Thus Spake Zarathustra: A Book for All and None — Page 8
—And now, after having been long on the way in this fashion, we Argonauts of the ideal, more courageous perhaps than prudent, and often enough shipwrecked and brought to grief, nevertheless dangerously healthy, always healthy again,—it would seem as if, in recompense for it all, that we have a still undiscovered country before us, the boundaries of which no one has yet seen, a beyond to all countries and corners of the ideal known hitherto, a world so over-rich in the beautiful, the strange, the questionable, the frightful, and the divine, that our curiosity as well as our thirst for possession thereof, have got out of hand—alas! that nothing will now any longer satisfy us!—
—Y ahora, después de haber estado largo tiempo en camino de esta manera, nosotros, los Argonautas del ideal, más valientes quizás que prudentes, y con bastante frecuencia naufragados y sumidos en la desgracia, sin embargo peligrosamente sanos, siempre sanos de nuevo,—parecería como si, en recompensa por todo ello, tuviéramos ante nosotros un país todavía por descubrir, cuyos límites nadie ha visto aún, un más allá de todos los países y rincones del ideal conocidos hasta ahora, un mundo tan sobreabundante en lo bello, lo extraño, lo cuestionable, lo espantoso y lo divino, que nuestra curiosidad, así como nuestra sed de poseerlo, se han desbordado—¡ay! ¡que nada nos satisfará ya por más tiempo!—
"How could we still be content with THE MAN OF THE PRESENT DAY after such outlooks, and with such a craving in our conscience and consciousness? Sad enough; but it is unavoidable that we should look on the worthiest aims and hopes of the man of the present-day with ill-concealed amusement, and perhaps should no longer look at them.
«¿Cómo podríamos seguir conformándonos con EL HOMBRE DEL DÍA PRESENTE después de tales perspectivas, y con semejante anhelo en nuestra conciencia y consciencia? Bastante triste; pero es inevitable que contemplemos los fines y esperanzas más dignos del hombre del día presente con mal disimulada diversión, y quizás ya no debamos seguir mirándolos.
Vocabulary
- Y
- Conjunction meaning 'and', connecting words or clauses.
- ahora
- Refers to the current moment; means 'now'.
- después
- Indicates a later time or sequence; means 'after/later'.
- de
- Preposition indicating origin, possession, or relation.
- haber
- Auxiliary verb used to form compound tenses.
- estado
- Past participle of estar; means 'been'.
- largo
- Describes something of great length; means 'long'.
- tiempo
- Refers to time or weather; means 'time/weather'.
- en
- Preposition indicating location or time; means 'in/on'.
- camino
- A road or path traveled; means 'road/path/way'.
- esta
- Demonstrative adjective pointing to something nearby; 'this'.
- manera
- The way or method something is done; 'manner/way'.
- nosotros
- First-person plural pronoun; means 'we/us'.
- los
- Definite article or pronoun for masculine plural; 'the/them'.
- del
- Contraction of 'de' and 'el'; means 'of the'.
- ideal
- A perfect standard or goal to aspire toward.
- más
- Comparative adverb or adjective meaning 'more/most'.
- valientes
- Describes people showing courage; means 'brave/courageous'.
- quizás
- Expresses uncertainty or possibility; means 'perhaps/maybe'.
- que
- Conjunction or relative pronoun meaning 'that/which/who'.
- prudentes
- Describes people exercising good judgment; means 'prudent/wise'.
- y
- Conjunction meaning 'and', connecting words or clauses.
- con
- Preposition indicating accompaniment or means; 'with'.
- bastante
- Indicates a sufficient or considerable amount; 'enough/quite'.
- frecuencia
- The rate at which something occurs; means 'frequency'.
- naufragados
- Past participle describing those who have been shipwrecked.
- sumidos
- Past participle meaning plunged or immersed in something difficult.
- la
- Definite article for feminine singular nouns; means 'the'.
- desgracia
- A state of misfortune or disgrace; means 'misfortune/disgrace'.
- sin
- Preposition indicating absence or lack; means 'without'.
- embargo
- Used in 'sin embargo' meaning 'nevertheless/however'.
- peligrosamente
- Adverb describing something done in a dangerous manner.
- sanos
- Describes people in good health; means 'healthy/sound'.
- siempre
- Refers to all times without exception; means 'always'.
- nuevo
- Describes something recently made or experienced; means 'new'.
- parecería
- Conditional form of parecer; means 'it would seem/appear'.
- como
- Conjunction or adverb meaning 'as/like/how'.
- si
- Conjunction introducing a condition or hypothesis; means 'if'.
- recompensa
- Something given in return for effort; means 'reward/recompense'.
- por
- Preposition indicating cause, exchange, or duration; 'for/by'.
- todo
- Refers to the entirety of something; means 'all/everything'.
- ello
- Neuter pronoun referring to a thing or idea; means 'it'.
- tuviéramos
- Imperfect subjunctive of tener; means 'we would have'.
- ante
- Preposition meaning 'before' or 'in front of'.
