Ulysses — Page 10
To me it's all a mockery and beastly.
Für mich ist das alles Spott und Scheußlichkeit.
Her cerebral lobes are not functioning.
Ihre Gehirnlappen funktionieren nicht.
She calls the doctor sir Peter Teazle and picks buttercups off the quilt.
Sie nennt den Arzt Sir Peter Teazle und pflückt Butterblumen von der Bettdecke.
Humour her till it's over.
Spiel ihr mit, bis es vorbei ist.
You crossed her last wish in death and yet you sulk with me because I don't whinge like some hired mute from Lalouette's.
Du hast ihren letzten Wunsch im Sterben missachtet, und dennoch schmollst du mit mir, weil ich nicht winsele wie irgendein bezahlter Klageweiber aus Lalouettes.
Absurd!
Absurd!
I suppose I did say it.
Ich nehme an, ich habe es tatsächlich gesagt.
I didn't mean to offend the memory of your mother.
Ich wollte das Andenken deiner Mutter nicht beleidigen.
He had spoken himself into boldness.
Er hatte sich in Kühnheit hineingeredet.
Stephen, shielding the gaping wounds which the words had left in his heart, said very coldly:
Stephen, der die klaffenden Wunden verbergend, die die Worte in seinem Herzen hinterlassen hatten, sagte sehr kalt:
—I am not thinking of the offence to my mother.
—Ich denke nicht an die Beleidigung meiner Mutter.
—Of what then? Buck Mulligan asked.
—Woran dann? fragte Buck Mulligan.
—Of the offence to me, Stephen answered.
—An der Beleidigung mir gegenüber, antwortete Stephen.
Buck Mulligan swung round on his heel.
Buck Mulligan drehte sich auf dem Absatz um.
—O, an impossible person! he exclaimed.
—O, ein unmöglicher Mensch! rief er aus.
He walked off quickly round the parapet.
Er ging schnell um die Brüstung herum.
Stephen stood at his post, gazing over the calm sea towards the headland.
Stephen stand an seinem Platz und blickte über das ruhige Meer zum Vorgebirge hin.
Sea and headland now grew dim.
Meer und Vorgebirge wurden nun trüb.
Pulses were beating in his eyes, veiling their sight, and he felt the fever of his cheeks.
Pulse schlugen in seinen Augen, verschleierten seinen Blick, und er spürte das Fieber seiner Wangen.
A voice within the tower called loudly:
Eine Stimme im Inneren des Turms rief laut:
—Are you up there, Mulligan?
—Bist du da oben, Mulligan?
—I'm coming, Buck Mulligan answered.
—Ich komme, antwortete Buck Mulligan.
He turned towards Stephen and said:
Er wandte sich Stephen zu und sagte:
—Look at the sea. What does it care about offences?
—Schau auf das Meer. Was kümmert es sich um Beleidigungen?
Chuck Loyola, Kinch, and come on down.
Wirf Loyola weg, Kinch, und komm runter.
The Sassenach wants his morning rashers.
Der Sassenach will seinen Frühstücksspeck.
His head halted again for a moment at the top of the staircase, level with the roof:
Sein Kopf hielt noch einmal kurz oben an der Treppe inne, auf Höhe des Daches:
—Don't mope over it all day, he said.
—Grüble nicht den ganzen Tag darüber, sagte er.
I'm inconsequent.
Ich bin inkonsequent.
Vocabulary
- Für
- For; in favor of; during a period of time
- mich
- Me; myself (accusative form of ich)
- ist
- Is; third person singular present of sein
- das
- The; that (neuter article or pronoun)
- alles
- Everything; all things; all of it
- Spott
- Mockery; ridicule; scorn or derision
- und
- And; conjunction connecting words or phrases
- Ihre
- Your; her; its (formal or genitive plural)
- funktionieren
- To function; to work; to operate properly
- nicht
- Not; negation word in German sentences
- Sie
- You; she; they (formal or third person)
- nennt
- Names; calls; third person singular of nennen
- den
- The; that (masculine accusative article)
- Arzt
- Doctor; physician; medical professional
- pflückt
- Picks; plucks; gathers flowers or fruit
- von
- From; of; by; preposition showing origin
- der
- The; that (feminine or dative article)
- Bettdecke
- Bedcover; blanket; quilt for bed
- Spiel
- Game; play; match; sport or entertainment
- ihr
- Her; your; its (dative or plural)
- mit
- With; accompanied by; together with someone
- bis
- Until; till; up to a point
- es
- It; that; neutral pronoun referring to things
- vorbei
- Over; past; finished; gone by
- Du
- You; informal singular form of address
- hast
- Have; second person singular of haben
- ihren
- Their; her; its (accusative feminine)
- letzten
- Last; final; most recent in sequence
- Wunsch
- Wish; desire; something wanted or desired
- im
- In the; contraction of in dem
- Sterben
- Dying; death; the act of ceasing life
- missachtet
- Disregarded; neglected; treated with disrespect
- dennoch
- Nevertheless; yet; despite this or that
- schmollst
- Sulk; pout; show displeasure silently
- du
- You; informal singular form of address
- mir
- Me; to me; dative form of ich
- weil
- Because; for the reason that; since
- ich
- I; first person singular pronoun
- winsele
- Whimper; whine; cry feebly or complainingly
- wie
- Like; as; how; in what manner
- irgendein
- Any; some; any one at all
- bezahlter
- Paid; hired; compensated for services
- aus
- From; out of; made of material
- Absurd
- Absurd; ridiculous; completely unreasonable or illogical
- Ich
- I; first person singular pronoun
- nehme
- Take; accept; first person singular of nehmen
- an
- On; at; to; directional or positional particle
- habe
- Have; first person singular of haben
- tatsächlich
- Actually; in fact; really; truly
- gesagt
- Said; spoke; past participle of sagen
- wollte
- Wanted; wished; past tense of wollen
- Andenken
- Memory; keepsake; souvenir; remembrance of person
- deiner
- Your; of you; possessive form of du
- Mutter
- Mother; female parent; motherly woman
- beleidigen
- Insult; offend; treat with disrespect
- Er
- He; third person masculine singular pronoun
- hatte
- Had; past tense of haben; possessed
- sich
- Himself; herself; itself; reflexive pronoun
- in
- In; into; within; inside location
- Kühnheit
- Boldness; audacity; courage or bravery
- die
- The; that; feminine or plural article
- klaffenden
- Gaping; wide open; yawning or agape
- Wunden
- Wounds; injuries; physical harm or damage
- verbergend
- Concealing; hiding; keeping secret or hidden
- Worte
- Words; utterances; spoken or written expression
- seinem
- His; its; dative masculine form of sein
- Herzen
- Heart; center; core of emotions
- hinterlassen
- Left behind; bequeathed; abandoned; left as legacy
- hatten
- Had; past tense plural of haben
- sagte
- Said; spoke; past tense of sagen
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