Thus Spake Zarathustra: A Book for All and None — Page 10
In regard to his first conception of this idea, his autobiographical sketch, "Ecce Homo", written in the autumn of 1888, contains the following passage:—
このアイデアを最初に着想した経緯については、1888年の秋に書かれた彼の自伝的スケッチ『この人を見よ』に、次の一節が含まれている。
"The fundamental idea of my work—namely, the Eternal Recurrence of all things—this highest of all possible formulae of a Yea-saying philosophy, first occurred to me in August 1881.
「私の著作の根本的な思想——すなわち、万物の永劫回帰——これは、肯定の哲学においてありうる最高の定式であるが、1881年8月に初めて私の心に浮かんだ。
I made a note of the thought on a sheet of paper, with the postscript: 6,000 feet beyond men and time!
私はその考えを一枚の紙に書き留め、こう追記した。人と時間を6,000フィート超えたところで、と。
That day I happened to be wandering through the woods alongside of the lake of Silvaplana, and I halted beside a huge, pyramidal and towering rock not far from Surlei.
その日、私はシルヴァプラーナ湖のほとりの森をたまたま歩き回っていて、スルレイからほど近い、巨大なピラミッド型の聳え立つ岩のそばで足を止めた。
It was then that the thought struck me.
その時、その思想が私の心に閃いたのだ。
Looking back now, I find that exactly two months previous to this inspiration, I had had an omen of its coming in the form of a sudden and decisive alteration in my tastes—more particularly in music.
今振り返ってみると、この着想の正確に二ヶ月前に、私の趣味——とりわけ音楽における——の突然かつ決定的な変化という形で、その前兆があったことがわかる。
It would even be possible to consider all 'Zarathustra' as a musical composition.
『ツァラトゥストラ』の全体を一つの音楽的作品として捉えることさえ可能であろう。
At all events, a very necessary condition in its production was a renaissance in myself of the art of hearing.
いずれにせよ、その作品を生み出すうえで非常に必要な条件は、私自身における聴く技術の復活であった。
In a small mountain resort (Recoaro) near Vicenza, where I spent the spring of 1881, I and my friend and Maestro, Peter Gast—also one who had been born again—discovered that the phoenix music that hovered over us, wore lighter and brighter plumes than it had done theretofore.
ヴィチェンツァ近くの小さな山岳保養地レコアロで——私が1881年の春を過ごした場所であるが——私と友人にしてマエストロであるペーター・ガスト——彼もまた生まれ変わった者の一人であった——は、私たちの上に漂うフェニックスの音楽が、それまでよりも軽やかで明るい羽根をまとっていることを発見した。
Vocabulary
- この
- kono — This (adjective modifying a nearby noun).
- アイデア
- aidea — Idea; concept borrowed from English.
- を
- wo — Object marker particle indicating direct object.
- 最初
- saisho — The very first; beginning or start.
- に
- ni — Particle indicating direction, time, or location.
- 着想
- chakusō — Conception of an idea; initial inspiration.
- した
- shita — Past tense of 'suru'; did or performed.
- 経緯
- keii — Background circumstances; how something came about.
- ついて
- tsuite — Regarding; concerning a topic or subject.
- は
- wa — Topic marker particle highlighting the subject.
- の
- no — Possessive or linking particle between nouns.
- 秋
- aki — Autumn; the fall season of the year.
- 書か
- kaka — Stem form of 'kaku'; to write something.
- れた
- reta — Passive past suffix; was written or done.
- 彼
- kare — He; third-person masculine singular pronoun.
- 自伝
- jiden — Autobiography; a self-written life account.
- 的
- teki — Suffix meaning '-ic' or '-like'; adjectival form.
- スケッチ
- sukecchi — Sketch; a brief rough outline or draft.
- 人
- hito — Person; human being or people in general.
- 見よ
- miyo — Behold; imperative form of 'miru', to see.
- 次
- tsugi — Next; the following item or passage.
- 一節
- issetsu — A passage or verse within a text.
- が
- ga — Subject marker particle identifying the subject.
