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?

E, finalmente, preciso acrescentar que eu, que aqui falo, sou osso do osso e carne da carne daqueles que vivem dentro do Véu?

W.E.B. Du B.

Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 1, 1903.

Atlanta, Ga., 1º de fev. de 1903.

I. Of Our Spiritual Strivings

I. Dos Nossos Anseios Espirituais

O water, voice of my heart, crying in the sand, All night long crying with a mournful cry, As I lie and listen, and cannot understand The voice of my heart in my side or the voice of the sea, O water, crying for rest, is it I, is it I? All night long the water is crying to me.

Ó água, voz do meu coração, a clamar na areia, A noite inteira clamando com um clamor lúgubre, Enquanto eu jaz e escuto, e não consigo compreender A voz do meu coração em meu peito ou a voz do mar, Ó água, a clamar por repouso, sou eu, sou eu? A noite inteira a água clama para mim.

Unresting water, there shall never be rest Till the last moon droop and the last tide fail, And the fire of the end begin to burn in the west; And the heart shall be weary and wonder and cry like the sea, All life long crying without avail, As the water all night long is crying to me.

Água inquieta, nunca haverá repouso Até que a última lua decline e a última maré se esgote, E o fogo do fim comece a arder no ocidente; E o coração estará exausto e maravilhado e clamará como o mar, A vida inteira clamando em vão, Como a água a noite inteira clama para mim.

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 mim e o outro mundo há sempre uma pergunta não formulada: não formulada por alguns por sentimentos de delicadeza; por outros pela dificuldade de formulá-la corretamente.

All, nevertheless, flutter round it.

Todos, no entanto, circulam ao redor dela.

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?

Aproximam-se de mim de forma meio hesitante, observam-me com curiosidade ou compaixão, e então, em vez de dizer diretamente: Como é ser um problema?

Vocabulary

finalmente: Finally; at last; in the end.
preciso: I need; necessary; precise; accurate.
acrescentar: To add; to append; to increase.
que: That; which; what; relative pronoun.
eu: I; first person singular pronoun.
aqui: Here; in this place; at this location.
falo: I speak; I talk; language or speech.
sou: I am; first person singular of ser.
osso: Bone; skeletal structure of body.
do: Of the; contraction of de + o.
carne: Meat; flesh; muscular tissue of body.
da: Of the; feminine form of de + a.
daqueles: Of those; from those; of that.
vivem: They live; third person plural of viver.
dentro: Inside; within; in the interior.
Véu: Veil; covering; cloth that conceals.
de: Of; from; preposition indicating possession.
Dos: Of the; plural masculine form.
Nossos: Our; possessive adjective plural form.
Anseios: Longings; yearnings; deep desires or wishes.
Espirituais: Spiritual; relating to spirit; immaterial.
água: Water; liquid essential for life.
voz: Voice; sound produced by speaking.
meu: My; possessive adjective first person.
coração: Heart; organ pumping blood.
clamar: To cry out; to shout; to call.
na: In the; on the; feminine form.
areia: Sand; fine granular material on beaches.
noite: Night; period of darkness; evening.
inteira: Whole; entire; complete; undivided.
clamando: Crying out; shouting; calling loudly.
com: With; accompanied by; in company.
um: A; an; one; indefinite article.
clamor: Clamor; loud noise; uproar.
lúgubre: Mournful; dismal; gloomy; sad.
Enquanto: While; during the time that.
jaz: Lies; rests; third person singular of jazer.
escuto: I listen; I hear; attend.
não: No; not; negation.
consigo: I can; I manage; with myself.
compreender: To understand; to comprehend; to grasp.
em: In; inside; within; at.
peito: Chest; breast; front of body.
ou: Or; alternative conjunction; either.
mar: Sea; large body of salt water.
por: For; by; through; preposition.
repouso: Rest; repose; peace; tranquility.
clama: Cries out; shouts; third person singular.
para: For; to; toward; in order to.
mim: Me; myself; dative pronoun first person.
Água: Water; liquid essential for life.
inquieta: Restless; troubled; uneasy; anxious.
nunca: Never; at no time; not ever.
haverá: There will be; future tense of haver.
Até: Until; till; up to that time.
última: Last; final; most recent.
lua: Moon; celestial body orbiting earth.
decline: Decline; decay; waning; diminishment.
maré: Tide; rhythmic rise and fall of sea.
se: If; whether; reflexive pronoun.
esgote: Exhaust; drain; deplete; use up.
fogo: Fire; flame; heat and light.
fim: End; finish; conclusion; termination.
comece: Begin; start; commence; initiate.
arder: To burn; to be on fire.
no: In the; on the; masculine form.
ocidente: West; western direction; occident.
estará: Will be; future tense of estar.
exausto: Exhausted; tired; worn out completely.
maravilhado: Amazed; astonished; filled with wonder.
clamará: Will cry out; future tense of clamar.
como: How; like; as; in what manner.
vida: Life; existence; living; animate being.
vão: Go; third person plural of ir.

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