Le Morte d'Arthur: Volume 1 — Page 4
Of the interment of twelve kings, and of the prophecy of Merlin, and how Balin should give the dolorous stroke.
De l'enterrement de douze rois, et de la prophétie de Merlin, et comment Balin devrait porter le coup douloureux.
CHAPTER XII. How a sorrowful knight came before Arthur, and how Balin fetched him, and how that knight was slain by a knight invisible.
CHAPITRE XII. Comment un chevalier affligé se présenta devant Arthur, et comment Balin alla le chercher, et comment ce chevalier fut tué par un chevalier invisible.
CHAPTER XIII. How Balin and the damosel met with a knight which was in likewise slain, and how the damosel bled for the custom of a castle.
CHAPITRE XIII. Comment Balin et la demoiselle rencontrèrent un chevalier qui fut pareillement tué, et comment la demoiselle saigna selon la coutume d'un château.
CHAPTER XIV. How Balin met with that knight named Garlon at a feast, and there he slew him, to have his blood to heal therewith the son of his host.
CHAPITRE XIV. Comment Balin rencontra ce chevalier nommé Garlon lors d'un festin, et là il le tua, afin d'avoir son sang pour guérir avec celui-ci le fils de son hôte.
CHAPTER XV. How Balin fought with King Pellam, and how his sword brake, and how he gat a spear wherewith he smote the dolorous stroke.
CHAPITRE XV. Comment Balin se battit contre le roi Pellam, et comment son épée se brisa, et comment il obtint une lance avec laquelle il porta le coup douloureux.
CHAPTER XVI. How Balin was delivered by Merlin, and saved a knight that would have slain himself for love.
CHAPITRE XVI. Comment Balin fut délivré par Merlin, et sauva un chevalier qui se serait tué par amour.
CHAPTER XVII. How that knight slew his love and a knight lying by her, and after, how he slew himself with his own sword, and how Balin rode toward a castle where he lost his life.
CHAPITRE XVII. Comment ce chevalier tua sa bien-aimée et un chevalier couché près d'elle, et ensuite, comment il se tua avec sa propre épée, et comment Balin chevaucha vers un château où il perdit la vie.
CHAPTER XVIII. How Balin met with his brother Balan, and how each of them slew other unknown, till they were wounded to death.
CHAPITRE XVIII. Comment Balin rencontra son frère Balan, et comment chacun d'eux tua l'autre sans le reconnaître, jusqu'à ce qu'ils fussent blessés à mort.
CHAPTER XIX. How Merlin buried them both in one tomb, and of Balin's sword.
CHAPITRE XIX. Comment Merlin les enterra tous les deux dans un même tombeau, et de l'épée de Balin.
BOOK III.
LIVRE III.
CHAPTER I. How King Arthur took a wife, and wedded Guenever, daughter to Leodegrance, King of the Land of Cameliard, with whom he had the Round Table.
CHAPITRE I. Comment le roi Arthur prit femme, et épousa Guenièvre, fille de Leodegrance, roi du pays de Caméliard, avec qui il eut la Table Ronde.
CHAPTER II.
CHAPITRE II.
