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Spanish to English: unkmown General field: Art/Literary Detailed field: Poetry & Literature
Source text - Spanish Mi amigo no encontró lo que buscaba, y según yo llegué a presumir, consistió en que no buscaba nada, que es precisamente lo mismo que a otros muchos les acontece. Algunas madres, sí, buscaban a sus hijas, y algunos maridos a sus mujeres, pero ni una sola hija buscaba a su madre, ni una sola mujer a su marido. Acaso—decían,—se habrán quedado dormidas entre la confusión en alguna pieza... Es posible—decía yo para mí,—pero no es probable.
Una máscara vino disparada hacia mí.
—¿Eres tú?—me preguntó misteriosamente.
—Yo soy—le respondí seguro de no mentir.
—Conocí el dominó; pero esta noche es imposible; Paquita está ahí; mas el marido se ha empeñado en venir; no sabemos por dónde diantres ha encontrado billetes. ¡Lástima grande! ¡mira tú qué ocasión! Te hemos visto, y no atreviéndose a hablarte ella misma, me envía para decirte que mañana sin falta os veréis en la Sartén... Dominó encarnado y lazos blancos...
—Bien.
—¿Estás?
—No faltaré.
—¿Y tu mujer, hombre?—le decía a un ente rarísimo que se había vestido todo de cuernecitos de abundancia, un dominó negro que llevaba otro igual del brazo.
—Durmiendo estará ahora; por más que he hecho, no he podido decidirla a que venga; no hay otra más enemiga de diversiones.
—Así descansas tú en su virtud; ¿piensas estar aquí toda la noche?
—No, hasta las cuatro.
—Haces bien.
En esto se había alejado el de los cuernecillos, y entreoí estas palabras:
—Nada ha sospechado.
—¿Cómo era posible? Si salí una hora después que él...
—¿A las cuatro ha dicho?
—Sí.
—Tenemos tiempo. ¿Estás segura de la criada?
—No hay cuidado alguno, porque...
Una oleada cortó el hilo de mi curiosidad; las demás palabras del diálogo se confundieron con las repetidas voces de: ¿me conoces? te conozco, etcétera, etc.
¿Pues no parecía estrella mía haber traído esta noche un dominó igual al de todos los amantes, más feliz, por cierto, que Quevedo, que se parecía de noche a cuantos esperaban para pegarles?
—¡Chis! ¡chis! Por fin te encontré—me dijo otra máscara esbelta, asiéndome del brazo, y con su voz tierna y agitada por la esperanza satisfecha. ¿Hace mucho que me buscabas?
—No por cierto, porque no esperaba encontrarte.
Translation - English My friend did not find what he was looking for, and regarding what I came to assume, he was looking for nothing at all, just like a good many others. Some mothers were actually looking for their daughters, and some husbands were looking for their wives, but neither a single daughter was looking for her daughter nor a single woman to her husband. Perhaps -they said- they might have fallen asleep amongst the confusion in any of the bedrooms... It is possible -I said to myself-but it is not likely.
A mask came to me in a dash.
—Is it you? — He asked me mysteriously.
—It´s me — I answered being sure that I was not lying.
—I recognized your domino; but tonight it is not possible; Paquita is over there; but his husband insisted on coming; we don´t know where the hell he has found tickets. What a shame! Such a great occasion! We have seen you, and not daring to talk to you herself, she has sent me to tell you that you two will certainly meet in “La Sartén” tomorrow... A fleshy domino and white ribbons...
—Fine.
—Will you be there?
—I shall not miss it.
—And what about your wife, guy? — said to a very rare entity all dressed in an abundance of little horns with a similar black domino by his side.
—She might be sleeping right now; even though I've tried, I couldn´t persuade her to come; there is no worse enemy of fun than her.
—So then you rest in her virtue; are you staying here all night?
—No, just until four.
—Great.
Once the man in little horns had left, and I could hear these words:
—He hasn´t suspected anything.
—How was it possible? I left an hour after he had left...
—He said at four, didn´t he?
—Yes.
—So, we have enough time. Are you sure about the maid?
—There is nothing to worry about, since...
So was it fate that the domino I was wearing that night was the same as that of every lover, happier than Quevedo, of course, who at night looked like those waiting to beat them?
A shred of thoughts broke the train of my curiosity; the other words were mixed up with repeated voices saying: Do you recognize me? I know you, and so on.
—¡Psst!Psst! I found you at last – said another slender mask to me while taking my arm, and with a tender and agitated voice as her expectation was satisfied. Have you been looking for me for long?
—Certainly not, since I wasn´t expecting to find you.
