Spanish Speakers, please help me!?

Question

For my Spanish 4 class, I have to read La Camisa de Margarita and I'm having a lot of trouble understanding it.

Here is the Spanish version: http://wings.buffalo.edu/litgloss/palma/text.shtml

And the kind-of translated version: http://66.218.71.231/language/translation/translatedPage.php?tt=url&text=http%3a//wings.buffalo.edu/litgloss/palma/text.shtml&lp=es_en&.intl=us&fr=yfp-t-501

I've been trying to understand even the basics of the story for well over an hour. If anyone can lead me in the right path of what is going on in the story, I'd really appreciate it!

Answer 1

This Novel talk about a very rich people that has a very beautiful Daughter, everyone want's to be with her but the author compare her as a Devil, because she was not interest in no one from her own town. One day a guy very handsome arrive at the same village, he was very poor but his uncle will be left him his fortune when he dies. One day the girl and the bout meet at a carnaval (party) and they fell in love. They couldt resist to be separate from each other, one day the boy decide to visit the father of the girs to ask him to marry her daughter, but the father answerd that dhe was to young to married, and the boy left the house. the girls start to getting sick but is because she was in love. The father of the girls whent to a bar and told to there friends the real reason why her daughter can not get marry with this boy, the reason was because he was very poor. One of the friends of reimundo father of the girls went to the house of the uncle of the poor boy and told him the real reason, why his nephew can not marry the daughter of Don Reymundo, The uncle get really mad. The time pass and the Girl Margarita was goin crazy, she was so much in love that she did not resis to be separate from there love of her life. So the family start getting worry and call the doctor, and the doctor said she will be crazy if her father Don Reymundo does not agree her marrige with the boy. The doctor explain that to her father and her father went to the uncles how to ask permition for there marage, the uncle was desagree but Don Reymundo kept asking and the uncle said one condition she has to be very poor like my nephew that the only way, her father disagree but the uncle said thats the only reason he accept there marrage, Don Reymundo ask if he can paid for the wedding and the uncle said NO they have to be poor, Don Reymundo insist, then to buy the clothing of the bride and the uncle at first refuse but reymundo ask for it and the uncle accept. The couple get married but The uncle didnt know that the wedding dress cost a fortune and her daughter, can sell the dress to have money and not to be poor. That why the people talk about Margaritas Shirst.

“The Daisy shirt,” by Ricardo Palma
annotated by Ellen Connell

Even daisy was (for the years of 1765) the lovely daughter more of Don Even Raimundo, horseman of Santiago and general collector of the Callao.

The girl was one of those sexy that, by their beauty, captivate he himself devil and they make it persignar himself and throw stones. She wear a pair of black eyes that were like two torpedoes loaded with dynamite and that exploded on entretelas of the soul of the Limean gallants.

She arrived at that time from Spain arrogant mancebo, son of the crowned villa of the bear and madroño, call Don Luis Palace. An uncle had this one in Lima accumulated, Aragonese, rancid solterón and, and linajudo, and that more pride spent than the children of king Fruela.

By all means that, while the occasion arrived to him to inherit the uncle, lived our Don as bare Luis as a rat and passing the pain black. With saying that until his trapicheos they were to the trusted one and to pay when improved of fortune, I believe that I say precise it.

In the procession of Santa Rosa it knew Palace the pretty Daisy. The girl filled to the eye and him to him flechó the heart. She complimented, and although she answered to him yes neither nor no, gave to understand with faint smiles and other arms of the feminine arsenal that the gallant was plate very to his pleasure. The truth, as if it was confessing to me, is that they fell in love until the root of the hair.

As the lovers forget that the Arithmetic exists, it believed Don Luis that stops the profit of its loves would not be obstacle its present poverty, and went to the Daisy father and, without many profiles, it requested the hand to him of his daughter.

To Don Raimundo the request did not fall to him in grace, and courteously it dismissed the postulante, saying to him that Daisy was still very young to take husband, then, in spite of his ten and eight Mays, still it played the wrists.

