Ulysses — Page 9
He looked in Stephen's face as he spoke.
Guardò il viso di Stephen mentre parlava.
A light wind passed his brow, fanning softly his fair uncombed hair and stirring silver points of anxiety in his eyes.
Una leggera brezza gli passò sulla fronte, agitando dolcemente i suoi capelli biondi e spettinati e suscitando guizzi d'argento di ansietà nei suoi occhi.
Stephen, depressed by his own voice, said:
Stephen, abbattuto dalla propria voce, disse:
—Do you remember the first day I went to your house after my mother's death?
—Ti ricordi del primo giorno in cui venni a casa tua dopo la morte di mia madre?
Buck Mulligan frowned quickly and said:
Buck Mulligan si accigliò rapidamente e disse:
—What? Where? I can't remember anything.
—Cosa? Dove? Non ricordo nulla.
I remember only ideas and sensations.
Ricordo soltanto idee e sensazioni.
Why? What happened in the name of God?
Perché? Che è successo, in nome di Dio?
—You were making tea, Stephen said, and went across the landing to get more hot water.
—Stavi preparando il tè, disse Stephen, e andasti attraverso il pianerottolo a prendere altra acqua calda.
Your mother and some visitor came out of the drawingroom.
Tua madre e qualche ospite uscirono dal salotto.
She asked you who was in your room.
Ti chiese chi ci fosse nella tua stanza.
—Yes? Buck Mulligan said. What did I say? I forget.
—Sì? disse Buck Mulligan. Cosa dissi? Non ricordo.
—You said, Stephen answered, _O, it's only Dedalus whose mother is beastly dead._
—Dicesti, rispose Stephen, _Oh, è solo Dedalus la cui madre è schifosamente morta._
A flush which made him seem younger and more engaging rose to Buck Mulligan's cheek.
Un rossore che lo faceva sembrare più giovane e più avvenente salì alla guancia di Buck Mulligan.
—Did I say that? he asked. Well? What harm is that?
—Ho detto questo? chiese. Ebbene? Che male c'è?
He shook his constraint from him nervously.
Si liberò nervosamente del suo imbarazzo.
—And what is death, he asked, your mother's or yours or my own?
—E che cos'è la morte, chiese, quella di tua madre o la tua o la mia?
You saw only your mother die.
Tu hai visto morire solo tua madre.
I see them pop off every day in the Mater and Richmond and cut up into tripes in the dissectingroom.
Io li vedo schiattare ogni giorno al Mater e al Richmond e venir tagliati a pezzi nella sala di dissezione.
It's a beastly thing and nothing else.
È una cosa schifosa e nient'altro.
It simply doesn't matter.
Semplicemente non ha importanza.
You wouldn't kneel down to pray for your mother on her deathbed when she asked you.
Non ti sei inginocchiato a pregare per tua madre sul letto di morte quando te lo chiese.
Why? Because you have the cursed jesuit strain in you, only it's injected the wrong way.
Perché? Perché hai in te la maledetta vena gesuitica, solo che è stata iniettata nel verso sbagliato.
