The Angel in the House — Page 2
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Then she: 'What is it, Dear? The Life
Então ela: 'O que é, Querido? A Vida
Of Arthur, or Jerusalem's Fall?'
De Artur, ou a Queda de Jerusalém?'
'Neither: your gentle self, my Wife,
'Nenhum dos dois: você mesma, gentil, minha Esposa,
And love, that grows from one to all.
E o amor, que cresce de um para todos.
And if I faithfully proclaim
E se eu fielmente proclamar
Of these the exceeding worthiness,
Destes a imensa dignidade,
Surely the sweetest wreath of Fame
Certamente a mais doce coroa da Fama
Shall, to your hope, my brows caress;
Há de, para sua esperança, acariciar minha fronte;
And if, by virtue of my choice
E se, em virtude de minha escolha
Of this, the most heart-touching theme
Deste, o tema mais comovente para o coração
That ever tuned a poet's voice,
Que jamais afinara a voz de um poeta,
I live, as I am bold to dream,
Eu viva, como me atrevo a sonhar,
To be delight to many days,
Para ser deleite por muitos dias,
And into silence only cease
E em silêncio apenas me cale
When those are still, who shared their bays
Quando aqueles se calarem, que partilharam seus louros
With Laura and with Beatrice,
Com Laura e com Beatriz,
Imagine, Love, how learned men
Imagina, Amor, como os homens eruditos
Will deep-conceiv'd devices find,
Encontrarão artifícios profundamente concebidos,
Beyond my purpose and my ken,
Além do meu propósito e do meu saber,
An ancient bard of simple mind.
Em mim, um antigo bardo de mente simples.
You, Sweet, his Mistress, Wife, and Muse,
Você, Doce, sua Senhora, Esposa e Musa,
Were you for mortal woman meant?
Fora você destinada a ser mulher mortal?
Your praises give a hundred clues
Seus louvores dão cem pistas
To mythological intent!
Para uma intenção mitológica!
And, severing thus the truth from trope,
E, separando assim a verdade do tropo,
In you the Commentators see
Em você os Comentadores enxergam
Outlines occult of abstract scope,
Contornos ocultos de alcance abstrato,
A future for philosophy!
Um futuro para a filosofia!
Your arm's on mine! these are the meads
Seu braço está no meu! estes são os prados
In which we pass our living days;
Nos quais passamos nossos dias de vida;
There Avon runs, now hid with reeds,
Ali corre o Avon, ora oculto entre juncos,
Now brightly brimming pebbly bays;
Ora transbordando radiante sobre enseadas pedregosas;
Those are our children's songs that come
Aquelas são as canções de nossos filhos que chegam
With bells and bleatings of the sheep;
Com sinos e balidos das ovelhas;
And there, in yonder English home,
E ali, naquela casa inglesa,
We thrive on mortal food and sleep!'
Vivemos bem com comida e sono mortais!'
She laugh'd. How proud she always was
Ela riu. Como ela sempre foi orgulhosa
To feel how proud he was of her!
De sentir o quanto ele se orgulhava dela!
But he had grown distraught, because
Mas ele se tornara perturbado, porque
The Muse's mood began to stir.
O humor da Musa começou a despertar.
Vocabulary
- Então
- Then; at that time; therefore or next
- ela
- She; her; it (feminine pronoun)
- que
- That; which; what; relative pronoun
- Querido
- Dear; beloved; darling (adjective or noun)
- Vida
- Life; existence; living; way of life
- De
- Of; from; about; indicates possession or origin
- ou
- Or; used to present alternatives
- Queda
- Fall; falling; decline; drop downward
- de
- Of; from; about; indicates possession or origin
- Nenhum
- None; not any; no; neither one
- dos
- Of the; from the (contraction de + os)
- dois
- Two; the number two
- você
- You; formal second-person singular pronoun
- mesma
- Same; very; self (feminine form)
- gentil
- Gentle; kind; courteous; noble in manner
- minha
- My; mine (feminine possessive adjective)
- Esposa
- Wife; spouse; married woman
- amor
- Love; affection; beloved person
- cresce
- Grows; increases; develops; rises upward
- um
- One; a; an (masculine article or number)
- para
- For; to; in order to; toward
- todos
- All; everyone; everybody; every one
- se
- If; whether; oneself (reflexive pronoun)
- eu
- I; me (first-person singular pronoun)
- fielmente
- Faithfully; loyally; truly; with devotion
- proclamar
- Proclaim; declare; announce publicly; state
- Destes
- Of these; from these (contraction)
- imensa
- Immense; huge; vast; very large
- dignidade
- Dignity; worthiness; honor; noble quality
- Certamente
- Certainly; surely; definitely; without doubt
- mais
- More; greater; additional; further amount
- doce
- Sweet; pleasant; gentle; mild taste
- coroa
- Crown; royal headpiece; honor; wreath
- da
- Of the; from the (feminine contraction)
- Fama
- Fame; renown; reputation; public recognition
- Há
- There is; there are; exists; ago
- sua
- Your; his; her (possessive adjective)
- esperança
- Hope; expectation; wish; prospect future
- acariciar
- Caress; stroke; touch tenderly; fondle
- fronte
- Forehead; front; brow; forward part
- em
- In; on; at; within; during
- virtude
- Virtue; moral excellence; good quality
- escolha
- Choice; selection; option; preference
- Deste
- Of this; from this (contraction)
- tema
- Theme; subject; topic; subject matter
- comovente
- Moving; touching; emotional; affecting deeply
- coração
- Heart; core; center; seat emotions
- Que
- That; which; what; how; relative
- jamais
- Never; not ever; at no time
- afinara
- Had tuned; refined; attuned (past subjunctive)
- voz
- Voice; sound; vote; opinion spoken
- poeta
- Poet; writer of poetry; verse creator
- Eu
- I; me (first-person singular pronoun)
- viva
- Live; alive; lively; vivid; long live
- como
- How; as; like; in what way
- me
- Me; myself (first-person object pronoun)
- atrevo
- Dare; dare to; am bold enough
- sonhar
- Dream; imagine; wish for; daydream
- Para
- For; to; in order to; toward
- ser
- To be; exist; become; happen
- deleite
- Delight; pleasure; joy; enjoyment entertainment
- por
- For; by; through; per; during
- muitos
- Many; numerous; multiple; several quantity
- dias
- Days; daytime period; calendar days
- silêncio
- Silence; quiet; absence of sound
- apenas
- Only; just; barely; hardly; merely
- cale
- Silence; be quiet; shut up
- Quando
- When; at which time; whenever
- aqueles
- Those; those ones; that group
- calarem
- Silenced; quieted; shut up (past)
- partilharam
- Shared; divided; participated (past tense)
- seus
- Your; his; her; their possessive
- louros
- Laurels; glory; honor; triumph wreaths
- Com
- With; accompanied by; in company
- com
- With; accompanied by; in company
- Imagina
- Imagine; picture; visualize; conceive mentally
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