The Ballad of the White Horse — Page 4

English → Spanish BOOK I. THE VISION OF THE KING Level 7/10

For earthquake swallowing earthquake

Pues terremoto tras terremoto

Uprent the Wessex tree;

Arrancó de raíz el árbol de Wessex;

The whirlpool of the pagan sway

El torbellino del dominio pagano

Had swirled his sires as sticks away

Había arrastrado a sus antepasados como ramas en la corriente

When a flood smites the sea.

Cuando una inundación azota el mar.

And the great kings of Wessex

Y los grandes reyes de Wessex

Wearied and sank in gore,

Se agotaron y se hundieron en la sangre,

And even their ghosts in that great stress

Y hasta sus fantasmas en aquella gran tribulación

Grew greyer and greyer, less and less,

Se volvían más y más grises, cada vez más tenues,

With the lords that died in Lyonesse

Con los señores que murieron en Lyonesse

And the king that comes no more.

Y el rey que no regresa jamás.

And the God of the Golden Dragon

Y el Dios del Dragón Dorado

Was dumb upon his throne,

Estaba mudo en su trono,

And the lord of the Golden Dragon

Y el señor del Dragón Dorado

Ran in the woods alone.

Corría solo por los bosques.

And if ever he climbed the crest of luck

Y si alguna vez ascendía a la cima de la fortuna

And set the flag before,

Y plantaba la bandera al frente,

Returning as a wheel returns,

Volviendo como vuelve una rueda,

Came ruin and the rain that burns,

Llegaban la ruina y la lluvia que abrasa,

And all began once more.

Y todo comenzaba de nuevo.

And naught was left King Alfred

Y nada le quedaba al rey Alfredo

But shameful tears of rage,

Salvo lágrimas vergonzosas de rabia,

In the island in the river

En la isla en el río

In the end of all his age.

Al final de toda su era.

In the island in the river

En la isla en el río

He was broken to his knee:

Quedó quebrado hasta la rodilla:

And he read, writ with an iron pen,

Y leyó, escrito con pluma de hierro,

That God had wearied of Wessex men

Que Dios se había cansado de los hombres de Wessex

And given their country, field and fen,

Y había entregado su tierra, campo y pantano,

To the devils of the sea.

A los demonios del mar.

And he saw in a little picture,

Y vio en una pequeña imagen,

Tiny and far away,

Diminuta y lejana,

His mother sitting in Egbert's hall,

A su madre sentada en el salón de Egberto,

And a book she showed him, very small,

Y un libro que ella le mostraba, muy pequeño,

Where a sapphire Mary sat in stall

Donde una María de zafiro estaba sentada en su trono

With a golden Christ at play.

Con un Cristo dorado que jugaba.

It was wrought in the monk's slow manner,

Estaba elaborada al modo pausado del monje,

From silver and sanguine shell,

Con plata y nácar sanguíneo,

Where the scenes are little and terrible,

Donde las escenas son pequeñas y terribles,

Keyholes of heaven and hell.

Cerraduras que atisban el cielo y el infierno.

Vocabulary

Pues: Well; then; since; used for emphasis or transition.
terremoto: Earthquake; sudden violent shaking of the earth.
tras: After; behind; following in space or time.
Arrancó: He/she uprooted; tore out; started suddenly or forcefully.
de: Of; from; belonging to; indicates possession or origin.
raíz: Root; the underground part of a plant.
el: The; masculine singular definite article in Spanish.
árbol: Tree; woody plant with trunk, branches, and leaves.
El: The; masculine singular definite article; also a name.
torbellino: Whirlwind; tornado; or chaos; turmoil; confusion.
del: Of the; contraction of 'de' and 'el'.
dominio: Domain; dominion; rule; power; area of control.
pagano: Pagan; non-Christian or non-religious person or belief.
Había: There was; there were; past tense of haber.
arrastrado: Dragged; pulled; swept along by force.
sus: His; her; their; your; possessive adjective.
antepasados: Ancestors; forebears; predecessors in family lineage.
como: Like; as; in the manner of; approximately.
ramas: Branches; limbs of a tree; offshoots.
en: In; on; at; preposition indicating location or time.
la: The; feminine singular definite article in Spanish.
corriente: Current; stream; flow; also means common or ordinary.
Cuando: When; at what time; conditional conjunction.
una: A; one; feminine singular indefinite article.
inundación: Flood; deluge; overflow of water submerging land.
azota: He/she whips; lashes; strikes; affects severely.
mar: Sea; ocean; large body of salt water.
los: The; masculine plural definite article in Spanish.
grandes: Great; large; big; important; significant in scale.
reyes: Kings; monarchs; plural of rey; rulers.
Se: Himself; herself; themselves; reflexive pronoun.
agotaron: They exhausted; wore out; depleted completely.
se: Himself; herself; themselves; reflexive or passive marker.
hundieron: They sank; submerged; went down; were destroyed.
sangre: Blood; vital fluid; also means lineage or kinship.
hasta: Until; up to; even; as far as.
fantasmas: Ghosts; phantoms; spirits of the dead.
aquella: That; that one; feminine singular demonstrative pronoun.
gran: Great; large; big; important; used before singular noun.
tribulación: Tribulation; suffering; distress; affliction; hardship.
volvían: They returned; came back; turned; went back.
más: More; plus; greater in quantity or degree.
grises: Gray; grey; plural of gris; dull color.
cada: Each; every; one by one; per.
vez: Time; occasion; turn; instance; moment.
tenues: Thin; faint; weak; subtle; slight in quality.
Con: With; accompanied by; having; in company.
señores: Lords; gentlemen; sirs; plural of señor.
que: That; which; who; relative or subordinate conjunction.
murieron: They died; passed away; ceased to live.
rey: King; male monarch; ruler of a kingdom.
no: No; not; negation; refusal; opposite of yes.
regresa: He/she returns; comes back; goes back.
jamás: Never; ever; not ever; not at any time.
Dios: God; deity; supreme being in monotheistic religions.
Dragón: Dragon; mythical fire-breathing creature; serpent.
Dorado: Golden; gilded; made of gold; precious.
Estaba: He/she/it was; remained; stayed; past tense.
mudo: Mute; silent; unable to speak; voiceless.
su: His; her; its; your; their; possessive adjective.
trono: Throne; royal seat; chair of authority.
señor: Lord; sir; mister; man of authority.
Corría: He/she ran; flowed; traveled; past tense.
solo: Alone; only; sole; single; by oneself.
por: For; by; through; via; indicating movement or cause.
bosques: Forests; woods; wooded areas; plural of bosque.
si: If; whether; conditional conjunction or particle.
alguna: Some; any; a certain one; feminine singular.
ascendía: He/she ascended; climbed; rose up; went higher.
cima: Summit; peak; top; apex of a mountain.
fortuna: Fortune; luck; chance; wealth; destiny.
plantaba: He/she planted; set; established; placed firmly.
bandera: Flag; banner; standard; cloth symbol of nation.
al: To the; at the; contraction of 'a el'.
frente: Front; ahead; facing; foreground; battle front.
Volviendo: Returning; coming back; turning; revolving.
vuelve: He/she/it returns; comes back; turns around.
rueda: Wheel; circular object; turns; spins; rotates.

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