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L'Innommable Segment 2319, version 1 (MS-HRC-SB-4-1, f. 63v)
Si je pouvais faire un effort, un
effort d'attention, pour essayer de savoir ce qui
se passe, ce qui m'arrive, quoi alors, je ne
sais pas, j'oublie l'apodose, mais je ne
peux pas, je n'écoute n'entends même plus, je dors,
ils appellent ça dormir, les revoilà, il va
falloir recommencer à les tuer, j'entends ce
bruit horrible, revenir c'est long, je ne sais
pas d'où, j'y étais presque, j'ai presque
dormi, j'appelle ça dormir, il n'y a que
moi, il n'y a jamais eu que moi, je veux
dire ici, ailleurs je ne dis pas, ailleurs je
n'ai jamais été, ici est mon ailleurs
xx seul ailleurs, c'est moi qui fais cette
chose et c'est moi qui la subis, ce n'est
pas possible autrement, et mais ce n'est pas
possible ainsi, ce n'est pas ma faute, tout
ce que je peux dire c'est que ce n'est pas ma faute,
ce n'est la faute de personne, puisqu'il n'y
a personne ça ne peut être la faute de personne,
puisqu'il n'y a que moi ça ne peut être la mienne,
quelquefois on dirait que je raisonne, moi je veux
bien, on a dû m'apprendre à raisonner, on
a dû commencer à m'apprendre à raisonner,
avant de m'abandonner, je ne me rappelle pas
cette période, mais il m'en est resté quelque chose,
je ne me rappelle pas avoir été abandonné, j'ai
peut-être reçu un choc.
L'Innommable Segment 2319, version 2 (Minuit 1953, p. 236)
Si je pouvais faire un effort, un effort d'attention, pour essayer de savoir ce qui se passe, ce qui m'arrive, quoi alors, je ne sais pas, j'ai oublié l'apodose, mais je ne peux pas, je n'entends même plus, je dors, ils appellent ça dormir, les revoilà, il va falloir recommencer à les tuer, j'entends ce bruit horrible, revenir est long, je ne sais pas d'où, j'y étais presque, j'ai presque dormi, j'appelle ça dormir, il n'y a que moi, il n'y a jamais eu que moi, je veux dire ici, ailleurs je ne dis pas, ailleurs je n'ai jamais été, ici c'est mon seul ailleurs, c'est moi qui fais cette chose et c'est moi qui la subis, ce n'est pas possible autrement, ce n'est pas possible ainsi, ce n'est pas ma faute, tout ce que je peux dire c'est que ce n'est pas ma faute, ce n'est la faute de personne, puisqu'il n'y a personne ça ne peut être la faute de personne, puisqu'il n'y a que moi ça ne peut être la mienne, quelquefois on dirait que je raisonne, moi je veux bien, on a dû m'apprendre à raisonner, on a dû commencer à me l'apprendre, avant de m'abandonner, je ne me rappelle pas cette période, mais il a dû m'en rester quelque chose, je ne me rappelle pas avoir été abandonné, j'ai peut-être reçu un choc.

The Unnamable Segment 2319, version 3 (MS-HRC-SB-5-9-3, f. 37r)
If I could make an effort, an effort of
attention, to try and fi discover what's
happening, what's happening to me, what
then, I don't know, I've forgotten the
apodosis, but I can't, I don't even
hear anything more, I'm sleeping, they
call that sleeping, there they are again,
we'll have to start killing them again,
I hear this awful noise horrible noise,
coming back takes time, I don't know
where from, I was nearly there, I
nearly slept, I call that sleeping, there
is no one but me, there was never anyone
but me, here I mean, elsewhere is a
different matter, I was never elsewhere,
here is my only elsewhere, it's I who
do this thing and I who suffer it, it's
not possible otherwise, it's not possible
thus, it's not my fault, all I can say
is that it's not my fault, it isn't the
fault of anybodyone, since there isn't anyone
it can't be the fault of anyone, since
there isn't anyone but me it can't be
mine, sometimes I seem to reason,
that's all right with me, they must have
taught me to reason, they must have begun
teaching me, before they abandoned me,
I don't remember that period, but
it must have marked me, I don't remember
having been abandoned, perhaps I
received a shock.

The Unnamable Segment 2319, version 4 (MS-HRC-SB-5-10, f. 133r)
was reasoning, that's all right with me, they must have taught
me
how to reason reasoning, they myust have begun teaching me, before they
abandoned me, I don't remember that period, but it must have marked me, I don't remember having been abandoned, perhaps I received
a shock.

