Notre-Dame de Paris — Page 13
had himself sculptured on his knees before the Virgin, and whither he caused to be brought, without heeding the two gaps thus made in the row of royal statues, the statues of Charlemagne and of Saint Louis, two saints whom he supposed to be great in favor in heaven, as kings of France.
ließ er sich kniend vor der Jungfrau darstellen, und dorthin ließ er, ohne auf die zwei Lücken zu achten, die dadurch in der Reihe der königlichen Statuen entstanden, die Standbilder Karls des Großen und des heiligen Ludwig bringen, zweier Heiliger, die er als Könige von Frankreich im Himmel für hochangesehen hielt.
This chapel, quite new, having been built only six years, was entirely in that charming taste of delicate architecture, of marvellous sculpture, of fine and deep chasing, which marks with us the end of the Gothic era, and which is perpetuated to about the middle of the sixteenth century in the fairylike fancies of the Renaissance.
Diese Kapelle, ganz neu und erst seit sechs Jahren erbaut, war ganz und gar in jenem bezaubernden Geschmack zarter Architektur, wunderbarer Bildhauerei und feiner, tiefer Ziselierung gehalten, der bei uns das Ende der Gotik kennzeichnet und sich bis etwa zur Mitte des sechzehnten Jahrhunderts in den märchenhaften Phantasien der Renaissance fortsetzt.
The little open-work rose window, pierced above the portal, was, in particular, a masterpiece of lightness and grace; one would have pronounced it a star of lace.
Das kleine durchbrochene Rosenfenster über dem Portal war insbesondere ein Meisterwerk der Leichtigkeit und Anmut; man hätte es für einen Stern aus Spitze gehalten.
In the middle of the hall, opposite the great door, a platform of gold brocade, placed against the wall, a special entrance to which had been effected through a window in the corridor of the gold chamber, had been erected for the Flemish emissaries and the other great personages invited to the presentation of the mystery play.
In der Mitte des Saales, gegenüber dem großen Tor, war eine mit Goldbrokat behängte Tribüne an der Wand errichtet worden, zu der man durch ein Fenster im Gang der Goldkammer einen eigenen Zugang geschaffen hatte, und zwar für die flämischen Gesandten und die anderen hohen Persönlichkeiten, die zur Aufführung des Mysterienspiels geladen waren.
It was upon the marble table that the mystery was to be enacted, as usual.
Es war auf dem Marmortisch, dass das Mysterienspiel, wie üblich, aufgeführt werden sollte.
Vocabulary
- ließ
- allowed or caused something to happen; past tense of lassen
- er
- third-person singular masculine pronoun meaning he
- sich
- reflexive pronoun meaning himself, herself, itself, themselves
- kniend
- kneeling; present participle of knien
- vor
- preposition meaning before, in front of, or ago
- der
- definite article or relative pronoun meaning the
- Jungfrau
- the Virgin Mary or an unmarried young woman
- darstellen
- to represent, depict, or portray something or someone
- und
- conjunction meaning and, connecting words or clauses
- dorthin
- adverb meaning to that place, thither, in that direction
- ohne
- preposition meaning without, lacking something or someone
- auf
- preposition meaning on, upon, or onto a surface
- die
- definite article or relative pronoun meaning the
- zwei
- the number two; cardinal number
- Lücken
- gaps, spaces, or missing parts in a sequence
- zu
- preposition or particle meaning to, too, or closed
- achten
- to pay attention to or heed something
- dadurch
- adverb meaning thereby, through that, or by that means
- in
- preposition meaning in, into, or inside something
- Reihe
- a row, series, or sequence of things or people
- königlichen
- adjective meaning royal, relating to a king or monarchy
- Statuen
- statues; three-dimensional sculptural representations of figures
- entstanden
- originated, arose, or came into being; past participle of entstehen
- Standbilder
- standing statues or upright sculptural figures
- des
- genitive definite article meaning of the
- Großen
- adjective in genitive meaning the Great, as in Charlemagne
- heiligen
- adjective meaning holy or saintly; of a saint
- bringen
- to bring, carry, or take something to a place
- zweier
- genitive form of zwei, meaning of two things or people
- Heiliger
- a saint; a holy person recognized by the church
- als
- conjunction meaning as, than, or when in context
- Könige
- plural of König; kings, male monarchs of a realm
- von
- preposition meaning of, from, or by someone or something
- Frankreich
- France; the country in Western Europe
- im
- contraction of in dem, meaning in the
- Himmel
- heaven or sky; the celestial realm above
- für
- preposition meaning for, on behalf of, or in favor of
- hochangesehen
- highly regarded or greatly respected by others
- hielt
- held or considered; past tense of halten
- Diese
- demonstrative pronoun or article meaning this or these
- Kapelle
- a chapel; a small Christian place of worship
- ganz
- adjective or adverb meaning whole, entire, or completely
- neu
- adjective meaning new, recently made or acquired
- erst
- adverb meaning only, just, or not until a time
- seit
- preposition meaning since or for a period of time
- sechs
- the number six; cardinal number
- Jahren
- plural dative of Jahr; years
- erbaut
- built or constructed; past participle of erbauen
- war
