konnin — Marriage; matrimony; wedlock union
- 対比
- taihaku — Contrast; comparison; setting side by side
- こそ
- koso — Emphasizing particle; indeed; precisely
- ある
- aru — Exist; have; there is something
- こと
- koto — Thing; matter; affair; fact
- 球体
- kyuutai — Sphere; ball-shaped solid form
- 周り
- mawari — Surroundings; vicinity; around the area
- 回る
- mawaru — Turn; rotate; go around in circle
- 広大
- koudai — Vast; extensive; very large area
- なる
- naru — Become; turn into; change state
- 淑女
- shukujo — Lady; refined woman; virtuous female
- いる
- iru — Exist; be present; currently stay
- ところ
- tokoro — Place; location; spot; point
- 来る
- kuru — Come; arrive; approach from distance
- たび
- tabi — Time; occasion; each time something
- それ
- sore — That; it; that thing
- 以前
- izen — Before; prior; previously in time
- どれ
- dore — Which; which one; what thing
- ほど
- hodo — Extent; degree; about; approximately
- 悲しん
- kanashin — Sadden; feel sad; grieve
- 縛ら
- shibara — Bind; tie; restrain with rope
- 遠く
- tooku — Far away; distant; far distance
- よう
- you — Appearance; manner; seeming like
- 大洋
- taiyou — Ocean; vast body of salt water
- 轟き
- todoroki — Roar; loud sound; rumbling noise
- から
- kara — From; because; out of; since
- 遮ら
- saegira — Block; obstruct; hinder passage
- 恐ろしい
- osoroshii — Frightening; terrible; fearful and dreadful
- 溜まり
- tamari — Accumulation; gathering; pooling together
- 三度
- sando — Three times; thrice; three occasions
- 越し
- koshi — Across; over; exceeding in distance
- 硬直
- koujoku — Rigidity; stiffness; becoming hard
- 朽ち
- kuchii — Decay; rot; deteriorate with time
- 持ち
- mochi — Hold; carry; possess; maintain
- 衝撃
- shougeki — Impact; shock; collision force
- かけ
- kake — Lean; incline; apply toward something
- 乗組員
- noriくみいん — Crew member; sailor; ship personnel
- 同様
- douyou — Same; alike; similar in manner
- 驚く
- odoroku — Surprise; astonish; startle someone
- すぎる
- sugiru — Exceed; pass; go beyond limit
- なら
- nara — If; in case; supposing that
- する
- suru — Do; make; perform action
- 悲しみ
- kanashimi — Sadness; sorrow; grief and melancholy
- はるか
- haruka — Far; distant; far away in space
- 彼方
- kanata — Far away; beyond; distant place
- 追い払わ
- oiharawa — Drive away; chase off; expel
- もはや
- mohaya — Already; no longer; by now
- なく
- naku — Not exist; be absent; cry
- もし
- moshi — If; in case; supposing that
- 氷原
- hyougen — Ice field; frozen plain; icy expanse
- 割れ
- ware — Break; crack; split into pieces
- 突然
- totsuzen — Suddenly; abruptly; without warning
- 極地
- kyokuchi — Polar region; arctic or antarctic area
- 砕か
- kudaka — Crush; break into small pieces
- みな
- mina — Everyone; all; all people together
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