- 含ま
- fukuma — Stem of 'fukumu'; to contain or include.
- れて
- rete — Passive te-form; being included or contained.
- いる
- iru — To exist; auxiliary indicating ongoing state.
- 私
- watashi — I; first-person singular personal pronoun.
- 著作
- chosaku — Literary work; writings or published works.
- 根本
- konpon — Root; fundamental basis or core principle.
- な
- na — Adjectival particle linking na-adjective to noun.
- 思想
- shisō — Thought; philosophical idea or ideology.
- すなわち
- sunawachi — That is; namely, in other words.
- 万物
- banbutsu — All things; every existing thing in the universe.
- 永劫
- eigō — Eternity; infinite time stretching without end.
- 回帰
- kaiki — Return; recurrence or coming back cyclically.
- これ
- kore — This; demonstrative pronoun for nearby thing.
- 肯定
- kōtei — Affirmation; positive assertion or acceptance.
- 哲学
- tetsugaku — Philosophy; the study of fundamental questions.
- おいて
- oite — In; at a particular place or field of study.
- あり
- ari — To be; existential verb in classical or formal use.
- うる
- uru — Classical potential auxiliary; can or may be.
- 最高
- saikō — Supreme; highest level or greatest degree.
- 定式
- teishiki — Formula; a fixed expression or established form.
- で
- de — Particle indicating location, means, or copula.
- ある
- aru — To be; existential or copular verb.
- 8月
- hachigatsu — August; the eighth month of the year.
- 初めて
- hajimete — For the first time; never having done before.
- 心
- kokoro — Heart; mind or inner emotional consciousness.
- 浮かん
- ukan — Stem of 'ukabu'; to float up into mind.
- だ
- da — Informal copula; is or was in plain speech.
- その
- sono — That; demonstrative adjective for something nearby.
- 考え
- kangae — Thought; an idea or way of thinking.
- 一枚
- ichimai — One sheet; counter for flat thin objects.
- 紙
- kami — Paper; material used for writing or printing.
- 書き留め
- kakitome — To jot down; record something in writing.
- こう
- kō — Like this; in this manner or way.
- 追記
- tsuiki — Postscript; additional note appended to writing.
- と
- to — Quotation particle or conjunction meaning 'and/that'.
- 時間
- jikan — Time; a duration or specific point in time.
- 超え
- koe — Stem of 'koeru'; to exceed or surpass.
- た
- ta — Past tense suffix indicating completed action.
- ところ
- tokoro — Place; point in time or specific location.
- 日
- hi — Day; the sun or a specific calendar day.
- 湖
- mizuumi — Lake; a large inland body of water.
- ほとり
- hotori — Shore; bank or vicinity of a body of water.
- 森
- mori — Forest; a dense area of trees.
- たまたま
- tamatama — By chance; coincidentally or accidentally.
- 歩き回っ
- arukimawat- — Walking around; wandering about a place.
- て
- te — Te-form connective linking sequential actions.
- いて
- ite — Te-form of 'iru'; being in a continuous state.
- から
- kara — From; starting point of distance or time.
- ほど
- hodo — About; approximately or to the degree of.
- 近い
- chikai — Near; close in distance or proximity.
- 巨大
- kyodai — Gigantic; extremely large in size or scale.
- ピラミッド
- piramiddo — Pyramid; a triangular geometric structure shape.
- 型
- gata — Type; shape or pattern of something described.
- 聳え立つ
- sobieru tatsu — To tower; to stand tall and imposingly high.
- 岩
- iwa — Rock; a large stone or boulder formation.
- そば
- soba — Beside; near the side of something.
- 足
- ashi — Foot; the lower limb used for walking.
- 止め
- tome — Stop; the act of halting one's steps.
- 時
- toki — Time; a moment or occasion when something occurs.
- 閃い
- hiramei- — Stem of 'hirameку'; to flash as inspiration.
- 今
- ima — Now; the present moment in time.
- 振り返っ
- furikaet- — Looking back; reflecting on past events.
- みる
- miru — To try doing; auxiliary meaning to attempt.
