Won from the Waves — Page 11

English → Japanese CHAPTER ONE. Level 6/10

Her loose cloak and the long grey hair which hung over her shoulders blew out in the wind, giving her face a wild and weird look, for she wore no covering to restrain her locks, with the exception of a mass of dry dark seaweed, formed in the shape of a crown, twisted round the top of her head.

彼女のゆったりとしたマントと、肩に垂れかかる長い灰色の髪が風にはためき、その顔に荒々しく奇怪な様子をもたらしていた。というのも、彼女は髪を抑えるような覆いを何も身につけておらず、ただ乾いた黒い海藻の塊を冠のような形に作り、頭の上に巻きつけているだけだったからだ。

"I have seen the ship you are about to visit. I knew what her fate would be even yesternight when she was floating proudly on the ocean; she was doomed to destruction, and so will be all those who venture on board her. If you go out to her, I tell you that none of you will return. I warn you, Adam Halliburt, and I warn you all! Go not out to her, she is doomed! she is doomed! she is doomed!"

「あなた方がこれから向かおうとしている船を、私は見た。昨夜あの船が大海原を誇らしげに浮かんでいたときから、その運命がどうなるか知っていた。あの船は滅びる定めにあり、乗り込もうとする者たちもみな同じ運命をたどるだろう。もしあの船へ出向くなら、あなた方の誰一人として戻らないと言っておく。警告するぞ、アダム・ハリバート、そしてあなた方全員に警告する！あの船へ行くな、あの船は呪われている！呪われている！呪われている！」

As the woman uttered these words she disappeared in the darkness. The men stood irresolute.

女はそう言い終えると、闇の中へと姿を消した。男たちはその場に立ち尽くし、迷いを隠せなかった。

"What, lads, are you to be frightened at what `Sal of the Salt Sea' says, or `Silly Sally,' as some of you call her?" exclaimed Adam. "Let us put our trust in God, He will take care of us, if it's His good pleasure. It's our duty to try and help our fellow-creatures. Do you think an old mad woman knows more than He who rules the waves, or that anything she can say in her folly will prevent Him from watching over us and bringing us back in safety?"

「なんだ、みんな、『塩の海のサル』の言葉に、あるいはお前たちの一部が呼ぶように『おかしなサリー』の言葉に怖気づくのか？」とアダムは叫んだ。「神を信頼しようじゃないか。神のご意志であれば、神が我々を守ってくださる。同じ人間を助けようとするのは我々の務めだ。波を支配される方よりも、一人の老いた狂女の方が多くを知っていると思うか？あるいは彼女が愚かにも語る言葉が、神が我々を見守り無事に連れ帰ってくださることを妨げられると思うか？」

