मेरी बेचैन, भटकती आत्मा मुझे बहुत लंबे समय तक घर पर नहीं टिकने देती थी।
My restless, roaming spirit would not allow me to remain at home very long.
My restless, roaming spirit would not allow me to remain at home very long.
मैं अनजाने रास्तों के उस बुलावे को कभी ठुकरा नहीं पाया।
I could never resist the call of the trail.
I could never resist the call of the trail.
मेरे अपने अनुभव में भारतीयों का हर एक विद्रोह सरकार द्वारा तोड़े गए वादों और संधियों का परिणाम रहा है।
Every Indian outbreak that I have ever known has resulted from broken promises and broken treaties by the government.
Every Indian outbreak that I have ever known has resulted from broken promises and broken treaties by the government.
आप जो शहरों में या शांत माहौल में अपना जीवन जीते हैं, हमेशा यह नहीं बता सकते कि आपके दोस्त ऐसे हैं या नहीं जो आपके लिए आग में भी कूद जाएं। लेकिन खुले मैदानों (मैदानियों) में दोस्तों को अपनी काबिलियत साबित करने का मौका मिल जाता है।
You who live your lives in cities or among peaceful ways cannot always tell whether your friends are the kind who would go through fire for you. But on the Plains one's friends have an opportunity to prove their mettle.
You who live your lives in cities or among peaceful ways cannot always tell whether your friends are the kind who would go through fire for you. But on the Plains one's friends have an opportunity to prove their mettle.
लेकिन पुराने ज़माने का वह पश्चिम, अपने मजबूत किरदारों, कठिन लड़ाइयों और अनंत अकेलेपन के साथ, कभी भी मेरे दिमाग से मिटाया नहीं जा सकता।
But the West of the old times, with its strong characters, its stern battles and its tremendous stretches of loneliness, can never be blotted from my mind.
But the West of the old times, with its strong characters, its stern battles and its tremendous stretches of loneliness, can never be blotted from my mind.
मुझे वैसा ही महसूस हुआ जैसा केवल वही व्यक्ति महसूस कर सकता है जो सुदूर पश्चिम के घास के मैदानों में घूम रहा हो, जिसके पास बेहतरीन हथियार हों, और जो किसी तेज और शानदार घोड़े पर सवार हो।
I felt only as a man can feel who is roaming over the prairies of the far West, well armed, and mounted on a fleet and gallant steed.
I felt only as a man can feel who is roaming over the prairies of the far West, well armed, and mounted on a fleet and gallant steed.
पश्चिम के प्रति मेरे अगाध प्रेम और इस विश्वास के कारण कि दूसरों के मन में इसके प्रति रुचि जगाकर इसके विकास में मदद मिलेगी, मैंने 'वाइल्ड वेस्ट शो' के माध्यम से पश्चिम को पूर्व तक लाने का फैसला किया।
It was because of my great interest in the West, and my belief that its development would be assisted by the interest I could awaken in others, that I decided to bring the West to the East through the medium of the Wild West Show.
It was because of my great interest in the West, and my belief that its development would be assisted by the interest I could awaken in others, that I decided to bring the West to the East through the medium of the Wild West Show.
पॉनी एक्सप्रेस के राइडर के रूप में अपनी दो साल की सेवा के दौरान रोमांच प्रचुर मात्रा में था।
Excitement was plentiful during my two years' service as a Pony Express rider.
Excitement was plentiful during my two years' service as a Pony Express rider.
चूँकि एक अच्छा घोड़ा खुद को रास्ता दिखाने पर किसी खड्ड से कूदने की जल्दी नहीं करता, इसलिए मैंने अपने घोड़े को अपनी मर्जी से रास्ता चुनने दिया।
As a good horse is not very apt to jump over a bank, if left to guide himself, I let mine pick his own way.
As a good horse is not very apt to jump over a bank, if left to guide himself, I let mine pick his own way.
मेरे समय में, या सच कहें तो किसी भी समय, सि Sioux कबीले का सबसे महान योद्धा वह अद्भुत बूढ़ा लड़ाकू, सिटिंग बुल था, जिसके जीवन को कोई ऐसा इतिहासकार लिखेगा जो वास्तव में उसे उसका बनता न्याय दे सके।
The greatest of all the Sioux in my time, or in any time for that matter, was that wonderful old fighting man, Sitting Bull, whose life will some day be written by a historian who can really give him his due.
