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Here you are the last paragraph of the outstanding masterpiece, "La Regenta", by Leopoldo Alas Clarín, for you to choose which one best suits the original
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NUMBER 1
He opened the door, entered and recognized her. She was in a faint. He felt a miserable desire, a perversion of the perversion of his lust; and in order to enjoy a strange pleasure, or to try to enjoy it, he inclined his filthy face over her and he kissed her lips.
She returned to life by tearing the mists of a delirium that caused her nausea.
She had believed to feel the viscous wind and cold of a toad in her mouth.
NUMBER 2
He opened the door, went inside and recognised her fainted.
He felt a mean desire, a perversion of his lasciviousness; and in order to
enjoy a weird pleasure, or to try if he could enjoy it, he inclined his
disgusting face over her face and kissed her lips.
She came back to life tearing the fogs into a delirium that caused her nauseas.
She had believed to feel over her mouth the viscous and cold belly of a toad.
She came back to life tearing the fogs into a delirium that caused her nauseas.
She had believed to feel over her mouth the viscous and cold belly of a toad.
NUMBER 3
He opened the door, walked and recognized that La Regenta was the woman who was fainted.
Celedonio felt
the worst desire for her, it was miserable, it was a terrible perversion
of his lust; then in order to enjoy a pleasure which He had never lived or to
try he could enjoy it, he bowed his filthy face on La Regenta and he kissed her
lips.
La Regenta came back to the life while she was having
a nightmare, a delirium that caused her a big nausea.
She thought she had felt the cold slimy bell of a toad
on her mouth.
NUMBER 4
“He opened
the door, went in and he recognized Mary unconscious.
Peter felt a
miserable desire, a perversion of the perversion of his lust; and in order to
enjoy a strange pleasure, or to prove if he could enjoy it, he leaned his
disgusting face over her face, and he kissed her lips.
Mary returns
to life ripping the fogs of a delirium that caused her nauseas.
NUMBER 5
‘He
opened the door, entered and recognised La Regenta fainted.
Celedonio
felt a miserable desire, a perversion of the perversion of his lust; and to
enjoy a
strange
pleasure, or to try if he could enjoy it, he leaned his disgusting face over
that of La
Regenta
and kissed her lips.
Ana
returned to life tearing the mists of a delirium that caused her nausea.
She
had believed to feel on her mouth the viscous and cold belly of a toad.’
NUMBER 6
“He opened the door, went into the room and recognized
her fainted.
He felt a miserable desire, a perversion over the
perversion of his lust and in order to enjoy a strange pleasure or only to try
if he could enjoy it, he inclined his nasty face over the woman an kissed her
lips.
She came back to life tearing the mists of a delirium
that caused her nausea.
She seemed to feel on her mouth the viscous and cold
belly of a toad.”
NUMBER 7
NUMBER 8
NUMBER 7
He opened the door, entered and recognized her fainted. He felt a wretched desire, a perversion of his lust perversion; and in order to enjoy a strange pleasure, or to try if he could enjoy it, he tilted the disgusting face over hers and kissed her lips. She came back to life by tearing the mists of a delirium that caused her sickness.
She had thought feeling over her mouth the viscous and cold belly of a toad.NUMBER 8
He
opened the door, went inside and recognized La Regenta unconscious.
Celedonio
wished her meanly, he felt a perversion
of the perversion of his lasciviousness. In order to enjoy one strange pleasure
or to try if he could feel it, he bent his disgusting face over that of La Regenta
and he kissed her lips.
Ana came
back to life, tearing the mists of a delirium which caused nausea on her.
She
seemed to have felt the viscous and cold stomach of a toad over her mouth.
NUMBER 9
He opened the door, entered and recognized La Regenta unconscious.
Celedonio felt a mean desire, a perversion of the perversion of his lust; and in order to enjoy a strange pleasure or to try if he could enjoy it, he leaned his disgusting face over hers and he kissed her lips.
Ana came back to life ripping the mists of delirium that made her feel sick.
She believed she had felt over her mouth the cold viscous belly of a toad.
NUMBER 10
NUMBER 9
He opened the door, entered and recognized La Regenta unconscious.
Celedonio felt a mean desire, a perversion of the perversion of his lust; and in order to enjoy a strange pleasure or to try if he could enjoy it, he leaned his disgusting face over hers and he kissed her lips.
Ana came back to life ripping the mists of delirium that made her feel sick.
She believed she had felt over her mouth the cold viscous belly of a toad.
NUMBER 10
He opened the door, got in and recognized her
passed out.
He felt a miserable desire, a perversion within
the perversion of his lust , and perhaps in order to enjoy a strange pleasure or to find out if it would
be enjoyable, he leaned his disgusting face over her and kissed her lips.
She came back to life tearing the shadows of a
delirium that nauseated her.
She believed to have felt on her mouth the
viscous and cold belly of a toad.
NUMBER 11
He opened the door, entered and recognized La Regenta
unconscious.
He felt a miserable desire, a perversion of the
perversion of his lasciviousness; and in order to enjoy an odd pleasure, or to
try if he could enjoy it, he leaned his ugly face towards hers and kissed her
lips.
La Regenta came to life by tearing the mists of
the delirium that caused her nausea.
She thought she had felt over her mouth the
viscous and cold belly of a toad.
In my opinion nº7 is the best translation. It seems me very original.
ResponderEliminarChoosing one is very difficult, they are really good. For me the best is number 9.
ResponderEliminarMónica Fernández chooses number 1
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