Thus Spake Zarathustra: A Book for All and None — Page 15
" My brother was very much discouraged by the feebleness of the response he was given, and as he was striving just then to give up the practice of taking hydrate of chloral—a drug he had begun to take while ill with influenza,—the following spring, spent in Rome, was a somewhat gloomy one for him.
私の兄は、与えられた反応の乏しさに非常に落胆しており、ちょうどその頃、インフルエンザで病気の間に飲み始めた薬であるクロラール水和物を飲む習慣をやめようと努力していたため、その翌春、ローマで過ごした時期は、彼にとってやや陰鬱なものとなった。
He writes about it as follows:—"I spent a melancholy spring in Rome, where I only just managed to live,—and this was no easy matter.
彼はそれについて次のように書いている。「私はローマで憂鬱な春を過ごした。そこでは何とか生き延びるのがやっとであったが、それも容易なことではなかった。
This city, which is absolutely unsuited to the poet-author of 'Zarathustra', and for the choice of which I was not responsible, made me inordinately miserable.
この都市は、『ツァラトゥストラ』の詩人・著者にはまったく不向きであり、私が選んだわけでもないのに、私をひどく惨めな気持ちにさせた。
I tried to leave it.
私はそこを去ろうとした。
I wanted to go to Aquila—the opposite of Rome in every respect, and actually founded in a spirit of enmity towards that city (just as I also shall found a city some day), as a memento of an atheist and genuine enemy of the Church—a person very closely related to me,—the great Hohenstaufen, the Emperor Frederick II.
私はアクイラに行きたかった。あらゆる点でローマとは正反対であり、実際にその都市への敵対心から建設されたこの地は（私もいつか都市を建設するであろうように）、無神論者であり真の教会の敵である人物——私と非常に深い縁のある人物——偉大なホーエンシュタウフェン家のフリードリヒ二世皇帝の記念として建てられたのである。
But Fate lay behind it all: I had to return again to Rome.
しかし、すべての背後に運命があった。私は再びローマに戻らなければならなかった。
In the end I was obliged to be satisfied with the Piazza Barberini, after I had exerted myself in vain to find an anti-Christian quarter.
結局、反キリスト教的な界隈を見つけようと無駄な努力をした末に、私はバルベリーニ広場で満足せざるを得なかった。
I fear that on one occasion, to avoid bad smells as much as possible, I actually inquired at the Palazzo del Quirinale whether they could not provide a quiet room for a philosopher.
あるとき、できるだけ悪臭を避けるために、私はクイリナーレ宮殿に、哲学者のために静かな部屋を提供できないかと実際に問い合わせたことがあったと思う。
Vocabulary
- 私
- watashi — First-person pronoun meaning 'I' or 'me'.
- の
- no — Possessive or nominalizing particle in Japanese grammar.
- 兄
- ani — One's own older brother.
- は
- wa — Topic-marking particle indicating the sentence's subject.
- 与え
- atae — Stem form of 'to give' or 'to provide'.
- られ
- rare — Passive or potential auxiliary verb suffix.
- た
- ta — Past tense auxiliary indicating completed action.
- 反応
- hannō — Reaction or response to a stimulus or situation.
- 乏し
- toboshi — Adjective stem meaning scarce, lacking, or poor.
- さ
- sa — Suffix nominalizing adjectives to express degree or state.
- に
- ni — Particle indicating location, direction, time, or cause.
- 非常
- hijō — Extremely; used to intensify adjectives or adverbs.
- 落胆
- rakutan — Feeling of disappointment or discouragement after setback.
- し
- shi — Conjunctive form of 'suru'; connects clauses or actions.
- て
- te — Conjunctive particle linking sequential or simultaneous actions.
- おり
- ori — Humble or neutral form of 'iru' (to be, to exist).
- ちょうど
- chōdo — Exactly; precisely at that time or amount.
- その
- sono — Demonstrative adjective meaning 'that' (near the listener).
- 頃
- koro — Around that time; approximate period or moment.
- インフルエンザ
- infuruenza — Influenza; the flu virus causing fever and fatigue.
- で
- de — Particle indicating means, location of action, or cause.
- 病気
- byōki — Illness or disease; being sick.
- 間
- aida / ma — Period of time between two points; interval or gap.