Spanish to English: Contest translation
Source text - Spanish Mi amigo no encontró lo que buscaba, y según yo llegué a presumir, consistió en que no buscaba nada, que es precisamente lo mismo que a otros muchos les acontece. Algunas madres, sí, buscaban a sus hijas, y algunos maridos a sus mujeres, pero ni una sola hija buscaba a su madre, ni una sola mujer a su marido. Acaso—decían,—se habrán quedado dormidas entre la confusión en alguna pieza... Es posible—decía yo para mí,—pero no es probable.
Una máscara vino disparada hacia mí.
—¿Eres tú?—me preguntó misteriosamente.
—Yo soy—le respondí seguro de no mentir.
—Conocí el dominó; pero esta noche es imposible; Paquita está ahí; mas el marido se ha empeñado en venir; no sabemos por dónde diantres ha encontrado billetes. ¡Lástima grande! ¡mira tú qué ocasión! Te hemos visto, y no atreviéndose a hablarte ella misma, me envía para decirte que mañana sin falta os veréis en la Sartén... Dominó encarnado y lazos blancos...
—Bien.
—¿Estás?
—No faltaré.
—¿Y tu mujer, hombre?—le decía a un ente rarísimo que se había vestido todo de cuernecitos de abundancia, un dominó negro que llevaba otro igual del brazo.
—Durmiendo estará ahora; por más que he hecho, no he podido decidirla a que venga; no hay otra más enemiga de diversiones.
—Así descansas tú en su virtud; ¿piensas estar aquí toda la noche?
—No, hasta las cuatro.
—Haces bien.
En esto se había alejado el de los cuernecillos, y entreoí estas palabras:
—Nada ha sospechado.
—¿Cómo era posible? Si salí una hora después que él...
—¿A las cuatro ha dicho?
—Sí.
—Tenemos tiempo. ¿Estás segura de la criada?
—No hay cuidado alguno, porque...
Una oleada cortó el hilo de mi curiosidad; las demás palabras del diálogo se confundieron con las repetidas voces de: ¿me conoces? te conozco, etcétera, etc.
¿Pues no parecía estrella mía haber traído esta noche un dominó igual al de todos los amantes, más feliz, por cierto, que Quevedo, que se parecía de noche a cuantos esperaban para pegarles?
—¡Chis! ¡chis! Por fin te encontré—me dijo otra máscara esbelta, asiéndome del brazo, y con su voz tierna y agitada por la esperanza satisfecha. ¿Hace mucho que me buscabas?
—No por cierto, porque no esperaba encontrarte.
Translation - English My friend did not find what he was looking for, and eventually I came to assume, he was looking for nothing at all, just like good many others. Some mothers were actually looking for their daughters, and some husbands were looking for their wives, but neither a single daughter was looking for her daughter, nor a single woman to her husband. Perhaps- they said, -they might have fallen asleep amongst the confusion in any of the bedrooms... It is possible -I said to myself-but it is not likely.
A mask came to me in a dash.
—Is it you? — He asked mysteriously.
—It´s me — I answered being sure I was not lying.
—I recognized your domino; but tonight it is not possible; Paquita is over there; but his husband insisted on coming; we don´t know where the hell he has found tickets. What a shame! Such a great occasion! We have seen you, and not daring to talk to you herself, she has sent me to tell you that you two will certainly meet in “La Sartén” tomorrow... A fleshy domino and white ribbons...
—Fine.
—Will you be there?
—I wouldn´t miss it.
—And what about your wife, guy? — said to a very rare entity all dressed in little horns of luxury, with a similar black domino by his side.
—She might be sleeping right now; even though I've tried, I couldn´t persuade her to come; there is no worse enemy of fun than her.
—So then you rest in her virtue; are you staying here all night?
—No, just until four.
—Great.
Once the man in little horns had left, and could hear these words:
—He hasn´t suspected anything.
—How was it possible? I left an hour after he had left...
—He said at four, didn´t he?
—Yes.
—So, we have enough time. Are you sure about the maid?
—There is nothing to worry about, since...
So was it fate that the domino I was wearing that night was the same as that of every lover, happier than Quevedo, of course, who at night looked like those waiting to beat them?
A shred of thoughts broke the train of my curiosity; the other words were mixed up with repeated voices saying “do you recognize me? I know you, and so on.
—¡Psst!Psst! I found you at last - another slender mask said while taking me by the arm, and with a tender and agitated voice due to the satisfying expectation. Oh, have you been looking for me for long?
—Certainly not, since I wasn´t expecting to find you.
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