Ulysses — Page 4
He came over to the gunrest and, thrusting a hand into Stephen's upper pocket, said:
Er trat an die Geschützstütze heran und, eine Hand in Stephens obere Brusttasche schiebend, sagte:
—Lend us a loan of your noserag to wipe my razor.
—Leih mir mal dein Nasenlappen, um mein Rasiermesser abzuwischen.
Stephen suffered him to pull out and hold up on show by its corner a dirty crumpled handkerchief.
Stephen ließ ihn ein schmutziges, zerknittertes Taschentuch herausziehen und an seiner Ecke zur Schau halten.
Buck Mulligan wiped the razorblade neatly.
Buck Mulligan wischte die Rasierklinge sauber ab.
Then, gazing over the handkerchief, he said:
Dann sagte er, über das Taschentuch hinwegblickend:
—The bard's noserag! A new art colour for our Irish poets: snotgreen.
—Des Barden Nasenlappen! Eine neue Kunstfarbe für unsere irischen Dichter: rotzgrün.
You can almost taste it, can't you?
Man kann es fast schmecken, nicht wahr?
He mounted to the parapet again and gazed out over Dublin bay, his fair oakpale hair stirring slightly.
Er stieg wieder auf die Brüstung und blickte über die Dubliner Bucht, sein helles, eichenfarbenes Haar leicht im Wind bewegt.
—God! he said quietly. Isn't the sea what Algy calls it: a great sweet mother?
—Gott! sagte er leise. Ist das Meer nicht das, was Algy es nennt: eine große, sanfte Mutter?
The snotgreen sea. The scrotumtightening sea. _Epi oinopa ponton_. Ah, Dedalus, the Greeks!
Das rotzgrüne Meer. Das hodensackschrumpfende Meer. _Epi oinopa ponton_. Ah, Dedalus, die Griechen!
I must teach you. You must read them in the original. _Thalatta! Thalatta!_ She is our great sweet mother.
Ich muss es dich lehren. Du musst sie im Original lesen. _Thalatta! Thalatta!_ Sie ist unsere große, sanfte Mutter.
Come and look.
Komm und schau.
Stephen stood up and went over to the parapet.
Stephen stand auf und trat zur Brüstung.
Leaning on it he looked down on the water and on the mailboat clearing the harbourmouth of Kingstown.
Darauf gestützt blickte er auf das Wasser hinab und auf das Postschiff, das die Hafeneinfahrt von Kingstown verließ.
—Our mighty mother! Buck Mulligan said.
—Unsere mächtige Mutter! sagte Buck Mulligan.
He turned abruptly his grey searching eyes from the sea to Stephen's face.
Er wandte abrupt seine grauen, forschenden Augen vom Meer zu Stephens Gesicht.
—The aunt thinks you killed your mother, he said. That's why she won't let me have anything to do with you.
—Die Tante glaubt, du hast deine Mutter umgebracht, sagte er. Deshalb will sie nicht, dass ich etwas mit dir zu tun habe.
—Someone killed her, Stephen said gloomily.
—Irgendjemand hat sie getötet, sagte Stephen düster.
—You could have knelt down, damn it, Kinch, when your dying mother asked you, Buck Mulligan said. I'm hyperborean as much as you.
—Du hättest dich hinknien können, verdammt nochmal, Kinch, als deine sterbende Mutter dich darum bat, sagte Buck Mulligan. Ich bin genauso hyperboräisch wie du.
Vocabulary
- Er
- He; third person singular masculine pronoun.
- trat
- Stepped; past tense of treten (to step).
- an
- At; preposition indicating position or direction.
- die
- The; definite article feminine singular or plural.
- heran
- Up; toward; directional adverb indicating approach.
- und
- And; conjunction connecting words or clauses.
- eine
- A; indefinite article feminine singular.
- Hand
- Hand; body part with fingers.
- in
- In; preposition indicating location or direction.
- obere
- Upper; adjective describing higher position.
- Brusttasche
- Breast pocket; pocket on chest of clothing.
- schiebend
- Pushing; present participle of schieben (to push).
- sagte
- Said; past tense of sagen (to say).
- Leih
- Lend; imperative form of leihen (to lend).
- mir
- Me; dative pronoun first person singular.
- mal
- Once; particle used for emphasis or softening.
- dein
- Your; possessive pronoun second person singular.
- um
- Around; preposition indicating purpose or direction.
- mein
- My; possessive pronoun first person singular.
- Rasiermesser
- Razor; sharp blade for shaving.
- abzuwischen
- To wipe off; infinitive of abwischen.
- ließ
- Let; past tense of lassen (to let).
- ihn
- Him; accusative pronoun third person singular.
- ein
- A; indefinite article masculine singular.
- schmutziges
- Dirty; adjective describing unclean condition.
- zerknittertes
- Wrinkled; adjective describing creased state.
- Taschentuch
- Handkerchief; cloth for wiping nose.
- herausziehen
- To pull out; infinitive of herausziehen.
- seiner
- His; possessive pronoun third person singular.
- Ecke
- Corner; angle where two surfaces meet.
- zur
- To the; contraction of zu and der.
- Schau
- Show; display or exhibition.
- halten
- To hold; infinitive of halten (to keep).
- wischte
- Wiped; past tense of wischen (to wipe).
- Rasierklinge
- Razor blade; sharp shaving implement.
- sauber
- Clean; free from dirt or contamination.
- ab
- Off; directional adverb or separable prefix.
- Dann
- Then; adverb indicating sequence or time.
- er
- He; third person singular masculine pronoun.
- über
- Over; preposition indicating position above.
- das
- The; definite article neuter singular.
- hinwegblickend
- Looking over; present participle of hinwegblicken.
- Des
- Of the; genitive form of the definite article.
- Barden
- Bards; plural of Barde (poet or minstrel).
- Eine
- A; indefinite article feminine singular.
- neue
- New; adjective describing recent or novel.
- Kunstfarbe
- Artificial color; synthetic or artificial pigment.
- für
- For; preposition indicating purpose or recipient.
- unsere
- Our; possessive pronoun first person plural.
- irischen
- Irish; adjective relating to Ireland.
- Dichter
- Poets; plural of Dichter (poet).
- Man
- One; indefinite pronoun used impersonally.
- kann
- Can; present tense of können (to can).
- es
- It; neuter pronoun third person singular.
- fast
- Almost; adverb indicating near completion.
- schmecken
- To taste; infinitive of schmecken (to taste).
- nicht
- Not; negation adverb.
- wahr
- True; adjective indicating accuracy or reality.
- stieg
- Climbed; past tense of steigen (to climb).
- wieder
- Again; adverb indicating repetition.
- auf
- Up; preposition or directional adverb.
- Brüstung
- Parapet; low protective wall or railing.
- blickte
- Looked; past tense of blicken (to look).
- Dubliner
- Dublin's; adjective relating to Dublin.
- Bucht
- Bay; body of water indented in coastline.
- sein
- His; possessive pronoun third person singular.
- helles
- Light; bright in color or pale.
- Haar
- Hair; strands growing from skin.
- leicht
- Lightly; adverb indicating minimal force applied.
- im
- In the; contraction of in and dem.
- Wind
- Wind; moving air or breeze.
- bewegt
- Moved; past participle of bewegen (to move).
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