- was; past tense singular of sein (to be)
- gar
- adverb meaning at all, even, or quite in emphasis
- jenem
- dative form of jener meaning that particular one
- bezaubernden
- enchanting, charming, or captivating in an attractive way
- Geschmack
- taste, style, or aesthetic sense in art or culture
- zarter
- adjective meaning delicate, tender, or fine in texture
- Architektur
- architecture; the art and science of designing buildings
- wunderbarer
- adjective meaning wonderful, marvelous, or extraordinary
- Bildhauerei
- sculpture; the art of carving or shaping figures
- feiner
- adjective meaning fine, refined, or of high quality
- tiefer
- adjective meaning deep, profound, or intricate in detail
- gehalten
- held or characterized; past participle of halten
- bei
- preposition meaning at, near, with, or among
- uns
- first-person plural pronoun meaning us or our
- das
- definite article or demonstrative pronoun meaning the or that
- Ende
- the end, conclusion, or final part of something
- Gotik
- Gothic style; medieval European architectural and artistic movement
- kennzeichnet
- characterizes or marks; third-person singular of kennzeichnen
- bis
- preposition meaning until, up to, or as far as
- etwa
- adverb meaning approximately, about, or roughly
- zur
- contraction of zu der, meaning to the or toward the
- Mitte
- the middle, center, or midpoint of something
- sechzehnten
- ordinal adjective meaning sixteenth, as in century
- Jahrhunderts
- genitive of Jahrhundert; of the century
- den
- definite article in accusative or dative plural meaning the
- märchenhaften
- adjective meaning fairy-tale-like, fantastical, or magical
- Phantasien
- fantasies or imaginative visions; creative mental images
- Renaissance
- Renaissance; European cultural and artistic revival movement
- fortsetzt
- continues or carries on; third-person singular of fortsetzen
- Das
- definite article meaning the; neuter nominative form
- kleine
- adjective meaning small or little in size
- durchbrochene
- adjective meaning openwork or pierced, with decorative gaps
- Rosenfenster
- rose window; circular ornamental stained-glass church window
- über
- preposition meaning over, above, or about something
- dem
- definite article in dative case meaning the
- Portal
- a large ornamental doorway or entrance to a building
- insbesondere
- adverb meaning in particular, especially, or specifically
- ein
- indefinite article or numeral meaning a, an, or one
- Meisterwerk
- a masterpiece; an outstanding work of exceptional skill
- Leichtigkeit
- lightness, ease, or effortless grace in quality
- Anmut
- grace, elegance, or charm in appearance or movement
- man
- indefinite pronoun meaning one, you, or people generally
- hätte
- subjunctive past of haben; would have had something
- es
- neuter pronoun meaning it
- einen
- indefinite article in accusative case meaning a or an
- Stern
- a star; celestial body or star-shaped decorative object
- aus
- preposition meaning out of, from, or made of
- Spitze
- lace, tip, or peak; fine decorative fabric or point
- In
- preposition meaning in or inside a space
- Saales
- genitive of Saal; of the hall or large room
- gegenüber
- preposition or adverb meaning opposite or across from
- großen
- adjective meaning large or great; inflected form of groß
- Tor
- a gate or large portal; entry to an enclosed area
- eine
- indefinite article feminine nominative meaning a or an
- mit
- preposition meaning with or together with someone
- behängte
- draped or hung with decorative fabric; past participle adjective
- Tribüne
- a tribune or raised platform for spectators or speakers
- an
- preposition meaning at, on, or against a surface
- Wand
- a wall; interior vertical surface of a room
- errichtet
- erected or constructed; past participle of errichten
- worden
- auxiliary past participle used in passive constructions
- durch
- preposition meaning through or by means of something
- Fenster
- a window; opening in a wall admitting light
- Gang
- a corridor, hallway, or passage connecting rooms
- eigenen
- adjective meaning own; belonging to oneself
- Zugang
- access or entry; a way of getting into somewhere
- geschaffen
- created or established; past participle of schaffen
- hatte
- had; past tense of haben in third-person singular
- zwar
- adverb meaning indeed, admittedly, or to be sure
- flämischen
- adjective meaning Flemish, relating to Flanders region
- Gesandten
- envoys or delegates; official diplomatic representatives
- anderen
- adjective or pronoun meaning other or different ones
- hohen
- adjective meaning high or eminent; inflected form of hoch
- Persönlichkeiten
- personalities or dignitaries; important or notable individuals
- Aufführung
- a performance or staging of a play or show
- geladen
- invited or summoned; past participle of laden
- waren
- were; past tense plural of sein (to be)
- Es
- neuter pronoun meaning it; also used as dummy subject
- dass
- conjunction meaning that, introducing a subordinate clause
- wie
- conjunction or adverb meaning how, as, or like
- üblich
- adjective meaning usual, customary, or common practice
- aufgeführt
- performed or staged; past participle of aufführen
- werden
- to become or auxiliary verb for future and passive
- sollte
- should or was supposed to; past subjunctive of sollen
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