Portuguese–English parallel text
Miss Brill
Katherine Mansfield
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Embora o tempo estivesse tão brilhante e bonito — o céu azul salpicado de ouro e grandes manchas de luz como vinho branco derramado sobre os Jardins Publiques —, Miss Brill ficou contente por ter decidido usar sua pele.
Although it was so brilliantly fine—the blue sky powdered with gold and great spots of light like white wine splashed over the Jardins Publiques—Miss Brill was glad that she had decided on her fur.
O ar estava imóvel, mas quando você abria a boca sentia apenas um leve friozinho, como o frio de um copo de água gelada antes do primeiro gole, e de vez em quando uma folha caía flutuando — do nada, vinda do céu.
The air was motionless, but when you opened your mouth there was just a faint chill, like a chill from a glass of iced water before you sip, and now and again a leaf came drifting—from nowhere, from the sky.
Miss Brill levantou a mão e tocou na pele. Coisinha querida! Era tão bom senti-la de novo. Ela a havia tirado da caixa naquela tarde, sacudido a cânfora contra traças, dado uma boa escovada e esfregado os olhinhos opacos para devolver-lhes a vida.
Miss Brill put up her hand and touched her fur. Dear little thing! It was nice to feel it again. She had taken it out of its box that afternoon, shaken out the moth-powder, given it a good brush, and rubbed the life back into the dim little eyes.
“O que andou acontecendo comigo?”, diziam os olhinhos tristes. Ah, como era doce vê-los brilhar de novo para ela em cima do edredom vermelho!... Mas o focinho, feito de uma composição preta qualquer, não estava nada firme. Devia ter levado uma batida, de algum jeito.
“What has been happening to me?” said the sad little eyes. Oh, how sweet it was to see them snap at her again from the red eiderdown!... But the nose, which was of some black composition, wasn’t at all firm. It must have had a knock, somehow.
Não fazia mal — um pingo de cera preta de lacre quando chegasse a hora, quando fosse absolutamente necessário.... Pequena travessa! Sim, ela realmente sentia isso por ela. Pequena travessa mordendo o próprio rabo bem ao lado da sua orelha esquerda.
Never mind—a little dab of black sealing-wax when the time came—when it was absolutely necessary.... Little rogue! Yes, she really felt like that about it. Little rogue biting its tail just by her left ear.
Ela poderia tê-la tirado, colocado no colo e acariciado. Sentiu um formigamento nas mãos e nos braços, mas isso vinha da caminhada, supôs.
She could have taken it off and laid it on her lap and stroked it. She felt a tingling in her hands and arms, but that came from walking, she supposed.
E, quando respirava, algo leve e triste — não, não triste, exatamente —, algo suave parecia se mover em seu peito.
And when she breathed, something light and sad—no, not sad, exactly—something gentle seemed to move in her bosom.
Havia muitas pessoas passeando naquela tarde, muito mais do que no domingo anterior. E a banda soava mais alta e mais animada. Isso porque a temporada havia começado.
There were a number of people out this afternoon, far more than last Sunday. And the band sounded louder and gayer. That was because the Season had begun.
Pois, embora a banda tocasse aos domingos o ano inteiro, fora de temporada nunca era a mesma coisa. Era como alguém tocando apenas para a família ouvir; ela não se importava com o jeito como tocava se não houvesse estranhos presentes.
For although the band played all the year round on Sundays, out of season it was never the same. It was like some one playing with only the family to listen; it didn’t care how it played if there weren’t any strangers present.
O maestro não estava vestindo um casaco novo também? Ela tinha certeza de que era novo. Ele raspava o pé e batia os braços como um galo prestes a cantar, e os músicos sentados no coreto verde estufavam as bochechas e encaravam com seriedade as partituras.
Wasn’t the conductor wearing a new coat, too? She was sure it was new. He scraped with his foot and flapped his arms like a rooster about to crow, and the bandsmen sitting in the green rotunda blew out their cheeks and glared at the music.
Agora vinha um trechinho com som de flauta — muito bonito! —, uma pequena corrente de gotas brilhantes. Ela tinha certeza de que se repetiria. E se repetiu; ela levantou a cabeça e sorriu.
Now there came a little “flutey” bit—very pretty!—a little chain of bright drops. She was sure it would be repeated. It was; she lifted her head and smiled.
Apenas duas pessoas compartilhavam o seu banco “especial”: um cavalheiro idoso distinto de casaco de veludo, com as mãos apoiadas sobre uma enorme bengala entalhada, e uma senhora idosa e corpulenta, sentada ereta, com um rolo de tricô no avental bordado. Eles não conversavam.
Only two people shared her “special” seat: a fine old man in a velvet coat, his hands clasped over a huge carved walking-stick, and a big old woman, sitting upright, with a roll of knitting on her embroidered apron. They did not speak.
Isso foi decepcionante, pois Miss Brill sempre ansiava pela conversa.
This was disappointing, for Miss Brill always looked forward to the conversation.
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