The Ballad of the White Horse — Page 2
And men rode out of the eastern lands,
そして人々は東の地から馬を駆り、
Broad river and burning plain;
広大な川と燃える平野を越えて；
Trees that are Titan flowers to see,
見れば巨人の花のごとき樹々、
And tiger skies, striped horribly,
そして虎の空、恐ろしく縞模様をなし、
With tints of tropic rain.
熱帯の雨の色に染まりて。
Where Ind's enamelled peaks arise
インドの彩られた峰々がそびえ立つところ、
Around that inmost one,
その最も奥なる峰を囲むように、
Where ancient eagles on its brink,
その縁に太古の鷲たちが、
Vast as archangels, gather and drink
大天使のごとく広大に、集いて飲む、
The sacrament of the sun.
太陽の聖餐を。
And men brake out of the northern lands,
そして人々は北の地から打って出た、
Enormous lands alone,
ただひたすら広大な大地から、
Where a spell is laid upon life and lust
生と欲望に呪いがかけられ、
And the rain is changed to a silver dust
雨は銀の塵に変わり、
And the sea to a great green stone.
海は巨大な緑の石と化すところ。
And a Shape that moveth murkily
そして薄暗く動くひとつの影が、
In mirrors of ice and night,
氷と夜の鏡の中に、
Hath blanched with fear all beasts and birds,
あらゆる獣と鳥を恐怖で青ざめさせた、
As death and a shock of evil words
死と邪悪な言葉の衝撃が、
Blast a man's hair with white.
人の髪を白く吹き飛ばすように。
And the cry of the palms and the purple moons,
棕櫚の叫びと紫の月の叫び、
Or the cry of the frost and foam,
あるいは霜と泡沫の叫びが、
Swept ever around an inmost place,
常に最も奥なる地を巡り続け、
And the din of distant race on race
そして遠き民族から民族へと渡る喧騒が、
Cried and replied round Rome.
ローマの周りで叫び、こだまし続けた。
And there was death on the Emperor
そして皇帝には死が迫り、
And night upon the Pope:
教皇には夜が覆いかぶさっていた：
And Alfred, hiding in deep grass,
そしてアルフレッドは、深い草むらに身を潜め、
Hardened his heart with hope.
希望をもって心を固めた。
A sea-folk blinder than the sea
海よりも盲目な海の民が、
Broke all about his land,
彼の国のいたるところに押し寄せた、
But Alfred up against them bare
しかしアルフレッドは彼らに立ち向かい、
And gripped the ground and grasped the air,
大地を掴み、空気を握りしめ、
Staggered, and strove to stand.
よろめきながらも、立とうと懸命にもがいた。
He bent them back with spear and spade,
彼は槍と鋤で彼らを押し返し、
With desperate dyke and wall,
必死の堤と壁をもって、
With foemen leaning on his shield
敵兵が盾に身を寄せかけ、
And roaring on him when he reeled;
彼がよろめく時に猛り叫ぶ中で；
And no help came at all.
そして援軍はまったく来なかった。
Vocabulary
- そして
- soshite — Conjunction meaning 'and then' or 'and also'.
- 人々
- hitobito — People; plural form of 'person'.
- は
- wa — Topic-marking particle indicating the subject of discourse.
- 東
- higashi — East; the eastern direction.
- の
- no — Possessive or linking particle connecting nouns.
- 地
- chi — Land, ground, or earth.
- から
- kara — Particle meaning 'from' indicating origin or starting point.
- 馬
- uma — Horse; a large domesticated mammal used for riding.
- を
- wo — Object-marking particle indicating the direct object.
- 駆り
- kari — Driving or urging forward, as in driving horses.
- 広大
- kōdai — Vast, expansive, or immense in scale.
- な
- na — Adjectival particle linking na-adjectives to nouns.
- 川
- kawa — River; a large natural flowing body of water.
- と
- to — Particle meaning 'and' or 'with', linking items.
- 燃える
- moeru — To burn or blaze; to be on fire.
- 平野
- heiya — Plain or flatland; a broad flat area of land.
- 越えて
- koete — Crossing over or going beyond a boundary or obstacle.
- 見れば
- mireba — If one looks; upon looking, one sees.
- 巨人
- kyojin — Giant; an enormous person or creature.
- 花
- hana — Flower; a blossoming plant or its bloom.
- ごとき
- gotoki — Like or resembling; similar to (literary form).
- 樹々
- kigi — Trees; plural reference to multiple trees.
