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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
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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