The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, Or Gustavus Vassa, The African: Written By Himself — Page 7
The first division contains the married men, who in their dances frequently exhibit feats of arms, and the representation of a battle.
A primeira divisão contém os homens casados, que em suas danças frequentemente exibem façanhas de armas e a representação de uma batalha.
To these succeed the married women, who dance in the second division.
A estas se seguem as mulheres casadas, que dançam na segunda divisão.
The young men occupy the third; and the maidens the fourth.
Os jovens ocupam a terceira; e as donzelas a quarta.
Each represents some interesting scene of real life, such as a great achievement, domestic employment, a pathetic story, or some rural sport; and as the subject is generally founded on some recent event, it is therefore ever new.
Cada uma representa alguma cena interessante da vida real, como um grande feito, uma ocupação doméstica, uma história comovente ou algum esporte rural; e como o tema geralmente se baseia em algum evento recente, é por isso sempre novo.
This gives our dances a spirit and variety which I have scarcely seen elsewhere[B].
Isso confere às nossas danças um espírito e uma variedade que raramente vi em outro lugar[B].
We have many musical instruments, particularly drums of different kinds, a piece of music which resembles a guitar, and another much like a stickado.
Temos muitos instrumentos musicais, particularmente tambores de diferentes tipos, um instrumento musical que se assemelha a um violão e outro muito parecido com um stickado.
These last are chiefly used by betrothed virgins, who play on them on all grand festivals.
Estes últimos são usados principalmente por virgens prometidas, que os tocam em todos os grandes festivais.
As our manners are simple, our luxuries are few.
Como nossos costumes são simples, nossos luxos são poucos.
The dress of both sexes is nearly the same.
O traje de ambos os sexos é quase o mesmo.
It generally consists of a long piece of callico, or muslin, wrapped loosely round the body, somewhat in the form of a highland plaid.
Geralmente consiste em um longo pedaço de algodão ou musselina, enrolado frouxamente ao redor do corpo, de alguma forma à semelhança de um plaid das terras altas.
This is usually dyed blue, which is our favourite colour.
Este geralmente é tingido de azul, que é a nossa cor favorita.
It is extracted from a berry, and is brighter and richer than any I have seen in Europe.
É extraído de uma baga e é mais brilhante e rico do que qualquer outro que já vi na Europa.
Besides this, our women of distinction wear golden ornaments; which they dispose with some profusion on their arms and legs.
Além disso, nossas mulheres de distinção usam ornamentos dourados, que dispõem com alguma profusão nos braços e pernas.
Vocabulary
- primeira
- First; ordinal number indicating position one
- divisão
- Division; a section or group within something
- contém
- Contains; holds or includes something within it
- homens
- Men; adult male human beings
- casados
- Married; men or people who are wed
- danças
- Dances; rhythmic movements performed to music
- frequentemente
- Frequently; happening often or on many occasions
- exibem
- They display or show off something publicly
- façanhas
- Feats or exploits; impressive acts of skill
- armas
- Arms; weapons used in combat or display
- representação
- Representation; a portrayal or depiction of something
- batalha
- Battle; a fight or armed conflict between groups
- seguem
- They follow; come after in sequence or order
- mulheres
- Women; adult female human beings
- casadas
- Married women; females who are wed
- dançam
- They dance; perform rhythmic movements to music
- segunda
- Second; ordinal number indicating position two
- jovens
- Young people; youth or adolescents in general
- ocupam
- They occupy; take up or fill a position
- terceira
- Third; ordinal number indicating position three
- donzelas
- Maidens; young unmarried women or girls
- quarta
- Fourth; ordinal number indicating position four
- Cada
- Each; every individual item or person separately
- representa
- Represents; depicts or stands for something symbolically
- cena
- Scene; a depiction of a particular moment or event
- interessante
- Interesting; capturing attention or arousing curiosity
- vida
- Life; the existence and experience of living beings
- real
- Real; actually existing or occurring in reality
- grande
- Great or large; impressive in size or importance
- feito
- Feat or deed; something accomplished or achieved
- ocupação
- Occupation; a regular activity, task, or domestic work
- doméstica
- Domestic; relating to the home or household tasks
- história
- Story or history; a narrative account of events
- comovente
