The Social Cancer: A Complete English Version of Noli Me Tangere — Page 14
Native levies had fought loyally under Spanish leadership against Dutch and British invaders, or in suppressing local revolts among their own people, which were always due to some specific grievance, never directed definitely against the Spanish sovereignty.
Levas nativas haviam lutado lealmente sob liderança espanhola contra invasores holandeses e britânicos, ou na supressão de revoltas locais entre o seu próprio povo, que eram sempre devidas a algum agravo específico, nunca dirigidas definitivamente contra a soberania espanhola.
The Philippines were shut off from contact with any country but Spain, and even this communication was restricted and carefully guarded.
As Filipinas estavam isoladas do contato com qualquer país exceto a Espanha, e mesmo essa comunicação era restrita e cuidadosamente vigiada.
There was an elaborate central government which, however, hardly touched the life of the native peoples, who were guided and governed by the parish priests, each town being in a way an independent entity.
Havia um elaborado governo central que, no entanto, mal tocava a vida dos povos nativos, os quais eram guiados e governados pelos padres paroquiais, sendo cada cidade, de certa forma, uma entidade independente.
Of this halcyon period, just before the process of disintegration began, there has fortunately been left a record which may be characterized as the most notable Spanish literary production relating to the Philippines, being the calm, sympathetic, judicial account of one who had spent his manhood in the work there and who, full of years and experience, sat down to tell the story of their life.
Desse período de bonança, logo antes de o processo de desintegração começar, foi felizmente deixado um registro que pode ser caracterizado como a mais notável produção literária espanhola relativa às Filipinas, sendo o relato calmo, simpático e criterioso de alguém que havia dedicado sua maturidade ao trabalho ali e que, repleto de anos e experiência, sentou-se para contar a história de sua vida.
[4] In it there are no puerile whinings, no querulous curses that tropical Malays do not order their lives as did the people of the Spanish village where he may have been reared, no selfish laments of ingratitude over blessings unasked and only imperfectly understood by the natives, no fatuous self-deception as to the real conditions, but a patient consideration of the difficulties encountered, the good accomplished, and the unavoidable evils incident to any human work.
[4] Nele não há lamentos pueris, nem maldições queixosas de que os malaios tropicais não ordenem suas vidas como o fazia o povo da aldeia espanhola onde ele pode ter sido criado, nem lamentações egoístas de ingratidão por bênçãos não solicitadas e apenas imperfeitamente compreendidas pelos nativos, nem fatuosa autoilusão quanto às condições reais, mas uma paciente consideração das dificuldades encontradas, do bem realizado e dos males inevitáveis inerentes a qualquer obra humana.
Vocabulary
- Levas
- Drafts or levies of people for military service
- nativas
- Native; belonging to a particular place by birth
- haviam
- Third person plural past perfect of 'haver'; had
- lutado
- Fought; past participle of lutar
- lealmente
- Loyally; in a faithful and devoted manner
- sob
- Under; beneath; below something
- liderança
- Leadership; the act or position of leading others
- espanhola
- Spanish; relating to Spain or its people
- contra
- Against; in opposition to something or someone
- invasores
- Invaders; those who enter a territory by force
- holandeses
- Dutch; relating to the Netherlands or its people
- britânicos
- British; relating to Great Britain or its people
- supressão
- Suppression; forcible putting down of resistance or revolt
- revoltas
- Revolts; uprisings or rebellions against authority
- locais
- Local; relating to a particular place or area
- entre
- Between; among; in the middle of multiple things
- próprio
- Own; proper; belonging specifically to oneself
- povo
- People; a nation or community sharing common identity
- sempre
- Always; at all times without exception
- devidas
- Due; owed; attributable to a particular cause
- algum
- Some; any; an unspecified one of something
- agravo
- Grievance; wrong or injury causing resentment
- específico
- Specific; clearly defined or particular in nature
- nunca
- Never; at no time whatsoever
- dirigidas
- Directed; aimed at a particular target or goal
- definitivamente
- Definitively; in a final and conclusive manner
- soberania
- Sovereignty; supreme authority or power over a territory
- Filipinas
- The Philippines; archipelago nation in Southeast Asia
- estavam
- Were; third person plural imperfect of 'estar'
- isoladas
- Isolated; cut off from contact with others
- contato
- Contact; communication or connection with others
- qualquer
- Any; whichever; any one of several options
- país
- Country; a nation with its own government and territory
- exceto
- Except; excluding; not including a particular thing
- Espanha
- Spain; country in southwestern Europe
- mesmo
- Even; same; also used for emphasis
- comunicação
- Communication; exchange of information between parties
- restrita
- Restricted; limited or controlled in access
- cuidadosamente
- Carefully; with great attention and caution
- vigiada
- Watched; monitored; kept under surveillance
- Havia
- There was; there were; imperfect of 'haver'
- elaborado
- Elaborate; complex and carefully developed or organized
- governo
- Government; system of ruling and administering a state
- central
- Central; relating to or located at the center
- entanto
- However; nevertheless; used to introduce a contrast
- mal
- Barely; hardly; also means evil or harm
