Ulysses — Page 13

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For my sake and for all our sakes.

Per amor mio e per il bene di tutti noi.

His head disappeared and reappeared.

La sua testa scomparve e riapparve.

—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.

—Gli ho parlato del tuo simbolo dell'arte irlandese. Dice che è molto ingegnoso. Spillagli una sterlina, vuoi? Intendo una ghinea.

—I get paid this morning, Stephen said.

—Stamattina mi pagano, disse Stephen.

—The school kip? Buck Mulligan said. How much? Four quid? Lend us one.

—Il gruzzolo della scuola? disse Buck Mulligan. Quanto? Quattro sterline? Prestamene una.

—If you want it, Stephen said.

—Se la vuoi, disse Stephen.

—Four shining sovereigns, Buck Mulligan cried with delight. We'll have a glorious drunk to astonish the druidy druids. Four omnipotent sovereigns.

—Quattro sovrane scintillanti, esclamò Buck Mulligan con gioia. Faremo una sbornia gloriosa da sbalordire i druidici druidi. Quattro sovrane onnipotenti.

He flung up his hands and tramped down the stone stairs, singing out of tune with a Cockney accent:

Alzò le mani al cielo e scese rumorosamente le scale di pietra, cantando stonato con accento 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, non passeremo forse un bel momento, Bevendo whisky, birra e vino! Per l'incoronazione, Il giorno dell'incoronazione! Oh, non passeremo forse un bel momento Il giorno dell'incoronazione!

Warm sunshine merrying over the sea.

Il caldo sole festeggiava sul mare.

The nickel shavingbowl shone, forgotten, on the parapet.

La bacinella da barba di nichel brillava, dimenticata, sul parapetto.

Why should I bring it down? Or leave it there all day, forgotten friendship?

Perché dovrei portarla giù? O lasciarla lì tutto il giorno, amicizia dimenticata?

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.

Si avvicinò ad essa, la tenne tra le mani per un po', sentendone la frescura, annusando la bava appiccicosa della schiuma in cui era conficcato il pennello.

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.

Così portavo il turibolo dell'incenso allora a Clongowes. Sono un altro ora eppure lo stesso. Anch'io un servo. Il servitore di un servo.

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.

Nel cupo soggiorno a cupola della torre la figura in vestaglia di Buck Mulligan si muoveva vivacemente avanti e indietro intorno al focolare, nascondendo e rivelando il suo bagliore giallo.