- 飲み
- nomi — Stem of 'to drink'; drinking something liquid.
- 始め
- hajime — Beginning; to start doing something.
- 薬
- kusuri — Medicine or drug taken to treat illness.
- ある
- aru — To exist (inanimate); a certain unspecified thing.
- を
- wo — Object-marking particle indicating the direct object.
- 飲む
- nomu — To drink or swallow a liquid or medicine.
- 習慣
- shūkan — Habit or custom; a regularly repeated behavior.
- やめよ
- yameyo — Volitional form of 'to stop' or 'to quit'.
- う
- u — Volitional suffix expressing intention or suggestion.
- と
- to — Particle meaning 'and', 'with', or quotation marker.
- 努力
- doryoku — Effort or endeavor; trying hard to achieve something.
- い
- i — Continuative stem of 'iru'; being or existing continuously.
- ため
- tame — For the sake of; because of; purpose or cause.
- 翌春
- yokuShun — The following spring; the spring of the next year.
- ローマ
- Rōma — Rome; the capital city of Italy.
- 過ごし
- sugoshi — Spent time; passing time in a place or manner.
- 時期
- jiki — A particular period or season of time.
- 彼
- kare — He; third-person masculine singular pronoun.
- とって
- totte — For (someone); from the perspective of a person.
- やや
- yaya — Somewhat; slightly; a little bit.
- 陰鬱
- in'utsu — Gloomy, depressing, or melancholy in atmosphere or mood.
- な
- na — Adjectival copula linking na-adjectives to nouns.
- もの
- mono — Thing; object; something with a certain quality.
- なっ
- nat(te) — Became; conjunctive past form of 'naru' (to become).
- それ
- sore — That (near the listener); third-person demonstrative pronoun.
- つい
- tsui — Recently; unintentionally; just now or inadvertently.
- 次
- tsugi — Next; the following one in sequence or order.
- よう
- yō — Appears that; seems like; expresses similarity or intention.
- 書い
- kai(te) — Conjunctive form of 'to write'; having written something.
- いる
- iru — To be; to exist (animate beings); continuing state.
- 憂鬱
- yūutsu — Melancholy; depression; feeling of gloom or dejection.
- 春
- haru — Spring season; the warm season after winter.
- そこ
- soko — There; that place near the listener.
- 何とか
- nantoka — Somehow; managing to do something with difficulty.
- 生き延びる
- ikinobiru — To survive; to manage to stay alive through hardship.
- が
- ga — Subject marker particle; also marks contrast or but.
- やっと
- yatto — Finally; barely; with great effort at last.
- あっ
- at(te) — Conjunctive past of 'aru'; having existed or occurred.
- も
- mo — Also; even; too; inclusive or emphatic particle.
- 容易
- yōi — Easy; simple; not requiring much effort.
- こと
- koto — Thing; fact; event; nominalizer for verb phrases.
- なかっ
- nakat(ta) — Past negative form of 'nai'; was not the case.
- この
- kono — This; demonstrative adjective near the speaker.
- 都市
- toshi — City; an urban area or metropolitan region.
- 詩人
- shijin — Poet; a person who writes poetry.
- 著者
- chosha — Author; the writer of a book or literary work.
- まったく
- mattaku — Completely; utterly; not at all (with negation).
- 不向き
- fumuki — Unsuitable; not fit for a particular purpose or person.
- あり
- ari — Formal or literary form of 'aru' (to be, exist).
- 選ん
- eran(de) — Conjunctive form of 'to choose' or 'to select'.
- だ
- da — Informal copula meaning 'is' or 'it is'.
- わけ
- wake — Reason; meaning; it means that; no wonder.
- ない
- nai — Negative form; does not exist; is not the case.
- ひどく
- hidoku — Terribly; awfully; to a severe or extreme degree.
- 惨め
- mijime — Miserable; wretched; in a pitiful or degrading state.
- 気持ち
- kimochi — Feeling; emotion; one's inner emotional state.
- せ
- se — Causative stem; making or letting someone do something.
- 去ろ
- saro — Volitional form of 'to leave' or 'to go away'.
- 行き
- iki — Going; stem form of 'to go' (iku).
- たかっ
- takat(ta) — Past form expressing strong desire to do something.
- あらゆる
- arayuru — Every; all kinds of; every possible type.
