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THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
COSÌ PARLÒ ZARATHUSTRA
A BOOK FOR ALL AND NONE
UN LIBRO PER TUTTI E PER NESSUNO
By Friedrich Nietzsche
Di Friedrich Nietzsche
Translated By Thomas Common
Tradotto da Thomas Common
CONTENTS.
INDICE.
INTRODUCTION BY MRS FORSTER-NIETZSCHE.
INTRODUZIONE DELLA SIGNORA FORSTER-NIETZSCHE.
THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA.
COSÌ PARLÒ ZARATHUSTRA.
FIRST PART.
PRIMA PARTE.
Zarathustra's Prologue.
Il Prologo di Zarathustra.
Zarathustra's Discourses.
I Discorsi di Zarathustra.
I. The Three Metamorphoses.
I. Le Tre Metamorfosi.
II. The Academic Chairs of Virtue.
II. Le Cattedre della Virtù.
III. Backworldsmen.
III. Gli Uomini dell'Oltremondo.
IV. The Despisers of the Body.
IV. I Disprezzatori del Corpo.
V. Joys and Passions.
V. Gioie e Passioni.
VI. The Pale Criminal.
VI. Il Pallido Criminale.
VII. Reading and Writing.
VII. Leggere e Scrivere.
VIII. The Tree on the Hill.
VIII. L'Albero sul Colle.
IX. The Preachers of Death.
IX. I Predicatori della Morte.
X. War and Warriors.
X. Guerra e Guerrieri.
XI. The New Idol.
XI. Il Nuovo Idolo.
XII. The Flies in the Market-place.
XII. Le Mosche della Piazza del Mercato.
XIII. Chastity.
XIII. La Castità.
XIV. The Friend.
XIV. L'Amico.
XV. The Thousand and One Goals.
XV. I Mille e Un Obiettivi.
XVI. Neighbour-Love.
XVI. L'Amore del Prossimo.
XVII. The Way of the Creating One.
XVII. La Via del Creatore.
XVIII. Old and Young Women.
XVIII. Donne Vecchie e Giovani.
XIX. The Bite of the Adder.
XIX. Il Morso della Vipera.
XX. Child and Marriage.
XX. Il Bambino e il Matrimonio.
XXI. Voluntary Death.
XXI. La Morte Volontaria.
XXII. The Bestowing Virtue.
XXII. La Virtù che Dona.
SECOND PART.
SECONDA PARTE.
XXIII. The Child with the Mirror.
XXIII. Il Bambino con lo Specchio.
XXIV. In the Happy Isles.
XXIV. Nelle Isole Felici.
XXV. The Pitiful.
XXV. I Pietosi.
XXVI. The Priests.
XXVI. I Sacerdoti.
XXVII. The Virtuous.
XXVII. I Virtuosi.
XXVIII. The Rabble.
XXVIII. La Plebaglia.
XXIX. The Tarantulas.
XXIX. Le Tarantole.
XXX. The Famous Wise Ones.
XXX. I Famosi Sapienti.
XXXI. The Night-Song.
XXXI. Il Canto della Notte.
XXXII. The Dance-Song.
XXXII. Il Canto della Danza.
XXXIII. The Grave-Song.
XXXIII. Il Canto della Tomba.
XXXIV. Self-Surpassing.
XXXIV. Il Superamento di Sé.
XXXV. The Sublime Ones.
XXXV. I Sublimi.
XXXVI. The Land of Culture.
XXXVI. La Terra della Cultura.
XXXVII. Immaculate Perception.
XXXVII. La Percezione Immacolata.
XXXVIII. Scholars.
XXXVIII. Gli Studiosi.
XXXIX. Poets.
XXXIX. I Poeti.
XL. Great Events.
XL. I Grandi Eventi.
XLI. The Soothsayer.
XLI. L'Indovino.
XLII. Redemption.
XLII. La Redenzione.
XLIII. Manly Prudence.
XLIII. La Prudenza Virile.
XLIV. The Stillest Hour.
XLIV. L'Ora più Silenziosa.
THIRD PART.
