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.
1618年の法院炎上についての、政治的、物理的、そして詩的というこの三重の説明をどのように考えるにせよ、火災という不幸な事実は確かである。
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.
この大惨事のために、そして何よりも、火災が残したものを完成させてしまった相次ぐ修復のために、今日ではほとんど何も残っていない。フランスの王たちの最初の住居、すなわちルーヴルのその古い宮殿は、すでに端麗王フィリップの時代にはあまりに古く、人々はそこにロベール王が建て、エルガルドゥスが記した壮麗な建物の痕跡を探し求めたほどであったが、今やほとんど何も残っていない。
Nearly everything has disappeared.
ほぼすべてが消え去ってしまった。
What has become of the chamber of the chancellery, where Saint Louis consummated his marriage?
聖ルイが婚姻を成就させた大法官府の間はどうなったのか?
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?"
彼がジョワンヴィルとともに絨毯の上に横たわりながら、「キャメロットの上着を着て、袖なしのリンジー・ウールジーの上衣を羽織り、黒いサンダル織りの外套をまとい」、裁きを行った庭園は?
Where is the chamber of the Emperor Sigismond?
皇帝ジギスムントの間はどこへ行ったのか?
and that of Charles IV.?
シャルル四世の間は?
that of Jean the Landless?
無地王ジャンの間は?
Where is the staircase, from which Charles VI. promulgated his edict of pardon?
シャルル六世が恩赦の勅令を公布した階段はどこにあるのか?
the slab where Marcel cut the throats of Robert de Clermont and the Marshal of Champagne, in the presence of the dauphin?
マルセルが王太子の面前でロベール・ド・クレルモンとシャンパーニュ元帥の喉を掻き切った石板は?
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?
教皇ベネディクトの勅書が引き裂かれ、それを持参した者たちが嘲りのうちに法衣と僧冠を身に着け、パリ中に詫びを入れながら立ち去った小扉はどこにあるのか?
Vocabulary
- 年
- nen — Year; used to indicate a specific year.
- の
- no — Possessive or linking particle connecting nouns.
- 法院
- hōin — Court of law; judicial institution.
- 炎上
- enjō — Going up in flames; catching fire dramatically.
- に
- ni — Particle indicating location, direction, or time.
- つい
- tsui — Unintentionally; just; used in 〜について (about).
- て
- te — Conjunctive particle connecting verbs or clauses.
- 政治
- seiji — Politics; political affairs of a nation.
- 的
- teki — Suffix meaning '-ical' or '-like'; adjectival suffix.
- 物理
- butsuri — Physics; the natural physical world.
- 詩的
- shiteki — Poetic; having the quality of poetry.
- と
- to — Particle meaning 'and' or quotation marker.
- いう
- iu — To say; to be called; to be referred to as.
- この
- kono — This; demonstrative adjective for nearby objects.
- 三重
- sanjū — Triple; threefold; three layers.
- 説明
- setsumei — Explanation; description; account of something.
- を
- wo — Object-marking particle in Japanese grammar.
- どの
- dono — Which; what kind of (interrogative adjective).
- よう
- yō — Way; manner; like; resembling something.
- 考える
- kangaeru — To think; to consider; to reflect upon.
- せよ
- seyo — Imperative form of する; do it (formal command).
- 火災
- kasai — Fire disaster; conflagration; destructive fire.
- 不幸
- fukō — Misfortune; unhappiness; tragedy.
- な
- na — Adjectival particle linking na-adjectives to nouns.
- 事実
- jijitsu — Fact; truth; actual occurrence of something.
- は
- wa — Topic-marking particle highlighting the sentence topic.
- 確か
- tashika — Certain; sure; definite; undeniable.
- で
- de — Particle indicating location of action or means.
- ある
- aru — To be; to exist (for inanimate things).
- 大惨事
- daisanji — Great catastrophe; major disaster; terrible calamity.
- ため
- tame — For the sake of; because of; due to.
- 何より
- naniyori — Above all; more than anything else.
- も
- mo — Also; too; even; particle of inclusion.
- が
- ga — Subject-marking particle in Japanese grammar.
- 残し
- nokoshi — Leaving behind; bequeathing something to others.
- た
- ta — Past tense auxiliary verb suffix.
- もの
- mono — Thing; object; something tangible or abstract.
- 完成
- kansei — Completion; finishing; bringing something to completion.
- さ
- sa — Nominalization suffix or casual sentence-ending particle.
- せ
- se — Causative verb stem; to make or let someone do.
- しまっ
- shimatt(e) — Ended up doing; completed (often with regret).
- 相次ぐ
- aitsugu — To follow one after another; to occur in succession.
- 修復
- shūfuku — Restoration; repair; restoring damaged things.
- 今日
- kyō / konnichi — Today; the present day; nowadays.
- ほとんど
- hotondo — Almost; nearly; mostly; hardly any.
- 何
- nani — What; something; anything; interrogative pronoun.
- 残っ
- nokok(te) — Remaining; left over; staying behind.
- い
- i — Auxiliary verb indicating ongoing state or action.
- ない
- nai — Negation; does not exist; is not the case.
- フランス
- Furansu — France; the European country of France.
- 王
- ō — King; monarch; ruler of a kingdom.
- たち
- tachi — Plural suffix for people or animate beings.
- 最初
- saisho — First; the very beginning; initial stage.
- 住居
- jūkyo — Dwelling; residence; place where one lives.
- すなわち
- sunawachi — That is to say; namely; in other words.
- その
- sono — That; the aforementioned (demonstrative adjective).
- 古い
- furui — Old; ancient; not new or modern.
