Pedro- Existe um nome na história da poesia portuguesa que não é indiferente a muitos. There is a name in the history of Portuguese poetry that is well-known ("not indifferent") to many.
- Manuel Maria de Barbosa Du Bocage continua a ser um nome polémico pela sua poesia satírica. Manuel Maria de Barbosa Du Bocage continues to be a controversial name for his satirical poetry.
- Em mil setecentos e oitenta e seis, embarcou como oficial da marinha para a Índia. In 1786, he set sail to India as a Navy officer.
- Esta viagem fê-lo ver a sua profunda desadaptação com a sociedade. This trip made him realize his profound maladjustment to society.
- Ao regressar a Lisboa, anos mais tarde, viveu uma vida boémia. Upon returning to Lisbon years later, he lived a bohemian life.
- Foi preso por incentivar comportamentos rebeldes, apoiar a revolução francesa, He was arrested for inciting rebellious behaviour, supporting the French revolution,
- e por possuir um poema erótico e político. and for possessing an erotic and political poem.
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Comments
Hi,
Two questions.
(1) Your translation of ” e enquanto caminhava em direção à sua morte, escreve as suas últimas palavras” = “as he walked towards his death, he writes his last words.” Is this intended to be a poetic interpretation?
(2) “Falece a vinte e um de dezembro, com quarenta anos.” = “He dies on December 21st at the age of 40. ” I would have expected ‘faleceu’, ie. past tense rather than present tense.
(1) It’s definitely poetic, not to be interpreted literally 🙂
(2) It’s acceptable to include the present tense in descriptions of past events, as a kind of literary stylistic device. This happens often throughout the text, not just on that last sentence – it constantly switches between present and past tense. It would also be fine to just use the past tense all the way through.
I remember seeing the statue/monument to Bocage in a big praça in Setúbal – he shares the same birthday as me, which is why he has stuck in my mind! Great to learn a bit more about him.