Tekst uit Macbeth, van William Shakespeare
Over Jaakko Mäntyjärvi: Wikipedia (Engelstalig); eigen site (niet beveiligd).
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Tekst uit Macbeth, acte 4, scène 1, de drie heksen:
FIRST WITCH
Thrice the brinded cat hath mewed.
SECOND WITCH
Thrice, and once the hedge-pig whined.
THIRD WITCH
Harpier cries “’Tis time, ’tis time!”
FIRST WITCH
Round about the cauldron go;
In the poisoned entrails throw.
Toad, that under cold stone
Days and nights has thirty-one
Sweltered venom sleeping got,
Boil thou first i’ th’ charmèd pot.
The Witches circle the cauldron.
ALL
Double, double toil and trouble;
Fire burn, and cauldron bubble.
SECOND WITCH
Fillet of a fenny snake
In the cauldron boil and bake.
Eye of newt and toe of frog,
Wool of bat and tongue of dog,
Adder’s fork and blindworm’s sting,
Lizard’s leg and howlet’s wing,
For a charm of powerful trouble,
Like a hell-broth boil and bubble.
ALL
Double, double toil and trouble;
Fire burn, and cauldron bubble.
THIRD WITCH
Scale of dragon, tooth of wolf,
Witch’s mummy, maw and gulf
Of the ravined salt-sea shark,
Root of hemlock digged i’ th’ dark,
Liver of blaspheming Jew,
Gall of goat and slips of yew
Slivered in the moon’s eclipse,
Nose of Turk and Tartar’s lips,
Finger of birth-strangled babe
Ditch-delivered by a drab,
Make the gruel thick and slab.
Add thereto a tiger’s chaudron
For th’ ingredience of our cauldron.
ALL
Double, double toil and trouble;
Fire burn, and cauldron bubble.
SECOND WITCH
Cool it with a baboon’s blood.
Then the charm is firm and good.
Enter Hecate to the other three Witches.
HECATE
O, well done! I commend your pains,
And everyone shall share i’ th’ gains.
And now about the cauldron sing
Like elves and fairies in a ring,
Enchanting all that you put in.
Music and a song: “Black Spirits,” etc. Hecate exits.
SECOND WITCH
By the pricking of my thumbs,
Something wicked this way comes.
Open, locks,
Whoever knocks.
entrails = animal’s intestines or internal organs
swelter’d = been very hot; sweated (for 31 days)
toil = hard work
maw and guff = stomach and throat
hemlock = poisonous plant (gevlekte scheerling)
fillet = fleshy, boneless meat
fenny snake = grass snake
fork = (snake’s) forked tongue
owlet = young or small owl
chaudron = entrails (zie boven)
Vertaling (met dank aan Jos)
| Double, double toil and trouble | Jaakko Mäntyjärvi |
| A cavern. In the middle, a boiling cauldron. | Een spelonk. In het midden een kookpot. Donder. |
| Thunder. Enter the three Witches | Entree van de drie heksen. |
| First Witch: | Eerste heks: |
| Thrice the brinded cat hath mew’d. | Drie keer miauwde mijn gele kater. |
| Second Witch: | Tweede heks: |
| Thrice and once the hedge-pig whined. | En vier keer piepte mijn egel. |
| Third Witch: | Derde heks: |
| Harpier cries ‘Tis time, ’tis time. | En mijn harpij schreeuwt: ’t Is tijd, ’t is tijd |
| First Witch: | Eerste heks: |
| Double, double toil and trouble | Dubbel poken Dubbel Stoken |
| Round about the cauldron go; | Rond de ketel. Ik begin! |
| In the poison’d entrails throw. | ‘t Giftig ingewand erin. |
| Toad, that under cold stone | De pad die onder de koude steen |
| Days and nights has thirty-one | Zeven weken achtereen |
| Swelter’d venom sleeping got, | moet in de ketel, hij is witheet. |
| Boil thou first i’ the charmed pot. | |
| All: | De drie heksen: |
| Double, double toil and trouble; | Dubbel poken, dubbel stoken, |
| Fire burn, and cauldron bubble. | vonken, vuur, ketel, koken. |
| Second Witch: | Tweede heks: |
| Fillet of a fenny snake, | Een stuk slang moet er ook nog bij. |
| In the cauldron boil and bake; | Kook en bak in onze brij |
| Eye of newt and toe of frog, | kikkeroog, salamanderlong, |
| Wool of bat and tongue of dog, | vleermuiswol en hondetong, |
| Adder’s fork and blind-worm’s sting, | addertand en paddebrood, |
| Lizard’s leg and owlet’s wing, | uilevlerk en kraaiepoot. |
| For a charm of powerful trouble, | In de woorden van de spoken |
| Like a hell-broth boil and bubble. | zal een helse soep nu koken. |
| All: | De drie heksen: |
| Double, double toil and trouble; | Dubbel poken, dubbel stoken, |
| Fire burn and cauldron bubble. | vonken, vuur, ketel, koken. |
| Third Witch: | Derde heks: |
| Scale of dragon, tooth of wolf, | Drakeschubben, wolvetand, |
| Witches’ mummy, maw and gulf | heksenmummie, ingewand |
| Of the ravin’d salt-sea shark, | van haaien, bloed van raven, |
| Root of hemlock digg’d i’ the dark, | pijpkruidwortel ’s nachts ontgraven, |
| Liver of blaspheming Jew, | lever van heiden en van jood, |
| Gall of goat, and slips of yew | geitegal en iepenloot |
| Silver’d in the moon’s eclipse, | gekapt bij volle maan, |
| Nose of Turk and Tartar’s lips, | neus van Turk, lip van Hindoestaan, |
| Finger of birth-strangled babe | vinger van een kind, geplet |
| Ditch-deliver’d by a drab, | in de schoot van een slet |
| Make the gruel thick and slab: | maken de pap dik en vet. |
| Add thereto a tiger’s chaudron, | Gooi er nog tijgerdarmen bij |
| For the ingredients of our cauldron. | En klaar is onze toverbrij. |
| All: | De drie heksen: |
| Double, double toil and trouble; | Dubbel poken, dubbel stoken, |
| Fire burn and cauldron bubble. | vonken, vuur, ketel, koken. |
| Second Witch: | Tweede heks: |
| By the pricking of my thumbs, | ‘t Gejeuk van mijn duim zegt mij: |
| Something wicked this way comes. | Iets walgelijks komt naderbij. |
| Open, locks, whoever knocks! | Ah, de nacht ontpopt wie daar nu klopt! |
| William Shakespeare (uit Macbeth) | vertaling Hugo Claus |