- 虎
- tora — Tiger; a large striped wild cat.
- 空
- sora — Sky; the expanse above the earth.
- 恐ろしく
- osoroshiku — Terribly or fearfully; in a dreadful manner.
- 縞模様
- shima moyō — Striped pattern; a design of alternating lines.
- 熱帯
- nettai — Tropics; the tropical zone near the equator.
- 雨
- ame — Rain; water falling from clouds.
- 色
- iro — Color; a hue or shade perceived visually.
- に
- ni — Particle indicating direction, location, or indirect object.
- インド
- Indo — India; the South Asian country.
- 彩られた
- irodorare ta — Adorned or colored; decorated with vivid hues.
- 峰々
- minene — Mountain peaks; multiple summits of mountains.
- が
- ga — Subject-marking particle identifying the grammatical subject.
- そびえ立つ
- sobieta tsu — To tower or soar upward; to rise majestically.
- ところ
- tokoro — Place or location; where something occurs.
- その
- sono — That; a demonstrative adjective referring to something nearby.
- 最も
- mottomo — Most; the superlative degree of comparison.
- 奥
- oku — Inner depths; the innermost or furthest part.
- なる
- naru — To become; also a classical attributive linking form.
- 峰
- mine — Mountain peak or summit; a high point.
- 囲む
- kakomu — To surround or encircle something completely.
- よう
- yō — Like or as if; expresses resemblance or appearance.
- 縁
- fuchi — Edge, rim, or border of something.
- 太古
- taiko — Ancient times; the remote and distant past.
- 鷲
- washi — Eagle; a large bird of prey.
- たち
- tachi — Plural suffix for people or animate beings.
- 大天使
- daitenshi — Archangel; a high-ranking angel in religious tradition.
- 飲む
- nomu — To drink; to consume a liquid.
- 太陽
- taiyō — The sun; the star at the center of our solar system.
- 北
- kita — North; the direction opposite to south.
- ただ
- tada — Simply, merely, or just; nothing but.
- ひたすら
- hitasura — Earnestly, single-mindedly, or wholeheartedly pursuing one thing.
- 大地
- daichi — The earth or ground; the vast land beneath.
- 生
- sei / nama — Life or living; vitality and existence.
- 欲望
- yokubō — Desire or craving; a strong wish or longing.
- 呪い
- noroi — Curse or hex; a malevolent supernatural spell.
- かけられ
- kakeraре — Having been cast upon; subjected to a curse or spell.
- 銀
- gin — Silver; a precious shiny metallic element.
- 塵
- chiri — Dust or fine particles; tiny debris.
- 変わり
- kawari — Changing or transforming; shifting from one state to another.
- 海
- umi — Sea or ocean; a vast body of saltwater.
- 巨大
- kyodai — Gigantic or enormous; very large in size.
- 緑
- midori — Green; the color of plants and foliage.
- 石
- ishi — Stone or rock; a hard mineral solid.
- 化す
- kesu / kasu — To transform into or turn into something else.
- 薄暗く
- usuguraku — Dimly or in a dusky manner; faintly dark.
- 動く
- ugoku — To move or shift; to change position.
- ひとつ
- hitotsu — One thing; a single item or entity.
- 影
- kage — Shadow or silhouette; a dark shape cast by an object.
- 氷
- kōri — Ice; frozen water in solid form.
- 夜
- yoru — Night; the period of darkness after sunset.
- 鏡
- kagami — Mirror; a reflective surface showing one's image.
- 中
- naka — Inside or among; the interior of something.
- あらゆる
- arayuru — Every or all; referring to each and every thing.
- 獣
- kemono — Beast or wild animal; a non-human creature.
- 鳥
- tori — Bird; a feathered winged creature.
- 恐怖
- kyōfu — Fear or terror; intense dread or fright.
- で
- de — Particle indicating means, location of action, or cause.
- 青ざめさせた
- aozame saseta — Caused to turn pale; made someone go white with fear.
- 死
- shi — Death; the end of life.
- 邪悪
- jaaku — Evil or wicked; morally corrupt and malicious.
- 言葉
- kotoba — Words or language; verbal expression or speech.
- 衝撃
- shōgeki — Shock or impact; a sudden forceful blow or jolt.
- 人
- hito — Person or human being; an individual.
- 髪
- kami — Hair; the strands growing from the scalp.
- 白く
- shiroku — Whitely; in a white manner or turned white.
