貝多芬住我家樓上 第13期:貝多芬的第九交響樂

Bass Excerpts From Symphony # 9_v

貝多芬第九交響曲低音節(jié)選

Dear Christoph, I have more news.

親愛的Christoph，我有很多事情(要告訴你)。

I hear that Mr. Beethoven feels that he is not appreciated in Vienna.

我聽說貝多芬先生覺得自己在維也納得不到欣賞。

He almost agreed to perform his Ninth Symphony in Berlin.

他差點(diǎn)就答應(yīng)去柏林演奏自己的第九交響樂。

Imagine that! Vienna's greatest composer taking his symphony somewhere else!

你想想!維也納最偉大的作曲家?guī)е约旱慕豁憳啡チ藙e的地方。

But so many people begged him to change his mind that, luckily, he did!

但是因?yàn)楹芏嗳苏?qǐng)求他改變主意，所以，很幸運(yùn)，他改變了想法。

And other news: the orchestra members are complaining about their parts.

另外一件事：樂隊(duì)成員在抱怨他們的(演奏)部分。

The basses say that their instruments aren't nimble enough for Mr. Beethoven's quick notes.

低音提琴(演奏者)說他們的樂器對(duì)于貝多芬先生的節(jié)奏快的部分來(lái)說，還不夠靈活。

The sopranos say their notes are just too high.

女高音說她們的調(diào)太高了。

All over Vienna the players are struggling with their tasks.

維也納的演奏者們都在努力地完成任務(wù)。

Mr. Beethoven will conduct with another conductor – one who can hear – conducting beside him.

貝多芬先生將和另外一位指揮家一起指揮，這位指揮家能夠聽得見，他在貝多芬旁邊指揮。

Amid these great events, little gatekeeper, how is life at home?

身處于這些事情當(dāng)中的小小看門人，家里的生活怎么樣啊?

Do your twin sisters still torment you with their terrible shouts?

你雙胞胎妹妹們?nèi)匀豢拗鵁┠忝?

And is there, as I have heard from your mother, a steady stream of great musicians up and down your stairs?

我從你媽媽那里聽說，你家總是有那些大音樂家上上下下，對(duì)么?

How I wish I could be there!

我真希望自己也在那里!

And most important, will my nephew still remember his doting uncle when his uncle comes to visit soon?

最重要的一點(diǎn)，當(dāng)我回來(lái)的時(shí)候，侄子還記得住那個(gè)溺愛他的叔叔么?

Dear Uncle, I wish that you could visit right away. Mother says you would enjoy the goings on.

親愛的叔叔，我希望你現(xiàn)在就能來(lái)。媽媽說你會(huì)喜歡這些情形。

Caroline says whenever the sopranos come up the stairs, Mr. Beethoven rushes like a schoolboy to change his coat.

Caroline說不管女高音什么時(shí)候上樓，貝多芬先生都像一個(gè)學(xué)生那樣沖出去，換外套。

He won't let her make the coffee for them.

他不會(huì)讓她給她們沖咖啡。

It must be perfect, with exactly sixty beans for every cup.

每杯咖啡60個(gè)咖啡豆，這樣子一定很完美。

He counts the beans himself.

他都是自己數(shù)豆子。

But now! Good news!

但是現(xiàn)在!好消息!

Today, I was standing on the upstairs landing when my favorite soprano came by to get tickets for the concert.

今天，我在樓上的時(shí)候，我最喜歡的女高音剛好過來(lái)拿音樂會(huì)的門票。

At least she is now my favorite.

至少，她現(xiàn)在是我最喜歡的。

After she had written her request in Mr. Beethoven's book, she wrote another one and then handed him the book and winked at me.

在她在貝多芬先生的書上寫完請(qǐng)求后，又寫了另外一條，然后把書遞給貝多芬先生，之后就沖我眨眼。

He read her words and said, "Certainly.

他讀了她寫的，然后說：“當(dāng)然。

The boy and his mother will have tickets as well."

男孩和他的母親也會(huì)得到票。”

And so Mother and I will be going to the symphony.

所以我和媽媽要去交響樂演奏會(huì)。

We went upstairs to thank him.

我們上樓感謝他。

I wrote "thank you" as neatly as I could."

我盡自己最大的努力工工整整地寫到“謝謝你”。

Uncle, I hope you will like the sound of screaming because you will hear some when you visit.

叔叔，我希望你會(huì)喜歡那些尖叫聲，因?yàn)樵谀銇?lái)我家的時(shí)候能聽到。

The twins are teething.

雙胞胎在長(zhǎng)牙齒。

And if they are no longer teething they will have thought of something else.

如果他們牙長(zhǎng)好后，他們就會(huì)想些別的了。

Dear Uncle, Mr. Beethoven's moods these past few days are fierce.

親愛的叔叔，在過去的這幾天里貝多芬先生的心情非常地暴躁。

Caroline, his housekeeper, is going to leave to marry the baker next door.

Caroline，他的女管家，要離開和后面的面包師結(jié)婚去了。

She told Mr. Beethoven tonight and he became very angry because the symphony is just two weeks away.

她今晚告訴貝多芬先生。貝多芬先生非常生氣，因?yàn)樗囊魳窌?huì)還有兩周就要開始了。

He picked up an egg and threw it at her.

他拿起雞蛋，把雞蛋扔向她。

She told Mother he'll be lucky if the baker doesn't come over and finish him off.

她告訴我母親如果面包師沒有過來(lái)殺掉貝多芬先生，他將很幸運(yùn)。

Then Mr. Schindler came rushing down the stairs like a scalded cat.

之后 Schindler先生急匆匆地下樓，就像一只燙傷了的小貓。

The new coat they ordered for Mr. Beethoven won't be ready for the concert in time.

他們?yōu)樨惗喾蚁壬ㄖ频难莩鰰?huì)新大衣沒有按時(shí)做好。

He tried to talk to Mr. Beethoven about it but Mr. Schindler said, "The master is in no mood for details."

他想告訴貝多芬先生這件事，但是Schindler先生說“主人已經(jīng)沒有心情聽細(xì)節(jié)了。”

And I have not helped matters.

我不能幫助解決問題。

Today, I was in his room and by mistake I brushed some papers on his desk.

今天，我在他的房間，我錯(cuò)誤地將桌上的一些紙弄掉了。

They fluttered to the floor.

他們飄到了地板上。

Mr. Schindler gasped.

Schindler先生屏住了呼吸。

Mr. Beethoven had spent the morning putting them in order.

貝多芬先生花了一早上的時(shí)間才將他們整理好。

Mr. Beethoven said, "And so now I must do work again I have already done."

貝多芬先生說,“所以現(xiàn)在我重新做一遍我之前做過的工作。”

You see? Just when life was getting better, I have ruined things again.

你看?當(dāng)生活開始好轉(zhuǎn)起來(lái)的時(shí)候，我又開始搞破壞了。