Ulysses — Page 12
Folded away in the memory of nature with her toys.
Weggefaltet in der Erinnerung der Natur mit ihrem Spielzeug.
Memories beset his brooding brain.
Erinnerungen belagerten sein grübelndes Gehirn.
Her glass of water from the kitchen tap when she had approached the sacrament.
Ihr Glas Wasser vom Küchenhahn, als sie zum Sakrament gegangen war.
A cored apple, filled with brown sugar, roasting for her at the hob on a dark autumn evening.
Ein ausgehöhlter Apfel, mit braunem Zucker gefüllt, der für sie auf dem Herd an einem dunklen Herbstabend röstete.
Her shapely fingernails reddened by the blood of squashed lice from the children's shirts.
Ihre wohlgeformten Fingernägel, gerötet vom Blut zerquetschter Läuse aus den Hemden der Kinder.
In a dream, silently, she had come to him, her wasted body within its loose graveclothes giving off an odour of wax and rosewood, her breath, bent over him with mute secret words, a faint odour of wetted ashes.
In einem Traum, schweigend, war sie zu ihm gekommen, ihr ausgezehrter Körper in den lockeren Grabgewändern verströmte einen Geruch von Wachs und Rosenholz, ihr Atem, über ihn gebeugt mit stummen geheimen Worten, ein schwacher Geruch von durchnässter Asche.
Her glazing eyes, staring out of death, to shake and bend my soul.
Ihre brechenden Augen, aus dem Tod herausstarrend, um meine Seele zu erschüttern und zu beugen.
On me alone.
Auf mich allein.
The ghostcandle to light her agony.
Die Geisterkerze, um ihre Agonie zu erhellen.
Ghostly light on the tortured face.
Gespenstisches Licht auf dem gequälten Gesicht.
Her hoarse loud breath rattling in horror, while all prayed on their knees.
Ihr heiseres lautes Atemrasseln in Entsetzen, während alle auf den Knien beteten.
Her eyes on me to strike me down.
Ihre Augen auf mir, um mich niederzustrecken.
_Liliata rutilantium te confessorum turma circumdet: iubilantium te virginum chorus excipiat._
_Liliata rutilantium te confessorum turma circumdet: iubilantium te virginum chorus excipiat._
Ghoul! Chewer of corpses!
Ghul! Leichenfresser!
No, mother! Let me be and let me live.
Nein, Mutter! Lass mich in Ruhe und lass mich leben.
—Kinch ahoy!
—Kinch ahoi!
Buck Mulligan's voice sang from within the tower.
Buck Mulligans Stimme sang aus dem Inneren des Turms.
It came nearer up the staircase, calling again.
Sie kam die Treppe herauf näher, rief wieder.
Stephen, still trembling at his soul's cry, heard warm running sunlight and in the air behind him friendly words.
Stephen, noch immer zitternd beim Schrei seiner Seele, hörte warmes strömendes Sonnenlicht und in der Luft hinter ihm freundliche Worte.
—Dedalus, come down, like a good mosey.
—Dedalus, komm herunter, sei so gut.
Breakfast is ready.
Das Frühstück ist fertig.
Haines is apologising for waking us last night.
Haines entschuldigt sich dafür, uns letzte Nacht geweckt zu haben.
It's all right.
Es ist alles in Ordnung.
—I'm coming, Stephen said, turning.
—Ich komme, sagte Stephen und wandte sich um.
—Do, for Jesus' sake, Buck Mulligan said.
—Tu es, um Himmels willen, sagte Buck Mulligan.
Vocabulary
- in
- In; into; within (preposition)
- der
- The (feminine singular definite article)
- Erinnerung
- Memory; remembrance; recollection of past events
- Natur
- Nature; the natural world and its phenomena
- mit
- With; accompanied by; using (preposition)
- ihrem
- Her; its (possessive pronoun, dative/accusative)
- Spielzeug
- Toy; plaything; object for children's amusement
- Erinnerungen
- Memories; plural of Erinnerung; recollections
- sein
- To be; to exist (infinitive verb)
- Gehirn
- Brain; organ controlling thoughts and body functions
- Ihr
- Your; her (possessive pronoun, formal or feminine)
- Glas
- Glass; drinking vessel or transparent material
- Wasser
- Water; essential clear liquid for life
- vom
- From the; contraction of von and dem
- als
- When; as; while; during the time that
- sie
- She; her; they; them (pronoun)
- zum
- To the; for the (contraction of zu and dem)
- gegangen
- Gone; walked; past participle of gehen
- war
- Was; past tense singular of sein
- Ein
- A; an; one (indefinite article)
- Apfel
- Apple; round fruit from apple tree
- braunem
- Brown; dark color between red and black
- Zucker
- Sugar; sweet crystalline substance used for sweetening
- gefüllt
- Filled; full; past participle of füllen
- für
- For; intended to be used by someone
- auf
- On; upon; on top of (preposition)
- dem
- The; that (dative masculine singular article)
- Herd
- Stove; cooking appliance with burners and oven
- an
- On; at; during; near (preposition)
- einem
- A; an (dative masculine singular article)
- dunklen
- Dark; dim; lacking light or brightness
- Ihre
- Your; her (possessive pronoun, formal or feminine)
- Fingernägel
- Fingernails; hard plates covering tips of fingers
- Blut
- Blood; red fluid circulating in body
- aus
- From; out of; from within (preposition)
- den
- The; those (accusative plural or dative plural)
- Hemden
- Shirts; garments worn on upper body
- Kinder
- Children; plural of Kind; young human beings
- In
- In; into; within (preposition)
- Traum
- Dream; sequence of images during sleep
- schweigend
- Silent; quiet; making no sound or speech
- zu
- To; toward; at; near (preposition)
- ihm
- Him; to him (dative masculine pronoun)
- gekommen
- Come; arrived; past participle of kommen
- ihr
- Her; to her; their (pronoun)
- Körper
- Body; physical form of human or animal
- lockeren
- Loose; not tight; slack or hanging freely
- einen
- A; an (accusative masculine singular article)
- Geruch
- Smell; scent; odor perceived by nose
- von
- Of; from; by; concerning (preposition)
- Wachs
- Wax; solid substance used for candles
- und
- And; plus; used to connect words
- Atem
- Breath; air inhaled and exhaled by lungs
- über
- Over; above; across; on the other side
- ihn
- Him; him (accusative masculine pronoun)
- gebeugt
- Bent; leaning forward; curved or bowed
- stummen
- Silent; mute; unable or unwilling to speak
- geheimen
- Secret; hidden; not publicly known or revealed
- Worten
- Words; plural of Wort; units of speech
- ein
- A; an; one (indefinite article)
- schwacher
- Weak; lacking strength or physical power
- Asche
- Ash; gray powder remaining after burning
- brechenden
- Breaking; fracturing; ceasing to function
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