Thus Spake Zarathustra: A Book for All and None — Page 7
I know not how to express my meaning more plainly or more personally than I have done already in one of the last chapters (Aphorism 382) of the fifth book of the 'Gaya Scienza'.
Non so come esprimere il mio pensiero più chiaramente o più personalmente di quanto abbia già fatto in uno degli ultimi capitoli (Aforisma 382) del quinto libro della 'Gaya Scienza'.
"We, the new, the nameless, the hard-to-understand,"—it says there,—"we firstlings of a yet untried future—we require for a new end also a new means, namely, a new healthiness, stronger, sharper, tougher, bolder and merrier than all healthiness hitherto.
«Noi, i nuovi, i senza nome, i difficili da comprendere» — vi si dice — «noi, i primogeniti di un futuro ancora non sperimentato — abbiamo bisogno, per un nuovo fine, anche di un nuovo mezzo, vale a dire una nuova salute, più forte, più acuta, più tenace, più audace e più gioiosa di qualsiasi salute fino ad ora conosciuta.
He whose soul longeth to experience the whole range of hitherto recognised values and desirabilities, and to circumnavigate all the coasts of this ideal 'Mediterranean Sea', who, from the adventures of his most personal experience, wants to know how it feels to be a conqueror, and discoverer of the ideal—as likewise how it is with the artist, the saint, the legislator, the sage, the scholar, the devotee, the prophet, and the godly non-conformist of the old style:—requires one thing above all for that purpose, GREAT HEALTHINESS—such healthiness as one not only possesses, but also constantly acquires and must acquire, because one unceasingly sacrifices it again, and must sacrifice it!
Colui la cui anima anela a vivere l'intera gamma dei valori e delle desiderabilità finora riconosciute, e a circumnavigare tutte le coste di questo ideale 'Mar Mediterraneo', colui che, dalle avventure della sua esperienza più personale, vuole sapere come ci si sente ad essere un conquistatore e uno scopritore dell'ideale — così come sa com'è per l'artista, il santo, il legislatore, il saggio, lo studioso, il devoto, il profeta e il pio anticonformista del vecchio stile: — richiede una cosa sopra tutte le altre, LA GRANDE SALUTE — una salute tale che non solo si possiede, ma che si acquisisce e si deve acquisire costantemente, perché incessantemente la si sacrifica di nuovo, e la si deve sacrificare!
Vocabulary
- Non
- Negation word meaning 'not' in Italian
- so
- First person singular of 'sapere', meaning 'I know'
- come
- How, as, or like; used in comparisons and questions
- esprimere
- To express or convey thoughts and feelings
- il
- Masculine singular definite article meaning 'the'
- mio
- Possessive adjective meaning 'my' for masculine nouns
- pensiero
- A thought, idea, or mental reflection
- più
- More, most; used in comparisons and quantities
- chiaramente
- Clearly, in a clear and understandable manner
- o
- Conjunction meaning 'or', presenting alternatives
- personalmente
- Personally, in a personal or individual manner
- di
- Preposition meaning 'of', 'from', or 'about'
- quanto
- How much, how many; used in comparisons
- abbia
- Subjunctive form of 'avere', meaning 'have'
- già
- Already, previously, or by now
- fatto
- Past participle of 'fare'; done or made
- in
- Preposition meaning 'in', 'into', or 'at'
- uno
- Indefinite article and number meaning 'one' or 'a'
- degli
- Contraction of 'di' and 'gli', meaning 'of the'
- ultimi
- Last or most recent; plural of 'ultimo'
- capitoli
- Chapters of a book or text; plural of 'capitolo'
- Aforisma
- An aphorism; a concise, witty statement of truth
- del
- Contraction of 'di' and 'il', meaning 'of the'
- quinto
- Ordinal number meaning 'fifth'
- libro
- A book or written volume
- della
- Contraction of 'di' and 'la', meaning 'of the'
- Scienza
- Science or knowledge; a field of systematic study
- Noi
- First person plural pronoun meaning 'we' or 'us'
- nuovi
- New; plural masculine form of 'nuovo'
- senza
- Preposition meaning 'without'
- nome
- A name or noun; personal identifier
- difficili
- Difficult, hard; plural of 'difficile'
- da
- Preposition meaning 'from', 'by', or 'since'
- comprendere
- To understand or comprehend something
- vi
- Pronoun meaning 'there' or 'you' (indirect object)
- si
- Reflexive pronoun; also used in impersonal constructions
- dice
- Third person singular of 'dire'; says or tells
- primogeniti
- Firstborn children; plural of 'primogenito'
- futuro
- The future; time yet to come
- ancora
- Still, yet, or again; indicating continuity
- non
- Negation word meaning 'not'
- sperimentato
- Experienced or tested; past participle of 'sperimentare'
- abbiamo
- First person plural of 'avere'; we have
- bisogno
- Need or necessity; 'avere bisogno' means 'to need'
- per
- Preposition meaning 'for', 'in order to', or 'through'
