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Andersen GOL KEBERUNTUNGAN F
Andersen GOL KEBERUNTUNGAN F
Andersen GOL KEBERUNTUNGAN F
In a house in Copenhagen, not far from the king's new market, a very large party had
Di sebuah rumah di Kopenhagen, tidak jauh dari pasar baru raja, ada pesta yang sangat
besar
assembled, the host and his family expecting, no doubt, to receive invitations in return.
berkumpul, tuan rumah dan keluarganya berharap, tidak diragukan lagi, untuk menerima
undangan sebagai balasannya.
One half of the company were already seated at the card-tables, the other half seemed
Separuh dari rombongan sudah duduk di meja kartu, separuh lainnya tampaknya
to be waiting the result of their hostess's question, "Well, how shall we amuse
untuk menunggu hasil dari pertanyaan nyonya rumah mereka, "Baiklah, bagaimana kita
akan menghibur
Among other subjects, it turned upon the events of the middle ages, which some persons
Di antara mata pelajaran lain, itu termasuk peristiwa abad pertengahan, yang beberapa
orang
maintained were more full of interest than our own times. Counsellor Knapp defended
dipertahankan lebih menarik daripada zaman kita sendiri. Konselor Knapp membela
this opinion so warmly that the lady of the house immediately went over to his side, and
pendapat ini begitu hangat sehingga nyonya rumah segera pergi ke sisinya, dan
both exclaimed against Oersted's Essays on Ancient and Modern Times, in which the
keduanya berseru menentang Essays on Ancient and Modern Times karya Oersted, di
mana
preference is given to our own. The counsellor considered the times of the Danish king,
preferensi diberikan kepada kita sendiri. Konselor mempertimbangkan masa raja
Denmark,
Hans, as the noblest and happiest.The conversation on this topic was only interrupted for
Hans, sebagai yang paling mulia dan paling bahagia. Pembicaraan tentang topik ini hanya
disela untuk
a moment by the arrival of a newspaper, which did not, however, contain much worth
sesaat dengan kedatangan sebuah surat kabar, yang, bagaimanapun, tidak mengandung
banyak nilai
reading, and while it is still going on we will pay a visit to the ante-room, in which
cloaks,
membaca, dan selagi masih berlangsung kita akan berkunjung ke ruang depan, di mana
jubah,
sticks, and goloshes were carefully placed. Here sat two maidens, one young, and the
tongkat, dan goloshes ditempatkan dengan hati-hati. Di sini duduk dua gadis, satu muda,
dan
other old, as if they had come and were waiting to accompany their mistresses home; but
tua lainnya, seolah-olah mereka telah datang dan sedang menunggu untuk menemani
majikannya pulang; Tetapi
on looking at them more closely, it could easily be seen that they were no common
saat melihat mereka lebih dekat, dapat dengan mudah dilihat bahwa mereka tidak umum
servants. Their shapes were too graceful, their complexions too delicate, and the cut of
pelayan. Bentuknya terlalu anggun, coraknya terlalu halus, dan potongannya
their dresses much too elegant. They were two fairies. The younger was not Fortune
gaun mereka terlalu elegan. Mereka adalah dua peri. Yang lebih muda bukanlah Fortune
herself, but the chambermaid of one of Fortune's attendants, who carries about her
dirinya sendiri, tapi pelayan salah satu pelayan Fortune, yang membawanya
more trifling gifts. The elder one, who was named Care, looked rather gloomy; she
always
hadiah yang lebih sepele. Yang lebih tua, yang bernama Care, terlihat agak murung; dia
selalu
goes about to perform her own business in person; for then she knows it is properly
akan melakukan bisnisnya sendiri secara langsung; untuk kemudian dia tahu itu benar
done. They were telling each other where they had been during the day. The messenger
Selesai. Mereka saling memberi tahu di mana mereka berada pada siang hari. Utusan itu
of Fortune had only transacted a few unimportant matters; for instance, she had
keberuntungan hanya mentransaksikan beberapa hal yang tidak penting; misalnya, dia
punya
preserved a new bonnet from a shower of rain, and obtained for an honest man a bow
mengawetkan topi baru dari guyuran hujan, dan mendapatkan busur untuk orang yang
jujur
from a titled nobody, and so on; but she had something extraordinary to relate, after all.
dari yang tidak punya gelar, dan seterusnya; tapi dia punya sesuatu yang luar biasa untuk
diceritakan.
"I must tell you," said she, "that to-day is my birthday; and in honor of it I have been
"Aku harus memberitahumu," katanya, "bahwa hari ini adalah hari ulang tahunku; dan
untuk menghormatinya aku telah melakukannya
intrusted with a pair of goloshes, to introduce amongst mankind. These goloshes have
dipercayakan dengan sepasang goloshes, untuk diperkenalkan di antara umat manusia.
Goloshes ini punya
the property of making every one who puts them on imagine himself in any place he
properti membuat setiap orang yang memakainya membayangkan dirinya di mana pun
dia
wishes, or that he exists at any period. Every wish is fulfilled at the moment it is
keinginan, atau bahwa ia ada pada setiap periode. Setiap keinginan terpenuhi pada saat
itu
expressed, so that for once mankind have the chance of being happy." "No," replied Care;
diungkapkan, sehingga sekali umat manusia memiliki kesempatan untuk bahagia."
"Tidak," jawab Care;
"you may depend upon it that whoever puts on those goloshes will be very unhappy, and
"Anda mungkin bergantung padanya bahwa siapa pun yang memakai sepatu golosh itu
akan sangat tidak bahagia, dan
bless the moment in which he can get rid of them.""What are you thinking of?" replied
memberkati saat di mana dia bisa menyingkirkan mereka." "Apa yang kamu pikirkan?"
jawab
the other. "Now see; I will place them by the door; some one will take them instead of his
yang lain. “Sekarang lihat; aku akan menempatkannya di dekat pintu; seseorang akan
mengambilnya sebagai gantinya
own, and he will be the happy man."This was the end of their conversation. What
sendiri, dan dia akan menjadi orang yang bahagia. "Ini adalah akhir dari percakapan
mereka. Apa
Happened To The Counsellor IT was late when Counsellor Knapp, lost in thought about
Terjadi Pada Konselor IT terlambat ketika Konselor Knapp, tenggelam dalam pikiran
the times of King Hans, desired to return home; and fate so ordered it that he put on the
zaman Raja Hans, ingin pulang; dan takdir memerintahkannya sehingga dia memakainya
goloshes of Fortune instead of his own, and walked out into the East Street. Through the
goloshes of Fortune bukannya miliknya sendiri, dan berjalan keluar ke East Street.
Melalui
magic power of the goloshes, he was at once carried back three hundred years, to the
kekuatan sihir goloshes, dia langsung dibawa kembali tiga ratus tahun, ke
times of King Hans, for which he had been longing when he put them on. Therefore he
zaman Raja Hans, yang dia rindukan ketika dia memakainya. Oleh karena itu dia
immediately set his foot into the mud and mire of the street, which in those days
segera menjejakkan kakinya ke dalam lumpur dan kubangan jalanan yang pada masa itu
possessed no pavement."Why, this is horrible; how dreadfully dirty it is!" said the
tidak memiliki trotoar. "Wah, ini mengerikan; betapa sangat kotornya!" kata si
counsellor; "and the whole pavement has vanished, and the lamps are all out."
konselor; "dan seluruh trotoar telah lenyap, dan semua lampu padam."
The moon had not yet risen high enough to penetrate the thick foggy air, and all the
Bulan belum naik cukup tinggi untuk menembus udara berkabut tebal, dan sebagainya
objects around him were confused together in the darkness. At the nearest corner, a
benda-benda di sekitarnya bercampur aduk dalam kegelapan. Di sudut terdekat,
lamp hung before a picture of the Madonna; but the light it gave was almost useless, for
lampu tergantung di depan gambar Madonna; tetapi cahaya yang diberikannya hampir
tidak berguna
he only perceived it when he came quite close and his eyes fell on the painted figures of
dia hanya merasakannya ketika dia datang cukup dekat dan matanya tertuju pada sosok
yang dilukis
the Mother and Child."That is most likely a museum of art," thought he, "and they have
Ibu dan Anak. "Itu kemungkinan besar adalah museum seni," pikirnya, "dan mereka
punya
forgotten to take down the sign."Two men, in the dress of olden times, passed by him.
lupa menurunkan tandanya." Dua pria, dengan pakaian zaman dulu, melewatinya.
"What odd figures!" thought he; "they must be returning from some masquerade."
"Benar-benar angka yang aneh!" meskipun; "mereka pasti kembali dari pesta topeng."
Suddenly he heard the sound of a drum and fifes, and then a blazing light from torches
Tiba-tiba dia mendengar suara genderang dan seruling, lalu cahaya yang menyala-nyala
dari obor
shone upon him. The counsellor stared with astonishment as he beheld a most strange
bersinar padanya. Konselor menatap dengan takjub saat dia melihat yang paling aneh
procession pass before him. First came a whole troop of drummers, beating their drums
prosesi lewat di depannya. Pertama datang seluruh pasukan penabuh genderang, menabuh
genderang mereka
very cleverly; they were followed by life-guards, with longbows and crossbows. The
sangat cerdik; mereka diikuti oleh penjaga kehidupan, dengan busur panjang dan busur
silang. Itu
counsellor asked what it all meant, and who the gentleman might be."That is the bishop
konselor bertanya apa artinya semua itu, dan siapa pria itu. "Itu adalah uskup
bishop? what can he be thinking about?" Then he shook his head and said, "It cannot
uskup? apa yang bisa dia pikirkan?" Kemudian dia menggelengkan kepalanya dan
berkata, "Tidak bisa
possibly be the bishop himself."While musing on this strange affair, and without looking
mungkin uskup itu sendiri." Sambil merenungkan kejadian aneh ini, dan tanpa melihat
to the right or left, he walked on through East Street and over Highbridge Place. The
ke kanan atau ke kiri, dia terus berjalan melewati East Street dan melewati Highbridge
Place. Itu
bridge, which he supposed led to Palace Square, was nowhere to be found; but instead,
jembatan, yang seharusnya mengarah ke Alun-alun Istana, tidak ditemukan di mana pun;
melainkan,
he saw a bank and some shallow water, and two people, who sat in a boat."Does the
dia melihat tepian dan air dangkal, dan dua orang, yang duduk di perahu. "Apakah itu
gentleman wish to be ferried over the Holm?" asked one."To the Holm!" exclaimed the
Tuan-tuan ingin diangkut melewati Holm?" tanya seseorang. "Ke Holm!" seru si
counsellor, not knowing in what age he was now existing; "I want to go to Christian's
konselor, tidak tahu di usia berapa dia sekarang ada; "Aku ingin pergi ke Christian
Haven, in Little Turf Street." The men stared at him. "Pray tell me where the bridge is!"
Haven, di Little Turf Street." Orang-orang itu menatapnya. "Tolong beri tahu aku di
mana jembatan itu!"
said he. "It is shameful that the lamps are not lighted here, and it is as muddy as if one
katanya. "Sangat memalukan bahwa lampu tidak dinyalakan di sini, dan di sini berlumpur
were walking in a marsh." But the more he talked with the boatmen the less they could
sedang berjalan di rawa." Tapi semakin dia berbicara dengan para tukang perahu,
semakin sedikit yang bisa mereka lakukan
understand each other."I don't understand your outlandish talk," he cried at last, angrily
mengerti satu sama lain. "Aku tidak mengerti omongan anehmu," serunya akhirnya,
dengan marah
turning his back upon them. He could not, however, find the bridge nor any railings.
membelakangi mereka. Namun, dia tidak dapat menemukan jembatan atau pagar apa pun.
"What a scandalous condition this place is in," said he; never, certainly, had he found his
“Betapa memalukannya kondisi tempat ini,” katanya; tidak pernah, tentu saja, dia
menemukan miliknya
own times so miserable as on this evening. "I think it will be better for me to take a
sendiri kali begitu sengsara seperti pada malam ini. "Saya pikir akan lebih baik bagi saya
untuk mengambil
coach; but where are they?" There was not one to be seen! "I shall be obliged to go back
pelatih; tapi di mana mereka?" Tak seorang pun terlihat! "Aku harus kembali
to the king's new market," said he, "where there are plenty of carriages standing, or I
ke pasar baru raja," katanya, "di mana ada banyak kereta berdiri, atau aku
shall never reach Christian's Haven." Then he went towards East Street, and had nearly
tidak akan pernah sampai ke Christian's Haven." Lalu dia pergi ke East Street, dan sudah
hampir
passed through it, when the moon burst forth from a cloud."Dear me, what have they
melewatinya, ketika bulan muncul dari awan. "Dear saya, apa yang mereka
been erecting here?" he cried, as he caught sight of the East gate, which in olden times
telah didirikan di sini?" serunya, ketika dia melihat gerbang Timur, yang di masa lalu
used to stand at the end of East Street. However, he found an opening through which he
dulu berdiri di ujung East Street. Namun, dia menemukan celah di mana dia
passed, and came out upon where he expected to find the new market. Nothing was to
berlalu, dan muncul di tempat yang dia harapkan untuk menemukan pasar baru. Tidak
ada yang harus dilakukan
be seen but an open meadow, surrounded by a few bushes, through which ran a broad
terlihat tetapi padang rumput terbuka, dikelilingi oleh beberapa semak-semak, yang
melaluinya terbentang luas
Dutch watermen, stood on the opposite shore."Either I behold a fata morgana, or I must
Perairan Belanda, berdiri di pantai seberang. "Entah saya melihat fatamorgana, atau saya
harus
be tipsy," groaned the counsellor. "What can it be? What is the matter with me?" He
mabuk," erang konselor. "Apa itu? Ada apa denganku?" Dia
turned back in the full conviction that he must be ill. In walking through the street this
berbalik dengan keyakinan penuh bahwa dia pasti sakit. Dalam berjalan melalui jalan ini
time, he examined the houses more closely; he found that most of them were built of
waktu, dia memeriksa rumah lebih dekat; dia menemukan bahwa kebanyakan dari
mereka dibangun
lath and plaster, and many had only a thatched roof."I am certainly all wrong," said he,
reng dan plester, dan banyak yang hanya beratap jerami. "Saya pasti salah semua,"
katanya,
with a sigh; "and yet I only drank one glass of punch. But I cannot bear even that, and it
sambil mendesah; "namun saya hanya minum satu gelas punch. Tapi saya tidak tahan
bahkan itu, dan itu
was very foolish to give us punch and hot salmon; I shall speak about it to our hostess,
sangat bodoh memberi kami pukulan dan salmon panas; Saya akan membicarakannya
dengan nyonya rumah kami,
the agent's lady. Suppose I were to go back now and say how ill I feel, I fear it would
look
wanita agen. Misalkan saya harus kembali sekarang dan mengatakan betapa sakitnya
perasaan saya, saya khawatir itu akan terlihat
so ridiculous, and it is not very likely that I should find any one up." Then he looked for
sangat menggelikan, dan sangat kecil kemungkinannya aku akan menemukan seseorang."
