Notre-Dame de Paris — Page 12

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and the grand hall, with its gilding, its azure, its statues, its pointed arches, its pillars, its immense vault, all fretted with carvings? and the gilded chamber? and the stone lion, which stood at the door, with lowered head and tail between his legs, like the lions on the throne of Solomon, in the humiliated attitude which befits force in the presence of justice? and the beautiful doors? and the stained glass? and the chased ironwork, which drove Biscornette to despair? and the delicate woodwork of Hancy? What has time, what have men done with these marvels? What have they given us in return for all this Gallic history, for all this Gothic art?

金箔と、青色と、彫像と、尖ったアーチと、柱と、彫刻で飾られた巨大な丸天井を持つあの大広間はどうなったのか？黄金の間はどうなったのか？扉のところに立ち、頭を垂れ、足の間に尾を挟んだ、ソロモンの玉座の獅子のように、正義の前における力にふさわしい謙遜な姿をした石の獅子はどうなったのか？あの美しい扉はどうなったのか？ステンドグラスはどうなったのか？ビスコルネットを絶望させたあの鍛鉄細工はどうなったのか？アンシーの繊細な木工細工はどうなったのか？時は、そして人々は、これらの驚異に対して何をしたのか？このガリアの歴史のすべて、このゴシック芸術のすべてに対して、彼らは我々に何を与えてくれたのか？

The heavy flattened arches of M. de Brosse, that awkward architect of the Saint-Gervais portal. So much for art; and, as for history, we have the gossiping reminiscences of the great pillar, still ringing with the tattle of the Patru.

サン＝ジェルヴェの門をつくったあの不器用な建築家、ド・ブロス氏の重くて平べったいアーチがそれだ。芸術についてはこれで十分だ。そして歴史については、パトリュの噂話がいまだに響いているあの大柱の、おしゃべりな回想録があるだけだ。

It is not much. Let us return to the veritable grand hall of the veritable old palace.

それは大したものではない。本物の古い宮殿の、本物の大広間へと戻ろう。

The two extremities of this gigantic parallelogram were occupied, the one by the famous marble table, so long, so broad, and so thick that, as the ancient land rolls—in a style that would have given Gargantua an appetite—say, "such a slice of marble as was never beheld in the world"; the other by the chapel where Louis XI.

この巨大な平行四辺形の両端は、一方はかの有名な大理石のテーブルに占められていた。それはあまりにも長く、広く、そして厚かったので、古い土地台帳が――ガルガンチュアに食欲を起こさせるような文体で――「世界でいまだかつて見られたことのないような大理石の一切れ」と記しているほどであった。もう一方はルイ十一世が礼拝した礼拝堂に占められていた。

