Thus Spake Zarathustra: A Book for All and None — Page 9
Another ideal runs on before us, a strange, tempting ideal full of danger, to which we should not like to persuade any one, because we do not so readily acknowledge any one's RIGHT THERETO: the ideal of a spirit who plays naively (that is to say involuntarily and from overflowing abundance and power) with everything that has hitherto been called holy, good, intangible, or divine; to whom the loftiest conception which the people have reasonably made their measure of value, would already practically imply danger, ruin, abasement, or at least relaxation, blindness, or temporary self-forgetfulness; the ideal of a humanly superhuman welfare and benevolence, which will often enough appear INHUMAN, for example, when put alongside of all past seriousness on earth, and alongside of all past solemnities in bearing, word, tone, look, morality, and pursuit, as their truest involuntary parody—and WITH which, nevertheless, perhaps THE GREAT SERIOUSNESS only commences, when the proper interrogative mark is set up, the fate of the soul changes, the hour-hand moves, and tragedy begins..."
Otro ideal corre ante nosotros, un ideal extraño y tentador, lleno de peligro, al que no quisiéramos persuadir a nadie, porque no reconocemos tan fácilmente el DERECHO DE NADIE AL MISMO: el ideal de un espíritu que juega ingenuamente (es decir, involuntariamente y desde una abundancia y un poder desbordantes) con todo lo que hasta ahora ha sido llamado santo, bueno, intangible o divino; para quien la concepción más elevada que el pueblo ha convertido razonablemente en su medida de valor, ya implicaría prácticamente peligro, ruina, abyección, o al menos relajación, ceguera, o un olvido temporal de sí mismo; el ideal de un bienestar y una benevolencia humanamente sobrehumanos, que con bastante frecuencia parecerá INHUMANO, por ejemplo, cuando se coloca junto a toda la seriedad pasada en la tierra, y junto a todas las solemnidades pasadas en el porte, la palabra, el tono, la mirada, la moral y la conducta, como su más genuina parodia involuntaria—y CON el cual, sin embargo, quizás LA GRAN SERIEDAD solo comienza, cuando se plantea el verdadero signo de interrogación, el destino del alma cambia, el minutero avanza y la tragedia comienza..."
Although the figure of Zarathustra and a large number of the leading thoughts in this work had appeared much earlier in the dreams and writings of the author, "Thus Spake Zarathustra" did not actually come into being until the month of August 1881 in Sils Maria; and it was the idea of the Eternal Recurrence of all things which finally induced my brother to set forth his new views in poetic language.
Aunque la figura de Zaratustra y un gran número de los pensamientos principales de esta obra habían aparecido mucho antes en los sueños y escritos del autor, «Así habló Zaratustra» no llegó a existir realmente hasta el mes de agosto de 1881 en Sils Maria; y fue la idea del Eterno Retorno de todas las cosas lo que finalmente indujo a mi hermano a exponer sus nuevas ideas en lenguaje poético.
Vocabulary
- Otro
- Different; another person or thing
- ideal
- Perfect standard or principle to strive for
- corre
- Runs; third person singular present of correr
- ante
- Before; in front of or facing
- nosotros
- We; first person plural pronoun
- un
- A; indefinite article, masculine singular
- extraño
- Strange; unusual or unfamiliar
- lleno
- Full; completely filled with something
- de
- Of; preposition indicating possession or origin
- peligro
- Danger; state of risk or hazard
- al
- To the; contraction of a + el
- que
- That; which; relative pronoun
- no
- No; negation or refusal
- quisiéramos
- We would wish; imperfect subjunctive of querer
- persuadir
- To persuade; convince someone to believe
- nadie
- Nobody; no one at all
- porque
- Because; reason or cause for something
- reconocemos
- We recognize; acknowledge or identify something
- tan
- So; to such a degree or extent
- fácilmente
- Easily; without difficulty or effort
- el
- The; definite article, masculine singular
- DERECHO
- Right; legal entitlement or privilege
- DE
- Of; preposition for possession or origin
- NADIE
- Nobody; no one whatsoever
- AL
- To the; contraction of a + el
- MISMO
- Same; identical or self
- espíritu
- Spirit; soul or mental essence
- juega
- Plays; third person singular of jugar
- es
- Is; third person singular of ser
- decir
- To say; speak or express words
- desde
- From; starting point in space or time
- una
- A; indefinite article, feminine singular
- abundancia
- Abundance; large quantity or plentiful supply
- poder
- Power; ability to do something
- con
- With; accompanied by or having
- todo
- All; everything or the whole
- lo
- It; masculine singular direct object pronoun
- hasta
- Until; up to a point in time
- ahora
- Now; at the present time
- ha
- Has; third person singular of haber
- sido
- Been; past participle of ser
- llamado
- Called; named or designated
- santo
- Saint; holy or sacred person
- bueno
- Good; having positive qualities
- divino
- Divine; relating to God or deity
- para
- For; in order to or intended for
- quien
- Who; which person or people
- la
- The; definite article, feminine singular
- concepción
- Conception; idea or understanding of something
- más
- More; greater in amount or degree
- elevada
- Elevated; raised up or exalted
- pueblo
- People; community or population group
- convertido
- Converted; changed into something else
- razonablemente
- Reasonably; in a rational manner
- en
- In; preposition for location or time
- su
- His; her; its; possessive pronoun
- medida
- Measure; size or quantity of something
- valor
- Value; worth or importance of something
- ya
- Already; at this or that time
- implicaría
- Would imply; would suggest or indicate
- prácticamente
- Practically; in a practical manner
- ruina
- Ruin; destruction or collapse of something
- menos
- Less; smaller amount or degree
- relajación
- Relaxation; loosening or slackening of tension
- ceguera
- Blindness; condition of being unable to see
- olvido
- Forgetfulness; state of being forgotten
- temporal
- Temporal; relating to time or worldly
- sí
- Yes; affirmative response or agreement
- mismo
- Same; identical or self
- bienestar
- Well-being; state of health and happiness
- bastante
- Quite; enough or sufficient in amount
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