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.
Em um terceiro capítulo apontei o lento surgimento da liderança pessoal, e critiquei com franqueza o líder que carrega hoje o principal fardo de sua raça.
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.
Em seguida, em dois outros capítulos esbocei em rápidas linhas os dois mundos dentro e fora do Véu, chegando assim ao problema central de preparar os homens para a 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.
Aventurando-me agora em maiores detalhes, estudei em dois capítulos as lutas dos milhões reunidos do campesinato negro, e em outro procurei esclarecer as relações atuais entre os filhos do senhor e do servo.
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.
Deixando então o mundo branco, adentrei o Véu, erguendo-o para que possais entrever seus recessos mais profundos — o significado de sua religião, a paixão de sua dor humana, e a luta de suas almas mais elevadas.
All this I have ended with a tale twice told but seldom written, and a chapter of song.
Tudo isso encerrei com um conto narrado duas vezes, mas raramente escrito, e um capítulo de canções.
Some of these thoughts of mine have seen the light before in other guise.
Alguns desses meus pensamentos já vieram à luz anteriormente sob outra 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 gentilmente consentirem com sua republicação aqui, em forma alterada e ampliada, devo agradecer aos editores do Atlantic Monthly, do The World's Work, do Dial, do The New World e dos 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 ora impresso, figura um trecho das Canções do Sofrimento — algum eco de melodia obsedante da única música americana que brotou de almas negras no passado obscuro.
Vocabulary
- Em
- Preposition meaning 'in' or 'at'
- um
- Indefinite article or number meaning 'a' or 'one'
- terceiro
- Ordinal number meaning 'third'
- capítulo
- A chapter or section of a book
- apontei
- Past tense of 'to point out' or 'to indicate'
- lento
- Adjective meaning slow or gradual
- surgimento
- The emergence or rise of something
- liderança
- Leadership or the act of leading others
- pessoal
- Personal, relating to an individual person
- critiquei
- Past tense of 'to criticize' or 'to critique'
- franqueza
- Frankness, honesty, or straightforwardness
- líder
- A leader or person who guides others
- carrega
- Third person singular of 'to carry' or 'to bear'
- hoje
- Adverb meaning 'today' or 'nowadays'
- principal
- Adjective meaning main, primary, or principal
- fardo
- A burden, load, or heavy responsibility
- raça
- Race or ethnic group of people
- seguida
- Followed by or in sequence after something
- dois
- The number two
- outros
- Plural adjective meaning 'other' or 'others'
- capítulos
- Plural of chapter, sections of a book
- esbocei
- Past tense of 'to sketch' or 'to outline'
- rápidas
- Feminine plural adjective meaning quick or fast
- linhas
- Lines or outlines describing something briefly
- mundos
- Plural of world, referring to different realms
- dentro
- Preposition or adverb meaning 'inside' or 'within'
- fora
- Adverb or preposition meaning 'outside' or 'beyond'
- Véu
- A veil or symbolic barrier separating groups
- chegando
- Present participle of 'to arrive' or 'to reach'
- assim
- Adverb meaning 'thus', 'so', or 'in this way'
- problema
- A problem or issue requiring a solution
- central
- Adjective meaning central or most important
- preparar
- Infinitive verb meaning to prepare or train
- homens
- Plural noun meaning men or human beings
- vida
- Noun meaning life or one's existence
- Aventurando-me
- Reflexive gerund meaning venturing or daring to go
- agora
- Adverb meaning 'now' or 'at this moment'
- maiores
- Comparative adjective meaning greater or larger details
- detalhes
- Plural noun meaning details or particulars
- estudei
- Past tense of 'to study' or 'to examine'
- lutas
- Plural noun meaning struggles, fights, or conflicts
- milhões
- Plural noun meaning millions of something
- reunidos
- Past participle meaning gathered or brought together
- campesinato
- The peasantry or rural farming population
- negro
- Adjective or noun meaning black or of African descent
- outro
- Adjective meaning another or a different one
- procurei
- Past tense of 'to seek' or 'to try to clarify'
