Notre-Dame de Paris — Page 2
Thus, with the exception of the fragile memory which the author of this book here consecrates to it, there remains to-day nothing whatever of the mysterious word engraved within the gloomy tower of Notre-Dame,—nothing of the destiny which it so sadly summed up.
So bleibt heute, mit Ausnahme der zerbrechlichen Erinnerung, die der Autor dieses Buches ihr hier weiht, nichts von dem geheimnisvollen Wort übrig, das in den düsteren Turm von Notre-Dame eingraviert war, – nichts von dem Schicksal, das es so traurig zusammenfasste.
The man who wrote that word upon the wall disappeared from the midst of the generations of man many centuries ago; the word, in its turn, has been effaced from the wall of the church; the church will, perhaps, itself soon disappear from the face of the earth.
Der Mann, der jenes Wort an die Wand schrieb, verschwand vor vielen Jahrhunderten aus der Mitte der Menschengenerationen; das Wort seinerseits wurde von der Wand der Kirche getilgt; die Kirche selbst wird vielleicht bald vom Angesicht der Erde verschwinden.
It is upon this word that this book is founded.
Auf diesem Wort gründet sich dieses Buch.
March, 1831.
März 1831.
CONTENTS
INHALT
PREFACE.
VORWORT.
VOLUME I.
BAND I.
BOOK FIRST.
ERSTES BUCH.
CHAPTER I. THE GRAND HALL.
KAPITEL I. DER GROSSE SAAL.
CHAPTER II. PIERRE GRINGOIRE.
KAPITEL II. PIERRE GRINGOIRE.
CHAPTER III. MONSIEUR THE CARDINAL.
KAPITEL III. MONSIGNORE DER KARDINAL.
CHAPTER IV. MASTER JACQUES COPPENOLE.
KAPITEL IV. MEISTER JACQUES COPPENOLE.
CHAPTER V. QUASIMODO.
KAPITEL V. QUASIMODO.
CHAPTER VI. ESMERALDA.
KAPITEL VI. ESMERALDA.
BOOK SECOND.
ZWEITES BUCH.
CHAPTER I. FROM CHARYBDIS TO SCYLLA.
KAPITEL I. VON CHARYBDIS ZU SCYLLA.
CHAPTER II. THE PLACE DE GRÈVE.
KAPITEL II. DER PLACE DE GRÈVE.
CHAPTER III. KISSES FOR BLOWS.
KAPITEL III. KÜSSE FÜR SCHLÄGE.
CHAPTER IV. THE INCONVENIENCES OF FOLLOWING A PRETTY WOMAN THROUGH THE STREETS IN THE EVENING.
KAPITEL IV. DIE UNANNEHMLICHKEITEN, EINER HÜBSCHEN FRAU ABENDS DURCH DIE STRASSEN ZU FOLGEN.
CHAPTER V. RESULT OF THE DANGERS.
KAPITEL V. ERGEBNIS DER GEFAHREN.
CHAPTER VI. THE BROKEN JUG.
KAPITEL VI. DER ZERBROCHENE KRUG.
CHAPTER VII. A BRIDAL NIGHT.
KAPITEL VII. EINE HOCHZEITSNACHT.
BOOK THIRD.
DRITTES BUCH.
CHAPTER I. NOTRE-DAME.
KAPITEL I. NOTRE-DAME.
CHAPTER II. A BIRD'S-EYE VIEW OF PARIS.
KAPITEL II. EIN BLICK AUS DER VOGELPERSPEKTIVE AUF PARIS.
BOOK FOURTH.
VIERTES BUCH.
CHAPTER I. GOOD SOULS.
KAPITEL I. GUTE SEELEN.
CHAPTER II. CLAUDE FROLLO.
KAPITEL II. CLAUDE FROLLO.
CHAPTER III. IMMANIS PECORIS CUSTOS, IMMANIOR IPSE.
KAPITEL III. IMMANIS PECORIS CUSTOS, IMMANIOR IPSE.
CHAPTER IV. THE DOG AND HIS MASTER.
KAPITEL IV. DER HUND UND SEIN HERR.
CHAPTER V. MORE ABOUT CLAUDE FROLLO.
KAPITEL V. MEHR ÜBER CLAUDE FROLLO.
CHAPTER VI. UNPOPULARITY.
KAPITEL VI. UNBELIEBTHEIT.
BOOK FIFTH.
FÜNFTES BUCH.
CHAPTER I. ABBAS BEATI MARTINI.
KAPITEL I. ABBAS BEATI MARTINI.
CHAPTER II. THIS WILL KILL THAT.
KAPITEL II. DIES WIRD JENES TÖTEN.
BOOK SIXTH.
SECHSTES BUCH.
CHAPTER I.
KAPITEL I.