Kemudian dia mencari
house, but it was not in existence."This is really frightful; I cannot even recognize East
rumah, tapi itu tidak ada." Ini benar-benar menakutkan; saya bahkan tidak bisa mengenali
Timur
Street. Not a shop to be seen; nothing but old, wretched, tumble-down houses, just as if I
Jalan. Bukan toko untuk dilihat; tidak ada apa-apa selain rumah-rumah tua, celaka, dan
roboh, seolah-olah saya
were at Roeskilde or Ringstedt. Oh, I really must be ill! It is no use to stand upon
berada di Roeskilde atau Ringstedt. Oh, aku pasti sakit! Tidak ada gunanya berdiri di atas
ceremony. But where in the world is the agent's house. There is a house, but it is not his;
upacara. Tapi di dunia mana rumah agen itu berada. Ada sebuah rumah, tapi itu bukan
miliknya;
and people still up in it, I can hear. Oh dear! I certainly am very queer." As he reached
the
dan orang-orang masih di dalamnya, aku bisa mendengarnya. Aduh Buyung! Aku benar-
benar aneh." Saat dia sampai di
half-open door, he saw a light and went in. It was a tavern of the olden times, and
pintu setengah terbuka, dia melihat cahaya dan masuk. Itu adalah kedai minuman di masa
lalu, dan
seemed a kind of beershop. The room had the appearance of a Dutch interior. A number
sepertinya semacam kedai bir. Ruangan itu memiliki tampilan interior Belanda. Sebuah
angka
of people, consisting of seamen, Copenhagen citizens, and a few scholars, sat in deep
orang, terdiri dari pelaut, warga Kopenhagen, dan beberapa sarjana, duduk di dalam
conversation over their mugs, and took very little notice of the new comer.
percakapan di atas mug mereka, dan sangat sedikit memperhatikan pendatang baru.
"Pardon me," said the counsellor, addressing the landlady, "I do not feel quite well, and I
"Maafkan saya," kata konselor kepada pemilik rumah, "saya merasa tidak enak badan,
dan saya
should be much obliged if you will send for a fly to take me to Christian's Haven." The
harus sangat berterima kasih jika Anda akan mengirim lalat untuk membawa saya ke
Christian's Haven."
woman stared at him and shook her head. Then she spoke to him in German. The
Wanita itu menatapnya dan menggelengkan kepalanya. Kemudian dia berbicara
dengannya dalam bahasa Jerman. Itu
counsellor supposed from this that she did not understand Danish; he therefore
konselor mengira dari sini bahwa dia tidak mengerti bahasa Denmark; dia karena itu
repeated his request in German. This, as well as his singular dress, convinced the woman
mengulangi permintaannya dalam bahasa Jerman. Ini, serta gaun uniknya, meyakinkan
wanita itu
that he was a foreigner. She soon understood, however, that he did not find himself
bahwa dia adalah orang asing. Dia segera mengerti, bagaimanapun, bahwa dia tidak
menemukan dirinya sendiri
quite well, and therefore brought him a mug of water. It had something of the taste of
cukup baik, dan karena itu membawakannya segelas air. Itu memiliki sesuatu yang
rasanya
seawater, certainly, although it had been drawn from the well outside. Then the
air laut, tentu saja, meski diambil dari sumur di luar. Kemudian
counsellor leaned his head on his hand, drew a deep breath, and pondered over all the
konselor menyandarkan kepalanya di tangannya, menarik napas dalam-dalam, dan
merenungkan semuanya
strange things that had happened to him."Is that to-day's number of the Day?" he asked,
hal-hal aneh yang terjadi padanya. "Apakah itu angka hari ini?" Dia bertanya,
quite mechanically, as he saw the woman putting by a large piece of paper. She did not
secara mekanis, ketika dia melihat wanita itu meletakkan selembar kertas besar. Dia tidak
understand what he meant, but she handed him the sheet; it was a woodcut,
mengerti apa yang dia maksud, tapi dia menyerahkan lembaran itu; itu adalah potongan
kayu,
representing a meteor, which had appeared in the town of Cologne."That is very old,"
mewakili meteor, yang muncul di kota Cologne. "Itu sangat tua,"
said the counsellor, becoming quite cheerful at the sight of this antique drawing. "Where
kata konselor, menjadi sangat ceria saat melihat gambar antik ini. "Di mana
did you get this singular sheet? It is very interesting, although the whole affair is a fable.
apakah Anda mendapatkan lembar tunggal ini? Ini sangat menarik, meski seluruh
perselingkuhan hanyalah dongeng.
Meteors are easily explained in these days; they are northern lights, which are oftenseen,
Meteor mudah dijelaskan pada hari-hari ini; mereka adalah cahaya utara, yang sering
terlihat,
and are no doubt caused by electricity."Those who sat near him, and heard what he said,
dan tidak diragukan lagi disebabkan oleh listrik.” Mereka yang duduk di dekatnya, dan
mendengar apa yang dia katakan,
looked at him in great astonishment, and one of them rose, took off his hat respectfully,
menatapnya dengan sangat heran, dan salah satu dari mereka bangkit, melepas topinya
dengan hormat,
and said in a very serious manner, "You must certainly be a very learned man, monsieur."
dan berkata dengan sangat serius, "Anda pasti orang yang sangat terpelajar, Monsieur."
"Oh no," replied the counsellor; "I can only discourse on topics which every one should
"Oh tidak," jawab konselor; "Saya hanya bisa berbicara tentang topik yang seharusnya
dimiliki setiap orang
your speech mihi secus videtur; yet in this case I would suspend my judicium.""May I
ask
ucapanmu mihi secus videtur; namun dalam hal ini saya akan menangguhkan yudisium
saya." "Bolehkah saya bertanya
to whom I have the pleasure of speaking?" "I am a Bachelor of Divinity," said the man.
kepada siapa saya dengan senang hati berbicara?" "Saya seorang Sarjana Ketuhanan,"
kata pria itu.
This answer satisfied the counsellor. The title agreed with the dress."This is surely,"
Jawaban ini memuaskan konselor. Judulnya sesuai dengan gaunnya. "Ini pasti,"
thought he, "an old village schoolmaster, a perfect original, such as one meets with
pikirnya, “seorang kepala sekolah desa tua, asli yang sempurna, seperti yang ditemui
seseorang
sometimes even in Jutland." "This is not certainly a locus docendi," began the man; "still
I
kadang-kadang bahkan di Jutland." "Ini tentu saja bukan locus docendi," pria itu
memulai; "masih saya
must beg you to continue the conversation. You must be well read in ancient lore."
harus memohon Anda untuk melanjutkan percakapan. Anda harus membaca dengan baik
dalam pengetahuan kuno."
"Oh yes," replied the counsellor; "I am very fond of reading useful old books, and
modern
"Oh ya," jawab konselor; “Saya sangat suka membaca buku-buku tua yang bermanfaat,
dan modern
ones as well, with the exception of every-day stories, of which we really have more than
satu juga, dengan pengecualian cerita sehari-hari, yang benar-benar kami miliki lebih dari
enough." "Every-day stories?" asked the bachelor."Yes, I mean the new novels that we
cukup." "Cerita sehari-hari?" tanya si bujangan. "Ya, maksudku novel baru kita
have at the present day." "Oh," replied the man, with a smile; "and yet they are very
miliki saat ini." "Oh," jawab pria itu, sambil tersenyum; "namun mereka sangat
witty, and are much read at Court. The king likes especially the romance of Messeurs
cerdas, dan banyak dibaca di Pengadilan. Raja sangat menyukai romansa Messeurs
Iffven and Gaudian, which describes King Arthur and his knights of the round table. He
Iffven dan Gaudian, yang menggambarkan Raja Arthur dan para kesatria meja
bundarnya. Dia
has joked about it with the gentlemen of his Court." "Well, I have certainly not read that,"
telah bercanda tentang hal itu dengan orang-orang di istananya." "Yah, saya pasti belum
membaca itu,"
replied the counsellor. "I suppose it is quite new, and published by Heiberg."
jawab konselor. "Saya kira ini cukup baru, dan diterbitkan oleh Heiberg."
"No," answered the man, "it is not by Heiberg; Godfred von Gehman brought it out."
"Tidak," jawab pria itu, "bukan oleh Heiberg; Godfred von Gehman yang membawanya."
"Oh, is he the publisher? That is a very old name," said the counsellor; "was it not the
"Oh, apakah dia penerbitnya? Itu nama yang sangat kuno," kata konselor; "bukankah itu
name of the first publisher in Denmark?" "Yes; and he is our first printer and publisher
nama penerbit pertama di Denmark?" "Ya; dan dia adalah pencetak dan penerbit pertama
kami
now," replied the scholar. So far all had passed off very well; but now one of the citizens
sekarang, "jawab sarjana. Sejauh ini semuanya telah berlalu dengan sangat baik; tapi
sekarang salah satu warga
began to speak of a terrible pestilence which had been raging a few years before,
mulai berbicara tentang penyakit sampar yang mengerikan yang telah merajalela
beberapa tahun sebelumnya,
meaning the plague of 1484. The counsellor thought he referred to the cholera, and they
artinya wabah tahun 1484. Konselor mengira dia merujuk pada kolera, dan mereka
could discuss this without finding out the mistake. The war in 1490 was spoken of as
bisa mendiskusikan ini tanpa mencari tahu kesalahannya. Perang tahun 1490 disebut
sebagai
quite recent. The English pirates had taken some ships in the Channel in 1801, and the
cukup baru. Para perompak Inggris telah mengambil beberapa kapal di Selat pada tahun
1801, dan
counsellor, supposing they referred to these, agreed with them in finding fault with the
konselor, seandainya mereka mengacu pada ini, setuju dengan mereka dalam menemukan
kesalahan dengan
English. The rest of the talk, however, was not so agreeable; every moment one
Bahasa inggris. Namun, pembicaraan selanjutnya tidak begitu menyenangkan; setiap saat
satu
contradicted the other. The good bachelor appeared very ignorant, for the simplest
bertentangan dengan yang lain. Bujangan yang baik tampak sangat bodoh, untuk yang
paling sederhana
remark of the counsellor seemed to him either too bold or too fantastic. They stared at
ucapan konselor menurutnya terlalu berani atau terlalu fantastis. Mereka menatap
each other, and when it became worse the bachelor spoke in Latin, in the hope of being
satu sama lain, dan ketika keadaan menjadi lebih buruk, bujangan itu berbicara dalam
bahasa Latin, dengan harapan menjadi
better understood; but it was all useless."How are you now?" asked the landlady, pulling
lebih dipahami; tapi itu semua sia-sia. "Bagaimana kabarmu sekarang?" tanya sang induk
semang sambil menarik
the counsellor's sleeve. Then his recollection returned to him. In the course of
lengan konselor. Kemudian ingatannya kembali padanya. Dalam
conversation he had forgotten all that had happened previously. "Goodness me! where
percakapan dia telah melupakan semua yang telah terjadi sebelumnya. "Astaga aku!
dimana
am I?" said he. It bewildered him as he thought of it."We will have some claret, or mead,
saya?" katanya. Hal itu membuatnya bingung ketika dia memikirkannya. "Kita akan
makan claret, atau mead,
or Bremen beer," said one of the guests; "will you drink with us?" Two maids came in.
atau bir Bremen," kata salah satu tamu, "maukah Anda minum bersama kami?" Dua
pelayan masuk.
One of them had a cap on her head of two colors. They poured out the wine, bowed their
Salah satunya memiliki topi di kepalanya dengan dua warna. Mereka menuangkan
anggur, membungkuk
heads, and withdrew.The counsellor felt a cold shiver run all over him. "What is this?
kepala, dan menarik diri. Konselor merasakan menggigil dingin di sekujur tubuhnya.
"Apa ini?
what does it mean?" said he; but he was obliged to drink with them, for they
apa maksudnya?" katanya; tetapi dia wajib minum bersama mereka, karena mereka
overpowered the good man with their politeness. He became at last desperate; and
mengalahkan orang baik dengan kesopanan mereka. Dia akhirnya menjadi putus asa; Dan
when one of them said he was tipsy, he did not doubt the man's word in the least– only
ketika salah satu dari mereka mengatakan dia mabuk, dia tidak meragukan kata-kata pria
itu – hanya saja
begged them to get a droschky; and then they thought he was speaking the Muscovite
memohon mereka untuk mendapatkan droschky; dan kemudian mereka mengira dia
berbicara dalam bahasa Moskow
language. Never before had he been in such rough and vulgar company. "One might
bahasa. Belum pernah dia berada di perusahaan yang begitu kasar dan vulgar. "Satu
mungkin
believe that the country was going back to heathenism," he observed. "This is the most
percaya bahwa negara itu akan kembali ke kekafiran," dia mengamati. "Ini yang paling
banyak
terrible moment of my life." Just then it came into his mind that he would stoop under
saat yang mengerikan dalam hidupku." Saat itu terlintas dalam benaknya bahwa dia akan
membungkuk
the table, and so creep to the door. He tried it; but before he reached the entry, the rest
meja, dan merayap ke pintu. Dia mencobanya; tapi sebelum dia sampai di pintu masuk,
sisanya
discovered what he was about, and seized him by the feet, when, luckily for him, off
menemukan tentang apa dia, dan menangkap kakinya, ketika, untungnya baginya, pergi
came the goloshes, and with them vanished the whole enchantment. The counsellor now
datanglah goloshes, dan bersama mereka lenyaplah seluruh pesona. Konselor sekarang
saw quite plainly a lamp, and a large building behind it; everything looked familiar and
melihat dengan jelas sebuah lampu, dan sebuah bangunan besar di belakangnya;
semuanya tampak akrab dan
beautiful. He was in East Street, as it now appears; he lay with his legs turned towards a
cantik. Dia berada di East Street, seperti yang terlihat sekarang; dia berbaring dengan
kaki menghadap ke sebuah
porch, and just by him sat the watchman asleep."Is it possible that I have been lying here
beranda, dan di sampingnya duduk penjaga tertidur. "Mungkinkah aku berbaring di sini
in the street dreaming?" said he. "Yes, this is East Street; how beautifully bright and gay
it
di jalanan sambil bermimpi?" katanya. "Ya, ini East Street; betapa indahnya cerah dan
gay itu
looks! It is quite shocking that one glass of punch should have upset me like this."
terlihat! Cukup mengejutkan bahwa satu gelas minuman membuat saya kesal seperti ini."
