Ulysses — Page 4
He came over to the gunrest and, thrusting a hand into Stephen's upper pocket, said:
彼は銃架のところへやってきて、スティーヴンの上着のポケットに手を突っ込み、言った：
—Lend us a loan of your noserag to wipe my razor.
——かみそりを拭くから、はな紙を貸してくれ。
Stephen suffered him to pull out and hold up on show by its corner a dirty crumpled handkerchief.
スティーヴンは彼が汚れてくしゃくしゃのハンカチを引っ張り出し、その端をつまんで見せびらかすのを黙って許した。
Buck Mulligan wiped the razorblade neatly.
バック・マリガンはかみそりの刃をきれいに拭いた。
Then, gazing over the handkerchief, he said:
それから、ハンカチ越しに視線を向けながら、彼は言った：
—The bard's noserag! A new art colour for our Irish poets: snotgreen.
——吟遊詩人のはな紙だ！アイルランドの詩人たちのための新しい芸術の色だ：鼻くそ色。
You can almost taste it, can't you?
ほとんど味まで感じられそうだろう？
He mounted to the parapet again and gazed out over Dublin bay, his fair oakpale hair stirring slightly.
彼は再び胸壁に上り、ダブリン湾を見渡した。その淡いオーク色の髪がわずかにそよいでいた。
—God! he said quietly. Isn't the sea what Algy calls it: a great sweet mother? The snotgreen sea. The scrotumtightening sea. _Epi oinopa ponton_. Ah, Dedalus, the Greeks! I must teach you. You must read them in the original. _Thalatta! Thalatta!_ She is our great sweet mother. Come and look.
——神よ！と彼は静かに言った。海とはアルジーが言うように、偉大なる優しい母ではないか？鼻くそ色の海。陰嚢を縮ませる海。《エピ・オイノパ・ポントン》。ああ、ディーダラス、ギリシャ人たちよ！僕が教えてやらなければ。君は原文で読まなければならない。《タラッタ！タラッタ！》彼女は我らの偉大なる優しい母だ。来て、見てみろ。
Stephen stood up and went over to the parapet. Leaning on it he looked down on the water and on the mailboat clearing the harbourmouth of Kingstown.
スティーヴンは立ち上がって胸壁へ向かった。それに寄りかかって、彼は水面を見下ろし、キングスタウンの港口を抜け出していく郵便船を眺めた。
—Our mighty mother! Buck Mulligan said.
——我らの偉大なる母よ！とバック・マリガンは言った。
He turned abruptly his grey searching eyes from the sea to Stephen's face.
彼は灰色の探るような目を、海からスティーヴンの顔へと突然向けた。
—The aunt thinks you killed your mother, he said. That's why she won't let me have anything to do with you.
——おばさんは、君が母親を殺したと思っているんだ、と彼は言った。だから彼女は僕が君と関わることを許してくれないんだ。
—Someone killed her, Stephen said gloomily.
——誰かが彼女を殺したんだ、とスティーヴンは暗い口調で言った。
—You could have knelt down, damn it, Kinch, when your dying mother asked you, Buck Mulligan said. I'm hyperborean as much as you.
——くそ、キンチ、死にゆく母さんが頼んだとき、跪くことくらいできたじゃないか、とバック・マリガンは言った。僕だって君に負けず劣らず超北方的な人間なんだぞ。
Vocabulary
- 彼
- kare — He; third-person masculine pronoun.
- は
- wa — Topic marker particle in Japanese grammar.
- の
- no — Possessive or linking particle between nouns.
- ところ
- tokoro — Place, spot, or situation; context marker.
- へ
- e — Directional particle indicating movement toward something.
- やって
- yatte — Doing, coming, or going (te-form of yaru).
- きて
- kite — Coming; te-form of kuru (to come).
- 上着
- uwagi — Jacket or coat worn over other clothing.
- ポケット
- poketto — Pocket; compartment in clothing for carrying items.
- に
- ni — Particle indicating location, direction, or target.
- 手
- te — Hand; the human hand or arm.
- を
- o — Object marker particle indicating direct object.
- 突っ込み
- tsukkkomi — Thrusting or shoving something into a space.
- 言っ
- it(te) — Said; past or connective form of iu (to say).
- た
- ta — Past tense auxiliary verb ending in Japanese.