- nuovo
- New, fresh, or novel
- fine
- End, goal, or purpose; can be masculine or feminine
- anche
- Also, too, or even; additive conjunction
- mezzo
- Means, medium, or half; a way to achieve something
- vale
- Third person of 'valere'; is worth or means
- dire
- To say or tell; fundamental Italian verb
- una
- Feminine indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'one'
- nuova
- Feminine form of 'nuovo', meaning new or fresh
- salute
- Health; also used as a toast meaning 'cheers'
- forte
- Strong, powerful, or loud
- acuta
- Sharp, acute, or keen; feminine form of 'acuto'
- tenace
- Tenacious, persistent, or stubborn
- audace
- Bold, daring, or audacious
- e
- Conjunction meaning 'and'
- gioiosa
- Joyful, cheerful; feminine form of 'gioioso'
- qualsiasi
- Any, whatever, whichever; indefinite adjective
- fino
- Until, up to, as far as; also means 'fine' or 'thin'
- ad
- Variant of 'a' used before vowels; to or at
- ora
- Now or hour; current moment in time
- conosciuta
- Known or recognized; past participle of 'conoscere'
- Colui
- He who, that person; formal demonstrative pronoun
- la
- Feminine definite article meaning 'the'
- cui
- Whose, whom; relative pronoun used after prepositions
- anima
- Soul, spirit, or inner self
- anela
- Yearns or longs for; from 'anelare'
- vivere
- To live or experience life
- intera
- Entire, whole, complete; feminine of 'intero'
- gamma
- Range, spectrum, or scale of something
- valori
- Values, principles, or worth; plural of 'valore'
- finora
- Until now, so far, up to this point
- riconosciute
- Recognized or acknowledged; past participle plural feminine
- tutte
- All, every; feminine plural of 'tutto'
- le
- Feminine plural definite article meaning 'the'
- coste
- Coasts, shores, or ribs; plural of 'costa'
- questo
- This; masculine singular demonstrative adjective
- ideale
- Ideal; perfect standard or concept to aspire to
- Mar
- Sea; abbreviated form used in proper names like 'Mar Mediterraneo'
- Mediterraneo
- The Mediterranean; sea surrounded by Europe and Africa
- colui
- He who; formal demonstrative pronoun (lowercase variant)
- che
- That, which, who; conjunction or relative pronoun
- avventure
- Adventures or exciting experiences; plural of 'avventura'
- sua
- His, her, its; feminine possessive adjective
- esperienza
- Experience, personal knowledge gained through practice
- vuole
- Wants or wishes; third person singular of 'volere'
- sapere
- To know facts or information
- ci
- Us, we, there; reflexive or locative pronoun
- sente
- Feels, hears; third person singular of 'sentire'
- essere
- To be; fundamental auxiliary and linking verb
- conquistatore
- Conqueror; one who conquers or subjugates others
- scopritore
- Discoverer; one who discovers new things
- così
- So, thus, in this way
- sa
- Knows; third person singular of 'sapere'
- com'
- Elided form of 'come', meaning 'how' or 'as'
- è
- Is; third person singular of 'essere'
- artista
- Artist; person who creates or performs art
- santo
- Saint or holy; spiritually pure or canonized person
- legislatore
- Lawmaker or legislator; one who creates laws
- saggio
- Wise person or sage; also means 'essay' or 'wise'
- lo
- Masculine direct object pronoun meaning 'him' or 'it'
- studioso
- Scholar or studious person; one devoted to learning
- devoto
- Devout, devoted, or pious
- profeta
- Prophet; one who speaks divine messages or predicts
- pio
- Pious, devout; showing religious reverence
- anticonformista
- Nonconformist; one who rejects conventional norms
- vecchio
- Old, elderly; of an earlier time or style
- stile
- Style, manner, or characteristic way of doing something
- richiede
- Requires or demands; third person singular of 'richiedere'
- cosa
- Thing or what; commonly used in questions and statements
- sopra
- Above, over, on top of; positional preposition
- altre
- Other, others; feminine plural of 'altro'
- GRANDE
- Great, grand, or large; emphasized here in uppercase
- SALUTE
- Health; here emphasized as the 'Great Health'
- tale
- Such, this kind of; demonstrative adjective or pronoun
- solo
- Only, alone, or just; can also mean 'solo'
- possiede
- Possesses or owns; third person singular of 'possedere'
- ma
- But; adversative conjunction contrasting two ideas
- acquisisce
- Acquires or gains; third person singular of 'acquisire'
- deve
- Must, has to; third person singular of 'dovere'
- acquisire
- To acquire, gain, or obtain something
- costantemente
- Constantly, continuously, without interruption
- perché
- Because or why; causal conjunction or question word
- incessantemente
- Incessantly, unceasingly, without stopping
- sacrifica
- Sacrifices; third person singular of 'sacrificare'
- sacrificare
- To sacrifice or give up something of value
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