Ulysses — Page 8
Why don't you trust me more?
Warum vertraust du mir nicht mehr?
What have you up your nose against me?
Was hast du gegen mich einzuwenden?
Is it Haines?
Ist es Haines?
If he makes any noise here I'll bring down Seymour and we'll give him a ragging worse than they gave Clive Kempthorpe.
Wenn er hier Lärm macht, hole ich Seymour herunter und wir werden ihn schlimmer aufziehen als sie es mit Clive Kempthorpe getan haben.
Young shouts of moneyed voices in Clive Kempthorpe's rooms.
Lautes Johlen wohlhabender Stimmen in Clive Kempthorpes Zimmern.
Palefaces: they hold their ribs with laughter, one clasping another.
Blasse Gesichter: sie halten sich vor Lachen die Rippen, einer den anderen umklammernd.
O, I shall expire!
O, ich werde sterben!
Break the news to her gently, Aubrey!
Bring es ihr behutsam bei, Aubrey!
I shall die!
Ich werde sterben!
With slit ribbons of his shirt whipping the air he hops and hobbles round the table, with trousers down at heels, chased by Ades of Magdalen with the tailor's shears.
Mit den aufgeschlitzten Streifen seines Hemdes, die durch die Luft peitschen, hüpft und humpelt er um den Tisch herum, mit heruntergelassenen Hosen, verfolgt von Ades aus Magdalen mit der Schneiderschere.
A scared calf's face gilded with marmalade.
Ein erschrockenes Kälbergesicht, vergoldet mit Marmelade.
I don't want to be debagged!
Ich will nicht enthoset werden!
Don't you play the giddy ox with me!
Spiel nicht den närrischen Ochsen mit mir!
Shouts from the open window startling evening in the quadrangle.
Rufe aus dem offenen Fenster erschreckten den Abend im Innenhof.
A deaf gardener, aproned, masked with Matthew Arnold's face, pushes his mower on the sombre lawn watching narrowly the dancing motes of grasshalms.
Ein tauber Gärtner, mit Schürze, maskiert mit Matthew Arnolds Gesicht, schiebt seinen Rasenmäher über den düsteren Rasen und beobachtet aufmerksam die tanzenden Stäubchen der Grashalme.
To ourselves... new paganism... omphalos.
Für uns selbst... neues Heidentum... Omphalos.
—Let him stay, Stephen said.
—Lass ihn bleiben, sagte Stephan.
There's nothing wrong with him except at night.
Mit ihm ist nichts verkehrt, außer nachts.
—Then what is it?
—Was ist es dann?
Buck Mulligan asked impatiently.
fragte Buck Mulligan ungeduldig.
Cough it up.
Rück es heraus.
I'm quite frank with you.
Ich bin ganz offen mit dir.
What have you against me now?
Was hast du jetzt gegen mich?
They halted, looking towards the blunt cape of Bray Head that lay on the water like the snout of a sleeping whale.
Sie blieben stehen und blickten auf das stumpfe Kap des Bray Head, das auf dem Wasser lag wie die Schnauze eines schlafenden Wals.
Stephen freed his arm quietly.
Stephan befreite ruhig seinen Arm.
—Do you wish me to tell you?
—Willst du, dass ich es dir sage?
he asked.
fragte er.
—Yes, what is it?
—Ja, was ist es?
Buck Mulligan answered.
antwortete Buck Mulligan.
I don't remember anything.
Ich erinnere mich an nichts.
