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'."
Não sei como expressar meu pensamento de forma mais clara ou mais pessoal do que já o fiz em um dos últimos capítulos (Aforismo 382) do quinto livro da '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.
"Nós, os novos, os sem nome, os difíceis de compreender,"—diz ali,—"nós, os primeiros frutos de um futuro ainda inexperimentado—necessitamos para um novo fim também de um novo meio, a saber, uma nova saúde, mais forte, mais aguda, mais dura, mais ousada e mais alegre do que toda saúde até aqui.
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!
Aquele cuja alma anseia por experimentar toda a gama de valores e desejabilidades até agora reconhecidos, e por circum-navegar todas as costas deste ideal 'Mar Mediterrâneo', que, a partir das aventuras de sua experiência mais pessoal, quer saber como é ser um conquistador e descobridor do ideal—assim como como é com o artista, o santo, o legislador, o sábio, o erudito, o devoto, o profeta e o piedoso não conformista do estilo antigo:—requer uma coisa acima de tudo para esse propósito, GRANDE SAÚDE—tal saúde que não apenas se possui, mas também se adquire constantemente e deve adquirir, porque incessantemente a sacrifica novamente, e deve sacrificá-la!
Vocabulary
- Não
- Negation word meaning 'no' or 'not'
- sei
- First person singular of 'saber'; I know
- como
- How; used to introduce manner or comparison
- expressar
- To express or communicate thoughts and feelings
- meu
- Possessive pronoun meaning 'my' (masculine)
- pensamento
- Thought or idea formed in the mind
- de
- Preposition meaning 'of' or 'from'
- forma
- Form, shape, or manner of doing something
- mais
- More; used in comparisons and intensification
- clara
- Clear, bright, or easy to understand (feminine)
- ou
- Conjunction meaning 'or', presenting alternatives
- pessoal
- Personal; relating to an individual person
- do
- Contraction of 'de' + 'o'; of the (masculine)
- que
- That, what, or which; versatile connector word
- já
- Already; indicates action completed before now
- o
- Definite article 'the' (masculine singular)
- fiz
- Past tense of 'fazer'; I did or made
- em
- Preposition meaning 'in', 'at', or 'on'
- um
- Indefinite article 'a' or 'an' (masculine)
- dos
- Contraction of 'de' + 'os'; of the (plural)
- últimos
- Last or most recent ones (masculine plural)
- capítulos
- Chapters; divisions of a book or text
- Aforismo
- Aphorism; a concise statement of a principle
- quinto
- Fifth; ordinal number following the fourth
- livro
- Book; a written or printed literary work
- da
- Contraction of 'de' + 'a'; of the (feminine)
- Nós
- We; first person plural subject pronoun
- os
- Definite article 'the' (masculine plural)
- novos
- New ones; plural masculine form of 'novo'
- sem
- Preposition meaning 'without'
- nome
- Name; word by which someone is known
- difíceis
- Difficult or hard to understand (plural form)
- compreender
- To understand or comprehend something fully
- diz
- Third person singular of 'dizer'; he/she says
- ali
- There; refers to a specific place mentioned
- primeiros
- First ones; plural masculine ordinal adjective
- frutos
- Fruits; results or products of something
- futuro
- Future; time that has not yet come
- ainda
- Still or yet; indicates ongoing state
- necessitamos
- We need; first person plural of 'necessitar'
- para
- For, to; preposition indicating purpose or direction
- novo
- New; something recently made or introduced
- fim
- End or purpose; goal of an action
- também
- Also or too; adds another element to statement
- meio
- Means or medium; way of achieving something
- a
- Definite article 'the' (feminine) or preposition 'to'
- saber
- To know facts or information; also knowledge
- uma
- Indefinite article 'a' or 'an' (feminine)
- saúde
- Health; the condition of one's body and mind
- forte
- Strong or powerful; having great strength
- aguda
- Sharp, acute, or keen; highly perceptive (feminine)
- dura
- Hard, tough, or harsh (feminine singular form)
- ousada
- Bold or daring; willing to take risks (feminine)
- e
- Conjunction meaning 'and'; joins words or clauses
- alegre
- Happy, cheerful, or joyful in disposition
- toda
- All or entire; every part (feminine singular)
- até
- Until or even; preposition indicating limit
- aqui
- Here; refers to the current or nearby place
- Aquele
- That one; demonstrative pronoun (masculine)
- cuja
- Whose; relative possessive pronoun (feminine)
- alma
- Soul; spiritual inner essence of a person
- anseia
- Longs or yearns for something deeply desired
- por
- For, by, or through; versatile preposition
- experimentar
- To experience or try something for the first time
- gama
- Range or spectrum; full extent of something
- valores
- Values; moral principles or standards of worth
- agora
- Now; at the present moment in time
- reconhecidos
- Recognized or acknowledged (masculine plural past participle)
- todas
- All; every one of them (feminine plural)
- as
- Definite article 'the' (feminine plural form)
- costas
- Coasts or shores; land bordering a sea
- deste
- Contraction of 'de' + 'este'; of this (masculine)
- ideal
- Ideal; a perfect standard or ultimate goal
- partir
- To depart or leave; also to start from
- das
- Contraction of 'de' + 'as'; of the (feminine plural)
- aventuras
- Adventures; exciting or risky experiences undertaken
- sua
- His, her, your, or their (feminine possessive pronoun)
- experiência
- Experience; knowledge gained through personal involvement
- quer
- Wants; third person singular of 'querer'
- é
- Is; third person singular of 'ser' (to be)
- ser
- To be; fundamental verb expressing identity or nature
- conquistador
- Conqueror; one who conquers lands or peoples
- descobridor
- Discoverer; one who finds something previously unknown
- assim
- Thus or so; in this way or manner
- com
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment or association
- artista
- Artist; person skilled in creative arts
- santo
- Saint or holy person; one considered sacred
- sábio
- Wise man or sage; person of great wisdom
- erudito
- Scholar or erudite person; highly learned individual
- devoto
- Devout or devoted; deeply religious or dedicated
- profeta
- Prophet; one who foretells or speaks divine messages
- piedoso
- Pious or devout; showing deep religious reverence
- não
- No or not; basic negation in Portuguese
- estilo
- Style; characteristic manner or way of doing
- antigo
- Old, ancient, or former; from past times
- requer
- Requires or demands; third person singular of 'requerer'
- coisa
- Thing; an object, matter, or concept
- acima
- Above or over; indicating higher position
- tudo
- Everything; all things without exception
- esse
- That; demonstrative pronoun/adjective (masculine singular)
- propósito
- Purpose or intention; reason behind an action
- GRANDE
- Great or large; emphasized here for grandeur
- SAÚDE
- Health; emphasized here as a supreme ideal
- tal
- Such; of that kind or degree
- apenas
- Only or just; limiting or restricting a statement
- se
- Reflexive pronoun 'oneself'; also 'if' (conjunction)
- possui
- Possesses or owns; third person singular of 'possuir'
- mas
- But; conjunction introducing contrast or exception
- adquire
- Acquires or obtains; third person singular of 'adquirir'
- constantemente
- Constantly; in a continuous or persistent manner
- deve
- Must or should; expresses obligation or duty
- adquirir
- To acquire or obtain something through effort
- porque
- Because; conjunction introducing a reason or cause
- sacrifica
- Sacrifices; gives up something valuable for a cause
- novamente
- Again or once more; repeating a previous action
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