The Yellow Wallpaper — Page 11
I know a little of the principle of design, and I know this thing was not arranged on any laws of radiation, or alternation, or repetition, or symmetry, or anything else that I ever heard of.
Ich verstehe etwas von den Grundsätzen des Designs, und ich weiß, dass dieses Ding nicht nach irgendeinem Gesetz der Strahlung, der Abwechslung, der Wiederholung, der Symmetrie oder irgendetwas anderem angeordnet wurde, von dem ich je gehört habe.
It is repeated, of course, by the breadths, but not otherwise.
Es wiederholt sich natürlich in den Bahnen, aber sonst nicht.
Looked at in one way each breadth stands alone, the bloated curves and flourishes—a kind of "debased Romanesque" with delirium tremens—go waddling up and down in isolated columns of fatuity.
Aus einer Perspektive betrachtet steht jede Bahn für sich allein, die aufgedunsenen Kurven und Schnörkel – eine Art „entartete Romanik" mit Delirium tremens – watscheln in isolierten Säulen der Albernheit auf und ab.
But, on the other hand, they connect diagonally, and the sprawling outlines run off in great slanting waves of optic horror, like a lot of wallowing seaweeds in full chase.
Aber andererseits verbinden sie sich diagonal, und die ausufernden Umrisse verlaufen in großen schrägen Wellen optischen Entsetzens, wie eine Menge sich wälzender Meerespflanzen in wilder Jagd.
The whole thing goes horizontally, too, at least it seems so, and I exhaust myself in trying to distinguish the order of its going in that direction.
Das Ganze verläuft auch horizontal, zumindest scheint es so, und ich erschöpfe mich darin, die Ordnung seines Verlaufs in diese Richtung zu erkennen.
They have used a horizontal breadth for a frieze, and that adds wonderfully to the confusion.
Sie haben eine horizontale Bahn als Fries verwendet, und das trägt wunderbar zur Verwirrung bei.
There is one end of the room where it is almost intact, and there, when the cross-lights fade and the low sun shines directly upon it, I can almost fancy radiation after all,—the interminable grotesques seem to form around a common centre and rush off in headlong plunges of equal distraction.
Es gibt ein Ende des Zimmers, wo es fast intakt ist, und dort, wenn die Querlichter verblassen und die tiefstehende Sonne direkt darauf scheint, kann ich mir doch fast eine Strahlung vorstellen – die endlosen Grotesken scheinen sich um ein gemeinsames Zentrum zu bilden und in halsbrecherischen Stürzen gleicher Verstörtheit davonzustürzen.
It makes me tired to follow it. I will take a nap, I guess.
Es ermüdet mich, ihm zu folgen. Ich werde wohl ein Nickerchen machen.
I don't know why I should write this.
Ich weiß nicht, warum ich das schreiben sollte.
I don't want to.
Ich will es nicht.
I don't feel able.
Ich fühle mich nicht dazu imstande.
And I know John would think it absurd.
Und ich weiß, dass John es für absurd halten würde.
Vocabulary
- verstehe
- I understand; first person singular of verstehen
- etwas
- Something; a little; somewhat
- von
- Of; from; by; a common preposition
- Grundsätzen
- Principles; fundamental rules or guidelines
- Designs
- Of design; referring to visual or aesthetic arrangement
- weiß
- I know; first person singular of wissen
- dass
- That; subordinating conjunction introducing a clause
- dieses
- This; demonstrative pronoun in genitive/nominative neuter
- Ding
- Thing; a general word for an object
- nach
- According to; after; toward; a preposition
- irgendeinem
- Any; some (dative); an indefinite determiner
- Gesetz
- Law; rule; a legal or natural principle
- Strahlung
- Radiation; emission of energy in rays or waves
- Abwechslung
- Variety; alternation; change from routine
- Wiederholung
- Repetition; the act of repeating something
- Symmetrie
- Symmetry; balanced proportional arrangement of parts
- irgendetwas
- Anything; something indefinite or unspecified
- anderem
- Other; dative form of 'ander'
- angeordnet
- Arranged; ordered; organized in a pattern
- wurde
- Was; simple past passive auxiliary of werden
- je
- Ever; each; at any time
- gehört
- Heard; past participle of hören
- wiederholt
- Repeats; third person singular of wiederholen
- sich
- Itself; reflexive pronoun for third person
- natürlich
- Naturally; of course; as expected
- Bahnen
- Strips; lanes; paths or tracks
- sonst
- Otherwise; apart from that; else
- Aus
- From; out of; a directional preposition
- Perspektive
- Perspective; a particular point of view
- betrachtet
- Viewed; considered; past participle of betrachten
- steht
- Stands; third person singular of stehen
- jede
- Each; every; referring to all individuals
- Bahn
- Strip; lane; path or track
- allein
- Alone; by itself; without others
- aufgedunsenen
- Bloated; puffed up; swollen in appearance
- Kurven
- Curves; bends; curved lines or shapes
- Schnörkel
- Flourishes; curlicues; ornamental curling strokes
- Art
- Kind; type; sort; a manner or style
- entartete
