The Souls of Black Folk — Page 2
In a third chapter I have pointed out the slow rise of personal leadership, and criticized candidly the leader who bears the chief burden of his race to-day.
En un tercer capítulo he señalado el lento ascenso del liderazgo personal, y he criticado con franqueza al líder que lleva hoy la mayor carga de su raza.
Then, in two other chapters I have sketched in swift outline the two worlds within and without the Veil, and thus have come to the central problem of training men for life.
Luego, en otros dos capítulos he esbozado a grandes rasgos los dos mundos dentro y fuera del Velo, y así he llegado al problema central de preparar a los hombres para la vida.
Venturing now into deeper detail, I have in two chapters studied the struggles of the massed millions of the black peasantry, and in another have sought to make clear the present relations of the sons of master and man.
Adentrándome ahora en mayores detalles, he estudiado en dos capítulos las luchas de los millones concentrados del campesinado negro, y en otro he procurado aclarar las relaciones actuales entre los hijos del amo y del hombre común.
Leaving, then, the white world, I have stepped within the Veil, raising it that you may view faintly its deeper recesses,—the meaning of its religion, the passion of its human sorrow, and the struggle of its greater souls.
Dejando, pues, el mundo blanco, he entrado dentro del Velo, levantándolo para que puedas vislumbrar levemente sus rincones más profundos: el significado de su religión, la pasión de su dolor humano y la lucha de sus almas más grandes.
All this I have ended with a tale twice told but seldom written, and a chapter of song.
Todo esto lo he concluido con un relato contado dos veces pero pocas veces escrito, y un capítulo de canciones.
Some of these thoughts of mine have seen the light before in other guise.
Algunos de estos pensamientos míos han visto la luz antes bajo otra forma.
For kindly consenting to their republication here, in altered and extended form, I must thank the publishers of the Atlantic Monthly, The World's Work, the Dial, The New World, and the Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science.
Por haber consentido amablemente su republicación aquí, en forma modificada y ampliada, debo agradecer a los editores del Atlantic Monthly, The World's Work, el Dial, The New World y los Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science.
Before each chapter, as now printed, stands a bar of the Sorrow Songs,—some echo of haunting melody from the only American music which welled up from black souls in the dark past.
Antes de cada capítulo, tal como está impreso ahora, aparece un compás de las Canciones del Dolor: algún eco de melodía persistente proveniente de la única música americana que brotó de almas negras en el oscuro pasado.
Vocabulary
- tercer
- Ordinal number meaning 'third'
- capítulo
- A chapter or section of a book
- señalado
- Pointed out, indicated, or noted something
- lento
- Slow or gradual in pace or movement
- ascenso
- A rise, ascent, or advancement in position
- liderazgo
- Leadership or the quality of leading others
- personal
- Personal or relating to an individual person
- criticado
- Criticized or judged negatively
- franqueza
- Frankness, honesty, or directness in speech
- líder
- A leader or person who guides others
- lleva
- Carries or bears a burden or responsibility
- hoy
- Today or at the present time
- mayor
- Greater, larger, or more significant
- carga
- A load, burden, or weight to carry
- raza
- Race or ethnic group of people
- Luego
- Then, afterward, or later in sequence
- capítulos
- Chapters or sections of a book
- esbozado
- Outlined or sketched in broad strokes
- rasgos
- Features, traits, or broad outlines of something
- mundos
- Worlds or distinct social realms
- dentro
- Inside or within a space or group
- fuera
- Outside or beyond a boundary or group
- Velo
- A veil concealing or separating two realities
- así
- Thus, so, or in this way
- llegado
- Arrived at or reached a point or conclusion
- problema
- A problem or central issue to address
- central
- Central or most important in significance
- preparar
- To prepare or make ready for something
- hombres
- Men or human beings in general
- vida
- Life or the state of being alive
- Adentrándome
- Delving deeper into or entering further within
- ahora
- Now or at the present moment
- mayores
- Greater, larger, or more detailed particulars
- detalles
- Details or specific particulars of a subject
- estudiado
- Studied or examined carefully and thoroughly
- luchas
- Struggles, fights, or efforts against hardship
- millones
- Millions, referring to a very large number
- concentrados
- Concentrated or gathered together in one area
- campesinado
- The peasantry or rural farming class
- negro
- Black, referring to race or color
- procurado
- Tried to achieve or sought to clarify
- aclarar
- To clarify or make something clearer
- relaciones
- Relations or connections between people or groups
- actuales
- Current or present-day conditions or relations
- entre
- Preposition meaning 'between' or 'among'
- hijos
- Sons, children, or descendants
- amo
- Master or owner, especially in slavery context
- hombre
- Man or human being
- común
- Common, ordinary, or shared among many
- Dejando
- Leaving behind or setting aside something
- pues
- Then, therefore, or well as a connector
- mundo
- The world or a particular social sphere
- blanco
- White, referring to race or color
- entrado
- Entered into or gone inside a place
- levantándolo
- Lifting it up to allow a glimpse inside
- puedas
- So that you may be able to see
- vislumbrar
- To glimpse or catch a faint view
- levemente
- Slightly or faintly, in a gentle manner
- rincones
- Corners or hidden recesses of a place
- profundos
- Deep, profound, or far below the surface
- significado
- Meaning or significance of something
- religión
- Religion or system of spiritual beliefs
- pasión
- Passion or intense emotion or desire
- dolor
- Pain, sorrow, or suffering experienced deeply
- humano
- Human or relating to human beings
- lucha
- Struggle or fight against hardship or oppression
- almas
- Souls or the spiritual essence of people
- concluido
- Concluded or brought to a finish
- relato
- A story, account, or narrative
- contado
- Told or narrated as a story
- veces
- Times or occasions something has occurred
- pocas
- Few or not many in number
- escrito
- Written down in text or printed form
- canciones
- Songs or musical compositions with lyrics
- Algunos
- Some or a few of a group
- pensamientos
- Thoughts or ideas formed in the mind
- míos
- Mine, possessive pronoun indicating ownership
- visto
- Seen or have appeared in public
- luz
- Light; 'ver la luz' means to be published
- antes
- Before or previously in time
- bajo
- Under or beneath; in another form here
- forma
- Form, shape, or manner of presentation
- consentido
- Consented to or kindly permitted something
- amablemente
- Kindly or in a friendly, gracious manner
- republicación
- Republication or reprinting of a work
- aquí
- Here or in this place
- modificada
- Modified or changed from its original form
- ampliada
- Expanded or enlarged beyond its original scope
- debo
- I must or I owe, expressing obligation
- agradecer
- To thank or express gratitude to someone
- editores
- Editors or publishers of a written work
- Antes
- Before or previously in time or order
- cada
- Each or every individual item or instance
- tal
- Such or as it appears in a form
- impreso
- Printed or published in written form
- aparece
- Appears or is presented before the reader
- compás
- A musical bar or rhythmic beat of music
- Canciones
- Songs or musical pieces with lyrics
- Dolor
- Pain, sorrow, or deep human suffering
- algún
- Some or a certain unspecified thing
- eco
- An echo or lingering resonance of sound
- melodía
- A melody or musical tune
- persistente
- Persistent or continuing to endure over time
- proveniente
- Coming from or originating from a source
- única
- Unique or the only one of its kind
- música
- Music or the art of organized sound
- americana
- American, relating to America or its culture
- brotó
- Sprang up or emerged from a source
- negras
- Black women or dark things, feminine plural
- oscuro
- Dark, obscure, or hidden from the light
- pasado
- The past or something that has already occurred
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