Two minutes afterwards he sat in a droschky, which was to drive him to Christian's
Dua menit kemudian dia duduk di droschky, yang akan mengantarnya ke rumah Christian
Haven. He thought of all the terror and anxiety which he had undergone, and felt
Surga. Dia memikirkan semua teror dan kecemasan yang telah dia alami, dan rasakan
thankful from his heart for the reality and comfort of modern times, which, with all their
bersyukur dari hatinya atas kenyataan dan kenyamanan zaman modern, yang, dengan
segala isinya
errors, were far better than those in which he so lately found himself. The Watchman's
kesalahan, jauh lebih baik daripada kesalahan yang akhir-akhir ini dia alami. milik
Penjaga
Adventures "Well, I declare, there lies a pair of goloshes," said the watchman. "No doubt,
Petualangan "Baiklah, saya nyatakan, ada sepasang goloshes," kata penjaga itu. "Tanpa
keraguan,
they belong to the lieutenant who lives up stairs. They are lying just by his door." Gladly
mereka milik letnan yang tinggal di lantai atas. Mereka berbaring di dekat pintunya."
Dengan senang hati
would the honest man have rung, and given them in, for a light was still burning, but he
akankah orang yang jujur menelepon, dan membiarkan mereka masuk, karena lampu
masih menyala, tapi dia
did not wish to disturb the other people in the house; so he let them lie. "These things
tidak ingin mengganggu orang lain di rumah; jadi dia membiarkan mereka berbohong.
"Hal-hal ini
must keep the feet very warm," said he; "they are of such nice soft leather." Then he
harus menjaga kakinya tetap hangat," katanya; "mereka terbuat dari kulit lembut yang
bagus." Lalu dia
tried them on, and they fitted his feet exactly. "Now," said he, "how droll things are in
mencobanya, dan pas di kakinya. "Nah," katanya, "betapa lucunya hal-hal ini
this world! There's that man can lie down in his warm bed, but he does not do so. There
dunia ini! Ada pria yang bisa berbaring di tempat tidurnya yang hangat, tetapi dia tidak
melakukannya. Di sana
he goes pacing up and down the room. He ought to be a happy man. He has neither wife
dia mondar-mandir di kamar. Dia harus menjadi orang yang bahagia. Dia tidak punya
istri
nor children, and he goes out into company every evening. Oh, I wish I were he; then I
atau anak-anak, dan dia pergi ke perusahaan setiap malam. Oh, andai saja aku adalah dia;
lalu saya
should be a happy man."As he uttered this wish, the goloshes which he had put on took
harus menjadi orang yang bahagia." Saat dia mengucapkan keinginan ini, sepatu golosh
yang dia pakai diambil
effect, and the watchman at once became the lieutenant. There he stood in his room,
efek, dan penjaga sekaligus menjadi letnan. Di sana dia berdiri di kamarnya,
holding a little piece of pink paper between his fingers, on which was a poem,– a poem
memegang selembar kertas merah muda di antara jari-jarinya, yang di atasnya ada sebuah
puisi,– sebuah puisi
written by the lieutenant himself. Who has not had, for once in his life, a moment of
ditulis oleh letnan sendiri. Siapa yang tidak memiliki, untuk sekali dalam hidupnya,
momen
poetic inspiration? and at such a moment, if the thoughts are written down, they flow in
inspirasi puitis? dan pada saat seperti itu, jika pikiran dituliskan, mereka mengalir masuk
poetry. The following verses were written on the pink paper:–Oh Were I Rich! "Oh were
I
puisi. Ayat-ayat berikut ditulis di atas kertas merah jambu: – Oh, Apakah Saya Kaya!
"Oh, aku
rich! How oft, in youth's bright hour, When youthful pleasures banish every care, I
longed
kaya! Seberapa sering, di masa muda yang cerah, Ketika kesenangan masa muda
menghalau setiap kekhawatiran, aku rindu
for riches but to gain a power,The sword and plume and uniform to wear! The riches and
untuk kekayaan tetapi untuk mendapatkan kekuatan,Pedang dan bulu-bulu dan seragam
untuk dipakai! Kekayaan dan
the honor came for me; Yet still my greatest wealth was poverty: Ah, help and pity me!
kehormatan datang untukku; Namun kekayaan terbesarku adalah kemiskinan: Ah, tolong
dan kasihanilah aku!
Once in my youthful hours, when gay and free, A maiden loved me; and her gentle kiss,
Suatu kali di masa mudaku, ketika gay dan bebas, Seorang gadis mencintaiku; dan
ciuman lembutnya,
Rich in its tender love and purity, Taught me, alas! too much of earthly bliss. Dear child!
Kaya akan cinta dan kemurniannya yang lembut, Aduh, aduh! terlalu banyak
kebahagiaan duniawi. Anakku sayang!
She only thought of youthful glee; She loved no wealth, but fairy tales and me. Thou
Dia hanya memikirkan kegembiraan masa muda; Dia tidak mencintai kekayaan, tapi
dongeng dan aku. Engkau
knowest: ah, pity me! Oh were I rich! again is all my prayer: That child is now a woman,
paling tahu: ah, kasihan aku! Oh apakah saya kaya! lagi adalah semua doa saya: Anak itu
sekarang seorang wanita,
fair and free, As good and beautiful as angels are. Oh, were I rich in lovers' poetry,
adil dan bebas, Sebaik dan seindah bidadari. Oh, apakah saya kaya akan puisi kekasih,
To tell my fairy tale, love's richest lore! But no; I must be silent– I am poor. Ah, wilt thou
Untuk menceritakan dongeng saya, pengetahuan cinta terkaya! Tapi tidak; Saya harus
diam– saya miskin. Ah, maukah kamu
pity me? Oh were I rich in truth and peace below, I need not then my poverty bewail.
kasihan padaku? Oh seandainya saya kaya akan kebenaran dan kedamaian di bawah ini,
maka saya tidak perlu meratapi kemiskinan saya.
To thee I dedicate these lines of woe; Wilt thou not understand the mournful tale? A leaf
Kepadamu aku persembahkan baris-baris celaka ini; Apakah kamu tidak mengerti kisah
sedih itu? Daun
on which my sorrows I relate–Dark story of a darker night of fate. Ah, bless and pity
me!"
di mana kesedihan saya saya ceritakan– Kisah kelam tentang malam takdir yang lebih
gelap. Ah, berkati dan kasihanilah aku!"
"Well, yes; people write poems when they are in love, but a wise man will not print them.
"Ya, ya; orang menulis puisi ketika mereka sedang jatuh cinta, tetapi orang bijak tidak
akan mencetaknya.
A lieutenant in love, and poor. This is a triangle, or more properly speaking, the half of
Seorang letnan yang sedang jatuh cinta, dan miskin. Ini adalah segitiga, atau lebih
tepatnya, setengahnya
the broken die of fortune." The lieutenant felt this very keenly, and therefore leaned his
dadu keberuntungan yang rusak." Letnan itu merasakan ini dengan sangat tajam, dan
karena itu bersandar padanya
head against the window-frame, and sighed deeply. "The poor watchman in the street,"
kepala ke bingkai jendela, dan menghela napas dalam-dalam. "Penjaga yang malang di
jalan,"
said he, "is far happier than I am. He knows not what I call poverty. He has a home, a
katanya, "jauh lebih bahagia daripada saya. Dia tidak tahu apa yang saya sebut
kemiskinan. Dia punya rumah, seorang
wife and children, who weep at his sorrow and rejoice at his joy. Oh, how much happier I
istri dan anak-anaknya, yang menangisi kesedihannya dan bergembira atas
kegembiraannya. Oh, betapa bahagianya aku
should be could I change my being and position with him, and pass through life with his
seharusnya bisakah aku mengubah wujud dan posisiku bersamanya, dan menjalani hidup
bersamanya
humble expectations and hopes! Yes, he is indeed happier than I am." At this moment
harapan dan harapan yang rendah hati! Ya, dia memang lebih bahagia dari saya." Pada
saat ini
the watchman again became a watchman; for having, through the goloshes of Fortune,
penjaga kembali menjadi penjaga; karena memiliki, melalui goloshes of Fortune
passed into the existence of the lieutenant, and found himself less contented than he
melewati keberadaan letnan, dan mendapati dirinya kurang puas dari dia
expected, he had preferred his former condition, and wished himself again a watchman.
diharapkan, dia lebih menyukai kondisinya yang dulu, dan berharap dirinya kembali
menjadi penjaga.
"That was an ugly dream," said he, "but droll enough. It seemed to me as if I were the
"Itu adalah mimpi yang buruk," katanya, "tapi cukup menggelikan. Sepertinya aku adalah
mimpinya
lieutenant up yonder, but there was no happiness for me. I missed my wife and the little
letnan di sana, tapi tidak ada kebahagiaan bagiku. Aku merindukan istriku dan si kecil
ones, who are always ready to smother me with kisses." He sat down again and nodded,
yang selalu siap mencekikku dengan ciuman." Dia duduk lagi dan mengangguk,
but he could not get the dream out of his thoughts, and he still had the goloshes on his
tetapi dia tidak bisa menghilangkan mimpi itu dari pikirannya, dan dia masih memiliki
sepatu golosh
feet. A falling star gleamed across the sky. "There goes one!" cried he. "However, there
kaki. Sebuah bintang jatuh bersinar di langit. "Itu dia!" serunya. "Namun, di sana
are quite enough left; I should very much like to examine these a little nearer, especially
cukup tersisa; Saya sangat ingin memeriksanya lebih dekat, khususnya
the moon, for that could not slip away under one's hands. The student, for whom my
bulan, karena itu tidak bisa lolos di bawah tangan seseorang. Siswa, untuk siapa saya
wife washes, says that when we die we shall fly from one star to another. If that were
istri mencuci, mengatakan bahwa ketika kita mati kita akan terbang dari satu bintang ke
bintang lainnya. Jika itu
true, it would be very delightful, but I don't believe it. I wish I could make a little spring
up
benar, itu akan sangat menyenangkan, tapi saya tidak percaya. Saya berharap saya bisa
membuat sedikit musim semi
there now; I would willingly let my body lie here on the steps." There are certain things
in
disana sekarang; Saya rela membiarkan tubuh saya berbaring di tangga ini." Ada hal-hal
tertentu di dalamnya
the world which should be uttered very cautiously; doubly so when the speaker has on
dunia yang harus diucapkan dengan sangat hati-hati; dua kali lipat saat speaker menyala
his feet the goloshes of Fortune. Now we shall hear what happened to the watchman.
kakinya goloshes Fortune. Sekarang kita akan mendengar apa yang terjadi pada penjaga
itu.
Nearly every one is acquainted with the great power of steam; we have proved it by the
Hampir setiap orang mengenal kekuatan uap yang besar; kami telah membuktikannya
dengan
rapidity with which we can travel, both on a railroad or in a steamship across the sea. But
kecepatan yang dapat kita tempuh, baik dengan kereta api maupun dengan kapal uap
melintasi lautan. Tetapi
this speed is like the movements of the sloth, or the crawling march of the snail, when
kecepatan ini seperti gerakan kemalasan, atau gerakan merangkak siput, kapan
compared to the swiftness with which light travels; light flies nineteen million times
dibandingkan dengan kecepatan perjalanan cahaya; cahaya terbang sembilan belas juta
kali
faster than the fleetest race-horse, and electricity is more rapid still. Death is an electric
lebih cepat daripada kuda pacuan tercepat, dan listrik masih lebih cepat. Kematian adalah
listrik
shock which we receive in our hearts, and on the wings of electricity the liberated soul
kejutan yang kita terima di hati kita, dan di sayap listrik jiwa yang terbebaskan
flies away swiftly, the light from the sun travels to our earth ninety-five millions of miles
terbang dengan cepat, cahaya dari matahari bergerak ke bumi kita sejauh sembilan puluh
lima juta mil
in eight minutes and a few seconds; but on the wings of electricity, the mind requires
dalam delapan menit dan beberapa detik; tetapi pada sayap listrik, pikiran membutuhkan
only a second to accomplish the same distance. The space between the heavenly bodies
hanya satu detik untuk mencapai jarak yang sama. Ruang antara benda-benda langit
is, to thought, no farther than the distance which we may have to walk from one friend's
adalah, untuk berpikir, tidak lebih jauh dari jarak yang mungkin harus kita tempuh dari
seorang teman
house to another in the same town; yet this electric shock obliges us to use our bodies
rumah ke rumah lain di kota yang sama; namun sengatan listrik ini memaksa kita untuk
menggunakan tubuh kita
here below, unless, like the watchman, we have on the goloshes of Fortune. In a very few
di sini di bawah, kecuali, seperti penjaga, kita memiliki goloshes of Fortune. Dalam
beberapa
seconds the watchman had travelled more than two hundred thousand miles to the
detik penjaga telah menempuh jarak lebih dari dua ratus ribu mil ke
moon, which is formed of a lighter material than our earth, and may be said to be as soft
bulan, yang terbentuk dari bahan yang lebih ringan dari bumi kita, dan boleh dikatakan
lunak
as new fallen snow. He found himself on one of the circular range of mountains which
we
sebagai salju yang baru turun. Dia mendapati dirinya berada di salah satu pegunungan
melingkar yang kami
see represented in Dr. Madler's large map of the moon. The interior had the appearance
lihat terwakili dalam peta besar bulan Dr. Madler. Interior memiliki penampilan
of a large hollow, bowl-shaped, with a depth about half a mile from the brim. Within this
cekungan besar, berbentuk mangkuk, dengan kedalaman sekitar setengah mil dari
pinggirannya. Dengan ini
hollow stood a large town; we may form some idea of its appearance by pouring the
hollow berdiri sebuah kota besar; kita dapat membentuk beberapa gagasan tentang
penampilannya dengan menuangkannya
white of an egg into a glass of water. The materials of which it was built seemed just as
putih telur ke dalam segelas air. Bahan pembuatnya tampak sama
soft, and pictured forth cloudy turrets and sail-like terraces, quite transparent, and
lembut, dan digambarkan menara berawan dan teras seperti layar, cukup transparan, dan
floating in the thin air. Our earth hung over his head like a great dark red ball. Presently
mengambang di udara tipis. Bumi kita menggantung di atas kepalanya seperti bola merah
tua yang besar. Sekarang
he discovered a number of beings, which might certainly be called men, but were very
dia menemukan sejumlah makhluk, yang pasti bisa disebut laki-laki, tapi sangat
discovered these. Had they been placed in groups, and painted, it might have been said,
menemukan ini. Seandainya mereka ditempatkan dalam kelompok, dan dicat, mungkin
bisa dikatakan,
"What beautiful foliage!" They had also a language of their own. No one could have
"Dedaunan yang indah!" Mereka juga memiliki bahasa mereka sendiri. Tidak ada yang
bisa
expected the soul of the watchman to understand it, and yet he did understand it, for our
mengharapkan jiwa penjaga untuk memahaminya, namun dia memahaminya, untuk kita
souls have much greater capabilities then we are inclined to believe. Do we not, in our
jiwa memiliki kemampuan yang jauh lebih besar daripada yang cenderung kita percayai.
