Ulysses — Page 13
For my sake and for all our sakes.
Pour moi et pour nous tous.
His head disappeared and reappeared.
Sa tête disparut et reparut.
—I told him your symbol of Irish art. He says it's very clever. Touch him for a quid, will you? A guinea, I mean.
—Je lui ai parlé de votre symbole de l'art irlandais. Il dit que c'est très ingénieux. Tapez-le d'une livre, voulez-vous ? D'une guinée, je veux dire.
—I get paid this morning, Stephen said.
—Je suis payé ce matin, dit Stephen.
—The school kip? Buck Mulligan said. How much? Four quid? Lend us one.
—Le magot de l'école ? dit Buck Mulligan. Combien ? Quatre livres ? Prêtez-nous-en une.
—If you want it, Stephen said.
—Si vous le voulez, dit Stephen.
—Four shining sovereigns, Buck Mulligan cried with delight. We'll have a glorious drunk to astonish the druidy druids. Four omnipotent sovereigns.
—Quatre souverains étincelants, s'écria Buck Mulligan avec délice. Nous allons nous soûler glorieusement pour étonner les druidiques druides. Quatre souverains omnipotents.
He flung up his hands and tramped down the stone stairs, singing out of tune with a Cockney accent:
Il leva les bras et dévala l'escalier de pierre d'un pas lourd, chantant faux avec un accent cockney :
O, won't we have a merry time, Drinking whisky, beer and wine! On coronation, Coronation day! O, won't we have a merry time On coronation day!
Oh, n'allons-nous pas nous amuser, À boire whisky, bière et vin ! Pour le couronnement, Le jour du couronnement ! Oh, n'allons-nous pas nous amuser Le jour du couronnement !
Warm sunshine merrying over the sea.
Un chaud soleil égayait la mer.
The nickel shavingbowl shone, forgotten, on the parapet.
Le bol à raser en nickel brillait, oublié, sur le parapet.
Why should I bring it down? Or leave it there all day, forgotten friendship?
Pourquoi devrais-je le descendre ? Ou le laisser là toute la journée, amitié oubliée ?
He went over to it, held it in his hands awhile, feeling its coolness, smelling the clammy slaver of the lather in which the brush was stuck.
Il s'en approcha, le tint entre ses mains un moment, en sentant la fraîcheur, humant la bave poisseuse de la mousse dans laquelle le blaireau était planté.
So I carried the boat of incense then at Clongowes. I am another now and yet the same. A servant too. A server of a servant.
C'est ainsi que je portais la barque d'encens autrefois à Clongowes. Je suis un autre maintenant et pourtant le même. Un serviteur aussi. Le servant d'un servant.
In the gloomy domed livingroom of the tower Buck Mulligan's gowned form moved briskly to and fro about the hearth, hiding and revealing its yellow glow.
Dans la sombre salle de séjour voûtée de la tour, la silhouette encapuchonnée de Buck Mulligan allait et venait vivement autour de l'âtre, cachant et révélant sa lueur jaune.
Vocabulary
- Pour
- poor — Preposition meaning 'for' or 'in order to'
- moi
- mwa — First person singular stressed pronoun meaning 'me'
- et
- ay — Conjunction meaning 'and'
- nous
- noo — First person plural pronoun meaning 'we' or 'us'
- tous
- too — Adjective or pronoun meaning 'all' or 'everyone'
- Sa
- sa — Possessive adjective meaning 'his' or 'her'
- tête
- tet — Noun meaning 'head', the uppermost part of the body
- disparut
- dis-pa-rü — Past tense of 'disparaître', meaning 'disappeared'
- reparut
- ruh-pa-rü — Past tense of 'reparaître', meaning 'reappeared'
- Je
- zhuh — First person singular subject pronoun meaning 'I'
- lui
- lwee — Third person singular indirect object pronoun meaning 'him' or 'her'
- ai
- ay — First person singular present of 'avoir', meaning 'have'
- parlé
- par-lay — Past participle of 'parler', meaning 'spoken'
- de
- duh — Preposition meaning 'of', 'from', or 'about'
- votre
- voh-truh — Formal possessive adjective meaning 'your'
- symbole
- sam-bol — Noun meaning 'symbol', a sign representing something else
- art
- ar — Noun meaning 'art', creative human expression
- irlandais
- eer-lan-day — Adjective meaning 'Irish', relating to Ireland
- Il
