The Souls of Black Folk — Page 3

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And, finally, need I add that I who speak here am bone of the bone and flesh of the flesh of them that live within the Veil?

Und muss ich schließlich hinzufügen, dass ich, der hier spricht, Bein von ihrem Bein und Fleisch von ihrem Fleisch bin, von denen, die innerhalb des Schleiers leben?

W.E.B. Du B.

Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 1, 1903.

Atlanta, Ga., 1. Februar 1903.

Of Our Spiritual Strivings

Von unserem geistigen Streben

O water, voice of my heart, crying in the sand,

O Wasser, Stimme meines Herzens, weinend im Sand,

All night long crying with a mournful cry,

Die ganze Nacht weinend mit einem klagenden Schrei,

As I lie and listen, and cannot understand

Während ich liege und lausche und nicht verstehen kann

The voice of my heart in my side or the voice of the sea,

Die Stimme meines Herzens in meiner Brust oder die Stimme des Meeres,

O water, crying for rest, is it I, is it I?

O Wasser, nach Ruhe schreiend, bin ich es, bin ich es?

All night long the water is crying to me.

Die ganze Nacht lang weint das Wasser zu mir.

Unresting water, there shall never be rest

Rastloses Wasser, es soll niemals Ruhe geben

Till the last moon droop and the last tide fail,

Bis der letzte Mond sinkt und die letzte Flut versiegt,

And the fire of the end begin to burn in the west;

Und das Feuer des Endes beginnt im Westen zu brennen;

And the heart shall be weary and wonder and cry like the sea,

Und das Herz soll müde sein und staunen und schreien wie das Meer,

All life long crying without avail,

Das ganze Leben lang schreiend ohne Erfolg,

As the water all night long is crying to me.

Wie das Wasser die ganze Nacht lang zu mir weint.

ARTHUR SYMONS.

Between me and the other world there is ever an unasked question: unasked by some through feelings of delicacy; by others through the difficulty of rightly framing it.

Zwischen mir und der anderen Welt gibt es stets eine ungestellte Frage: von manchen ungestellt aus Feingefühl; von anderen wegen der Schwierigkeit, sie richtig zu formulieren.

All, nevertheless, flutter round it.

Alle flattern dennoch darum herum.

They approach me in a half-hesitant sort of way, eye me curiously or compassionately, and then, instead of saying directly, How does it feel to be a problem?

Sie nähern sich mir auf eine halb zögernde Art, betrachten mich neugierig oder mitleidig, und dann, anstatt direkt zu sagen: Wie fühlt es sich an, ein Problem zu sein?

Vocabulary

Und: Conjunction used to connect words or clauses.
muss: Must; have to; auxiliary verb expressing necessity.
ich: I; first person singular pronoun.
schließlich: Finally; after all; ultimately; in the end.
hinzufügen: Add; append; include additionally.
dass: That; conjunction introducing subordinate clause.
der: The; definite article for masculine nouns.
hier: Here; in this place; at this location.
spricht: Speaks; talks; expresses in words.
Bein: Leg; limb; body part from hip to foot.
von: Of; from; preposition indicating possession or origin.
ihrem: Her; possessive pronoun for feminine or formal.
Fleisch: Flesh; meat; soft tissue of body.
bin: Am; first person singular of sein.
denen: Whom; those; relative pronoun in dative.
die: The; who; definite article or relative pronoun.
innerhalb: Within; inside; in the interior of.
des: Of the; genitive case definite article.
Schleiers: Veil; fabric covering; symbolic concealment.
leben: Live; exist; dwell; be alive.
Du: You; informal singular second person pronoun.
Februar: February; second month of year.
Von: Of; from; preposition indicating source.
unserem: Our; possessive pronoun in dative case.
geistigen: Spiritual; mental; intellectual; non-physical.
Streben: Striving; endeavor; ambitious effort or pursuit.
Wasser: Water; liquid essential for life.
Stimme: Voice; sound produced by speaking.
meines: Mine; possessive pronoun for masculine.
Herzens: Heart; emotional center; core of feeling.
weinend: Weeping; crying; shedding tears in sorrow.
im: In the; contraction of in dem.
Sand: Sand; fine granular substance on beaches.
ganze: Whole; entire; complete; all of something.
Nacht: Night; time of darkness and sleep.
mit: With; accompanied by; in company of.
einem: A; an; indefinite article in dative.
klagenden: Lamenting; mourning; expressing sorrow or regret.
Schrei: Scream; cry; loud vocal expression.
Während: While; during; throughout a time period.
liege: Lie; recline; be in horizontal position.
lausche: Listen; eavesdrop; hear attentively.
nicht: Not; negation; opposite of affirmation.
verstehen: Understand; comprehend; grasp meaning or significance.
kann: Can; am able to; may.
in: In; into; within; preposition of location.
meiner: My; possessive pronoun for feminine.
Brust: Chest; breast; front part of body.
oder: Or; conjunction offering alternatives or choices.
Meeres: Sea; ocean; large body of saltwater.
nach: After; according to; following in sequence.
Ruhe: Rest; peace; state of tranquility.
schreiend: Screaming; crying out; vocalizing loudly.
lang: Long; extended in length or duration.
weint: Cries; weeps; sheds tears from sadness.
zu: To; towards; for; preposition of direction.
mir: Me; to me; dative form of ich.
Rastloses: Restless; unable to find peace; agitated.
soll: Shall; should; supposed to; must.
niemals: Never; not ever; at no time.
geben: Give; provide; grant; present something.
Bis: Until; till; up to a point.
letzte: Last; final; most recent or ultimate.
Mond: Moon; celestial body orbiting Earth.
sinkt: Sinks; descends; goes down below.
Flut: Flood; tide; large amount of water.
versiegt: Runs dry; ceases to flow; dries up.
Feuer: Fire; flame; burning heat and light.
Endes: End; conclusion; final part of something.
beginnt: Begins; starts; commences; initiates activity.
Westen: West; direction of sunset; western region.
brennen: Burn; be on fire; combust intensely.
Herz: Heart; organ pumping blood; emotional center.

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