The King in Yellow — Page 1
HELL
INFERNO
THE STREET OF OUR LADY OF THE FIELDS
LA VIA DELLA MADONNA DEI CAMPI
RUE BARRÉE
RUE BARRÉE
"Along the shore the cloud waves break,
"Lungo la riva si frangono le onde di nuvole,
The twin suns sink behind the lake,
I due soli tramontano dietro il lago,
The shadows lengthen
Le ombre si allungano
In Carcosa.
A Carcosa.
Strange is the night where black stars rise,
Strana è la notte dove sorgono stelle nere,
And strange moons circle through the skies
E strane lune girano attraverso i cieli
But stranger still is
Ma più strana ancora è
Lost Carcosa.
La perduta Carcosa.
Songs that the Hyades shall sing,
Le canzoni che le Iadi canteranno,
Where flap the tatters of the King,
Dove sventolano i brandelli del Re,
Must die unheard in
Devono morire inascoltate a
Dim Carcosa.
Carcosa oscura.
Song of my soul, my voice is dead;
Canzone della mia anima, la mia voce è morta;
Die thou, unsung, as tears unshed
Muori tu, non cantata, come lacrime non versate
Shall dry and die in
Si asciugheranno e moriranno a
Lost Carcosa."
La perduta Carcosa."
Cassilda's Song in "The King in Yellow,"
Canzone di Cassilda ne "Il Re in Giallo,"
Act i, Scene 2.
Atto I, Scena 2.
Vocabulary
- INFERNO
- in-FER-no — Hell; place of intense suffering or fire
- LA
- la — The (feminine singular definite article)
- VIA
- VEE-a — Street; road; way
- DELLA
- DEL-la — Of the (feminine singular contraction)
- MADONNA
- ma-DON-na — My lady; the Virgin Mary
- DEI
- DEH-ee — Of the (masculine plural contraction)
- CAMPI
- KAM-pee — Fields; open countryside areas
- Lungo
- LOON-go — Along; long; beside a route
- la
- la — The (feminine singular definite article)
- riva
- REE-va — Shore; bank; edge of water
- si
- see — Reflexive pronoun; oneself; they
- frangono
- FRAN-go-no — They break; crash, as waves do
- le
- leh — The (feminine plural definite article)
- onde
- ON-deh — Waves; undulations of water or sound
- di
- dee — Of; from (common preposition)
- nuvole
- NOO-vo-leh — Clouds; masses of water vapor in sky
- I
- ee — The (masculine plural definite article)
- due
- DOO-eh — Two; the number 2
- soli
- SO-lee — Suns; plural of sole; also means alone
- tramontano
- tra-mon-TA-no — They set; descend below the horizon (sun)
- dietro
- DYEH-tro — Behind; at the back of something
- il
- eel — The (masculine singular definite article)
- lago
- LA-go — Lake; body of still inland water
- Le
- leh — The (feminine plural definite article)
- ombre
- OM-breh — Shadows; shades; dark silhouettes
- allungano
- al-LOON-ga-no — They lengthen; stretch out; extend
- A
- a — To; at; preposition of place or direction
- Strana
- STRA-na — Strange; weird; unusual (feminine form)
- è
- eh — Is; third person singular of essere (to be)
- notte
- NOT-teh — Night; the dark period after sunset
- dove
- DO-veh — Where; in which place
- sorgono
- SOR-go-no — They rise; appear above the horizon
- stelle
- STEL-leh — Stars; luminous celestial bodies visible at night
- nere
- NEH-reh — Black; dark (feminine plural adjective)
- E
- eh — And; conjunction linking words or clauses
- strane
- STRA-neh — Strange; odd; unusual (feminine plural)
- lune
- LOO-neh — Moons; plural of luna
- girano
- JEE-ra-no — They rotate; spin; move in circles
- attraverso
- at-tra-VER-so — Through; across; from one side to another
- i
- ee — The (masculine plural definite article)
- cieli
- CHEH-lee — Skies; heavens; plural of cielo
- Ma
- ma — But; however; conjunction showing contrast
- più
- pyoo — More; most; comparative/superlative particle
- strana
- STRA-na — Strange; odd (feminine singular adjective)
- ancora
- an-KO-ra — Still; yet; again; even more
- La
- la — The (feminine singular definite article)
- perduta
- per-DOO-ta — Lost; gone; no longer found (feminine)
- canzoni
- kan-TSO-nee — Songs; musical vocal compositions (plural)
- che
- keh — That; which; who; conjunction or pronoun
- canteranno
- kan-teh-RAN-no — They will sing; future tense of cantare
- Dove
- DO-veh — Where; in which place or location
- sventolano
- sven-TO-la-no — They flutter; wave; flap in the wind
- brandelli
- bran-DEL-lee — Tatters; shreds; torn pieces of cloth
- del
- del — Of the (masculine singular contraction)
- Re
- reh — King; a royal male monarch
- Devono
- DEH-vo-no — They must; they have to (obligation)
- morire
- mo-REE-reh — To die; to cease living
- inascoltate
- in-a-skol-TA-teh — Unheard; not listened to (feminine plural)
- a
- a — To; at; preposition of direction or place
- oscura
- os-KOO-ra — Dark; obscure; gloomy (feminine adjective)
- Canzone
- kan-TSO-neh — Song; a musical or lyrical composition
- della
- DEL-la — Of the (feminine singular contraction)
- mia
- MEE-a — My (feminine singular possessive adjective)
- anima
- A-nee-ma — Soul; spirit; inner essence of a person
- voce
- VO-cheh — Voice; sound produced by speaking or singing
- morta
- MOR-ta — Dead; lifeless; no longer alive (feminine)
- Muori
- MWOH-ree — Die! imperative command form of morire
- tu
- too — You (informal singular subject pronoun)
- non
- non — Not; negation particle in Italian sentences
- cantata
- kan-TA-ta — Sung; past participle of cantare; also a musical form
- come
- KO-meh — Like; as; how; comparative conjunction
- lacrime
- LA-kree-meh — Tears; drops of fluid from weeping
- versate
- ver-SA-teh — Shed; poured; spilled (feminine plural participle)
- Si
- see — Reflexive pronoun; oneself; used with verbs
- asciugheranno
- a-shoo-geh-RAN-no — They will dry; future tense of asciugarsi
- e
- eh — And; conjunction joining words or clauses
- moriranno
- mo-ree-RAN-no — They will die; future tense of morire
- ne
- neh — Of it; about it; partitive/locative pronoun
- Il
- eel — The (masculine singular definite article)
- in
- een — In; inside; within (common preposition)
- Giallo
- JAL-lo — Yellow; also Italian crime/mystery genre
- Atto
- AT-to — Act; a division of a theatrical play
- Scena
- SHEH-na — Scene; a subdivision of a theatrical act
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