- tocava
- Touched; affected; imperfect tense of 'tocar'
- vida
- Life; the state of being alive or existence
- povos
- Peoples; distinct communities or ethnic groups
- nativos
- Natives; original inhabitants of a place
- quais
- Which; who; relative pronoun referring to previously mentioned
- guiados
- Guided; led or directed by someone
- governados
- Governed; ruled or administered by authority
- padres
- Priests; ordained ministers of the Catholic Church
- paroquiais
- Parochial; relating to a parish or local church
- sendo
- Being; present participle of 'ser'
- cada
- Each; every individual item in a group
- cidade
- City; town; a large urban settlement
- certa
- Certain; a particular or specific thing
- forma
- Form; way; manner in which something exists
- entidade
- Entity; a distinct and independent unit or body
- independente
- Independent; free from outside control or authority
- Desse
- Of that; from that; contraction of 'de' and 'esse'
- período
- Period; a length of time with distinct characteristics
- bonança
- Bonanza; a time of prosperity and good fortune
- logo
- Soon; shortly; immediately after a point in time
- antes
- Before; prior to a point in time
- processo
- Process; a series of steps leading to an outcome
- desintegração
- Disintegration; the breaking apart into smaller pieces
- começar
- To begin; to start an action or process
- foi
- Was; went; third person singular preterite of 'ser/ir'
- felizmente
- Fortunately; happily; in a lucky or fortunate manner
- deixado
- Left; allowed; past participle of 'deixar'
- registro
- Record; an account or documentation of events
- pode
- Can; is able to; third person singular of 'poder'
- ser
- To be; infinitive indicating identity or state
- caracterizado
- Characterized; described by particular distinctive features
- como
- As; like; how; used for comparison or manner
- mais
- More; most; indicating greater quantity or degree
- notável
- Notable; remarkable; worthy of attention or recognition
- produção
- Production; creation of literary or artistic work
- literária
- Literary; relating to literature or written works
- relativa
- Relative; relating or pertaining to a particular thing
- relato
- Account; narrative report of events or experiences
- calmo
- Calm; peaceful; not agitated or disturbed
- simpático
- Sympathetic; kind; having a pleasant and warm manner
- criterioso
- Judicious; showing careful and sound judgment
- alguém
- Someone; anybody; an unspecified person
- havia
- Had; there was; third person singular of 'haver'
- dedicado
- Dedicated; devoted great effort and time to something
- maturidade
- Maturity; the state of being fully developed or grown
- trabalho
- Work; labor; the effort expended in doing something
- ali
- There; in that place; at that location
- repleto
- Full; replete; filled to capacity with something
- anos
- Years; units of time equal to twelve months
- experiência
- Experience; knowledge or skill gained through practice
- sentou-se
- Sat down; reflexive past tense of 'sentar'
- contar
- To tell; to count; to narrate a story
- história
- History; story; a narrative of past events
- Nele
- In it; in him; contraction of 'em' and 'ele'
- não
- No; not; negation word denying or refusing something
- há
- There is; there are; third person of 'haver'
- lamentos
- Laments; expressions of grief or sorrow
- pueris
- Puerile; childish; immature in a foolish way
- nem
- Nor; neither; used to add a negative element
- maldições
- Curses; expressions of wish for harm on others
- queixosas
- Querulous; complaining; full of grievances or whining
- malaios
- Malays; people belonging to the Malay ethnic group
- tropicais
- Tropical; relating to or characteristic of the tropics
- ordenem
- Order; arrange; subjunctive of 'ordenar'
- vidas
- Lives; plural of vida; individual existences
- fazia
- Made; did; third person singular imperfect of 'fazer'
- aldeia
- Village; a small rural settlement or community
- onde
- Where; in which place or location
- ter
- To have; infinitive of auxiliary or main verb
- sido
- Been; past participle of 'ser'
- criado
- Raised; brought up; past participle of 'criar'
- lamentações
- Lamentations; prolonged expressions of deep grief or sorrow
- egoístas
- Selfish; egotistical; concerned only with oneself
- ingratidão
- Ingratitude; failure to acknowledge or appreciate kindness
- bênçãos
- Blessings; gifts or favors granted by divine grace
- solicitadas
- Requested; solicited; asked for by someone
- apenas
- Only; just; barely; indicating limitation or restriction
- imperfeitamente
- Imperfectly; in an incomplete or flawed manner
- compreendidas
- Understood; comprehended; grasped in meaning
- fatuosa
- Fatuous; foolishly self-satisfied or complacent
- autoilusão
- Self-delusion; deceiving oneself about reality
- quanto
- How much; how many; regarding the extent of something
- condições
- Conditions; circumstances affecting a situation
- reais
- Real; actual; existing in fact or truth
- mas
- But; however; conjunction introducing a contrast
- paciente
- Patient; calmly enduring difficulties without complaint
- consideração
- Consideration; careful thought given to something
- dificuldades
- Difficulties; things that are hard to deal with
- encontradas
- Encountered; found; met with along the way
- bem
- Well; good; in a satisfactory or correct manner
- realizado
- Accomplished; achieved; carried out successfully
- males
- Evils; harms; bad or harmful things
- inevitáveis
- Inevitable; unable to be avoided or prevented
- inerentes
- Inherent; existing as a natural part of something
- obra
- Work; a creation or undertaking by human effort
- humana
- Human; relating to people or human beings
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