The Ballad of the White Horse — Page 3

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

He broke them with a broken sword

Ele os destruiu com uma espada quebrada

A little towards the sea,

Um pouco em direção ao mar,

And for one hour of panting peace,

E por uma hora de paz ofegante,

Ringed with a roar that would not cease,

Cercado por um rugido que não cessava,

With golden crown and girded fleece

Com coroa dourada e velo cingido

Made laws under a tree.

Fez leis debaixo de uma árvore.

The Northmen came about our land

Os homens do Norte vieram sobre nossa terra

A Christless chivalry:

Uma cavalaria sem Cristo:

Who knew not of the arch or pen,

Que não conheciam o arco nem a pena,

Great, beautiful half-witted men

Homens grandes, belos e meio tolos

From the sunrise and the sea.

Do nascer do sol e do mar.

Misshapen ships stood on the deep

Navios disformes erguiam-se sobre o abismo

Full of strange gold and fire,

Cheios de ouro estranho e fogo,

And hairy men, as huge as sin

E homens cabeludos, tão enormes quanto o pecado

With horned heads, came wading in

Com cabeças cornadas, vieram avançando

Through the long, low sea-mire.

Pelo longo e baixo lodaçal do mar.

Our towns were shaken of tall kings

Nossas cidades foram abaladas por reis altaneiros

With scarlet beards like blood:

Com barbas escarlates como sangue:

The world turned empty where they trod,

O mundo ficou vazio onde pisaram,

They took the kindly cross of God

Tomaram a bondosa cruz de Deus

And cut it up for wood.

E a cortaram para usar como lenha.

Their souls were drifting as the sea,

Suas almas vagavam como o mar,

And all good towns and lands

E todas as boas cidades e terras

They only saw with heavy eyes,

Eles só viam com olhos pesados,

And broke with heavy hands,

E destruíam com mãos pesadas,

Their gods were sadder than the sea,

Seus deuses eram mais tristes que o mar,

Gods of a wandering will,

Deuses de uma vontade errante,

Who cried for blood like beasts at night,

Que clamavam por sangue como feras na noite,

Sadly, from hill to hill.

Tristemente, de colina em colina.

They seemed as trees walking the earth,

Pareciam árvores caminhando pela terra,

As witless and as tall,

Tão insensatos e tão altos,

Yet they took hold upon the heavens

Mas tomaram os céus em suas mãos

And no help came at all.

E nenhum auxílio veio de forma alguma.

They bred like birds in English woods,

Multiplicaram-se como pássaros nas florestas inglesas,

They rooted like the rose,

Enraizaram-se como a rosa,

When Alfred came to Athelney

Quando Alfredo chegou a Athelney

To hide him from their bows

Para se esconder de seus arcos

There was not English armour left,

Não restava armadura inglesa,

Nor any English thing,

Nem qualquer coisa inglesa,

When Alfred came to Athelney

Quando Alfredo chegou a Athelney

To be an English king.

Para ser um rei inglês.

