The Angel in the House — Page 11
'Ah, whence to-day's so sweet release,
'Ah, de onde vem o tão doce alívio de hoje,
This clearance light of all my care,
Esta leveza que clareia todos os meus cuidados,
This conscience free, this fertile peace,
Esta consciência livre, esta paz fértil,
These softly folded wings of prayer,
Estas asas de oração suavemente dobradas,
'This calm and more than conquering love,
'Esta calma e mais do que conquistador amor,
With which nought evil dares to cope,
Com o qual nenhum mal ousa enfrentar,
This joy that lifts no glance above,
Esta alegria que não eleva o olhar ao alto,
For faith too sure, too sweet for hope?
Por uma fé demasiado certa, demasiado doce para a esperança?
'O, happy time, too happy change,
'Ó, tempo feliz, mudança demasiado feliz,
It will not live, though fondly nurst!
Não durará, por mais carinhosamente que seja nutrido!
Full soon the sun will seem as strange
Em breve o sol parecerá tão estranho
As now the cloud which seems dispersed.'
Como agora a nuvem que parece dispersa.'
She from a rose-tree shook the blight;
Ela sacudiu a praga de uma roseira;
And well she knew that I knew well
E ela sabia bem que eu sabia bem
Her grace with silence to requite;
Retribuir a sua graça com silêncio;
And, answering now the luncheon bell,
E, respondendo agora ao sino do almoço,
I laugh'd at Mildred's laugh, which made
Eu ri do riso de Mildred, que tornava
All melancholy wrong, its mood
Toda melancolia errada, cujo humor
Such sweet self-confidence display'd,
Exibia tamanha doce autoconfiança,
So glad a sense of present good.
Tão alegre no sentido do bem presente.
I laugh'd and sigh'd: for I confess
Eu ri e suspirei: pois confesso
I never went to Ball, or Fête,
Que nunca fui a um Baile, ou Festa,
Or Show, but in pursuit express
Ou Espetáculo, senão em busca expressa
Of my predestinated mate;
Da minha companheira predestinada;
And thus to me, who had in sight
E assim para mim, que tinha em vista
The happy chance upon the cards,
A feliz oportunidade nas cartas,
Each beauty blossom'd in the light
Cada beleza florescia à luz
Of tender personal regards;
De ternos cuidados pessoais;
And, in the records of my breast,
E, nos registos do meu peito,
Red-letter'd, eminently fair,
Assinaladas a vermelho, eminentemente belas,
Stood sixteen, who, beyond the rest,
Destacavam-se dezasseis, que, acima das demais,
By turns till then had been my care:
Por turnos até então tinham sido o meu cuidado:
At Berlin three, one at St.
Em Berlim três, uma em St.
Vocabulary
- de
- Preposition indicating possession or origin
- onde
- Where; interrogative or relative adverb
- vem
- Comes; third person singular of vir
- tão
- So; such; used to emphasize intensity
- doce
- Sweet; having sugary taste or gentle quality
- alívio
- Relief; comfort from pain or distress
- hoje
- Today; the present day
- Esta
- This; feminine singular demonstrative adjective
- leveza
- Lightness; quality of being light or delicate
- que
- That; which; what; relative pronoun
- clareia
- Brightens; illuminates; makes clear or light
- todos
- All; every; everyone; masculine plural
- os
- The; definite article masculine plural
- meus
- My; possessive adjective masculine plural
- cuidados
- Cares; worries; plural of cuidado
- consciência
- Consciousness; awareness; moral conscience
- livre
- Free; unbound; not restricted or imprisoned
- esta
- This; feminine singular demonstrative pronoun
- paz
- Peace; tranquility; absence of conflict
- fértil
- Fertile; productive; capable of bearing fruit
- Estas
- These; feminine plural demonstrative adjective
- asas
- Wings; appendages for flying
- oração
- Prayer; spoken request to deity
- suavemente
- Gently; softly; in a smooth manner
- dobradas
- Folded; bent; curved plural feminine
- calma
- Calm; tranquility; peaceful state of mind
- mais
- More; additional quantity or degree
- do
- Of the; contraction of de plus o
- conquistador
- Conqueror; one who conquers or overcomes
- amor
- Love; affection; deep feeling for someone
- Com
- With; accompanied by; in company of
- qual
- Which; what; interrogative or relative pronoun
- nenhum
- No; not any; none whatsoever
- mal
- Evil; harm; bad; poorly done
- ousa
- Dares; has courage to do something
- enfrentar
- To face; confront; meet directly
- alegria
- Joy; happiness; gladness and delight
- não
- No; not; negation particle
- eleva
- Raises; lifts up; elevates higher
- olhar
- To look; gaze; view; regard
- ao
- To the; contraction of a plus o
- alto
- High; tall; elevated in position
- Por
- For; by; through; per; on behalf
- uma
- A; an; indefinite article feminine
- fé
- Faith; belief; trust in something
- demasiado
- Too much; excessive; overly or excessively
- certa
- Certain; sure; definite; particular
- para
- For; to; toward; in order to
- esperança
- Hope; expectation of future good
- tempo
- Time; period; weather; epoch or era
- feliz
- Happy; content; fortunate; blessed
- mudança
- Change; alteration; transformation or shift
- Não
- No; not; negation or refusal
- durará
- Will last; endure; continue in time
- por
- For; by; through; during; per
- carinhosamente
- Affectionately; tenderly; with tender care
- seja
- Be; subjunctive of ser; let it be
- nutrido
- Nourished; fed; sustained with food
- Em
- In; into; at; within location
- breve
- Brief; short; lasting short time
- sol
- Sun; star; sunshine; bright light
- parecerá
- Will seem; will appear; will look
- estranho
- Strange; odd; unusual; unfamiliar or weird
- Como
- How; as; like; in what way
- agora
- Now; at present; at this moment
- nuvem
- Cloud; fluffy mass in sky
- parece
- Seems; appears; looks like; resembles
- dispersa
- Dispersed; scattered; spread out widely
- Ela
- She; female third person singular pronoun
- sacudiu
- Shook; jolted; moved suddenly or vigorously
- praga
- Curse; plague; harmful pest or blight
- roseira
- Rose bush; thorny shrub bearing roses
- ela
- She; female third person singular pronoun
- sabia
- Knew; was aware of; wise woman
- bem
- Well; good; properly; rightly; very
- eu
- I; first person singular pronoun
- Retribuir
- To repay; return; requite; give back
- sua
- His; her; your; possessive adjective
- graça
- Grace; charm; elegance; divine favor
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