Le Morte d'Arthur: Volume 1 — Page 1
Le Morte D'Arthur
ル・モルト・ダーサー
King Arthur and of his Noble Knights of the Round Table
アーサー王と円卓の高貴なる騎士たち
by Thomas Malory
トマス・マロリー著
IN TWO VOLS.—VOL. I
全二巻――第一巻
Contents
目次
BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
書誌注記
PREFACE OF WILLIAM CAXTON
ウィリアム・キャクストンの序文
BOOK I.
第一書
CHAPTER I. First, How Uther Pendragon sent for the duke of Cornwall and Igraine his wife, and of their departing suddenly again.
第一章 ユーサー・ペンドラゴンがコーンウォール公とその妻イグレーンを呼び寄せ、彼らが突然再び去った経緯について。
CHAPTER II. How Uther Pendragon made war on the duke of Cornwall, and how by the mean of Merlin he lay by the duchess and gat Arthur.
第二章 ユーサー・ペンドラゴンがコーンウォール公に戦いを仕掛け、マーリンの計略によって公爵夫人のもとに忍び込みアーサーをもうけた経緯について。
CHAPTER III. Of the birth of King Arthur and of his nurture.
第三章 アーサー王の誕生とその養育について。
CHAPTER IV. Of the death of King Uther Pendragon.
第四章 ユーサー・ペンドラゴン王の死について。
CHAPTER V. How Arthur was chosen king, and of wonders and marvels of a sword taken out of a stone by the said Arthur.
第五章 アーサーが王に選ばれた経緯、および彼が石から剣を抜いた驚異と奇跡について。
CHAPTER VI. How King Arthur pulled out the sword divers times.
第六章 アーサー王が剣を幾度も引き抜いた経緯について。
CHAPTER VII. How King Arthur was crowned, and how he made officers.
第七章 アーサー王が戴冠し、臣下を任命した経緯について。
CHAPTER VIII. How King Arthur held in Wales, at a Pentecost, a great feast, and what kings and lords came to his feast.
第八章 アーサー王がウェールズで聖霊降臨祭に盛大な宴を催し、いかなる王や領主たちがその宴に訪れたかについて。
CHAPTER IX. Of the first war that King Arthur had, and how he won the field.
第九章 アーサー王が最初に経験した戦と、彼がいかにして勝利を収めたかについて。
CHAPTER X. How Merlin counselled King Arthur to send for King Ban and King Bors, and of their counsel taken for the war.
第十章 マーリンがアーサー王にバン王とボールス王を招くよう進言し、戦に向けての評議が行われた経緯について。
CHAPTER XI. Of a great tourney made by King Arthur and the two kings Ban and Bors, and how they went over the sea.
第十一章 アーサー王とバン王およびボールス王によって催された大馬上槍試合と、彼らが海を渡った経緯について。
CHAPTER XII. How eleven kings gathered a great host against King Arthur.
第十二章 十一人の王がアーサー王に対抗して大軍を集めた経緯について。
CHAPTER XIII.
第十三章
Vocabulary
- と
- to — And; with; quotation particle
- 円卓
- entaku — Round table, famously associated with King Arthur
- の
- no — Possessive or attributive particle
- 高貴
- kōki — Noble, aristocratic, of high rank
- なる
- naru — To become; attributive form meaning 'of'
- 騎士
- kishi — Knight, mounted warrior of noble standing
- たち
- tachi — Plural suffix for people or beings
- 著
- cho — Authored by, written by (bibliographic term)
- 全
- zen — Complete, entire, total (prefix)
- 二巻
- nikan — Two volumes, second volume
- 一巻
- ikkan — One volume, first volume
- 目次
- mokuji — Table of contents of a book
- 書誌
- shoshi — Bibliography, bibliographic information
- 注記
- chūki — Note, annotation, written remark
- 序文
- jobun — Preface, foreword of a book
- 第
- dai — Ordinal prefix meaning 'number' or 'the Nth'
- 一
- ichi — One, the number one
- 書
- sho — Book, writing, volume or section
- 章
- shō — Chapter, section of a book
- が
- ga — Subject marker particle
- 公
- kō — Duke, lord, noble title
- その
- sono — That, those (demonstrative adjective)
- 妻
- tsuma — Wife, one's own spouse
- を
- o — Direct object marker particle
- 呼び寄せ
- yobiyose — To summon, call someone to one's location
- 彼ら
- karera — They, them (third-person plural pronoun)
- 突然
- totsuzen — Suddenly, unexpectedly, all at once
- 再び
- futatabi — Again, once more, a second time
- 去っ
- satt(a) — Departed, left, went away (past stem)
- た
- ta — Past tense auxiliary verb
- 経緯
- ikisatsu / keii — Circumstances, background, how events unfolded
- について
- ni tsuite — Regarding, about, concerning (topic marker phrase)
- 二
- ni — Two, the number two
- に
- ni — Directional or locative particle, 'to/at/in'
- 戦い
- tatakai — Battle, fight, conflict, war
- 仕掛け
- shikake — To set up, initiate, trigger an attack
- 計略
