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His friends caused him many disappointments, which were the more bitter to him, inasmuch as he regarded friendship as such a sacred institution; and for the first time in his life he realised the whole horror of that loneliness to which, perhaps, all greatness is condemned.

彼の友人たちは彼に多くの失望をもたらしたが、彼が友情をそれほど神聖な絆と見なしていただけに、その苦さはいっそう深いものであった。そして生まれて初めて、彼はおそらくすべての偉大さが宿命づけられているあの孤独の恐ろしさを、全身で悟ったのである。

But to be forsaken is something very different from deliberately choosing blessed loneliness.

しかし、見捨てられることは、祝福された孤独を自ら意図的に選ぶこととは、まったく異なるものである。

How he longed, in those days, for the ideal friend who would thoroughly understand him, to whom he would be able to say all, and whom he imagined he had found at various periods in his life from his earliest youth onwards.

その頃、彼は自分のことを深く理解してくれる理想の友を、どれほど渇望していたことか。その友にはすべてを打ち明けることができ、また最も幼い青年時代から人生のさまざまな時期においてすでに見出したと思い込んでいた友を。

Now, however, that the way he had chosen grew ever more perilous and steep, he found nobody who could follow him: he therefore created a perfect friend for himself in the ideal form of a majestic philosopher, and made this creation the preacher of his gospel to the world.

しかし今や、彼が選んだ道がますます険しく危うくなるにつれ、彼についてこられる者は誰一人いなかった。そこで彼は、威厳ある哲学者という理想の姿の中に完全な友を自ら創り出し、この創造物を世界へ向けた自らの福音の伝道者とした。

Whether my brother would ever have written "Thus Spake Zarathustra" according to the first plan sketched in the summer of 1881, if he had not had the disappointments already referred to, is now an idle question; but perhaps where "Zarathustra" is concerned, we may also say with Master Eckhardt: "The fleetest beast to bear you to perfection is suffering."

もし兄が先に述べた失望を経験していなければ、1881年の夏に描かれた最初の構想通りに『かくもザラトゥストラは語りき』を書いたかどうか、今となってはもはや問うても詮なきことである。しかし『ツァラトゥストラ』に関しては、マイスター・エックハルトの言葉を借りて、「あなたを完成へと運ぶ最も速い獣は苦しみである」とも言えるかもしれない。

My brother writes as follows about the origin of the first part of "Zarathustra":—"In the winter of 1882–83, I was living on the charming little Gulf of Rapallo, not far from Genoa, and between Chiavari and Cape Porto Fino.

兄は『ツァラトゥストラ』第一部の成立について次のように記している。「1882年から83年にかけての冬、私はジェノヴァからさほど遠くなく、キアヴァリとポルトフィーノ岬の間に位置する、魅力的な小さなラパッロ湾のほとりに住んでいた。

