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Les intelligences plus élevées vous observent attentivement, les unes par curiosité, les autres par sympathie ; mais aucune ne se fait comme moi une question de vie et de mort de la solution du problème ; moi seul j’ai le droit d’être audacieux et de vous demander qui vous êtes ; car, je le sens intimement, et cette sensation est liée à celle de mon existence : je fais désormais partie de vous, vous vous êtes emparée de moi, à votre insu peut-être, mais enfin me voilà asservi, je ne m’appartiens plus, mon âme ne peut plus vivre en elle-même.
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Those of higher intelligence are watching you closely, some out of curiosity, others out of sympathy; but, unlike me, none of them regard the solving of this problem a matter of life and death; I alone claim the right to be bold and ask who you are; for I feel it deep within me, and this feeling is bound up with the very sense of my existence: I am now part of you; you have taken hold of me—perhaps without realising it—but here I am, enslaved; I no longer belong to myself; my soul can no longer live sufficient unto itself.
Translated by Oplusse 34688 1 week, 4 days ago
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Higher forms of intelligence are watching you closely, some out of curiosity, others out of sympathy; but none of them treat solving the problem as a matter of life and death, as I do; I am the only one who have the right to be bold and ask you who you are; for I feel it deep down, and this feeling is linked to the feeling of my very existence: I am now a part of you; you have taken hold of me, perhaps without even realising it, but here I am, enslaved; I no longer belong to myself, my soul can no longer live within itself.
Translated by Oplusse 34688 1 month ago

Discussion

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 by Oplusse 1 week, 4 days ago

Pondering on this sentence, I've come up with the following suggestion, Pierre. I must add, I admire your attempts to translate such a difficult text. You are doing a great job!

Those of higher intelligence are watching you closely, some out of curiosity, others out of sympathy; but, unlike me, none of them regard the solving of this problem a matter of life and death; I alone claim the right to be bold and ask who you are; for I feel it deep within me, and this feeling is bound up with the very sense of my existence: I am now part of you; you have taken hold of me—perhaps without realising it—but here I am, enslaved; I no longer belong to myself; my soul can no longer live sufficient unto itself.

 by Merlin57 1 week, 4 days ago