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?

そして最後に、ここで語る私自身が、ヴェールの内に生きる人々の骨の骨、肉の肉であることを、付け加える必要があるだろうか？

W.E.B. Du B.

W・E・B・デュ・ボイス

Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 1, 1903.

ジョージア州アトランタ、1903年2月1日。

一

Of Our Spiritual Strivings

われらの精神的な闘いについて

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

ああ、水よ、わが心の声よ、砂の中で泣き叫ぶ、

All night long crying with a mournful cry,

一夜中、悲しげな叫び声をあげて泣き続ける、

As I lie and listen, and cannot understand

私が横たわり耳を澄ませても、理解することができない、

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

わが胸に宿る心の声なのか、それとも海の声なのかを、

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

ああ、水よ、安らぎを求めて泣くのは、私なのか、私なのか？

All night long the water is crying to me.

一夜中、水は私に向かって泣き叫ぶ。

Unresting water, there shall never be rest

休むことなき水よ、安らぎは決して訪れないだろう、

Till the last moon droop and the last tide fail,

最後の月が沈み、最後の潮が引くまでは、

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

そして終末の炎が西の空で燃え始めるまでは、

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

そして心は疲れ果て、驚き、海のように泣き叫ぶだろう、

All life long crying without avail,

生涯をかけて、甲斐もなく泣き続け、

As the water all night long is crying to me.

水が一夜中、私に向かって泣き叫ぶように。

ARTHUR SYMONS.

アーサー・サイモンズ。

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.

私と他の世界との間には、常に問われることのない問いがある。ある者は遠慮の気持ちから問わず、また別の者は適切な言葉を見つける難しさから問わないのである。

All, nevertheless, flutter round it.

それでも、すべての者がその問いの周りをひらひらと舞う。

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?