The Unnamable Segment 2319, version 5 (MS-HRC-SB-5-10, f. EXTRACT2-03r)
If I could make an effort, an effort of attention, to try and discover what's happening, what's happening to me, what then, I don't know, I've forgotten my apodosis, but I can't, I don't hear any more, I'm sleeping, they call that sleeping, there they are again, we'll have to start killing them again, I hear this horrible noise, coming back takes time, I don't know where from, I was nearly there, I was nearly sleeping, I call that sleeping, there is no one but me, there was never anyone but me, here I mean, elsewhere is another matter, I was never elsewhere, here is my only elsewhere, it's I who do this thing and I who suffer it, it's not possible otherwise, it's not possible so, it's not my fault, all I can say is that it's not my fault, it's not anyone's fault, since there isn't anyone it can't be anyone's fault, since there isn't anyone but me it can't be mine, sometimes you'd think I was reasoning, that's all right with me, they must have taught me reasoning too, they must have begun teaching me, before they deserted me, I don't remember that period, but it must have marked me, I don't remember having been deserted, perhaps I received a shock.

The Unnamable Segment 2319, version 6 (MS-HRC-TQ-2-18-1, f. 03r)
If I could make an effort, an effort of attention,
to try and discover what's happening, what's happening to me, what
then, I don't know, I've forgotten my apodosis, but I can't, I don't
hear any more, I'm sleeping, they call that sleeping, there they
are again, we'll have to start killing them again, I hear this
horrible noise, coming back takes time, I don't know where from,
I was nearly there, I was nearly sleeping, I call that sleeping,
there is no one but me, there was never anyone but me, here I mean,
elsewhere is another matter, I was never elsewhere, here is my only
elsewhere, it's I who do this thing and I who suffer it, it's not
possible otherwise, it's not possible so, it's not my fault, all I
can say is that it's not my fault, it's not anyone's fault, since
there isn't anyone it can't be anyone's fault, since there isn't
anyone but me it can't be mine, sometimes you'd think I was reason-ing, that's all right with me, they must have taught me reasoning
too, they must have begun teaching me, before they deserted me, I
don't remember that period, but it must have marked me, I don't
remember having been deserted, perhaps I received a shock.

The Unnamable Segment 2319, version 7 (MS-HRC-TQ-2-18-2, f. 06r)
If I could make an effort, an effort of attention, to try and discover what's happening, what's happening to me, what then, I don't know, I've forgotten my apodosis, but I can't, I don't hear any more, I'm sleeping, they call that sleeping, there they are again, we'll have to start killing them again, I hear this horrible noise, coming back takes time, I don't know where from, I was nearly there, I was nearly sleeping, I call that sleeping, there is no one but [/]me, there was never anyone but me, here I mean, elsewhere is another matter, I was never elsewhere, here is my only elsewhere, it's I who do this thing and I who suffer it, it's not possible otherwise, it's not possible so, it's not my fault, all I can say is that it's not my fault, it's not anyone's fault, since there isn't anyone it can't be anyone's fault, since there isn't anyone but me it can't be mine, sometimes you'd think I was reasoning, that's all right with me, they must have taught me reasoning too, they must have begun teaching me, before they deserted me, I don't remember that period, but it must have marked me, I don't remember having been deserted, perhaps I received a shock.

The Unnamable Segment 2319, version 8 (MS-HRC-TQ-2-18-3, f. 03r)
If I could make an effort, an effort of attention, to try and discover what's happening, what's happening to me, what then, I don't know, I've forgotten my apodosis, but I can't, I don't hear any more, I'm sleeping, they call that sleeping, there they are again, we'll have to start killing them again, I hear this horrible noise, coming back takes time, I don't know where from, I was nearly there, I was nearly sleeping, I call that sleeping, there is no one but me, there was never anyone but me, here I mean, elsewhere is another matter, I was never elsewhere, here is my only elsewhere, it's I who do this thing and I who suffer it, it's not possible otherwise, it's not possible so, it's not my fault, all I can say is that it's not my fault, it's not anyone's fault, since there isn't anyone it can't be anyone's fault, since there isn't anyone but me it can't be mine, sometimes you'd think I was reasoning, that's all right with me, they must have taught me reasoning too, they must have begun teaching me, before they deserted me, I don't remember that period, but it must have marked me, I don't remember having been deserted, perhaps I received a shock.
The Unnamable Segment 2319, version 9 (Texas Quarterly, p. 131)
If I could make an effort, an effort of attention, to try and discover what's happening, what's happening to me, what then, I don't know, I've forgotten my apodosis, but I can't, I don't hear any more, I'm sleeping, they call that sleeping, there they are again, we'll have to start killing them again, I hear this horrible noise, coming back takes time, I don't know where from, I was nearly there, I was nearly sleeping, I call that sleeping, there is no one but me, there was never anyone but me, here I mean, elsewhere is another matter, I was never elsewhere, here is my only elsewhere, it's I who do this thing and I who suffer it, it's not possible otherwise, it's not possible so, it's not my fault, all I can say is that it's not my fault, it's not anyone's fault, since there isn't anyone it can't be anyone's fault, since there isn't anyone but me it can't be mine, sometimes you'd think I was reasoning, that's all right with me, they must have taught me reasoning too, they must have begun teaching me, before they deserted me, I don't remember that period, but it must have marked me, I don't remember having been deserted, perhaps I received a shock.