Vocabulary
- Guardò
- gwar-DÒ — He/she looked at, past tense of guardare
- il
- il — The, masculine singular definite article
- viso
- VEE-zo — Face, a person's facial features
- di
- dee — Of, indicating possession or relationship
- mentre
- MEN-tre — While, during the time that something happens
- parlava
- par-LAH-va — He/she was speaking, imperfect of parlare
- Una
- OO-na — A, feminine singular indefinite article
- leggera
- led-JEH-ra — Light, gentle, not heavy or strong
- brezza
- BRET-tsa — Breeze, a light and gentle wind
- gli
- lyi — To him, indirect object pronoun masculine singular
- passò
- pas-SÒ — It passed, moved across a surface or area
- sulla
- SUL-la — On the, contraction of su and la
- fronte
- FRON-te — Forehead, the upper part of the face
- agitando
- a-ji-TAN-do — Stirring, shaking gently in a continuous motion
- dolcemente
- dol-che-MEN-te — Gently, softly, in a tender manner
- suoi
- SWOY — His/her/their, masculine plural possessive adjective
- capelli
- ka-PEL-lee — Hair, strands of hair on the head
- biondi
- BYON-dee — Blonde, describing light golden-colored hair
- spettinati
- spet-ti-NAH-tee — Disheveled, messy or uncombed hair
- suscitando
- su-shi-TAN-do — Arousing, stirring up feelings or reactions
- guizzi
- GWIT-tsee — Flashes, sudden quick movements or glimmers
- argento
- ar-JEN-to — Silver, a shiny grey-white precious metal
- ansietà
- an-sye-TÀ — Anxiety, a feeling of worry or unease
- nei
- NAY — In the, masculine plural contraction of in and i
- occhi
- OK-kee — Eyes, the organs used for seeing
- abbattuto
- ab-bat-TOO-to — Downcast, dejected, overcome by sadness or defeat
- dalla
- DAL-la — By the, contraction of da and la
- propria
- PRO-prya — Own, belonging specifically to oneself
- voce
- VOH-che — Voice, sound produced when speaking or singing
- disse
- DEES-se — He/she said, past tense of dire
- Ti
- tee — You, direct or indirect second person pronoun
- ricordi
- ree-KOR-dee — You remember, second person singular of ricordare
- primo
- PREE-mo — First, the ordinal number preceding all others
- giorno
- JOR-no — Day, a 24-hour period of time
- cui
- KWEE — Which, a relative pronoun used after prepositions
- venni
- VEN-nee — I came, past tense of venire, first person
- casa
- KAH-za — House, a building used as a home
- tua
- TOO-a — Your, feminine singular possessive adjective
- dopo
- DOH-po — After, following in time or order
- morte
- MOR-te — Death, the end of a living being's life
- mia
- MEE-a — My, feminine singular possessive adjective
- madre
- MAH-dre — Mother, a female parent or maternal figure
- accigliò
- at-chil-YÒ — He/she frowned, past tense of accigliarsi
- rapidamente
- ra-pee-da-MEN-te — Quickly, in a fast or swift manner
- Cosa
- KOH-za — What, a thing or interrogative pronoun
- Dove
- DOH-ve — Where, an interrogative adverb of place
- Non
- non — Not, negation particle used before verbs
- ricordo
- ree-KOR-do — I remember, first person singular of ricordare
- nulla
- NUL-la — Nothing, not anything at all
- Ricordo
- ree-KOR-do — I remember, first person singular of ricordare
- soltanto
- sol-TAN-to — Only, merely, exclusively and nothing more
- idee
- ee-DEH-e — Ideas, thoughts or mental concepts formed
- sensazioni
- sen-sa-TSYO-nee — Sensations, physical or emotional feelings experienced
- Perché
- per-KÉ — Why or because, causal or interrogative conjunction
- successo
- sut-CHES-so — Happened, past participle of succedere, to occur
- nome
- NOH-me — Name, a word used to identify a person
- Dio
- DEE-o — God, the supreme divine being
- Stavi
- STAH-vee — You were, imperfect second person of stare
- preparando
- pre-pa-RAN-do — Preparing, making something ready in progress
- tè
- tè — Tea, a hot beverage made from infused leaves
- andasti
- an-DAS-tee — You went, past tense second person of andare
- attraverso
- at-tra-VER-so — Through, across from one side to another
- pianerottolo
- pya-ne-ROT-to-lo — Landing, the flat area between staircase flights
- prendere
- PREN-de-re — To take or get something from somewhere
- altra
- AL-tra — Other, another one of the same kind
