Notre-Dame de Paris — Page 9
Around the hall, along the lofty wall, between the doors, between the windows, between the pillars, the interminable row of all the kings of France, from Pharamond down: the lazy kings, with pendent arms and downcast eyes; the valiant and combative kings, with heads and arms raised boldly heavenward.
Rund um den Saal, entlang der hohen Wand, zwischen den Türen, zwischen den Fenstern, zwischen den Säulen, die endlose Reihe aller Könige Frankreichs, von Pharamond an: die trägen Könige, mit hängenden Armen und niedergeschlagenen Augen; die tapferen und streitbaren Könige, mit Köpfen und Armen kühn gen Himmel gereckt.
Then in the long, pointed windows, glass of a thousand hues; at the wide entrances to the hall, rich doors, finely sculptured; and all, the vaults, pillars, walls, jambs, panelling, doors, statues, covered from top to bottom with a splendid blue and gold illumination, which, a trifle tarnished at the epoch when we behold it, had almost entirely disappeared beneath dust and spiders in the year of grace, 1549, when du Breul still admired it from tradition.
Dann in den langen, spitzen Fenstern Glas in tausend Farbtönen; an den weiten Eingängen des Saales reiche, fein gemeißelte Türen; und alles, die Gewölbe, Säulen, Wände, Pfosten, Täfelungen, Türen, Statuen, von oben bis unten mit einer prächtigen blau-goldenen Illumination bedeckt, die, zur Zeit, da wir sie betrachten, ein wenig verblichen, im Gnadenjahr 1549 fast gänzlich unter Staub und Spinnen verschwunden war, als du Breul sie noch aus der Überlieferung bewunderte.
Let the reader picture to himself now, this immense, oblong hall, illuminated by the pallid light of a January day, invaded by a motley and noisy throng which drifts along the walls, and eddies round the seven pillars, and he will have a confused idea of the whole effect of the picture, whose curious details we shall make an effort to indicate with more precision.
Der Leser stelle sich nun diesen riesigen, länglichen Saal vor, erleuchtet vom fahlen Licht eines Januartages, von einer bunten und lärmenden Menge bevölkert, die an den Wänden entlangzieht und um die sieben Säulen kreist, und er wird eine ungefähre Vorstellung von der Gesamtwirkung des Bildes haben, dessen merkwürdige Einzelheiten wir mit größerer Genauigkeit zu beschreiben versuchen werden.
It is certain, that if Ravaillac had not assassinated Henri IV.
Es ist gewiss, dass, wenn Ravaillac Heinrich IV. nicht ermordet hätte.
Vocabulary
- Rund
- Around, in a circular manner or direction
- um
- Around, about; preposition indicating surrounding
- den
- The; definite article, accusative masculine
- Saal
- Large hall or room for gatherings
- entlang
- Along; moving beside or following a line
- der
- The; definite article, nominative masculine or genitive
- hohen
- High, tall; adjective in declined form
- Wand
- Wall; vertical interior surface of a room
- zwischen
- Between; preposition indicating position among two things
- Türen
- Doors; plural of Tür, entry openings
- Fenstern
- Windows; plural of Fenster, openings in walls
- Säulen
- Columns, pillars; vertical architectural support structures
- die
- The; definite article, feminine or plural nominative
- endlose
- Endless, infinite; continuing without apparent termination
- Reihe
- Row, series; a line of similar things
- aller
- Of all; genitive plural of all
- Könige
- Kings; plural of König, male monarchs
- Frankreichs
- Of France; genitive form of Frankreich
- von
- From, of, by; common German preposition
- an
- At, on, to; preposition indicating proximity or starting point
- trägen
- Sluggish, lethargic; slow-moving, lacking energy
- mit
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means
- hängenden
- Hanging, drooping; suspended downward in declined form
- Armen
- Arms; plural of Arm, upper limbs of body
- und
- And; coordinating conjunction linking words or clauses
- niedergeschlagenen
- Downcast, dejected; eyes or gaze directed downward
- Augen
- Eyes; plural of Auge, organs of sight
- tapferen
- Brave, courageous; showing valor in declined form
- streitbaren
- Combative, warlike; ready and willing to fight
- Köpfen
- Heads; plural of Kopf, upper part of body
- kühn
- Bold, daring; showing courage and audacity
- Himmel
- Sky, heaven; the expanse above the earth
- gereckt
- Stretched, raised upward; past participle of recken
- Dann
- Then; adverb indicating sequence or next step
- in
- In, into; preposition indicating location or direction
- langen
- Long; adjective in declined form indicating length
- spitzen
- Pointed, sharp; adjective in declined form
- Glas
- Glass; transparent material used in windows
- tausend
- Thousand; the number 1000
- Farbtönen
- Color shades, hues; variations of color tones
- weiten
- Wide, broad; adjective in declined form
- Eingängen
- Entrances, entryways; plural of Eingang
- des
- Of the; definite article, genitive masculine or neuter
- Saales
- Of the hall; genitive form of Saal
- reiche
- Rich, elaborate; adjective describing ornate decoration
- fein
- Fine, delicate; of high quality or precision
