The King in Yellow — Page 1
HELL
INFIERNO
THE STREET OF OUR LADY OF THE FIELDS
LA CALLE DE NUESTRA SEÑORA DE LOS CAMPOS
RUE BARRÉE
RUE BARRÉE
"Along the shore the cloud waves break,
"A lo largo de la orilla rompen las olas de nubes,
The twin suns sink behind the lake,
Los soles gemelos se hunden tras el lago,
The shadows lengthen
Las sombras se alargan
In Carcosa.
En Carcosa.
Strange is the night where black stars rise,
Extraña es la noche donde ascienden estrellas negras,
And strange moons circle through the skies
Y lunas extrañas giran por los cielos
But stranger still is
Pero más extraña aún es
Lost Carcosa.
La perdida Carcosa.
Songs that the Hyades shall sing,
Las canciones que las Híades han de cantar,
Where flap the tatters of the King,
Donde ondean los harapos del Rey,
Must die unheard in
Deben morir sin ser oídas en
Dim Carcosa.
La oscura Carcosa.
Song of my soul, my voice is dead;
Canción de mi alma, mi voz ha muerto;
Die thou, unsung, as tears unshed
Muere tú, sin ser cantada, como lágrimas no derramadas
Shall dry and die in
Que se secarán y morirán en
Lost Carcosa."
La perdida Carcosa."
Cassilda's Song in "The King in Yellow,"
Canción de Casilda en «El Rey de Amarillo»,
Act i, Scene 2.
Acto i, Escena 2.
Vocabulary
- INFIERNO
- Hell; a place of suffering or torment
- LA
- The; feminine singular definite article in Spanish
- CALLE
- Street; a public road in a town or city
- DE
- Of, from; common preposition indicating origin or belonging
- NUESTRA
- Our; feminine possessive adjective referring to shared ownership
- SEÑORA
- Lady, Mrs.; respectful title for an adult woman
- LOS
- The; masculine plural definite article in Spanish
- CAMPOS
- Fields, countryside; open areas of rural land
- A
- To, at; very common Spanish preposition with multiple uses
- lo
- It, the; neuter article or direct object pronoun
- largo
- Long; describing something extended in length or duration
- de
- Of, from; common preposition indicating origin or belonging
- la
- The; feminine singular definite article in Spanish
- orilla
- Shore, bank; edge of a body of water
- rompen
- They break; third person plural present tense of romper
- las
- The; feminine plural definite article in Spanish
- olas
- Waves; moving ridges of water on the sea
- nubes
- Clouds; visible masses of water vapor in sky
- Los
- The; masculine plural definite article in Spanish
- soles
- Suns; plural of sol, referring to solar bodies
- gemelos
- Twins, twin; identical pair or matched set of two
- se
- Reflexive pronoun; indicates action done to oneself
- hunden
- They sink; third person plural of hundirse, to sink
- tras
- Behind, after; preposition indicating position or sequence
- el
- The; masculine singular definite article in Spanish
- lago
- Lake; a large inland body of still water
- Las
- The; feminine plural definite article in Spanish
- sombras
- Shadows, shades; dark areas caused by blocked light
- alargan
- They lengthen; third person plural of alargar, to extend
- En
- In, at, on; preposition indicating location or time
- Extraña
- Strange, foreign; describing something unusual or unfamiliar
- es
- Is; third person singular present tense of ser
- noche
- Night; the period of darkness between sunset and sunrise
- donde
- Where; relative adverb indicating location or place
- ascienden
- They ascend, rise; third person plural of ascender
- estrellas
- Stars; luminous celestial bodies visible in the night sky
- negras
- Black; feminine plural adjective describing color or darkness
- Y
- And; conjunction used to connect words or clauses
- lunas
- Moons; plural of luna, natural satellites of planets
- extrañas
- Strange, odd; feminine plural adjective meaning unusual or foreign
- giran
- They rotate, spin; third person plural of girar
- por
- By, through, for; preposition with many contextual uses
- los
- The; masculine plural definite article in Spanish
- cielos
- Skies, heavens; plural of cielo meaning sky or heaven
- Pero
- But; conjunction indicating contrast or contradiction
- más
- More; comparative adverb used to indicate greater degree
- extraña
- Strange; feminine adjective describing something unusual or odd
- aún
- Still, yet; adverb indicating continuation or emphasis
- perdida
- Lost; feminine adjective describing something misplaced or forgotten
- canciones
- Songs; plural of canción, musical vocal compositions
- que
- That, which, who; relative pronoun or conjunction
- han
- Have; third person plural of haber, auxiliary verb
- cantar
- To sing; infinitive verb expressing vocal musical performance
- Donde
- Where; relative or interrogative adverb of place
- ondean
- They wave, flutter; third person plural of ondear
- harapos
- Rags, tatters; worn-out pieces of torn clothing
- del
- Of the; contraction of de + el in Spanish
- Rey
- King; a male monarch who rules a kingdom
- Deben
- They must, should; third person plural of deber
- morir
- To die; infinitive verb meaning to cease living
- sin
- Without; preposition indicating absence or lack of something
- ser
- To be; infinitive of essential identity or permanent state
- oídas
- Heard; feminine plural past participle of oír
- en
- In, on, at; preposition indicating location or time
- oscura
- Dark; feminine adjective describing absence of light
- Canción
- Song; a piece of music with lyrics to sing
- mi
- My; first person singular possessive adjective in Spanish
- alma
- Soul; the spiritual or immaterial part of a person
- voz
- Voice; the sound produced by a person speaking or singing
- ha
- Has; third person singular of haber, auxiliary verb
- muerto
- Dead, died; past participle of morir, to die
- Muere
- Die; second person singular imperative of morir
- tú
- You; second person singular subject pronoun in Spanish
- cantada
- Sung; feminine past participle of cantar, to sing
- como
- Like, as; conjunction or adverb expressing comparison
- lágrimas
- Tears; drops of fluid shed from the eyes when crying
- no
- No, not; negation word used to deny or refuse
- derramadas
- Shed, spilled; feminine plural past participle of derramar
- Que
- That, which; relative pronoun or subordinating conjunction
- secarán
- They will dry; future tense third person plural of secar
- y
- And; basic conjunction connecting words or phrases
- morirán
- They will die; future tense third person plural of morir
- Amarillo
- Yellow; a color or reference to the fictional King in Yellow
- Acto
- Act; a division of a play or theatrical performance
- Escena
- Scene; a subdivision of an act in a play
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