The greatest of all the Sioux in my time, or in any time for that matter, was that wonderful old fighting man, Sitting Bull, whose life will some day be written by a historian who can really give him his due.
खैर, बिल (बिल हिकॉक) एक काफी अच्छे निशानेबाज थे। लेकिन वह उन दिनों हम सब के जाने-माने आधे दर्जन आदमियों जितनी तेजी से गोली नहीं चला सकते थे, और न ही उतने सीधे निशाने पर। लेकिन बिल शांत स्वभाव के थे, और जिन लोगों से उनका मुकाबला हुआ, वे घबरा गए होंगे, ऐसा मुझे लगता है। बिल ने बाजी मार ली। उन्होंने दूसरे आदमी के सोचने से पहले ही उसे मार डालने का मन बना लिया था।
Well, Bill [Bill Hickok] was a pretty good shot. But he could not shoot as quick as half a dozen men we all knew in those days, nor as straight either. But Bill was cool, and the men who he went up against were rattled, I guess. Bill beat them to it. He made up his mind to kill the other man before the other man had finished thinking.
Well, Bill [Bill Hickok] was a pretty good shot. But he could not shoot as quick as half a dozen men we all knew in those days, nor as straight either. But Bill was cool, and the men who he went up against were rattled, I guess. Bill beat them to it. He made up his mind to kill the other man before the other man had finished thinking.
भारतीयों का कहना था कि ये हड्डियां एक ऐसी जाति के लोगों की थीं... जो एक आम इंसान से तिगुने आकार के थे।
The Indians said the bones were those of a race of people ... three times the size of a man.
The Indians said the bones were those of a race of people ... three times the size of a man.
अब मुझे पूरा विश्वास हो गया था कि मेरा जीवन खुले मैदानों (मैदानों) में ही बीतने के लिए तय हुआ है।
I was persuaded now that I was destined to lead a life on the Plains.
I was persuaded now that I was destined to lead a life on the Plains.
पश्चिम का चित्रण करते हुए मेरा प्रयास यही था कि उसे वैसा ही दिखाया जाए जैसा वह वास्तव में था।
It was my effort, in depicting the West, to depict it as it was.
It was my effort, in depicting the West, to depict it as it was.
भागने की मेरी पहली योजना असफल होने के बाद, अब मैंने दूसरी योजना बनाई।
My first plan of escape having failed, I now determined upon another.
My first plan of escape having failed, I now determined upon another.
मेरे पास सबसे बेहतरीन बफेलो हॉर्स (भैंसों का शिकार करने वाला घोड़ा) था जिसने कभी कोई कदम रखा हो।
I had the best buffalo horse that ever made a track.
I had the best buffalo horse that ever made a track.
मुझे लगता था कि मैं गोरों के रीति-रिवाजों, जीवन आदि का सही अंदाज़ा देने के लिए उन सभी को पूरे संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिका में घुमाकर भारतीयों और सरकार दोनों का भला कर रहा था, ताकि जब वे अपने लोगों के पास लौटें तो उन्होंने जो कुछ भी देखा था, उसे बता सकें।
I thought I was benefiting the Indians as well as the government, by taking them all over the United States, and giving them a correct idea of the customs, life, etc., of the pale faces, so that when they returned to their people they could make known all they had seen.
I thought I was benefiting the Indians as well as the government, by taking them all over the United States, and giving them a correct idea of the customs, life, etc., of the pale faces, so that when they returned to their people they could make known all they had seen.
अच्छे और बुरे फ्रंटियरमैन (सीमावासी), बंदूकधारी और भविष्य के प्रेरित पैगंबर, मेरे कैंप के साथी रहे हैं। इस तरह, मैं उस देश को उतनी अच्छी तरह जानता हूँ जितने कम ही लोग आज जीवित होंगे जो उसे जानते हैं।
Frontiersmen good and bad, gunmen as well as inspired prophets of the future, have been my camp companions. Thus, I know the country of which I am about to write as few men now living have known it.