- eel — Third person singular masculine subject pronoun meaning 'he'
- dit
- dee — Third person singular past tense of 'dire', meaning 'said'
- est
- ay — Third person singular present of 'être', meaning 'is'
- très
- tray — Adverb meaning 'very', used to intensify adjectives
- ingénieux
- an-zhay-nyuh — Adjective meaning 'ingenious' or 'clever'
- Tapez
- ta-pay — Imperative of 'taper', meaning 'type' or 'tap it'
- une
- ün — Indefinite article or numeral meaning 'a' or 'one'
- livre
- lee-vruh — Noun meaning 'pound' (currency) or 'book'
- voulez
- voo-lay — Second person plural of 'vouloir', meaning 'want'
- vous
- voo — Second person plural or formal singular pronoun meaning 'you'
- je
- zhuh — First person singular subject pronoun meaning 'I'
- veux
- vuh — First person singular present of 'vouloir', meaning 'want'
- dire
- deer — Infinitive verb meaning 'to say' or 'to mean'
- suis
- swee — First person singular of 'être', meaning 'am'
- payé
- pay-yay — Past participle of 'payer', meaning 'paid'
- ce
- suh — Demonstrative pronoun or adjective meaning 'this' or 'it'
- matin
- ma-tan — Noun meaning 'morning', the early part of the day
- Le
- luh — Definite masculine singular article meaning 'the'
- magot
- ma-go — Noun meaning 'hoard' or 'stash of money'
- école
- ay-kol — Noun meaning 'school', an institution for learning
- Combien
- kom-byan — Adverb meaning 'how much' or 'how many'
- Quatre
- ka-truh — Number meaning 'four'
- livres
- lee-vruh — Plural noun meaning 'pounds' (currency) or 'books'
- Prêtez
- pray-tay — Imperative of 'prêter', meaning 'lend' them to me
- en
- on — Pronoun or preposition meaning 'some', 'in', or 'of it'
- Si
- see — Conjunction meaning 'if' or adverb meaning 'so'
- étincelants
- ay-tan-suh-lon — Adjective meaning 'sparkling' or 'glittering'
- écria
- ay-kree-a — Past tense of 's'écrier', meaning 'exclaimed'
- avec
- a-vek — Preposition meaning 'with'
- délice
- day-lees — Noun meaning 'delight', a feeling of great pleasure
- Nous
- noo — First person plural pronoun meaning 'we'
- allons
- a-lon — First person plural of 'aller', meaning 'we are going'
- soûler
- soo-lay — Verb meaning 'to get drunk' or 'to intoxicate'
- glorieusement
- glo-ryuz-mon — Adverb meaning 'gloriously', in a glorious manner
- étonner
- ay-to-nay — Verb meaning 'to astonish' or 'to amaze'
- les
- lay — Definite plural article or pronoun meaning 'the' or 'them'
- leva
- luh-va — Past tense of 'lever', meaning 'raised' or 'lifted'
- bras
- bra — Noun meaning 'arm', the upper limb of the body
- dévala
- day-va-la — Past tense of 'dévaler', meaning 'rushed down'
- escalier
- es-ka-lyay — Noun meaning 'staircase' or 'stairs'
- pierre
- pyair — Noun meaning 'stone' or 'rock'
- un
- an — Indefinite article or numeral meaning 'a' or 'one'
- pas
- pa — Noun meaning 'step', one movement of the foot
- lourd
- loor — Adjective meaning 'heavy' or 'weighty'
- chantant
- shon-ton — Present participle of 'chanter', meaning 'singing'
- faux
- fo — Adjective meaning 'false', 'fake', or 'off-key'
- accent
- ak-son — Noun meaning 'accent', a distinctive way of pronouncing
- amuser
- a-mü-zay — Verb meaning 'to amuse' or 'to have fun'
- À
- a — Preposition meaning 'at', 'to', or 'in'
- boire
- bwar — Infinitive verb meaning 'to drink'
- bière
- byair — Noun meaning 'beer', a common alcoholic beverage
- vin
- van — Noun meaning 'wine', an alcoholic drink from grapes
- couronnement
- koo-ron-mon — Noun meaning 'coronation' or 'crowning ceremony'
- jour
- zhoor — Noun meaning 'day', a 24-hour period
- du
- dü — Contraction of 'de le', meaning 'of the'
- chaud
- sho — Adjective meaning 'hot' or 'warm'
- soleil
- so-lay — Noun meaning 'sun', the star at the center of our solar system
- égayait
- ay-gay-yay — Imperfect of 'égayer', meaning 'was brightening' or 'cheering'
- la
- la — Definite feminine singular article meaning 'the'
- mer
- mair — Noun meaning 'sea', a large body of saltwater
- bol
- bol — Noun meaning 'bowl', a round container for liquids
- à