Vocabulary

金箔: kinpaku — Gold leaf used for decorative gilding purposes.
と: to — Particle meaning 'and' or quotation marker.
青色: aoiro — The color blue.
彫像: chōzō — A carved or sculpted statue figure.
尖っ: togat(te) — Pointed or sharp (verb stem form).
た: ta — Past tense auxiliary verb particle.
アーチ: āchi — An architectural arch structure.
柱: hashira — A pillar or column supporting a structure.
彫刻: chōkoku — Sculpture or carving as an art form.
で: de — Particle indicating means, location, or cause.
飾ら: kazara — To decorate or adorn (verb stem form).
れ: re — Passive auxiliary verb suffix.
巨大: kyodai — Enormous or gigantic in size.
な: na — Adjectival particle linking na-adjectives to nouns.
丸天井: marutenjo — A dome or vaulted ceiling in architecture.
を: wo — Object-marking particle in Japanese grammar.
持つ: motsu — To have, hold, or possess something.
あの: ano — That (over there); demonstrative pronoun for distant things.
大広間: ōhiroma — A large hall or grand chamber.
は: wa — Topic-marking particle in Japanese grammar.
どう: dō — How; in what way or manner.
なっ: nat(te) — Became; stem form of 'naru' (to become).
の: no — Possessive or nominalizing particle.
か: ka — Question-marking particle at sentence end.
黄金: ōgon — Gold; precious yellow metal or golden thing.
間: ma — Room, space, or interval between things.
扉: tobira — A door or gate, often large or formal.
ところ: tokoro — Place, spot, or point in time/situation.
に: ni — Particle indicating location, direction, or time.
立ち: tachi — Standing; stem form of 'tatsu' (to stand).
頭: atama — The head; top part of a body or object.
垂れ: tare — Hanging down; drooping (verb stem form).
足: ashi — Foot or leg of a person or animal.
尾: o — A tail of an animal.
挟ん: hasan — Sandwiched or pinched between two things.
だ: da — Informal copula meaning 'is' or 'are'.
玉座: gyokuza — A throne; royal seat of a monarch.
獅子: shishi — A lion; often used symbolically in art.
よう: yō — Like, as if, or in the manner of.
正義: seigi — Justice or righteousness as a moral principle.
前: mae — Before, in front of, or previous.
おける: okeru — In, at, or concerning a given context.
力: chikara — Power, strength, or force.
ふさわしい: fusawashii — Suitable, appropriate, or worthy of something.
謙遜: kenson — Humility or modesty in attitude and behavior.
姿: sugata — Form, figure, or appearance of a person.
し: shi — Conjunctive verb form; also 'and' (listing reasons).
石: ishi — A stone or rock.
美しい: utsukushii — Beautiful, lovely, or aesthetically pleasing.
ステンドグラス: sutendo gurasu — Stained glass used in decorative windows.
絶望: zetsubō — Despair or hopelessness; complete loss of hope.
さ: sa — Nominalizing suffix or sentence-softening particle.
せ: se — Causative verb suffix making others do something.
鍛鉄: tantetsu — Wrought iron shaped by forging and hammering.
細工: saiku — Craftsmanship or intricate handiwork and crafting.
繊細: sensai — Delicate, fine, or subtle in quality.
木工: mokkō — Woodworking or carpentry as a craft.
時: toki — Time, moment, or occasion.
そして: soshite — And then; connecting two sequential statements.
人々: hitobito — People; plural form of 'hito' (person).
これら: korera — These (things); plural demonstrative pronoun.
驚異: kyōi — A wonder or marvel inspiring astonishment.
対し: taishi — Toward, against, or in relation to something.
て: te — Conjunctive particle connecting verb phrases.
何: nani — What; interrogative pronoun for unknown things.
この: kono — This; near-demonstrative determiner.
歴史: rekishi — History; the record of past events.
すべて: subete — All, everything, or the whole of something.
ゴシック: Goshikku — Gothic; medieval European architectural and art style.
芸術: geijutsu — Art or the fine arts broadly.
彼ら: karera — They; third-person plural pronoun (often male).
我々: wareware — We; formal first-person plural pronoun.
与え: atae — To give or grant something to someone.
くれ: kure — To give (to speaker); receiving favor verb.
門: mon — A gate or large entrance to a building.
つくっ: tsukut(te) — Made or built (stem of 'tsukuru').
不器用: bukiyō — Clumsy or unskillful; lacking manual dexterity.
建築家: kenchikuka — An architect who designs buildings and structures.
氏: shi — Mr./Ms.; honorific suffix for a person's name.
重く: omoku — Heavily; adverbial form of 'heavy'.
平べったい: hirabettai — Flat and wide; squashed or depressed in shape.
が: ga — Subject marker or contrastive conjunctive particle.
それ: sore — That; mid-distance demonstrative pronoun.
つい: tsui — Unintentionally; before one realizes; just recently.
これ: kore — This; near demonstrative pronoun.
十分: jūbun — Sufficient, enough, or adequate in amount.
噂話: uwasabanashi — Gossip or rumor; talk about others' affairs.
いまだ: imada — Still, yet, or even now (literary form).
響い: hiboi — Echoing or resounding (stem of 'hibiku').
いる: iru — To be (for animate things); ongoing action marker.
大柱: daichū — A large pillar or main supporting column.
おしゃべり: oshaberi — Chatting or chatterbox; talkative person or talk.
回想録: kaisōroku — Memoirs or recollections written about past experiences.
ある: aru — To exist or there is (inanimate things).
だけ: dake — Only, just, or merely; limiting particle.
大し: taishi — Great, significant (used in negative: not much).
もの: mono — Thing, object, or nominalizer for abstract concepts.
ない: nai — Not; negative verb or adjective ending.
本物: honmono — The real thing; genuine or authentic item.
古い: furui — Old, aged, or ancient (for objects/things).
宮殿: kyūden — A palace; grand royal or imperial residence.
へ: e — Directional particle meaning 'toward' or 'to'.
戻ろ: modoro — Let's return; volitional form of 'modoru'.
う: u — Volitional suffix meaning 'let's' or 'shall'.
平行: heikō — Parallel; lines or planes equidistant throughout.
四辺形: shihenkei — A quadrilateral; four-sided polygon shape.
両端: ryōtan — Both ends or extremities of something.
一方: ippō — One side; on the other hand; meanwhile.
かの: kano — That (literary); referring to a known thing.
有名: yūmei — Famous or well-known.
大理石: dairiseki — Marble; a hard decorative metamorphic stone.
テーブル: tēburu — A table; flat-surfaced furniture for various uses.
占め: shime — To occupy or take up space (verb stem).
られ: rare — Passive or potential verb auxiliary suffix.
い: i — Continuative form of 'iru' (to be/exist).
あまり: amari — Too much; not very (with negative); remainder.
も: mo — Also, too, or even; additive particle.
長く: nagaku — Long or for a long time (adverbial form).
広く: hiroku — Widely or broadly (adverbial form of 'hiroi').
厚かっ: atsukak(ta) — Was thick; past stem of 'atsui' (thick).
土地: tochi — Land, ground, or a plot of territory.
台帳: daichō — A ledger, register, or official record book.
食欲: shokuyoku — Appetite or desire for food.
起こさ: okosa — To cause or wake up (verb causative stem).
せる: seru — Causative suffix making someone do something.
文体: buntai — Writing style or literary style of an author.
世界: sekai — The world; the entire globe or universe.
かつて: katsute — Once, formerly, or at one time in past.
見ら: mira — To be seen (passive stem of 'miru').
こと: koto — Thing, fact, or nominalizer for verb phrases.
一切れ: hitokire — A single slice or piece of something.
記し: shirushi — To write down or note; record (verb stem).
ほど: hodo — About, approximately, or to the extent that.
あっ: at(te) — There was; past stem of 'aru' (to exist).
もう: mō — Already, anymore, or soon; emphasizes current state.
十一世: jūissei — The eleventh; ordinal for rulers (Louis XI).
礼拝: reihai — Worship or religious devotion and veneration.
礼拝堂: reihaidō — A chapel; small place of Christian worship.

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