Apakah kita tidak, di kita
dreams, show a wonderful dramatic talent? each of our acquaintance appears to us then
mimpi, tunjukkan bakat dramatis yang luar biasa? setiap kenalan kami muncul di
hadapan kami saat itu
in his own character, and with his own voice; no man could thus imitate them in his
dalam karakternya sendiri, dan dengan suaranya sendiri; tidak ada orang yang dapat
meniru mereka dengan cara demikian
waking hours. How clearly, too, we are reminded of persons whom we have not seen for
waktu bangun tidur. Betapa jelas juga, kita diingatkan tentang orang-orang yang belum
pernah kita lihat
many years; they start up suddenly to the mind's eye with all their peculiarities as living
bertahun-tahun; mereka tiba-tiba muncul di mata pikiran dengan semua kekhasan mereka
sebagai makhluk hidup
realities. In fact, this memory of the soul is a fearful thing; every sin, every sinful thought
realitas. Nyatanya, ingatan jiwa ini adalah hal yang menakutkan; setiap dosa, setiap
pikiran berdosa
it can bring back, and we may well ask how we are to give account of "every idle word"
itu dapat membawa kembali, dan kita mungkin bertanya bagaimana kita harus
mempertanggungjawabkan "setiap kata yang sia-sia"
that may have been whispered in the heart or uttered with the lips. The spirit of the
yang mungkin telah dibisikkan di dalam hati atau diucapkan dengan bibir. Semangat dari
watchman therefore understood very well the language of the inhabitants of the moon.
Oleh karena itu, penjaga sangat memahami bahasa penduduk bulan.
They were disputing about our earth, and doubted whether it could be inhabited. The
Mereka berselisih tentang bumi kita, dan ragu apakah bisa dihuni. Itu
atmosphere, they asserted, must be too dense for any inhabitants of the moon to exist
atmosfer, tegas mereka, pasti terlalu padat untuk keberadaan penghuni bulan
there. They maintained that the moon alone was inhabited, and was really the heavenly
di sana. Mereka berpendapat bahwa hanya bulan yang berpenghuni, dan benar-benar
surgawi
body in which the old world people lived. They likewise talked politics. But now we will
tubuh tempat orang-orang dunia lama hidup. Mereka juga berbicara tentang politik. Tapi
sekarang kita akan melakukannya
descend to East Street, and see what happened to the watchman's body. He sat lifeless
turun ke East Street, dan lihat apa yang terjadi pada tubuh penjaga itu. Dia duduk tak
bernyawa
on the steps. His staff had fallen out of his hand, and his eyes stared at the moon, about
di tangga. Tongkatnya jatuh dari tangannya, dan matanya menatap bulan, sekitar
which his honest soul was wandering. "What is it o'clock, watchman?" inquired a
yang jiwanya yang jujur sedang mengembara. "Jam berapa ini, penjaga?" bertanya
seorang
passenger. But there was no answer from the watchman. The man then pulled his nose
penumpang. Tapi tidak ada jawaban dari penjaga. Pria itu kemudian menarik hidungnya
gently, which caused him to lose his balance. The body fell forward, and lay at full length
lembut, yang menyebabkan dia kehilangan keseimbangan. Tubuh jatuh ke depan, dan
berbaring dengan panjang penuh
on the ground as one dead. All his comrades were very much frightened, for he seemed
di tanah sebagai satu mati. Semua rekannya sangat ketakutan, karena dia tampak seperti
itu
quite dead; still they allowed him to remain after they had given notice of what had
cukup mati; tetap saja mereka mengizinkannya untuk tetap tinggal setelah mereka
memberi tahu apa yang terjadi
happened; and at dawn the body was carried to the hospital. We might imagine it to be
telah terjadi; dan saat subuh jenazah dibawa ke rumah sakit. Kita mungkin
membayangkannya
no jesting matter if the soul of the man should chance to return to him, for most
tidak masalah jika jiwa pria itu kebetulan kembali padanya, untuk sebagian besar
probably it would seek for the body in East Street without being able to find it. We might
mungkin dia akan mencari mayatnya di East Street tanpa bisa menemukannya. Kita
mungkin
fancy the soul inquiring of the police, or at the address office, or among the missing
bayangkan jiwa bertanya kepada polisi, atau di kantor alamat, atau di antara yang hilang
parcels, and then at length finding it at the hospital. But we may comfort ourselves by the
parsel, dan kemudian akhirnya menemukannya di rumah sakit. Tapi kita dapat menghibur
diri kita sendiri dengan
certainty that the soul, when acting upon its own impulses, is wiser than we are; it is the
kepastian jiwa, ketika bertindak atas dorongannya sendiri, lebih bijaksana daripada kita;
ini adalah
body that makes it stupid. As we have said, the watchman's body had been taken to the
tubuh yang membuatnya bodoh. Seperti yang telah kami katakan, tubuh penjaga telah
dibawa ke
hospital, and here it was placed in a room to be washed. Naturally, the first thing done
rumah sakit, dan di sini ditempatkan di kamar untuk dicuci. Secara alami, hal pertama
yang dilakukan
here was to take off the goloshes, upon which the soul was instantly obliged to return,
di sini adalah melepas goloshes, di mana jiwa harus segera kembali,
and it took the direct road to the body at once, and in a few seconds the man's life
dan itu mengambil jalan langsung ke tubuh sekaligus, dan dalam beberapa detik nyawa
pria itu
returned to him. He declared, when he quite recovered himself, that this had been the
kembali padanya. Dia menyatakan, ketika dia benar-benar pulih, bahwa inilah saatnya
most dreadful night he had ever passed; not for a hundred pounds would he go through
malam paling mengerikan yang pernah dia lewati; bukan untuk seratus pound yang akan
dia lalui
such feelings again. However, it was all over now. The same day he was allowed to
leave,
perasaan seperti itu lagi. Namun, semuanya sudah berakhir sekarang. Pada hari yang
sama dia diizinkan pergi,
but the goloshes remained at the hospital. The Eventful Moment – A Most Unusual
tapi goloshes tetap di rumah sakit. Momen Penting – Yang Paling Tidak Biasa
Hospital is like; but as most probably a few of those who read this little tale may not
Rumah Sakit itu seperti; tetapi kemungkinan besar beberapa dari mereka yang membaca
kisah kecil ini mungkin tidak
reside in Copenhagen, we will give a short description of it. The hospital is separated
tinggal di Kopenhagen, kami akan memberikan deskripsi singkat tentang itu. Rumah
sakit dipisahkan
from the street by an iron railing, in which the bars stand so wide apart that, it is said,
dari jalan dengan pagar besi, di mana jeruji berdiri begitu lebar sehingga dikatakan,
some very slim patients have squeezed through, and gone to pay little visits in the town.
beberapa pasien yang sangat kurus telah masuk, dan pergi untuk melakukan kunjungan
kecil di kota.
The most difficult part of the body to get through was the head; and in this case, as it
Bagian tubuh yang paling sulit dilalui adalah kepala; dan dalam hal ini, seperti itu
often happens in the world, the small heads were the most fortunate. This will serve as
sering terjadi di dunia, kepala kecillah yang paling beruntung. Ini akan berfungsi sebagai
sufficient introduction to our tale. One of the young volunteers, of whom, physically
pengantar yang cukup untuk kisah kita. Salah satu relawan muda, di antaranya, secara
fisik
speaking, it might be said that he had a great head, was on guard that evening at the
berbicara, dapat dikatakan bahwa dia memiliki kepala yang hebat, sedang berjaga malam
itu di
hospital. The rain was pouring down, yet, in spite of these two obstacles, he wanted to go
RSUD. Hujan deras turun, namun terlepas dari dua rintangan ini, dia ingin pergi
out just for a quarter of an hour; it was not worth while, he thought, to make a confidant
keluar hanya untuk seperempat jam; tidak ada gunanya, pikirnya, untuk membuat orang
kepercayaan
of the porter, as he could easily slip through the iron railings. There lay the goloshes,
porter, karena dia bisa dengan mudah menyelinap melalui pagar besi. Di sana tergeletak
goloshes,
which the watchman had forgotten. It never occurred to him that these could be
yang telah dilupakan penjaga itu. Tidak pernah terpikir olehnya bahwa ini bisa terjadi
goloshes of Fortune. They would be very serviceable to him in this rainy weather, so he
golosh of Fortune. Mereka akan sangat berguna baginya dalam cuaca hujan seperti ini,
jadi dia
drew them on. Now came the question whether he could squeeze through the palings;
menarik mereka. Sekarang muncul pertanyaan apakah dia bisa masuk melalui palings;
he certainly had never tried, so he stood looking at them. "I wish to goodness my head
dia pasti belum pernah mencoba, jadi dia berdiri memandangi mereka. "Saya ingin
kebaikan kepala saya
was through," said he, and instantly, though it was so thick and large, it slipped through
sudah lewat," katanya, dan seketika, meski begitu tebal dan besar, ia lolos
quite easily. The goloshes answered that purpose very well, but his body had to follow,
cukup mudah. Goloshes menjawab tujuan itu dengan sangat baik, tetapi tubuhnya harus
mengikuti,
and this was impossible. "I am too fat," he said; "I thought my head would be the worst,
dan ini tidak mungkin. "Saya terlalu gemuk," katanya; "Saya pikir kepala saya akan
menjadi yang terburuk,
but I cannot get my body through, that is certain." Then he tried to pull his head back
tapi aku tidak bisa melewati tubuhku, itu sudah pasti." Kemudian dia mencoba menarik
kepalanya ke belakang
again, but without success; he could move his neck about easily enough, and that was all.
lagi, tetapi tidak berhasil; dia bisa menggerakkan lehernya dengan cukup mudah, dan itu
saja.
His first feeling was one of anger, and then his spirits sank below zero. The goloshes of
Perasaan pertamanya adalah kemarahan, dan kemudian semangatnya tenggelam di bawah
nol. The goloshes of
Fortune had placed him in this terrible position, and unfortunately it never occurred to
Keberuntungan telah menempatkannya pada posisi yang mengerikan ini, dan sayangnya
hal itu tidak pernah terpikirkan olehnya
him to wish himself free. No, instead of wishing he kept twisting about, yet did not stir
dia ingin dirinya bebas. Tidak, alih-alih berharap dia terus berputar, namun tidak
bergerak
from the spot. The rain poured, and not a creature could be seen in the street. The
dari tempat. Hujan turun deras, dan tidak ada makhluk yang terlihat di jalan. Itu
porter's bell he was unable to reach, and however was he to get loose! He foresaw that
porter's bell dia tidak dapat mencapainya, dan bagaimanapun dia harus lepas! Dia
meramalkan itu
he should have to stay there till morning, and then they must send for a smith to file
dia harus tinggal di sana sampai pagi, dan kemudian mereka harus mengirim seorang
pandai besi untuk mengajukan
away the iron bars, and that would be a work of time. All the charity children would just
jeruji besi, dan itu akan memakan waktu. Semua anak amal akan adil
be going to school: and all the sailors who inhabited that quarter of the town would be
pergi ke sekolah: dan semua pelaut yang mendiami bagian kota itu akan pergi
there to see him standing in the pillory. What a crowd there would be. "Ha," he cried,
di sana untuk melihatnya berdiri di pilar. Apa kerumunan akan ada. "Hah," teriaknya,
"the blood is rushing to my head, and I shall go mad. I believe I am crazy already; oh, I
"darah mengalir deras ke kepalaku, dan aku akan menjadi gila. Aku yakin aku sudah gila;
oh, aku
wish I were free, then all these sensations would pass off." This is just what he ought to
seandainya aku bebas, maka semua sensasi ini akan hilang." Inilah yang seharusnya dia
lakukan
have said at first. The moment he had expressed the thought his head was free. He
telah mengatakan pada awalnya. Saat dia mengungkapkan pemikirannya, kepalanya
bebas. Dia
started back, quite bewildered with the fright which the goloshes of Fortune had caused
mulai kembali, cukup bingung dengan ketakutan yang disebabkan oleh goloshes Fortune
him. But we must not suppose it was all over; no, indeed, there was worse to come yet.
dia. Tapi kita tidak boleh menganggap semuanya sudah berakhir; tidak, memang, masih
ada yang lebih buruk yang akan datang.
The night passed, and the whole of the following day; but no one sent for the goloshes. In
Malam berlalu, dan sepanjang hari berikutnya; tapi tidak ada yang mengirim goloshes. Di
dalam
the evening a declamatory performance was to take place at the amateur theatre in a
malam pertunjukan deklamasi akan berlangsung di teater amatir di sebuah
distant street. The house was crowded; among the audience was the young volunteer
jalan yang jauh. Rumah itu penuh sesak; di antara hadirin adalah sukarelawan muda
from the hospital, who seemed to have quite forgotten his adventures of the previous
dari rumah sakit, yang sepertinya sudah cukup melupakan petualangannya sebelumnya
evening. He had on the goloshes; they had not been sent for, and as the streets were still
malam. Dia memakai goloshes; mereka belum dikirim, dan karena jalanan diam
very dirty, they were of great service to him. A new poem, entitled "My Aunt's
sangat kotor, mereka sangat melayani dia. Sebuah puisi baru berjudul "Bibiku
Spectacles," was being recited. It described these spectacles as possessing a wonderful
Spectacles," sedang dibacakan. Itu menggambarkan kacamata ini memiliki keindahan
power; if any one put them on in a large assembly the people appeared like cards, and
kekuatan; jika ada yang memakainya dalam pertemuan besar, orang-orang itu tampak
seperti kartu, dan
the future events of ensuing years could be easily foretold by them. The idea struck him
peristiwa masa depan di tahun-tahun berikutnya dapat dengan mudah diramalkan oleh
mereka. Gagasan itu mengejutkannya
that he should very much like to have such a pair of spectacles; for, if used rightly, they
bahwa dia sangat ingin memiliki kacamata seperti itu; karena, jika digunakan dengan
benar, mereka
would perhaps enable him to see into the hearts of people, which he thought would be
mungkin akan memungkinkan dia untuk melihat ke dalam hati orang-orang, yang dia
pikir akan terjadi
more interesting than to know what was going to happen next year; for future events
lebih menarik daripada mengetahui apa yang akan terjadi tahun depan; untuk acara
mendatang
would be sure to show themselves, but the hearts of people never. "I can fancy what I
pasti akan menunjukkan diri, tapi hati orang tidak pernah. "Aku bisa menyukai apa yang
aku
should see in the whole row of ladies and gentlemen on the first seat, if I could only look
harus melihat di seluruh barisan bapak dan ibu di kursi pertama, jika saya hanya bisa
melihat
into their hearts; that lady, I imagine, keeps a store for things of all descriptions; how my
ke dalam hati mereka; wanita itu, saya kira, menyimpan barang-barang dari semua
deskripsi; bagaimana saya
eyes would wander about in that collection; with many ladies I should no doubt find a
mata akan berkeliaran di koleksi itu; dengan banyak wanita saya pasti akan menemukan
sebuah
large millinery establishment. There is another that is perhaps empty, and would be all
pendirian pabrik topi wanita besar. Ada lagi yang mungkin kosong, dan akan menjadi
segalanya
the better for cleaning out. There may be some well stored with good articles. Ah, yes,"
lebih baik untuk dibersihkan. Mungkin ada beberapa barang yang disimpan dengan baik.