- un
- Indefinite article for masculine singular nouns; means 'a/an'.
- país
- A nation or territory with its own government; 'country'.
- todavía
- Indicates continuation or persistence; means 'still/yet'.
- descubrir
- To find or reveal something previously unknown; 'to discover'.
- cuyos
- Relative possessive pronoun meaning 'whose' (masculine plural).
- límites
- The boundaries or borders of something; means 'limits/borders'.
- nadie
- Negative indefinite pronoun meaning 'nobody/no one'.
- ha
- Third-person singular of haber; auxiliary meaning 'has'.
- visto
- Past participle of ver; means 'seen'.
- aún
- Adverb meaning 'still' or 'yet' with accent.
- allá
- Adverb indicating a distant place; means 'over there/beyond'.
- todos
- Refers to all members of a group; means 'all/everyone'.
- países
- Plural of país; refers to multiple nations or countries.
- rincones
- Small corners or remote areas; means 'corners/nooks'.
- conocidos
- Past participle of conocer; means 'known/familiar'.
- hasta
- Preposition or adverb meaning 'until/up to/even'.
- mundo
- The Earth or all of existence; means 'world'.
- tan
- Adverb of degree meaning 'so/such/as'.
- sobreabundante
- More than abundant; means 'overabundant/superabundant'.
- lo
- Neutral article or pronoun; means 'the/it/that which'.
- bello
- Describes something of great beauty; means 'beautiful/lovely'.
- extraño
- Describes something unfamiliar or odd; means 'strange/foreign'.
- cuestionable
- Open to doubt or debate; means 'questionable/debatable'.
- espantoso
- Causing fear or horror; means 'frightful/dreadful/terrible'.
- divino
- Of or relating to a god; means 'divine/godly'.
- nuestra
- Possessive adjective for first-person plural feminine; 'our'.
- curiosidad
- A strong desire to know or learn; means 'curiosity'.
- así
- Adverb meaning 'thus/so/in this way'.
- sed
- A strong desire or physical need; means 'thirst'.
- poseerlo
- Infinitive plus pronoun meaning 'to possess it'.
- se
- Reflexive or impersonal pronoun; means 'himself/herself/itself'.
- han
- Third-person plural of haber; auxiliary meaning 'have'.
- desbordado
- Past participle meaning overflowed or exceeded normal limits.
- ay
- Interjection expressing pain or sorrow; means 'oh/alas'.
- nada
- Negative pronoun meaning 'nothing' or 'not anything'.
- nos
- First-person plural object pronoun; means 'us/ourselves'.
- satisfará
- Future tense of satisfacer; means 'will satisfy'.
- ya
- Adverb meaning 'already', 'now', or 'no longer'.
- Cómo
- Interrogative adverb asking about manner; means 'how'.
- podríamos
- Conditional form of poder; means 'we could/would be able'.
- seguir
- To continue doing something or to follow; 'to keep/follow'.
- conformándonos
- Reflexive gerund of conformar; means 'conforming/settling ourselves'.
- EL
- Definite article for masculine singular nouns; means 'the'.
- HOMBRE
- An adult male human being; means 'man'.
- DEL
- Contraction of 'de' and 'el'; means 'of the'.
- DÍA
- A 24-hour period; means 'day'.
- PRESENTE
- The current time or moment; means 'present/current'.
- tales
- Demonstrative adjective meaning 'such' (plural form).
- perspectivas
- Points of view or future outlooks; means 'perspectives/outlooks'.
- semejante
- Indicating similarity or such a degree; means 'such/similar'.
- anhelo
- An intense longing or yearning for something; means 'longing'.
- conciencia
- Awareness or moral sense of right and wrong; 'conscience/awareness'.
- consciencia
- State of being aware or awake; means 'consciousness/awareness'.
- Bastante
- Indicates a sufficient or considerable amount; 'enough/quite'.
- triste
- Describes a state of sadness or gloom; means 'sad'.
- pero
- Conjunction introducing a contrast or exception; means 'but'.
- es
- Third-person singular of ser; means 'is'.
- inevitable
- Impossible to avoid or prevent; means 'inevitable/unavoidable'.
- contemplemos
- Present subjunctive of contemplar; means 'let us contemplate'.
- fines
- Goals or purposes aimed at; means 'ends/goals/purposes'.
- esperanzas
- Feelings of expectation for desired outcomes; means 'hopes'.
- dignos
- Deserving of respect or esteem; means 'worthy/dignified'.
- hombre
- An adult male human being; means 'man'.
- día
- A 24-hour period; means 'day'.
- presente
- The current time or moment; means 'present/current'.
- mal
- Adverb or adjective meaning 'badly' or 'bad/evil'.
- disimulada
- Past participle of disimular; means 'concealed/disguised'.
- diversión
- An activity providing entertainment or amusement; 'fun/diversion'.
- no
- Negation word meaning 'no' or 'not'.
- debamos
- Present subjunctive of deber; means 'we should/must/ought'.
- mirándolos
- Gerund plus pronoun meaning 'looking at them'.
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