The Ballad of the White Horse — Page 1
Up across windy wastes and up
Por sobre ermos ventosos e acima
Went Alfred over the shaws,
Foi Alfredo além dos bosques,
Shaken of the joy of giants,
Sacudido pela alegria dos gigantes,
The joy without a cause.
A alegria sem uma causa.
In the slopes away to the western bays,
Nas encostas que se estendem até as baías do oeste,
Where blows not ever a tree,
Onde nunca sopra uma árvore,
He washed his soul in the west wind
Ele lavou sua alma no vento do oeste
And his body in the sea.
E seu corpo no mar.
And he set to rhyme his ale-measures,
E ele pôs em rima as medidas de sua cerveja,
And he sang aloud his laws,
E cantou em voz alta suas leis,
Because of the joy of the giants,
Por causa da alegria dos gigantes,
The joy without a cause.
A alegria sem uma causa.
The King went gathering Wessex men,
O Rei foi reunindo os homens de Wessex,
As grain out of the chaff
Como o grão separado da palha
The few that were alive to die,
Os poucos que estavam vivos para morrer,
Laughing, as littered skulls that lie
Rindo, como crânios espalhados que jazem
After lost battles turn to the sky
Após batalhas perdidas voltados para o céu
An everlasting laugh.
Um riso eterno.
The King went gathering Christian men,
O Rei foi reunindo os homens cristãos,
As wheat out of the husk;
Como o trigo separado da casca;
Eldred, the Franklin by the sea,
Eldred, o Franco junto ao mar,
And Mark, the man from Italy,
E Marcos, o homem da Itália,
And Colan of the Sacred Tree,
E Colan da Árvore Sagrada,
From the old tribe on Usk.
Da antiga tribo no Usk.
The rook croaked homeward heavily,
O gralho grasnava pesadamente em direção ao lar,
The west was clear and warm,
O oeste estava claro e quente,
The smoke of evening food and ease
A fumaça da comida e do descanso da tarde
Rose like a blue tree in the trees
Erguia-se como uma árvore azul entre as árvores
When he came to Eldred's farm.
Quando ele chegou à fazenda de Eldred.
But Eldred's farm was fallen awry,
Mas a fazenda de Eldred estava em ruínas,
Like an old cripple's bones,
Como os ossos de um velho aleijado,
And Eldred's tools were red with rust,
E as ferramentas de Eldred estavam vermelhas de ferrugem,
And on his well was a green crust,
E sobre seu poço havia uma crosta verde,
And purple thistles upward thrust,
E cardos roxos empurravam para cima,
Between the kitchen stones.
Entre as pedras da cozinha.
But smoke of some good feasting
Mas a fumaça de um bom festim
Went upwards evermore,
Subia para sempre,
And Eldred's doors stood wide apart
E as portas de Eldred ficavam escancaradas
For loitering foot or labouring cart,
Para o passo vadio ou a carroça laboriosa,
And Eldred's great and foolish heart
E o grande e tolo coração de Eldred
Stood open like his door.
Ficava aberto como sua porta.
Vocabulary
- Por
- By, for, or through; preposition indicating agent or means.
- sobre
- On, about, or concerning; preposition indicating position or topic.
- acima
- Above or over; adverb indicating position higher than something.
- Foi
- Was; past tense third person singular of verb ser.
- além
- Beyond or farther; preposition indicating distance or going past something.
- dos
- Of the; contraction of preposition de and article os.
- bosques
- Forests or woods; plural noun for wooded natural areas.
- pela
- By the, through the; contraction of per and article a.
- alegria
- Joy or happiness; noun expressing positive emotion and cheerfulness.
- gigantes
- Giants; plural noun for exceptionally large human-like beings.
- sem
- Without; preposition indicating absence or lack of something.
- uma
- A or one; feminine indefinite article in Portuguese.
- causa
- Cause or reason; noun for purpose or source of action.
- Nas
- In the; contraction of preposition em and feminine article as.
- encostas
- Hillsides or slopes; plural noun for inclined terrain on hills.
- que
- That or which; relative pronoun used to introduce clauses.
- se
- Oneself; reflexive pronoun or impersonal marker in Portuguese.
- estendem
- Extend or stretch; third person plural present tense of estender.
- até
- Until or up to; preposition indicating limit or endpoint.
- as
- The; feminine plural definite article in Portuguese.
- baías
- Bays; plural noun for wide coastal water bodies.
- do
- Of the; contraction of preposition de and article o.
- oeste
- West; noun indicating western cardinal direction or region.
- Onde
- Where; interrogative or relative adverb indicating location.
- nunca
- Never; adverb expressing negation or absence of occurrence.
- sopra
- Blows or breathes; third person singular present tense of soprar.
- árvore
- Tree; noun for large woody perennial plant.
- Ele
- He; masculine third person singular personal pronoun.
- lavou
- Washed; past tense third person singular of lavar.
- sua
- His or her; feminine singular possessive adjective.
- alma
- Soul; noun for spiritual or essential essence of person.
- no
- In the; contraction of preposition em and article o.
- vento
- Wind; noun for moving air current or breeze.
- seu
- His, her, or your; possessive adjective or pronoun.
- corpo
- Body; noun for physical human form or structure.
- mar
- Sea; noun for large body of salt water.
- pôs
- Put or placed; past tense third person singular of pôr.
- em
- In or at; preposition indicating location or position.
- rima
- Rhyme; noun for correspondence of sounds in poetry.
- medidas
- Measures or measurements; plural noun for quantity or dimension.
- de
- Of or from; preposition indicating possession or origin.
- cerveja
- Beer; noun for alcoholic beverage made from grain.
- cantou
- Sang; past tense third person singular of cantar.
- voz
- Voice; noun for sound produced by speaking or singing.
- alta
- High or loud; adjective indicating elevation or volume.
- suas
- His, her, or your; feminine plural possessive adjective.
- leis
- Laws; plural noun for official rules or regulations.
- Rei
- King; noun for male monarch or ruler.
- reunindo
- Gathering or uniting; present participle of reunir.
- os
- The; masculine plural definite article in Portuguese.
- homens
- Men; plural noun for adult male human beings.
- Como
- How or like; adverb of manner or comparison.
- grão
- Grain; noun for seeds of cereal crops.
- separado
- Separated or divided; past participle of separar.
- palha
- Straw; noun for dried stalks of grain plants.
- poucos
- Few; adjective indicating small number or quantity.
- estavam
- Were; past tense third person plural of estar.
- vivos
- Alive or living; adjective describing living beings.
- morrer
- To die; infinitive verb indicating cessation of life.
- Rindo
- Laughing; present participle of rir or laughing.
- crânios
- Skulls; plural noun for bone structure of head.
- espalhados
- Scattered or spread; past participle of espalhar.
- Após
- After; preposition indicating time following an event.
- batalhas
- Battles; plural noun for armed combat or conflict.
- perdidas
- Lost; feminine plural adjective describing defeated battles.
- voltados
- Turned or facing; past participle of voltar.
- céu
- Sky or heaven; noun for expanse above earth.
- Um
- A or one; masculine singular indefinite article.
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