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!—
―そして今、このような形で長い旅路を経てきた私たち理想のアルゴナウタイは、慎重であるよりも勇敢であり、幾度となく難破し悲嘆に沈みながらも、それでも危険なほどに健康であり、常にまた健康を取り戻し―それらすべての報酬として、まだ誰も境界を目にしたことのない未発見の国が私たちの前に広がり、これまで知られてきた理想のあらゆる国々や隅々を超えた彼方に、美しいもの、奇妙なもの、疑わしいもの、恐ろしいもの、そして神聖なものに満ち溢れた世界があり、私たちの好奇心もそれを所有せんとする渇望も制御を失ってしまったかのようだ―ああ、もはや何も私たちを満足させることができないのだ！―
"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.
「このような展望を得た後で、そして良心と意識の中にこのような渇望を抱きながら、私たちがどうして現代の人間に満足していられようか？それは十分に悲しいことだ。しかし現代の人間の最も価値ある目標と希望を、隠しきれない嘲笑をもって眺めること、そしておそらくはもはやそれらを見ようともしないことは、避けられないことである。
Vocabulary
- そして
- soshite — And then; connecting two sentences or ideas.
- 今
- ima — Now; the present moment.
- この
- kono — This; refers to something near the speaker.
- よう
- you — Way; manner; resemblance or likeness.
- な
- na — Adjectival particle linking na-adjectives to nouns.
- 形
- katachi — Shape; form; appearance of something.
- で
- de — Particle indicating means, location of action, or cause.
- 長い
- nagai — Long; extended in length or duration.
- 旅路
- tabiji — Journey; the path or course of travel.
- を
- wo — Object marker particle indicating direct object.
- 経て
- hete — Having passed through; via; after going through.
- た
- ta — Past tense auxiliary verb ending.
- 私
- watashi — I; the first-person singular pronoun.
- たち
- tachi — Plural suffix for people; we or they.
- 理想
- risou — Ideal; an ultimate perfect standard or goal.
- の
- no — Possessive or linking particle connecting nouns.
- は
- wa — Topic marker particle highlighting the sentence subject.
- 慎重
- shinchou — Cautious; careful; prudent in actions or decisions.
- ある
- aru — To be; to exist (for inanimate things).
- より
- yori — Than; more than; a comparative particle.
- も
- mo — Also; even; too; inclusive particle.
- 勇敢
- yuukan — Brave; courageous; bold in the face of danger.
- 幾度
- ikudo — Many times; how many times; repeatedly.
- と
- to — And; with; quotation particle connecting items.
- なく
- naku — Without; not having; lacking something.
- 難破
- nanpa — Shipwreck; destruction of a ship at sea.
- し
- shi — Conjunctive verb form linking sequential or related actions.
- 悲嘆
- hitan — Grief; deep sorrow; lamentation over loss.
- に
- ni — Particle indicating direction, location, or indirect object.
- 沈み
- shizumi — Sinking; submerging; becoming immersed in sadness.
- ながら
- nagara — While doing; simultaneously performing two actions.
- それ
- sore — That; refers to something near the listener.
- でも
- demo — Even so; but; nevertheless; however.
- 危険
- kiken — Danger; risk; a hazardous or perilous situation.
- ほど
- hodo — To the extent of; as much as; degree.
- 健康
- kenkou — Health; being in good physical condition.
- 常に
- tsuneni — Always; constantly; at all times.
- また
- mata — Again; also; moreover; in addition.
- 取り戻し
- torimodoushi — Regaining; recovering something previously lost.
- すべて
- subete — All; everything; the entirety of something.
- 報酬
- houshuu — Reward; compensation; payment for effort or service.
- して
- shite — Doing; as; conjunctive form of する.
- まだ
- mada — Still; not yet; continuing up to this point.
- 誰
- dare — Who; which person; an interrogative pronoun.
- 境界
- kyoukai — Boundary; border; the dividing line between areas.
- 目
- me — Eye; also used as a suffix for ordinal numbers.
- こと
- koto — Thing; fact; nominalizer turning verbs into nouns.
- ない
- nai — Not; does not exist; negative auxiliary adjective.
- 未発見
- mihakken — Undiscovered; not yet found or identified.
- 国
- kuni — Country; nation; land; one's home region.
- が
- ga — Subject marker particle identifying the grammatical subject.
- 前
- mae — Front; before; in front of something.
- 広がり
- hirogari — Spreading; expanse; the extent of something stretching out.
