Notre-Dame de Paris — Page 11
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Whatever may be thought of this triple explanation, political, physical, and poetical, of the burning of the law courts in 1618, the unfortunate fact of the fire is certain.
Was auch immer man von dieser dreifachen Erklärung, der politischen, physischen und poetischen, des Brandes des Justizpalastes im Jahre 1618 halten mag – die unglückliche Tatsache des Feuers steht fest.
Very little to-day remains, thanks to this catastrophe,—thanks, above all, to the successive restorations which have completed what it spared,—very little remains of that first dwelling of the kings of France,—of that elder palace of the Louvre, already so old in the time of Philip the Handsome, that they sought there for the traces of the magnificent buildings erected by King Robert and described by Helgaldus.
Sehr wenig ist heute noch erhalten, dank dieser Katastrophe – dank vor allem der aufeinanderfolgenden Restaurierungen, die vollendet haben, was sie verschonte – sehr wenig bleibt von jener ersten Residenz der Könige Frankreichs, von jenem älteren Palast des Louvre, der bereits zu Zeiten Philipps des Schönen so alt war, dass man dort nach den Spuren der prächtigen Bauten suchte, die König Robert errichten ließ und die Helgaldus beschrieb.
Nearly everything has disappeared.
Fast alles ist verschwunden.
What has become of the chamber of the chancellery, where Saint Louis consummated his marriage?
Was ist aus dem Saal der Kanzlei geworden, in dem der heilige Ludwig seine Ehe vollzog?
the garden where he administered justice, "clad in a coat of camelot, a surcoat of linsey-woolsey, without sleeves, and a sur-mantle of black sandal, as he lay upon the carpet with Joinville?"
der Garten, in dem er Recht sprach, „gekleidet in einen Mantel aus Kamelot, eine ärmellose Schaube aus Halbwolle und einen Übermantel aus schwarzem Sandel, wie er mit Joinville auf dem Teppich lag"?
Where is the chamber of the Emperor Sigismond?
Wo ist das Gemach des Kaisers Sigismund?
and that of Charles IV.?
und das Karls IV.?
that of Jean the Landless?
das Johanns ohne Land?
Where is the staircase, from which Charles VI. promulgated his edict of pardon?
Wo ist die Treppe, von der Karl VI. sein Gnadenedikt verkündete?
the slab where Marcel cut the throats of Robert de Clermont and the Marshal of Champagne, in the presence of the dauphin?
die Estrade, auf der Marcel Robert de Clermont und den Marschall der Champagne in Gegenwart des Dauphins die Kehle durchschnitt?
the wicket where the bulls of Pope Benedict were torn, and whence those who had brought them departed decked out, in derision, in copes and mitres, and making an apology through all Paris?
das Pförtchen, wo die Bullen Papst Benedikts zerrissen wurden und von wo jene, die sie gebracht hatten, zum Hohn in Stolen und Mitren gekleidet abzogen und sich durch ganz Paris entschuldigend herumtrieben?
Vocabulary
- Was
- What; interrogative or relative pronoun
- auch
- Also, too, even; additive particle
- immer
- Always; ever; at all times
- man
- One; impersonal pronoun referring to people generally
- von
- Of, from, by; common preposition indicating origin or relation
- dieser
- This; demonstrative pronoun or adjective
- dreifachen
- Threefold, triple; adjective describing something occurring three times
- Erklärung
- Explanation, declaration; statement providing clarification
- der
- The; definite article (masculine/genitive plural)
- politischen
- Political; adjective relating to politics or governance
- physischen
- Physical; adjective relating to the body or material world
- und
- And; basic coordinating conjunction
- poetischen
- Poetic; adjective relating to poetry or artistic expression
- des
- Of the; genitive definite article (masculine/neuter)
- Brandes
- Of the fire; genitive form of Brand (fire, blaze)
- im
- In the; contraction of in dem
- Jahre
- Year; in the year (dative form of Jahr)
- halten
- To hold, to think, to consider; common verb with many uses
- mag
- May, might; modal verb expressing possibility or concession
- die
- The; definite article (feminine/plural)
- unglückliche
- Unfortunate, unhappy; adjective describing misfortune
- Tatsache
- Fact; an established and undeniable reality
- Feuers
- Of the fire; genitive form of Feuer
- steht
- Stands; third-person singular present of stehen
- fest
- Firm, fixed; here in feststeht meaning is established
- Sehr
- Very, much; adverb intensifying adjectives or adverbs
- wenig
- Little, few; indicating a small amount or quantity
- ist
- Is; third-person singular present of sein (to be)
- heute
- Today; adverb referring to the present day
- noch
- Still, yet; adverb indicating continuation or addition
- erhalten
- Preserved, received; adjective meaning surviving or maintained
- dank
- Thanks to; preposition attributing cause or credit
- Katastrophe
- Catastrophe, disaster; a sudden terrible event
- vor
- Before, in front of, ago; versatile preposition of place and time
- allem
- Everything; vor allem means above all, especially
- aufeinanderfolgenden
- Successive, consecutive; adjective describing things following one another