- 吹き飛ばす
- fukitobasu — To blow away; to scatter forcefully with wind or blast.
- 叫び
- sakebi — A cry or shout; a loud vocal exclamation.
- 紫
- murasaki — Purple; the color between red and blue.
- 月
- tsuki — Moon; Earth's natural satellite visible at night.
- あるいは
- aruiwa — Or; alternatively; expressing another possibility.
- 霜
- shimo — Frost; ice crystals forming on cold surfaces at night.
- 常に
- tsune ni — Always or constantly; at all times without ceasing.
- 巡り
- meguri — Circling or going around; making a round or circuit.
- 続け
- tsuzuke — Continuing on; keeping up without stopping.
- 民族
- minzoku — Ethnic group or people; a community sharing culture and heritage.
- へ
- e — Directional particle indicating movement toward something.
- 渡る
- wataru — To cross over; to pass across water or a boundary.
- 喧騒
- kensō — Clamor or uproar; loud noisy commotion.
- ローマ
- Rōma — Rome; the capital city of Italy, ancient seat of empire.
- 周り
- mawari — Surroundings or around; the area encircling something.
- こだまし
- kodamashi — Echoing; reverberating sound bouncing off surfaces.
- 続けた
- tsuzuketa — Continued; kept on doing something in the past.
- 皇帝
- kōtei — Emperor; a supreme monarch ruling an empire.
- 迫り
- semari — Pressing close or advancing threateningly toward something.
- 教皇
- kyōkō — Pope; the head of the Roman Catholic Church.
- 深い
- fukai — Deep; extending far down or inward.
- 草むら
- kusamura — Thicket of grass; a dense clump of undergrowth.
- 身
- mi — One's body or self; one's own person.
- 潜め
- hisome — Concealing oneself; hiding or keeping out of sight.
- 希望
- kibō — Hope; a desire or expectation for something positive.
- もって
- motte — Holding or with; using something as a means.
- 心
- kokoro — Heart or mind; one's inner spirit and feelings.
- 固めた
- katameta — Hardened or steeled; resolved with firm determination.
- より
- yori — Than; comparative particle indicating a point of comparison.
- も
- mo — Also or even; inclusive particle adding another element.
- 盲目
- mōmoku — Blind; lacking sight or willfully ignorant.
- 民
- tami — People or populace; the common folk of a nation.
- 彼
- kare — He or him; third-person masculine pronoun.
- 国
- kuni — Country or nation; a sovereign state or homeland.
- いたる
- itaru — To reach or arrive at; extending throughout everywhere.
- 押し寄せた
- oshiyoseta — Surged or pressed forward; advanced in a great wave.
- しかし
- shikashi — However or but; a conjunction showing contrast.
- 彼ら
- karera — They or them; third-person plural pronoun.
- 立ち向かい
- tachimukmai — Confronting or facing up to an adversary or challenge.
- 掴み
- tsukami — Grasping or seizing; taking a firm hold of something.
- 空気
- kūki — Air; the invisible mixture of gases surrounding the earth.
- 握りしめ
- nigirishime — Gripping tightly; clenching something firmly in one's hand.
- よろめき
- yoromeki — Staggering or stumbling; moving unsteadily as if about to fall.
- ながら
- nagara — While doing; simultaneous action conjunction.
- 立とう
- tatō — Let us stand; volitional form of 'to stand'.
- 懸命
- kenmei — With all one's might; desperately and earnestly striving.
- もがいた
- mogaita — Struggled or writhed; fought desperately against difficulty.
- 槍
- yari — Spear; a long-shafted weapon with a pointed tip.
- 押し返し
- oshikaeshi — Pushing back; repelling or driving back an opponent.
- 必死
- hisshi — Desperate or frantic; fighting with one's life at stake.
- 壁
- kabe — Wall; a vertical structure enclosing or dividing space.
- 敵兵
- tekihei — Enemy soldiers; opposing combatants in warfare.
- 盾
- tate — Shield; a protective barrier held to deflect attacks.
- よろめく
- yoromeku — To stagger or totter; to move unsteadily while walking.
- 時
- toki — Time or moment; a particular point in time.
- 叫ぶ
- sakebu — To shout or yell; to cry out loudly.
- 援軍
- engun — Reinforcements; additional troops sent to support allies.
- まったく
- mattaku — Completely or utterly; used for total negation or emphasis.
- 来
- ki — Coming; the stem form of 'to come' (kuru).
- なかった
- nakatta — Did not exist or did not occur; past negative form.
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