Frontiersmen good and bad, gunmen as well as inspired prophets of the future, have been my camp companions. Thus, I know the country of which I am about to write as few men now living have known it.
पॉनी एक्सप्रेस की पहली यात्रा दस दिनों में पूरी हुई थी - औसतन दो सौ मील प्रतिदिन। लेकिन हमने जल्द ही अपने घुड़सवारों की रफ्तार बढ़ाई और कम समय में दूरी तय करने लगे।
The first trip of the Pony Express was made in ten days - an average of two hundred miles a day. But we soon began stretching our riders and making better time.
The first trip of the Pony Express was made in ten days - an average of two hundred miles a day. But we soon began stretching our riders and making better time.
लेकिन रोमांच का प्रेम मेरे पिता के खून में था।
But the love of adventure was in father's blood.
But the love of adventure was in father's blood.
स्मोकी हिल नदी पार करने के बाद, मैंने खुद को काफी हद तक सुरक्षित महसूस किया क्योंकि यह आखिरी नदी थी जिसे मुझे पार करना था।
After crossing the Smoky Hill River, I felt comparatively safe as this was the last stream I had to cross.
After crossing the Smoky Hill River, I felt comparatively safe as this was the last stream I had to cross.
वाइल्ड बिल एक अजीब शख्सियत थे। कद-काठी में वह लगभग छह फीट एक इंच के थे। वह हर मायने में एक 'प्लेन्स-मैन' (मैदानी इलाकों के वासी) थे।
Wild Bill was a strange character. In person he was about six feet and one inch in height. He was a Plains-man in every sense of the word.
Wild Bill was a strange character. In person he was about six feet and one inch in height. He was a Plains-man in every sense of the word.
जैसी कि कहावत है, मुझे लगने लगा था कि मेरा वक्त आ गया है।
I began to think that my time had come, as the saying is.
I began to think that my time had come, as the saying is.
औसतन पंद्रह मील की दूरी पर स्टेशन बनाए गए थे। एक राइडर के मार्ग में तीन स्टेशन आते थे, और हर स्टेशन पर घोड़े बदले जाते थे, इसलिए शुरुआत में उससे यह उम्मीद की जाती थी कि वह लगभग पैंतालीस मील की दूरी तय करे - जो कि उस स्थिति में एक बेहतरीन सवारी है जब आपको औसतन पंद्रह मील प्रति घंटे की रफ्तार रखनी हो।
Stations were built at intervals averaging fifteen miles apart. A rider's route covered three stations, with an exchange of horses at each, so that he was expected at the beginning to cover close to forty-five miles - a good ride when one must average fifteen miles an hour.
Stations were built at intervals averaging fifteen miles apart. A rider's route covered three stations, with an exchange of horses at each, so that he was expected at the beginning to cover close to forty-five miles - a good ride when one must average fifteen miles an hour.
जितने पैसों में हमने शराब खरीदी थी, उससे कहीं अधिक मात्रा में हमें अपनी शराब के बदले राशन-पानी मिल गया; इसलिए आखिरकार यह सौदा बहुत फायदेमंद साबित हुआ।
We got more provisions for our whiskey than the same money, which we paid for the liquor, would have bought; so after all it proved a very profitable investment.
We got more provisions for our whiskey than the same money, which we paid for the liquor, would have bought; so after all it proved a very profitable investment.
जनरल कस्टर व्यक्तिगत चरित्र के बहुत बारीक अवलोकनकर्ता और अध्यता थे।
General Custer was a close observer and student of personal character.
General Custer was a close observer and student of personal character.
मेरे शो का पहला प्रदर्शन मई 1883 में ओमाहा में हुआ था, जिसे तब मैंने अपना घर चुना था। वहीं से हमने अपना पहला गर्मियों का दौरा शुरू किया, जिसमें देश के लगभग हर महत्वपूर्ण शहर का दौरा किया।
The first presentation of my show was given in May, 1883, at Omaha, which I had then chosen as my home. From there we made our first summer tour, visiting practically every important city in the country.
The first presentation of my show was given in May, 1883, at Omaha, which I had then chosen as my home. From there we made our first summer tour, visiting practically every important city in the country.
