और फिर उन्होंने दुनिया की कुछ सबसे हसीन पियानो धुनें बजाईं—उस देश-निकाला पाई हुई, घर की याद में तड़पती लड़की ने, और उस अपमानित, थके हुए बूढ़े आदमी ने। कायदे से नहीं। उससे भी कहीं बेहतर।
And so they played some of the world's loveliest piano music - the exiled homesick girl, the humiliated, tired old man. Not properly. Better than that.
And so they played some of the world's loveliest piano music - the exiled homesick girl, the humiliated, tired old man. Not properly. Better than that.
लेकिन उसे शब्दों की जानकारी होनी ही थी। उसे हर बात पता होनी चाहिए थी।
But she had to know words. She had to know everything.
But she had to know words. She had to know everything.
एक पल के लिए उसे अपने गालों पर उसका स्पर्श महसूस हुआ और फिर वह पीछे हट गया। लीजिए, यह रहा मेरे पूरे जीवनकाल का कोटे का प्यार। मैं कह सकती हूँ कि इसके लिए लोग इससे कम पर भी जान दे चुके हैं।
For an instant she felt his touch on her cheek then he stepped back. There that was my ration for all eternity. People have died for less I dare say.
For an instant she felt his touch on her cheek then he stepped back. There that was my ration for all eternity. People have died for less I dare say.
'हेर आल्टेनबर्ग, मैं नहीं कर पा रहा हूँ; मुझे चक्कर आ रहे हैं।' और मेरेक ने उसकी तरफ देखा: 'ठीक है—मैं केमिस्ट से कहकर अपने लिए कुछ दवा मँगवा लेता हूँ।'
Herr Altenburg, I can't; I have vertigo.' And Marek looked at him: 'All right - I'll get the chemist to fix me something.
Herr Altenburg, I can't; I have vertigo.' And Marek looked at him: 'All right - I'll get the chemist to fix me something.
यह सच है कि रोमांच इंसानों के लिए अच्छे होते हैं, तब भी जब वे बहुत छोटे हों। रोमांच इंसान के खून में इस तरह बस सकते हैं, भले ही उसे याद न हो कि उसने कभी ऐसे रोमांचक अनुभव किए भी थे।
It's true that adventures are good for people even when they are very young. Adventures can get in a person's blood even if he doesn't remember having them.
It's true that adventures are good for people even when they are very young. Adventures can get in a person's blood even if he doesn't remember having them.
वह एक बेहद खूबसूरत गर्मियाँ थीं, वही गर्मियाँ जब फ्रांस का पतन हुआ और ब्रिटिश एक्सपेडिशनेरी फोर्स को डंकेर्क से निकाला गया था। पेड़ों की पत्तियाँ कभी इतनी गहरी और सतरंगी हरी नहीं थीं; जब जर्मनों ने मैजिनोट लाइन को घेरा और न केवल फ्रांस बल्कि बेल्जियम और हॉलैंड पर भी कब्ज़ा कर लिया, तब फूलों से सजे मैदानों पर धूप चमक रही थी। गोलियों की तड़तड़ाहट के बीच के सन्नाटे में पक्षियों की चहचहाहट हवा में गूँज रही थी और उन भागते हुए शरणार्थियों का साथ दे रही थी जिन्होंने सड़कों को जाम कर रखा था। ऐसा लग रहा था मानो मौसम यूरोप की मौत पर किसी शानदार शोकगीत (रक्वीम) की तैयारी कर रहा हो।
It was a heavenly summer, the summer in which France fell and the British Expeditionary Force was evacuated from Dunkirk. Leaves were never such an intense and iridescent green; sunlight glinted on flower-studded meadows as the Germans encircled the Maginot Line and overran not only France but Belgium and Holland. Birdsong filled the air in the lull between bursts of gunfire and accompanied the fleeing refugees who blocked the roads. It was as though the weather was preparing a glorious requiem for the death of Europe.
