Thus Spake Zarathustra: A Book for All and None — Page 13
My health was not very good; the winter was cold and exceptionally rainy; and the small inn in which I lived was so close to the water that at night my sleep would be disturbed if the sea were high.
A minha saúde não era muito boa; o inverno estava frio e excepcionalmente chuvoso; e a pequena estalagem em que eu vivia estava tão perto da água que à noite o meu sono seria perturbado se o mar estivesse agitado.
These circumstances were surely the very reverse of favourable; and yet in spite of it all, and as if in demonstration of my belief that everything decisive comes to life in spite of every obstacle, it was precisely during this winter and in the midst of these unfavourable circumstances that my 'Zarathustra' originated.
Estas circunstâncias eram certamente o exato oposto do favorável; e ainda assim, apesar de tudo, e como que em demonstração da minha crença de que tudo o que é decisivo ganha vida apesar de todos os obstáculos, foi precisamente durante este inverno e no meio destas circunstâncias desfavoráveis que o meu 'Zaratustra' teve origem.
In the morning I used to start out in a southerly direction up the glorious road to Zoagli, which rises aloft through a forest of pines and gives one a view far out into the sea.
De manhã eu costumava partir em direção ao sul pela gloriosa estrada para Zoagli, que sobe por entre uma floresta de pinheiros e oferece uma vista que se estende muito além do mar.
In the afternoon, as often as my health permitted, I walked round the whole bay from Santa Margherita to beyond Porto Fino.
À tarde, sempre que a minha saúde permitia, eu percorria toda a baía desde Santa Margherita até além de Porto Fino.
This spot was all the more interesting to me, inasmuch as it was so dearly loved by the Emperor Frederick III.
Este lugar era tanto mais interessante para mim, na medida em que era tão profundamente amado pelo Imperador Frederico III.
In the autumn of 1886 I chanced to be there again when he was revisiting this small, forgotten world of happiness for the last time.
No outono de 1886 encontrei-me lá novamente por acaso, quando ele revisitava pela última vez este pequeno e esquecido mundo de felicidade.
It was on these two roads that all 'Zarathustra' came to me, above all Zarathustra himself as a type;—I ought rather to say that it was on these walks that these ideas waylaid me.
Foi nestas duas estradas que todo o 'Zaratustra' me veio, acima de tudo o próprio Zaratustra como um tipo;—devo antes dizer que foi durante estas caminhadas que estas ideias me emboscaram.
Vocabulary
- minha
- Possessive pronoun meaning 'my' (feminine)
- saúde
- Health; physical or mental well-being
- não
- Negation word meaning 'no' or 'not'
- era
- Past tense of 'ser'; meaning 'was' or 'were'
- muito
- Adverb meaning 'very' or 'much'
- boa
- Feminine adjective meaning 'good'
- inverno
- The cold season of the year; winter
- estava
- Past continuous form of 'estar'; meaning 'was'
- frio
- Adjective or noun meaning 'cold'
- excepcionalmente
- Adverb meaning 'exceptionally' or 'unusually'
- chuvoso
- Adjective describing rainy or wet weather
- pequena
- Feminine adjective meaning 'small' or 'little'
- estalagem
- A small inn or roadside lodging establishment
- vivia
- Past imperfect of 'viver'; meaning 'was living'
- tão
- Adverb meaning 'so' or 'as' in comparisons
- perto
- Adverb or adjective meaning 'near' or 'close'
- água
- The liquid essential for life; water
- noite
- The period of darkness after sunset; night
- meu
- Masculine possessive pronoun meaning 'my'
- sono
- The state of sleep; slumber
- seria
- Conditional form of 'ser'; meaning 'would be'
- perturbado
- Adjective meaning 'disturbed' or 'disrupted'
- se
- Conjunction meaning 'if' or reflexive pronoun 'oneself'
- mar
- Large body of saltwater; the sea
- estivesse
- Past subjunctive of 'estar'; meaning 'were' (conditional)
- agitado
- Adjective meaning 'rough', 'choppy', or 'agitated'
- Estas
- Feminine demonstrative pronoun meaning 'these'
- circunstâncias
- Conditions or factors surrounding a situation; circumstances
- eram
- Past imperfect plural of 'ser'; meaning 'were'
- certamente
- Adverb meaning 'certainly' or 'definitely'
- exato
- Adjective meaning 'exact' or 'precise'
- oposto
- Adjective or noun meaning 'opposite' or 'contrary'
- favorável
- Adjective meaning 'favorable' or 'advantageous'
- ainda
- Adverb meaning 'still', 'yet', or 'even'
- assim
- Adverb meaning 'thus', 'so', or 'this way'
- apesar
- Preposition used in 'apesar de' meaning 'despite'
