Ulysses — Page 4
He came over to the gunrest and, thrusting a hand into Stephen's upper pocket, said:
Si avvicinò al parapetto e, ficcando una mano nella tasca superiore di Stephen, disse:
—Lend us a loan of your noserag to wipe my razor.
—Prestami il tuo moccoloso per pulire il rasoio.
Stephen suffered him to pull out and hold up on show by its corner a dirty crumpled handkerchief.
Stephen lo lasciò tirare fuori e reggere in mostra per un angolo un fazzoletto sporco e sgualcito.
Buck Mulligan wiped the razorblade neatly.
Buck Mulligan pulì la lama del rasoio con cura.
Then, gazing over the handkerchief, he said:
Poi, scrutando oltre il fazzoletto, disse:
—The bard's noserag! A new art colour for our Irish poets: snotgreen.
—Il moccoloso del bardo! Un nuovo colore artistico per i nostri poeti irlandesi: verdemorvido.
You can almost taste it, can't you?
Quasi quasi lo senti in bocca, vero?
He mounted to the parapet again and gazed out over Dublin bay, his fair oakpale hair stirring slightly.
Risalì sul parapetto e guardò oltre la baia di Dublino, i capelli biondi color quercia che si agitavano leggermente.
—God! he said quietly.
—Dio! disse sottovoce.
Isn't the sea what Algy calls it: a great sweet mother?
Non è il mare quello che Algy chiama: una grande dolce madre?
The snotgreen sea.
Il mare verdemorvido.
The scrotumtightening sea.
Il mare che stringe lo scroto.
_Epi oinopa ponton_.
_Epi oinopa ponton_.
Ah, Dedalus, the Greeks!
Ah, Dedalus, i Greci!
I must teach you.
Devo insegnarteli.
You must read them in the original.
Devi leggerli in originale.
_Thalatta! Thalatta!_ She is our great sweet mother.
_Thalatta! Thalatta!_ Lei è la nostra grande dolce madre.
Come and look.
Vieni a vedere.
Stephen stood up and went over to the parapet.
Stephen si alzò e si avvicinò al parapetto.
Leaning on it he looked down on the water and on the mailboat clearing the harbourmouth of Kingstown.
Appoggiatovisi, guardò giù verso l'acqua e verso il postale che usciva dall'imboccatura del porto di Kingstown.
—Our mighty mother! Buck Mulligan said.
—La nostra possente madre! disse Buck Mulligan.
He turned abruptly his grey searching eyes from the sea to Stephen's face.
Distolse bruscamente i suoi grigi occhi scrutatori dal mare al viso di Stephen.
—The aunt thinks you killed your mother, he said.
—La zia pensa che tu abbia ucciso tua madre, disse.
That's why she won't let me have anything to do with you.
Ecco perché non vuole che abbia niente a che fare con te.
—Someone killed her, Stephen said gloomily.
—Qualcuno l'ha uccisa, disse Stephen cupamente.
—You could have knelt down, damn it, Kinch, when your dying mother asked you, Buck Mulligan said.
—Avresti potuto inginocchiarti, perdio, Kinch, quando te lo chiedeva tua madre morente, disse Buck Mulligan.
I'm hyperborean as much as you.
Sono iperboreo quanto te.
Vocabulary
- Si
- Reflexive pronoun meaning 'himself,' 'herself,' or 'itself'
- avvicinò
- He/she approached or drew near to something
- al
- Contraction of 'a' and 'il,' meaning 'to the'
- parapetto
- A low protective wall or railing along an edge
- e
- Conjunction meaning 'and'
- ficcando
- Thrusting or sticking something into a place
- una
- Indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'one' (feminine)
- mano
- The hand, a basic body part
- nella
- Contraction meaning 'in the' (feminine singular)
- tasca
- A pocket in clothing for carrying small items
- superiore
- Upper or higher in position or rank
- di
- Preposition meaning 'of' or 'from'
- disse
- He/she said; past tense of 'dire'
- Prestami
- Lend me; imperative form of 'prestare' with pronoun
- il
- Definite article meaning 'the' (masculine singular)
- tuo
- Possessive adjective meaning 'your' (masculine singular)
- moccoloso
- Snotty or dirty handkerchief, informal and slightly vulgar
- per
- Preposition meaning 'for,' 'in order to,' or 'through'
- pulire
- To clean or wipe something
- rasoio
- A razor, a blade used for shaving
- lo
- Direct object pronoun meaning 'him' or 'it'
- lasciò
- He/she let or allowed; past tense of 'lasciare'
- tirare
- To pull or draw something out
- fuori
- Outside or out; indicates movement away from inside
- reggere
- To hold or support something in place
- in
- Preposition meaning 'in' or 'into'
- mostra
- Display or show; also an exhibition
- un
- Indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'one' (masculine)
- angolo
- A corner or angle of a surface or space
- fazzoletto
- A handkerchief used to wipe the face or nose
- sporco
- Dirty or soiled, not clean
- sgualcito
- Crumpled or wrinkled, as fabric that has been folded
- pulì
- He/she cleaned; past tense of 'pulire'
- la
- Definite article meaning 'the' (feminine singular)
- lama
- The blade of a knife, razor, or similar cutting tool
- del
- Contraction of 'di' and 'il,' meaning 'of the'
- con
- Preposition meaning 'with'
- cura
- Care or attention; taking pains with something
- Poi
- Then or afterwards, indicating sequence in time
- scrutando
- Scrutinizing or peering intently at something
- oltre
- Beyond or further than a given point
- Il
- Definite article meaning 'the' (masculine singular)
- bardo
- A bard; a poet, especially of Celtic tradition
- Un
- Indefinite article meaning 'a' (masculine singular)
- nuovo
- New or novel; not previously existing
- colore
- Color or hue; the visual property of light wavelengths
- artistico
- Artistic; relating to or characteristic of art
- i
- Definite article meaning 'the' (masculine plural)
- nostri
- Possessive adjective meaning 'our' (masculine plural)
- poeti
- Poets; people who write poetry
- irlandesi
- Irish; relating to Ireland or its people
- Quasi
- Almost or nearly; not quite reaching a point
- quasi
- Almost or nearly; repeated for emphasis here
- senti
- Listen or feel; informal imperative of 'sentire'
- bocca
- The mouth, part of the face used for speaking and eating
- vero
- True or right; also used as a tag question meaning 'right?'