It was a heavenly summer, the summer in which France fell and the British Expeditionary Force was evacuated from Dunkirk. Leaves were never such an intense and iridescent green; sunlight glinted on flower-studded meadows as the Germans encircled the Maginot Line and overran not only France but Belgium and Holland. Birdsong filled the air in the lull between bursts of gunfire and accompanied the fleeing refugees who blocked the roads. It was as though the weather was preparing a glorious requiem for the death of Europe.
मैं संगीत की आवाज़ की तरह जीना चाहती हूँ। - रूथ
I want to live like music sounds."- Ruth
I want to live like music sounds."- Ruth
सिर्फ इसलिए कि हमने यह कभी नहीं किया, इसका यह मतलब नहीं कि हम इसे कर नहीं सकते।
Just because we've never done it doesn't mean we can't do it.
Just because we've never done it doesn't mean we can't do it.
अकेलेपन ने हैरियट को यह सिखा दिया था कि कोई न कोई ऐसा ज़रूर होता है जो आपको समझ सके—बस अक्सर वे इस दुनिया में नहीं होते थे, बल्कि किसी किताब के पन्नों में कैद होते थे।
Loneliness had taught Harriet that there was always someone who understood - it was just so often that they were dead, and in a book.
Loneliness had taught Harriet that there was always someone who understood - it was just so often that they were dead, and in a book.
“उम्मीद है कोई मेंढक नहीं है?” उसने पूछा... उसने सिर हिलाया। “नहीं। और अगर होता भी, तो मैं उसे बिल्कुल नहीं चूमती, यह समझ लीजिए। अगर मुझे इस बात का यकीन हो जाए कि कोई राजकुमार मेंढक बन जाएगा, तो शायद मैं उसे चूम लूं, पर इसके विपरीत बिल्कुल नहीं।”
Not a frog, I hope?” he asked…She shook her head. “No. And if it was I wouldn’t kiss it, I promise you. I might kiss a prince if I could be sure he’d turn into a frog, but not the other way around.
Not a frog, I hope?” he asked…She shook her head. “No. And if it was I wouldn’t kiss it, I promise you. I might kiss a prince if I could be sure he’d turn into a frog, but not the other way around.
आंटी हिल्डा ने कहा, “किसी दूसरी संस्कृति को परखने के लिए अपने यहाँ के पैमानों का इस्तेमाल नहीं करना चाहिए।”
One must not judge other cultures by the standars of one's one,' said Aunt Hilda
One must not judge other cultures by the standars of one's one,' said Aunt Hilda
पॉलीन ने एक स्क्रैपबुक संभाल रखी थी जिसमें वह अखबारों से काटकर उन लोगों की प्रेरणादायक खबरें चिपकाती थी जिन्होंने बड़ी बहादुरी के काम किए थे—भले ही उनका एक ही पैर हो, वे देख न सकते हों, या बचपन में सिर के बल गिर चुके हों। उसने अनिका को समझाया था, “यह सब मुझे हिम्मत देने के लिए है।”
Pauline kept a scrapbook into which she pasted important articles that she had cut out of the newspapers. These were about the courageous deeds that had been done by people even if they only had one leg or couldn't see or had been dropped on their heads when they were babies. 'It's to make me brave,' she'd explained to Annika.
Pauline kept a scrapbook into which she pasted important articles that she had cut out of the newspapers. These were about the courageous deeds that had been done by people even if they only had one leg or couldn't see or had been dropped on their heads when they were babies. 'It's to make me brave,' she'd explained to Annika.