- かみそり
- kamisori — Razor; sharp blade used for shaving.
- 拭く
- fuku — To wipe; clean a surface with cloth.
- から
- kara — From; because; after (multi-use Japanese particle).
- はな
- hana — Nose; the facial organ for breathing and smelling.
- 紙
- kami — Paper; thin material used for writing or wiping.
- 貸し
- kashi — Lending; giving temporary use of something.
- て
- te — Te-form connective particle linking verb phrases.
- くれ
- kure — Give me; imperative form of kureru (to give).
- が
- ga — Subject marker particle; also means 'but'.
- 汚れ
- yogore — Dirt, stain, or soiling on a surface.
- くしゃくしゃ
- kushakusha — Crumpled, rumpled, or disheveled in appearance.
- ハンカチ
- hankachi — Handkerchief; small cloth for wiping face or hands.
- 引っ張り出し
- hippari dashi — Pulling out; yanking something from a place.
- その
- sono — That; demonstrative adjective referring to nearby object.
- 端
- hashi — Edge, tip, or end of an object.
- つまん
- tsuman — Pinching; holding lightly between fingers (colloquial).
- で
- de — By means of; at; using (versatile particle).
- 見せびらかす
- misebiirakasu — To show off; display something ostentatiously to others.
- 黙っ
- dakat(te) — Being silent; staying quiet without speaking.
- 許し
- yurushi — Forgiveness or permission; pardon granted to someone.
- 刃
- ha — Blade; sharp cutting edge of a tool.
- きれい
- kirei — Clean or beautiful; neat and tidy in appearance.
- 拭い
- nugui — Wiping clean; removing dirt with a cloth.
- それ
- sore — That; demonstrative pronoun for a nearby object.
- 越し
- goshi — Over or across; looking or reaching past something.
- 視線
- shisen — Gaze or line of sight directed at something.
- 向け
- muke — Directing toward; turning one's gaze or attention.
- ながら
- nagara — While doing; simultaneous action conjunctive particle.
- だ
- da — Informal copula; equivalent to 'is' or 'am'.
- アイルランド
- Airurando — Ireland; island nation in northwestern Europe.
- 詩人
- shijin — Poet; person who writes or recites poetry.
- たち
- tachi — Plural suffix for people or animate beings.
- ため
- tame — For the sake of; purpose or benefit of.
- 新しい
- atarashii — New; fresh or recently made or begun.
- 芸術
- geijutsu — Art; creative expression in various artistic forms.
- 色
- iro — Color; hue or shade of visual appearance.
- ほとんど
- hotondo — Almost; nearly; for the most part.
- 味
- aji — Taste or flavor; sensory experience of eating.
- まで
- made — Until; up to; even (range-indicating particle).
- 感じ
- kanji — Feeling or sense; perception of something experienced.
- られ
- rare — Potential or passive auxiliary verb form suffix.
- そう
- sō — So; like that; it seems that way.
- だろう
- darō — Probably; right? Expresses conjecture or confirmation-seeking.
- 再び
- futatabi — Again; once more; for a second time.
- 上り
- nobori — Climbing up; ascending to a higher position.
- 湾
- wan — Bay; curved inlet of sea along coastline.
- 見渡し
- miwatashi — Surveying; looking out over a wide view.
- 淡い
- awai — Pale, faint, or light in color or tone.
- 髪
- kami — Hair; strands growing on a person's head.
- わずか
- wazuka — Slight, tiny, or barely perceptible amount.
- い
- i — Connective ending of iru (to be, to exist).
- 神
- kami — God or deity; divine supernatural being.
- よ
- yo — Sentence-ending particle for assertion or emphasis.
- と
- to — And; with; quotation particle in Japanese.
- 静か
- shizuka — Quiet, calm, or peaceful in atmosphere.
- 海
- umi — Sea or ocean; large body of salt water.
- 言う
- iu — To say or speak; express words verbally.
- よう
- yō — Like; as if; appearance or manner of something.
- 偉大
- idai — Great or grand; of remarkable scale or significance.
- なる
- naru — To become; to be (formal adjective connector).
- 優しい
- yasashii — Kind, gentle, or tender in character or manner.
- 母
- haha — Mother; one's own female parent.
- ない
- nai — Not; negative form of existence or adjectives.
- か
- ka — Question particle placed at end of a sentence.
