2022-07-04から1日間の記事一覧
サウンドオブミュージック(345) ———————————【345】——————————————— The mere name put me in a festive mood, and in my heart I was worshipping her already. —————————————(訳)————————————————— 名前を聞いただけで、祝賀ムードになって、心で…
サウンドオブミュージック(344) ———————————【344】——————————————— In my romantic magination I saw a figure out of Grimm's Fairy Tales ;young and slender, blue-eyed and blond-haired ——I could picture hergliding into the room with soft…
サウンドオブミュージック(343) ———————————【343】——————————————— Princess Yvonne —— how exciting ! Now I should see the future mother of my darling children. —————————————(訳)————————————————— —イヴォンヌ王女様——何てワクワクするので…
サウンドオブミュージック(342) ———————————【342】——————————————— Quite astonished, the Captain said : “ What do you mean ? ” “ You said you want to marry her because we have no one to look after us ; but that has changed now, hasn't…
サウンドオブミュージック(341) ———————————【341】——————————————— Then on a beautiful day in March their father announcedduring lunch while glancing through his mail : " Well, children, Aunt Yvonne is coming." A moment of complete si…
サウンドオブミュージック(340) ———————————【340】——————————————— To the great joy of the children, their father refused a numberof invitations* and stayed at home with them, taking to skiing againand obviously*² enjoying it. ———————…
サウンドオブミュージック(339) ———————————【339】——————————————— Ⅴ. God's Will Hath No Why The following weeks were very happy ones. Real winter hadset in, and the hobnailed boots, mittens, and ski trousers were . in daily use. We d…
サウンドオブミュージック(338) ———————————【338】——————————————— At this moment the community rose and, with a jubilantvoice, the young priest at the altar intoned the age-oldChristmas message : " Gloria in excelsis Deo et in terra …
サウンドオブミュージック(337) ———————————【337】——————————————— Turning to the Holy Child, I said fervently: " I thank You so much for sending me there. Please help me to draw them all closer to You.." —————————————(訳)————————————…
サウンドオブミュージック(336) ———————————【336】——————————————— There was a warm light in the fine dark eyes which, for the first time since I had known him, did not look pained and restless.That had made me very happy, but now the…
サウンドオブミュージック(335) ———————————【335】——————————————— Pictures of huge Christmas trees and happy children's faces continued to busy my mind. There was one picture, especially,which I could not shake off, try as I would : …
サウンドオブミュージック(334) ———————————【334】——————————————— A few hours later I knelt in my place in the old church at Nonnberg ; I had come home for Midnight Mass. Butit was curiously different from my other home-comings.It wa…
サウンドオブミュージック(333) ———————————【333】——————————————— After we had sung our songs, I took Agtha's new guitar and,for the first time, I sang my own favourite Christmas song. " The Virgin's Lullaby." —————————————(訳)——————…
サウンドオブミュージック(332) ———————————【332】——————————————— After dinner, which had been very early, the Captain asked forsome Christmas music. I had been waiting for that. My Christmas present to the family was a Crêche, put u…
サウンドオブミュージック(331) ———————————【331】——————————————— But to-night was Christmas, and, shaking a finger at me, she only laughed. That wasn't the end of my surprises, though. Whenall my parcels were unpacked, there lay on …
サウンドオブミュージック(330) ———————————【330】——————————————— There were several parcels wrapped in white tissue paper, and one very large box with the inscription : " For Fräulein Maria for Distribution." Surrounded by the child…
サウンドオブミュージック(329) ———————————【329】——————————————— For a while one heard only the rustling of wrapping-paper, andlittle more or less surprised cries and exclamations, I was verybusy helpng to attend to the baby Martina…
サウンドオブミュージック(328) ———————————【328】——————————————— Then the Captain went round wishing everybody a blessedChristmas. The spell was broken. Soon the house resoundedwith "Blessed Christmas." Then everyone was led to hisp…
サウンドオブミュージック(327) ———————————【327】——————————————— The Captain started " Silent Night. " After we had sung all three verses, there was a moment of complete silence. A fine scent of fir, wax, and Lebkuchen lingered in t…
サウンドオブミュージック(326) ———————————【326】——————————————— After a few steps through the wide-open door, we all stoppedin a semicircle, gazing in speechless wonder at the Christmas tree, whose solemn beauty dominated the room.…
サウンドオブミュージック(325) ———————————【325】——————————————— Led by the father of the house, the two youngest girls clingingto his hand, we all went down the curved stairway*. —————————————(訳)————————————————— 私たちは、館のお…
サウンドオブミュージック(324) ———————————【324】——————————————— The servants were called in, and once again we sang the old Advent hymn. Before the third verse was over, the silvery sound of a little bell was heard. This was it ! T…
サウンドオブミュージック(323) ———————————【323】——————————————— The children spent the day putting their rooms, wardrobes, and drawers in perfect order. In the afternoon we all dressed in our best, and for the last time, we all met…
サウンドオブミュージック(322) ———————————【322】——————————————— As everything comes to an end in life, so also the long hours ofthe afternoon passed. Holy Eve is a fast day, and so lunch wasover quickly with only one dish, a thick …
サウンドオブミュージック(321) ———————————【321】———————————————— It couldn't wait any longer ; and this is the very feeling youbring home from church yourself in your own heart after a glanceinto the still-empty manger : you feel y…
サウンドオブミュージック(320) ———————————【320】———————————————— Ox and ass, the sheep in the pasture, and the angels in the airseemed to hold their breath, waiting in holy expectation of thelittle Child to come. Mankind had waited…
サウンドオブミュージック(319) ———————————【319】———————————————— The shepherds were already out in the field with their flock.Mary and Joseph had arrived at the cave. They were kneelingbeside the manger, which was still empty. ————…
サウンドオブミュージック(318) ———————————【318】———————————————— When Holy Mass was over, we went with the children to the sidealtar. There in a little wood of spruce trees, was the whole townof Bethlehem spread out before our eyes…
サウンドオブミュージック(317) ———————————【317】———————————————— But cold belonged to Christmas as heat to the haymaking days. This was as it should be, and nobody gave it a thought. —————————————(訳)————————————————— しかし、暑さ…
サウンドオブミュージック(316) ———————————【316】———————————————— In the flicker of candlelight one could see a neat little frosty cloudin front of *every mouth. From under the choir loft, where theconfessional stood, one could hear…