Treasure Island — Page 1

English → De PART ONE--The Old Buccaneer Level 6/10

The Old Sea-dog at the Admiral Benbow

Der alte Seebär im Admiral Benbow

Squire Trelawney, Dr. Livesey, and the rest of these gentlemen having asked me to write down the whole particulars about Treasure Island, from the beginning to the end, keeping nothing back but the bearings of the island, and that only because there is still treasure not yet lifted, I take up my pen in the year of grace 17—, and go back to the time when my father kept the Admiral Benbow inn and the brown old seaman with the sabre cut first took up his lodging under our roof.

Da Squire Trelawney, Dr. Livesey und die übrigen Herren mich gebeten haben, alle Einzelheiten über die Schatzinsel von Anfang bis Ende aufzuschreiben und dabei nichts zu verschweigen außer der Lage der Insel, und das nur deshalb, weil dort noch Schätze liegen, die nicht gehoben wurden, greife ich im Jahre des Heils 17— zur Feder und kehre in Gedanken in die Zeit zurück, als mein Vater den Gasthof Admiral Benbow führte und der braune alte Seemann mit dem Säbelhieb bei uns Quartier nahm.

I remember him as if it were yesterday, as he came plodding to the inn door, his sea-chest following behind him in a hand-barrow--a tall, strong, heavy, nut-brown man, his tarry pigtail falling over the shoulder of his soiled blue coat, his hands ragged and scarred, with black, broken nails, and the sabre cut across one cheek, a dirty, livid white.

Ich erinnere mich an ihn, als wäre es gestern gewesen, wie er zur Gasthoftür herankam, seine Seekiste hinter sich auf einer Schubkarre – ein großer, kräftiger, schwerer, nussbrauner Mann, sein teeriger Zopf fiel über die Schulter seines schmutzigen blauen Rocks, seine Hände zerschunden und vernarbt, mit schwarzen, abgebrochenen Nägeln, und der Säbelhieb über einer Wange, schmutzig und fahlfarbig weiß.

I remember him looking round the cove and whistling to himself as he did so, and then breaking out in that old sea-song that he sang so often afterwards:

Ich erinnere mich, wie er die Bucht überblickte und dabei vor sich hin pfiff und dann in jenes alte Seemannslied ausbrach, das er danach so oft sang:

"Fifteen men on the dead man's chest-- Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum!"

„Fünfzehn Mann auf des toten Mannes Kiste – Yo-ho-ho, und eine Flasche Rum!"

in the high, old tottering voice that seemed to have been tuned and broken at the capstan bars.

in der hohen, alten, zitternden Stimme, die an den Gangspillstangen gestählt und gebrochen zu sein schien.

Then he rapped on the door with a bit of stick like a handspike that he carried, and when my father appeared, called roughly for a glass of rum.

Dann klopfte er mit einem Stück Stock, das er trug und das einer Handspake glich, an die Tür, und als mein Vater erschien, verlangte er barsch ein Glas Rum.

