The Ballad of the White Horse — Page 4

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

For earthquake swallowing earthquake

Per terremoto che inghiotte terremoto

Uprent the Wessex tree;

Sradicò l'albero del Wessex;

The whirlpool of the pagan sway

Il vortice del dominio pagano

Had swirled his sires as sticks away

Aveva travolto i suoi avi come bastoni

When a flood smites the sea.

Quando un'inondazione colpisce il mare.

And the great kings of Wessex

E i grandi re del Wessex

Wearied and sank in gore,

Si stancarono e affondarono nel sangue,

And even their ghosts in that great stress

E persino i loro fantasmi in quella grande angoscia

Grew greyer and greyer, less and less,

Divennero sempre più grigi, sempre più evanescenti,

With the lords that died in Lyonesse

Con i signori che morirono a Lyonesse

And the king that comes no more.

E il re che non torna più.

And the God of the Golden Dragon

E il Dio del Drago d'Oro

Was dumb upon his throne,

Era muto sul suo trono,

And the lord of the Golden Dragon

E il signore del Drago d'Oro

Ran in the woods alone.

Correva solo nei boschi.

And if ever he climbed the crest of luck

E se mai scalava la vetta della fortuna

And set the flag before,

E innalzava il vessillo davanti a sé,

Returning as a wheel returns,

Tornando come torna una ruota,

Came ruin and the rain that burns,

Giungevano la rovina e la pioggia che brucia,

And all began once more.

E tutto ricominciava da capo.

And naught was left King Alfred

E nulla rimase al re Alfredo

But shameful tears of rage,

Se non lacrime vergognose di rabbia,

In the island in the river

Nell'isola nel fiume

In the end of all his age.

Alla fine di tutta la sua epoca.

In the island in the river

Nell'isola nel fiume

He was broken to his knee:

Fu piegato fino alle ginocchia:

And he read, writ with an iron pen,

E lesse, scritto con una penna di ferro,

That God had wearied of Wessex men

Che Dio si era stancato degli uomini del Wessex

And given their country, field and fen,

E aveva dato la loro terra, campo e palude,

To the devils of the sea.

Ai diavoli del mare.

And he saw in a little picture,

E vide in una piccola immagine,

Tiny and far away,

Minuscola e lontana,

His mother sitting in Egbert's hall,

Sua madre seduta nella sala di Egberto,

And a book she showed him, very small,

E un libro che lei gli mostrava, molto piccolo,

Where a sapphire Mary sat in stall

Dove una Maria di zaffiro sedeva nel seggio

With a golden Christ at play.

Con un Cristo d'oro in gioco.

It was wrought in the monk's slow manner,

Era lavorato nel lento stile del monaco,

From silver and sanguine shell,

D'argento e di conchiglia sanguigna,

Where the scenes are little and terrible,

Dove le scene sono piccole e terribili,

Keyholes of heaven and hell.

Buchi della serratura del paradiso e dell'inferno.

Vocabulary

Per: For; by; through; in order to
terremoto: Earthquake; violent shaking of the earth's surface
che: That; which; who; relative pronoun
inghiotte: Swallows; engulfs; consumes entirely
Sradicò: Uprooted; pulled out by the roots
albero: Tree; mast of a ship
del: Of the; contraction of 'di' and 'il'
Il: The; definite article masculine singular
vortice: Vortex; whirlpool; spiral motion of liquid
dominio: Domain; dominion; rule; control over territory
pagano: Pagan; non-Christian; relating to ancient religions
Aveva: Had; past tense of 'avere' third person singular
travolto: Swept away; overwhelmed; carried along by force
suoi: His; her; its; possessive adjective plural
avi: Ancestors; forefathers; predecessors in family line
come: As; like; how; in what manner
bastoni: Sticks; clubs; wooden rods or poles
Quando: When; at what time; whenever
un: A; an; one; indefinite article
inondazione: Flood; inundation; overflow of water
colpisce: Strikes; hits; affects; impacts forcefully
il: The; definite article masculine singular
mare: Sea; ocean; large body of saltwater
grandi: Great; large; big; magnificent in size
re: Kings; rulers; monarchs; male sovereigns
Si: Reflexive pronoun; themselves; oneself
stancarono: Tired out; became weary; exhausted
affondarono: Sank; went down; submerged in water
nel: In the; contraction of 'in' and 'il'
sangue: Blood; bloodline; familial descent or relation
persino: Even; including; moreover; furthermore
loro: Their; theirs; possessive pronoun plural
fantasmi: Ghosts; phantoms; spirits of the dead
in: In; into; within; indicating location
quella: That; those; demonstrative adjective feminine singular
grande: Great; large; big; significant in scale
angoscia: Anguish; anxiety; deep emotional distress
Divennero: Became; turned into; changed state
sempre: Always; forever; constantly; at all times
più: More; further; greater in quantity
grigi: Gray; grey; dull or colorless
evanescenti: Evanescent; fading; vanishing; transitory
Con: With; together with; accompanied by
signori: Lords; gentlemen; sirs; male nobility
morirono: Died; passed away; ceased living
non: Not; no; expressing negation or denial
torna: Returns; comes back; goes back
Dio: God; deity; divine being in religion
Drago: Dragon; mythical creature with wings
Oro: Gold; precious yellow metal element
Era: Was; past tense of 'essere'
muto: Silent; mute; not speaking or making sound
sul: On the; contraction of 'su' and 'il'
suo: His; her; its; possessive adjective singular
trono: Throne; seat of authority; royal chair
signore: Lord; sir; master; man of authority
Correva: Ran; moved quickly on foot
solo: Alone; solitary; unaccompanied; only
nei: In the; contraction of 'in' and 'i'
boschi: Woods; forests; dense areas of trees
se: If; conditional; whether; in case
mai: Ever; never; at any time
scalava: Climbed; scaled; ascended upward
la: The; definite article feminine singular
vetta: Peak; summit; top of mountain
della: Of the; contraction of 'di' and 'la'
fortuna: Fortune; luck; chance; prosperity
innalzava: Raised; lifted up; elevated; hoisted
vessillo: Flag; banner; standard; ensign of army
davanti: In front; before; ahead of something
sé: Himself; herself; itself; oneself; reflexive pronoun
Tornando: Returning; coming back; going back
una: A; an; one; indefinite article feminine
ruota: Wheel; circular object that rotates
Giungevano: Arrived; reached; came to location
rovina: Ruin; destruction; collapse of structure
pioggia: Rain; precipitation; water falling from sky
brucia: Burns; sets fire to; ignites

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