But the true mother of the bull calf was not this one. The refusal was born of which Don Raimundo did not want to be father-in-law of pobretón; and thus it had to say it in confidence to his friends, one of whom went with the gadget to Don Honorato, that therefore was called the Aragonese uncle. This, that was more arrogant than the Cid, trinó of rage and said:

-- How it is understood! Desairar to my nephew! Many would occur with a song in the chest to become related with the boy, no whom there is to him more striking in all Lima. Seen Habráse insolencia of the spade! Pero where has to go with me that crummy colectorcito?

Daisy, that was anticipated to its century, because she was nervous like a today damsel, gimoteó, and the hair was taken, and had tantrum, and if it did not threaten poisoning itself went because still the phosphorus had not been invented.

Daisy lost colors and meats, got worse in front of eyes, spoke to put nun and it did not do anything in concert.

-- Or of Luis or God! --it shouted whenever the nerves revolted to him, which occurred one hour and another one yes also.

Alarmóse the horseman santiagués, called physicists and healers, and all declared that the girl threw to tísica and that the only rescuing melecina was not sold in the pharmacy.

Or to marry it with the man of its taste, or to lock up it in the drawer of palm and crowns. So it was the medical ultimatum.

Don Raimundo ( to the aim father), forgetting to take to layer and cane, he directed himself like crazy person to house of Don Honorato, and he said to him:

--I come to that you allow in which tomorrow same his nephew with Daisy marries, because if it girl does not go away us by the slug.

--It cannot be--the uncle answered with harshness--. My nephew is pobretón, and what you must look for for your daughter he is a man who varee the silver.

The dialogue was stormy. While it requested Don Raimundo more, the Aragonese rose parra more, and that one was already going to retire evicted, when Don Luis, intervening in the question, said:

--But, uncle, is not of Christians who we kill to who is not the guilty.

-- You occurs by satisfied?

--Of all heart, uncle and gentleman.

--Then, boy, I allow in darte pleasure; but with a condition, and she is this one: Don Raimundo is me to swear before the consecrated Wafer that will not give ochavo to its daughter nor will leave a real one it in the inheritance.

Here it established new and more anxious litigation.

--But, man--he argued Don Raimundo--, my daughter has twenty thousand duros of dowry.

--We resigned to the dowry. The girl would come nothing else to house of her husband who with the encapillado thing.

--Concédame you then to flatter it the furniture and ajuar of fiancèe.

--Nor a pin. If she does not accommodate, to leave it and that the girl dies.

--You, Don Honorato be reasonable. My daughter needs to take a shirt at least to replace the putting.

--Well; passage by that cover so that it did not accuse to me of obstinate. I allow in which he gives the fiancèe shirt to him, and san finished.

On the following day Don Raimundo and Don Honorato went very morning to San Francisco, kneeling down to hear mass, and, according to the agreed thing, at the moment at which the priest elevated the divine Wafer, the Daisy father said:

--Right of perpetual ownership not to give my daughter more than the fiancèe shirt. Thus God condemns to me if perjurare.

II



And Don Raimundo fulfilled ad pedem litterae its oath, because neither while still alive nor in death it gave later to his daughter thing that was worth a maravedí.

The embroiders of Flandes that adorned the shirt of the fiancèe cost two thousand seven hundred duros, according to affirms Bermejo to it, who seems copied east data of the secret Relations of Ulloa and Don Jorge Juan.

Item, the small cord that fit to the neck was a brilliant chain stitch, valorized in thirty thousand morlacos.

Just married they made believe the Aragonese uncle that the shirt at the most would be worth one ounce; because Don Honorato was so stubborn, that, that is to say the certain thing, would have forced the nephew to divorce.

Let us agree upon which very the fame was deserved that reached the nuptial Even Daisy shirt.

Answer 2

There are several ways of expressing this. No hablo español bien. Mi español es mal. Hablo español mal. Normally, any Spanish-speaking person with whom you are speaking will automatically deny what you have just said. I doubt that their praises will go to your head, but don't stop trying to improve your speaking abilities, whatever the case. It will open up so many windows of opportunity to you for interacting with other people. Native Spanish-speakers, especially those who have not yet been able to learn English, will also have all the more respect for you.

