Beowulf: An Anglo-Saxon Epic Poem — Page 5

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Alternate alliteration is occasionally used as in the original. (See 7_61, 8_5.)

L'allitération alternée est parfois utilisée comme dans l'original. (Voir 7_61, 8_5.)

No two accented syllables have been brought together, except occasionally after a cæsural pause. (See 2_19 and 12_1.)

Deux syllabes accentuées n'ont jamais été rapprochées, sauf parfois après une pause césurale. (Voir 2_19 et 12_1.)

Or, scientifically speaking, Sievers's C type has been avoided as not consonant with the plan of translation.

Ou, pour parler scientifiquement, le type C de Sievers a été évité car il n'est pas en accord avec le plan de la traduction.

Several of his types, however, constantly occur; _e.g._ A and a variant (/ x | / x) (/ x x | / x); B and a variant (x / | x / ) (x x / | x / ); a variant of D (/ x | / x x); E (/ x x | / ).

Plusieurs de ses types, cependant, apparaissent constamment ; _par ex._ A et une variante (/ x | / x) (/ x x | / x) ; B et une variante (x / | x /) (x x / | x /) ; une variante de D (/ x | / x x) ; E (/ x x | /).

Anacrusis gives further variety to the types used in the translation.

L'anacrouse apporte une variété supplémentaire aux types utilisés dans la traduction.

The parallelisms of the original have been faithfully preserved. (_E.g._, 1_16 and 1_17: "Lord" and "Wielder of Glory"; 1_30, 1_31, 1_32; 2_12 and 2_13; 2_27 and 2_28; 3_5 and 3_6.)

Les parallélismes de l'original ont été fidèlement préservés. (_Par ex._, 1_16 et 1_17 : « Seigneur » et « Maître de la Gloire » ; 1_30, 1_31, 1_32 ; 2_12 et 2_13 ; 2_27 et 2_28 ; 3_5 et 3_6.)

Occasionally, some loss has been sustained; but, on the other hand, a gain has here and there been made.

Parfois, quelques pertes ont été subies ; mais, d'un autre côté, un gain a été réalisé çà et là.

The effort has been made to give a decided flavor of archaism to the translation.

L'effort a été fait pour donner une saveur décidément archaïque à la traduction.

All words not in keeping with the spirit of the poem have been avoided.

Tous les mots qui ne sont pas en accord avec l'esprit du poème ont été évités.

Again, though many archaic words have been used, there are none, it is believed, which are not found in standard modern poetry.

De plus, bien que de nombreux mots archaïques aient été utilisés, on croit qu'il n'en est aucun qui ne se trouve pas dans la poésie moderne classique.

With these preliminary remarks, it will not be amiss to give an outline of the story of the poem.

Avec ces remarques préliminaires, il ne sera pas inutile de donner un aperçu de l'histoire du poème.

_THE STORY.

_L'HISTOIRE.

Vocabulary

allitération: Repetition of consonant sounds in nearby words.
alternée: Alternating, varied in a regular pattern.
parfois: Sometimes, occasionally.
utilisée: Used, employed for a particular purpose.
original: Original, the first or source version.
Voir: To see; here used as 'see' in references.
syllabes: Syllables, units of spoken sound in words.
accentuées: Stressed, bearing phonetic or metrical accent.
jamais: Never, not at any time.
rapprochées: Brought closer together, placed in proximity.
sauf: Except, unless, apart from.
pause: A pause, brief stop or break.
césurale: Relating to a caesura, a metrical pause.
parler: To speak, to talk.
scientifiquement: Scientifically, in a scientific manner.
type: Type, kind, category.
évité: Avoided, kept away from.
car: Because, for, as a conjunction.
accord: Agreement, harmony, accordance.
plan: Plan, scheme, overall structure or design.
traduction: Translation, rendering text into another language.
Plusieurs: Several, more than one.
types: Types, kinds, categories.
cependant: However, nevertheless, yet.
apparaissent: Appear, come into view or existence.
constamment: Constantly, continuously, all the time.
variante: Variant, a different form or version.
anacrouse: Anacrusis, unstressed syllable before the main meter.
apporte: Brings, provides, contributes something.
variété: Variety, diversity, range of differences.
supplémentaire: Additional, supplementary, extra.
utilisés: Used, employed; plural past participle.
parallélismes: Parallelisms, structural or thematic correspondences.
fidèlement: Faithfully, loyally, in a faithful manner.
préservés: Preserved, kept intact or protected.
Seigneur: Lord, a title of reverence or authority.
Maître: Master, teacher, one with authority or skill.
Gloire: Glory, great honor or splendor.
Parfois: Sometimes, on some occasions.
quelques: Some, a few, a small number of.
pertes: Losses, things lost or sacrificed.
subies: Suffered, undergone, endured (feminine plural).
côté: Side, aspect, direction.
gain: Gain, benefit, something obtained or earned.
réalisé: Achieved, accomplished, realized.
çà: Here, this way; used in 'çà et là' (here and there).
effort: Effort, exertion, deliberate attempt.
donner: To give, to provide, to offer.
saveur: Flavor, taste, distinctive quality or character.
décidément: Decidedly, definitely, clearly.
archaïque: Archaic, old-fashioned, belonging to an earlier time.
esprit: Spirit, mind, essence or character.
poème: Poem, a literary work in verse.
évités: Avoided, deliberately kept away from.
nombreux: Numerous, many, a large number of.
archaïques: Archaic words or forms from an earlier era.
croit: Believes, thinks; third-person singular of 'croire'.
aucun: No, none, not any.
trouve: Finds, is found; third-person singular of 'trouver'.
poésie: Poetry, the art of writing verse.
moderne: Modern, contemporary, of the current era.
classique: Classical, relating to classical tradition or style.
remarques: Remarks, observations, comments.
préliminaires: Preliminary, introductory, preparatory.
inutile: Useless, unnecessary, serving no purpose.
aperçu: Overview, brief summary or glimpse.
histoire: History, story, account of past events.
HISTOIRE: History; capitalized as a title or heading.

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