Ah iya,"
he sighed, "I know one, in which everything is solid, but a servant is there already, and
dia menghela nafas, "Aku tahu satu, di mana semuanya padat, tetapi seorang pelayan
sudah ada di sana, dan
that is the only thing against it. I dare say from many I should hear the words, 'Please to
itulah satu-satunya hal yang menentangnya. Saya berani mengatakan dari banyak orang
saya harus mendengar kata-kata, 'Tolong
walk in.' I only wish I could slip into the hearts like a little tiny thought." This was the
word
berjalan di.' Saya hanya berharap saya bisa menyelinap ke dalam hati seperti pikiran kecil
kecil." Ini adalah kata
of command for the goloshes. The volunteer shrunk up together, and commenced a most
perintah untuk goloshes. Relawan menyusut bersama, dan memulai sebagian besar
unusual journey through the hearts of the spectators in the first row. The first heart he
perjalanan yang tidak biasa menembus hati para penonton di baris pertama. Hati pertama
dia
entered was that of a lady, but he thought he must have got into one of the rooms of an
masuk adalah seorang wanita, tapi dia pikir dia pasti masuk ke salah satu kamar seorang
orthopedic institution where plaster casts of deformed limbs were hanging on the walls,
lembaga ortopedi tempat gips dari anggota tubuh yang cacat digantung di dinding,
with this difference, that the casts in the institution are formed when the patient enters,
dengan perbedaan ini, gips di institusi terbentuk saat pasien masuk,
but here they were formed and preserved after the good people had left. These were
tetapi di sini mereka dibentuk dan dilestarikan setelah orang-orang baik pergi. Ini adalah
casts of the bodily and mental deformities of the lady's female friends carefully
gips cacat tubuh dan mental dari teman wanita wanita itu dengan hati-hati
preserved. Quickly he passed into another heart, which had the appearance of a
diawetkan. Dengan cepat dia berpindah ke hati lain, yang memiliki penampilan
spacious, holy church, with the white dove of innocence fluttering over the altar. Gladly
luas, gereja suci, dengan burung merpati putih tak bersalah berkibar di atas altar. Dengan
senang hati
would he have fallen on his knees in such a sacred place; but he was carried on to
apakah dia akan berlutut di tempat yang begitu suci; tapi dia dibawa ke
another heart, still, however, listening to the tones of the organ, and feeling himself that
hati lain, masih, bagaimanapun, mendengarkan nada organ, dan merasakannya sendiri
he had become another and a better man. The next heart was also a sanctuary, which he
dia telah menjadi orang lain dan pria yang lebih baik. Hati berikutnya juga merupakan
tempat perlindungan, yang dia
felt almost unworthy to enter; it represented a mean garret, in which lay a sick mother;
merasa hampir tidak layak untuk masuk; itu mewakili loteng yang rata, di mana terbaring
seorang ibu yang sakit;
but the warm sunshine streamed through the window, lovely roses bloomed in a little
tetapi sinar matahari yang hangat mengalir melalui jendela, mawar-mawar indah
bermekaran sedikit
flowerbox on the roof, two blue birds sang of childlike joys, and the sick mother prayed
peti bawah di atap, dua burung biru berkicau tentang kegembiraan anak kecil, dan ibu
yang sakit itu berdoa
for a blessing on her daughter. Next he crept on his hands and knees through an
untuk memberkati putrinya. Selanjutnya dia merangkak dengan tangan dan lututnya
melalui
overfilled butcher's shop; there was meat, nothing but meat, wherever he stepped; this
toko daging yang terlalu penuh; ada daging, tidak ada apa-apa selain daging, kemanapun
dia melangkah; ini
was the heart of a rich, respectable man, whose name is doubtless in the directory. Then
adalah hati seorang pria kaya dan terhormat, yang namanya tidak diragukan lagi ada
dalam direktori. Kemudian
he entered the heart of this man's wife; it was an old, tumble-down pigeon-house; the
dia memasuki hati istri pria ini; itu adalah rumah merpati tua yang roboh; itu
husband's portrait served as a weather-cock; it was connected with all the doors, which
potret suami berfungsi sebagai ayam cuaca; itu terhubung dengan semua pintu, yang
mana
opened and shut just as the husband's decision turned. The next heart was a complete
dibuka dan ditutup tepat saat keputusan suami berubah. Hati berikutnya adalah lengkap
cabinet of mirrors, such as can be seen in the Castle of Rosenberg. But these mirrors
lemari cermin, seperti yang bisa dilihat di Kastil Rosenberg. Tapi cermin ini
magnified in an astonishing degree; in the middle of the floor sat, like the Grand Lama,
diperbesar dalam tingkat yang mencengangkan; di tengah lantai duduk, seperti Grand
Lama,
the insignificant I of the owner, astonished at the contemplation of his own features. At
saya yang tidak penting dari pemiliknya, heran melihat wajahnya sendiri. Pada
his next visit he fancied he must have got into a narrow needlecase, full of sharp needles:
kunjungan berikutnya dia membayangkan dia pasti masuk ke dalam kotak jarum yang
sempit, penuh dengan jarum tajam:
"Oh," thought he, "this must be the heart of an old maid;" but such was not the fact; it
“Oh,” pikirnya, “ini pasti hati seorang perawan tua;” tapi bukan itu kenyataannya; dia
belonged to a young officer, who wore several orders, and was said to be a man of
milik seorang perwira muda, yang mengenakan beberapa perintah, dan dikatakan sebagai
seorang pria
intellect and heart. The poor volunteer came out of the last heart in the row quite
akal dan hati. Relawan yang malang keluar dari hati terakhir dalam barisan dengan
tenang
bewildered. He could not collect his thoughts, and imagined his foolish fancies had
bingung. Dia tidak bisa menenangkan pikirannya, dan membayangkan fantasi bodohnya
carried him away. "Good gracious!" he sighed, "I must have a tendency to softening of
membawanya pergi. "Astaga!" dia menghela nafas, "Saya pasti memiliki kecenderungan
untuk melunak
the brain, and here it is so exceedingly hot that the blood is rushing to my head." And
otak, dan di sini sangat panas sehingga darah mengalir deras ke kepalaku." Dan
then suddenly recurred to him the strange event of the evening before, when his head
lalu tiba-tiba teringat kejadian aneh malam sebelumnya, saat kepalanya
had been fixed between the iron railings in front of the hospital. "That is the cause of it
dipasang di antara pagar besi di depan rumah sakit. "Itulah penyebabnya
all!" he exclaimed, "I must do something in time. A Russian bath would be a very good
semuanya!" serunya, "Saya harus melakukan sesuatu pada waktunya. Pemandian Rusia
akan sangat bagus
thing to begin with. I wish I were lying on one of the highest shelves." Sure enough, there
hal untuk memulai. Saya berharap saya berbaring di salah satu rak tertinggi." Benar saja,
di sana
he lay on an upper shelf of a vapor bath, still in his evening costume, with his boots and
dia berbaring di rak atas pemandian uap, masih dengan kostum malamnya, dengan sepatu
botnya dan
goloshes on, and the hot drops from the ceiling falling on his face. "Ho!" he cried,
goloshes, dan tetes panas dari langit-langit jatuh di wajahnya. "Ho!" dia menangis,
jumping down and rushing towards the plunging bath. The attendant stopped him with a
melompat turun dan bergegas menuju bak mandi terjun. Petugas menghentikannya
dengan
loud cry, when he saw a man with all his clothes on. The volunteer had, however,
teriakan nyaring, ketika dia melihat seorang pria dengan semua pakaiannya. Namun,
sukarelawan itu memilikinya,
presence of mind enough to whisper, "It is for a wager;" but the first thing he did, when
kehadiran pikiran yang cukup untuk berbisik, "Ini untuk taruhan;" tapi hal pertama yang
dia lakukan, kapan
he reached his own room, was to put a large blister on his neck, and another on his back,
dia sampai di kamarnya sendiri, untuk meletakkan lepuh besar di lehernya, dan satu lagi
di punggungnya,
that his crazy fit might be cured. The next morning his back was very sore, which was all
bahwa penyakit gilanya bisa disembuhkan. Keesokan paginya punggungnya sangat sakit,
itu saja
he gained by the goloshes of Fortune. The Clerk's Transformation The watchman, whom
dia menang dengan goloshes of Fortune. Transformasi Panitera Penjaga, siapa
we of course have not forgotten, thought, after a while, of the goloshes which he had
kita tentu saja tidak melupakan, memikirkan, setelah beberapa saat, tentang goloshes
yang dia miliki
found and taken to the hospital; so he went and fetched them. But neither the lieutenant
ditemukan dan dibawa ke rumah sakit; jadi dia pergi dan mengambilnya. Tapi tidak
dengan letnan
nor any one in the street could recognize them as their own, so he gave them up to the
juga tidak ada orang di jalan yang bisa mengenalinya sebagai milik mereka, jadi dia
menyerahkannya kepada
police. "They look exactly like my own goloshes," said one of the clerks, examining the
POLISI. "Mereka persis seperti goloshes saya sendiri," kata salah satu panitera,
memeriksa
unknown articles, as they stood by the side of his own. "It would require even more than
artikel yang tidak diketahui, karena mereka berdiri di sisinya sendiri. "Itu akan
membutuhkan lebih dari
the eye of a shoemaker to know one pair from the other." "Master clerk," said a servant
mata pembuat sepatu untuk mengetahui satu pasang dari yang lain." "Tuan juru tulis,"
kata seorang pelayan
who entered with some papers. The clerk turned and spoke to the man; but when he had
yang masuk dengan beberapa kertas. Petugas itu berbalik dan berbicara kepada pria itu;
tapi ketika dia punya
done with him, he turned to look at the goloshes again, and now he was in greater doubt
selesai dengan dia, dia berbalik untuk melihat goloshes lagi, dan sekarang dia semakin
ragu
than ever as to whether the pair on the right or on the left belonged to him. "Those that
dari sebelumnya, apakah pasangan di kanan atau di kiri miliknya. "Mereka itu
are wet must be mine," thought he; but he thought wrong, it was just the reverse. The
basah pasti milikku," pikirnya; tapi dia salah sangka, justru sebaliknya. The
goloshes of Fortune were the wet pair; and, besides, why should not a clerk in a police
goloshes of Fortune adalah pasangan basah; dan, selain itu, mengapa tidak menjadi
panitera di kepolisian
office be wrong sometimes? So he drew them on, thrust his papers into his pocket,
kantor terkadang salah? Jadi dia menariknya, memasukkan kertas-kertasnya ke dalam
sakunya,
placed a few manuscripts under his arm, which he had to take with him, and to make
menempatkan beberapa manuskrip di bawah lengannya, yang harus dia bawa, dan untuk
membuatnya
abstracts from at home. Then, as it was Sunday morning and the weather very fine, he
abstrak dari rumah. Kemudian, saat itu hari Minggu pagi dan cuaca sangat cerah, dia
said to himself, "A walk to Fredericksburg will do me good:" so away he went. There
berkata pada dirinya sendiri, "Jalan-jalan ke Fredericksburg akan bermanfaat bagiku:"
jadi dia pergi. Di sana
could not be a quieter or more steady young man than this clerk. We will not grudge him
tidak bisa menjadi pemuda yang lebih pendiam atau lebih mantap daripada pegawai ini.