Vocabulary
- enterrement
- ahn-tehr-mahn — A burial or funeral ceremony
- douze
- dooz — The number twelve
- rois
- rwah — Plural of king; monarchs or rulers
- prophétie
- proh-fay-see — A prophecy or prediction about future events
- devrait
- duh-vreh — Conditional form of 'devoir'; should or ought to
- porter
- pohr-tay — To carry or to bear something
- coup
- koo — A blow, strike, or sudden action
- douloureux
- doo-loo-ruh — Painful, sorrowful, or causing great suffering
- CHAPITRE
- shah-pee-truh — A chapter in a book or text
- chevalier
- shuh-vah-lyay — A knight; an armored mounted warrior
- affligé
- ah-flee-zhay — Afflicted, distressed, or deeply saddened
- présenta
- pray-zahn-tah — Past tense of présenter; presented himself before someone
- devant
- duh-vahn — Preposition meaning 'in front of' or 'before'
- alla
- ah-lah — Past tense of aller; went to a place
- chercher
- shehr-shay — To look for or to search for something
- fut
- foo — Simple past of être; was or became
- tué
- too-ay — Past participle of tuer; killed or slain
- invisible
- an-vee-zee-bluh — Unable to be seen; not visible
- demoiselle
- duh-mwah-zel — A young woman or maiden; unmarried lady
- rencontrèrent
- rahn-kohn-trehr-rahn — Past tense of rencontrer; they met or encountered
- pareillement
- pah-ray-mahn — Likewise, similarly, or in the same manner
- saigna
- say-nyah — Past tense of saigner; bled or shed blood
- selon
- suh-lohn — Preposition meaning 'according to' or 'following'
- coutume
- koo-toom — A custom, tradition, or habitual practice
- château
- shah-toh — A castle or large country house
- rencontra
- rahn-kohn-trah — Past tense of rencontrer; met or came across
- nommé
- noh-may — Named or called; identified by a specific name
- lors
- lohr — Adverb meaning 'then' or 'at that time'
- festin
- fes-tan — A feast or grand celebratory meal
- tua
- too-ah — Past tense of tuer; killed or slew someone
- afin
- ah-fan — Conjunction used in 'afin de'; in order to
- sang
- sahn — Blood; the red fluid in living bodies
- guérir
- gay-reer — To heal, cure, or recover from illness
- celui
- suh-lwee — Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'this one' or 'that one'
- fils
- fees — Son; a male child in relation to parent
- hôte
- oht — A host or guest; one who receives visitors
- battit
- bah-tee — Past tense of battre; fought or struck against
- contre
- kohn-truh — Preposition meaning 'against' or 'opposed to'
- roi
- rwah — A king; a male monarch or sovereign ruler
- épée
- ay-pay — A sword; a bladed weapon used in combat
- brisa
- bree-zah — Past tense of briser; broke or shattered something
- obtint
- ohb-tan — Past tense of obtenir; obtained or acquired something
- lance
- lahns — A long spear used by mounted knights
- laquelle
- lah-kel — Relative pronoun meaning 'which' in feminine form
- porta
- pohr-tah — Past tense of porter; carried or delivered something
- délivré
- day-lee-vray — Freed, rescued, or delivered from captivity
- sauva
- soh-vah — Past tense of sauver; saved or rescued someone
- serait
- suh-reh — Conditional of être; would be in some condition
- amour
- ah-moor — Love; strong affection or romantic feeling
- aimée
- ay-may — Beloved; a cherished or loved female person
- couché
- koo-shay — Lying down or in bed; reclining
- près
- preh — Preposition meaning 'near' or 'close to'
- ensuite
- ahn-sweet — Adverb meaning 'then,' 'next,' or 'afterwards'
- propre
- prohp-ruh — Own; belonging specifically to oneself; also meaning clean
- chevaucha
- shuh-voh-shah — Past tense of chevaucher; rode on horseback
- vers
- vehr — Preposition meaning 'towards' or 'in the direction of'
- perdit
- pehr-dee — Past tense of perdre; lost something or someone
- vie
- vee — Life; the state of being alive
- frère
- frehr — Brother; a male sibling
- chacun
- shah-kuhn — Each one; every individual person or thing
- autre
- oh-truh — Other; a different or additional person or thing
- sans
- sahn — Preposition meaning 'without' lacking something
- reconnaître
- ruh-koh-neh-truh — To recognize or identify someone previously known
- jusqu'
- zhoos-kuh — Preposition meaning 'until' or 'as far as'
- fussent
- foo-sahn — Subjunctive imperfect of être; were in a state
- blessés
- bleh-say — Wounded or injured; having suffered bodily harm
- mort
- mohr — Death; the end of life; also meaning dead
- enterra
- ahn-teh-rah — Past tense of enterrer; buried a deceased person
- tous
- too — All or every; referring to the entire group
- même
- mem — Same; identical or very; used for emphasis
- tombeau
- tohm-boh — A tomb or grave monument for the dead
- LIVRE
- lee-vruh — A book or a major division of a text
- prit
- pree — Past tense of prendre; took or seized something
- femme
- fahm — A woman; also meaning wife in context
- épousa
- ay-poo-zah — Past tense of épouser; married or wed someone
- fille
- fee-yuh — A daughter or girl; a female child
- pays
- pay-ee — A country, land, or region of origin
- eut
- oo — Past tense of avoir; had or possessed something
- Table
- tah-bluh — A table; flat surface; here refers to Round Table
- Ronde
- rohnd — Round; circular in shape; the Round Table
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