भारतीयों की संख्या लगातार बढ़ती गई यहाँ तक कि यह अनुमान लगाया गया कि हम उनमें से 800 से 1,000 लोगों से लड़ रहे थे।
The Indians kept increasing in numbers until it was estimated that we were fighting from 800 to 1,000 of them.
The Indians kept increasing in numbers until it was estimated that we were fighting from 800 to 1,000 of them.
सि Sioux लोगों के बीच मेरे कई दुश्मन थे; उनसे मिलना मेरे लिए काफी जोखिम भरा हो सकता था।
I had many enemies among the Sioux; I would be running considerable risk in meeting them.
I had many enemies among the Sioux; I would be running considerable risk in meeting them.
कई दिन ऐसे बीतते जब मुझे आग नसीब नहीं होती थी, और मैं कच्चा जमा हुआ मांस खाता था और पानी के लिए बर्फ को अपने मुंह में पिघलाता था।
Some days I would go without any fire at all, and eat raw frozen meat and melt snow in my mouth for water.
Some days I would go without any fire at all, and eat raw frozen meat and melt snow in my mouth for water.
दुनिया के मंच पर मेरा पदार्पण 26 फरवरी 1845 को हुआ था।
My debut upon the world's stage occurred on February 26th, 1845.
My debut upon the world's stage occurred on February 26th, 1845.
बिजली की तेजी से वाइल्ड बिल ने अपना रिवॉल्वर निकाला। वह अजनबी मृत गिर पड़ा, उसके मस्तिष्क में गोली लगी थी।
Quick as lightning Wild Bill pulled his revolver. The stranger fell dead, shot through the brain.
Quick as lightning Wild Bill pulled his revolver. The stranger fell dead, shot through the brain.
चौकी पर हैजा फैल गया था, और रोजाना पांच या छह लोग मर रहे थे।
The cholera had broken out at the post, and five or six men were dying daily.
The cholera had broken out at the post, and five or six men were dying daily.
फ्री स्टेट के लोगों ने, जिनमें मैं भी शामिल था, यह मान लिया था कि मिसौरी एक गुलाम राज्य है।
The Free State men, myself among them, took it for granted that Missouri was a slave state.
The Free State men, myself among them, took it for granted that Missouri was a slave state.
भीड़ छंट जाने के बाद, एक दोस्त की मदद से मैंने पिता को एक वैगन में बैठाया। घर के रास्ते में मैंने उनकी गोद में उनका सिर रखा हुआ था। मुझे विश्वास था कि वह गंभीर रूप से घायल हो चुके हैं। उनकी किडनी के पास वार करके एक भयानक घाव छोड़ दिया गया था।
With the help of a friend I got father into a wagon, when the crowd had gone. I held his head in my lap during the ride home. I believed he was mortally wounded. He had been stabbed down through the kidneys, leaving an ugly wound.
With the help of a friend I got father into a wagon, when the crowd had gone. I held his head in my lap during the ride home. I believed he was mortally wounded. He had been stabbed down through the kidneys, leaving an ugly wound.
उस जगह पर पहुँचने पर जहाँ भारतीयों ने हम पर हमला किया था, हमें उन तीन आदमियों के शव मिले जिन्हें उन्होंने मार डाला था, जिनकी खाल उतार ली थी, और जिन्हें सचमुच टुकड़ों में काट डाला था।
On reaching the place where the Indians had surprised us, we found the bodies of the three men whom they had killed and scalped, and literally cut into pieces.
On reaching the place where the Indians had surprised us, we found the bodies of the three men whom they had killed and scalped, and literally cut into pieces.
हमने सि Sioux स्काउट्स की नजरों से बचते हुए आगे बढ़ना जारी रखा था, और हमें पूरा विश्वास था कि हम उन्हें पूरी तरह से सरप्राइज (अचानक आश्वस्त) कर देंगे।
We had avoided discovery by the Sioux scouts, and we were confident of giving them a complete surprise.
We had avoided discovery by the Sioux scouts, and we were confident of giving them a complete surprise.
मेजर नॉर्थ और मैं टुकड़ी से कई मील आगे निकल गए और कई भैंसों को मार गिराया।
Major North and myself went out in advance of the command several miles and killed a number of buffaloes.