The Unnamable Segment 2319, version 10 (MS-WU-MSS008-3-71, f. 128r)
If only I could make an effort, an effort of attention, to
txxx try and discover what's happening, what's happening to me,
what then, I don't know, I've forgotten my apodosis, but I can't,
I don't hear any more, I'm sleeping, they call that sleeping,
there they are again, we'll have to start killing them again, I
hear this horrible noise, coming back takes time, I don't know
where from, I was nearly there, I was nearly sleeping, I call that
sleeping, there is no one but me, there was never anyone but me,
here I mean, elswewhere is another matter, I was never elsewhere,
here is my only elsewhere, it's I who do this thing and I who suffer
it, it's not possible otherwise, it's not possible so, it's not
my fault, all I can say [?]
is that it's not my fault, it's not anyone's
fault, since there isn't anyone it can't be anyone's fault, since
there isn't anyone but me it can't be mine, sometimes you'd think
I was reasoning, I've no objection, they must have taught me reasoning too, they must have begun teaching me, before they deserted me,
I don't remember that period, but it must have marked me, I don't
remember having been deserted, perhaps I received a shock.
The Unnamable Segment 2319, version 11 (Grove Press 1958, p. 162)
If only I could make an effort, an effort of attention, to try and discover what's happening, what's happening to me, what then, I don't know, I've forgotten my apodosis, but I can't, I don't hear any more, I'm sleeping, they call that sleeping, there they are again, we'll have to start killing them again, I hear this horrible noise, coming back takes time, I don't know where from, I was nearly there, I was nearly sleeping, I call that sleeping, there is no one but me, there was never anyone but me, here I mean, elsewhere is another matter, I was never elsewhere, here is my only elsewhere, it's I who do this thing and I who suffer it, it's not possible otherwise, it's not possible so, it's not my fault, all I can say is that it's not my fault, it's not anyone's fault, since there isn't anyone it can't be anyone's fault, since there isn't anyone but me it can't be mine, sometimes you'd think I was reasoning, I've no objection, they must have taught me reasoning too, they must have begun teaching me, before they deserted me, I don't remember that period, but it must have marked me, I don't remember having been deserted, perhaps I received a shock.
L'Innommable Segment 2319, version 12 (Minuit 1971, p. 193)
Si je pouvais faire un effort, un effort d'attention, pour essayer de savoir ce qui se passe, ce qui m'arrive, quoi alors, je ne sais pas, j'ai oublié l'apodose, mais je ne peux pas, je n'entends même plus, je dors, ils appellent ça dormir, les revoilà, il va falloir recommencer à les tuer, j'entends ce bruit horrible, revenir est long, je ne sais pas d'où, j'y étais presque, j'ai presque dormi, j'appelle ça dormir, il n'y a que moi, il n'y a jamais eu que moi, je veux dire ici, ailleurs je ne dis pas, ailleurs je n'ai jamais été, ici c'est mon seul ailleurs, c'est moi qui fais cette chose et c'est moi qui la subis, ce n'est pas possible autrement, ce n'est pas possible ainsi, ce n'est pas ma faute, tout ce que je peux dire c'est que ce n'est pas ma faute, ce n'est la faute de personne, puisqu'il n'y a personne ça ne peut être la faute de personne, puisqu'il n'y a que moi ça ne peut être la mienne, quelquefois on dirait que je raisonne, moi je veux bien, on a dû m'apprendre à raisonner, on a dû commencer à me l'apprendre, avant de m'abandonner, je ne me rappelle pas cette période, mais il a dû m'en rester quelque chose, je ne me rappelle pas avoir été abandonné, j'ai peut-être reçu un choc.