Ulysses — Page 4
He came over to the gunrest and, thrusting a hand into Stephen's upper pocket, said:
Ele se aproximou do parapeito e, enfiando a mão no bolso superior de Stephen, disse:
—Lend us a loan of your noserag to wipe my razor.
—Empresta-me o teu lenço de assoar para limpar a minha navalha.
Stephen suffered him to pull out and hold up on show by its corner a dirty crumpled handkerchief.
Stephen deixou-o puxar e exibir pelo canto um lenço sujo e amarrotado.
Buck Mulligan wiped the razorblade neatly.
Buck Mulligan limpou a lâmina da navalha com cuidado.
Then, gazing over the handkerchief, he said:
Depois, olhando por cima do lenço, disse:
—The bard's noserag! A new art colour for our Irish poets: snotgreen.
—O lenço de assoar do bardo! Uma nova cor artística para os nossos poetas irlandeses: verde-meleca.
You can almost taste it, can't you?
Quase se pode sentir o sabor, não é verdade?
He mounted to the parapet again and gazed out over Dublin bay, his fair oakpale hair stirring slightly.
Ele subiu novamente ao parapeito e contemplou a baía de Dublin, o seu cabelo claro, pálido como o carvalho, movendo-se levemente.
—God! he said quietly. Isn't the sea what Algy calls it: a great sweet mother?
—Deus! disse ele calmamente. Não é o mar aquilo que o Algy lhe chama: uma grande e doce mãe?
The snotgreen sea. The scrotumtightening sea.
O mar verde-meleca. O mar que aperta o escroto.
_Epi oinopa ponton_. Ah, Dedalus, the Greeks! I must teach you.
_Epi oinopa ponton_. Ah, Dedalus, os gregos! Tenho de te ensinar.
You must read them in the original. _Thalatta! Thalatta!_ She is our great sweet mother.
Tens de os ler no original. _Thalatta! Thalatta!_ Ela é a nossa grande e doce mãe.
Come and look.
Vem ver.
Stephen stood up and went over to the parapet.
Stephen levantou-se e foi até ao parapeito.
Leaning on it he looked down on the water and on the mailboat clearing the harbourmouth of Kingstown.
Apoiando-se nele, olhou para a água e para o barco-correio que saía da boca do porto de Kingstown.
—Our mighty mother! Buck Mulligan said.
—A nossa poderosa mãe! disse Buck Mulligan.
He turned abruptly his grey searching eyes from the sea to Stephen's face.
Ele desviou abruptamente os seus olhos cinzentos e inquisidores do mar para o rosto de Stephen.
—The aunt thinks you killed your mother, he said. That's why she won't let me have anything to do with you.
—A tia acha que tu mataste a tua mãe, disse ele. É por isso que ela não me deixa ter nada a ver contigo.
—Someone killed her, Stephen said gloomily.
—Alguém a matou, disse Stephen sombriamente.
—You could have knelt down, damn it, Kinch, when your dying mother asked you, Buck Mulligan said. I'm hyperborean as much as you.
—Podias ter-te ajoelhado, raios, Kinch, quando a tua mãe moribunda te pediu, disse Buck Mulligan. Sou hiperbóreo tanto quanto tu.
Vocabulary
- Ele
- Third person singular masculine pronoun: he
- se
- Reflexive pronoun: himself, herself, itself
- aproximou
- He/she approached, came near to something
- do
- Contraction of de + o: of the, from the
- parapeito
- Parapet, low wall or railing at an edge
- e
- Conjunction meaning and, linking words or clauses
- enfiando
- Inserting or slipping something into a space
- a
- Feminine definite article: the
- mão
- Hand, the human body part at arm's end
- no
- Contraction of em + o: in the, on the
- bolso
- Pocket, small pouch sewn into clothing
- superior
- Upper, higher in position or rank
- de
- Preposition meaning of, from, or belonging to
- disse
- He/she said, past tense of dizer
- Empresta
- Lend, imperative form: lend me something
- me
- First person singular object pronoun: me, to me
- o
- Masculine definite article or pronoun: the, him
- teu
- Your, second person singular masculine possessive adjective
- lenço
- Handkerchief or scarf, small cloth for wiping
- assoar
- To blow one's nose into a handkerchief
- para
- Preposition meaning for, to, in order to
- limpar
- To clean or wipe something free of dirt
- minha
- My, first person singular feminine possessive adjective
- navalha
- Razor or penknife, a sharp bladed instrument
- deixou
- He/she let, allowed, or left something behind
- puxar
- To pull or draw something toward oneself
- exibir
- To show, display, or exhibit something openly
- pelo
- Contraction of por + o: by the, through the
- canto
- Corner or edge of something; also song
- um
- Indefinite article: a, an, one
- sujo
- Dirty, soiled, not clean or unclean
- amarrotado
- Crumpled, wrinkled, creased as of cloth or paper
- limpou
- He/she cleaned or wiped, past tense of limpar
- lâmina
- Blade, thin flat sharp edge of a tool
- da
- Contraction of de + a: of the, from the
- com
- Preposition meaning with, together with something
- cuidado
- Care, caution; also warning: be careful
- Depois
- After, afterwards, then, following in sequence
- olhando
- Looking, gazing, present participle of olhar
- por
- Preposition meaning by, through, for, per
- cima
- Top, above; por cima means over or above
- O
- Masculine definite article: the
- bardo
- Bard, a poet or oral singer of tradition
- Uma
- Feminine indefinite article: a, an, one
- nova
- New, feminine form of novo, recent or fresh
- cor
- Color, the visual property of hue and shade
- artística
- Artistic, relating to art or creative expression
- os
- Masculine plural definite article: the
- nossos
- Our, first person plural masculine possessive adjective
- poetas
- Poets, people who compose poetry or verse
- irlandeses
- Irish, relating to or people from Ireland
- verde
- Green, the color of plants and grass
- meleca
- Snot, nasal mucus; colloquial and informal term
- Quase
- Almost, nearly, not quite reaching a point
- pode
- Can, is able to; third person singular of poder
- sentir
- To feel, sense, or perceive something emotionally
- sabor
- Flavor, taste, the sensation experienced by tasting
- não
- No, not; primary negation word in Portuguese
- é
- Is; third person singular present tense of ser
- verdade
- Truth, reality; verdade? means right? or isn't it?