Vocabulary

Per: pehr — Preposition meaning 'for' or 'through' in Italian.
amor: ah-mohr — Love; affection or deep emotional attachment.
mio: mee-oh — My; first-person singular possessive adjective.
e: eh — And; basic coordinating conjunction joining words or clauses.
il: eel — The; masculine singular definite article in Italian.
bene: beh-neh — Good or well; refers to welfare or goodness.
di: dee — Of or from; common Italian preposition indicating possession.
tutti: toot-tee — All or everyone; plural form of tutto.
noi: noy — We or us; first-person plural personal pronoun.
La: lah — The; feminine singular definite article in Italian.
sua: soo-ah — His, her, or its; third-person singular possessive adjective.
testa: teh-stah — Head; the upper part of the human body.
scomparve: skohm-pahr-veh — Disappeared; past tense of scomparire, to vanish.
riapparve: ree-ahp-pahr-veh — Reappeared; past tense of riapparire, to come back.
Gli: lyee — To him; indirect object pronoun for masculine singular.
ho: oh — I have; first-person singular of avere, to have.
parlato: pahr-lah-toh — Spoken; past participle of parlare, to speak.
del: dehl — Of the; contraction of di and il.
tuo: too-oh — Your; second-person singular possessive adjective in Italian.
simbolo: seem-boh-loh — Symbol; a sign representing an idea or concept.
arte: ahr-teh — Art; creative expression through various visual or performing forms.
irlandese: eer-lahn-deh-zeh — Irish; relating to Ireland or its people and culture.
Dice: dee-cheh — Says or tells; third-person singular present of dire.
che: keh — That or which; conjunction or relative pronoun in Italian.
è: eh — Is; third-person singular present tense of essere.
molto: mohl-toh — Very or much; common Italian adverb of degree.
ingegnoso: een-jen-yoh-zoh — Clever or ingenious; showing inventive skill and originality.
una: oo-nah — A or an; feminine singular indefinite article in Italian.
sterlina: stehr-lee-nah — Pound sterling; British unit of currency.
vuoi: vwoy — You want; second-person singular present of volere.
Intendo: een-tehn-doh — I mean or I intend; first-person singular of intendere.
Stamattina: stah-maht-tee-nah — This morning; referring to the current morning's events.
mi: mee — Me or myself; first-person singular object pronoun.
pagano: pah-gah-noh — They pay me; third-person plural present of pagare.
disse: dees-seh — Said; third-person singular past tense of dire.
Il gruzzolo: eel grootz-zoh-loh — The nest egg or stash; a saved sum of money.
della: dehl-lah — Of the; feminine contraction of di and la.
scuola: skwoh-lah — School; an institution for education and learning.
Quanto: kwahn-toh — How much; interrogative adjective asking about quantity.
Quattro: kwat-troh — Four; the number four in Italian.
sterline: stehr-lee-neh — Pounds sterling; plural of sterlina, British currency units.
Se: seh — If; conditional conjunction introducing a hypothetical clause.
scintillanti: sheen-teel-lahn-tee — Sparkling or glittering; shining with bright flashes of light.
esclamò: ehs-klah-moh — Exclaimed; past tense of esclamare, to cry out.
con: kohn — With; preposition indicating accompaniment or manner.
gioia: joh-yah — Joy; a feeling of great happiness and delight.
Faremo: fah-reh-moh — We will make or do; future tense of fare.
gloriosa: gloh-ryoh-zah — Glorious; magnificent and deserving great admiration and praise.
da: dah — From or by; Italian preposition of origin or agent.
sbalordire: zbah-lohr-dee-reh — To astonish or amaze; to leave someone speechless with wonder.
onnipotenti: ohn-nee-poh-tehn-tee — Omnipotent; all-powerful, having unlimited power and authority.
Alzò: ahl-tzoh — Raised or lifted; third-person past tense of alzare.
le: leh — The; feminine plural definite article or object pronoun.
mani: mah-nee — Hands; plural of mano, the human hand.
al: ahl — To the; masculine singular contraction of a and il.
cielo: cheh-loh — Sky or heaven; the expanse above the earth.
scese: sheh-zeh — Descended or went down; past tense of scendere.
rumorosamente: roo-moh-roh-zah-mehn-teh — Noisily; in a loud and boisterous manner.
scale: skah-leh — Stairs or staircase; steps used to move between floors.
pietra: pyeh-trah — Stone or rock; a solid mineral material used in building.
cantando: kahn-tahn-doh — Singing; gerund form of cantare, in the act of singing.
stonato: stoh-nah-toh — Off-key or out of tune; singing with wrong pitch.
accento: ah-chehn-toh — Accent; a distinctive way of pronouncing a language.
non: nohn — Not; basic negation word used in Italian sentences.
passeremo: pahs-seh-reh-moh — We will pass or spend; future tense of passare.
forse: fohr-seh — Perhaps or maybe; expressing uncertainty or possibility.
un: oon — A or an; masculine singular indefinite article in Italian.
bel: behl — Fine or beautiful; elided form of bello before consonant.
momento: moh-mehn-toh — Moment; a very brief period of time.
Bevendo: beh-vehn-doh — Drinking; gerund form of bere, in the act of drinking.
birra: beer-rah — Beer; a common alcoholic beverage brewed from grains.
vino: vee-noh — Wine; an alcoholic drink made from fermented grapes.
