Ulysses — Page 11
Give up the moody brooding.
Abandona la melancólica cavilación.
His head vanished but the drone of his descending voice boomed out of the stairhead:
Su cabeza desapareció pero el zumbido de su voz descendente retumbó desde lo alto de la escalera:
And no more turn aside and brood Upon love's bitter mystery For Fergus rules the brazen cars.
Y no te apartes más ni rumies el amargo misterio del amor pues Fergus gobierna los carros de bronce.
Woodshadows floated silently by through the morning peace from the stairhead seaward where he gazed.
Sombras de árboles flotaban silenciosamente en la paz matutina desde lo alto de la escalera hacia el mar donde él miraba.
Inshore and farther out the mirror of water whitened, spurned by lightshod hurrying feet.
Cerca de la orilla y más allá el espejo del agua blanqueaba, despreciado por pies apresurados de ligero calzado.
White breast of the dim sea.
Blanco pecho del mar tenue.
The twining stresses, two by two.
Los acentos entrelazados, de dos en dos.
A hand plucking the harpstrings, merging their twining chords.
Una mano pulsando las cuerdas del arpa, fusionando sus acordes entrelazados.
Wavewhite wedded words shimmering on the dim tide.
Palabras unidas blancas como olas centelleando sobre la marea tenue.
A cloud began to cover the sun slowly, wholly, shadowing the bay in deeper green.
Una nube comenzó a cubrir el sol lentamente, por completo, ensombreciendo la bahía en un verde más profundo.
It lay beneath him, a bowl of bitter waters.
Yacía bajo él, un cuenco de aguas amargas.
Fergus' song: I sang it alone in the house, holding down the long dark chords.
La canción de Fergus: la canté solo en la casa, sosteniendo los largos y oscuros acordes.
Her door was open: she wanted to hear my music.
Su puerta estaba abierta: quería escuchar mi música.
Silent with awe and pity I went to her bedside.
Silencioso de asombro y lástima me acerqué a su lecho.
She was crying in her wretched bed.
Lloraba en su miserable cama.
For those words, Stephen: love's bitter mystery.
Por esas palabras, Stephen: el amargo misterio del amor.
Where now?
¿Dónde ahora?
Her secrets: old featherfans, tasselled dancecards, powdered with musk, a gaud of amber beads in her locked drawer.
Sus secretos: viejos abanicos de plumas, tarjetas de baile con borlas, empolvadas de almizcle, un adorno de cuentas de ámbar en su cajón cerrado con llave.
A birdcage hung in the sunny window of her house when she was a girl.
Una jaula de pájaros colgaba en la soleada ventana de su casa cuando era niña.
She heard old Royce sing in the pantomime of Turko the Terrible and laughed with others when he sang:
Oyó cantar al viejo Royce en la pantomima de Turko el Terrible y rió con los demás cuando él cantó:
I am the boy That can enjoy Invisibility.
Soy el chico que puede disfrutar de la invisibilidad.
Phantasmal mirth, folded away: muskperfumed.
Alegría fantasmal, guardada: perfumada de almizcle.
And no more turn aside and brood.
Y no te apartes más ni rumies.
Vocabulary
- Abandona
- Abandons; leaves behind or forsakes completely.
- la
- The; feminine singular definite article in Spanish.
- melancólica
- Melancholic; sad, pensive, or thoughtfully sorrowful in mood.
- cavilación
- Rumination; deep thought or anxious contemplation about something.
- Su
- His, her, its, or your; possessive adjective in Spanish.
- cabeza
- Head; the upper part of the human body.
- desapareció
- Disappeared; vanished or ceased to be visible or present.
- pero
- But; a conjunction expressing contrast or opposition.
- el
- The; masculine singular definite article in Spanish.
- zumbido
- Buzzing or humming sound; a continuous low vibrating noise.
- de
- Of; preposition indicating possession, origin, or composition.
- su
- His, her, its, or your; possessive adjective in Spanish.
- voz
- Voice; sound produced by speaking or singing.
- descendente
- Descending; moving downward or becoming lower in level.
- desde
- From; preposition indicating origin point or starting location.
- lo
- It or that; neutral singular definite article form.
- alto
- High or tall; elevated in position or stature.
- escalera
- Staircase or stairs; structure for ascending or descending.
- no
- No or not; negation particle in Spanish.
- te
- You; indirect or direct object pronoun informal.
- apartes
- Withdraw or separate yourself; move away or aside.
- más
- More; indicates greater quantity or degree.
- ni
- Nor; conjunction used to negate multiple items.
- amargo
- Bitter; having sharp, unpleasant taste or feeling.
- misterio
- Mystery; something difficult to understand or explain.
- del
- Of the; contraction of de and el.
- amor
- Love; affection and care for another person.
- pues
- Well or since; conjunction introducing a clause or statement.
- gobierna
- Governs or rules; exercises control or authority.
- los
- The; masculine plural definite article in Spanish.
- carros
- Carts or chariots; wheeled vehicles for transportation.
- bronce
- Bronze; metal alloy of copper and tin.
- Sombras
- Shadows; dark areas created by blocking light.
- árboles
- Trees; large woody plants with branches and leaves.
- flotaban
- Floated; moved or hung suspended in air.
- silenciosamente
- Silently; without making sound or noise.
- en
- In or on; preposition indicating location or position.
- paz
- Peace; state of calm, tranquility, or harmony.
- matutina
- Morning; occurring early in the day at dawn.
- hacia
- Toward or to; preposition indicating direction or destination.
- mar
- Sea; large body of salt water.
- donde
- Where; adverb indicating location or place.
- él
- He or him; masculine singular personal pronoun.
- miraba
- Looked or watched; observed with eyes.
- Cerca
- Near or close; in proximity to something.
- orilla
- Shore or bank; edge of water body.
- allá
- There; adverb indicating distance or remote location.
- espejo
- Mirror; reflective surface that shows images.
- agua
- Water; colorless liquid essential for life.
- despreciado
- Despised or scorned; treated with contempt or disdain.
- por
- By or through; preposition indicating agent or means.
- pies
- Feet; lower limbs of the body.
- apresurados
- Hurried or rushed; moving quickly with haste.
- ligero
- Light or swift; not heavy or quick moving.
- calzado
- Footwear or shoes; covering for the feet.
- Blanco
- White; color of snow or pure light.
- pecho
- Chest or breast; front part of body.
- tenue
- Faint or thin; delicate, weak, or subtle.
- Los
- The; masculine plural definite article in Spanish.
- acentos
- Accents or tones; emphasis given to syllables.
- entrelazados
- Intertwined or interlaced; woven or linked together.
- dos
- Two; number between one and three.
- Una
- A or one; feminine singular indefinite article.
- mano
- Hand; body part with fingers for grasping.
- pulsando
- Plucking or playing; causing strings to vibrate.
- las
- The; feminine plural definite article in Spanish.
- cuerdas
- Strings or cords; thin flexible materials.
- arpa
- Harp; stringed musical instrument played by plucking.
- fusionando
- Fusing or blending; combining elements together.
- sus
- His, her, its, or your; possessive adjective plural.
- acordes
- Chords; combinations of musical notes sounded together.
- Palabras
- Words; units of language with meaning.
- unidas
- United or joined; connected together or linked.
- blancas
- White; color of pure light or snow.
- como
- Like or as; expressing similarity or comparison.
- olas
- Waves; undulating movements in water surface.
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