- subiu
- He/she went up, climbed; past tense of subir
- novamente
- Again, once more, anew, for another time
- ao
- Contraction of a + o: to the, at the
- contemplou
- He/she contemplated, gazed at thoughtfully, observed
- baía
- Bay, a body of water partially enclosed by land
- seu
- His, her, its, your; third person possessive adjective
- cabelo
- Hair, the strands growing on a person's head
- claro
- Clear, light, fair in color or brightness
- pálido
- Pale, lacking color, wan or faint in hue
- como
- Like, as, how; used for comparison or manner
- carvalho
- Oak tree, a large hardwood tree species
- movendo
- Moving, stirring; present participle of mover
- levemente
- Lightly, gently, softly, with little force
- Deus
- God, the supreme divine being or deity
- ele
- He, third person singular masculine subject pronoun
- calmamente
- Calmly, in a calm and peaceful manner
- Não
- No, not; negation used at sentence level
- mar
- Sea, the large body of salt water
- aquilo
- That, that thing over there; distal demonstrative pronoun
- que
- That, which, what; relative or subordinating conjunction
- lhe
- To him, to her, to you; indirect object pronoun
- chama
- Calls, names; third person singular of chamar
- uma
- Feminine indefinite article: a, an, one
- grande
- Great, large, big in size or importance
- doce
- Sweet, gentle; also sweet food or candy
- mãe
- Mother, a female parent or maternal figure
- aperta
- Squeezes, tightens, presses; third person of apertar
- Ah
- Exclamation expressing realization, surprise, or emotion
- gregos
- Greeks, people from Greece or of Greek origin
- Tenho
- I have; first person singular of ter
- te
- You; second person singular direct or indirect object
- ensinar
- To teach, instruct, or pass knowledge to someone
- Tens
- You have; second person singular of ter
- ler
- To read; infinitive of the verb ler
- original
- Original, the authentic or source version of text
- Ela
- She; third person singular feminine subject pronoun
- nossa
- Our, feminine possessive adjective; also exclamation wow
- Vem
- Come; imperative or third person of vir
- ver
- To see, to look at or observe something
- levantou
- He/she got up, raised; past tense of levantar
- foi
- He/she went or was; past tense of ir/ser
- até
- Until, up to, as far as; preposition of limit
- Apoiando
- Leaning, supporting; present participle of apoiar
- nele
- On it, in him; contraction of em + ele
- olhou
- He/she looked; past tense of olhar
- água
- Water, the liquid essential to life
- barco
- Boat, a vessel used for water transport
- correio
- Mail, post; also mail boat or postal service
- saía
- Was leaving, used to leave; imperfect of sair
- boca
- Mouth; also opening or entrance of a harbor
- porto
- Port, harbor where ships dock and load
- A
- Feminine definite article: the
- poderosa
- Powerful, mighty, strong; feminine form of poderoso
- desviou
- He/she diverted, turned away; past tense of desviar
- abruptamente
- Abruptly, suddenly, without warning or transition
- seus
- His, her, their; masculine plural possessive adjective
- olhos
- Eyes, the organs of sight on a face
- cinzentos
- Gray, ash-colored; masculine plural adjective
- inquisidores
- Inquisitive, searching; here describing probing eyes
- rosto
- Face, the front part of a person's head
- tia
- Aunt, a parent's sister or uncle's wife
- acha
- Thinks, finds, believes; third person of achar
- tu
- You; second person singular informal subject pronoun
- mataste
- You killed; second person singular past of matar
- tua
- Your; second person singular feminine possessive adjective
- É
- Is; third person singular of ser, to be
- isso
- That, this thing; medial demonstrative pronoun
- deixa
- Lets, allows, leaves; third person of deixar
- ter
- To have; infinitive of the verb ter
- nada
- Nothing, not anything; used in negative constructions
- contigo
- With you; prepositional pronoun combining com and ti
- Alguém
- Someone, somebody; indefinite pronoun for a person
- matou
- He/she killed; past tense of matar
- sombriamente
- Gloomily, darkly, in a somber or grim manner
- Podias
- You could; second person singular imperfect of poder
- ajoelhado
- Kneeling, on one's knees; past participle of ajoelhar
- raios
- Dammit, blast; literally lightning bolts, used as exclamation
- quando
- When; conjunction of time linking two clauses
- moribunda
- Dying, at the point of death; feminine adjective
- pediu
- He/she asked for, requested; past tense of pedir
- Sou
- I am; first person singular present of ser
- tanto
- So much, as much; indicates degree or quantity
- quanto
- As much as, how much; used in comparisons
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