Kami tidak akan mendendam padanya
this little walk, it was just the thing to do him good after sitting so much. He went on at
jalan kecil ini, itu hanya hal yang membuatnya baik setelah duduk begitu banyak. Dia
melanjutkan pada
first like a mere automaton, without thought or wish; therefore the goloshes had no
pertama seperti robot belaka, tanpa pikiran atau keinginan; oleh karena itu goloshes tidak
punya
opportunity to display their magic power. In the avenue he met with an acquaintance,
kesempatan untuk menampilkan kekuatan sihir mereka. Di jalan dia bertemu dengan
seorang kenalan,
one of our young poets, who told him that he intended to start on the following day on a
salah satu penyair muda kami, yang mengatakan kepadanya bahwa dia bermaksud untuk
memulai keesokan harinya di
summer excursion. "Are you really going away so soon?" asked the clerk. "What a free,
tamasya musim panas. "Apakah kamu benar-benar akan pergi begitu cepat?" tanya
petugas. "Apa yang gratis,
happy man you are. You can roam about where you will, while such as we are tied by the
kamu pria yang bahagia. Anda dapat berkeliaran di mana Anda akan, sementara seperti
kita terikat oleh
foot." "But it is fastened to the bread-tree," replied the poet. "You need have no anxiety
kaki." "Tapi diikat ke pohon roti," jawab penyair. "Anda tidak perlu khawatir
for the morrow; and when you are old there is a pension for you." "Ah, yes; but you have
untuk besok; dan ketika Anda tua ada pensiun untuk Anda." "Ah, ya; tapi kamu punya
the best of it," said the clerk; "it must be so delightful to sit and write poetry. The whole
yang terbaik," kata pegawai itu; "pasti sangat menyenangkan bisa duduk dan menulis
puisi. Keseluruhan
world makes itself agreeable to you, and then you are your own master. You should try
dunia membuat dirinya menyenangkan bagi Anda, dan kemudian Anda adalah tuan Anda
sendiri. Kamu harus mencobanya
how you would like to listen to all the trivial things in a court of justice." The poet shook
bagaimana Anda ingin mendengarkan semua hal sepele di pengadilan." Penyair itu
gemetar
his head, so also did the clerk; each retained his own opinion, and so they parted. "They
kepalanya, begitu juga petugas; masing-masing mempertahankan pendapatnya sendiri,
sehingga mereka berpisah. "Mereka
are strange people, these poets," thought the clerk. "I should like to try what it is to have
adalah orang-orang aneh, para penyair ini," pikir pegawai itu. "Saya ingin mencoba apa
yang harus dimiliki
a poetic taste, and to become a poet myself. I am sure I should not write such mournful
rasa puitis, dan menjadi seorang penyair sendiri. Saya yakin saya seharusnya tidak
menulis kesedihan seperti itu
verses as they do. This is a splendid spring day for a poet, the air is so remarkably clear,
ayat seperti yang mereka lakukan. Ini adalah hari musim semi yang indah bagi seorang
penyair, udaranya sangat jernih,
the clouds are so beautiful, and the green grass has such a sweet smell. For many years I
awannya begitu indah, dan rerumputan hijau memiliki aroma yang begitu manis. Selama
bertahun-tahun saya
have not felt as I do at this moment." We perceive, by these remarks, that he had already
belum merasakan seperti yang saya rasakan saat ini." Kami melihat, dengan pernyataan
ini, bahwa dia sudah merasakannya
become a poet. By most poets what he had said would be considered common-place, or
menjadi penyair. Oleh sebagian besar penyair, apa yang dia katakan akan dianggap biasa,
atau
as the Germans call it, "insipid." It is a foolish fancy to look upon poets as different to
sebagaimana orang Jerman menyebutnya, "hambar". Ini adalah khayalan yang bodoh
untuk memandang penyair sebagai sesuatu yang berbeda
other men. There are many who are more the poets of nature than those who are
laki-laki lain. Ada banyak yang lebih merupakan penyair alam daripada mereka
professed poets. The difference is this, the poet's intellectual memory is better; he seizes
penyair yang mengaku. Bedanya, memori intelektual penyair lebih baik; dia merebut
upon an idea or a sentiment, until he can embody it, clearly and plainly in words, which
atas suatu gagasan atau perasaan, sampai ia dapat mewujudkannya, dengan jelas dan
gamblang dalam kata-kata, yang
the others cannot do. But the transition from a character of every-day life to one of a
yang lain tidak bisa melakukannya. Tetapi transisi dari karakter kehidupan sehari-hari ke
salah satu karakter
more gifted nature is a great transition; and so the clerk became aware of the change
sifat yang lebih berbakat adalah transisi yang hebat; dan petugas menjadi sadar akan
perubahan itu
after a time. "What a delightful perfume," said he; "it reminds me of the violets at Aunt
setelah suatu waktu. “Wangi yang menyenangkan,” katanya; "Itu mengingatkanku pada
bunga violet di Bibi
Lora's. Ah, that was when I was a little boy. Dear me, how long it seems since I thought
of
milik Lora. Ah, itu waktu aku masih kecil. Sayangku, sudah berapa lama sejak aku
memikirkannya
those days! She was a good old maiden lady! she lived yonder, behind the Exchange. She
hari-hari itu! Dia adalah wanita perawan tua yang baik! dia tinggal di sana, di belakang
Exchange. Dia
always had a sprig or a few blossoms in water, let the winter be ever so severe. I could
selalu memiliki setangkai atau beberapa bunga di air, biarlah musim dingin begitu parah.
saya bisa
smell the violets, even while I was placing warm penny pieces against the frozen panes to
cium bau bunga violet, bahkan saat aku sedang meletakkan potongan-potongan sen
hangat di atas panel beku
make peep-holes, and a pretty view it was on which I peeped. Out in the river lay the
membuat lubang intip, dan pemandangan yang indah di mana saya mengintip. Di sungai
terhampar
ships, icebound, and forsaken by their crews; a screaming crow represented the only
kapal, terdampar di es, dan ditinggalkan oleh awaknya; gagak yang berteriak mewakili
satu-satunya
living creature on board. But when the breezes of spring came, everything started into
makhluk hidup di atas kapal. Tetapi ketika angin musim semi datang, semuanya dimulai
life. Amidst shouting and cheers the ships were tarred and rigged, and then they sailed to
kehidupan. Di tengah teriakan dan sorakan, kapal-kapal itu dilapisi aspal dan dicurangi,
lalu mereka berlayar ke sana
foreign lands." "I remain here, and always shall remain, sitting at my post at the police
tanah asing." "Saya tetap di sini, dan akan selalu tetap, duduk di pos saya di kepolisian
office, and letting others take passports to distant lands. Yes, this is my fate," and he
kantor, dan membiarkan orang lain mengambil paspor ke negeri yang jauh. Ya, ini
takdirku," dan dia
sighed deeply. Suddenly he paused. "Good gracious, what has come over me? I never felt
mendesah dalam-dalam. Tiba-tiba dia berhenti. "Astaga, apa yang terjadi padaku? Aku
tidak pernah merasakannya
before as I do now; it must be the air of spring. It is overpowering, and yet it is
delightful."
sebelumnya seperti yang saya lakukan sekarang; itu pasti udara musim semi. Itu sangat
kuat, namun menyenangkan."
He felt in his pockets for some of his papers. "These will give me something else to think
Dia merogoh sakunya untuk beberapa kertasnya. "Ini akan memberi saya sesuatu yang
lain untuk dipikirkan
of," said he. Casting his eyes on the first page of one, he read, "'Mistress Sigbirth; an
dari," katanya. Menatap halaman pertama salah satunya, dia membaca, "'Nyonya
Sigbirth; sebuah
original Tragedy, in Five Acts.' What is this?– in my own handwriting, too! Have I
written
Tragedi asli, dalam Lima Babak.' Apa ini?– dengan tulisan tangan saya sendiri juga!
Sudahkah saya menulis
this tragedy?" He read again, "'The Intrigue on the Promenade; or, the Fast-Day.
tragedi ini?" Dia membaca lagi, "'The Intrigue on the Promenade; atau, Hari Puasa.
A Vaudeville.' However did I get all this? Some one must have put them into my pocket.
Sebuah Vaudeville.' Namun apakah saya mendapatkan semua ini? Seseorang pasti
memasukkannya ke dalam sakuku.
And here is a letter!" It was from the manager of a theatre; the pieces were rejected, not
Dan ini sepucuk surat!" Itu dari manajer teater; karya-karya itu ditolak, bukan
at all in polite terms."Hem, hem!" said he, sitting down on a bench; his thoughts were
sama sekali dengan sopan. "Hem, hem!" katanya sambil duduk di bangku; pikirannya
very elastic, and his heart softened strangely. Involuntarily he seized one of the nearest
sangat elastis, dan anehnya hatinya melunak. Tanpa sadar dia merebut salah satu yang
terdekat
flowers; it was a little, simple daisy. "All that botanists can say in many lectures was
bunga-bunga; itu bunga aster yang kecil dan sederhana. "Yang bisa dikatakan ahli botani
dalam banyak kuliah adalah
explained in a moment by this little flower. It spoke of the glory of its birth; it told of the
dijelaskan sebentar oleh bunga kecil ini. Itu berbicara tentang kemuliaan kelahirannya; itu
menceritakan tentang
strength of the sunlight, which had caused its delicate leaves to expand, and given to it
kekuatan sinar matahari, yang telah menyebabkan daunnya yang halus mengembang, dan
diberikan padanya
such sweet perfume. The struggles of life which arouse sensations in the bosom have
parfum yang begitu manis. Perjuangan hidup yang membangkitkan sensasi di pangkuan
their type in the tiny flowers. Air and light are the lovers of the flowers, but light is the
jenis mereka di bunga-bunga kecil. Udara dan cahaya adalah pecinta bunga, tapi cahaya
adalah
favored one; towards light it turns, and only when light vanishes does it fold its leaves
yang disukai; menuju cahaya ia berbalik, dan hanya ketika cahaya menghilang ia melipat
daunnya
together, and sleep in the embraces of the air." "It is light that adorns me," said the
bersama, dan tidur dalam pelukan udara." "Cahaya yang menghiasiku," kata sang
flower. "But the air gives you the breath of life," whispered the poet. Just by him stood
bunga. "Tapi udara memberimu nafas kehidupan," bisik sang penyair. Hanya di
sampingnya berdiri
a boy, splashing with his stick in a marshy ditch. The water-drops spurted up among the
seorang anak laki-laki, mencipratkan tongkatnya di selokan berawa. Tetesan air
menyembur di antara
green twigs, and the clerk thought of the millions of animalculae which were thrown into
ranting hijau, dan juru tulis memikirkan jutaan hewan yang dilemparkan ke dalamnya
the air with every drop of water, at a height which must be the same to them as it would
udara dengan setiap tetes air, pada ketinggian yang harus sama bagi mereka
be to us if we were hurled beyond the clouds. As the clerk thought of all these things, and
bagi kami jika kami terlempar ke luar awan. Saat juru tulis memikirkan semua hal ini,
dan
became conscious of the great change in his own feelings, he smiled, and said to himself,
menyadari perubahan besar dalam perasaannya sendiri, dia tersenyum, dan berkata pada
dirinya sendiri,
"I must be asleep and dreaming; and yet, if so, how wonderful for a dream to be so
"Aku pasti sedang tidur dan bermimpi; namun, jika demikian, betapa indahnya mimpi itu
natural and real, and to know at the same time too that it is but a dream. I hope I shall be
alami dan nyata, dan pada saat yang sama juga mengetahui bahwa itu hanyalah mimpi.
Saya berharap saya akan
sure if I recollect all this tomorrow, it will appear utterly ridiculous and absurd. I have
had
yakin jika saya mengingat semua ini besok, itu akan tampak sangat konyol dan tidak
masuk akal. saya telah
this happen to me before. It is with the clever or wonderful things we say or hear in
ini terjadi pada saya sebelumnya. Itu dengan hal-hal pintar atau indah yang kita katakan
atau dengar
dreams, as with the gold which comes from under the earth, it is rich and beautiful when
mimpi, seperti emas yang berasal dari bawah bumi, itu kaya dan indah saat
we possess it, but when seen in a true light it is but as stones and withered leaves."
kami memilikinya, tetapi jika dilihat dengan cahaya yang sebenarnya, ia hanyalah batu
dan daun yang layu."
"Ah!" he sighed mournfully, as he gazed at the birds singing merrily, or hopping from
"Ah!" dia menghela nafas dengan sedih, saat dia menatap burung-burung yang bernyanyi
dengan riang, atau melompat dari sana
branch to branch, "they are much better off than I. Flying is a glorious power. Happy is
he
cabang ke cabang, "mereka jauh lebih baik daripada saya. Terbang adalah kekuatan yang
mulia. Bahagia dia
who is born with wings. Yes, if I could change myself into anything I would be a little
lark."
yang lahir dengan sayap. Ya, jika saya bisa mengubah diri saya menjadi apa pun, saya
akan menjadi burung kecil."
At the same moment his coat-tails and sleeves grew together and formed wings, his
Pada saat yang sama, ekor dan lengan bajunya tumbuh bersama dan membentuk sayap,
miliknya
clothes changed to feathers, and his goloshes to claws. He felt what was taking place, and
pakaian berubah menjadi bulu, dan goloshes menjadi cakar. Dia merasakan apa yang
sedang terjadi, dan
laughed to himself. "Well, now it is evident I must be dreaming; but I never had such a
tertawa sendiri. "Yah, sekarang jelas aku pasti sedang bermimpi; tapi aku tidak pernah
bermimpi seperti itu
wild dream as this." And then he flew up into the green boughs and sang, but there was
mimpi liar seperti ini." Dan kemudian dia terbang ke dahan hijau dan bernyanyi, tapi ada
no poetry in the song, for his poetic nature had left him. The goloshes, like all persons
tidak ada puisi dalam lagu itu, karena sifat puitisnya telah meninggalkannya. Goloshes,
seperti semua orang
who wish to do a thing thoroughly, could only attend to one thing at a time. He wished to
yang ingin melakukan sesuatu secara menyeluruh, hanya dapat memperhatikan satu hal
pada satu waktu. Dia ingin
be a poet, and he became one. Then he wanted to be a little bird, and in this change he
menjadi seorang penyair, dan dia menjadi satu. Kemudian dia ingin menjadi seekor
burung kecil, dan dalam perubahan ini dia
lost the characteristics of the former one. "Well," thought he, "this is charming; by day I
kehilangan ciri-ciri yang dulu. “Wah,” pikirnya, “ini menarik; pada siang hari saya
sit in a police-office, amongst the dryest law papers, and at night I can dream that I am
duduk di kantor polisi, di antara surat-surat hukum yang paling kering, dan di malam hari
aku bisa bermimpi bahwa aku adalah aku
a lark, flying about in the gardens of Fredericksburg. Really a complete comedy could be
seekor burung, terbang di taman-taman Fredericksburg. Benar-benar komedi yang
lengkap
written about it." Then he flew down into the grass, turned his head about in every
menulis tentang itu." Kemudian dia terbang ke rerumputan, menoleh ke segala arah
direction, and tapped his beak on the bending blades of grass, which, in proportion to his
arah, dan mengetukkan paruhnya pada bilah rerumputan yang bengkok, yang
proporsional dengan miliknya
size, seemed to him as long as the palm-leaves in northern Africa. In another moment all
ukurannya, menurutnya sepanjang daun palem di Afrika utara. Di saat lain semuanya
was darkness around him. It seemed as if something immense had been thrown over
ada kegelapan di sekelilingnya. Sepertinya sesuatu yang besar telah terlempar
him. A sailor boy had flung his large cap over the bird, and a hand came underneath and
dia. Seorang anak kelasi telah melemparkan topi besarnya ke atas burung itu, dan sebuah
tangan masuk ke bawah dan
caught the clerk by the back and wings so roughly, that he squeaked, and then cried out
menangkap petugas di punggung dan sayapnya dengan sangat kasar, sehingga dia
mencicit, lalu berteriak
in his alarm, "You impudent rascal, I am a clerk in the police-office!" but it only sounded
dalam alarmnya, "Kamu bajingan kurang ajar, saya pegawai di kantor polisi!" tapi itu
hanya terdengar
to the boy like "tweet, tweet;" so he tapped the bird on the beak, and walked away with
kepada anak laki-laki seperti "tweet, tweet;" jadi dia mengetuk paruh burung itu, dan
pergi dengan
him. In the avenue he met two school-boys, who appeared to belong to a better class of
dia. Di jalan dia bertemu dengan dua anak sekolah, yang tampaknya berasal dari kelas
yang lebih baik
society, but whose inferior abilities kept them in the lowest class at school. These boys
masyarakat, tetapi kemampuan inferiornya membuat mereka berada di kelas terendah di
sekolah. Anak laki-laki ini
bought the bird for eightpence, and so the clerk returned to Copenhagen. "It is well for
membeli burung itu seharga delapan pence, dan petugas itu kembali ke Kopenhagen. "Itu
baik untuk
me that I am dreaming," he thought; "otherwise I should become really angry. First I was
saya bahwa saya sedang bermimpi," pikirnya; "jika tidak, saya akan menjadi sangat
marah. Pertama saya
a poet, and now I am a lark. It must have been the poetic nature that changed me into
seorang penyair, dan sekarang aku adalah seekor burung. Pasti sifat puitis yang
mengubah saya
this little creature. It is a miserable story indeed, especially now I have fallen into the
makhluk kecil ini. Ini adalah kisah yang menyedihkan, terutama sekarang saya telah jatuh
ke dalamnya
hands of boys. I wonder what will be the end of it." The boys carried him into a very
tangan anak laki-laki. Aku ingin tahu apa yang akan menjadi akhirnya." Anak-anak lelaki
itu membawanya ke sebuah ruangan
elegant room, where a stout, pleasant-looking lady received them, but she was not at all
kamar yang elegan, di mana seorang wanita bertubuh kekar dan berpenampilan
menyenangkan menerimanya, tetapi dia sama sekali tidak
gratified to find that they had brought a lark– a common field-bird as she called it.
senang menemukan bahwa mereka telah membawa seekor burung—burung lapangan
biasa seperti yang dia sebut.