- 点
- ten — Point; aspect; dot; a specific regard or respect.
- 正反対
- seihantai — Exact opposite; completely contrary in every respect.
- 実際
- jissai — In reality; actually; in practice; the real situation.
- へ
- e — Directional particle meaning 'toward' or 'to'.
- 敵対心
- tekitaishin — Hostility; antagonistic feeling toward someone or something.
- から
- kara — From; because; since; indicating origin or cause.
- 建設
- kensetsu — Construction; building of structures or infrastructure.
- れ
- re — Passive verb suffix; being acted upon by another.
- 地
- chi / ji — Land; ground; place; region or territory.
- いつか
- itsuka — Someday; at some point in time; once.
- する
- suru — To do; to perform an action or activity.
- あろ
- aro — Presumptive form of 'aru'; probably is or will be.
- 無神論者
- mushironsha — Atheist; a person who does not believe in God.
- 真
- shin / ma — True; genuine; real; authentic.
- 教会
- kyōkai — Church; a Christian place of worship.
- 敵
- teki — Enemy; opponent; adversary.
- 人物
- jinbutsu — Person; figure; a notable or described individual.
- 深い
- fukai — Deep; profound; intense in degree or meaning.
- 縁
- en — Connection; bond; fate-linked relationship between people.
- 偉大
- idai — Great; magnificent; of outstanding importance or stature.
- 家
- ke / ie — House; family; household; lineage or dynasty.
- 二世
- nisei — The Second; second generation; used in royal titles.
- 皇帝
- kōtei — Emperor; the supreme ruler of an empire.
- 記念
- kinen — Commemoration; memorial; remembering a significant event.
- 建て
- tate — Building; constructing; stem form of 'to build'.
- しかし
- shikashi — However; but; nevertheless; contrasting conjunction.
- すべて
- subete — All; everything; every single thing without exception.
- 背後
- haigo — Behind; in the back; behind something or someone.
- 運命
- unmei — Fate; destiny; one's inevitable life course.
- 再び
- futatabi — Again; once more; a second time.
- 戻ら
- modora — Stem of 'to return'; going back to a place.
- なけれ
- nakere — Conditional negative form; if not; must (with ば).
- ば
- ba — Conditional particle meaning 'if' or 'when'.
- なら
- nara — If; conditional; or the city Nara in Japan.
- 結局
- kekkyoku — In the end; after all; ultimately; finally.
- 反
- han — Anti-; opposition; counter- as a prefix.
- キリスト教
- Kirisutokyō — Christianity; the religion based on Jesus Christ.
- 的
- teki — Suffix meaning '-ic', '-like', or '-related to'.
- 界隈
- kaiwai — Neighborhood; vicinity; area around a particular place.
- 見つけよ
- mitsukeyō — Volitional form of 'to find' or 'to discover'.
- 無駄
- muda — Useless; wasteful; in vain; pointless effort.
- 末
- sue / matsu — End; conclusion; outcome after a long period.
- 広場
- hiroba — Plaza; public square; open space in a city.
- 満足
- manzoku — Satisfaction; contentment; being pleased with a result.
- ざる
- zaru — Archaic negative form; unable to; not doing (literary).
- 得
- e / toku — To obtain; to gain; possible to do (as suffix).
- とき
- toki — Time; moment; when a certain situation occurs.
- できる
- dekiru — To be able to; can do; to be possible.
- だけ
- dake — Only; just; as much as; to the extent of.
- 悪臭
- akushū — Bad smell; stench; foul or offensive odor.
- 避ける
- sakeru — To avoid; to evade; to keep away from something.
- 宮殿
- kyūden — Palace; a grand official residence of royalty.
- 哲学者
- tetsugakusha — Philosopher; a person who studies or practices philosophy.
- 静か
- shizuka — Quiet; calm; peaceful; without noise or disturbance.
- 部屋
- heya — Room; a space within a building for use.
- 提供
- teikyō — Provision; offering; supplying something to someone.
- でき
- deki — Stem of 'dekiru'; ability or possibility to do.
- か
- ka — Question particle placed at sentence end.
- 問い合わせ
- toiawase — Inquiry; making a formal query or asking for information.
- 思う
- omou — To think; to feel; to believe or suppose.
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