Vocabulary

Ele: EH-lee — Third person singular masculine pronoun meaning 'he'.
os: ohs — Masculine plural definite article meaning 'the'.
destruiu: deh-stroo-EE-oo — Past tense of 'destruir'; he/she destroyed something.
com: kohng — Preposition meaning 'with', indicating accompaniment or instrument.
uma: OO-mah — Feminine indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'one'.
espada: eh-SPAH-dah — A sword, a bladed weapon used in combat.
quebrada: keh-BRAH-dah — Broken or shattered, feminine adjective describing damage.
Um: oong — Masculine indefinite article or number meaning 'a' or 'one'.
pouco: POH-koo — A little, a small amount of something.
em: eng — Preposition meaning 'in', 'on', or 'at'.
direção: dee-reh-SOWNG — Direction, the course toward which something moves.
ao: ow — Contraction of 'a' and 'o' meaning 'to the'.
mar: mahr — The sea or ocean, a large body of saltwater.
E: ee — Conjunction meaning 'and', linking words or clauses.
por: pohr — Preposition meaning 'for', 'by', or 'through'.
hora: OH-rah — Hour, a unit of time equal to sixty minutes.
de: jee — Preposition meaning 'of' or 'from'.
paz: pahz — Peace, a state of calm and absence of conflict.
ofegante: oh-feh-GAHN-chee — Panting or gasping, breathing rapidly and with difficulty.
Cercado: sehr-KAH-doo — Surrounded or enclosed on all sides by something.
um: oong — Masculine indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'one'.
rugido: roo-ZHEE-doo — A roar or growl, a loud fierce animal sound.
que: kee — Relative pronoun or conjunction meaning 'that' or 'which'.
não: nowng — Negation word meaning 'no' or 'not'.
cessava: seh-SAH-vah — Imperfect past of 'cessar'; was ceasing or stopping.
Com: kohng — Preposition meaning 'with', indicating accompaniment or instrument.
coroa: koh-ROH-ah — A crown, a ceremonial headpiece worn by royalty.
dourada: doh-RAH-dah — Golden, made of or having the color of gold.
e: ee — Conjunction meaning 'and', connecting words or phrases.
Fez: fehz — Past tense of 'fazer'; he/she made or did something.
leis: laysh — Laws, rules established by authority governing conduct.
debaixo: deh-BAI-shoo — Underneath or below something, indicating lower position.
árvore: AHR-voh-ree — A tree, a tall woody perennial plant.
Os: ohs — Masculine plural definite article meaning 'the'.
homens: OH-mengsh — Men, adult male human beings, plural of 'homem'.
do: doo — Contraction of 'de' and 'o' meaning 'of the'.
Norte: NOHR-chee — North, the cardinal direction opposite to south.
vieram: vee-EH-rowng — They came, past tense plural of the verb 'vir'.
sobre: SOH-bree — Preposition meaning 'on', 'over', or 'about'.
nossa: NOH-sah — Our, first person plural feminine possessive pronoun.
terra: TEH-hah — Land or earth, ground or territory belonging to someone.
Uma: OO-mah — Feminine indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'one'.
cavalaria: kah-vah-lah-REE-ah — Cavalry, soldiers who fight on horseback.
sem: seng — Preposition meaning 'without', indicating absence of something.
Cristo: KREES-too — Christ, referring to Jesus Christ of Christianity.
Que: kee — Relative pronoun or conjunction meaning 'that' or 'which'.
conheciam: koh-nyeh-SEE-owng — They knew, imperfect past tense of 'conhecer'.
o: oo — Masculine singular definite article meaning 'the'.
arco: AHR-koo — A bow used to shoot arrows, or an arch shape.
nem: neng — Neither/nor, used for negative correlation between elements.
a: ah — Feminine singular definite article meaning 'the'.
pena: PEH-nah — A feather quill used for writing; also means penalty.
Homens: OH-mengsh — Men, adult male human beings, plural of 'homem'.
grandes: GRAHN-jeez — Great or large, big in size or importance.
belos: BEH-looz — Beautiful or handsome, pleasing to the senses.
meio: MAY-oo — Half or middle; also used as 'somewhat' or 'rather'.
tolos: TOH-looz — Foolish or silly, lacking good sense or judgment.
Do: doo — Contraction of 'de' and 'o' meaning 'of the'.
nascer: nah-SEHR — To be born; also 'rising' as in sunrise.
sol: sohl — The sun, the star at the center of our solar system.
Navios: nah-VEE-ooz — Ships, large vessels designed to travel on water.
erguiam: ehr-GHEE-owng — They rose or lifted, imperfect past of 'erguer'.
se: see — Reflexive pronoun meaning 'himself', 'herself', or 'itself'.
abismo: ah-BEEZ-moo — An abyss or deep chasm, an immeasurably deep gulf.
Cheios: SHAY-ooz — Full of, filled with something, masculine plural adjective.
ouro: OH-roo — Gold, a precious yellow metallic element of great value.
estranho: eh-STRAHN-yoo — Strange or foreign, unusual and unfamiliar to someone.
fogo: FOH-goo — Fire, the rapid combustion producing heat and light.
tão: towng — So or as, used for comparisons or intensification.
enormes: eh-NOHR-meez — Enormous or huge, extremely large in size.
quanto: KWAHN-too — As much as or how much, used in comparisons.
pecado: peh-KAH-doo — A sin, a moral transgression against divine or ethical law.
cabeças: kah-BEH-sahs — Heads, the upper part of the human body.
avançando: ah-vahn-SAHN-doo — Advancing or moving forward, progressing toward something.
Pelo: PEH-loo — Contraction of 'por' and 'o' meaning 'through the'.
longo: LOHN-goo — Long, extended in length over a great distance.
baixo: BAI-shoo — Low or short, positioned at a small height.
Nossas: NOH-sahs — Our, first person plural feminine possessive adjective.
cidades: see-DAH-jeez — Cities, large urban settlements inhabited by many people.
foram: FOH-rowng — They were or they went, past tense of 'ser/ir'.
abaladas: ah-bah-LAH-dahs — Shaken or disturbed, destabilized from a normal state.
reis: haysh — Kings, male monarchs who rule over a kingdom.
