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He looked in Stephen's face as he spoke.

Er blickte Stephen beim Sprechen ins Gesicht.

A light wind passed his brow, fanning softly his fair uncombed hair and stirring silver points of anxiety in his eyes.

Ein leichter Wind strich über seine Stirn, fächelte sanft durch sein helles, ungekämmtes Haar und weckte silberne Funken der Unruhe in seinen Augen.

Stephen, depressed by his own voice, said:

Stephen, niedergedrückt von seiner eigenen Stimme, sagte:

—Do you remember the first day I went to your house after my mother's death?

—Erinnerst du dich an den ersten Tag, an dem ich nach dem Tod meiner Mutter zu dir nach Hause kam?

Buck Mulligan frowned quickly and said:

Buck Mulligan runzelte rasch die Stirn und sagte:

—What? Where? I can't remember anything. I remember only ideas and sensations. Why? What happened in the name of God?

—Was? Wo? Ich kann mich an nichts erinnern. Ich erinnere mich nur an Ideen und Empfindungen. Warum? Was ist um Himmels willen passiert?

—You were making tea, Stephen said, and went across the landing to get more hot water.

—Du hast Tee gekocht, sagte Stephen, und bist über den Treppenabsatz gegangen, um mehr heißes Wasser zu holen.

Your mother and some visitor came out of the drawingroom.

Deine Mutter und ein Besucher kamen aus dem Salon.

She asked you who was in your room.

Sie fragte dich, wer in deinem Zimmer sei.

—Yes? Buck Mulligan said. What did I say? I forget.

—Ja? sagte Buck Mulligan. Was habe ich gesagt? Ich habe es vergessen.

—You said, Stephen answered, _O, it's only Dedalus whose mother is beastly dead._

—Du hast gesagt, antwortete Stephen, _O, das ist nur Dedalus, dessen Mutter ekelhafterweise tot ist._

A flush which made him seem younger and more engaging rose to Buck Mulligan's cheek.

Eine Röte, die ihn jünger und ansprechender wirken ließ, stieg Buck Mulligan ins Gesicht.

—Did I say that? he asked. Well? What harm is that?

—Habe ich das gesagt? fragte er. Na und? Was ist daran schlimm?

He shook his constraint from him nervously.

Er schüttelte seine Befangenheit nervös von sich ab.

—And what is death, he asked, your mother's or yours or my own?

—Und was ist der Tod, fragte er, der deiner Mutter oder deiner oder meiner?

You saw only your mother die.

Du hast nur deine Mutter sterben sehen.

I see them pop off every day in the Mater and Richmond and cut up into tripes in the dissectingroom.

Ich sehe sie jeden Tag im Mater und Richmond abkratzen und im Seziersaal in Kutteln zerschneiden.

It's a beastly thing and nothing else.

Es ist eine eklige Sache und nichts weiter.

It simply doesn't matter.

Es spielt schlicht und einfach keine Rolle.

You wouldn't kneel down to pray for your mother on her deathbed when she asked you.

Du wolltest dich nicht hinknien, um für deine Mutter auf ihrem Sterbebett zu beten, als sie dich darum bat.

Why? Because you have the cursed jesuit strain in you, only it's injected the wrong way.

Warum? Weil du den verfluchten jesuitischen Zug in dir trägst, nur ist er auf die falsche Weise eingeimpft worden.