Vocabulary

kare — He; third-person masculine pronoun.
no — Possessive or nominalizing particle.
友人
yūjin — Friend; a person one has friendship with.
たち
tachi — Plural suffix for people or animate nouns.
wa — Topic-marking particle indicating the subject.
ni — Particle indicating direction, location, or target.
多く
ōku — Many; a large number or amount.
失望
shitsubō — Disappointment; feeling let down by someone.
wo — Object-marking particle for direct objects.
もたらし
motarashi — Brought about; caused something to occur.
ta — Past tense auxiliary verb ending.
ga — Subject particle or conjunctive meaning 'but'.
友情
yūjō — Friendship; bond of affection between friends.
それほど
sorehodo — That much; to that extent or degree.
神聖
shinsei — Sacred; holy or spiritually inviolable.
na — Adjectival particle linking na-adjectives to nouns.
kizuna — Bond; deep emotional tie between people.
to — Particle meaning 'and', 'with', or quotation marker.
見なし
minashi — Regarded as; considered or deemed to be.
te — Conjunctive particle connecting verb phrases.
i — Stem of iru; indicates ongoing state or action.
だけ
dake — Only; just; limited to that amount.
その
sono — That; demonstrative adjective referring to something nearby.
ku — Suffering; pain or bitterness of experience.
sa — Nominalizing suffix turning adjectives into nouns.
いっそう
issō — Even more; all the more; further intensified.
深い
fukai — Deep; profound in depth or intensity.
もの
mono — Thing; object; or nominalizing expression.
de — Particle indicating means, location of action, or 'at'.
そして
soshite — And then; furthermore; connecting sequential events.
生まれて
umarete — Having been born; since birth.
初めて
hajimete — For the first time; never before experienced.
おそらく
osoraku — Probably; most likely; presumably.
すべて
subete — All; everything; the entirety of something.
偉大
idai — Great; magnificent; of outstanding importance or stature.
宿命づけ
shukumei-duke — Destined; fated to a particular outcome.
られ
rare — Passive or potential auxiliary verb suffix.
いる
iru — To exist; to be (for animate beings).
あの
ano — That (over there); distal demonstrative adjective.
孤独
kodoku — Solitude; loneliness; state of being alone.
恐ろし
osoroshi — Terrible; frightening; dreadful (adjective stem).
全身
zenshin — Whole body; entire physical being.
悟っ
sato' — Realized; became enlightened or deeply aware.
ある
aru — To exist; to be (for inanimate things).
しかし
shikashi — However; but; on the other hand.
見捨て
misute — Abandoned; forsaken; left behind by others.
られる
rareru — Passive auxiliary: to be done to one.
こと
koto — Thing; fact; nominalizer for verbal phrases.
祝福
shukufuku — Blessing; a wished or granted divine favor.
自ら
mizukara — Oneself; by one's own will or action.
意図的
ito-teki — Intentional; done deliberately and on purpose.
選ぶ
erabu — To choose; to select among options.
まったく
mattaku — Completely; entirely; utterly different or true.
異なる
kotonaru — To differ; to be different from something.
koro — Around that time; approximate period or moment.
自分
jibun — Oneself; one's own self or identity.
深く
fukaku — Deeply; profoundly; in a deep manner.
理解
rikai — Understanding; comprehension of something or someone.
shi — Conjunctive verb form; and/so (listing reasons).
くれる
kureru — To give (to me); to do a favor.
理想
risō — Ideal; a perfect standard or model envisioned.
tomo — Friend; companion; close associate.
どれほど
dorehodo — How much; to what extent or degree.
渇望
katsubō — Longing; intense desire or craving for something.
ka — Question particle; also expresses uncertainty.
打ち明ける
uchiaakeru — To confide; to reveal one's true feelings honestly.
でき
deki — Can do; able to accomplish (stem of dekiru).
また
mata — Also; again; furthermore; in addition.
最も
mottomo — Most; the superlative degree of an adjective.
幼い
osanai — Young; childlike; early in life or development.
青年
seinen — Youth; a young man or young adult.
時代
jidai — Era; age; period of time in history.
から
kara — From; since; because (particle of origin/reason).
人生
jinsei — Life; one's lifetime and personal journey.
さまざま
samazama — Various; diverse; many different kinds.
時期
jiki — Period; phase; a particular span of time.
すでに
sudeni — Already; by now; having occurred beforehand.
見出し
midashi — Found; discovered; identified something within.
思い込ん
omoikon — Convinced oneself; mistakenly believed firmly.
今や
ima ya — Now; at this point; by this time.
選ん