However, she allowed them for one day to place the bird in an empty cage that hung
Namun, dia mengizinkan mereka selama satu hari untuk menempatkan burung itu di
kandang kosong yang digantung
near the window. "It will please Polly perhaps," she said, laughing at a large gray parrot,
dekat jendela. "Mungkin Polly akan senang," katanya sambil menertawakan burung beo
besar berwarna abu-abu.
who was swinging himself proudly on a ring in a handsome brass cage. "It is Polly's
yang mengayunkan dirinya dengan bangga di atas sebuah cincin di sangkar kuningan
yang indah. "Ini milik Polly
birthday," she added in a simpering tone, "and the little field-bird has come to offer his
ulang tahun," dia menambahkan dengan nada menyeringai, "dan burung kecil itu datang
untuk mempersembahkan miliknya
and fro; but a beautiful canary, who had been brought from his own warm, fragrant
dan dari; tetapi seekor burung kenari yang cantik, yang dibawa dari rumahnya sendiri
yang hangat dan harum
fatherland, the summer previous, began to sing as loud as he could."You screamer!" said
tanah air, musim panas sebelumnya, mulai bernyanyi sekeras yang dia bisa. "Kamu
screamer!" dikatakan
the lady, throwing a white handkerchief over the cage."Tweet, tweet," sighed he, "what
wanita itu, melemparkan saputangan putih ke atas sangkar. "Tweet, tweet," desah dia,
"apa
a dreadful snowstorm!" and then he became silent. The clerk, or as the lady called him
badai salju yang mengerikan!" dan kemudian dia terdiam. Petugas, atau begitu wanita itu
memanggilnya
the field-bird, was placed in a little cage close to the canary, and not far from the parrot.
burung lapangan, ditempatkan di kandang kecil di dekat burung kenari, dan tidak jauh
dari burung beo.
The only human speech which Polly could utter, and which she sometimes chattered
Satu-satunya ucapan manusia yang bisa diucapkan Polly, dan yang kadang-kadang
dicelotehkannya
forth most comically, was "Now let us be men." All besides was a scream, quite as
yang paling lucu, adalah "Sekarang mari kita menjadi laki-laki." Semua selain itu adalah
jeritan, sama seperti
unintelligible as the warbling of the canary-bird, excepting to the clerk, who being now a
tidak dapat dipahami seperti kicau burung kenari, kecuali petugas, yang sekarang menjadi
bird, could understand his comrades very well."I flew beneath green palm-trees, and
burung, bisa memahami rekan-rekannya dengan sangat baik. "Saya terbang di bawah
pohon palem hijau, dan
amidst the blooming almond-trees," sang the canary. "I flew with my brothers and sisters
di tengah-tengah pohon almond yang mekar," nyanyi burung kenari. "Aku terbang
bersama saudara-saudaraku
over beautiful flowers, and across the clear, bright sea, which reflected the waving foliage
di atas bunga-bunga indah, dan melintasi laut yang jernih dan cerah, yang memantulkan
dedaunan yang melambai
in its glittering depths; and I have seen many gay parrots, who could relate long and
di kedalamannya yang berkilauan; dan saya telah melihat banyak burung beo gay, yang
bisa berhubungan lama dan
delightful stories." "They were wild birds," answered the parrot, "and totally uneducated.
cerita yang menyenangkan." "Mereka adalah burung liar," jawab burung beo, "dan sama
sekali tidak berpendidikan.
Now let us be men. Why do you not laugh? If the lady and her visitors can laugh at this,
Sekarang mari kita menjadi laki-laki. Kenapa kamu tidak tertawa? Jika wanita dan
tamunya bisa menertawakan ini,
surely you can. It is a great failing not to be able to appreciate what is amusing. Now let
pasti kamu bisa. Merupakan kegagalan besar untuk tidak dapat menghargai apa yang
lucu. Sekarang biarkan
us be men." "Do you remember," said the canary, "the pretty maidens who used to
kita menjadi laki-laki." "Apakah kamu ingat," kata burung kenari, "gadis cantik yang
dulu
dance in the tents that were spread out beneath the sweet blossoms? Do you remember
menari di tenda-tenda yang terbentang di bawah bunga-bunga manis? Apakah kamu ingat
the delicious fruit and the cooling juice from the wild herbs?" "Oh, yes," said the parrot;
buah yang lezat dan sari tumbuhan liar yang menyejukkan?" "Oh, ya," kata burung beo;
"but here I am much better off. I am well fed, and treated politely. I know that I have a
"Tapi di sini keadaan saya jauh lebih baik. Saya diberi makan dengan baik, dan
diperlakukan dengan sopan. Saya tahu bahwa saya punya
clever head; and what more do I want? Let us be men now. You have a soul for poetry. I
kepala pintar; dan apa lagi yang saya inginkan? Mari kita menjadi laki-laki sekarang.
Anda memiliki jiwa untuk puisi. Saya
have deep knowledge and wit. You have genius, but no discretion. You raise your
memiliki pengetahuan dan kecerdasan yang mendalam. Anda memiliki kejeniusan, tetapi
tidak memiliki kebijaksanaan. Anda meningkatkan Anda
naturally high notes so much, that you get covered over. They never serve me so. Oh, no;
nada tinggi alami begitu banyak, sehingga Anda tertutupi. Mereka tidak pernah melayani
saya begitu. Oh tidak;
I cost them something more than you. I keep them in order with my beak, and fling my
Aku memberi mereka sesuatu yang lebih mahal darimu. Saya menjaga mereka dengan
paruh saya, dan melemparkan saya
wit about me. Now let us be men." "O my warm, blooming fatherland," sang the canary
kecerdasan tentang saya. Sekarang mari kita menjadi laki-laki." "Wahai tanah airku yang
hangat dan mekar," nyanyi burung kenari
bird, "I will sing of thy dark-green trees and thy quiet streams, where the bending
burung, "Aku akan bernyanyi tentang pohon-pohonmu yang hijau tua dan sungai-
sungaimu yang tenang, di mana alirannya
branches kiss the clear, smooth water. I will sing of the joy of my brothers and sisters, as
cabang mencium air yang jernih dan halus. Saya akan menyanyikan kegembiraan
saudara-saudara saya, sebagai
their shining plumage flits among the dark leaves of the plants which grow wild by the
bulu mereka yang bersinar terbang di antara daun-daun gelap tanaman yang tumbuh liar
di dekat hutan
springs." "Do leave off those dismal strains," said the parrot; "sing something to make us
mata air." "Tinggalkan alunan sedih itu," kata burung beo; "nyanyikan sesuatu untuk
membuat kita
laugh; laughter is the sign of the highest order of intellect. Can a dog or a horse laugh?
tertawa; tertawa adalah tanda tingkat kecerdasan tertinggi. Bisakah anjing atau kuda
tertawa?
No, they can cry; but to man alone is the power of laughter given. Ha! ha! ha!" laughed
Tidak, mereka bisa menangis; tetapi kepada manusia saja kekuatan tawa diberikan. Ha!
Ha! ha!” tertawa
Polly, and repeated his witty saying, "Now let us be men." "You little gray Danish bird,"
Polly, dan mengulangi perkataannya yang jenaka, "Sekarang mari kita menjadi laki-laki."
"Kamu burung Denmark abu-abu kecil,"
said the canary, "you also have become a prisoner. It is certainly cold in your forests, but
kata burung kenari, “kamu juga telah menjadi tawanan. Memang dingin di hutanmu, tapi
still there is liberty there. Fly out! they have forgotten to close the cage, and the window
masih ada kebebasan di sana. Terbang keluar! mereka lupa menutup kandang, dan
jendela
is open at the top. Fly, fly!" Instinctively, the clerk obeyed, and left the cage; at the same
terbuka di bagian atas. Terbang, terbang!" Secara naluriah, petugas itu menurut, dan
meninggalkan sangkar; pada saat yang sama
moment the half-opened door leading into the next room creaked on its hinges, and,
saat pintu setengah terbuka menuju kamar sebelah berderit pada engselnya, dan,
stealthily, with green fiery eyes, the cat crept in and chased the lark round the room. The
diam-diam, dengan mata hijau berapi-api, kucing itu merayap masuk dan mengejar
burung itu ke sekeliling ruangan. Itu
canary-bird fluttered in his cage, and the parrot flapped his wings and cried, "Let us be
burung kenari berkibar di sangkarnya, dan burung beo itu mengepakkan sayapnya dan
berteriak, "Mari kita
men;" the poor clerk, in the most deadly terror, flew through the window, over the
laki-laki;" petugas yang malang, dalam teror yang paling mematikan, terbang melalui
jendela, melewati
houses, and through the streets, till at length he was obliged to seek a resting-place.
rumah-rumah, dan melalui jalan-jalan, hingga akhirnya ia terpaksa mencari tempat
peristirahatan.
A house opposite to him had a look of home. A window stood open; he flew in, and
Sebuah rumah di seberangnya terlihat seperti rumah sendiri. Sebuah jendela terbuka; dia
terbang masuk, dan
perched upon the table. It was his own room. "Let us be men now," said he, involuntarily
bertengger di atas meja. Itu adalah kamarnya sendiri. "Mari kita menjadi laki-laki
sekarang," katanya, tanpa sadar
imitating the parrot; and at the same moment he became a clerk again, only that he was
meniru burung beo; dan pada saat yang sama dia menjadi juru tulis lagi, hanya saja dia
dulu
sitting on the table. "Heaven preserve us!" said he; "How did I get up here and fall asleep
duduk di atas meja. "Surga melindungi kita!" katanya; "Bagaimana aku bangun di sini
dan tertidur
in this way? It was an uneasy dream too that I had. The whole affair appears most
lewat sini? Itu adalah mimpi yang tidak nyaman juga yang saya alami. Seluruh
perselingkuhan paling banyak muncul
absurd." The Best Thing The Goloshes Did. Early on the following morning, while the
clerk
absurd." Hal Terbaik yang Dilakukan Goloshes. Pagi-pagi keesokan harinya, sementara
juru tulis
was still in bed, his neighbor, a young divinity student, who lodged on the same storey,
masih di tempat tidur, tetangganya, seorang mahasiswi muda, yang menginap di lantai
yang sama,
knocked at his door, and then walked in. "Lend me your goloshes," said he; "it is so wet
in
mengetuk pintunya, lalu masuk. "Pinjamkan aku kacamatamu," katanya; "di dalam sangat
basah
the garden, but the sun is shining brightly. I should like to go out there and smoke my
taman, tapi matahari bersinar cerah. Saya ingin pergi ke sana dan merokok
pipe." He put on the goloshes, and was soon in the garden, which contained only one
pipa." Dia memakai goloshes, dan segera berada di taman, yang hanya berisi satu
plum-tree and one apple-tree; yet, in a town, even a small garden like this is a great
pohon prem dan satu pohon apel; namun, di kota, bahkan taman kecil seperti ini sudah
bagus
advantage. The student wandered up and down the path; it was just six o'clock, and he
keuntungan. Siswa itu berjalan mondar-mandir di jalan setapak; itu baru jam enam, dan
dia
could hear the sound of the post-horn in the street. "Oh, to travel, to travel!" cried he;
bisa mendengar suara post-horn di jalan. "Oh, bepergian, bepergian!" serunya;
"there is no greater happiness in the world: it is the height of my ambition. This restless
"Tidak ada kebahagiaan yang lebih besar di dunia: ini adalah puncak dari ambisiku.
