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le Cardinal de Bourbon, who, for the sake of pleasing the king, had been obliged to assume an amiable mien towards this whole rustic rabble of Flemish burgomasters, and to regale them at his Hôtel de Bourbon, with a very "pretty morality, allegorical satire, and farce," while a driving rain drenched the magnificent tapestries at his door.

ブルボン枢機卿は、王の機嫌を取るために、フランドルの市長たちという田舎者の烏合の衆に対して愛想よく振る舞わざるを得なかったのであり、激しい雨が彼の邸宅の扉口にかかる見事なタペストリーを濡らしている中、彼らをブルボン館に招いて、「たいそう美しい道徳劇、風刺的な寓意劇、そして笑劇」でもてなしていたのであった。

What put the "whole population of Paris in commotion," as Jehan de Troyes expresses it, on the sixth of January, was the double solemnity, united from time immemorial, of the Epiphany and the Feast of Fools.

ジャン・ド・トロワの言葉を借りれば、一月六日に「パリの全市民を騒ぎ立てた」ものは、遠い昔から一つに結びついてきた、公現祭と愚者の祭りという二重の祝典であった。

On that day, there was to be a bonfire on the Place de Grève, a maypole at the Chapelle de Braque, and a mystery at the Palais de Justice.

その日は、グレーヴ広場で篝火が焚かれ、ブラック礼拝堂では五月柱が立てられ、司法宮では奇蹟劇が上演される予定であった。

It had been cried, to the sound of the trumpet, the preceding evening at all the cross roads, by the provost's men, clad in handsome, short, sleeveless coats of violet camelot, with large white crosses upon their breasts.

それは前夜、すべての辻において、ラッパの音とともに、胸に大きな白十字を縫い付けた、すみれ色のキャムロット地で仕立てた丈の短い袖なしの上着を身にまとった、行政長官の部下たちによって触れ回られていた。

So the crowd of citizens, male and female, having closed their houses and shops, thronged from every direction, at early morn, towards some one of the three spots designated.

そこで男女を問わず市民たちは、家や店に戸を閉め、夜明け早々、あらゆる方角から、指定された三か所のうちのいずれかへと押し寄せた。

Each had made his choice; one, the bonfire; another, the maypole; another, the mystery play.