Vocabulary

blickte
Past tense of blicken; looked or glanced at someone
beim
Contraction of bei dem; while doing something
Sprechen
The act of speaking or talking
Gesicht
The face of a person
leichter
Adjective meaning light, gentle, or mild
Wind
Moving air; a breeze or wind
strich
Past tense of streichen; glided or passed over smoothly
über
Preposition meaning over, above, or across
Stirn
The forehead of a person
fächelte
Past tense of fächeln; fanned gently with soft movement
sanft
Adjective or adverb meaning gentle or softly
durch
Preposition meaning through or across
helles
Adjective meaning bright, light-colored, or fair
ungekämmtes
Adjective meaning uncombed or disheveled hair
Haar
Hair on a person's head
weckte
Past tense of wecken; awakened or stirred something up
silberne
Adjective meaning silver or silvery in color
Funken
Sparks or small flickers of light or energy
Unruhe
Unrest, restlessness, or inner agitation
Augen
The eyes of a person or animal
niedergedrückt
Pressed down; oppressed or weighed down emotionally
eigenen
Adjective meaning own or one's own
Stimme
The voice of a person when speaking or singing
sagte
Past tense of sagen; said or told someone something
Erinnerst
Second person singular of erinnern; do you remember something
ersten
Ordinal adjective meaning first in a sequence
Tag
A day in the calendar or a period of daylight
nach
Preposition meaning after, to, or according to
Tod
Death; the end of life
Mutter
Mother; a female parent
Hause
Home or house, used in the phrase nach Hause
kam
Past tense of kommen; came or arrived somewhere
runzelte
Past tense of runzeln; wrinkled or furrowed one's brow
rasch
Quickly or swiftly; done in a fast manner
kann
Modal verb meaning can or is able to
nichts
Pronoun meaning nothing or not anything
erinnern
To remember or to recall something from memory
erinnere
First person singular present of erinnern; I remember
nur
Adverb meaning only, just, or merely
Ideen
Ideas or thoughts; concepts formed in the mind
Empfindungen
Feelings, sensations, or emotional perceptions
Warum
Interrogative adverb meaning 'why'
Himmels
Genitive of Himmel; heaven or sky, used in exclamations
willen
Used in um...willen meaning for the sake of something
passiert
Past participle of passieren; happened or occurred
Tee
Tea; a hot beverage made by steeping leaves
gekocht
Past participle of kochen; cooked or boiled something
Treppenabsatz
A landing on a staircase between flights of stairs
gegangen
Past participle of gehen; gone or walked somewhere
mehr
Adverb or adjective meaning more or additional
heißes
Adjective meaning hot or very warm
Wasser
Water; the clear liquid essential for life
holen
To fetch or get something from somewhere
Besucher
Visitors or guests who come to see someone
kamen
Past tense plural of kommen; they came or arrived
aus
Preposition meaning from, out of, or made of
Salon
A drawing room or sitting room for receiving guests
fragte
Past tense of fragen; asked a question
wer
Interrogative pronoun meaning 'who'
Zimmer
A room inside a building or apartment
sei
Subjunctive form of sein; were or would be
gesagt
Past participle of sagen; said or told something
vergessen
To forget or have forgotten something entirely
antwortete
Past tense of antworten; answered or replied to someone
dessen
Genitive relative pronoun meaning 'whose' or 'of which'
ekelhafterweise
Adverb meaning disgustingly or in a revolting manner
tot
Adjective meaning dead or no longer alive
Röte
Redness or flush on the skin, such as blushing
jünger
Comparative adjective meaning younger in age
ansprechender
Comparative adjective meaning more appealing or attractive
wirken
To seem, appear, or have an effect on something
ließ
Past tense of lassen; let, allowed, or caused something
stieg
Past tense of steigen; rose or climbed upward
Na
Colloquial interjection meaning well, so, or now
daran
Adverb meaning therein, at it, or about it
schlimm
Adjective meaning bad, serious, or terrible
schüttelte
Past tense of schütteln; shook something or someone
Befangenheit
Embarrassment, awkwardness, or self-consciousness
nervös
Adjective meaning nervous, anxious, or on edge
sterben
To die; to cease living
sehen
To see or observe something visually
sehe
First person singular present of sehen; I see
jeden
Accusative of jeder; every or each one
abkratzen
Colloquial slang meaning to die or kick the bucket
Seziersaal
A dissection room or anatomy hall in a medical facility
Kutteln
Tripe or entrails; the intestines of an animal
zerschneiden
To cut apart or slice something into pieces
eklige
Adjective meaning disgusting, revolting, or gross
Sache
A thing, matter, or affair
weiter
Adverb meaning further, onward, or continuing
spielt
Third person singular of spielen; plays or matters
schlicht
Adjective meaning plain, simple, or straightforward
einfach
Adjective or adverb meaning simple, easy, or simply
keine
Negative article meaning no or none
Rolle
A role or part; also a reel or roll
wolltest
Second person singular past of wollen; you wanted to do
hinknien
To kneel down before someone or something
Sterbebett
Deathbed; the bed where a dying person lies
beten
To pray; to speak to God or a higher power
als
Conjunction meaning when, than, or as
darum
Adverb meaning therefore, for that reason, or about it
bat
Past tense of bitten; asked or requested something politely
Weil
Subordinating conjunction meaning 'because'
verfluchten
Adjective meaning cursed, damned, or accursed
Zug
A trait or characteristic; also a train or draft
trägst
Second person singular of tragen; you carry or bear
falsche
Adjective meaning false, wrong, or incorrect
Weise
A way, manner, or method of doing something
eingeimpft
Past participle of einimpfen; instilled or indoctrinated into someone
worden
Past participle auxiliary used in passive constructions; been
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