Ulysses — Page 4
He came over to the gunrest and, thrusting a hand into Stephen's upper pocket, said:
Il s'approcha de l'appui du canon et, glissant une main dans la poche haute de Stephen, dit :
—Lend us a loan of your noserag to wipe my razor.
— Prête-moi ton torche-nez pour essuyer mon rasoir.
Stephen suffered him to pull out and hold up on show by its corner a dirty crumpled handkerchief.
Stephen le laissa tirer et exhiber par son coin un mouchoir sale et froissé.
Buck Mulligan wiped the razorblade neatly.
Buck Mulligan essuya proprement la lame du rasoir.
Then, gazing over the handkerchief, he said:
Puis, regardant par-dessus le mouchoir, il dit :
—The bard's noserag! A new art colour for our Irish poets: snotgreen.
— Le torche-nez du barde ! Une nouvelle couleur artistique pour nos poètes irlandais : vert-morve.
You can almost taste it, can't you?
On peut presque le goûter, n'est-ce pas ?
He mounted to the parapet again and gazed out over Dublin bay, his fair oakpale hair stirring slightly.
Il remonta sur le parapet et regarda au loin la baie de Dublin, ses cheveux blonds couleur de chêne pâle se soulevant légèrement.
—God! he said quietly. Isn't the sea what Algy calls it: a great sweet mother? The snotgreen sea. The scrotumtightening sea. _Epi oinopa ponton_. Ah, Dedalus, the Greeks! I must teach you. You must read them in the original. _Thalatta! Thalatta!_ She is our great sweet mother. Come and look.
— Mon Dieu ! dit-il doucement. La mer n'est-elle pas ce qu'Algy appelle : une grande et douce mère ? La mer vert-morve. La mer qui contracte le scrotum. _Epi oinopa ponton_. Ah, Dedalus, les Grecs ! Je dois te les enseigner. Tu dois les lire dans l'original. _Thalatta ! Thalatta !_ Elle est notre grande et douce mère. Viens voir.
Stephen stood up and went over to the parapet.
Stephen se leva et s'approcha du parapet.
Leaning on it he looked down on the water and on the mailboat clearing the harbourmouth of Kingstown.
S'y appuyant, il regarda en bas vers l'eau et vers le bateau postal qui franchissait l'entrée du port de Kingstown.
—Our mighty mother! Buck Mulligan said.
— Notre puissante mère ! dit Buck Mulligan.
He turned abruptly his grey searching eyes from the sea to Stephen's face.
Il détourna brusquement ses yeux gris et scrutateurs de la mer vers le visage de Stephen.
—The aunt thinks you killed your mother, he said. That's why she won't let me have anything to do with you.
— Ma tante pense que tu as tué ta mère, dit-il. C'est pourquoi elle ne veut pas que j'aie quoi que ce soit à faire avec toi.
—Someone killed her, Stephen said gloomily.
— Quelqu'un l'a tuée, dit Stephen d'un air sombre.
—You could have knelt down, damn it, Kinch, when your dying mother asked you, Buck Mulligan said. I'm hyperborean as much as you.
— Tu aurais pu t'agenouiller, nom de Dieu, Kinch, quand ta mère mourante te l'a demandé, dit Buck Mulligan. Je suis hyperboréen autant que toi.
Vocabulary
- approcha
- ap-ro-sha — He approached or drew near to something.
- appui
- a-pwee — A support, ledge, or resting point for something.
- canon
- ka-nɔ̃ — A cannon; a large heavy artillery weapon.
- glissant
- gli-sɑ̃ — Sliding or slipping a hand into something.
- main
- mɛ̃ — The hand, a part of the human body.
- poche
- pɔʃ — A pocket in clothing for carrying small items.
- haute
- ot — High or upper, describing position or height.
- Prête
- prɛt — Lend me; imperative form of 'prêter'.
- torche
- tɔrʃ — A torch or flashlight used for illumination.
- nez
- ne — The nose, the facial organ for smelling.
- essuyer
- e-swi-je — To wipe or dry something with a cloth.
- rasoir
- ra-zwar — A razor used for shaving the face.
- laissa
- le-sa — He let or allowed something to happen.
- tirer
- ti-re — To pull or draw something out carefully.
- exhiber
- eg-zi-be — To exhibit, display, or show something openly.
- coin
- kwɛ̃ — A corner or edge of an object or space.
- mouchoir
- mu-ʃwar — A handkerchief used for wiping the face.
- sale
- sal — Dirty or soiled, not clean or fresh.
- froissé
- frwa-se — Crumpled or creased, as with fabric or paper.
- essuya
- e-swi-ja — Wiped clean; past tense of 'essuyer'.
- proprement
- prɔ-prə-mɑ̃ — Neatly or cleanly, in a tidy manner.
- lame
- lam — A blade, as of a razor or knife.
- Puis
- pɥi — Then or next, indicating sequential order of events.
- regardant
- rə-gar-dɑ̃ — Looking at or gazing upon something or someone.
- dessus
- də-sy — Above or on top; referring to something overhead.
- barde
- bard — A bard; a poet or singer in Celtic tradition.
- nouvelle
- nu-vɛl — New or a short story; fresh and original.
- couleur
- ku-lœr — A color or hue used in art or description.