Vocabulary
- Warum
- Why; used to ask for a reason
- vertraust
- Trust; second person singular of vertrauen
- du
- You; informal singular second person pronoun
- mir
- Me; dative form of the pronoun ich
- nicht
- Not; negation word in German sentences
- mehr
- More; also used to mean anymore in negations
- Was
- What; interrogative pronoun asking about things
- hast
- Have; second person singular of haben
- gegen
- Against; preposition indicating opposition or contrast
- mich
- Me; accusative form of the pronoun ich
- einzuwenden
- To object; to raise an objection against something
- Ist
- Is; third person singular of sein to be
- es
- It; neuter third person singular pronoun
- Wenn
- If or when; subordinating conjunction for conditions
- er
- He; masculine third person singular pronoun
- hier
- Here; adverb indicating this location or place
- Lärm
- Noise; loud and disruptive sound or racket
- macht
- Makes or does; third person singular of machen
- hole
- Fetch; first person singular imperative of holen
- ich
- I; first person singular nominative pronoun
- herunter
- Down; directional prefix meaning downward from above
- und
- And; coordinating conjunction linking words or clauses
- wir
- We; first person plural nominative pronoun
- werden
- Will; auxiliary verb for future tense formation
- ihn
- Him; masculine accusative third person singular pronoun
- schlimmer
- Worse; comparative form of schlimm meaning bad
- aufziehen
- To tease or pull up; to torment someone mockingly
- als
- Than or as; used in comparisons and temporal clauses
- sie
- They or she; third person pronoun singular or plural
- mit
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means
- getan
- Done; past participle of tun meaning to do
- haben
- To have; auxiliary verb used for perfect tenses
- Lautes
- Loud; adjectival form of laut describing noisy things
- Johlen
- Jeering; loud rowdy shouting or hooting noise
- wohlhabender
- Wealthy; adjective describing prosperous or affluent people
- Stimmen
- Voices; plural of Stimme meaning voice or vote
- in
- In; preposition indicating location inside something
- Zimmern
- Rooms; dative plural of Zimmer meaning room
- Blasse
- Pale; adjective describing a light or wan complexion
- Gesichter
- Faces; plural of Gesicht meaning face or vision
- halten
- Hold; to keep or maintain something in position
- sich
- Themselves; reflexive pronoun for third person subjects
- vor
- Before or in front of; preposition of position or time
- Lachen
- Laughter; the act of laughing or a laugh
- die
- The; definite article for feminine or plural nouns
- Rippen
- Ribs; plural of Rippe meaning rib bone
- einer
- One; indefinite pronoun or article in genitive context
- den
- The; accusative definite article for masculine nouns
- anderen
- Other; declined form of ander meaning another person
- umklammernd
- Clutching; present participle meaning to grip or clasp tightly
- werde
- Will; first person singular future auxiliary of werden
- sterben
- To die; infinitive verb meaning to cease living
- Bring
- Bring; imperative form of bringen to bring something
- ihr
- Her or you plural; dative pronoun or possessive adjective
- behutsam
- Gently; adverb meaning carefully and with great caution
- bei
- At or near; preposition indicating proximity or context
- Ich
- I; first person singular nominative personal pronoun
- Mit
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment or instrument
- Streifen
- Strips or stripes; plural of Streifen meaning strip
- seines
- His; genitive possessive pronoun for masculine neuter noun
- Hemdes
- Shirt; genitive singular of Hemd meaning shirt
- durch
- Through; preposition indicating movement or passage
- Luft
- Air; the invisible gaseous substance surrounding earth
- peitschen
- To whip; to lash through the air rapidly
- hüpft
- Hops; third person singular of hüpfen to hop
- humpelt
- Limps; third person singular of humpeln to hobble
- um
- Around or at; preposition indicating circular movement
- Tisch
- Table; a piece of furniture with a flat surface
- herum
- Around; adverb indicating circular or surrounding motion
- Hosen
- Trousers; plural of Hose meaning pants or trousers
- verfolgt
- Chased; pursued; third person singular of verfolgen
- von
- From or by; preposition indicating origin or agent
- aus
- From or out of; preposition indicating origin or exit
- der
- The; definite article for masculine nominative nouns
- Ein
- A or an; indefinite article for masculine neuter nouns
- erschrockenes
- Frightened; adjective describing something or someone scared
- vergoldet
- Gilded; coated or covered with a layer of gold
- Marmelade