- keiryaku — Scheme, stratagem, cunning plan
- によって
- ni yotte — By means of, through, due to
- 公爵
- kōshaku — Duke, highest rank of non-royal nobility
- 夫人
- fujin — Lady, wife of a nobleman, madam
- もと
- moto — Beside, near, under someone's presence
- 忍び込み
- shinobikomi — To sneak into, infiltrate stealthily
- もうけ
- mōke — To beget, produce a child, father offspring
- 三
- san — Three, the number three
- 王
- ō — King, monarch, sovereign ruler
- 誕生
- tanjō — Birth, being born, coming into existence
- 養育
- yōiku — Raising, nurturing, bringing up a child
- 四
- shi / yon — Four, the number four
- 死
- shi — Death, dying, the end of life
- 五
- go — Five, the number five
- 選ば
- eraba — To be chosen, selected (stem of 選ぶ)
- れ
- re — Passive auxiliary verb suffix
- および
- oyobi — And also, as well as (formal conjunction)
- 彼
- kare — He, him (third-person masculine pronoun)
- 石
- ishi — Stone, rock
- から
- kara — From, out of (source particle)
- 剣
- ken / tsurugi — Sword, blade, weapon
- 抜い
- nui — To pull out, draw (a sword) (stem)
- 驚異
- kyōi — Wonder, marvel, astonishing phenomenon
- 奇跡
- kiseki — Miracle, miraculous event, wonder
- 六
- roku — Six, the number six
- 幾度
- ikudo — Many times, how many times, repeatedly
- も
- mo — Also, too, even (inclusive particle)
- 引き抜い
- hikinui — To pull out, extract forcibly (stem form)
- 七
- shichi / nana — Seven, the number seven
- 戴冠
- taikan — Coronation, being crowned as king
- し
- shi — Conjunctive verb form, 'and' connector
- 臣下
- shinka — Subjects, retainers, those serving a king
- 任命
- ninmei — Appointment, designation to an official post
- 八
- hachi — Eight, the number eight
- で
- de — At, in (location of action particle)
- 聖霊
- seirei — Holy Spirit, sacred spirit in Christianity
- 降臨
- kōrin — Descent of a deity or spirit, advent
- 祭
- matsuri — Festival, celebration, ceremonial event
- 盛大
- seidai — Grand, magnificent, lavish, on a large scale
- な
- na — Adjectival connective for na-adjectives
- 宴
- utage — Banquet, feast, grand celebratory gathering
- 催し
- moyōshi — Event, gathering, holding a ceremony or feast
- いかなる
- ikanaru — What kind of, whatever, any sort of
- や
- ya — And (listing particle), or, question particle
- 領主
- ryōshu — Lord, feudal landowner, domain master
- 訪れ
- otozure — To visit, arrive, come (as a guest)
- か
- ka — Question marker particle
- 九
- ku / kyū — Nine, the number nine
- 最初
- saisho — First, the very beginning, initially
- 経験
- keiken — Experience, personal encounter with something
- 戦
- ikusa / sen — War, battle, military conflict
- いかにして
- ikanishite — How, by what means (formal/literary expression)
- 勝利
- shōri — Victory, triumph, winning a contest
- 収め
- osame — To achieve, obtain, secure a result
- 十
- jū — Ten, the number ten
- 招く
- maneku — To invite, beckon, summon someone
- よう
- yō — In order to, so as to (purpose expression)
- 進言
- shingen — Advice, counsel given to a superior
- 向け
- muke — Directed toward, aimed at, heading for
- て
- te — Conjunctive particle linking verb actions
- 評議
- hyōgi — Deliberation, council discussion, consultation
- 行わ
- okonawa — To carry out, conduct, perform (stem form)
- 十一
- jūichi — Eleven, the number eleven
- 催さ
- moyōsa — To hold, organize an event (passive stem)
- 大
- dai — Large, great, grand (prefix)
- 試合
- shiai — Match, contest, competitive game or bout
- 海
- umi — Sea, ocean, large body of saltwater
- 渡っ
- watt(a) — To cross, traverse (water or distance)
- 十二
- jūni — Twelve, the number twelve
- 人
- hito / nin / jin — Person, people, human being
- 対抗
- taikō — Opposition, rivalry, standing against someone
- 大軍
- taigun — Large army, great military force
- 集め
- atsume — To gather, collect, assemble people or things
- 十三
- jūsan — Thirteen, the number thirteen
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