Vocabulary

彼女: kanojo — She; her; third-person feminine pronoun.
の: no — Possessive or nominalizing particle.
ゆったり: yuttari — Relaxed, loose, or flowing in manner.
と: to — Quotation or manner particle; 'and', 'with'.
した: shita — Past tense of 'suru'; did, made.
マント: manto — Cloak or mantle worn over clothing.
肩: kata — Shoulder; the upper part of the arm joint.
に: ni — Directional or locative particle; 'at', 'to', 'on'.
垂れかかる: tarekakaru — To hang down over; drape onto something.
長い: nagai — Long; extended in length or duration.
灰色: haiiro — Gray color; ash-colored.
髪: kami — Hair; referring to hair on the head.
が: ga — Subject marker particle in Japanese grammar.
風: kaze — Wind; moving air or breeze.
はためき: hatameki — Flapping or fluttering in the wind.
その: sono — That; demonstrative adjective indicating something nearby.
顔: kao — Face; the front of a person's head.
荒々しく: araara shiku — Wildly; in a fierce or rough manner.
奇怪: kikai — Strange and eerie; bizarre or uncanny appearance.
な: na — Adjectival particle linking na-adjectives to nouns.
様子: yousu — Appearance, state, or manner of something.
を: wo — Object marker particle in Japanese grammar.
もたらし: motarashi — Bringing about; causing something to occur.
て: te — Conjunctive particle connecting verb phrases.
い: i — Stem of 'iru'; indicates ongoing state or action.
た: ta — Past tense auxiliary verb suffix.
という: to iu — Called; referred to as; 'known as'.
も: mo — Also; too; even; inclusive particle.
は: wa — Topic marker particle indicating the sentence topic.
抑える: osaeru — To suppress, restrain, or hold down.
よう: you — Seems like; in order to; manner particle.
覆い: ooi — A cover or covering; something that conceals.
何: nani — What; anything; used in questions or negatives.
身に: mi ni — On one's body; wearing on oneself.
つけ: tsuke — Attaching or wearing; putting on the body.
おらず: orazu — Not wearing; not possessing (negative continuous form).
ただ: tada — Only; merely; just; nothing but.
乾い: kawai — Dry; dried out; lacking moisture.
黒い: kuroi — Black; dark in color.
海藻: kaisou — Seaweed; marine algae found in the ocean.
塊: katamari — Lump, clump, or mass of something.
冠: kanmuri — Crown; a decorative headpiece worn on head.
形: katachi — Shape or form of an object.
作り: tsukuri — Making; constructing; formed into a shape.
頭: atama — Head; the top part of the body.
上: ue — Above; on top; upper position.
巻きつけ: makitsuke — Wrapping around; coiling onto something.
いる: iru — To be; to exist (animate beings).
だけ: dake — Only; just; nothing more than.
だっ: da(tta) — Past form of copula 'da'; was, were.
から: kara — Because; from; indicating reason or origin.
だ: da — Copula; is, am, are (plain form).
あなた: anata — You; second-person pronoun in Japanese.
方: kata / gata — Person (polite); direction; group of people.
これ: kore — This; referring to something close to speaker.
向かお: mukao — Volitional form of 'mukau'; to head toward.
う: u — Volitional suffix; let's; intending to do.
し: shi — And; listing reasons or actions; conjunctive.
船: fune — Ship or boat; a sea vessel.
私: watashi — I; me; first-person singular pronoun.
見: mi — Seeing; looking at; observing something.
昨夜: sakuya — Last night; the previous evening.
あの: ano — That (over there); distal demonstrative adjective.
大海原: oounabara — The vast open sea; the great ocean expanse.
誇らしげ: hokorashige — Proudly; with an air of pride.
浮かん: ukan — Floating; drifting on the surface of water.
で: de — At; by means of; location or method particle.
とき: toki — Time; moment; when something occurs.
運命: unmei — Fate or destiny; one's predetermined course.
どう: dou — How; in what way; asking about manner.
なる: naru — To become; to turn into something.
か: ka — Question particle ending interrogative sentences.
知っ: shitte — Knowing; being aware of something.
滅びる: horobiru — To perish; to be destroyed or ruined.
定め: sadame — Destiny; a fixed or ordained fate.
あり: ari — Existence; there is; classical 'aru' form.
乗り込も: norikomou — Volitional of 'norikomu'; to board a vessel.
する: suru — To do; to perform an action.
者: mono — Person; one who does something.
たち: tachi — Plural suffix for people or animate beings.