barbas: BAHR-bahs — Beards, facial hair growing on a man's chin.
como: KOH-moo — Like or as, used to make comparisons between things.
sangue: SAHN-gee — Blood, the red fluid circulating in the body.
O: oo — Masculine singular definite article meaning 'the'.
mundo: MOON-doo — The world, the earth and all living things on it.
ficou: fee-KOH — He/she/it stayed or became, past tense of 'ficar'.
vazio: vah-ZEE-oo — Empty or void, containing nothing inside.
onde: OHN-jee — Where, a relative adverb indicating a place or location.
pisaram: pee-ZAH-rowng — They stepped or trod, past tense of 'pisar'.
Tomaram: toh-MAH-rowng — They took, past tense plural of the verb 'tomar'.
bondosa: bohn-DOH-zah — Kind or gentle, having a benevolent and caring nature.
cruz: krooz — A cross, a symbol of Christianity or intersection of lines.
Deus: DEH-oosh — God, the supreme divine being in monotheistic religions.
cortaram: kohr-TAH-rowng — They cut, past tense plural of the verb 'cortar'.
para: PAH-rah — Preposition meaning 'for', 'to', or 'in order to'.
usar: oo-ZAHR — To use, to employ something for a particular purpose.
lenha: LEH-nyah — Firewood, wood cut or gathered for burning as fuel.
Suas: SOO-ahs — Their or your (formal), third person plural possessive.
almas: AHL-mahs — Souls, the spiritual or immaterial part of a person.
vagavam: vah-GAH-vowng — They wandered or roamed, imperfect past of 'vagar'.
todas: TOH-dahs — All or every, feminine plural referring to entirety.
as: ahs — Feminine plural definite article meaning 'the'.
boas: BOH-ahs — Good, feminine plural adjective meaning excellent or virtuous.
terras: TEH-hahs — Lands or territories, areas of ground or earth.
Eles: EH-leez — They, third person masculine plural subject pronoun.
só: soh — Only or alone, just one thing and nothing more.
viam: VEE-owng — They saw, imperfect past tense of the verb 'ver'.
olhos: OH-lyooz — Eyes, the organs of sight used to see.
pesados: peh-ZAH-dooz — Heavy, having great weight or being burdensome.
destruíam: deh-stroo-EE-owng — They destroyed, imperfect past tense of 'destruir'.
mãos: mowngsh — Hands, the body parts at the end of arms.
Seus: SAY-ooz — His, her, their, third person plural possessive adjective.
deuses: DEH-oo-zeez — Gods, divine beings worshipped in polytheistic religions.
eram: EH-rowng — They were, imperfect past tense plural of 'ser'.
mais: mysh — More, a comparative adverb indicating greater degree.
tristes: TREES-cheez — Sad or sorrowful, feeling or expressing unhappiness.
Deuses: DEH-oo-zeez — Gods, divine beings worshipped in polytheistic religions.
vontade: vohn-TAH-jee — Will or desire, the faculty of choosing one's actions.
feras: FEH-rahs — Wild beasts or fierce animals, untamed creatures.
na: nah — Contraction of 'em' and 'a' meaning 'in the'.
noite: NOY-chee — Night, the period of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
Tristemente: trees-cheh-MEHN-chee — Sadly or sorrowfully, in a melancholy or grieving manner.
colina: koh-LEE-nah — A hill, a naturally elevated area of land.
Pareciam: pah-reh-SEE-owng — They seemed or appeared, imperfect past of 'parecer'.
árvores: AHR-voh-reez — Trees, tall woody perennial plants, plural of 'árvore'.
caminhando: kah-mee-NYAHN-doo — Walking or moving on foot, gerund of 'caminhar'.
pela: PEH-lah — Contraction of 'por' and 'a' meaning 'through the'.
Tão: towng — So or as, used for comparisons or intensification.
altos: AHL-tooz — Tall or high, having great height or elevation.
Mas: mahs — But, a conjunction indicating contrast or exception.
tomaram: toh-MAH-rowng — They took, past tense plural of the verb 'tomar'.
céus: SAY-oosh — Heavens or skies, the expanse above the earth.
suas: SOO-ahs — Their or your (formal), third person plural possessive.
nenhum: nen-YOONG — None or no one, indicating a total absence.
auxílio: ow-ZHEE-lee-oo — Help or assistance, aid given to someone in need.
veio: VAY-oo — He/she/it came, past tense singular of the verb 'vir'.
forma: FOHR-mah — Form or shape, the way something looks or exists.
alguma: ahl-GOO-mah — Some or any, indefinite feminine adjective or pronoun.
Multiplicaram: mool-tee-plee-KAH-rowng — They multiplied or increased, past tense of 'multiplicar'.
pássaros: PAH-sah-rooz — Birds, feathered winged animals capable of flight.
nas: nahs — Contraction of 'em' and 'as' meaning 'in the'.
florestas: floh-REHS-tahs — Forests, large areas densely covered with trees.
inglesas: een-GLEH-zahs — English, feminine plural adjective relating to England.
rosa: HOH-zah — A rose, a fragrant flowering plant with thorned stems.
Quando: KWAHN-doo — When, a conjunction or adverb indicating a time.
chegou: sheh-GOH — He/she arrived or reached, past tense of 'chegar'.
Para: PAH-rah — Preposition meaning 'for', 'to', or 'in order to'.
esconder: eh-skohn-DEHR — To hide or conceal something from view or discovery.
arcos: AHR-kooz — Bows or arches, plural of 'arco'.
Não: nowng — Negation word meaning 'no' or 'not'.
restava: heh-STAH-vah — There remained, imperfect past tense of 'restar'.
armadura: ahr-mah-DOO-rah — Armor, protective covering worn in battle.
inglesa: een-GLEH-zah — English, feminine adjective relating to England or its people.
Nem: neng — Neither/nor, used for negative correlation between elements.
qualquer: kwahl-KEHR — Any or whatever, referring to an unspecified thing.
coisa: KOY-zah — A thing or object, a general word for any item.
ser: sehr — To be, an infinitive verb indicating existence or identity.
rei: hay — King, a male monarch who rules over a kingdom.
inglês: een-GLEHS — English, masculine adjective relating to England or its people.

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