- 正確
- seikaku — Exact; accurate or precise without error.
- 二ヶ月
- ni kagetsu — Two months; a duration of two calendar months.
- 前
- mae — Before; earlier in time or in front.
- 趣味
- shumi — Hobby; personal interest or taste in activities.
- とりわけ
- toriwake — Especially; above all or in particular.
- 音楽
- ongaku — Music; the art of organized sound and rhythm.
- における
- ni okeru — In; within a specific field or context.
- 突然
- totsuzen — Suddenly; happening without warning or expectation.
- かつ
- katsu — And; moreover, simultaneously indicating conjunction.
- 決定
- kettei — Decision; a definitive resolution or determination.
- 変化
- henka — Change; transformation or alteration of state.
- という
- to iu — Called; known as or described as something.
- 形
- katachi — Form; shape or manner of something appearing.
- 前兆
- zenchō — Omen; a sign or forewarning of something.
- あった
- atta — Past tense of 'aru'; there was or existed.
- こと
- koto — Thing; nominalizer turning a verb into a noun.
- わかる
- wakaru — To understand; to become clear or comprehensible.
- 全体
- zentai — Whole; the entirety of something as one.
- 一つ
- hitotsu — One; the number one or a single thing.
- 作品
- sakuhin — Work; a piece of art or literary creation.
- として
- to shite — As; in the capacity or role of something.
- 捉える
- toraeru — To grasp; to perceive or comprehend something.
- さえ
- sae — Even; a particle emphasizing an extreme case.
- 可能
- kanō — Possible; capable of being done or achieved.
- あろう
- arō — Volitional of 'aru'; probably is or might be.
- いずれ
- izure — Either way; sooner or later; whichever it is.
- せよ
- seyo — Imperative of 'suru'; do it; let it be.
- 生み出す
- umidasu — To produce; to create or generate something new.
- うえ
- ue — Above; in addition to or on top of.
- 非常
- hijō — Extremely; very or exceptionally important.
- 必要
- hitsuyō — Necessary; required or indispensable for something.
- 条件
- jōken — Condition; prerequisite or required circumstance.
- 自身
- jishin — Oneself; the person themselves, self-referring.
- 聴く
- kiku — To listen; to hear attentively with intention.
- 技術
- gijutsu — Skill; technique or technical ability in something.
- 復活
- fukkatsu — Revival; resurrection or comeback after absence.
- あっ
- at- — Contracted form of 'aru' in te-form connection.
- 近く
- chikaku — Near; in the vicinity of a location.
- 小さな
- chiisana — Small; little in size or scale.
- 山岳
- sangaku — Mountains; mountainous terrain or alpine region.
- 保養地
- hoyōchi — Resort; a place for rest and recuperation.
- 春
- haru — Spring; the warm season following winter.
- 過ごした
- sugoshita — Spent time; passed a period in a place.
- 場所
- basho — Place; a specific location or spot.
- 友人
- yūjin — Friend; a companion or close acquaintance.
- して
- shite — Te-form of 'suru'; doing or acting as.
- も
- mo — Also; too, indicating inclusion or addition.
- また
- mata — Also; again or likewise in addition.
- 生まれ変わっ
- umarekawat- — Reborn; transformed into a new renewed self.
- 者
- mono — Person; one who does or is something.
- 一人
- hitori — One person; a single individual.
- たち
- tachi — Plural suffix for people or living beings.
- 上
- ue — Above; on top or overhead.
- 漂う
- tadayou — To drift; to float or hover gently.
- それ
- sore — That; demonstrative pronoun for something at distance.
- まで
- made — Until; up to a point in time or space.
- より
- yori — Than; comparison particle indicating a standard.
- 軽やか
- karoyaka — Light; nimble or buoyant in movement and spirit.
- 明るい
- akarui — Bright; cheerful or well-lit and positive.
- 羽根
- hane — Feather; a bird's plume or wing component.
- まとっ
- matot- — Stem of 'matou'; to wear or be clad in.
- 発見
- hakken — Discovery; finding something previously unknown.
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