- gemeißelte
- Chiseled, carved; shaped by a sculptor's chisel
- alles
- Everything, all of it; indefinite pronoun
- Gewölbe
- Vault, vaulted ceiling; arched architectural ceiling structure
- Wände
- Walls; plural of Wand, interior vertical surfaces
- Pfosten
- Posts, pillars; vertical structural support members
- Täfelungen
- Paneling, wainscoting; decorative wood panels on walls
- Statuen
- Statues; three-dimensional sculptured figures
- oben
- Above, at the top; adverb indicating upper position
- bis
- Until, up to; preposition indicating limit or extent
- unten
- Below, at the bottom; adverb indicating lower position
- einer
- A, one; indefinite article in dative or genitive
- prächtigen
- Magnificent, splendid; adjective in declined form
- blau-goldenen
- Blue-golden; compound adjective describing two colors combined
- Illumination
- Illumination; decorative lighting or manuscript ornamentation
- bedeckt
- Covered; past participle of bedecken, to cover
- zur
- To the, at the; contraction of zu der
- Zeit
- Time; a point or period in time
- da
- There, when; adverb or conjunction of time/place
- wir
- We; first person plural personal pronoun
- sie
- She, they, it; third person pronoun
- betrachten
- To observe, to look at carefully
- ein
- A, an; indefinite article, nominative singular
- wenig
- A little, slightly; indicating small degree
- verblichen
- Faded, bleached; past participle of verbleichen
- im
- In the; contraction of in dem
- fast
- Almost, nearly; adverb of approximation
- gänzlich
- Entirely, completely; to a full degree
- unter
- Under, beneath; preposition indicating lower position
- Staub
- Dust; fine dry particles settling on surfaces
- Spinnen
- Spiders; plural of Spinne, eight-legged arachnids
- verschwunden
- Disappeared, vanished; past participle of verschwinden
- war
- Was; past tense of sein, to be
- als
- When, as, than; conjunction of time or comparison
- du
- You; second person singular informal pronoun
- noch
- Still, yet; adverb indicating continuation or addition
- aus
- From, out of; preposition indicating origin or exit
- Überlieferung
- Tradition, transmission; knowledge passed down through generations
- bewunderte
- Admired; past tense of bewundern, to admire
- Der
- The; definite article, nominative masculine
- Leser
- Reader; person who reads a text
- stelle
- Place, imagine; subjunctive of stellen, to place
- sich
- Himself, herself, oneself; reflexive pronoun
- nun
- Now, then; adverb indicating present moment
- diesen
- This; demonstrative pronoun in accusative masculine
- riesigen
- Enormous, gigantic; adjective in declined form
- länglichen
- Oblong, elongated; adjective in declined form
- vor
- Before, in front of; preposition of position or time
- erleuchtet
- Illuminated, lit up; past participle of erleuchten
- vom
- From the; contraction of von dem
- fahlen
- Pale, wan; adjective describing dim or dull light
- Licht
- Light; illumination from a natural or artificial source
- eines
- Of a; indefinite article in genitive singular
- Januartages
- Of a January day; genitive of Januartag
- bunten
- Colorful, multicolored; adjective in declined form
- lärmenden
- Noisy, clamorous; adjective from lärmen, to make noise
- Menge
- Crowd, multitude; a large group of people
- bevölkert
- Populated, filled with people; past participle of bevölkern
- Wänden
- Walls; dative plural of Wand
- entlangzieht
- Moves along; third person of entlangziehen, to proceed along
- sieben
- Seven; the number 7
- kreist
- Circles; third person singular of kreisen, to circle
- er
- He; third person singular masculine pronoun
- wird
- Will, becomes; auxiliary verb for future or passive
- eine
- A, an; indefinite article, feminine nominative
- ungefähre
- Approximate, rough; adjective indicating approximation
- Vorstellung
- Idea, conception; mental image or imagination
- Gesamtwirkung
- Overall effect; the total impression of something
- Bildes
- Of the picture; genitive form of Bild
- haben
- To have; auxiliary or main verb of possession
- dessen
- Whose, of which; genitive relative pronoun
- merkwürdige
- Remarkable, peculiar; worth noticing, unusual
- Einzelheiten
- Details, particulars; plural of Einzelheit
- größerer
- Greater, more; comparative adjective in declined form
- Genauigkeit
- Accuracy, precision; quality of being exact
- zu
- To, toward; preposition or infinitive particle
- beschreiben
- To describe; to give a detailed account of
- versuchen
- To try, to attempt; to make an effort to do
- werden
- Will, to become; auxiliary verb for future tense
- Es
- It; third person singular neuter pronoun
- ist
- Is; third person singular present of sein
- gewiss
- Certain, sure; expressing certainty or assurance
- dass
- That; subordinating conjunction introducing a clause
- wenn
- If, when; conditional or temporal conjunction
- nicht
- Not; negation particle
- ermordet
- Murdered; past participle of ermorden, to murder
- hätte
- Would have; subjunctive past of haben, hypothetical possession
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