무라카미 하루키, "1Q84" 영문판 번역 공부하기 2탄

# How many people could recognize Janáček’s Sinfonietta after hearing just the first few bars? Probably somewhere between “very few” and “almost none.” But for some reason, Aomame was one of the few who could.

 

☞ How many people could recognize Janáček’s Sinfonietta after hearing just the first few bars? Probably somewhere between "very few" and "almost noen."

얼마나 많은 사람들이 처음 몇 소절만으로 Janáček’s Sinfonietta 노래인지 알아 차릴까. 아마도 손에 꼽히거나 혹은 없을 것이다. 

 

☞  But for some reason, Aomame was one of the few who could.

하지만 왜인지 아오마메는 몇 중의 하나였다.

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# Janáček composed his little symphony in 1926. He originally wrote the opening as a fanfare for a gymnastics festival. Aomame imagined 1926 Czechoslovakia: The First World War had ended, and the country was freed from the long rule of the Hapsburg Dynasty. As they enjoyed the peaceful respite visiting central Europe, people drank Pilsner beer in cafés and manufactured handsome light machine guns. Two years earlier, in utter obscurity, Franz Kafka had left the world behind. Soon Hitler would come out of nowhere and gobble up this beautiful little country in the blink of an eye, but at the time no one knew what hardships lay in store for them. This may be the most important proposition revealed by history: “At the time, no one knew what was coming.” Listening to Janáček’s music, Aomame imagined the carefree winds sweeping across the plains of Bohemia and thought about the vicissitudes of history. 

 

☞ Janáček composed his little symphony in 1926.

Janáček는 그의 작은 심포니를 1926년에 작곡했다.

 

he originally wrote the opening as a fanfare for a gymnastics festival.

애초에 그는 체조경기 오프닝곡으로 이 곡을 썼다.

 

*gymnastics :a sport involving difficult physical exercises designed to increase your strength and ability to bend and balance a sport involving difficult physical exercises designed to increase your strength and ability to bend and balance

 

* fanfare:a short loud piece of music played on a musical instrument such as a trumpet to announce a special person or event

 

Aomame imagined 1926 Czechoslovakia: The First World War had ended, and the country was freed from the long rule of the Hapsbrug Dynasty. 

아오마메는 1926년의 체코슬로바키아를 그려보았다. 1차세계대전이 끝나고, 합스부르크 왕조의 오랜 통치로부터 자유를 얻은 나라. 

 

* Dynasty : a family whose members rule a country or region for a long period of time

As they enjoyed the peaceful respite visiting central Europe, people drank Pilsner beer in cafes and manufactured hadsome light machine guns. 

사람들은 중유럽을 여행하며서 평화로운 한때를 보내면서 카페에서 필스너 맥주를 마셨다. 

 

*  respite :

1: a period of temporary delay

2: an interval of rest or relief

 

Two years earlier, in utter obscurity,  Franz Kafka had left the world behind. Soon Hitler would come out of nowhere and gobble up this beautiful little country in the blink of an eye, but at the time no one knew what hardships lay in store for them.

2년 전에 아무런 세간의 관심도 받지 못하고 Franz Kafka는 세상을 떠났다. 곧 히틀러가 세상에 나타났고 눈 깜짝할 사이에 이 조그맣고 아름다운 나라를 집어 삼켰다. 그때는 그들에게 어떤 고난이 닥쳐올지 아무도 몰랐다. 

 

*obscurity : a state in which a person or thing is not well known or not remembered

a girl who was plucked from obscurity to become a star

in obscurity: 

He was a famous poet, but he died in obscurity.

 * utter : complete or extreme:

utter confusion/misery/chaos

utter nonsense/rubbish/drivel

The meeting was a complete and utter waste of time.

Lying back in the hot bath was utter bliss.

 

This may be the most important proposition revealed by history: "At the time, no one knew what was coiming."

어쩌면 이 말이 역사에 의해 증명된 가장 중요한 명제인지도 모른다 : 그때에는 아무도 무엇이 올지 알지 못했다.

 

* proposition: 

a statement or problem that must be solved or proved to be true or not true:

Pythagoras's theorem is the mathematical proposition that in any right-angled triangle, the square on the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares on the other two sides.

 

Listening to Janacek's music, Aomame imagined the carefree winds sweeping across the plains of Bohemia and thought about the vicissitudes of history.

Janacek의 음악을 들으면서 아오마메는 보헤미야 들판을 가로질러 부는 바람을 떠올리며 역사의 고난에 대해 생각했다.

 

* vicissitudes : changes and unexpected difficulties