eran — Chosen; selected (contracted past form of erabu).
da — Copula; plain form of 'to be'.
michi — Path; road; way of life or direction.
ます
masu — Polite verb ending indicating formal register.
険しく
kewashiku — Steeply; harshly; becoming rough or treacherous.
危うく
ayauku — Dangerously; precariously; on the verge of disaster.
なる
naru — To become; to turn into something different.
につれ
ni tsure — As; in proportion to; as something progresses.
つい
tsui — Unintentionally; ending up doing something inadvertently.
こられる
korareru — Able to come; potential form of kuru.
mono — Person; one who does or is something.
dare — Who; which person (interrogative pronoun).
一人
hitori — One person; alone; a single individual.
そこで
sokode — Therefore; so; consequently as a result.
威厳
igen — Dignity; majestic authority; imposing gravitas.
哲学者
tetsugakusha — Philosopher; one who studies or practices philosophy.
という
to iu — Called; known as; quoting a name or term.
姿
sugata — Figure; form; appearance of a person.
naka — Inside; within; among; the middle of.
完全
kanzen — Complete; perfect; total and without deficiency.
創り出し
tsukuridashi — Created; brought into existence; invented anew.
この
kono — This; proximal demonstrative adjective.
創造物
sōzōbutsu — Creation; something brought into existence; a work.
世界
sekai — World; the earth; all of society.
e — Toward; directional particle indicating movement.
向け
muke — Directed toward; aimed at a target.
福音
fukuin — Gospel; good news; glad tidings proclaimed.
伝道者
dendōsha — Evangelist; preacher who spreads a message.
もし
moshi — If; supposing that; conditional opener.
ani — Older brother; an elder male sibling.
saki — Before; ahead; previously mentioned above.
述べ
nobe — Stated; described; explained verbally or in writing.
経験
keiken — Experience; practical knowledge gained through events.
ba — Conditional particle meaning 'if' or 'when'.
natsu — Summer; the warmest season of the year.
描か
egaka — Depicted; drawn; portrayed (passive stem form).
最初
saisho — First; the very beginning; initial stage.
構想
kōsō — Concept; plan; original conception of a work.
通り
tōri — As; in accordance with; following a plan.
mo — Also; even; too (inclusive particle).
語り
katari — Spoke; narrated; told a story or spoke.
書い
kai — Wrote; produced in writing (te-form stem).
どう
dō — How; in what way; what manner.
なっ
na' — Became; turned into (contracted past of naru).
もはや
mohaya — No longer; already past; not anymore.
問う
tou — To ask; to question; to inquire about.
関し
kanshi — Regarding; concerning; in relation to something.
言葉
kotoba — Words; language; an utterance or expression.
借り
kari — Borrowed; used something belonging to another.
あなた
anata — You; second-person pronoun (polite level).
完成
kansei — Completion; perfection; a finished or fulfilled state.
運ぶ
hakobu — To carry; to transport; to convey something.
速い
hayai — Fast; quick; swift in movement or action.
kemono — Beast; wild animal; creature of nature.
苦しみ
kurushimi — Suffering; anguish; pain endured by someone.
言える
ieru — Can say; able to state or assert.
しれ
shire — May; might; potential (part of かもしれない).
ない
nai — Not; negative form of existence or adjective.
dai — Ordinal prefix meaning 'number' or 'the Nth'.
一部
ichibu — Part one; first section or portion of work.
成立
seiritsu — Establishment; coming into being; formation completed.
tsugi — Next; following; the subsequent one.
よう
yō — Like; as if; in the following manner.
記し
shirushi — Noted; recorded; written down as a record.
かけ
kake — Spanning; bridging (across a period of time).
fuyu — Winter; the coldest season of the year.
watashi — I; me; first-person singular pronoun.
さほど
sahodo — Not so; not particularly; not that much.
遠く
tōku — Far; distant; a long way away.
なく
naku — Without; not being; negative connective form.
misaki — Cape; headland; a point of land jutting out.
あいだ (aida) — Between; among; in the space separating two points.
位置
ichi — Location; position; place where something is situated.
する
suru — To do; to perform an action.
魅力
miryoku — Charm; attraction; appealing quality of something.
teki — Suffix forming adjectives meaning '-like' or '-ish'.
小さな
chiisana — Small; little; tiny in size or scale.
wan — Bay; gulf; curved inlet of sea or water.
ほとり
hotori — Shore; bank; vicinity near water or place.
住ん
sun — Lived; resided; dwelt in a place.
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