- vollendet
- Completed, perfected; past participle of vollenden
- haben
- To have; auxiliary and main verb, very common
- was
- What; relative or interrogative pronoun
- sie
- She, they, you (formal); common pronoun
- verschonte
- Spared; past tense of verschonen, to spare from harm
- sehr
- Very; adverb of degree intensifying another word
- bleibt
- Remains, stays; third-person singular of bleiben
- jener
- That, of that; demonstrative pronoun referring to something distant
- ersten
- First; ordinal adjective in declined form
- Residenz
- Residence, royal palace; official dwelling of a ruler
- Könige
- Kings; genitive or plural form of König
- Frankreichs
- Of France; genitive form of Frankreich
- jenem
- That (dative); declined demonstrative pronoun
- älteren
- Older; comparative adjective in declined form
- Palast
- Palace; large impressive official or royal building
- bereits
- Already; adverb indicating something has happened before now
- zu
- To, at, too; very common preposition and particle
- Zeiten
- Times, eras; plural of Zeit, referring to a historical period
- Schönen
- The Fair/Beautiful; epithet, as in Philip the Fair
- so
- So, thus, such; conjunction or adverb of manner/degree
- alt
- Old; adjective describing age of a person or thing
- war
- Was; past tense of sein (to be)
- dass
- That; subordinating conjunction introducing a clause
- dort
- There; adverb indicating a specific location
- nach
- After, to, according to; common preposition with multiple uses
- den
- The; definite article in dative/accusative plural form
- Spuren
- Traces, tracks; plural of Spur, signs left behind
- prächtigen
- Magnificent, splendid; adjective in declined form
- Bauten
- Buildings, structures; plural of Bau
- suchte
- Searched, looked for; past tense of suchen
- König
- King; male monarch or ruler
- errichten
- To erect, to build; to construct a structure
- ließ
- Let, had (something done); past tense of lassen
- beschrieb
- Described; past tense of beschreiben, to describe
- Fast
- Almost, nearly; adverb of approximation
- alles
- Everything, all; indefinite pronoun of totality
- verschwunden
- Disappeared, vanished; past participle of verschwinden
- aus
- Out of, from; preposition indicating origin or exit
- dem
- The; dative definite article (masculine/neuter)
- Saal
- Hall, large room; a spacious room for gatherings
- geworden
- Become; past participle of werden (to become)
- in
- In, into; common preposition of location or direction
- heilige
- Holy, saintly; adjective in declined form
- seine
- His; possessive pronoun in declined form
- Ehe
- Marriage; the legal union of two people
- vollzog
- Carried out, performed; past tense of vollziehen
- Garten
- Garden; an outdoor area with plants or trees
- er
- He; third-person masculine singular pronoun
- Recht
- Law, justice, right; legal system or a moral entitlement
- sprach
- Spoke; past tense of sprechen (to speak)
- gekleidet
- Dressed, clothed; past participle of kleiden
- einen
- A, one; indefinite article (masculine accusative)
- Mantel
- Coat, cloak; an outer garment worn for warmth
- eine
- A, one; indefinite article (feminine nominative/accusative)
- schwarzem
- Black (dative); declined form of schwarz
- wie
- How, as, like; conjunction or interrogative adverb
- mit
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means
- auf
- On, onto, upon; common preposition of position or direction
- Teppich
- Carpet, rug; a floor covering made of woven fabric
- lag
- Lay, was lying; past tense of liegen (to lie down)
- Wo
- Where; interrogative or relative adverb of place
- das
- The; definite article (neuter) or demonstrative pronoun
- Kaisers
- Of the emperor; genitive form of Kaiser
- ohne
- Without; preposition indicating absence or lack
- Land
- Land, country; a territory or nation
- Treppe
- Staircase, stairs; a flight of steps in a building
- sein
- To be; infinitive of the most fundamental German verb
- verkündete
- Proclaimed, announced; past tense of verkünden
- Gegenwart
- Presence, present time; the current moment or attendance
- Kehle
- Throat; the front part of the neck or gullet
- durchschnitt
- Cut through; past tense of durchschneiden, to cut across
- wo
- Where; relative or interrogative adverb of location
- Papst
- Pope; the head of the Roman Catholic Church
- zerrissen
- Torn apart; past participle of zerreißen, to tear to pieces
- wurden
- Were (became); past tense of werden, auxiliary for passive
- jene
- Those; demonstrative pronoun referring to distant persons or things
- gebracht
- Brought; past participle of bringen (to bring)
- hatten
- Had; past tense of haben (to have), third-person plural
- zum
- To the; contraction of zu dem
- Hohn
- Mockery, scorn; contemptuous ridicule or derision
- abzogen
- Withdrew, marched off; past tense of abziehen
- sich
- Themselves, oneself; reflexive pronoun for all persons
- durch
- Through, throughout; preposition of movement or means
- ganz
- Whole, entire, completely; adjective or adverb of totality
- entschuldigend
- Apologizing, excusing; present participle of entschuldigen
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