- Marmalade or jam; a sweet fruit preserve spread
- will
- Wants; third person singular of wollen to want
- Spiel
- Game or play; an activity done for amusement
- närrischen
- Foolish; adjective describing silly or clownish behavior
- Rufe
- Calls or shouts; plural of Ruf meaning cry or call
- dem
- The; dative definite article for masculine or neuter nouns
- offenen
- Open; declined adjective of offen meaning open
- Fenster
- Window; an opening in a wall with glass pane
- erschreckten
- Frightened; past tense adjective form of erschrecken
- Abend
- Evening; the period of time after afternoon before night
- im
- In the; contraction of in and dem dative
- Innenhof
- Courtyard; an enclosed outdoor space within a building
- tauber
- Deaf; adjective describing someone unable to hear
- Gärtner
- Gardener; a person who tends and maintains gardens
- Schürze
- Apron; a protective garment worn over clothing
- maskiert
- Masked; wearing a mask to conceal one's identity
- Gesicht
- Face; the front part of the human head
- schiebt
- Pushes; third person singular of schieben to push
- seinen
- His; accusative possessive pronoun for masculine nouns
- Rasenmäher
- Lawn mower; a machine used to cut grass evenly
- über
- Over or about; preposition indicating above or concerning
- düsteren
- Gloomy; declined adjective meaning dark and dreary
- Rasen
- Lawn; a stretch of closely mown grass area
- beobachtet
- Observes or watched; to watch attentively with care
- aufmerksam
- Attentively; paying close and careful attention to something
- tanzenden
- Dancing; present participle adjective of tanzen to dance
- Für
- For; preposition indicating purpose or intended recipient
- uns
- Us; first person plural accusative or dative pronoun
- selbst
- Ourselves or self; emphatic reflexive pronoun particle
- neues
- New; nominative or accusative adjective form of neu
- Lass
- Let; imperative of lassen meaning to allow or let
- bleiben
- To stay or remain; infinitive verb of staying put
- sagte
- Said; simple past tense of sagen to say
- ihm
- Him; dative masculine third person singular pronoun
- ist
- Is; third person singular present of sein to be
- nichts
- Nothing; indefinite pronoun meaning not anything at all
- verkehrt
- Wrong or reversed; adjective meaning incorrect or mistaken
- außer
- Except or besides; preposition indicating exclusion
- nachts
- At night; adverb referring to the nighttime period
- dann
- Then; adverb indicating time sequence or consequence
- fragte
- Asked; simple past tense of fragen to ask
- ungeduldig
- Impatiently; showing lack of patience or tolerance
- heraus
- Out; directional adverb indicating outward movement
- bin
- Am; first person singular present of sein to be
- ganz
- Completely or whole; adverb meaning entirely or totally
- offen
- Open or frank; adjective meaning transparent or accessible
- dir
- You; dative form of du the informal pronoun
- jetzt
- Now; adverb indicating the present moment in time
- Sie
- They or formal you; pronoun for respect or plurality
- blieben
- Stayed; simple past plural of bleiben to remain
- stehen
- Stand; to be in an upright vertical position
- blickten
- Gazed; simple past of blicken meaning to look or glance
- auf
- On or upon; preposition indicating position on a surface
- das
- The; definite article for neuter nominative or accusative nouns
- stumpfe
- Blunt or dull; adjective describing something not sharp
- des
- Of the; genitive definite article for masculine neuter nouns
- Wasser
- Water; the clear liquid essential to all life
- lag
- Lay; simple past of liegen meaning to lie flat
- wie
- Like or how; conjunction or adverb for comparison
- Schnauze
- Snout or muzzle; the projecting nose and mouth of animal
- eines
- Of a; genitive indefinite article for neuter masculine nouns
- schlafenden
- Sleeping; present participle adjective of schlafen to sleep
- Wals
- Whale; genitive singular of Wal meaning whale
- befreite
- Freed; simple past of befreien meaning to liberate
- ruhig
- Calmly or quietly; adverb meaning in a peaceful manner
- Arm
- Arm; the upper limb of the human body
- Willst
- Want; second person singular of wollen to want
- dass
- That; subordinating conjunction introducing a dependent clause
- sage
- Say; first person singular present of sagen to say
- Ja
- Yes; affirmative reply or agreement particle
- was
- What; relative or interrogative pronoun asking about things
- antwortete
- Answered; simple past of antworten meaning to reply
- erinnere
- Remember; first person singular present of erinnern
- an
- At or on; preposition indicating contact or attachment
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