- acqua
- AK-kwa — Water, the clear liquid essential to life
- calda
- KAL-da — Hot, warm, having a high temperature
- Tua
- TOO-a — Your, feminine singular possessive adjective
- qualche
- KWAL-ke — Some, a few, an unspecified small number
- ospite
- OS-pee-te — Guest, a person received and entertained at home
- uscirono
- u-SHEE-ro-no — They came out, past tense of uscire
- salotto
- sa-LOT-to — Living room, a room for relaxing and entertaining
- chiese
- KYE-ze — He/she asked, past tense of chiedere
- chi
- kee — Who, an interrogative or relative pronoun
- fosse
- FOS-se — Was, imperfect subjunctive of essere
- stanza
- STAN-tsa — Room, an enclosed space within a building
- Sì
- sì — Yes, an affirmative reply or confirmation
- dissi
- DEES-see — I said, first person past tense of dire
- Dicesti
- dee-CHES-tee — You said, second person past tense of dire
- rispose
- ris-POH-ze — He/she replied, past tense of rispondere
- solo
- SOH-lo — Only, alone, just one and nothing more
- schifosamente
- skee-fo-za-MEN-te — Disgustingly, in a revolting or repulsive manner
- morta
- MOR-ta — Dead, feminine form of morto, no longer living
- rossore
- ros-SOH-re — Blush, redness of the skin from emotion
- faceva
- fa-CHEH-va — Made, was making, imperfect tense of fare
- sembrare
- sem-BRAH-re — To seem, to appear to be a certain way
- più
- pyù — More, comparative adverb indicating greater degree
- giovane
- JO-va-ne — Young, being in an early stage of life
- avvenente
- av-ve-NEN-te — Attractive, pleasant-looking, handsome in appearance
- salì
- sa-LÌ — It rose, climbed upward, past tense of salire
- guancia
- GWAN-cha — Cheek, the fleshy side part of the face
- Ho
- o — I have, first person singular present of avere
- detto
- DET-to — Said, past participle of dire, to say
- questo
- KWES-to — This, demonstrative pronoun referring to nearby thing
- Ebbene
- eb-BEH-ne — Well then, so, used to introduce a consequence
- male
- MAH-le — Bad, wrong, evil, or harm done
- liberò
- lee-be-RÒ — He freed himself, past tense of liberarsi
- nervosamente
- ner-vo-za-MEN-te — Nervously, in an anxious or tense manner
- imbarazzo
- im-ba-RAT-tso — Embarrassment, a feeling of awkwardness or shame
- quella
- KWEL-la — That, feminine singular demonstrative pronoun or adjective
- hai
- ay — You have, second person singular present of avere
- visto
- VEES-to — Seen, past participle of vedere, to see
- morire
- mo-REE-re — To die, to cease living
- schiattare
- skiat-TAH-re — To croak, to die, vulgar slang for dying
- ogni
- ON-yee — Every, each, used before singular nouns
- venir
- ve-NEER — To come, infinitive used in compound constructions
- tagliati
- tal-YAH-tee — Cut up, past participle of tagliare, to cut
- pezzi
- PET-tsee — Pieces, fragments or parts of a whole thing
- sala
- SAH-la — Hall or room, a large space within a building
- dissezione
- dis-se-TSYO-ne — Dissection, the cutting open of a body for study
- cosa
- KOH-za — Thing, an object or matter of some kind
- schifosa
- skee-FOH-za — Disgusting, revolting, causing strong repulsion
- nient'altro
- nyen-TAL-tro — Nothing else, nothing more than what was stated
- Semplicemente
- sem-pli-che-MEN-te — Simply, plainly, in an uncomplicated manner
- importanza
- im-por-TAN-tsa — Importance, significance or relevance of something
- sei
- say — You are, second person singular present of essere
- inginocchiato
- in-ji-nok-KYA-to — Kneeled, past participle of inginocchiarsi, to kneel
- pregare
- pre-GAH-re — To pray, to address a deity in worship
- letto
- LET-to — Bed, a piece of furniture for sleeping
- maledetta
- ma-le-DET-ta — Cursed, damned, expressing strong negative emphasis
- vena
- VEH-na — Vein, a blood vessel or a natural tendency
- gesuitica
- je-zwee-TEE-ka — Jesuit, relating to the religious order of Jesuits
- iniettata
- in-yet-TAH-ta — Injected, introduced forcibly into something
- verso
- VER-so — Toward, in the direction of something
- sbagliato
- zbal-YAH-to — Wrong, mistaken, going in an incorrect direction
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