みな: mina — Everyone; all people involved.
同じ: onaji — Same; identical; the very same thing.
たどる: tadoru — To trace or follow a path; to undergo.
だろ: daro — Probably; conjecture form of copula 'da'.
もし: moshi — If; used to introduce a conditional clause.
へ: e — Directional particle; toward; heading to.
出向く: dekakeru / demuku — To go out toward; to set out for.
なら: nara — If; conditional particle; assuming that.
誰: dare — Who; asking about a person's identity.
一人: hitori — One person; alone; a single individual.
戻ら: modora — Negative stem of 'modoru'; not returning.
ない: nai — Negative auxiliary; not; does not exist.
言っ: itte — Saying; telling; te-form of 'iu'.
おく: oku — To do in advance; to leave in a state.
警告: keikoku — Warning; an alert about danger ahead.
ぞ: zo — Emphatic sentence-ending particle; strong assertion.
そして: soshite — And then; furthermore; connecting events or ideas.
全員: zen'in — Everyone; all members of a group.
行く: iku — To go; to move toward a destination.
呪わ: norowa — Cursed; to be put under a curse.
れ: re — Passive or potential verb suffix.
女: onna — Woman; female person.
そう: sou — So; that way; in such a manner.
言い終える: ii oeru — To finish saying; to complete speaking.
闇: yami — Darkness; deep shadow; absence of light.
中: naka — Inside; among; the middle of something.
姿: sugata — Figure, form, or appearance of a person.
消し: keshi — Erasing or disappearing; making something vanish.
男: otoko — Man; male person.
場: ba — Place; location; a scene or spot.
立ち尽くし: tachitsukushi — Standing rooted to the spot; standing still helplessly.
迷い: mayoi — Hesitation; confusion; being lost in thought.
隠せ: kakuse — To hide; conceal; potential/imperative of 'kakusu'.
なかっ: nakatta — Past negative form; was not; could not.
なんだ: nanda — It is; explanatory or assertive colloquial expression.
みんな: minna — Everyone; all; the whole group.
塩: shio — Salt; sodium chloride used for seasoning.
海: umi — Sea; ocean; large body of saltwater.
サル: saru — Monkey; a primate animal.
言葉: kotoba — Words; language; what someone says.
ある: aru — To exist; there is (inanimate things).
お前: omae — You; informal or rough second-person pronoun.
一部: ichibu — A part; a portion; one section.
呼ぶ: yobu — To call; to refer to by a name.
おかし: okashi — Strange; funny; odd; something seems wrong.
怖気づく: ojikedzuku — To lose nerve; to become frightened or timid.
叫ん: sakebn — Shouting; crying out loudly.
神: kami — God; deity; divine being.
信頼: shinrai — Trust; confidence; reliance on someone.
しよ: shiyo — Let's do; volitional form of 'suru'.
じゃ: ja — Well then; colloquial form of 'de wa'.
ご: go — Honorific prefix showing respect or politeness.
意志: ishi — Will; intention; determination to do something.
あれ: are — If there is; that over there; conditional.
ば: ba — Conditional particle; if; when a condition is met.
我々: wareware — We; us; formal first-person plural pronoun.
守っ: mamotte — Protecting; guarding; te-form of 'mamoru'.
ください: kudasai — Please; requesting someone to do something.
る: ru — Verb ending for present or dictionary form.
人間: ningen — Human being; a person; mankind.
助けよ: tasuke yo — Save; help; imperative of 'tasukeru'.
務め: tsutome — Duty; obligation; one's assigned responsibility.
波: nami — Wave; undulating movement on water surface.
支配: shihai — Control; domination; rule over something.
さ: sa — Passive suffix or softening sentence-end particle.
れる: reru — Passive auxiliary verb; to be done to.
より: yori — Than; more than; compared to something.
老い: oi — Old age; aging; growing old.
狂女: kyoujo — Madwoman; a mentally disturbed female person.
多く: ooku — Many; a large number or amount.
思う: omou — To think; to feel; to believe something.
愚か: oroka — Foolish; stupid; lacking good sense.
語る: kataru — To tell; to speak at length about.
見守り: mimamori — Watching over; keeping a protective eye.
無事: buji — Safe and sound; without incident or harm.
連れ帰っ: tsurekaerite — Bringing back; returning with someone.
こと: koto — Thing; fact; nominalizer turning verbs to nouns.
妨げ: samatage — Obstruction; hindrance; preventing something from happening.
られる: rareru — Passive or potential auxiliary; can be done.

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