- a — Preposition meaning 'at', 'to', or 'for'
- raser
- ra-zay — Verb meaning 'to shave' or 'to graze along'
- brillait
- bree-yay — Imperfect of 'briller', meaning 'was shining' or 'gleaming'
- oublié
- oo-blee-ay — Past participle of 'oublier', meaning 'forgotten'
- sur
- sür — Preposition meaning 'on' or 'upon'
- Pourquoi
- poor-kwa — Adverb meaning 'why', asking for a reason
- devrais
- duh-vray — Conditional of 'devoir', meaning 'should' or 'ought to'
- descendre
- day-son-druh — Verb meaning 'to go down' or 'to descend'
- Ou
- oo — Conjunction meaning 'or'
- laisser
- lay-say — Verb meaning 'to leave' or 'to let'
- là
- la — Adverb meaning 'there', indicating a place
- toute
- toot — Adjective meaning 'all' or 'the whole'
- journée
- zhoor-nay — Noun meaning 'day' in its full duration
- amitié
- a-mee-tyay — Noun meaning 'friendship', a close personal bond
- oubliée
- oo-blee-ay — Feminine past participle of 'oublier', meaning 'forgotten'
- approcha
- a-pro-sha — Past tense of 'approcher', meaning 'approached' or 'came near'
- tint
- tan — Past tense of 'tenir', meaning 'held'
- entre
- on-truh — Preposition meaning 'between' or 'among'
- ses
- say — Possessive adjective meaning 'his', 'her', or 'its' (plural)
- mains
- man — Plural noun meaning 'hands'
- moment
- mo-mon — Noun meaning 'moment', a brief period of time
- sentant
- son-ton — Present participle of 'sentir', meaning 'feeling' or 'smelling'
- fraîcheur
- fray-shur — Noun meaning 'freshness' or 'coolness'
- humant
- ü-mon — Present participle of 'humer', meaning 'sniffing' or 'inhaling'
- bave
- bav — Noun meaning 'foam', 'drool', or 'slobber'
- poisseuse
- pwa-suz — Adjective meaning 'sticky' or 'gooey'
- mousse
- moos — Noun meaning 'foam', 'lather', or 'moss'
- dans
- don — Preposition meaning 'in' or 'inside'
- laquelle
- la-kel — Relative pronoun meaning 'which' or 'in which' (feminine)
- blaireau
- blay-ro — Noun meaning 'shaving brush' or 'badger'
- était
- ay-tay — Imperfect of 'être', meaning 'was'
- planté
- plon-tay — Past participle of 'planter', meaning 'planted' or 'stuck in'
- ainsi
- an-see — Adverb meaning 'thus', 'so', or 'in this way'
- portais
- por-tay — Imperfect of 'porter', meaning 'I was carrying'
- barque
- bark — Noun meaning 'boat' or 'small vessel'
- encens
- on-son — Noun meaning 'incense', a fragrant substance burned ritually
- autrefois
- oh-truh-fwa — Adverb meaning 'formerly' or 'in the past'
- autre
- oh-truh — Adjective or pronoun meaning 'other' or 'another'
- maintenant
- mant-non — Adverb meaning 'now', at the present moment
- pourtant
- poor-ton — Adverb meaning 'yet', 'however', or 'nevertheless'
- même
- mem — Adjective or adverb meaning 'same' or 'even'
- serviteur
- sair-vee-tur — Noun meaning 'servant', one who serves another person
- aussi
- oh-see — Adverb meaning 'also', 'too', or 'as well'
- servant
- sair-von — Present participle of 'servir', meaning 'serving'
- Dans
- don — Preposition meaning 'in' or 'inside'
- sombre
- som-bruh — Adjective meaning 'dark' or 'gloomy'
- salle
- sal — Noun meaning 'room' or 'hall'
- séjour
- say-zhoor — Noun meaning 'living room' or 'stay', period of residence
- voûtée
- voo-tay — Adjective meaning 'vaulted' or 'arched' (feminine)
- tour
- toor — Noun meaning 'tower' or 'turn'
- silhouette
- see-loo-et — Noun meaning 'silhouette', a dark outline against a light background
- allait
- a-lay — Imperfect of 'aller', meaning 'was going'
- venait
- vuh-nay — Imperfect of 'venir', meaning 'was coming'
- vivement
- veev-mon — Adverb meaning 'briskly', 'quickly', or 'sharply'
- autour
- oh-toor — Preposition meaning 'around' or 'about'
- cachant
- ka-shon — Present participle of 'cacher', meaning 'hiding' or 'concealing'
- révélant
- ray-vay-lon — Present participle of 'révéler', meaning 'revealing'
- sa
- sa — Possessive adjective meaning 'his', 'her', or 'its'
- lueur
- lwur — Noun meaning 'glow' or 'glimmer', a faint soft light
- jaune
- zhon — Adjective meaning 'yellow'
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