Major North and myself went out in advance of the command several miles and killed a number of buffaloes.
अपने भारतीय कलाकारों को सुरक्षित करने के बाद, मैं बाल्टीमोर के लिए रवाना हुआ, जहाँ मैंने अपनी मंडली (ट्रूप) का गठन किया, और यह सड़क पर मेरी अब तक की सबसे बड़ी मंडली थी।
Having secured my Indian actors, I started for Baltimore, where I organized my combination, and which was the largest troupe I had yet had on the road.
Having secured my Indian actors, I started for Baltimore, where I organized my combination, and which was the largest troupe I had yet had on the road.
स्प्रिंगफिल्ड हमेशा से मेरे दिल के करीब रहा है।
Springfield has always had a place in my heart.
Springfield has always had a place in my heart.
मेरा भाई सबका बहुत चहेता था, और उसकी मौत ने पूरे आस-पास के इलाके पर उदासी छा दी थी।
My brother was a great favorite with everybody, and his death cast a gloom upon the whole neighborhood.
My brother was a great favorite with everybody, and his death cast a gloom upon the whole neighborhood.
वाशिंगटन के पत्रकार सब कुछ जानते हैं।
Washington newspaper men know everything.
Washington newspaper men know everything.
भैंसों को मारने का मेरा सबसे बड़ा हुनर यह था कि मैं अपने घोड़े को झुंड के आगे दौड़ाकर उनके सरदारों को गोली मार देता था जिससे वे गोल-गोल घूमने लगें। इस तरह पीछे वाले जानवर बाईं ओर सिमट जाते थे, और जल्द ही गोल-गोल चक्कर काटने लगते थे।
My great forte in killing buffaloes was to get them circling by riding my horse at the head of the herd and shooting their leaders. Thus the brutes behind were crowded to the left, so that they were soon going round and round.
My great forte in killing buffaloes was to get them circling by riding my horse at the head of the herd and shooting their leaders. Thus the brutes behind were crowded to the left, so that they were soon going round and round.
भारतीय अक्सर अपनी रिज़र्वेशन (आरक्षित क्षेत्रों) से बाहर रहते थे।
Indians were frequently off their reservations.
Indians were frequently off their reservations.
दूर पश्चिम के घास के मैदानों के बीच मैंने जो घर अपनी पत्नी को दिया था, उससे वह बहुत खुश थीं।
My wife was delighted with the home I had given her amid the prairies of the far west.
My wife was delighted with the home I had given her amid the prairies of the far west.
वाइल्ड बिल जरा भी झगड़ालू इंसान नहीं थे, फिर भी व्यक्तिगत तौर पर मैं ऐसे कम से कम आधे दर्जन लोगों को जानता हूँ जिन्हें उन्होंने अलग-अलग समय पर मार गिराया था।
Wild Bill was anything but a quarrelsome man yet I have personal knowledge of at least half a dozen men whom he had at various times killed.
Wild Bill was anything but a quarrelsome man yet I have personal knowledge of at least half a dozen men whom he had at various times killed.
मुझे स्पॉटेड टेल का डेरा मिल गया। उन्होंने मुझे अंदर आने का न्योता दिया।
I found Spotted Tail's lodge. He invited me to enter.
I found Spotted Tail's lodge. He invited me to enter.
टट की हत्या के मामले में ज़ाहिर है बिल के खिलाफ कभी कोई कार्रवाई नहीं की गई।
Nothing of course was ever done to Bill for the killing of Tutt.
Nothing of course was ever done to Bill for the killing of Tutt.
मैकार्थी भाइयों ने ठीक समय पर आगे बढ़ते हुए दुश्मन पर गोली चलाने का आदेश दिया।
The McCarthy boys, at the proper moment, gave orders to fire upon the advancing enemy.
The McCarthy boys, at the proper moment, gave orders to fire upon the advancing enemy.
मेजर नॉर्थ का इन आदिवासियों पर सालों से पूरा प्रभाव रहा है और वह इनसे जितना काम करवा सकते हैं, उतना शायद ही कोई और जीवित व्यक्ति कर सके।
Major North has had for years complete power over these Indians and can do more with them than any man living.
Major North has had for years complete power over these Indians and can do more with them than any man living.