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?

Et, enfin, est-il besoin d'ajouter que moi qui parle ici suis os de leurs os et chair de leur chair, de ceux qui vivent derrière le Voile ?

W.E.B. Du B.

Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 1, 1903.

Atlanta, Ga., 1er février 1903.

Of Our Spiritual Strivings

De nos aspirations spirituelles

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

Ô eau, voix de mon cœur, qui pleure dans le sable,

All night long crying with a mournful cry,

Pleurant toute la nuit d'un cri plaintif,

As I lie and listen, and cannot understand

Tandis que je gis et écoute, sans pouvoir comprendre

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

La voix de mon cœur en moi ou la voix de la mer,

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

Ô eau, qui pleure pour trouver le repos, est-ce moi, est-ce moi ?

All night long the water is crying to me.

Toute la nuit l'eau pleure vers moi.

Unresting water, there shall never be rest

Eau sans repos, il n'y aura jamais de repos

Till the last moon droop and the last tide fail,

Jusqu'à ce que la dernière lune se couche et que la dernière marée s'éteigne,

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

Et que le feu de la fin commence à brûler à l'ouest ;

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

Et le cœur sera las et s'émerveillera et pleurera comme la mer,

All life long crying without avail,

Pleurant toute la vie sans résultat,

As the water all night long is crying to me.

Comme l'eau toute la nuit pleure vers moi.

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.

Entre moi et l'autre monde il y a toujours une question non posée : non posée par certains par égard pour la délicatesse ; par d'autres en raison de la difficulté à la formuler correctement.

All, nevertheless, flutter round it.

Tous, néanmoins, tournent autour d'elle.

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?

Ils s'approchent de moi d'une manière à demi hésitante, me regardent avec curiosité ou compassion, et puis, au lieu de dire directement : Qu'est-ce que cela fait d'être un problème ?

Vocabulary

Et: And; used to connect words or clauses.
enfin: Finally; at last; in short.
est-il: Is he/it; inverted question form of être.
besoin: Need; necessity; requirement.
ajouter: To add; to append; to say further.
que: That; which; what; than; only.
moi: Me; myself; I (stressed pronoun).
qui: Who; which; that; anyone who.
parle: Speaks; talks; discourse.
ici: Here; in this place; at this point.
suis: Am; first person singular of être.
os: Bone; bones; framework of skeleton.
de: Of; from; made of; belonging to.
leurs: Their; theirs; belonging to them.
et: And; used to connect words or clauses.
chair: Flesh; meat; body tissue.
leur: Their; to them; indirect object pronoun.
ceux: Those; the ones; those people.
vivent: Live; exist; are alive.
derrière: Behind; in back of; afterwards.
le: The; direct object pronoun him/it.
Voile: Veil; sail; thin fabric covering.
Du: Of the; from the; some.
1er: First; ordinal number for first day.
février: February; the second month of year.
De: Of; from; made of; belonging to.
nos: Our; ours; belonging to us.
aspirations: Aspirations; desires; ambitions; things hoped for.
spirituelles: Spiritual; relating to spirit; not physical.
eau: Water; clear liquid essential for life.
voix: Voice; sound of speech; vote.
mon: My; mine; belonging to me.
cœur: Heart; organ; center; core emotion.
pleure: Cries; weeps; sheds tears; mourns.
dans: In; inside; within; during time period.
sable: Sand; fine granules; sandy colored.
Pleurant: Crying; weeping; shedding tears sadly.
toute: All; entire; whole; every single.
la: The; direct object pronoun her/it.
nuit: Night; darkness; period without sunlight.
un: A; an; one; indefinite article.
cri: Cry; shout; scream; loud sound.
plaintif: Plaintive; mournful; sad; expressing sorrow.
Tandis: While; whereas; during same time.
je: I; first person singular pronoun.
gis: Lie; am lying down; rest.
écoute: Listen; listens; pays attention to sound.
sans: Without; lacking; deprived of something.
pouvoir: Power; ability; can; to be able.
comprendre: Understand; comprehend; grasp meaning of something.
La: The; direct object pronoun her/it.
en: In; inside; some; of it; pronoun.
ou: Or; either; alternative choice between things.
mer: Sea; ocean; large body water.
pour: For; in order to; intended for.
trouver: Find; discover; locate; consider; think.
repos: Rest; repose; relaxation; peace; tranquility.
est-ce: Is it; interrogative form of être.
Toute: All; entire; whole; every single.
vers: Towards; to; near; about; verse.
Eau: Water; clear liquid essential for life.
il: He; it; third person singular pronoun.
aura: Will have; future tense of avoir.
jamais: Never; ever; at any time.
Jusqu: Until; up to; till; as far.
ce: This; that; it; that which.
dernière: Last; final; ultimate; most recent.
lune: Moon; celestial body; lunar; night light.
se: Himself; herself; itself; oneself; reflexive.
couche: Lies down; sets; layer; bed.
marée: Tide; tidal wave; ocean movement.
éteigne: Extinguishes; puts out; turns off.
feu: Fire; flame; blaze; passion; light.
fin: End; conclusion; purpose; thin; fine.
commence: Begins; starts; commences; initiates action.
brûler: Burn; blaze; catch fire; feel hot.
ouest: West; western direction; cardinal direction.

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