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.
Qualunque cosa si possa pensare di questa triplice spiegazione, politica, fisica e poetica, dell'incendio del palazzo di giustizia nel 1618, il deplorevole fatto dell'incendio è certo.
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.
Ben poco oggi rimane, grazie a questa catastrofe, — grazie, soprattutto, alle successive restaurazioni che hanno completato ciò che essa aveva risparmiato, — ben poco rimane di quella prima dimora dei re di Francia, — di quell'antico palazzo del Louvre, già così vecchio ai tempi di Filippo il Bello, che vi si cercavano le tracce dei magnifici edifici eretti dal re Roberto e descritti da Elgaldo.
Nearly everything has disappeared.
Quasi tutto è scomparso.
What has become of the chamber of the chancellery, where Saint Louis consummated his marriage?
Che ne è stato della sala della cancelleria, dove San Luigi consumò il suo matrimonio?
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?"
il giardino dove amministrava la giustizia, «vestito di un mantello di cammellotto, di un soprabito di mezzalana, senza maniche, e di un sopramanto di sandalo nero, mentre giaceva sul tappeto con Joinville?»
Where is the chamber of the Emperor Sigismond?
Dov'è la sala dell'imperatore Sigismondo?
and that of Charles IV.?
e quella di Carlo IV?
that of Jean the Landless?
quella di Giovanni Senza Terra?
Where is the staircase, from which Charles VI. promulgated his edict of pardon?
Dov'è la scala dalla quale Carlo VI promulgò il suo editto di grazia?
the slab where Marcel cut the throats of Robert de Clermont and the Marshal of Champagne, in the presence of the dauphin?
la lastra dove Marcel tagliò la gola a Robert de Clermont e al maresciallo di Champagne, in presenza del delfino?
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?
lo sportello dove furono strappate le bolle di papa Benedetto, e da cui coloro che le avevano portate se ne andarono adornati, per scherno, di piviali e mitre, chiedendo scusa per tutta Parigi?
Vocabulary
- Qualunque
- Whatever, any kind of thing or person
- cosa
- Thing, object, or matter
- si
- Reflexive pronoun: oneself, themselves
- possa
- Subjunctive of potere: may, might be able
- pensare
- To think, consider, or reflect on something
- di
- Preposition meaning of, from, or about
- questa
- Feminine demonstrative pronoun: this
- triplice
- Triple, threefold, consisting of three parts
- spiegazione
- Explanation, clarification of something
- politica
- Political; also noun meaning politics or policy
- fisica
- Physical; also noun meaning physics
- poetica
- Poetic, relating to poetry or literary art
- incendio
- Fire, blaze, destructive burning of a building
- palazzo
- Palace, large grand building or mansion
- giustizia
- Justice, fairness, or the legal system
- deplorevole
- Deplorable, deeply regrettable or lamentable
- fatto
- Fact, event, or thing that happened
- certo
- Certain, sure, definitely true
- poco
- Little, not much, a small amount
- oggi
- Today, the present day
- rimane
- Remains, stays, is left over
- grazie
- Thanks; also owing to, because of
- catastrofe
- Catastrophe, disaster, devastating event
- soprattutto
- Above all, especially, most importantly
- successive
- Subsequent, following, coming after in sequence
- restaurazioni
- Restorations, acts of repairing or rebuilding structures
- completato
- Completed, finished, fully carried out
- risparmiato
- Spared, saved from destruction or damage
- dimora
- Dwelling, residence, place where one lives
- antico
- Ancient, old, belonging to earlier times
- vecchio
- Old, aged, having existed for a long time
- tracce
- Traces, marks, remnants left behind
- magnifici
- Magnificent, splendid, impressively grand
- edifici
- Buildings, structures, architectural constructions
- eretti
- Erected, built, raised up as structures
- scomparso
- Disappeared, vanished, no longer existing
- sala
- Hall, large room used for gatherings
- cancelleria
- Chancellery, administrative office of a court
- consumò
- Consummated, completed, carried out formally
- matrimonio
- Marriage, wedding, union between two people
- giardino
- Garden, outdoor cultivated area with plants
- amministrava
- Administered, managed, governed affairs or justice
- vestito
- Dressed, wearing clothing; also a dress or suit
- mantello
- Cloak, mantle, long outer garment worn over clothes
- soprabito
- Overcoat, outer garment worn over clothing
- maniche
- Sleeves, the arm portions of a garment
- sandalo
- Sandal, open footwear fastened to the foot
- nero
- Black, the darkest color
- giaceva
- Lay, was lying down in a reclining position
- tappeto
- Carpet, rug, floor covering made of fabric
- imperatore
- Emperor, supreme ruler of an empire
- scala
- Staircase, steps, ladder used for climbing
- promulgò
- Promulgated, officially announced or decreed a law
- editto
- Edict, official decree or proclamation by authority
- grazia
- Grace, pardon, or act of mercy
- lastra
- Slab, flat plate or stone surface
- tagliò
- Cut, slashed, severed with a sharp instrument
- gola
- Throat, gullet; also gorge or narrow passage
- maresciallo
- Marshal, high-ranking military or court officer
- presenza
- Presence, being physically there in a place
- delfino
- Dauphin, French crown prince; also dolphin
- sportello
- Small door, hatch, or service window
- strappate
- Torn away, ripped off forcibly
- bolle
- Papal bulls, official documents issued by the pope
- papa
- Pope, head of the Roman Catholic Church
- coloro
- Those people, those ones (third person plural)
- portate
- Carried, brought, transported to a place
- adornati
- Adorned, decorated, dressed up ornamentally
- scherno
- Mockery, scorn, ridicule directed at someone
- chiedendo
- Asking, requesting, seeking something from someone
- scusa
- Excuse, apology, pardon for a fault
- Parigi
- Paris, capital city of France
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