- esclarecer
- Infinitive meaning to clarify or shed light on
- relações
- Plural noun meaning relations or relationships
- atuais
- Plural adjective meaning current or present-day
- entre
- Preposition meaning 'between' or 'among'
- filhos
- Plural noun meaning sons, children, or offspring
- senhor
- Noun meaning lord, master, or gentleman
- servo
- Noun meaning servant or serf
- Deixando
- Gerund of 'to leave' or 'to set aside'
- então
- Adverb meaning 'then' or 'therefore'
- mundo
- Noun meaning the world or a particular realm
- branco
- Adjective or noun meaning white or white person
- adentrei
- Past tense of 'to enter deeply into' something
- erguendo-o
- Gerund meaning lifting or raising it up
- possais
- Subjunctive form of 'poder' meaning 'may you be able'
- entrever
- Infinitive meaning to glimpse or catch a brief view
- recessos
- Plural noun meaning recesses or innermost depths
- profundos
- Plural adjective meaning deep or profound
- significado
- Noun meaning meaning or significance of something
- religião
- Noun meaning religion or religious belief
- paixão
- Noun meaning passion or intense emotional feeling
- dor
- Noun meaning pain or suffering
- humana
- Feminine adjective meaning human or humane
- luta
- Noun meaning struggle, fight, or effort
- almas
- Plural noun meaning souls or spiritual selves
- elevadas
- Feminine plural adjective meaning elevated or uplifted
- Tudo
- Pronoun meaning everything or all of it
- isso
- Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'this' or 'that'
- encerrei
- Past tense of 'to close' or 'to conclude'
- conto
- A short story or tale
- narrado
- Past participle meaning narrated or told aloud
- duas
- Feminine form of the number two
- vezes
- Plural noun meaning times or occasions
- mas
- Conjunction meaning 'but' indicating contrast
- raramente
- Adverb meaning rarely or seldom
- escrito
- Past participle meaning written or put in writing
- canções
- Plural noun meaning songs or musical compositions
- Alguns
- Indefinite pronoun meaning some or a few
- desses
- Contraction meaning 'of these' or 'from these'
- pensamentos
- Plural noun meaning thoughts or ideas
- já
- Adverb meaning 'already' or 'yet'
- vieram
- Past tense of 'to come' meaning they came
- luz
- Noun meaning light, also used idiomatically as publication
- anteriormente
- Adverb meaning previously or at an earlier time
- sob
- Preposition meaning 'under' or 'beneath'
- outra
- Feminine adjective meaning another or a different one
- forma
- Noun meaning form, shape, or format
- gentilmente
- Adverb meaning kindly or graciously
- consentirem
- Infinitive form meaning to consent or permit (plural)
- republicação
- Noun meaning republication or reprinting of a work
- aqui
- Adverb meaning 'here' or 'in this place'
- alterada
- Past participle meaning altered or modified
- ampliada
- Past participle meaning expanded or enlarged
- devo
- First person present of 'to owe' or 'to must'
- agradecer
- Infinitive meaning to thank or express gratitude
- editores
- Plural noun meaning editors or publishers
- Antes
- Adverb meaning 'before' or 'previously'
- cada
- Adjective meaning 'each' or 'every'
- tal
- Adjective or pronoun meaning 'such' or 'such a'
- como
- Conjunction or adverb meaning 'as', 'like', or 'how'
- ora
- Adverb meaning 'now' or 'at this time'
- impresso
- Past participle meaning printed or published in print
- figura
- Noun meaning figure, image, or it appears
- trecho
- A passage or excerpt from a text
- Canções
- Plural noun meaning songs or musical compositions
- Sofrimento
- Noun meaning suffering, pain, or distress
- algum
- Indefinite adjective meaning some or any
- eco
- Noun meaning echo or a reverberation of sound
- melodia
- Noun meaning melody or musical tune
- obsedante
- Adjective meaning haunting or obsessive in nature
- única
- Feminine adjective meaning unique or the only one
- música
- Noun meaning music or a musical piece
- americana
- Feminine adjective meaning American or from America
- brotou
- Past tense of 'to sprout' or 'to emerge'
- negras
- Feminine plural adjective meaning black or dark
- passado
- Noun or adjective meaning past or the past
- obscuro
- Adjective meaning obscure, dark, or unknown
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