Ulysses — Page 11
Give up the moody brooding.
Abandone o melancólico devaneio.
His head vanished but the drone of his descending voice boomed out of the stairhead:
Sua cabeça desapareceu, mas o zumbido de sua voz que descia ecoou pelo alto da escada:
And no more turn aside and brood Upon love's bitter mystery For Fergus rules the brazen cars.
E não te voltes mais para ruminar O amargo mistério do amor Pois Fergus governa os carros de bronze.
Woodshadows floated silently by through the morning peace from the stairhead seaward where he gazed.
Sombras de árvores flutuavam silenciosamente pela paz da manhã, do alto da escada em direção ao mar onde ele fitava.
Inshore and farther out the mirror of water whitened, spurned by lightshod hurrying feet.
Perto da costa e mais além o espelho d'água embranquecia, desprezado por pés apressados de passos leves.
White breast of the dim sea.
Peito branco do mar sombrio.
The twining stresses, two by two.
Os acentos entrelaçados, dois a dois.
A hand plucking the harpstrings, merging their twining chords.
Uma mão dedilhando as cordas da harpa, fundindo seus acordes entrelaçados.
Wavewhite wedded words shimmering on the dim tide.
Palavras unidas brancas como ondas cintilando na maré sombria.
A cloud began to cover the sun slowly, wholly, shadowing the bay in deeper green.
Uma nuvem começou a cobrir o sol lentamente, por completo, lançando sobre a baía uma sombra de verde mais profundo.
It lay beneath him, a bowl of bitter waters.
Ela se estendia abaixo dele, uma bacia de águas amargas.
Fergus' song: I sang it alone in the house, holding down the long dark chords.
A canção de Fergus: eu a cantei sozinho na casa, sustentando os longos acordes sombrios.
Her door was open: she wanted to hear my music.
Sua porta estava aberta: ela queria ouvir minha música.
Silent with awe and pity I went to her bedside.
Silencioso de admiração e piedade, fui até o seu leito.
She was crying in her wretched bed.
Ela chorava em sua miserável cama.
For those words, Stephen: love's bitter mystery.
Por aquelas palavras, Stephen: o amargo mistério do amor.
Where now?
Onde agora?
Her secrets: old featherfans, tasselled dancecards, powdered with musk, a gaud of amber beads in her locked drawer.
Seus segredos: velhos leques de plumas, cartões de dança com borlas, polvilhados de almíscar, um enfeite de contas de âmbar em sua gaveta trancada.
A birdcage hung in the sunny window of her house when she was a girl.
Uma gaiola pendurava na janela ensolarada de sua casa quando ela era menina.
She heard old Royce sing in the pantomime of Turko the Terrible and laughed with others when he sang:
Ela ouviu o velho Royce cantar na pantomima de Turko o Terrível e riu com os outros quando ele cantou:
I am the boy That can enjoy Invisibility.
Sou o rapaz Que pode usufruir Da invisibilidade.
Phantasmal mirth, folded away: muskperfumed.
Alegria fantasmal, guardada: perfumada de almíscar.
And no more turn aside and brood.
E não te voltes mais para ruminar.
Vocabulary
- Abandone
- Abandon; leave behind or forsake completely.
- melancólico
- Melancholic; feeling or expressing sadness and gloom.
- devaneio
- Daydream or reverie; wandering thoughts and imagination.
- Sua
- Your or his/her; possessive pronoun in Portuguese.
- cabeça
- Head; the upper part of the human body.
- desapareceu
- Disappeared; vanished from sight or ceased to exist.
- mas
- But; used to contrast ideas or statements.
- zumbido
- Buzzing or humming sound; a low continuous noise.
- de
- Of; preposition indicating possession or relation.
- sua
- Your or his/her; possessive pronoun in Portuguese.
- voz
- Voice; sound produced by speaking or singing.
- que
- That or which; relative pronoun connecting clauses.
- descia
- Descended; went down gradually or came lower.
- ecoou
- Echoed; repeated sound bounced off surfaces.
- pelo
- By the or through the; contraction of preposition.
- alto
- High or loud; at great height or volume.
- da
- Of the; contraction indicating possession or relation.
- escada
- Staircase or stairs; steps for going up/down.
- não
- No or not; negation word in Portuguese.
- te
- You; direct object pronoun in Portuguese.
- voltes
- Return or turn back; second person singular subjunctive.
- mais
- More or plus; indicating greater quantity or degree.
- para
- For or to; preposition indicating direction or purpose.
- ruminar
- Ruminate; think repeatedly or dwell on thoughts.
- amargo
- Bitter; having sharp unpleasant taste or feeling.
- mistério
- Mystery; something unknown, secret, or puzzling.
- do
- Of the; contraction indicating possession or relation.
- amor
- Love; affection and deep feeling for someone.
- Pois
- Therefore or well; used for emphasis or continuation.
- governa
- Governs; rules or controls a territory or people.
- os
- The; masculine plural definite article in Portuguese.
- carros
- Carts or cars; vehicles for transport or travel.
- bronze
- Bronze; metal alloy of copper and tin.
- Sombras
- Shadows; dark areas created by blocking light.
- árvores
- Trees; large woody plants with leaves and branches.
- flutuavam
- Floated; moved lightly on or through air.
- silenciosamente
- Silently; without making noise or sound.
- pela
- By the or through the; contraction of preposition.
- paz
- Peace; state of calm and freedom from conflict.
- manhã
- Morning; early part of the day before noon.
- em
- In or on; preposition indicating location or time.
- direção
- Direction; course or path toward a destination.
- ao
- To the; contraction of preposition and article.
- mar
- Sea; large body of salt water.
- onde
- Where; at what place or in what situation.
- ele
- He; masculine third person singular pronoun.
- fitava
- Stared; looked intently or fixedly at something.
- Perto
- Near or close; at a short distance.
- costa
- Coast or back; shoreline or rear of body.
- além
- Beyond; on the far side of something.
- espelho
- Mirror; reflective surface for seeing one's image.
- água
- Water; clear liquid essential for life.
- embranquecia
- Whitened or turned white; became pale or white.
- desprezado
- Despised or scorned; treated with contempt or disdain.
- por
- By or for; preposition indicating agent or purpose.
- pés
- Feet; plural of foot, lower extremities.
- apressados
- Hurried or rushed; moving with haste and speed.
- passos
- Steps or footsteps; movements of feet while walking.
- leves
- Light or gentle; not heavy or burdensome.
- Peito
- Chest or breast; front of human upper body.
- branco
- White; color of snow or milk.
- sombrio
- Dark or gloomy; lacking light or cheerfulness.
- Os
- The; masculine plural definite article in Portuguese.
- acentos
- Accents or tones; distinctive pronunciation or emphasis marks.
- entrelaçados
- Interlaced or intertwined; woven or linked together.
- dois
- Two; number following one in counting sequence.
- Uma
- A or one; feminine singular indefinite article.
- mão
- Hand; limb with fingers at end of arm.
- dedilhando
- Plucking or strumming; playing strings with fingers.
- as
- The; feminine plural definite article in Portuguese.
- cordas
- Strings or cords; thin flexible lines or strands.
- harpa
- Harp; stringed musical instrument played with fingers.
- fundindo
- Merging or blending; combining or fusing together.
- seus
- His or her or their; possessive pronoun.
- acordes
- Chords; combinations of musical notes sounded together.
- Palavras
- Words; units of language with meaning.
- unidas
- United or joined; connected together as one.
- brancas
- White; feminine plural form of white color.
- como
- Like or as; used for comparison or manner.
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