Ulysses — Page 11
Give up the moody brooding.
Smettila con il cupo rimuginare.
His head vanished but the drone of his descending voice boomed out of the stairhead:
La sua testa scomparve ma il ronzio della sua voce che scendeva rimbombò fuori dalla sommità della scala:
And no more turn aside and brood Upon love's bitter mystery For Fergus rules the brazen cars.
E non voltarti più da parte a rimuginare Sul amaro mistero dell'amore Perché Fergus governa i carri di bronzo.
Woodshadows floated silently by through the morning peace from the stairhead seaward where he gazed.
Ombre di bosco fluttuavano silenziosamente attraverso la pace mattutina dalla sommità della scala verso il mare dove lui guardava.
Inshore and farther out the mirror of water whitened, spurned by lightshod hurrying feet.
Verso riva e più al largo lo specchio dell'acqua imbiancava, calpestato da piedi frettolosi dai passi leggeri.
White breast of the dim sea.
Bianco petto del mare oscuro.
The twining stresses, two by two.
Gli accenti intrecciati, a due a due.
A hand plucking the harpstrings, merging their twining chords.
Una mano che pizzica le corde dell'arpa, fondendo i loro accordi intrecciati.
Wavewhite wedded words shimmering on the dim tide.
Parole unite bianche come onde che scintillano sulla marea oscura.
A cloud began to cover the sun slowly, wholly, shadowing the bay in deeper green.
Una nuvola cominciò a coprire il sole lentamente, completamente, ombreggiando la baia in un verde più profondo.
It lay beneath him, a bowl of bitter waters.
Giaceva sotto di lui, una coppa di acque amare.
Fergus' song: I sang it alone in the house, holding down the long dark chords.
La canzone di Fergus: la cantai da solo in casa, tenendo premuti i lunghi accordi oscuri.
Her door was open: she wanted to hear my music.
La sua porta era aperta: voleva sentire la mia musica.
Silent with awe and pity I went to her bedside.
Silenzioso di soggezione e pietà andai al suo capezzale.
She was crying in her wretched bed.
Piangeva nel suo misero letto.
For those words, Stephen: love's bitter mystery.
Per quelle parole, Stephen: l'amaro mistero dell'amore.
Where now?
Dove ora?
Her secrets: old featherfans, tasselled dancecards, powdered with musk, a gaud of amber beads in her locked drawer.
I suoi segreti: vecchi ventagli di piume, schede da ballo con nappe, cosparse di muschio, una frivolezza di perle d'ambra nel suo cassetto chiuso a chiave.
A birdcage hung in the sunny window of her house when she was a girl.
Una gabbia per uccelli pendeva nella finestra soleggiata della sua casa quando era una ragazza.
She heard old Royce sing in the pantomime of Turko the Terrible and laughed with others when he sang:
Sentì il vecchio Royce cantare nella pantomima di Turko il Terribile e rise con gli altri quando cantò:
I am the boy That can enjoy Invisibility.
Sono il ragazzo Che può godere Dell'invisibilità.
Phantasmal mirth, folded away: muskperfumed.
Gaiezza spettrale, riposta via: profumata di muschio.
And no more turn aside and brood.
E non voltarti più da parte a rimuginare.
Vocabulary
- Smettila
- Stop it; quit doing that immediately
- con
- with; accompanied by or in company with
- il
- the; definite article for masculine singular nouns
- cupo
- dark; gloomy or somber in appearance or mood
- rimuginare
- to ponder; to think deeply about something repeatedly
- La
- the; definite article for feminine singular nouns
- sua
- her; his; possessive adjective for singular feminine nouns
- testa
- head; upper part of human body containing the brain
- scomparve
- disappeared; vanished from sight or existence
- ma
- but; conjunction expressing contrast or opposition
- ronzio
- buzzing; humming sound produced by vibrating objects
- della
- of the; contraction expressing possession or association
- voce
- voice; sound produced by speaking or singing
- che
- that; which; relative pronoun connecting clauses
- scendeva
- descended; came down from a higher to lower place
- fuori
- outside; on or toward the outer side of something
- dalla
- from the; preposition showing origin or starting point
- sommità
- summit; topmost point or highest part of mountain
- scala
- staircase; series of steps connecting different levels
- non
- not; negation particle used before verbs or adjectives
- voltarti
- turn yourself; rotate your body to face another direction
- più
- more; greater in quantity, degree, or intensity
- da
- from; indicating origin, direction, or agent of action
- parte
- part; portion or section of a whole thing
- Sul
- on the; preposition indicating position above something
- amaro
- bitter; having sharp unpleasant taste or feeling
- mistero
- mystery; something difficult to understand or explain
- dell
- of the; contraction of 'di' and 'il' articles
- amore
- love; intense feeling of affection and attachment
- Perché
- why; for what reason or purpose; because
- governa
- governs; rules or exercises authority over people
- carri
- chariots; horse-drawn vehicles used in ancient warfare
- di
- of; preposition showing possession or association
- bronzo
- bronze; alloy of copper and tin used in sculpture
- Ombre
- shadows; areas of darkness caused by blocking light
- bosco
- forest; large area of land covered with trees
- fluttuavano
- floated; moved gently and slowly through air or water
- silenziosamente
- silently; without making any sound or noise quietly
- attraverso
- across; passing from one side to the other
- la
- the; definite article for feminine singular nouns
- pace
- peace; state of calm and absence of conflict
- mattutina
- morning; early part of day from sunrise to noon
- verso
- towards; in the direction of a particular place
- mare
- sea; large body of salt water with waves
- dove
- where; at or in what place or position
- lui
- him; he; masculine pronoun referring to a person
- guardava
- watched; looked at attentively with continued attention
- Verso
- towards; in the direction of a specific place
- riva
- shore; edge of water where it meets land
- al
- to the; contraction of preposition and article
- largo
- wide; broad in extent or measurement side to side
- lo
- the; definite article for masculine singular nouns
- specchio
- mirror; smooth surface reflecting images of objects
- acqua
- water; colorless liquid essential for life on earth
- calpestato
- trampled; stepped heavily on or crushed with feet
- piedi
- feet; plural of foot; lower extremities of body
- frettolosi
- hurried; done with haste and lack of care
- dai
- from the; contraction of preposition and plural article
- passi
- steps; movements forward made while walking or running
- leggeri
- light; of little weight or not heavy burden
- Bianco
- white; color of snow or light pale shade
- petto
- breast; chest area or front part of upper body
- del
- of the; contraction of preposition and singular article
- oscuro
- dark; lacking light or brightness; dim
- Gli
- the; definite article for masculine plural nouns
- accenti
- accents; stress or emphasis on particular syllables
- intrecciati
- intertwined; twisted together in a woven pattern
- due
- two; number following one in counting sequence
- Una
- a; one; indefinite article for feminine singular nouns
- mano
- hand; part of arm with fingers for grasping
- pizzica
- plucks; pulls sharply on strings to produce sound
- le
- the; definite article for feminine plural nouns
- corde
- strings; thin flexible cords producing sound on instruments
- arpa
- harp; stringed musical instrument with many strings
- fondendo
- blending; mixing smoothly together into unified whole
- loro
- their; possessive pronoun for plural or formal persons
- accordi
- chords; combinations of musical notes sounded simultaneously
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