The Ballad of the White Horse — Page 2
For the second case, there is a popular tale that Alfred played the harp and sang in the Danish camp; I select it because it is a popular tale, at whatever time it arose.
Para el segundo caso, existe una leyenda popular que dice que Alfred tocó el arpa y cantó en el campamento danés; la selecciono porque es una leyenda popular, sin importar en qué época surgió.
For the third case, there is a popular tale that Alfred came in contact with a woman and cakes; I select it because it is a popular tale, because it is a vulgar one.
Para el tercer caso, existe una leyenda popular que dice que Alfred tuvo contacto con una mujer y unos pasteles; la selecciono porque es una leyenda popular, porque es una leyenda vulgar.
It has been disputed by grave historians, who were, I think, a little too grave to be good judges of it.
Ha sido cuestionada por historiadores serios, quienes eran, creo yo, demasiado serios para ser buenos árbitros de ella.
The two chief charges against the story are that it was first recorded long after Alfred's death, and that (as Mr. Oman urges) Alfred never really wandered all alone without any thanes or soldiers.
Los dos principales cargos contra la historia son que fue registrada por primera vez mucho después de la muerte de Alfred, y que (según argumenta el señor Oman) Alfred nunca vagó realmente completamente solo sin ningún thane o soldado.
Both these objections might possibly be met.
Ambas objeciones podrían posiblemente ser respondidas.
It has taken us nearly as long to learn the whole truth about Byron, and perhaps longer to learn the whole truth about Pepys, than elapsed between Alfred and the first writing of such tales.
Nos ha llevado casi tanto tiempo aprender toda la verdad sobre Byron, y quizás más tiempo aprender toda la verdad sobre Pepys, que el que transcurrió entre Alfred y la primera escritura de tales leyendas.
And as for the other objection, do the historians really think that Alfred after Wilton, or Napoleon after Leipsic, never walked about in a wood by himself for the matter of an hour or two?
Y en cuanto a la otra objeción, ¿acaso creen realmente los historiadores que Alfred tras Wilton, o Napoleón tras Leipzig, nunca pasearon solos por un bosque durante una hora o dos?
Ten minutes might be made sufficient for the essence of the story.
Diez minutos podrían ser suficientes para la esencia de la historia.
But I am not concerned to prove the truth of these popular traditions.
Pero no me preocupa probar la veracidad de estas tradiciones populares.
Vocabulary
- para
- in order to; for; toward
- el
- the (masculine singular article)
- segundo
- second; occurring after the first
- caso
- case; instance; situation
- existe
- exists; there is or are
- una
- a; one (feminine singular)
- leyenda
- legend; traditional story handed down
- popular
- popular; liked by many people
- que
- that; which; who
- dice
- says; tells; speaks
- tocó
- touched; played (musical instrument)
- arpa
- harp; stringed musical instrument
- cantó
- sang; sung (past tense of cantar)
- en
- in; on; at
- campamento
- camp; military encampment or settlement
- danés
- Danish; relating to Denmark
- la
- the (feminine singular article)
- selecciono
- I select; I choose
- porque
- because; for the reason that
- es
- is; third person singular of ser
- sin
- without; lacking
- importar
- to matter; to be important
- qué
- what; which; interrogative pronoun
- época
- epoch; period; era of time
- surgió
- arose; emerged; came into being
- tercer
- third; ordinal number
- tuvo
- had; past tense of tener
- contacto
- contact; connection with someone
- con
- with; accompanied by
- mujer
- woman; female adult person
- unos
- some; approximately; a few
- pasteles
- cakes; pastries; baked desserts
- vulgar
- vulgar; common; ordinary; coarse
- Ha
- has; present perfect auxiliary verb
- sido
- been; past participle of ser
- cuestionada
- questioned; challenged; disputed
- por
- by; through; per
- historiadores
- historians; scholars of history
- serios
- serious; grave; earnest
- quienes
- who; whom; which people
- eran
- were; past tense plural of ser
- creo
- I believe; I think
- yo
- I; first person singular pronoun
- demasiado
- too much; excessively; too many
- ser
- to be; to exist
- buenos
- good; well; favorable
- árbitros
- arbiters; judges; referees
- de
- of; from; about
- ella
- she; her; feminine pronoun
- Los
- the (masculine plural article)
- dos
- two; number 2
- principales
- main; principal; chief
- cargos
- charges; accusations; positions
- contra
- against; opposed to
- historia
- history; story; tale
- son
- are; plural form of ser
- fue
- was; past tense singular of ser
- registrada
- registered; recorded; documented
- primera
- first; earliest in sequence
- vez
- time; occasion; instance
- mucho
- much; a lot; very
- después
- after; afterward; later
- muerte
- death; demise; end of life
- según
- according to; as stated by
- argumenta
- argues; presents argument
- señor
- mister; sir; gentleman
- nunca
- never; not ever
- vagó
- wandered; roamed; vagrantly moved
- realmente
- really; actually; truly
- completamente
- completely; entirely; fully
- solo
- alone; sole; only one
- ningún
- no; not any; none
- soldado
- soldier; military personnel
- Ambas
- both; two together (feminine)
- objeciones
- objections; oppositions; disagreements
- podrían
- could; might; would be able to
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