- これ
- kore — This; refers to something close to the speaker.
- まで
- made — Until; up to; as far as a point.
- 知ら
- shira — Stem of 知る (shiru); to know or be aware of.
- れ
- re — Passive or potential auxiliary verb suffix.
- て
- te — Conjunctive particle connecting sequential verb actions.
- あらゆる
- arayuru — Every; all kinds of; every possible type.
- 国々
- kuniguni — Countries; various nations; many lands.
- や
- ya — And; or; listing particle for non-exhaustive lists.
- 隅々
- sumizumi — Every corner; every nook; all parts of a place.
- 超え
- koe — Surpassing; crossing beyond; going over a limit.
- 彼方
- kanata — Yonder; far away; a distant place beyond.
- 美しい
- utsukushii — Beautiful; lovely; aesthetically pleasing and attractive.
- もの
- mono — Thing; object; something tangible or abstract.
- 奇妙
- kimyou — Strange; peculiar; mysterious in an unusual way.
- 疑わしい
- utagawashii — Doubtful; suspicious; questionable in nature or truth.
- 恐ろしい
- osoroshii — Terrible; frightening; inspiring dread or horror.
- 神聖
- shinsei — Sacred; holy; of a divine or religious nature.
- 満ち
- machi — Filling up; being full; brimming with something.
- 溢れ
- afure — Overflowing; spilling over beyond capacity.
- 世界
- sekai — World; the earth; all of existence around us.
- 好奇心
- koukishin — Curiosity; eagerness to learn or explore new things.
- 所有
- shoyuu — Possession; ownership; having something as one's own.
- する
- suru — To do; to perform; a general-purpose action verb.
- 渇望
- katsubou — Craving; intense longing or yearning for something.
- 制御
- seigyo — Control; regulation; keeping something under restraint.
- 失っ
- ushinatte — Having lost; having been deprived of something.
- しまっ
- shimatte — Ended up doing; completion with unintended consequence.
- か
- ka — Question particle marking a sentence as a question.
- だ
- da — Copula meaning is or are; plain form of です.
- ああ
- aa — Ah; oh; an exclamation of emotion or realization.
- もはや
- mohaya — No longer; not anymore; at this point beyond hope.
- 何
- nani — What; which thing; an interrogative pronoun.
- 満足
- manzoku — Satisfaction; contentment; feeling fully pleased.
- せる
- seru — Causative auxiliary making someone do something.
- でき
- deki — Being able to; stem of できる meaning can do.
- 展望
- tenbou — Outlook; prospect; a view or vision of the future.
- 得
- e — Gaining; obtaining; acquiring something desired.
- 後
- ato — After; later; behind; subsequent to something.
- 良心
- ryoushin — Conscience; one's inner moral sense of right and wrong.
- 意識
- ishiki — Consciousness; awareness; being mindful of something.
- 中
- naka — Inside; within; the middle or interior of something.
- 抱き
- daki — Holding; embracing; nurturing a feeling or person.
- どう
- dou — How; in what way; asking about method or state.
- 現代
- gendai — Modern times; the contemporary era; present day.
- 人間
- ningen — Human being; person; mankind in general.
- い
- i — Stem of いる; to be or exist (animate things).
- られ
- rare — Passive or potential auxiliary verb suffix form.
- 十分
- juubun — Sufficient; enough; adequately satisfying a requirement.
- 悲しい
- kanashii — Sad; sorrowful; feeling grief or unhappiness.
- しかし
- shikashi — However; but; a conjunction indicating contrast.
- 最も
- mottomo — Most; the superlative degree of an adjective.
- 価値
- kachi — Value; worth; the importance or merit of something.
- 目標
- mokuhyou — Goal; target; an objective one aims to achieve.
- 希望
- kibou — Hope; wish; a desire or expectation for the future.
- 隠し
- kakushi — Hiding; concealing; keeping something out of sight.
- きれ
- kire — Completely; suffix indicating thorough completion of action.
- 嘲笑
- choushou — Mockery; ridicule; laughing at someone contemptuously.
- もっ
- motte — Having; holding; carrying (te-form of 持つ).
- 眺める
- nagameru — To gaze; to look out at a distant view.
- おそらく
- osoraku — Probably; perhaps; most likely to be the case.
- 見よ
- miyo — Behold; look; imperative command to observe something.
- う
- u — Volitional auxiliary expressing intention or conjecture.
- 避け
- sake — Avoiding; steering clear of something undesirable.
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