- ああ
- aa — Ah; exclamation expressing emotion like realization or sorrow.
- ギリシャ
- Girisha — Greece; ancient and modern country in southeastern Europe.
- 人
- hito / jin — Person or people; a human being.
- 僕
- boku — I; informal first-person pronoun used by males.
- 教え
- oshie — Teaching; instruction or lesson given to someone.
- やら
- yara — Or; listing alternatives with uncertainty or vagueness.
- なけれ
- nakere — Must not; conditional negative form in Japanese.
- ば
- ba — If; conditional particle expressing hypothetical situations.
- 君
- kimi — You; informal second-person pronoun, often male usage.
- 原文
- genbun — Original text; source document in its original language.
- 読ま
- yoma — Read; stem form of yomu before negative or conditional.
- なら
- nara — If; conditional meaning 'if it is the case'.
- 彼女
- kanojo — She; her; also means girlfriend in modern usage.
- 来
- ki — Coming; stem of kuru used in compounds.
- 見
- mi — See or look; stem of miru (to see).
- みろ
- miro — Look! See! Imperative form of miru (look).
- 立ち上がっ
- tachiagat(te) — Standing up; rising to one's feet from below.
- 向かっ
- mukat(te) — Facing or heading toward a direction or target.
- 寄りかかっ
- yorikakat(te) — Leaning against; resting one's weight on something.
- 水面
- suimen — Water surface; the top layer of a body of water.
- 見下ろし
- miōroshi — Looking down at; gazing downward from above.
- 抜け出し
- nukidashi — Slipping out; escaping or emerging from a place.
- いく
- iku — To go; to proceed forward (verb of motion).
- 眺め
- nagame — View or gazing; observing a scene or scenery.
- 灰色
- haiiro — Gray; the color of ash or overcast sky.
- 探る
- saguru — To probe or search; examine carefully and cautiously.
- な
- na — Sentence-final particle for prohibition or light emphasis.
- 目
- me — Eye; the organ of sight in the face.
- 顔
- kao — Face; the front part of a person's head.
- 突然
- totsuzen — Suddenly; unexpectedly without prior warning or indication.
- おばさん
- obasan — Aunt; middle-aged woman (familiar or respectful term).
- 母親
- hahaoya — Mother; one's female parent (slightly formal term).
- 殺し
- koroshi — Killing; act of causing someone's death.
- 思っ
- omot(te) — Thinking; believing; te-form of omou (to think).
- いる
- iru — To exist; to be (for animate beings).
- ん
- n — Casual contraction of 'no'; explanatory or softening particle.
- だから
- dakara — Therefore; so; that is why (causal conjunction).
- 関わる
- kakawaru — To be involved with; to have dealings with.
- こと
- koto — Thing; fact; matter (nominalizer for verb phrases).
- 誰か
- dareka — Someone; an unspecified or unknown person.
- 暗い
- kurai — Dark; gloomy; dim in light or mood.
- 口調
- kuchō — Tone of voice; manner or style of speaking.
- くそ
- kuso — Damn; crap; vulgar expletive expressing frustration.
- 死に
- shini — Dying; stem of shinu (to die) in compound.
- ゆく
- yuku — To go; literary or poetic form of iku.
- 母さん
- kaasan — Mom; informal term for one's own mother.
- 頼ん
- tanon — Requesting; asking for something (contracted form of tanomu).
- とき
- toki — Time; moment or occasion when something occurs.
- くらい
- kurai — About; approximately; at least (extent or degree marker).
- でき
- deki — Can do; ability to perform something (stem of dekiru).
- じゃ
- ja — Well then; casual contraction of dewa (informal speech).
- だって
- datte — But; even; because (informal causal or concessive particle).
- 負け
- make — Defeat or loss; losing in competition or argument.
- ず
- zu — Without doing; classical negative conjunctive verb form.
- 劣ら
- otora — Being inferior; falling short compared to something else.
- 超
- chō — Super; ultra; prefix meaning exceeding or surpassing greatly.
- 北方
- hoppō — Northern region or direction; the north.
- 的
- teki — Suffix meaning '-ic' or '-like'; adjectival suffix.
- 人間
- ningen — Human being; person as a member of humanity.
- ぞ
- zo — Emphatic sentence-ending particle asserting a strong statement.
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