giorno: johr-noh — Day; a period of twenty-four hours.
caldo: kahl-doh — Hot or warm; describing high temperature or heat.
sole: soh-leh — Sun; the star at the center of our solar system.
festeggiava: fehs-tehj-jah-vah — Was celebrating; imperfect tense of festeggiare, to celebrate.
sul: sool — On the; masculine singular contraction of su and il.
mare: mah-reh — Sea or ocean; a large body of salt water.
bacinella: bah-chee-nehl-lah — Basin or bowl; a small shallow container for liquids.
barba: bahr-bah — Beard; facial hair growing on a man's chin and cheeks.
brillava: breel-lah-vah — Was shining or gleaming; imperfect tense of brillare.
dimenticata: dee-mehn-tee-kah-tah — Forgotten; past participle of dimenticare, to forget.
Perché: pehr-keh — Why or because; used for both question and answer.
dovrei: doh-vreh-ee — I should or ought to; conditional form of dovere.
portarla: pohr-tahr-lah — To carry it or her; infinitive of portare with pronoun.
giù: joo — Down or downward; indicating a lower direction or position.
O: oh — Or; disjunctive conjunction presenting an alternative choice.
lasciarla: lah-shahr-lah — To leave it or her; infinitive of lasciare with pronoun.
lì: lee — There; adverb indicating a specific place nearby.
tutto: toot-toh — All or everything; refers to the whole of something.
amicizia: ah-mee-chee-tsyah — Friendship; a warm mutual bond between people.
Si: see — Reflexive pronoun; oneself or each other in Italian.
avvicinò: ahv-vee-chee-noh — Approached or drew near; past tense of avvicinarsi.
ad: ahd — To; variant of a used before vowel-starting words.
essa: ehs-sah — She or it; third-person feminine singular pronoun.
tenne: tehn-neh — Held; third-person singular past tense of tenere.
tra: trah — Between or among; preposition indicating a position in the middle.
po': poh — A little; shortened form of poco, indicating small amount.
frescura: frehs-koo-rah — Coolness or freshness; a pleasant cool sensation in air.
annusando: ahn-noo-zahn-doh — Sniffing or smelling; gerund of annusare, to sniff something.
appiccicosa: ahp-peech-chee-koh-zah — Sticky or gooey; having a tendency to cling or adhere.
schiuma: skyoo-mah — Foam or lather; a mass of small bubbles on liquid.
in: een — In; basic preposition indicating location or inclusion.
cui: kwee — Which or whom; relative pronoun used after a preposition.
era: eh-rah — Was; third-person singular imperfect tense of essere.
pennello: pehn-nehl-loh — Brush; a tool used for painting or applying substances.
Così: koh-zee — So or thus; indicating manner or degree in Italian.
portavo: pohr-tah-voh — I was carrying; first-person imperfect tense of portare.
incenso: een-chehn-soh — Incense; a substance burned to produce fragrant smoke.
allora: ahl-loh-rah — Then or at that time; temporal or consequential connective.
a: ah — To or at; basic Italian preposition of direction or location.
Sono: soh-noh — I am or they are; present tense of essere.
altro: ahl-troh — Other or another; indicating difference or an additional thing.
ora: oh-rah — Now; referring to the present moment in time.
eppure: ehp-poo-reh — And yet or nevertheless; expresses contrast or contradiction.
lo: loh — Him or it; masculine singular direct object pronoun.
stesso: stehs-soh — Same; indicating identity or sameness between two things.
Anch': ahn-keh — Also or too; elided form of anche before a vowel.
io: ee-oh — I; first-person singular subject pronoun in Italian.
servo: sehr-voh — I serve; first-person present of servire, or a servant.
servitore: sehr-vee-toh-reh — Servant; a person who serves another in a subordinate role.
Nel: nehl — In the; masculine singular contraction of in and il.
cupo: koo-poh — Dark or gloomy; describing a dim and somber atmosphere.
soggiorno: sohj-johr-noh — Living room or stay; a room for relaxing in a home.
cupola: koo-poh-lah — Dome or cupola; a rounded roof or ceiling structure.
torre: tohr-reh — Tower; a tall narrow building or structural element.
figura: fee-goo-rah — Figure or shape; the outline or form of a person.
vestaglia: vehs-tah-lyah — Dressing gown or robe; loose garment worn at home.
si: see — Reflexive pronoun; used to indicate a reflexive action.
muoveva: mwoh-veh-vah — Was moving; imperfect tense of muoversi, to move.
vivacemente: vee-vah-cheh-mehn-teh — Vividly or briskly; in a lively and animated manner.
avanti: ah-vahn-tee — Forward or ahead; indicating movement in a forward direction.
indietro: een-dyeh-troh — Backward; indicating movement or direction going back.
intorno: een-tohr-noh — Around; indicating circular movement or surrounding position.
focolare: foh-koh-lah-reh — Hearth or fireplace; the central fire area of a home.
nascondendo: nahs-kohn-dehn-doh — Hiding or concealing; gerund of nascondere, to hide.
rivelando: ree-veh-lahn-doh — Revealing; gerund of rivelare, to disclose or uncover.
suo: soo-oh — His, her, or its; third-person singular possessive adjective.
bagliore: bah-lyoh-reh — Glow or glare; a bright or dazzling flash of light.
giallo: jahl-loh — Yellow; the color between green and orange in the spectrum.

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