रुथ प्रार्थना करती, “हे भगवान, मुझमें आगे निकलने की होड़ मत पैदा होने देना। मुझे यह एहसास करा देना कि पढ़ना कितना बड़ा सौभाग्य है। मुझे यह याद दिलाना कि ज्ञान की तलाश सिर्फ ज्ञान के लिए होनी चाहिए और हे भगवान, इम्तिहान में वीरेना प्लैकेट को पछाड़ने की मेरी इस इच्छा को रोक देना।” वह पूरे मन से और पूरी शिद्दत से प्रार्थना करती थी। लेकिन उस शरद ऋतु में भगवान बहुत व्यस्त थे; स्पेन से पराजित होकर इंटरनेशनल ब्रिगेड लौट रही थी, हिटलर की दरिंदगी बढ़ती जा रही थी, और हर तरफ़ बेकसूर परिंदे लगातार दम तोड़ रहे थे।
Please, God,' Ruth would pray, 'don't let me be competitive. Let me realize what a privilege it is to study. Let me remember that knowledge must be pursued for its own sake and please, please stop me wanting to beat Verena Plackett in the exams.' She prayed hard and she meant what she said. But God was busy that autumn as the International Brigade came back, defeated, from Spain, Hitler's bestialities increased, and sparrows everywhere continued to fall.
Please, God,' Ruth would pray, 'don't let me be competitive. Let me realize what a privilege it is to study. Let me remember that knowledge must be pursued for its own sake and please, please stop me wanting to beat Verena Plackett in the exams.' She prayed hard and she meant what she said. But God was busy that autumn as the International Brigade came back, defeated, from Spain, Hitler's bestialities increased, and sparrows everywhere continued to fall.
परछाइयाँ उन लोगों के लिए ठंडी और सुकून भरी जगहें होती हैं जिनके मन यादों और खज़ानों से ओवरलोड हो चुके होते हैं।
Shadows are cool and peaceful places for those whose minds are overstocked with treasure.
Shadows are cool and peaceful places for those whose minds are overstocked with treasure.
अन्ना ने कहा, “वह रूसी बर्फ की तरह है। शाम की उस बर्फ की तरह जब सूरज ढल रहा होता है और वह किसी खूबसूरत नज़ारे जैसी चमकती है, समझे? और अगर बर्फ में कोई महक होती, तो उसकी महक ऐसी ही (गुलाब जैसी) होती।”
She's like snow in Russian," said Anna. "Snow in the evening when the sun sets and it looks like Alpengluhen, you know? And if snow had a scent it would smell like that [the rose].
She's like snow in Russian," said Anna. "Snow in the evening when the sun sets and it looks like Alpengluhen, you know? And if snow had a scent it would smell like that [the rose].
वह इतनी बुद्धिमान थी कि अपनी सोच से ही खुद को खूबसूरत बना सकती थी। बुद्धिमत्ता... कवि इस बारे में ज़्यादा बात नहीं करते, लेकिन जब कोई स्त्री बुद्धिमान, भावुक और अच्छी होती है (तो उसका मुकाबला नहीं)।
She was so intelligent that she could think herself into beauty. Intelligence...they don't talk about it much, the poets, but when a woman is intelligent and passionate and good.
She was so intelligent that she could think herself into beauty. Intelligence...they don't talk about it much, the poets, but when a woman is intelligent and passionate and good.
अन्ना ने धीरे से अपना हाथ उसके थूथन पर रखा और कान के पीछे उस जगह को सहलाने लगी जहाँ बड़े कुत्तों की आत्माएं बसती हैं।
Slowly, Anna put up a hand to his muzzle and began to scratch that spot behind the ear where large dogs keep their souls.
Slowly, Anna put up a hand to his muzzle and began to scratch that spot behind the ear where large dogs keep their souls.
माननीय ओलिव ने कहा, “यह बहुत बचकानी बात है, अन्ना। डरना बेवकूफी है, तुम जानती हो।”
That's silly, Anna," said the Honorable Olive. "Being afraid is silly, you know it is.
That's silly, Anna," said the Honorable Olive. "Being afraid is silly, you know it is.
राजमाता उठीं और अपनी बेंच से चुपचाप निकल गईं। जब उन्होंने अपने बेटे को गले लगाने के लिए बाहें फैलाईं, तो रेशमी कपड़े के फटने की आवाज़ गूंजी। और फिर उन्होंने नाटकीय निराशा के लहजे में पुकारा, “ओह, डार्लिंग रूपर्ट, क्या तुम्हें समझ नहीं आ रहा? खेल खत्म हो चुका है!”