- artistique
- ar-tis-tik — Artistic; relating to art or creative expression.
- poètes
- po-ɛt — Poets; writers who compose poetry and verse.
- irlandais
- ir-lɑ̃-dɛ — Irish; relating to Ireland or its people.
- vert
- vɛr — The color green; a common basic color.
- morve
- mɔrv — Snot or mucus; slimy nasal discharge.
- presque
- prɛsk — Almost or nearly, but not quite entirely.
- goûter
- gu-te — To taste or sample food or drink.
- remonta
- rə-mɔ̃-ta — Climbed back up onto something elevated again.
- parapet
- pa-ra-pɛ — A low protective wall along an edge or roof.
- regarda
- rə-gar-da — Looked at; past tense of 'regarder'.
- loin
- lwɛ̃ — Far away, at a great distance from here.
- baie
- bɛ — A bay; a curved inlet of sea or water.
- cheveux
- ʃə-vø — Hair; the strands growing on a person's head.
- blonds
- blɔ̃ — Blond or fair-colored, describing light hair.
- chêne
- ʃɛn — An oak tree, a common deciduous hardwood tree.
- pâle
- pal — Pale or light in color, lacking strong pigment.
- soulevant
- su-lə-vɑ̃ — Lifting or raising slightly, a gentle upward motion.
- légèrement
- le-ʒɛr-mɑ̃ — Lightly or slightly, in a gentle or subtle way.
- Dieu
- djø — God; the supreme divine being in religion.
- doucement
- dus-mɑ̃ — Gently or softly, in a mild calm manner.
- mer
- mɛr — The sea or ocean, a large body of water.
- appelle
- a-pɛl — Calls or names; third person of 'appeler'.
- grande
- grɑ̃d — Great or large; feminine adjective describing size.
- douce
- dus — Sweet or gentle; feminine form of 'doux'.
- mère
- mɛr — Mother; a female parent or maternal figure.
- contracte
- kɔ̃-trakt — Contracts or tightens; causes something to shrink.
- Grecs
- grɛk — The Greeks; people of ancient or modern Greece.
- dois
- dwa — Must or owe; first person of 'devoir'.
- enseigner
- ɑ̃-se-ɲe — To teach or instruct someone in a subject.
- lire
- lir — To read; the infinitive of the verb 'lire'.
- original
- o-ri-ʒi-nal — Original; the source text, not a translation.
- Viens
- vjɛ̃ — Come; imperative form of 'venir', to come.
- voir
- vwar — To see or look at something or someone.
- leva
- lə-va — Lifted or raised; past tense of 'lever'.
- appuyant
- a-pɥi-jɑ̃ — Leaning or pressing against a surface or support.
- bas
- ba — Low or down; describing a low position.
- vers
- vɛr — Toward or towards; a directional preposition.
- eau
- o — Water; the essential liquid substance for life.
- bateau
- ba-to — A boat or ship used for water travel.
- postal
- pɔs-tal — Postal; relating to mail or postal services.
- franchissait
- frɑ̃-ʃi-sɛ — Was crossing or passing through an entrance or boundary.
- entrée
- ɑ̃-tre — An entrance or entry point into a place.
- port
- pɔr — A harbor or port where boats dock.
- puissante
- pɥi-sɑ̃t — Powerful or mighty; feminine form of 'puissant'.
- détourna
- de-tur-na — Turned away or averted; past tense of 'détourner'.
- brusquement
- brysk-mɑ̃ — Abruptly or sharply, in a sudden quick manner.
- yeux
- jø — Eyes; the plural of 'œil', organs of sight.
- gris
- gri — Gray; a neutral color between black and white.
- scrutateurs
- skry-ta-tœr — Scrutinizing or searching eyes that examine carefully.
- visage
- vi-zaʒ — The face; the front part of a person's head.
- tante
- tɑ̃t — Aunt; a parent's sister or uncle's wife.
- pense
- pɑ̃s — Thinks or believes; third person of 'penser'.
- tué
- tɥe — Killed; past participle of 'tuer', to kill.
- pourquoi
- pur-kwa — Why; an interrogative adverb asking for a reason.
- veut
- vø — Wants; third person singular of 'vouloir'.
- aie
- ɛ — Have; subjunctive form of 'avoir', to have.
- quoi
- kwa — What; an interrogative or relative pronoun.
- soit
- swa — Be; subjunctive form of 'être', to be.
- faire
- fɛr — To do or make; a very common French verb.
- Quelqu'
- kɛl-k' — Someone or somebody; indefinite pronoun before vowel.
- tuée
- tɥe — Killed (feminine); past participle of 'tuer'.
- sombre
- sɔ̃br — Dark or gloomy; describing a somber mood or tone.
- aurais
- o-rɛ — Would have; conditional of 'avoir', to have.
- pu
- py — Could have; past participle of 'pouvoir'.
- agenouiller
- a-ʒə-nu-je — To kneel down on one or both knees.
- nom
- nɔ̃ — A name; a word used to identify a person.
- mourante
- mu-rɑ̃t — Dying; feminine present participle of 'mourir'.
- demandé
- də-mɑ̃-de — Asked or requested; past participle of 'demander'.
- autant
- o-tɑ̃ — As much or as many; expressing equal quantity.
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