TERZA PARTE.
XLV. The Wanderer.
XLV. Il Viandante.
XLVI. The Vision and the Enigma.
XLVI. La Visione e l'Enigma.
XLVII. Involuntary Bliss.
XLVII. La Beatitudine Involontaria.
XLVIII. Before Sunrise.
XLVIII. Prima dell'Alba.
XLIX. The Bedwarfing Virtue.
XLIX. La Virtù che Impicciolisce.
L. On the Olive-Mount.
L. Sul Monte degli Ulivi.
LI. On Passing-by.
LI. Sul Passare Oltre.
LII. The Apostates.
LII. Gli Apostati.
LIII. The Return Home.
LIII. Il Ritorno a Casa.
LIV. The Three Evil Things.
LIV. Le Tre Cose Malvagie.
LV. The Spirit of Gravity.
LV. Lo Spirito di Gravità.
LVI.
LVI.
Vocabulary
- COSÌ
- So, thus, in this way
- PARLÒ
- He/she spoke (past tense of parlare)
- UN
- A, an (masculine indefinite article)
- LIBRO
- A book, written publication
- PER
- For, in order to, through
- TUTTI
- Everyone, all, everybody
- E
- And (coordinating conjunction)
- NESSUNO
- Nobody, no one, none
- Di
- Of, by (preposition indicating possession or authorship)
- Tradotto
- Translated (past participle of tradurre)
- da
- By, from (preposition indicating agent or origin)
- INDICE
- Index, table of contents, list
- INTRODUZIONE
- Introduction, opening section of a text
- DELLA
- Of the (feminine singular contraction)
- SIGNORA
- Lady, Mrs., woman of respect
- PRIMA
- First, before (feminine ordinal or adverb)
- PARTE
- Part, section, portion of something
- Il
- The (masculine singular definite article)
- Prologo
- Prologue, introductory section of a work
- di
- Of, from (very common preposition)
- I
- The (masculine plural definite article)
- Discorsi
- Speeches, discourses, formal talks
- Le
- The (feminine plural definite article)
- Tre
- Three (cardinal number)
- Metamorfosi
- Metamorphoses, transformations, fundamental changes
- Cattedre
- Chairs, professorial seats, academic positions
- della
- Of the (feminine singular contraction)
- Virtù
- Virtue, moral excellence, good quality
- Gli
- The (masculine plural definite article, before vowels/z/s+consonant)
- Uomini
- Men, human beings (plural of uomo)
- dell'
- Of the (elided contraction before vowel)
- Oltremondo
- Otherworld, realm beyond the physical world
- Disprezzatori
- Despisers, those who scorn or disdain
- del
- Of the (masculine singular contraction)
- Corpo
- Body, physical form of a person
- Gioie
- Joys, pleasures, feelings of happiness
- e
- And (coordinating conjunction)
- Passioni
- Passions, strong emotions or desires
- Pallido
- Pale, pallid, lacking color
- Criminale
- Criminal, person who commits crimes
- Leggere
- To read (infinitive of leggere)
- Scrivere
- To write (infinitive of scrivere)
- L'
- The (elided definite article before vowel)
- Albero
- Tree, woody perennial plant
- sul
- On the (masculine singular contraction su+il)
- Colle
- Hill, small elevation of land
- Predicatori
- Preachers, those who deliver sermons
- Morte
- Death, the end of life
- Guerra
- War, armed conflict between groups
- Guerrieri
- Warriors, fighters, soldiers in battle
- Nuovo
- New, recent, not previously existing
- Idolo
- Idol, object of excessive admiration or worship
- Mosche
- Flies, small flying insects (plural)
- Piazza
- Square, public open urban space
- Mercato
- Market, place where goods are sold
- La
- The (feminine singular definite article)
- Castità
- Chastity, abstention from sexual activity
- Amico
- Friend, male companion or associate
- Mille
- One thousand (cardinal number)
- Un
- A, one (masculine indefinite article)
- Obiettivi
- Goals, objectives, aims to achieve
- Amore
- Love, deep affection for someone
- Prossimo
- Neighbor, fellow human being; also next
- Via
- Way, road, path, street
