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.
Meu irmão ficou muito desanimado com a fraqueza da resposta que lhe foi dada, e como ele se esforçava justamente naquele momento para abandonar o hábito de tomar hidrato de cloral — uma droga que havia começado a tomar quando esteve doente com gripe —, a primavera seguinte, passada em Roma, foi um tanto sombria para ele.
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.
Ele escreve sobre isso da seguinte forma: — "Passei uma primavera melancólica em Roma, onde mal consegui sobreviver — e isso não foi tarefa fácil.
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.
Esta cidade, que é absolutamente inadequada para o poeta-autor de 'Zaratustra', e pela escolha da qual não fui responsável, tornou-me extremamente infeliz.
I tried to leave it.
Tentei deixá-la.
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.
Queria ir para Aquila — o oposto de Roma em todos os aspectos, e de fato fundada num espírito de inimizade em relação àquela cidade (assim como eu também fundarei uma cidade algum dia), como memento de um ateu e genuíno inimigo da Igreja — uma pessoa muito intimamente relacionada a mim —, o grande Hohenstaufen, o Imperador Frederico II.
But Fate lay behind it all: I had to return again to Rome.
Mas o Destino estava por trás de tudo isso: tive de voltar novamente a Roma.
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.
No fim, fui obrigado a me contentar com a Piazza Barberini, depois de ter me esforçado em vão para encontrar um bairro anticristão.
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.
Temo que em certa ocasião, para evitar maus cheiros tanto quanto possível, cheguei a me informar no Palazzo del Quirinale se não poderiam providenciar um quarto tranquilo para um filósofo.
Vocabulary
- Meu
- My; first-person singular possessive pronoun
- irmão
- Brother; male sibling
- ficou
- Became or stayed; past tense of ficar
- muito
- Very or much; intensifier of degree
- desanimado
- Discouraged or disheartened; lacking motivation
- com
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment
- a
- The; feminine singular definite article
- fraqueza
- Weakness; lack of strength or force
- da
- Of the; contraction of de and a
- resposta
- Answer or reply; response to a question
- que
- That or which; relative pronoun or conjunction
- lhe
- To him/her; indirect object pronoun
- foi
- Was or went; past tense of ser/ir
- dada
- Given; feminine past participle of dar
- e
- And; coordinating conjunction
- como
- As or how; conjunction or adverb
- ele
- He; third-person masculine singular pronoun
- se
- Himself/herself; reflexive pronoun
- esforçava
- Was striving or making effort; imperfect of esforçar
- justamente
- Precisely or exactly; exactly at that moment
- naquele
- In that; contraction of em and aquele
- momento
- Moment; a specific point in time
- para
- For or to; preposition indicating purpose or direction
- abandonar
- To abandon or give up; to leave behind
- o
- The; masculine singular definite article
- hábito
- Habit; a regular or repeated behavior
- de
- Of or from; preposition of origin or possession
- tomar
- To take or drink; to consume something
- uma
- A or one; feminine singular indefinite article
- droga
- Drug; a substance affecting the body
- havia
- Had; past tense auxiliary verb from haver
- começado
- Started or begun; past participle of começar
- quando
- When; temporal conjunction or adverb
- esteve
- Was; past tense of estar (temporary state)
- doente
- Sick or ill; in a state of illness
- gripe
- Flu or influenza; common viral illness
- primavera
- Spring; the season between winter and summer
- seguinte
- Following or next; the one that comes after
- passada
- Last or past; referring to a previous time
- em
- In or at; preposition of location or time
- um
- A or one; masculine singular indefinite article
- tanto
- So much or somewhat; degree adverb
- sombria
- Gloomy or somber; dark and depressing in mood
- Ele
- He; third-person masculine singular pronoun
- escreve
- Writes; present tense of escrever
- sobre
- About or on; preposition of topic or surface
- isso
- This or that; demonstrative pronoun
- forma
- Form or way; manner in which something is done
- Passei
- I spent or passed; past tense of passar
- melancólica
- Melancholic; characterized by sadness and gloom
- onde
- Where; adverb of place or relative pronoun