The dowager rose and slipped from her pew. There was the sound of tearing silk as she threw up her arms to embrace her son. Then: "Oh, Rupert, darling," she exclaimed in tones of theatrical despair, "don't you see? The game's up!
The dowager rose and slipped from her pew. There was the sound of tearing silk as she threw up her arms to embrace her son. Then: "Oh, Rupert, darling," she exclaimed in tones of theatrical despair, "don't you see? The game's up!
फिर उसने उसे चूम लिया। उसने उसे खुद से दूर करने में काफी लंबा समय लिया। जब उसने छोड़ा, तो टेसा ने उसके चेहरे पर दर्द और उलझन के भाव के साथ ऊपर देखा। टेसा ने पूछा, “तुमने क्यों रोक दिया?” गाय ने संभल कर कहा, “मुझे लगा तुम्हें सांस लेनी होगी।” टेसा ने चौंककर कहा, “सांस? तुम्हारे साथ होते हुए मुझे सांस लेने की कोई ज़रूरत नहीं है।”
Then he kissed her. It was a very long time before he let her go. When he did, she looked up at him, hurt and bewilderment on her face. 'Why did you stop?' asked Tessa. 'I thought you might want to breathe,' said Guy carefully. 'Breathe?'said Tessa , shocked. 'I don’t need to breathe when I’m with you.'
Then he kissed her. It was a very long time before he let her go. When he did, she looked up at him, hurt and bewilderment on her face. 'Why did you stop?' asked Tessa. 'I thought you might want to breathe,' said Guy carefully. 'Breathe?'said Tessa , shocked. 'I don’t need to breathe when I’m with you.'
दोनों बहनें सुबह से शाम तक काम करती थीं। उनमें से एक थोड़ी मंदबुद्धि थी; उसने अपने पैरों के बाल शेफर्ड करना और टैक्स इंस्पेक्टरों से शादी करना शुरू कर दिया था, इसलिए वह किसी काम की नहीं थी।
The sisters worked from dawn to dusk. One of them was an idiot; she started shaving her legs and marrying tax inspectors, so she was no good.
The sisters worked from dawn to dusk. One of them was an idiot; she started shaving her legs and marrying tax inspectors, so she was no good.
ट्रेन अभी स्टेशन से बाहर निकल ही रही थी कि माया ने पूछ लिया, “क्या बक्से में किताबें थीं?” मिस मिंटन ने स्वीकार किया, “हाँ, किताबें थीं।” और माया बोली, “बहुत बढ़िया।”
They were steaming out of the station before Maia asked, 'Was it books in the trunk?' 'It was books, admitted Miss Minton. And Maia said, 'Good.
They were steaming out of the station before Maia asked, 'Was it books in the trunk?' 'It was books, admitted Miss Minton. And Maia said, 'Good.
उसने सोचा, यह तो हॉलीवुड से भी बदतर है। एक लड़की पोर्क चॉप लेकर अंदर आती है और मैं उसके लिए गाना लिखने बैठ जाता हूँ।
This is worse than Hollywood, he thought. A girl comes in with a pork chop and I write a song for her.
This is worse than Hollywood, he thought. A girl comes in with a pork chop and I write a song for her.
ऐसी जगह पर बहुत ज़्यादा खुशी जताना अजीब लगता, लेकिन जैसे ही वह उसकी तरफ बढ़ा, उसकी पूंछ इस अंदाज में फैली हुई थी कि अगर सब कुछ उम्मीद के मुताबिक रहा, तो वह आसानी से उसे हिला सकता था।
To show too much joy in a place such as this would be unseemly but, as he padded toward her, his tail was extended in a manner which would make wagging possible should all go as expected.
To show too much joy in a place such as this would be unseemly but, as he padded toward her, his tail was extended in a manner which would make wagging possible should all go as expected.
जब तुम उदास हो, मेरे छोटे तारे, तो घर से बाहर निकल जाओ। खुली आसमान के नीचे हर चीज़ बेहतर लगती है।
When you're sad, my Little Star, go out of doors. It's always better underneath the open sky.
When you're sad, my Little Star, go out of doors. It's always better underneath the open sky.