The Angel in the House — Page 1
THE PROLOGUE.
O PRÓLOGO.
'MINE is no horse with wings, to gain
'O meu não é cavalo com asas, para alcançar
The region of the spheral chime;
A região do carrilhão esférico;
He does but drag a rumbling wain,
Ele apenas arrasta um barulhento carro,
Cheer'd by the coupled bells of rhyme;
Animado pelos sinos acoplados da rima;
And if at Fame's bewitching note
E se à nota sedutora da Fama
My homely Pegasus pricks an ear,
O meu singelo Pégaso ergue uma orelha,
The world's cart-collar hugs his throat,
A coleira do carro do mundo aperta-lhe a garganta,
And he's too wise to prance or rear.'
E ele é sábio demais para cabriolar ou encabritar-se.'
Thus ever answer'd Vaughan his Wife,
Assim sempre respondia Vaughan à sua Esposa,
Who, more than he, desired his fame;
Que, mais do que ele, desejava a sua fama;
But, in his heart, his thoughts were rife
Mas, em seu coração, seus pensamentos abundavam
How for her sake to earn a name.
Sobre como, por ela, conquistar um nome.
With bays poetic three times crown'd,
Com louros poéticos três vezes coroado,
And other college honours won,
E outras honras universitárias conquistadas,
He, if he chose, might be renown'd,
Ele, se o desejasse, poderia ser famoso,
He had but little doubt, she none;
Ele tinha pouca dúvida, ela nenhuma;
And in a loftier phrase he talk'd
E em linguagem mais elevada ele falou
With her, upon their Wedding-Day,
Com ela, no seu Dia do Casamento,
(The eighth), while through the fields they walk'd,
(O oitavo), enquanto pelos campos caminhavam,
Their children shouting by the way.
Seus filhos gritando pelo caminho.
'Not careless of the gift of song,
'Não descuidado do dom do canto,
Nor out of love with noble fame,
Nem desapaixonado pela nobre fama,
I, meditating much and long
Eu, meditando muito e longamente
What I should sing, how win a name,
Sobre o que deveria cantar, como conquistar um nome,
Considering well what theme unsung,
Considerando bem que tema não cantado,
What reason worth the cost of rhyme,
Que razão vale o custo da rima,
Remains to loose the poet's tongue
Resta para soltar a língua do poeta
In these last days, the dregs of time,
Nestes últimos dias, a borra do tempo,
Learn that to me, though born so late,
Fica sabendo que a mim, embora nascido tão tarde,
There does, beyond desert, befall
Cabe, além do merecido,
(May my great fortune make me great!)
(Que a minha grande fortuna me torne grande!)
The first of themes, sung last of all.
O primeiro dos temas, cantado por último de todos.
In green and undiscover'd ground,
Em terra verde e não descoberta,
Yet near where many others sing,
Mas perto de onde muitos outros cantam,
I have the very well-head found
Encontrei a própria nascente
Whence gushes the Pierian Spring.
De onde jorra a Fonte Piéria.
Vocabulary
- PRÓLOGO
- Introduction or preface to a literary work
- meu
- My; belonging to me
- não
- No; negative response or negation
- cavalo
- Horse; large domesticated hoofed mammal
- com
- With; accompanied by or using something
- asas
- Wings; appendages for flight in birds
- para
- For; in order to; toward a destination
- alcançar
- To reach; to attain or achieve something
- região
- Region; area or territory with distinct characteristics
- do
- Of the; contraction of 'de' and 'o'
- Ele
- He; masculine third person singular pronoun
- apenas
- Only; merely or just; scarcely
- um
- A or an; indefinite article masculine singular
- carro
- Cart or car; vehicle for transportation
- Animado
- Animated or lively; full of energy
- pelos
- By the or through the; hairs
- sinos
- Bells; ringing instruments that produce sound
- da
- Of the; feminine form of 'do'
- rima
- Rhyme; correspondence of final sounds in words
- se
- Oneself; reflexive pronoun or conditional marker
- nota
- Note; observes or records something
- sedutora
- Seductive; alluring or attractive in appearance
- Fama
- Fame; state of being widely known
- uma
- A or an; feminine indefinite article
- orelha
- Ear; organ for hearing sounds
- coleira
- Collar; band worn around neck of animal
- mundo
- World; the earth and all its inhabitants
- lhe
- Him or her; indirect object pronoun
- garganta
- Throat; passage from mouth to stomach
- ele
- He; masculine third person singular pronoun
- sábio
- Wise or sage; having knowledge and judgment
- demais
- Too much or too; excessively or besides
- ou
- Or; used to present alternatives between options
- Assim
- Thus or so; in this manner or way
- sempre
- Always; at all times without exception
- respondia
- Responded; answered or replied to something
- sua
- His or her; possessive adjective feminine
- Esposa
- Wife; married woman or female spouse
- Que
- What or which; interrogative or relative pronoun
- mais
- More; greater in quantity or degree
- desejava
- Desired or wished; wanted something greatly
- fama
- Fame; state of being widely known
- Mas
- But; used to contrast ideas or statements
- em
- In or on; indicates location or position
- seu
- His or her; possessive adjective masculine
- coração
- Heart; organ that pumps blood
- seus
- His or her; possessive plural adjective
- pensamentos
- Thoughts; ideas or mental processes
- Sobre
- About or on; concerning a topic
- como
- How or as; in what manner or way
- por
- For or by; indicates agent or reason
- ela
- She; feminine third person singular pronoun
- conquistar
- To conquer or win; to gain something
- nome
- Name; word used to identify something
- Com
- With; accompanied by or using something
- poéticos
- Poetic; relating to poetry or poets
- três
- Three; number between two and four
- vezes
- Times; occasions or instances of something
- outras
- Other or others; different ones besides these
- honras
- Honors; recognition of achievement or distinction
- universitárias
- University-related; pertaining to institution of higher education
- poderia
- Could or would be able; conditional ability
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