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.
In un terzo capitolo ho indicato la lenta ascesa della leadership personale, e ho criticato con franchezza il leader che porta oggi il peso principale della sua razza.
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.
Poi, in altri due capitoli ho tracciato in rapido profilo i due mondi all'interno e all'esterno del Velo, e sono così giunto al problema centrale di formare gli uomini per la vita.
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.
Addentrandomi ora in maggiori dettagli, ho in due capitoli studiato le lotte dei milioni ammassati della contadinanza nera, e in un altro ho cercato di chiarire le attuali relazioni tra i figli del padrone e dell'uomo comune.
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.
Lasciando, dunque, il mondo bianco, sono entrato all'interno del Velo, sollevandolo affinché possiate intravedere debolmente i suoi recessi più profondi,—il significato della sua religione, la passione del suo dolore umano, e la lotta delle sue anime più grandi.
All this I have ended with a tale twice told but seldom written, and a chapter of song.
Tutto ciò ho concluso con una storia raccontata due volte ma raramente scritta, e un capitolo di canto.
Some of these thoughts of mine have seen the light before in other guise.
Alcuni di questi miei pensieri hanno già visto la luce in altra 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.
Per aver gentilmente acconsentito alla loro ripubblicazione qui, in forma modificata e ampliata, devo ringraziare gli editori dell'Atlantic Monthly, The World's Work, the Dial, The New World, e gli 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.
Prima di ogni capitolo, così come ora stampato, si trova una battuta dei Canti del Dolore,—qualche eco di melodia ossessionante dalla sola musica americana che sgorgò dalle anime nere nel buio passato.
Vocabulary
- terzo
- Ordinal number meaning third in a sequence
- capitolo
- A chapter or section within a book
- indicato
- Pointed out or indicated something to someone
- lenta
- Slow or gradual in pace or movement
- ascesa
- Rise or ascent, often of power or status
- leadership
- The role or ability to lead a group
- personale
- Personal, relating to an individual person
- criticato
- Criticized or judged negatively someone or something
- franchezza
- Frankness or candor in expressing opinions openly
- leader
- A person who leads or guides a group
- porta
- Carries or bears; also means door or gate
- oggi
- Today, referring to the current day
- peso
- Weight or burden carried physically or figuratively
- principale
- Main or primary, most important among several
- razza
- Race or ethnic group of people
- Poi
- Then or afterwards, indicating a sequence of events
- altri
- Others or other ones, referring to additional items
- capitoli
- Plural of chapter; sections within a book
- tracciato
- Traced or outlined a shape, path, or profile
- rapido
- Quick or rapid, moving at high speed
- profilo
- Profile or outline of a person or subject
- mondi
- Plural of world; different realms or spheres
- interno
- Interior or inside of something
- esterno
- Exterior or outside of something
- Velo
- Veil; a covering that conceals or obscures
- così
- So or thus, in this way or manner
- giunto
- Arrived or reached a destination or conclusion
- problema
- A problem or issue requiring a solution
- centrale
- Central or main, at the core of something
- formare
- To form or shape people through education or training
- uomini
- Plural of man; men or human beings
- vita
- Life, the state of being alive
- Addentrandomi
- Going deeper into, delving further into a subject
- ora
- Now, at the present moment; also means hour
- maggiori
- Greater or more significant details or elements
- dettagli
- Details or specific particulars of a subject
- studiato
- Studied or examined something carefully and thoroughly
- lotte
- Struggles or fights against difficulties or oppression
- milioni
- Millions; a very large number of people or things
- ammassati
- Crowded together or massed in one place
- contadinanza
- Peasantry; the collective community of rural farmers
- nera
- Feminine form of black; dark in color
- cercato
- Searched for or tried to find or clarify
- chiarire
- To clarify or make something clearer and understandable
- attuali
- Current or present, relating to today's situation
- relazioni
- Relations or relationships between people or groups
- tra
- Preposition meaning 'between' or 'among'
- figli
- Children or sons of a family or group
- padrone
- Master, owner, or boss with authority over others
- uomo
- Man; an adult male human being
- comune
- Common or ordinary, shared among many people
- Lasciando
- Leaving behind or departing from a place or topic
- dunque
- Therefore or thus, indicating a logical conclusion
- mondo
- The world or a particular realm of existence
- bianco
- White; the color or referring to white people
- entrato
- Entered or gone into a place or subject
- sollevandolo
- Lifting it up so others may see inside
- affinché
- So that, in order that a result may occur
- possiate
- Subjunctive form of 'potere', meaning 'you may be able'
- intravedere
- To glimpse or catch a faint sight of something
- debolmente
- Weakly or faintly, with little strength or clarity
- recessi
- Recesses or hidden depths of a place or mind
- profondi
- Deep or profound, far below the surface
- significato
- Meaning or significance of a word or concept
- religione
- Religion; a system of spiritual beliefs and practices
- passione
- Passion; intense emotion or strong feeling
- dolore
- Pain or sorrow, physical or emotional suffering
- umano
- Human, relating to or characteristic of people
- lotta
- Struggle or fight against adversity or oppression
- anime
- Souls or spirits of human beings
- grandi
- Great or large, significant in size or importance
- Tutto
- All or everything, the totality of something
- ciò
- This or that, referring to something previously mentioned
- concluso
- Concluded or ended, brought to a close
- storia
- A story or history, a narrative of events
- raccontata
- Told or narrated, shared as a story
- volte
- Times; occurrences of something happening repeatedly
- raramente
- Rarely or seldom, not happening very often
- scritta
- Written down; recorded in written form
- canto
- Song or chant; singing or a piece of music
- Alcuni
- Some or a few, referring to an indefinite number
- questi
- These, demonstrative adjective referring to nearby items
- pensieri
- Thoughts or ideas in one's mind
- già
- Already, indicating something has happened before now
- visto
- Seen; past participle of 'vedere', to see
- luce
- Light; illumination or the light of publication
- altra
- Other or another, feminine form of 'altro'
- forma
- Form or shape; a particular format or version
- gentilmente
- Kindly or gently, in a courteous manner
- acconsentito
- Consented or agreed to allow something to happen
- ripubblicazione
- Republication; the act of publishing again in revised form
- qui
- Here, indicating this place or location
- modificata
- Modified or altered from the original version
- ampliata
- Expanded or enlarged, made broader in scope
- devo
- I must or I owe; first person of 'dovere'
- ringraziare
- To thank someone for a favor or service
- editori
- Editors or publishers of books and periodicals
- Prima
- Before or first; prior in time or order
- ogni
- Every or each, referring to all members of a group
- stampato
- Printed or published in a printed format
- trova
- Finds or is located; third person of 'trovare'
- battuta
- A beat, line, or musical bar; also a witty remark
- Canti
- Songs or chants; plural of 'canto'
- Dolore
- Pain or sorrow; deep suffering or grief
- qualche
- Some or a few, an indefinite small quantity
- eco
- Echo; a repeated sound or lingering resonance
- melodia
- Melody; a sequence of musical notes forming a tune
- ossessionante
- Haunting or obsessive, lingering persistently in the mind
- sola
- Only or alone; feminine singular form of 'solo'
- musica
- Music; the art of organized sound and rhythm
- americana
- American; relating to the United States or Americas
- sgorgò
- Gushed or welled up, flowed out spontaneously
- nere
- Black; feminine plural, referring to Black people
- buio
- Darkness or the dark; absence of light
- passato
- The past; time that has already gone by
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