それぞれが自分の行き先を決めていた。篝火へ向かう者、五月柱へ向かう者、奇蹟劇へ向かう者と。

Vocabulary

wa — Topic marker particle in Japanese grammar.
ou — King; monarch; ruler of a kingdom.
no — Possessive or linking particle between nouns.
機嫌
kigen — Mood; humor; state of one's feelings.
wo — Object marker particle indicating direct object.
取る
toru — To take; here, to curry favor with someone.
ため
tame — For the purpose of; in order to do.
ni — Particle indicating direction, purpose, or location.
市長
shichou — Mayor; chief official of a city or town.
たち
tachi — Plural suffix indicating a group of people.
という
to iu — Called; known as; expressing a label or name.
田舎者
inakamono — Country bumpkin; unsophisticated person from the countryside.
対し
taishi — Toward; with respect to; facing someone or something.
te — Conjunctive particle connecting sequential or parallel actions.
愛想
aisou — Friendliness; amiability; pleasant manner toward others.
よく
yoku — Well; in a good manner; skillfully or kindly.
振る舞わ
furumawa — To behave; to conduct oneself; to act toward others.
e — Can; to be able to; possibility auxiliary verb.
なかっ
nakatt(a) — Was not; past negative form of the copula.
ta — Past tense auxiliary verb indicating completed action.
de — Particle indicating means, location of action, or cause.
あり
ari — To be; classical or formal form of existence verb.
激しい
hageshii — Intense; fierce; violent; describing strong force or emotion.
ame — Rain; precipitation falling from the sky.
ga — Subject marker particle identifying the grammatical subject.
kare — He; him; third-person masculine pronoun.
邸宅
teitaku — Mansion; grand residence; large elegant private house.
かかる
kakaru — To hang over; to cover; to affect something.
見事
migoto — Splendid; magnificent; impressive in appearance or quality.
na — Adjectival particle linking na-adjectives to nouns.
濡らし
nurashi — To wet; to moisten; to make something damp.
いる
iru — To be; indicates ongoing state or action.
naka — Inside; among; in the middle of something.
彼ら
karera — They; them; third-person plural pronoun.
招い
maneki — To invite; to welcome guests into one's home.
たいそう
taisou — Very; greatly; extremely; to a remarkable degree.
美しい
utsukushii — Beautiful; lovely; aesthetically pleasing in appearance.
そして
soshite — And then; furthermore; connecting two related statements.
もてなし
motenashi — Hospitality; entertainment; generous treatment of guests.
i — Auxiliary verb form indicating ongoing or present state.
あっ
att(a) — Was; existed; past tense of aru.
言葉
kotoba — Words; language; speech; expression in spoken form.
借りれ
karire — To borrow; conditional form of borrowing words or items.
ba — Conditional particle meaning 'if' or 'when.'
一月
ichigatsu — January; the first month of the year.
六日
muika — Sixth day; the sixth of the month.
zen — All; entire; whole; every part included.
市民
shimin — Citizens; residents of a city or municipality.
騒ぎ立て
sawagitate — To make a commotion; to stir up noisy excitement.
もの
mono — Thing; matter; something that exists or is the case.
遠い
tooi — Far; distant; remote in space or time.
mukashi — Long ago; the old days; ancient times.
から
kara — From; since; starting point in time or place.
一つ
hitotsu — One; a single unit of something countable.
結びつい
musubitsui — To be tied together; linked; combined into one.
to — And; with; quotation particle; connecting nouns or clauses.
愚者
gusha — Fool; foolish person; one lacking wisdom or sense.
祭り
matsuri — Festival; celebration; traditional Japanese or local festivity.
二重
nijuu — Double; twofold; consisting of two overlapping elements.
祝典
shukuten — Celebration; ceremony; official festive commemorative event.
その
sono — That; referring to a previously mentioned noun.
hi — Day; the sun; a specific calendar day.
広場
hiroba — Plaza; public square; open space in a city.
焚か
taka — To light; to kindle; to burn a fire.
re — Passive auxiliary suffix indicating action done to subject.
礼拝堂
reihaidou — Chapel; small place of worship or prayer.
立て
tate — To erect; to set up; to stand something upright.
られ
rare — Passive or potential auxiliary suffix in verb forms.
上演
jouen — Performance; staging; presenting a play before an audience.
sa — Passive or nominalizing suffix in verb conjugation.
れる
reru — Passive auxiliary verb indicating action done to subject.
予定
yotei — Schedule; plan; something arranged or expected to happen.
それ
sore — That; referring to something previously mentioned or nearby.
前夜
zen'ya — The night before; the eve of an event.
すべて
subete — Everything; all; the whole without exception.
tsuji — Street corner; crossroads; intersection of roads.
おい
oi — Hey; an exclamation to get someone's attention.
ラッパ
rappa — Trumpet; bugle; a loud brass wind instrument.
oto — Sound; noise; an audible vibration perceived by ears.
とも
tomo — Together with; even; also; accompanying conjunction particle.
mune — Chest; breast; the front of the human torso.
大きな
ookina — Large; big; of great size or magnitude.
shiro — White; the color white; pure or bright.
十字
juuji — Cross; cruciform shape; the symbol of Christianity.
縫い付け
nuitsuke — To sew on; to stitch something firmly onto fabric.
すみれ
sumire — Violet; a small purple flower; violet color.
iro — Color; hue; shade of a visible spectrum.
ji — Ground; fabric base; the background material of cloth.
仕立て
shitate — Tailoring; sewing; making clothing to a specific fit.
take — Length; height; the measure of a garment.
短い
mijikai — Short; brief; not long in length or duration.
袖なし
sodenashi — Sleeveless; a garment made without sleeves.
上着
uwagi — Jacket; outer garment worn over other clothing.
mi — Body; oneself; one's person or physical form.
まとっ
matott(e) — Wearing; draped in; clothed with a garment.
行政
gyousei — Administration; governance; management of public affairs.
長官
choukan — Director; chief official; head of a department.
部下
buka — Subordinate; a person under someone's authority or command.
よっ
yott(e) — By means of; due to; through the action of.
触れ
fure — To announce; to proclaim; to make a public notice.
回ら
mawara — To go around; to circulate through an area.
そこ
soko — There; that place; a location near the listener.
男女
danjo — Men and women; both sexes; male and female.
問わ
towa — Regardless of; without distinction; not questioning a condition.
ie — House; home; one's place of residence.
ya — And; or; listing particle connecting nouns loosely.
mise — Shop; store; an establishment selling goods or services.
to — Door; gate; a panel closing an entrance.
閉め
shime — To close; to shut a door, window, or shop.
夜明け
yoake — Dawn; daybreak; the first light of the morning.
早々
hayabaya — Early on; promptly; without delay at the start.
あらゆる
arayuru — Every; all kinds of; without exception.
方角
houqaku — Direction; compass point; the way something faces.
指定
shitei — Designation; specification; officially appointing or selecting something.
san — Three; the number 3.
ka — Question particle or counter marker in Japanese grammar.
tokoro — Place; location; a specific spot or area.
うち
uchi — Among; within; inside a group or set.
いずれ
izure — Any one of; whichever; eventually or sooner or later.
e — Toward; directional particle indicating movement to a place.
押し寄せ
oshiyose — To surge toward; to crowd; to press forward together.
それぞれ
sorezore — Each; respectively; every one individually on its own.
自分
jibun — Oneself; one's own self; referring to the speaker.
行き先
yukisaki — Destination; the place one intends to go to.
決め
kime — To decide; to determine; to make a firm choice.
向かう
mukau — To head toward; to face; to go in a direction.
mono — Person; one who does something; a certain individual.
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