Gelisah ini
feeling would be stilled, if I could take a journey far away from this country. I should like
perasaan akan terhenti, jika saya bisa melakukan perjalanan jauh dari negara ini. Saya
harus suka
to see beautiful Switzerland, to travel through Italy, and,"– It was well for him that the
untuk melihat Swiss yang indah, untuk melakukan perjalanan melalui Italia, dan,"–
Adalah baik baginya bahwa
goloshes acted immediately, otherwise he might have been carried too far for himself as
goloshes segera bertindak, jika tidak, dia mungkin telah dibawa terlalu jauh untuk dirinya
sendiri
well as for us. In a moment he found himself in Switzerland, closely packed with eight
serta bagi kita. Sesaat kemudian dia mendapati dirinya berada di Swiss, berdesak-desakan
dengan delapan orang
others in the diligence. His head ached, his back was stiff, and the blood had ceased to
orang lain dalam ketekunan. Kepalanya sakit, punggungnya kaku, dan darah berhenti
circulate, so that his feet were swelled and pinched by his boots. He wavered in
beredar, sehingga kakinya bengkak dan terjepit oleh sepatu botnya. Dia ragu-ragu
a condition between sleeping and waking. In his right-hand pocket he had a letter of
kondisi antara tidur dan bangun. Di saku kanannya ada surat dari
credit; in his left-hand pocket was his passport; and a few louis d'ors were sewn into
kredit; di saku kirinya ada paspornya; dan beberapa louis d'ors dijahit
dreamed that he had lost one or another of these possessions; then he would awake with
bermimpi bahwa dia telah kehilangan salah satu dari harta miliknya; maka dia akan
bangun dengan
a start, and the first movements of his hand formed a triangle from his right-hand pocket
awal, dan gerakan pertama tangannya membentuk segitiga dari saku kanannya
to his breast, and from his breast to his left-hand pocket, to feel whether they were all
ke dadanya, dan dari dada ke saku kirinya, untuk merasakan apakah semuanya ada
safe. Umbrellas, sticks, and hats swung in the net before him, and almost obstructed the
aman. Payung, tongkat, dan topi berayun di jaring di depannya, dan hampir menghalangi
jalan
prospect, which was really very imposing; and as he glanced at it, his memory recalled
prospek, yang sangat mengesankan; dan saat dia meliriknya, ingatannya teringat
the words of one poet at least, who has sung of Switzerland, and whose poems have not
kata-kata dari seorang penyair setidaknya, yang telah dinyanyikan dari Swiss, dan yang
puisinya tidak
yet been printed:–"How lovely to my wondering eyes Mont Blanc's fair summits gently
belum dicetak:– "Betapa indahnya bagi mata saya yang bertanya-tanya puncak indah
Mont Blanc dengan lembut
rise; 'Tis sweet to breathe the mountain air,– If you have gold enough to spare."
bangkit; Ini manis untuk menghirup udara pegunungan,– Jika Anda memiliki cukup emas
untuk disisihkan."
Grand, dark, and gloomy appeared the landscape around him. The pine-forests looked
Grand, gelap, dan suram muncul pemandangan di sekelilingnya. Hutan pinus terlihat
like little groups of moss on high rocks, whose summits were lost in clouds of mist.
seperti kelompok kecil lumut di bebatuan tinggi, yang puncaknya hilang dalam awan
kabut.
Presently it began to snow, and the wind blew keen and cold. "Ah," he sighed, "if I were
Saat itu salju mulai turun, dan angin bertiup kencang dan dingin. "Ah," desahnya, "kalau
begitu
only on the other side of the Alps now, it would be summer, and I should be able to get
hanya di sisi lain Pegunungan Alpen sekarang, itu akan menjadi musim panas, dan aku
seharusnya bisa mendapatkannya
money on my letter of credit. The anxiety I feel on this matter prevents me from enjoying
uang pada surat kredit saya. Kecemasan yang saya rasakan dalam hal ini menghalangi
saya untuk menikmati
myself in Switzerland. Oh, I wish I was on the other side of the Alps." And there, in a
saya sendiri di Swiss. Oh, andai saja saya berada di sisi lain pegunungan Alpen." Dan di
sana, di
moment, he found himself, far away in the midst of Italy, between Florence and Rome,
sesaat, dia menemukan dirinya, jauh di tengah-tengah Italia, antara Florence dan Roma,
where the lake Thrasymene glittered in the evening sunlight like a sheet of molten gold
di mana danau Thrasymene berkilauan di bawah sinar matahari sore seperti selembar
emas cair
between the dark blue mountains. There, where Hannibal defeated Flaminius, the grape
antara pegunungan biru tua. Di sana, di mana Hannibal mengalahkan Flaminius,
anggurnya
vines clung to each other with the friendly grasp of their green tendril fingers; while, by
tanaman merambat menempel satu sama lain dengan cengkeraman ramah dari jari-jari
sulur hijau mereka; sementara, oleh
the wayside, lovely half-naked children were watching a herd of coal-black swine under
di pinggir jalan, anak-anak setengah telanjang yang cantik sedang menonton kawanan
babi hitam pekat di bawah
the blossoms of fragrant laurel. Could we rightly describe this picturesque scene, our
bunga laurel yang harum. Bisakah kami dengan tepat menggambarkan pemandangan
yang indah ini, milik kami
readers would exclaim, "Delightful Italy!" But neither the student nor either of his
pembaca akan berseru, "Italia yang menyenangkan!" Tetapi baik siswa maupun salah satu
darinya
travelling companions felt the least inclination to think of it in this way. Poisonous flies
teman seperjalanan merasakan sedikit kecenderungan untuk memikirkannya dengan cara
ini. Lalat beracun
and gnats flew into the coach by thousands. In vain they drove them away with a myrtle
dan ribuan agas terbang ke kereta. Sia-sia mereka mengusir mereka dengan myrtle
branch, the flies stung them notwithstanding. There was not a man in the coach whose
cabang, lalat menyengat mereka meskipun. Tidak ada seorang pria di pelatih siapa
face was not swollen and disfigured with the stings. The poor horses looked wretched;
wajah tidak bengkak dan cacat dengan sengatan. Kuda-kuda malang itu tampak malang;
the flies settled on their backs in swarms, and they were only relieved when the
lalat hinggap di punggung mereka dalam kawanan, dan mereka hanya merasa lega ketika
coachmen got down and drove the creatures off. As the sun set, an icy coldness filled all
kusir turun dan mengusir makhluk itu. Saat matahari terbenam, rasa dingin yang sedingin
es memenuhi semuanya
nature, not however of long duration. It produced the feeling which we experience when
alam, namun tidak dalam durasi yang lama. Itu menghasilkan perasaan yang kita alami
saat
we enter a vault at a funeral, on a summer's day; while the hills and the clouds put on
kami memasuki lemari besi di pemakaman, pada hari musim panas; sementara bukit-
bukit dan awan memakai
that singular green hue which we often notice in old paintings, and look upon as
rona hijau tunggal yang sering kita lihat di lukisan-lukisan tua, dan dipandang sebagai
unnatural until we have ourselves seen nature's coloring in the south. It was a glorious
tidak wajar sampai kita sendiri melihat pewarnaan alam di selatan. Itu luar biasa
spectacle; but the stomachs of the travellers were empty, their bodies exhausted with
tontonan; tetapi perut para musafir itu kosong, tubuh mereka kelelahan
fatigue, and all the longings of their heart turned towards a resting-place for the night;
kelelahan, dan semua kerinduan hati mereka beralih ke tempat peristirahatan untuk
malam;
but where to find one they knew not. All the eyes were too eagerly seeking for this
tetapi di mana menemukannya mereka tidak tahu. Semua mata terlalu bersemangat
mencari ini
resting-place, to notice the beauties of nature. The road passed through a grove of olive-
tempat peristirahatan, untuk memperhatikan keindahan alam. Jalan melewati hutan
zaitun-
trees; it reminded the student of the willow-trees at home. Here stood a lonely inn, and
pohon; itu mengingatkan siswa pada pohon willow di rumah. Di sini berdiri sebuah
penginapan yang sepi, dan
close by it a number of crippled beggars had placed themselves; the brightest among
di dekatnya sejumlah pengemis lumpuh telah menempatkan diri; paling terang di antara
them looked, to quote the words of Marryat, "like the eldest son of Famine who had just
mereka memandang, mengutip kata-kata Marryat, “seperti anak sulung Kelaparan yang
baru saja
come of age." The others were either blind, or had withered legs, which obliged them to
sudah dewasa." Yang lain buta, atau memiliki kaki layu, yang mengharuskan mereka
melakukannya
creep about on their hands and knees, or they had shrivelled arms and hands without
merangkak dengan tangan dan lutut mereka, atau mereka memiliki lengan dan tangan
yang layu tanpa
fingers. It was indeed poverty arrayed in rags. "Eccellenza, miserabili!" they exclaimed,
jari. Itu memang kemiskinan yang terbungkus kain. "Eccellenza, miserabili!" seru
mereka,
stretching forth their diseased limbs. The hostess received the travellers with bare feet,
meregangkan anggota tubuh mereka yang sakit. Nyonya rumah menerima para pelancong
dengan kaki telanjang,
untidy hair, and a dirty blouse. The doors were fastened together with string; the floors
rambut berantakan, dan blus kotor. Pintunya diikat dengan tali; lantai
of the rooms were of brick, broken in many places; bats flew about under the roof; and
kamar-kamarnya terbuat dari batu bata, rusak di banyak tempat; kelelawar beterbangan di
bawah atap; Dan
as to the odor within–"Let us have supper laid in the stable," said one of the travellers;
tentang bau di dalam– "Mari kita makan malam di kandang," kata salah satu pengelana;
"then we shall know what we are breathing."The windows were opened to let in a little
"maka kita akan tahu apa yang kita hirup."Jendela dibuka sedikit untuk membiarkan
masuk
fresh air, but quicker than air came in the withered arms and the continual whining
udara segar, tetapi lebih cepat dari udara yang datang di lengan yang layu dan rengekan
yang terus menerus
sounds, "Miserabili, eccellenza." On the walls were inscriptions, half of them against "la
berbunyi, "Miserabili, eccellenza." Di dinding ada prasasti, setengahnya melawan "la
bella Italia."The supper made its appearance at last. It consisted of watery soup,
bella Italia. "Makan malam akhirnya muncul. Itu terdiri dari sup encer,
seasoned with pepper and rancid oil. This last delicacy played a principal part in the
salad.
dibumbui dengan merica dan minyak tengik. Kelezatan terakhir ini memainkan peran
utama dalam salad.
Musty eggs and roasted cocks'-combs were the best dishes on the table; even the wine
Telur apak dan sisir ayam panggang adalah hidangan terbaik di atas meja; bahkan anggur
had a strange taste, it was certainly a mixture. At night, all the boxes were placed against
memiliki rasa yang aneh, itu pasti campuran. Pada malam hari, semua kotak ditempatkan
berlawanan
the doors, and one of the travellers watched while the others slept. The student's turn
pintu, dan salah seorang musafir mengawasi sementara yang lain tidur. Giliran siswa
came to watch. How close the air felt in that room; the heat overpowered him. The gnats
datang untuk menonton. Seberapa dekat udara terasa di ruangan itu; panas
mengalahkannya. Agas
were buzzing about and stinging, while the miserabili, outside, moaned in their dreams.
berdengung dan menyengat, sementara miserabili, di luar, mengerang dalam mimpi
mereka.
"Travelling would be all very well," said the student of divinity to himself, "if we had no
"Bepergian akan baik-baik saja," kata siswa ketuhanan pada dirinya sendiri, "jika kita
tidak punya
bodies, or if the body could rest while the soul if flying. Wherever I go I feel a want
which
tubuh, atau jika tubuh bisa beristirahat sementara jiwa jika terbang. Ke mana pun saya
pergi, saya merasakan keinginan yang mana
oppresses my heart, for something better presents itself at the moment; yes, something
menindas hatiku, karena sesuatu yang lebih baik muncul dengan sendirinya saat ini; ya,
sesuatu
better, which shall be the best of all; but where is that to be found? In fact, I know in my
lebih baik, yang akan menjadi yang terbaik dari semuanya; tapi di mana itu bisa
ditemukan? Bahkan, saya tahu di saya
heart very well what I want. I wish to attain the greatest of all happiness."No sooner were
hati sangat baik apa yang saya inginkan. Saya ingin mencapai yang terbesar dari semua
kebahagiaan. "Tidak lama lagi
the words spoken than he was at home. Long white curtains shaded the windows of his
kata-kata yang diucapkan daripada dia di rumah. Tirai putih panjang menaungi
jendelanya
room, and in the middle of the floor stood a black coffin, in which he now lay in the still
kamar, dan di tengah lantai berdiri peti mati hitam, di mana dia sekarang berbaring di
tempat penyulingan
sleep of death; his wish was fulfilled, his body was at rest, and his spirit travelling.
tidur kematian; keinginannya terpenuhi, tubuhnya beristirahat, dan jiwanya mengembara.
"Esteem no man happy until he is in his grave," were the words of Solon. Here was
"Hargai tidak ada orang yang bahagia sampai dia berada di kuburnya," adalah kata-kata
Solon. Ini dia
a strong fresh proof of their truth. Every corpse is a sphinx of immortality. The sphinx in
bukti segar yang kuat dari kebenaran mereka. Setiap mayat adalah sphinx keabadian.
Sphinx masuk
this sarcophagus might unveil its own mystery in the words which the living had himself
sarkofagus ini mungkin mengungkap misterinya sendiri dalam kata-kata yang dimiliki
oleh orang yang hidup
written two days before–"Stern death, thy chilling silence waketh dread; Yet in thy
ditulis dua hari sebelumnya—“Kematian yang parah, kesunyianmu yang mengerikan
membangunkan ketakutan;
darkest hour there may be light. Earth's garden reaper! from the grave's cold bed The
saat tergelap mungkin ada terang. Mesin penuai kebun bumi! dari tempat tidur dingin
kubur The
soul on Jacob's ladder takes her flight. Man's greatest sorrows often are a part Of hidden
jiwa di tangga Yakub mengambil penerbangannya. Kesedihan terbesar manusia
seringkali merupakan bagian dari yang tersembunyi
griefs, concealed from human eyes, Which press far heavier on the lonely heart Than
kesedihan, tersembunyi dari mata manusia, Yang menekan jauh lebih berat di hati yang
kesepian Daripada
now the earth that on his coffin lies." Two figures were moving about the room; we know
sekarang tanah di atas peti matinya terletak." Dua sosok bergerak di sekitar ruangan;
kami tahu
them both. One was the fairy named Care, the other the messenger of Fortune. They
mereka berdua. Salah satunya adalah peri bernama Care, yang lainnya adalah utusan
Keberuntungan. Mereka
bent over the dead."Look!" said Care; "what happiness have your goloshes brought to
membungkuk di atas orang mati. "Lihat!" kata Care; "kebahagiaan apa yang dibawa oleh
goloshesmu
mankind?" "They have at least brought lasting happiness to him who slumbers here," she
umat manusia?" "Setidaknya mereka membawa kebahagiaan abadi bagi dia yang tertidur
di sini," dia
said."Not so," said Care, "he went away of himself, he was not summoned. His mental
kata. "Tidak begitu," kata Care, "dia pergi sendiri, dia tidak dipanggil. Mentalnya
powers were not strong enough to discern the treasures which he had been destined to
kekuatannya tidak cukup kuat untuk melihat harta karun yang telah ditakdirkan untuknya
discover. I will do him a favor now." And she drew the goloshes from his feet.
menemukan. Aku akan membantunya sekarang." Dan dia menarik permen karet dari
kakinya.
The sleep of death was ended, and the recovered man raised himself. Care vanished, and
Tidur kematian berakhir, dan orang yang pulih itu bangkit. Perawatan menghilang, dan
with her the goloshes; doubtless she looked upon them as her own property.
dengan dia goloshes; tidak diragukan lagi dia memandang mereka sebagai miliknya
sendiri.
THE END