Vocabulary
- So
- Thus, in this way, so
- bleibt
- Remains, stays (third person singular of bleiben)
- heute
- Today, at the present time
- mit
- With, together with, alongside
- Ausnahme
- Exception, something excluded from a general rule
- der
- The (definite article, masculine/genitive feminine)
- zerbrechlichen
- Fragile, delicate, easily broken (adjective, inflected)
- Erinnerung
- Memory, recollection of a past experience
- die
- The (definite article, feminine/plural)
- Autor
- Author, person who wrote a book
- dieses
- This (demonstrative pronoun/article, genitive)
- Buches
- Of the book (genitive of Buch)
- ihr
- Her, their, or you (plural possessive/pronoun)
- hier
- Here, in this place
- weiht
- Dedicates, consecrates, initiates solemnly
- nichts
- Nothing, not anything at all
- von
- Of, from, by (preposition indicating origin or relation)
- dem
- The (dative article, masculine/neuter)
- geheimnisvollen
- Mysterious, enigmatic, full of secrecy (inflected adjective)
- Wort
- Word, a single unit of language
- übrig
- Remaining, left over, still present
- das
- The (definite article, neuter) or that (relative pronoun)
- in
- In, inside, within (preposition of location)
- den
- The (accusative/dative plural definite article)
- düsteren
- Gloomy, dark, somber (inflected adjective)
- Turm
- Tower, tall structure of a building
- eingraviert
- Engraved, carved into a hard surface
- war
- Was (past tense of sein, to be)
- Schicksal
- Fate, destiny, the force shaping one's life
- es
- It (third person singular neuter pronoun)
- so
- So, thus, in such a manner
- traurig
- Sad, sorrowful, filled with grief
- zusammenfasste
- Summarized, condensed into a brief form (past tense)
- Der
- The (definite article, masculine nominative)
- Mann
- Man, adult male person
- jenes
- That (demonstrative pronoun, genitive neuter)
- an
- At, on, to (preposition indicating location or direction)
- Wand
- Wall, interior vertical surface of a room
- schrieb
- Wrote (past tense of schreiben)
- verschwand
- Disappeared, vanished (past tense of verschwinden)
- vor
- Before, in front of, ago (preposition)
- vielen
- Many (inflected form of viele)
- Jahrhunderten
- Centuries (dative plural of Jahrhundert)
- aus
- Out of, from (preposition of origin or exit)
- Mitte
- Middle, center, midst of a group
- Menschengenerationen
- Human generations, successive groups of people over time
- seinerseits
- For his part, on his side in turn
- wurde
- Was, became (past tense auxiliary of werden)
- Kirche
- Church, building for Christian worship
- getilgt
- Erased, wiped out, eliminated completely
- selbst
- Itself, even, oneself (intensifying pronoun or adverb)
- wird
- Will, becomes (future/present of werden)
- vielleicht
- Perhaps, maybe, possibly
- bald
- Soon, in a short amount of time
- vom
- From the (contraction of von dem)
- Angesicht
- Face, countenance, surface of the earth
- Erde
- Earth, ground, the planet we inhabit
- verschwinden
- To disappear, to vanish from sight
- Auf
- On, upon, based on (preposition)
- diesem
- This (dative masculine/neuter demonstrative pronoun)
- gründet
- Is based, founded upon (third person singular)
- sich
- Itself, oneself (reflexive pronoun)
- Buch
- Book, a written or printed literary work
- März
- March, the third month of the year
- INHALT
- Contents, table of contents of a book
- VORWORT
- Foreword, preface introducing a book
- BAND
- Volume, one book in a series or set
- ERSTES
- First (ordinal, inflected nominative neuter)
- BUCH
- Book, a written literary work
- KAPITEL
- Chapter, a main division of a book
- DER
- The (definite article, masculine nominative)
- GROSSE
- Great, large, big (inflected adjective)
- SAAL
- Hall, large room for gatherings or events
- KARDINAL
- Cardinal, senior official of the Catholic Church
- MEISTER
- Master, craftsman, expert in a trade
- ZWEITES
- Second (ordinal adjective, inflected neuter nominative)
- VON
- From, of, by (preposition)
- ZU
- To, towards, too (preposition or infinitive marker)
- KÜSSE
- Kisses (plural of Kuss), affectionate touches of the lips
- FÜR
- For, in exchange for (accusative preposition)
- SCHLÄGE
- Blows, hits, strikes (plural of Schlag)
- DIE
- The (definite article, feminine or plural)
- UNANNEHMLICHKEITEN
- Inconveniences, troubles, unpleasant difficulties (plural)
- EINER
- Of a, one (indefinite article, genitive feminine)
- HÜBSCHEN
- Pretty, attractive, nice-looking (inflected adjective)
- FRAU
- Woman, wife, or Mrs. (form of address)
- ABENDS
- In the evening, during evening hours
- DURCH
- Through, across, by means of (preposition)
- STRASSEN
- Streets, roads in a town or city (plural)
- FOLGEN
- To follow, consequences, results of an action
- ERGEBNIS
- Result, outcome, conclusion of a process
- GEFAHREN
- Dangers, hazards, risks (plural of Gefahr)
- ZERBROCHENE
- Broken, shattered (inflected past participle adjective)
- KRUG
- Jug, pitcher, a clay or earthen vessel
- EINE
- A, one (indefinite article, feminine nominative)
- HOCHZEITSNACHT
- Wedding night, the first night of a marriage
- DRITTES
- Third (ordinal adjective, inflected neuter nominative)
- EIN
- A, an, one (indefinite article, neuter/masculine)
- BLICK
- Glance, view, a look at something
- AUS
- From, out of (preposition of origin or direction)
- VOGELPERSPEKTIVE
- Bird's-eye view, aerial perspective from above
- AUF
- On, upon, onto (preposition of location or direction)
- VIERTES
- Fourth (ordinal adjective, inflected neuter nominative)
- GUTE
- Good (inflected adjective, nominative feminine or plural)
- SEELEN
- Souls, spirits of human beings (plural of Seele)
- HUND
- Dog, a domesticated canine animal
- UND
- And (coordinating conjunction linking words or clauses)
- SEIN
- His, its (possessive pronoun) or to be (infinitive)
- HERR
- Master, lord, mister, gentleman
- MEHR
- More, additional quantity or degree
- ÜBER
- About, over, above, concerning (preposition)
- UNBELIEBTHEIT
- Unpopularity, the state of being disliked
- FÜNFTES
- Fifth (ordinal adjective, inflected neuter nominative)
- WIRD
- Will, becomes (future/present tense of werden)
- JENES
- That (demonstrative pronoun, neuter nominative/accusative)
- TÖTEN
- To kill, to cause the death of something
- SECHSTES
- Sixth (ordinal adjective, inflected neuter nominative)
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