- Creatore
- Creator, one who makes or creates
- Donne
- Women (plural of donna)
- Vecchie
- Old women, elderly females
- Giovani
- Young people, youth (plural adjective/noun)
- Morso
- Bite, act of biting; also bit
- Vipera
- Viper, venomous snake
- Bambino
- Child, baby, young boy
- il
- The (masculine singular definite article)
- Matrimonio
- Marriage, wedding, union between spouses
- Volontaria
- Voluntary, done freely by choice
- che
- That, which, who (conjunction/relative pronoun)
- Dona
- Gives, donates (third person singular present)
- SECONDA
- Second (feminine ordinal number)
- con
- With (preposition indicating accompaniment)
- lo
- The (masculine singular article before z/s+consonant)
- Specchio
- Mirror, reflective glass surface
- Nelle
- In the (feminine plural contraction)
- Isole
- Islands (plural of isola)
- Felici
- Happy, fortunate (plural adjective)
- Pietosi
- Compassionate, merciful, full of pity
- Sacerdoti
- Priests, religious ministers (plural)
- Virtuosi
- Virtuous people, those of moral excellence
- Plebaglia
- Rabble, mob, common riffraff
- Tarantole
- Tarantulas, large venomous spiders (plural)
- Famosi
- Famous, well-known, celebrated (plural)
- Sapienti
- Wise people, sages, learned persons
- Canto
- Song, chant, act of singing
- Notte
- Night, period of darkness
- Danza
- Dance, rhythmic movement to music
- Tomba
- Tomb, grave, burial place
- Superamento
- Overcoming, surpassing, transcending a limitation
- Sé
- Oneself, the self (reflexive pronoun)
- Sublimi
- Sublime, exalted, noble in character
- Terra
- Earth, land, ground, soil
- Cultura
- Culture, civilization, intellectual development
- Percezione
- Perception, act of sensing or understanding
- Immacolata
- Immaculate, spotless, pure and unblemished
- Studiosi
- Scholars, studious people, academics
- Poeti
- Poets, writers of poetry (plural)
- Grandi
- Great, big, large (plural adjective)
- Eventi
- Events, occurrences, happenings (plural)
- Indovino
- Fortune teller, soothsayer, prophet
- Redenzione
- Redemption, salvation, deliverance from sin
- Prudenza
- Prudence, caution, careful good judgment
- Virile
- Virile, manly, masculine in character
- Ora
- Now, at this moment; also hour
- più
- More, most, plus (adverb of degree)
- Silenziosa
- Silent, quiet, making no sound
- TERZA
- Third (feminine ordinal number)
- Viandante
- Wanderer, traveler, wayfarer on a journey
- Visione
- Vision, sight, apparition or dream
- l'
- The (elided article before vowel)
- Enigma
- Enigma, riddle, mysterious puzzle
- Beatitudine
- Bliss, blessedness, supreme happiness
- Involontaria
- Involuntary, unintentional, not done deliberately
- Prima
- Before, first, earlier (adverb or adjective)
- dell'
- Of the (elided contraction before vowel)
- Alba
- Dawn, sunrise, early morning light
- Impicciolisce
- Makes smaller, diminishes, reduces in size
- Sul
- On the (masculine singular contraction)
- Monte
- Mountain, mount, large natural elevation
- degli
- Of the (masculine plural contraction)
- Ulivi
- Olive trees (plural of ulivo)
- Passare
- To pass, to go by, to move on
- Oltre
- Beyond, further, past a point
- Apostati
- Apostates, those who abandon their faith
- Ritorno
- Return, coming back to a place
- a
- To, at, in (common preposition)
- Casa
- Home, house, dwelling place
- Cose
- Things, objects, matters (plural of cosa)
- Malvagie
- Evil, wicked, malicious (feminine plural)
- Lo
- The (masculine singular article); also him
- Spirito
- Spirit, soul, inner essence of being
- Gravità
- Gravity, seriousness, heaviness of spirit
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