Answer 3

Ok the story is kind of long, and the English translation is kind of weird. It loses the meaning. The story uses many words that seem from Peru or some part of south america. So i'll use the spanish version.

I'm a native spanish speaker so I'll try my best to give you the basics of the story. I didn't translate it word but word but close enough so it doesn't lose the meaning. Hope it helps. Good luck!

The characters:
Margarita Pareja-the beautiful lady in love with Luis
Raimundo Pareja-margarita's dad
Luis Alcazar-the poor guy (as in no money) in love with margarita
Don Honorato-Luis' single and really rich uncle and also very proud and stubborn

Margarita was the most beloved and pampered daughter of Don raimundo. She was so beautiful that she could captivate the devil himself and make him go crazy for her. She had intense black eyes that captivated guy's souls.

Luis had just arrived from Spain. He was going to inherit his uncle's (honorato) fortune when the uncle died but until then he was really poor.

So Luis meets Margarita. They flirt and fall in love. Luis thought that it wouldn't matter that he was poor and went to Margaritas' dad to ask for margaritas' hand in marriage.

Margaritas' dad doesn't like the idea at all and says politely no to Luis. Don raimundo tells Luis that margarita is too young to get married and that even though she is 18, she still plays with dolls.
HOwever, Don raimundo's real reason was that he didn't want to be the in-law of a poor guy/a nobody and he said so to his friends.

Then, one of the friends goes to Luis' uncle Don honorato, and tells him so. Don Honorato gets really mad. He says that anyone would be pleased to get his nephew. He feels offended. How can raimundo dare to say no

Margarita, on the other hand, was nervous like a lady in distress. She cried, pulled her hair, had tantrums, was pale and losing weight. She talked about becoming a nun. She yelled, "Luis or God" when she was overwhelmed which happened every hour and the next, too.

Don luis calls doctors and (medicine people) to see what's wrong with his daughter, but they all tell him that she is not sick and that there's no cure that is sold in a pharmacy that could cure her. They tell him you either marry her to the guy she wants or put her on a casket.

Don Luis worried about his daughter goes to Don Honorato's house (luis' uncle) and asks him to approve Luis and Margaritas' marriage and let them get married the next day. Don honorato says no. He reminds Don Raimundo that Luis is a poor guy and that he wants a rich guy for his daughter. (Don honorato is still offended and is being mean. He won't approve the marriage as punishment for the offense)

Luis hears everything and tells his uncle that it is not a christian thing to do to let the innocents die (refering to Margarita). The uncle asks him if he forgives Don Raimundo for the offense. Luis says yes so the uncle agrees but with one condition.

Don Honorato asks Don Raimundo to swear at the church not to leave her daughter an inheritance.Don Raimundo wants to give her 20, 000 They start to argue again. Don Honorato says Margarita can only come to his house with what she is wearing. Don Raimundo asks him to let him buy the furniture and wedding dress. Honorato says no and tells Don Raimundo to take it or let the girl die.

Don Raimundo asks Honorato to be reasonable and tells him that Margarita needs at least another shirt to replace the one she would be wearing. Honorato agrees just to show them that he is not that stubborn, but he says that would be the only thing.

The next day, as agreed, Don Honorato and Don Raimundo go to mass, and Don Raimundo swears at the altar that he won't give his daughter nothing but a shirt. May God condemn him if he is not telling the truth.

Don Raimundo does as he promised because neither in life nor after death did he give anything else to his daughter but that shirt.
The lace on the shirt was worth 2,700, and the ribbon on the shirt was a diamond necklace worth 30,000. The newlyweds made Don Honorato believe that the shirt wasn't worth anything because if he had found out, he was so stubborn that he would have forced Luis to get divorced.

So Margaritas' wedding shirt became so famous, and it was well deserved.

Answer 4

Try this site for translations-- http://babelfish.altavista.com/

It's generally pretty good.

Answer 5

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