Vocabulary

Der: Definite article for masculine nouns in nominative case
alte: Old, aged; adjective describing something or someone elderly
Seebär: Old sea dog; experienced, grizzled sailor
im: Contraction of 'in dem'; in the
Admiral: Admiral; high-ranking naval officer
Da: There, since, as; indicates location or causality
und: And; basic coordinating conjunction joining words or clauses
die: Definite article for feminine or plural nouns
übrigen: Remaining, other; referring to the rest of a group
Herren: Gentlemen, lords; plural of Herr, respectful address for men
mich: Me; accusative form of the first person pronoun
gebeten: Asked, requested; past participle of bitten
haben: To have; auxiliary verb used in perfect tense constructions
alle: All, every; refers to the totality of something
Einzelheiten: Details, particulars; specific pieces of information
über: About, over, above; preposition indicating topic or position
Schatzinsel: Treasure island; an island where treasure is hidden
von: From, of, by; preposition indicating origin or belonging
Anfang: Beginning, start; the initial point of something
bis: Until, to; preposition indicating a limit or endpoint
Ende: End, finish; the final point of something
aufzuschreiben: To write down, record; infinitive of aufschreiben
dabei: In doing so, thereby; indicating accompaniment or simultaneity
nichts: Nothing; pronoun indicating the absence of anything
zu: To, too, at; preposition or particle with many uses
verschweigen: To conceal, keep secret; to withhold information deliberately
außer: Except, besides; preposition indicating exclusion
der: Definite article or relative pronoun in various cases
Lage: Location, situation, position; place where something is situated
Insel: Island; a landmass surrounded by water
das: Definite article for neuter nouns; also means 'that'
nur: Only, just; limiting adverb restricting scope
deshalb: Therefore, for that reason; indicating a conclusion
weil: Because; subordinating conjunction indicating cause
dort: There; adverb indicating a specific location
noch: Still, yet, also; adverb indicating continuation or addition
Schätze: Treasures, riches; plural of Schatz, valuable items
liegen: To lie, be located; to be in a horizontal position
nicht: Not; basic negation word in German
gehoben: Lifted, raised; past participle of heben
wurden: Were; past tense auxiliary for passive constructions
greife: I reach, I grab; first person singular of greifen
ich: I; first person singular pronoun in German
Jahre: Years; plural of Jahr, units of time
des: Of the; genitive definite article for masculine/neuter nouns
Heils: Salvation, grace; genitive of Heil, used in year dating
zur: Contraction of zu der; to the
Feder: Pen, feather; writing instrument or bird feather
kehre: I return, I turn back; first person singular of kehren
in: In, into; preposition indicating location or direction
Gedanken: Thoughts, ideas; plural of Gedanke, mental reflections
Zeit: Time, era; a period or point in time
zurück: Back, backwards; adverb indicating return or reversal
als: When, as, than; conjunction or comparative particle
mein: My; first person singular possessive pronoun
Vater: Father; male parent of a person
den: The; accusative definite article for masculine nouns
Gasthof: Inn, guesthouse; a small hotel serving food and lodging
führte: Led, managed, ran; past tense of führen
braune: Brown; adjective describing a brown color
Seemann: Sailor, seaman; a person who works at sea
mit: With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means
dem: The; dative definite article for masculine or neuter nouns
Säbelhieb: Sabre cut, sword slash; a wound made by a sabre
bei: At, near, with; preposition indicating proximity or stay
uns: Us; first person plural accusative or dative pronoun
Quartier: Lodging, quarters; a place to stay temporarily
nahm: Took; past tense of nehmen
Ich: I; first person singular subject pronoun
erinnere: I remember, I recall; first person of erinnern
an: At, on, to; preposition indicating contact or direction
ihn: Him; masculine accusative third person singular pronoun
wäre: Would be; subjunctive form of sein
es: It; neuter third person singular pronoun
gestern: Yesterday; adverb referring to the previous day
gewesen: Been; past participle of sein used in perfect tense
wie: How, as, like; conjunction or adverb of manner
er: He; third person masculine singular pronoun
Gasthoftür: Inn door; the entrance door of a guesthouse
herankam: Approached, came near; past tense of herankommen
seine: His; masculine possessive pronoun in nominative or accusative
Seekiste: Sea chest; a sailor's storage trunk for belongings
hinter: Behind, after; preposition indicating position at the rear
sich: Himself, herself, itself; reflexive pronoun for third person
auf: On, upon, onto; preposition indicating surface or direction
einer: A, one; indefinite article in dative feminine form
Schubkarre: Wheelbarrow; a one-wheeled cart for carrying loads
ein: A, an, one; indefinite article for masculine/neuter nouns
großer: Big, tall; adjective describing large size
kräftiger: Strong, sturdy; adjective describing physical strength
schwerer: Heavy, difficult; adjective describing weight or hardship
nussbrauner: Nut-brown; adjective describing a deep brown color
Mann: Man; an adult male person
sein: His, its; possessive pronoun or infinitive of 'to be'
teeriger: Tarry, pitch-covered; adjective meaning coated with tar
Zopf: Braid, pigtail; a woven or plaited hairstyle
fiel: Fell; past tense of fallen
Schulter: Shoulder; the joint connecting the arm to the torso
seines: Of his, of its; genitive masculine possessive pronoun
schmutzigen: Dirty, filthy; adjective describing something unclean
blauen: Blue; adjective describing the color blue
Rocks: Of the coat; genitive of Rock, a jacket or coat
Hände: Hands; plural of Hand, the end part of the arm
zerschunden: Scratched, scraped raw; adjective meaning badly abraded
vernarbt: Scarred; adjective describing skin marked by healed wounds
schwarzen: Black; adjective describing the color black
abgebrochenen: Broken off, chipped; adjective describing snapped or broken nails
Nägeln: Nails; dative plural of Nagel, fingernails or nails
Wange: Cheek; the side of the face below the eye
schmutzig: Dirty, unclean; adjective describing a lack of cleanliness
fahlfarbig: Pallid, pale-colored; adjective describing a dull pale complexion
weiß: White; adjective describing the color white
Bucht: Bay, cove; a curved inlet of a body of water
überblickte: Surveyed, overlooked; past tense of überblicken
vor: Before, in front of, ago; preposition indicating position or time
hin: There, away; directional adverb indicating motion away
pfiff: Whistled; past tense of pfeifen
dann: Then, afterwards; adverb indicating sequence in time
jenes: That, that one; demonstrative pronoun referring to something distant
Seemannslied: Sea shanty, sailor's song; a song sung by sailors
ausbrach: Broke out, erupted; past tense of ausbrechen
danach: After that, thereafter; adverb indicating something following
so: So, thus, in this way; adverb of manner or degree
oft: Often, frequently; adverb indicating repeated occurrence
sang: Sang; past tense of singen
Fünfzehn: Fifteen; the number 15
toten: Dead; adjective or genitive plural of Toter, dead people
Mannes: Of the man; genitive singular of Mann
Kiste: Chest, crate, box; a container for storing items
eine: A, one; indefinite article feminine nominative or accusative
Flasche: Bottle; a container for liquids
Rum: Rum; an alcoholic spirit made from sugarcane
hohen: High, tall; adjective in inflected form describing height
alten: Old, aged; inflected adjective describing age
zitternden: Trembling, quivering; adjective describing a shaking quality
Stimme: Voice; the sound produced when a person speaks or sings
gestählt: Hardened, steeled; adjective meaning made tough or strong
gebrochen: Broken; past participle of brechen
schien: Seemed, appeared; past tense of scheinen
Dann: Then; adverb indicating the next action in sequence
klopfte: Knocked, tapped; past tense of klopfen
einem: A, one; dative indefinite article masculine or neuter
Stück: Piece, item; a portion or individual unit of something
Stock: Stick, cane, staff; a walking stick or rod
trug: Carried, wore; past tense of tragen
glich: Resembled, was like; past tense of gleichen
Tür: Door; an opening barrier for entering or exiting a room
erschien: Appeared, showed up; past tense of erscheinen
verlangte: Demanded, requested; past tense of verlangen
barsch: Gruffly, harshly; adverb or adjective meaning blunt or rude
Glas: Glass; a drinking vessel or the material glass

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