- Risalì
- He/she climbed back up; past tense of 'risalire'
- sul
- Contraction of 'su' and 'il,' meaning 'on the'
- guardò
- He/she looked at; past tense of 'guardare'
- baia
- A bay; a body of water partially enclosed by land
- capelli
- Hair; strands growing from the human head
- biondi
- Blond or fair-colored, referring to light hair
- color
- Color; used here in a compound descriptive phrase
- quercia
- An oak tree; a large deciduous hardwood tree
- che
- Relative pronoun or conjunction meaning 'that' or 'which'
- si
- Reflexive pronoun used with verb 'agitare'
- agitavano
- They were moving or waving; imperfect of 'agitarsi'
- leggermente
- Lightly or slightly; in a gentle, delicate manner
- Dio
- God; the supreme deity, used here as an exclamation
- sottovoce
- In a low voice; speaking quietly or under one's breath
- Non
- Negation adverb meaning 'not'
- è
- Third-person singular of 'essere,' meaning 'is'
- mare
- The sea; a large body of saltwater
- quello
- Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'that' or 'that one'
- chiama
- He/she calls or names; present tense of 'chiamare'
- grande
- Great or large; of significant size or importance
- dolce
- Sweet or gentle; pleasant in taste or manner
- madre
- Mother; a female parent
- stringe
- He/she grips or squeezes; present tense of 'stringere'
- Ah
- Exclamation expressing realization, pleasure, or emotion
- Greci
- Greeks; people of ancient or modern Greece
- Devo
- I must or I have to; first-person singular of 'dovere'
- insegnarteli
- To teach them to you; infinitive with combined pronouns
- Devi
- You must or you have to; second-person of 'dovere'
- leggerli
- To read them; infinitive of 'leggere' with object pronoun
- originale
- In the original language; not a translation
- Lei
- She or formal 'you'; third-person feminine pronoun
- nostra
- Our; possessive adjective (feminine singular)
- Vieni
- Come; informal imperative of 'venire'
- a
- Preposition meaning 'to,' 'at,' or 'in'
- vedere
- To see or to look at something
- alzò
- He/she raised or lifted; past tense of 'alzare'
- giù
- Down or downward; indicating direction toward lower level
- verso
- Toward; preposition indicating direction
- l'
- Elided definite article 'la' or 'lo' before a vowel
- acqua
- Water; the clear liquid essential for life
- postale
- Postal; relating to the mail service, as in a mail boat
- usciva
- It was leaving or coming out; imperfect of 'uscire'
- dall'
- Contraction of 'da' and 'l',' meaning 'from the'
- imboccatura
- The entrance or mouth of a harbor or passage
- porto
- A harbor or port where ships dock
- La
- Definite article 'the' (feminine singular), or pronoun 'her'
- possente
- Powerful or mighty; strong and imposing
- Distolse
- He/she turned away; past tense of 'distogliere'
- bruscamente
- Abruptly or brusquely; in a sudden, rough manner
- suoi
- His/her; possessive adjective (masculine plural)
- grigi
- Gray; the color between black and white (plural)
- occhi
- Eyes; the organs of sight (plural of 'occhio')
- scrutatori
- Scrutinizing or searching; keenly observant (plural adjective)
- dal
- Contraction of 'da' and 'il,' meaning 'from the'
- viso
- The face; the front part of the head
- zia
- Aunt; the sister of one's parent
- pensa
- He/she thinks or believes; present of 'pensare'
- tu
- You; the informal second-person singular pronoun
- abbia
- That you have; present subjunctive of 'avere'
- ucciso
- Killed; past participle of 'uccidere'
- tua
- Your; possessive adjective (feminine singular)
- Ecco
- Here is or that is why; an exclamatory presentation word
- perché
- Because or why; causal or interrogative conjunction
- non
- Negation adverb meaning 'not'
- vuole
- He/she wants; present tense of 'volere'
- niente
- Nothing; not anything at all
- fare
- To do or to make; a common and versatile verb
- te
- You; stressed form of second-person object pronoun
- Qualcuno
- Someone or somebody; an unspecified person
- ha
- He/she has; third-person singular of 'avere'
- uccisa
- Killed (feminine); past participle of 'uccidere'
- cupamente
- Gloomily or darkly; in a sullen or brooding manner
- Avresti
- You would have; conditional of 'avere' (second person)
- potuto
- Been able to; past participle of 'potere'
- inginocchiarti
- To kneel down; reflexive infinitive of 'inginocchiarsi'
- perdio
- For God's sake; a mild Italian oath or exclamation
- quando
- When; a conjunction or adverb of time
- chiedeva
- He/she was asking; imperfect tense of 'chiedere'
- morente
- Dying; a person in the process of death
- Sono
- I am; first-person singular present of 'essere'
- quanto
- How much or as much as; indicates quantity or degree
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