- Degenerate; corrupted; perverted from original form
- Romanik
- Romanesque; medieval architectural and artistic style
- Delirium
- Delirium; state of mental confusion and excitement
- tremens
- Tremens; shaking; part of delirium tremens condition
- watscheln
- To waddle; to walk with a clumsy swaying gait
- isolierten
- Isolated; separated; standing alone from others
- Säulen
- Columns; pillars; vertical architectural support structures
- Albernheit
- Silliness; foolishness; absurd or trivial behavior
- ab
- Down; off; away; directional particle or prefix
- andererseits
- On the other hand; from another perspective
- verbinden
- To connect; to join; to link together
- diagonal
- Diagonally; at an angle across something
- ausufernden
- Sprawling; overflowing; spreading beyond boundaries excessively
- Umrisse
- Outlines; contours; the outer edges of shapes
- verlaufen
- Run; extend; to proceed or go in a direction
- schrägen
- Slanting; oblique; diagonal; at an angle
- Wellen
- Waves; undulating lines or motions
- optischen
- Optical; visual; relating to sight or optics
- Entsetzens
- Of horror; terror; extreme fright or shock
- Menge
- Crowd; mass; a large quantity or group
- wälzender
- Rolling; churning; moving in a tumbling manner
- Meerespflanzen
- Sea plants; aquatic vegetation found in the ocean
- wilder
- Wilder; more wild; unrestrained in a higher degree
- Jagd
- Hunt; chase; pursuit of prey or quarry
- Ganze
- Whole; the entirety; everything taken together
- verläuft
- Runs; extends; proceeds in a certain direction
- horizontal
- Horizontally; parallel to the ground or horizon
- zumindest
- At least; at the minimum; at any rate
- scheint
- Seems; appears; shines; third person of scheinen
- erschöpfe
- I exhaust; first person of erschöpfen; to tire out
- darin
- In it; therein; inside that thing
- Ordnung
- Order; organization; tidiness or structured arrangement
- seines
- Its; his; genitive possessive pronoun masculine/neuter
- Verlaufs
- Of the course; of the progression or route
- diese
- This; these; demonstrative pronoun/adjective feminine/plural
- Richtung
- Direction; orientation; the way something points
- erkennen
- To recognize; to identify; to discern something
- horizontale
- Horizontal; level; flat and parallel to ground
- Fries
- Frieze; a decorative horizontal band on a wall
- verwendet
- Used; employed; past participle of verwenden
- trägt
- Contributes; carries; third person singular of tragen
- wunderbar
- Wonderfully; marvelously; in a wonderful manner
- Verwirrung
- Confusion; bewilderment; a state of disorder
- Ende
- End; conclusion; the final part of something
- Zimmers
- Of the room; genitive of Zimmer
- wo
- Where; at which place; a relative/interrogative adverb
- fast
- Almost; nearly; not quite completely
- intakt
- Intact; undamaged; remaining whole and unharmed
- dort
- There; at that place; a locative adverb
- wenn
- When; if; a conditional or temporal conjunction
- Querlichter
- Crosslights; lights coming from the side or angle
- verblassen
- Fade; to become pale or dim over time
- tiefstehende
- Low-hanging; low-standing; positioned near the horizon
- Sonne
- Sun; the star at the center of our solar system
- direkt
- Directly; straight; without detour or intermediary
- darauf
- On it; thereupon; directly onto that surface
- doch
- Yet; still; indeed; an emphatic or contrastive particle
- vorstellen
- To imagine; to introduce; to picture in one's mind
- endlosen
- Endless; infinite; continuing without stopping
- Grotesken
- Grotesques; bizarre ornamental figures or patterns
- scheinen
- To seem; to appear; to shine
- gemeinsames
- Common; shared; held or done together
- Zentrum
- Center; the middle point of something
- bilden
- To form; to create; to build or constitute
- halsbrecherischen
- Breakneck; extremely dangerous or reckless in speed
- Stürzen
- Falls; tumbles; rapid downward movements or plunges
- gleicher
- Of the same; equal; identical in quality
- Verstörtheit
- Disturbance; agitation; state of being deeply unsettled
- davonzustürzen
- To rush away; to dash off in a hurry
- ermüdet
- Tired; fatigued; wearied by effort or exertion
- folgen
- To follow; to pursue; to come after something
- wohl
- Probably; well; I suppose; a modal particle
- Nickerchen
- Nap; a short sleep during the day
- warum
- Why; for what reason; an interrogative adverb
- schreiben
- To write; to put words on paper or screen
- sollte
- Should; was supposed to; past subjunctive of sollen
- will
- Want; first/third person of wollen; to want
- fühle
- Feel; first person singular of fühlen
- dazu
- To that; for it; in addition to that
- imstande
- Capable; able; in a position to do something
- absurd
- Absurd; ridiculous; completely unreasonable or illogical
- halten
- To consider; to hold; to regard as something
- würde
- Would; conditional form of werden auxiliary verb
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