- Moving or touching; emotionally affecting the audience
- esporte
- Sport; a physical activity done for recreation
- rural
- Rural; relating to the countryside or farming life
- tema
- Theme; the central subject or topic of something
- geralmente
- Generally; in most cases or as a rule
- baseia
- Is based on; has its foundation in something
- evento
- Event; something that happens, especially recently
- recente
- Recent; having happened not long ago
- sempre
- Always; at all times without exception
- novo
- New; not existing before or recently made
- confere
- Confers or gives; bestows a quality upon something
- espírito
- Spirit; the essential character or feeling of something
- variedade
- Variety; a range of different things or options
- raramente
- Rarely; not often or seldom occurring
- vi
- I saw; first person singular past of ver
- lugar
- Place; a specific location or spot somewhere
- Temos
- We have; first person plural present of ter
- muitos
- Many; a large number of things or people
- instrumentos
- Instruments; tools or devices, especially musical ones
- musicais
- Musical; relating to or producing music
- particularmente
- Particularly; especially or to a specific degree
- tambores
- Drums; percussion instruments struck to make rhythm
- diferentes
- Different; not alike or of various kinds
- tipos
- Types; categories or kinds of things
- instrumento
- Instrument; a device used to make music
- musical
- Musical; pertaining to or producing music
- assemelha
- Resembles; looks like or is similar to something
- violão
- Guitar; a stringed musical instrument played by strumming
- parecido
- Similar; resembling or looking like something else
- últimos
- The latter or last ones; referring to most recently mentioned
- usados
- Used; employed for a particular purpose or function
- principalmente
- Mainly; above all or most importantly
- virgens
- Virgins; unmarried young women who have not wed
- prometidas
- Betrothed; young women promised in marriage
- tocam
- They play; perform on a musical instrument
- todos
- All; every one without exception
- grandes
- Great; large or important in scale or significance
- festivais
- Festivals; celebratory events or gatherings with music
- costumes
- Customs; traditional practices or habits of a culture
- simples
- Simple; not complicated or elaborate in nature
- luxos
- Luxuries; expensive or indulgent comforts and pleasures
- poucos
- Few; a small number of things or people
- traje
- Costume or attire; clothing worn by people
- ambos
- Both; referring to two things or groups together
- sexos
- Sexes; the two genders, male and female
- quase
- Almost; nearly but not completely something
- mesmo
- Same; identical or not different from another
- Geralmente
- Generally; as a rule or in most cases
- consiste
- Consists; is made up of particular components
- longo
- Long; extended in length or distance
- pedaço
- Piece; a portion or section of something larger
- algodão
- Cotton; soft natural fabric made from plant fiber
- musselina
- Muslin; a thin loosely woven cotton fabric
- enrolado
- Wrapped; wound or rolled around something loosely
- frouxamente
- Loosely; not tightly or firmly fastened around something
- redor
- Around; surrounding or encircling something on all sides
- corpo
- Body; the physical form of a human being
- forma
- Form or shape; the way something is structured
- semelhança
- Likeness or resemblance; similarity to something else
- terras
- Lands; areas of ground or geographic regions
- altas
- High; elevated in position, referring to highlands
- tingido
- Dyed; colored using a dye or pigment
- azul
- Blue; the color of the sky or ocean
- cor
- Color; the visual property of an object's hue
- favorita
- Favorite; preferred above all others
- extraído
- Extracted; obtained or derived from a source
- baga
- Berry; a small fruit used for dyeing or eating
- brilhante
- Brilliant or bright; vivid and luminous in color
- rico
- Rich; intense or deep in quality or color
- qualquer
- Any; referring to an unspecified one among many
- já
- Already or ever; indicating prior occurrence or experience
- Europa
- Europe; the continent comprising many Western countries
- Além
- Besides or beyond; in addition to what is mentioned
- distinção
- Distinction; a mark or sign differentiating one from others
- usam
- They wear or use; employ something regularly
- ornamentos
- Ornaments; decorative accessories worn on the body
- dourados
- Golden; made of or resembling gold in color
- dispõem
- They arrange or display; place something in a manner
- profusão
- Profusion; an abundant or excessive amount of something
- braços
- Arms; the upper limbs of the human body
- pernas
- Legs; the lower limbs of the human body
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