- tudo
- Indefinite pronoun meaning 'everything' or 'all'
- como
- Conjunction or adverb meaning 'as', 'like', or 'how'
- demonstração
- An act of showing or proving something; demonstration
- crença
- A firmly held conviction or belief
- decisivo
- Adjective meaning 'decisive' or 'determining'
- ganha
- Third-person singular of 'ganhar'; meaning 'wins/earns'
- vida
- The state of being alive; life
- todos
- Indefinite pronoun meaning 'all' or 'everyone'
- obstáculos
- Things that block progress; obstacles or hindrances
- foi
- Past tense of 'ser/ir'; meaning 'was' or 'went'
- precisamente
- Adverb meaning 'precisely' or 'exactly'
- durante
- Preposition meaning 'during' a period of time
- este
- Masculine demonstrative pronoun meaning 'this'
- meio
- Noun meaning 'middle', 'midst', or 'means'
- desfavoráveis
- Adjective meaning 'unfavorable' or 'adverse'
- teve
- Past tense of 'ter'; meaning 'had' or 'took'
- origem
- The point where something begins; origin or source
- manhã
- The early part of the day; morning
- costumava
- Past imperfect of 'costumar'; meaning 'used to'
- partir
- Verb meaning 'to leave', 'to depart', or 'to break'
- direção
- The course or path toward a destination; direction
- sul
- One of the four cardinal directions; south
- gloriosa
- Feminine adjective meaning 'glorious' or 'magnificent'
- estrada
- A road or path used for travel
- sobe
- Third-person singular of 'subir'; meaning 'goes up'
- entre
- Preposition meaning 'between' or 'among'
- floresta
- A large area densely covered with trees; forest
- pinheiros
- Plural noun referring to pine trees
- oferece
- Third-person singular of 'oferecer'; meaning 'offers'
- vista
- A scenic view or sight of a landscape
- estende
- Third-person singular of 'estender'; meaning 'extends'
- além
- Adverb meaning 'beyond' or 'further ahead'
- tarde
- The afternoon portion of the day; afternoon
- sempre
- Adverb meaning 'always' or 'ever'
- permitia
- Past imperfect of 'permitir'; meaning 'allowed/permitted'
- percorria
- Past imperfect of 'percorrer'; meaning 'was traveling through'
- toda
- Feminine adjective meaning 'whole', 'all', or 'entire'
- baía
- A sheltered body of water along a coastline; bay
- desde
- Preposition meaning 'since' or 'from'
- até
- Preposition meaning 'until', 'to', or 'up to'
- Porto
- Noun meaning 'port' or 'harbor'; also a proper name
- Este
- Masculine demonstrative pronoun meaning 'this'
- lugar
- A specific location or place
- tanto
- Adverb meaning 'so much' or 'as much'
- mais
- Adverb meaning 'more' or comparative 'most'
- interessante
- Adjective meaning 'interesting' or 'engaging'
- mim
- First-person singular pronoun used after prepositions; 'me'
- medida
- Measure or extent; used in 'na medida em que'
- profundamente
- Adverb meaning 'deeply' or 'profoundly'
- amado
- Past participle of 'amar'; meaning 'loved' or 'beloved'
- Imperador
- A male monarch ruling an empire; emperor
- outono
- The season between summer and winter; autumn
- encontrei-me
- Reflexive past tense of 'encontrar'; meaning 'found myself'
- lá
- Adverb meaning 'there' indicating a distant location
- novamente
- Adverb meaning 'again' or 'once more'
- acaso
- Noun or adverb meaning 'chance' or 'by chance'
- quando
- Conjunction or adverb meaning 'when'
- revisitava
- Past imperfect of 'revisitar'; meaning 'was revisiting'
- última
- Feminine adjective meaning 'last' or 'final'
- vez
- Noun meaning 'time' or 'occasion'
- pequeno
- Masculine adjective meaning 'small' or 'little'
- esquecido
- Past participle of 'esquecer'; meaning 'forgotten'
- mundo
- The earth and all that exists; the world
- felicidade
- The state of being happy; happiness or joy
- Foi
- Past tense of 'ser/ir'; meaning 'was' or 'went'
- duas
- Feminine numeral meaning 'two'
- estradas
- Plural of 'estrada'; meaning 'roads' or 'paths'
- todo
- Masculine adjective meaning 'whole', 'all', or 'entire'
- veio
- Past tense of 'vir'; meaning 'came'
- acima
- Adverb meaning 'above' or 'up'
- próprio
- Adjective meaning 'own', 'self', or 'proper'
- tipo
- A category or kind of something; type
- devo
- First-person singular of 'dever'; meaning 'I must/should'
- antes
- Adverb meaning 'before' or 'rather'
- dizer
- Verb meaning 'to say' or 'to tell'
- estas
- Feminine demonstrative pronoun meaning 'these'
- caminhadas
- Plural noun meaning 'walks' or 'hikes'
- ideias
- Plural noun meaning 'ideas' or 'thoughts'
- emboscaram
- Past tense of 'emboscar'; meaning 'ambushed' or 'lay in wait'
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