Ulysses — Page 1
Stately, plump Buck Mulligan came from the stairhead, bearing a bowl of lather on which a mirror and a razor lay crossed.
Würdevoll und beleibt kam Buck Mulligan vom oberen Treppenabsatz, eine Schüssel mit Seifenschaum tragend, auf der ein Spiegel und ein Rasiermesser übereinanderlagen.
A yellow dressinggown, ungirdled, was sustained gently behind him on the mild morning air.
Ein gelber Morgenmantel, ungegürtet, wurde sanft hinter ihm von der milden Morgenluft getragen.
He held the bowl aloft and intoned:
Er hielt die Schüssel in die Höhe und intonierte:
—_Introibo ad altare Dei_.
—_Introibo ad altare Dei_.
Halted, he peered down the dark winding stairs and called out coarsely:
Anhaltend blickte er die dunkle Wendeltreppe hinunter und rief grob:
—Come up, Kinch! Come up, you fearful jesuit!
—Komm herauf, Kinch! Komm herauf, du furchterregender Jesuit!
Solemnly he came forward and mounted the round gunrest.
Feierlich trat er vor und bestieg die runde Geschützbank.
He faced about and blessed gravely thrice the tower, the surrounding land and the awaking mountains.
Er wandte sich um und segnete ernst dreimal den Turm, das umliegende Land und die erwachenden Berge.
Then, catching sight of Stephen Dedalus, he bent towards him and made rapid crosses in the air, gurgling in his throat and shaking his head.
Dann, als er Stephen Dedalus erblickte, beugte er sich zu ihm und machte rasche Kreuze in die Luft, gurgelte in seiner Kehle und schüttelte den Kopf.
Stephen Dedalus, displeased and sleepy, leaned his arms on the top of the staircase and looked coldly at the shaking gurgling face that blessed him, equine in its length, and at the light untonsured hair, grained and hued like pale oak.
Stephen Dedalus, missmutig und verschlafen, stützte seine Arme auf den oberen Treppenabsatz und blickte kalt auf das zitternde, gurgelnde Gesicht, das ihn segnete, in seiner Länge pferdeähnlich, und auf das helle, ungeschorene Haar, gemasert und gefärbt wie blasse Eiche.
Buck Mulligan peeped an instant under the mirror and then covered the bowl smartly.
Buck Mulligan lugte einen Augenblick unter den Spiegel und bedeckte dann die Schüssel flink.
—Back to barracks!
—Zurück in die Kaserne!
Vocabulary
- Würdevoll
- In a dignified, stately, or solemn manner
- beleibt
- Describing a person as stout or corpulent
- oberen
- Adjective form of ober; upper or higher
- Treppenabsatz
- A landing or flat platform between staircases
- Schüssel
- A bowl or dish used for holding food
- Seifenschaum
- Lather or foam produced from soap
- tragend
- Present participle of tragen; carrying or bearing
- Spiegel
- A mirror used for reflecting one's image
- Rasiermesser
- A straight razor used for shaving the face
- übereinanderlagen
- Lay on top of one another; were stacked
- gelber
- Adjective form of gelb; yellow in color
- Morgenmantel
- A dressing gown or bathrobe worn in morning
- ungegürtet
- Without a belt or sash; untied or ungirdled
- sanft
- Gentle, soft, or mild in nature or manner
- hinter
- Preposition meaning 'behind' or 'at the back'
- milden
- Adjective form of mild; gentle, soft, or temperate
- Morgenluft
- The fresh air characteristic of early morning
- Höhe
- Height, altitude, or elevated position
- intonierte
- Past tense of intonieren; intoned or chanted
- Anhaltend
- Continuously, persistently, or without stopping
- blickte
- Past tense of blicken; looked or glanced
- dunkle
- Adjective form of dunkel; dark or dim
- Wendeltreppe
- A spiral or winding staircase in a building
- hinunter
- Directional adverb meaning 'down' or 'downward'
- rief
- Past tense of rufen; called out or shouted
- grob
- Rough, coarse, or rude in manner or tone
- herauf
- Directional adverb meaning 'up here' or 'upward'
- furchterregender
- Adjective meaning frightening, terrifying, or dreadful
- Feierlich
- Solemn, ceremonious, or formally dignified
- trat
- Past tense of treten; stepped or walked forward
- bestieg
- Past tense of besteigen; climbed or mounted onto
- runde
- Adjective form of rund; round or circular shaped
- Geschützbank
- A gun platform or parapet on a fortification
- wandte
- Past tense of wenden; turned or pivoted around
- segnete
- Past tense of segnen; blessed or gave a blessing
- ernst
- Serious, grave, or solemn in expression or manner
- dreimal
- Three times; occurring or done on three occasions
- Turm
- A tower, steeple, or tall cylindrical structure
- umliegende
- Adjective meaning surrounding or adjacent land area
- erwachenden
- Adjective form of erwachen; awakening or stirring
- Berge
- Plural of Berg; mountains or large hills
- erblickte
- Past tense of erblicken; caught sight of someone
- beugte
- Past tense of beugen; bent or bowed downward
- rasche
- Adjective form of rasch; quick, swift, or fast
- Kreuze
- Plural of Kreuz; crosses as religious gestures
- Luft
- Air or atmosphere surrounding us in space
- gurgelte
- Past tense of gurgeln; gargled or made gurgling sound
- Kehle
- The throat or gullet of a person or animal
- schüttelte
- Past tense of schütteln; shook or rattled something
- Kopf
- The head of a person or animal
- missmutig
- Sullen, disgruntled, or in a bad mood
- verschlafen
- Sleepy, drowsy, or still half-asleep; groggy
- stützte
- Past tense of stützen; supported, propped, or rested
- Arme
- Plural of Arm; the arms of a human body
- kalt
- Adjective meaning cold or chilly in temperature
- zitternde
- Present participle of zittern; trembling or shaking
- gurgelnde
- Present participle of gurgeln; gurgling or bubbling
- Gesicht
- The face of a person; also means 'vision'
- Länge
- Length or extent of something from end to end
- pferdeähnlich
- Resembling or similar in appearance to a horse
- helle
- Adjective form of hell; bright, light, or pale
- ungeschorene
- Unshorn, uncut; describing unclipped or untrimmed hair
- Haar
- Hair on the head or body of a person
- gemasert
- Grained or having a wood-grain-like texture or pattern
- gefärbt
- Past participle of färben; colored, dyed, or tinted
- blasse
- Adjective form of blass; pale, wan, or faded
- Eiche
- An oak tree or oak wood material
- lugte
- Past tense of lugen; peeped, peered, or looked out
- Augenblick
- A moment or instant; very brief period of time
- bedeckte
- Past tense of bedecken; covered or concealed something
- flink
- Nimble, quick, or agile in movement or action
- Zurück
- Adverb meaning 'back' or 'backward'; return direction
- Kaserne
- A military barracks or garrison building for soldiers
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