- 宮殿
- kyūden — Palace; grand official royal residence.
- すでに
- sudeni — Already; by now; previously.
- 端麗
- tanrei — Graceful; elegant; beautiful in appearance.
- 時代
- jidai — Era; age; period of time in history.
- あまり
- amari — Too much; excessively; not very (with negative).
- 古く
- furuku — Old (adverbial form); in an old manner.
- 人々
- hitobito — People; various persons; folks.
- そこ
- soko — There; that place; that location.
- 建て
- tate — Built; constructed (verb stem of 建てる).
- 記し
- shirushi — Recorded; noted; wrote down historically.
- 壮麗
- Magnificent; splendid; grand and imposing.
- 建物
- tatemono — Building; structure; constructed edifice.
- 痕跡
- konseki — Trace; vestige; remains of something past.
- 探し
- sagashi — Searching; looking for something.
- 求め
- motome — Seeking; requesting; pursuing something desired.
- ほど
- hodo — To the extent that; about; approximately.
- あっ
- att(e) — Existed; was there (past connective form of ある).
- 今や
- imaya — Now; at this point; by this time.
- ほぼ
- hobo — Almost; roughly; approximately; nearly all.
- すべて
- subete — Everything; all; entirely without exception.
- 消え去っ
- kiesatt(e) — Vanished completely; disappeared without a trace.
- 聖
- sei / hijiri — Saint; holy; sacred person or title.
- 婚姻
- kon'in — Marriage; matrimony; formal marital union.
- 成就
- jōju — Fulfillment; accomplishment; realization of a goal.
- 府
- fu — Office; government seat; administrative center.
- 間
- aida / ma — Between; interval; space; period of time.
- どう
- dō — How; in what way; what happened to.
- なっ
- natt(e) — Became; turned into (connective past form).
- か
- ka — Question-marking sentence-ending particle.
- 彼
- kare — He; him; that person (male).
- とも
- tomo — Together with; also; both (inclusive particle).
- 絨毯
- jūtan — Carpet; rug; floor covering.
- 上
- ue — Above; on top of; upper surface.
- 横たわり
- yokotawari — Lying down; reclining; stretched out horizontally.
- ながら
- nagara — While doing; simultaneously performing two actions.
- 上着
- uwagi — Jacket; outer garment; top clothing layer.
- 着
- ki — Wearing (clothes); counter for clothing items.
- 袖
- sode — Sleeve; the arm part of a garment.
- なし
- nashi — Without; lacking; none; absent.
- 上衣
- uwagi / jōi — Upper garment; jacket; top piece of clothing.
- 羽織り
- haori — A hip-length Japanese jacket worn over kimono.
- 黒い
- kuroi — Black; dark-colored; of black hue.
- サンダル
- sandaru — Sandals; open footwear worn on feet.
- 織り
- ori — Weaving; woven cloth; textile fabric.
- 外套
- gaitō — Overcoat; cloak; heavy outer garment.
- まとい
- matoi — Wearing; wrapping around oneself (garment).
- 裁き
- sabaki — Judgment; ruling; judicial decision.
- 行っ
- ott(e) / yukk(te) — Went; performed; carried out an action.
- 庭園
- teien — Garden; ornamental park; landscaped grounds.
- 皇帝
- kōtei — Emperor; sovereign ruler of an empire.
- どこ
- doko — Where; what place; interrogative of location.
- へ
- e — Directional particle indicating movement toward something.
- 四世
- yonsei — The Fourth; a regnal number for monarchs.
- 無地
- muji — Plain; solid color; without pattern or design.
- 六世
- rokusei — The Sixth; sixth in a line of same-named rulers.
- 恩赦
- onsha — Amnesty; pardon; official forgiveness of crimes.
- 勅令
- chokurei — Imperial edict; royal decree issued by monarch.
- 公布
- kōfu — Promulgation; official public announcement of law.
- し
- shi — Connective verb form of する; did and then.
- 階段
- kaidan — Staircase; steps; flight of stairs.
- 王太子
- ōtaishi — Crown prince; heir apparent to the throne.
- 面前
- menzen — In front of; in the presence of someone.
- 元帥
- gensui — Marshal; highest military rank; field marshal.
- 喉
- nodo — Throat; the front part of the neck.
- 石板
- sekiban — Stone slab; flat stone used for writing or paving.
- 教皇
- kyōkō — Pope; the head of the Roman Catholic Church.
- 勅書
- chokusho — Papal bull or imperial letter; official written decree.
- 引き裂か
- hikisaka — Torn apart; ripped; forcefully split asunder.
- れ
- re — Passive verb suffix indicating action done to subject.
- それ
- sore — That; it; the thing previously mentioned.
- 持参
- jisan — Bringing along; carrying something to a place.
- 者
- mono / sha — Person; one who does something; bearer.
- 嘲り
- azakeri — Mockery; ridicule; scornful derision.
- うち
- uchi — Among; within; inside; during a period.
- 法衣
- hōe / koromo — Vestment; clerical robe; priest's ceremonial garment.
- 身
- mi — Body; oneself; one's person or being.
- 着け
- tsuke — Wearing; attaching to one's body (clothing).
- パリ
- Pari — Paris; the capital city of France.
- 中
- naka — Inside; middle; throughout; among.
- 詫び
- wabi — Apology; expressing remorse; asking forgiveness.
- 入れ
- ire — Putting in; inserting; doing (verb stem).
- 立ち去っ
- tachisatt(e) — Left; departed; walked away from a place.
- 小扉
- koguchi / shōhi — Small door; little gate; minor entrance.
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