- mal
- Barely or hardly; with great difficulty
- consegui
- I managed or succeeded; past tense of conseguir
- sobreviver
- To survive; to continue living through difficulty
- não
- No or not; negation particle
- tarefa
- Task; a piece of work to be done
- fácil
- Easy; requiring little effort or difficulty
- Esta
- This; feminine demonstrative pronoun near speaker
- cidade
- City; a large urban settlement
- é
- Is; third-person singular present of ser
- absolutamente
- Absolutely; completely without exception
- inadequada
- Inadequate or unsuitable; not fitting for purpose
- pela
- By the; contraction of por and a
- escolha
- Choice; the act of selecting an option
- qual
- Which; relative or interrogative pronoun
- fui
- I was or I went; past tense of ser/ir
- responsável
- Responsible; accountable for something or someone
- tornou-me
- Made me; caused me to become something
- extremamente
- Extremely; to a very high degree
- infeliz
- Unhappy or miserable; lacking happiness
- Tentei
- I tried; past tense of tentar
- deixá-la
- To leave it; to abandon a place or thing
- Queria
- Wanted; imperfect past tense of querer
- ir
- To go; infinitive verb of movement
- oposto
- Opposite; contrary or reverse in nature
- todos
- All or every; referring to the whole group
- os
- The; masculine plural definite article
- aspectos
- Aspects; particular features or elements
- fato
- Fact; something known to be true
- fundada
- Founded or established; past participle of fundar
- num
- In a; contraction of em and um
- espírito
- Spirit; inner character or guiding principle
- inimizade
- Enmity or hostility; state of being enemies
- relação
- Relation or relationship; connection between things
- àquela
- To that; contraction of a and aquela
- assim
- Thus or so; in this way or manner
- eu
- I; first-person singular pronoun
- também
- Also or too; indicating addition
- fundarei
- I will found; future tense of fundar
- algum
- Some or any; indefinite pronoun or adjective
- dia
- Day; a 24-hour period
- ateu
- Atheist; one who does not believe in God
- genuíno
- Genuine or authentic; truly what it appears
- inimigo
- Enemy; a person who is hostile to another
- Igreja
- Church; a Christian place of worship or institution
- pessoa
- Person; an individual human being
- intimamente
- Intimately; in a close or personal manner
- relacionada
- Related or connected; having a close association
- mim
- Me; first-person singular prepositional pronoun
- grande
- Great or large; significant in size or importance
- Imperador
- Emperor; ruler of an empire
- Mas
- But; conjunction indicating contrast
- Destino
- Destiny or fate; a predetermined course of events
- estava
- Was; imperfect past tense of estar
- por
- By or through; preposition of agent or means
- trás
- Behind; at the back of something
- tudo
- Everything; all things without exception
- tive
- I had; past tense of ter
- voltar
- To return; to go back to a place
- novamente
- Again; once more, a repeated time
- No
- In the; contraction of em and o
- fim
- End; the final part of something
- obrigado
- Forced or obliged; also used as thank you
- me
- Me; first-person singular object pronoun
- contentar
- To content or settle; to be satisfied with
- depois
- After or afterwards; following in time
- ter
- To have; infinitive of the verb ter
- esforçado
- Tried hard; past participle of esforçar
- vão
- In vain; without success or result
- encontrar
- To find or meet; to come across something
- bairro
- Neighborhood; a district within a city
- Temo
- I fear; first-person present of temer
- certa
- A certain or particular; specific but unnamed
- ocasião
- Occasion; a particular time or event
- evitar
- To avoid; to keep away from something
- maus
- Bad or evil; masculine plural of mau
- cheiros
- Smells or odors; plural of cheiro
- quanto
- As much as; to the extent possible
- possível
- Possible; able to be done or achieved
- cheguei
- I arrived; past tense of chegar
- informar
- To inform; to give information to someone
- no
- In the; masculine singular contraction of em+o
- poderiam
- Could or might; conditional of poder
- providenciar
- To arrange or provide; to make something available
- quarto
- Room; a room in a building or dwelling
- tranquilo
- Quiet or calm; peaceful and undisturbed
- filósofo
- Philosopher; one who studies fundamental questions
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