彼らは半ば躊躇いがちな様子で私に近づき、好奇の目や憐れみの目で私を見つめ、そして直接こう言う代わりに、「問題であるとはどのような気持ちですか？」と。

Vocabulary

そして: soshite — And then; connecting two sentences or clauses.
最後: saigo — The last; the end; final moment.
に: ni — Particle indicating direction, time, or purpose.
ここ: koko — Here; this place nearby the speaker.
で: de — Particle indicating location of action or means.
語る: kataru — To speak; to narrate; to tell a story.
私: watashi — I; me; first-person singular pronoun.
自身: jishin — Oneself; personally; one's own self.
が: ga — Subject marker particle in Japanese grammar.
ヴェール: vēru — Veil; a covering that conceals or obscures.
の: no — Possessive or linking particle between nouns.
内: uchi — Inside; within; the interior of something.
生きる: ikiru — To live; to be alive; to exist.
人々: hitobito — People; various persons; the general public.
骨: hone — Bone; the hard structure of the body.
肉: niku — Flesh; meat; the physical body's substance.
ある: aru — To exist; to be; to have (inanimate).
こと: koto — Thing; fact; abstract matter or circumstance.
を: wo — Object marker particle indicating direct object.
付け加える: tsukekuwaeru — To add; to append; to supplement information.
必要: hitsuyō — Necessary; required; something that is needed.
だろう: darō — Probably; I wonder; expressing conjecture or doubt.
か: ka — Question particle placed at end of sentence.
州: shū — State; province; a major administrative region.
2月: ni-gatsu — February; the second month of the year.
1日: tsuitachi — The first day of a month.
一: ichi — One; the number one; first in sequence.
われら: warera — We; us; a literary or formal plural pronoun.
精神的: seishinteki — Spiritual; mental; relating to the mind or spirit.
な: na — Adjectival particle linking na-adjectives to nouns.
闘い: tatakai — Battle; struggle; a fight or conflict.
ついて: tsuite — About; concerning; regarding a topic.
ああ: aa — Ah; oh; exclamation of emotion or realization.
水: mizu — Water; the clear liquid essential for life.
よ: yo — Sentence-ending particle expressing assertion or address.
わが: waga — My; our; a literary possessive first-person pronoun.
心: kokoro — Heart; mind; one's inner feelings or spirit.
声: koe — Voice; a sound produced by speaking or crying.
砂: suna — Sand; tiny grains of rock found on beaches.
中: naka — Inside; middle; within a space or period.
泣き叫ぶ: nakisakebu — To cry out; to wail; to scream while weeping.
一夜: ichiya — One night; a single night's duration.
悲しげ: kanashige — Looking sad; appearing sorrowful or mournful.
叫び声: sakebigoe — A scream; a shout; a loud cry of emotion.
あげ: age — To raise; to let out (a sound); to give.
泣き続ける: nakitsuzukeru — To keep crying; to continue weeping without stopping.
横たわり: yokotawari — Lying down; reclining; stretched out horizontally.
耳: mimi — Ear; the organ used for hearing sounds.
澄ませ: sumase — To sharpen; to strain one's ears to listen.
も: mo — Also; even; too; an inclusive particle.
理解: rikai — Understanding; comprehension; grasping meaning or content.
する: suru — To do; to perform; general action verb.
できない: dekinai — Cannot; unable to; not capable of doing.
胸: mune — Chest; breast; the area over one's heart.
宿る: yadoru — To dwell; to reside within; to be lodged inside.
それ: sore — That; it; referring to something previously mentioned.
と: to — And; with; quoting particle in Japanese grammar.
海: umi — Sea; ocean; a large body of salt water.
安らぎ: yasuragi — Peace; tranquility; a feeling of calm comfort.
求め: motome — Seeking; searching for; requesting or desiring something.
泣く: naku — To cry; to weep; to shed tears emotionally.
は: wa — Topic marker particle highlighting the sentence's subject.
向かっ: mukatte — Heading toward; facing; turning in a direction.
休む: yasumu — To rest; to take a break; to sleep.
なき: naki — Without; lacking; non-existent (literary expression).
決し: kesshite — Never; by no means; absolutely not (with negative).
訪れ: otozure — A visit; arrival; the coming of something expected.
沈み: shizumi — Sinking; going down; setting below the horizon.
潮: shio — Tide; salt water; the rising and falling sea.
引く: hiku — To pull; to recede; to draw back or retreat.
まで: made — Until; up to; as far as a point.
終末: shūmatsu — The end; the final stage; apocalypse or conclusion.
炎: honoo — Flame; fire; a burning blaze of bright light.
西: nishi — West; the direction of the setting sun.
空: sora — Sky; the atmosphere; the heavens above earth.
燃え始める: moehajimeru — To begin burning; to start to catch fire.
疲れ果て: tsukarehate — Completely exhausted; utterly worn out; drained of energy.
驚き: odoroki — Surprise; astonishment; a feeling of sudden wonder.
よう: yō — Like; as if; appearing in a certain way.
生涯: shōgai — One's lifetime; entire life; lifelong span of existence.
かけ: kake — Over; spanning; spending time or effort on something.
甲斐: kai — Worth; result; reward gained from one's efforts.
他: hoka — Other; another; different from what was mentioned.
世界: sekai — World; the earth; all of human society.
間: aida / ma — Between; among; a space or interval of time.
常: tsune — Always; constantly; the usual or ordinary state.
問われる: towareru — To be questioned; to be asked; to face inquiry.
問い: toi — Question; inquiry; something posed for an answer.
者: mono / sha — Person; one who does something; a human being.
遠慮: enryo — Restraint; holding back out of consideration for others.
気持ち: kimochi — Feeling; emotion; one's inner psychological state.
から: kara — From; because; since; indicating origin or reason.
ず: zu — Without doing; negative verb suffix (literary form).
また: mata — Again; also; moreover; additionally in sequence.
別: betsu — Separate; different; another distinct thing or category.
適切: tekisetsu — Appropriate; suitable; fitting for the situation.
言葉: kotoba — Word; language; an expression used in speech.
見つける: mitsukeru — To find; to discover; to locate something searched for.
難しさ: muzukashisa — Difficulty; the quality of being hard to do.
すべて: subete — All; everything; every single item or aspect.
その: sono — That; the; referring to something previously mentioned.
周り: mawari — Surroundings; around; the area encircling something.
ひらひら: hirahira — Fluttering; flapping lightly; moving with gentle wavering motion.
舞う: mau — To dance; to flutter; to swirl gracefully through air.
彼ら: karera — They; them; a third-person plural pronoun.
半ば: nakaba — Halfway; partly; in the middle of something.
躊躇いがち: tameraigachi — Tending to hesitate; inclined to hold back uncertainly.
様子: yōsu — Appearance; manner; the state or condition of something.
近づき: chikazuki — Drawing near; approaching; coming closer to something.
好奇: kōki — Curiosity; keen interest in learning about something.
目: me — Eye; the organ of sight; a gaze or look.
や: ya — And; or; listing particle connecting multiple items.
憐れみ: awaremi — Pity; compassion; sympathy felt for another's suffering.
見つめ: mitsume — Staring; gazing fixedly; looking intently at something.
直接: chokusetsu — Directly; straight; without intermediary or indirection.
こう: kō — Like this; in this way; thus; as follows.
言う: iu — To say; to speak; to express in words.
代わり: kawari — Instead; substitute; replacement for something else.
問題: mondai — Problem; question; issue; a matter requiring attention.
どの: dono — Which; what kind of; used to indicate choice.
です: desu — Is; am; are; polite copula verb in Japanese.

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