Notre-Dame de Paris — Page 5
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.
o Cardeal de Bourbon, que, a fim de agradar ao rei, fora obrigado a assumir uma expressão amável perante toda aquela rústica gentalha de burgomaestres flamengos, e a recebê-los em seu Hôtel de Bourbon com uma muito "bela moralidade, sátira alegórica e farsa", enquanto uma chuva torrencial encharcava as magníficas tapeçarias de sua porta.
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.
O que colocou "toda a população de Paris em alvoroço", como o expressa Jehan de Troyes, no dia seis de janeiro, foi a dupla solenidade, unida desde tempos imemoriais, da Epifania e da Festa dos Loucos.
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.
Naquele dia, haveria uma fogueira na Place de Grève, um mastro de maio na Chapelle de Braque e um mistério no Palais de Justice.
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.
Isso havia sido proclamado, ao som de trombetas, na véspera, em todas as encruzilhadas, pelos homens do provosto, vestidos com belos casacos curtos e sem mangas de camelão violeta, com grandes cruzes brancas sobre o peito.
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.
Assim, a multidão de cidadãos, homens e mulheres, tendo fechado suas casas e lojas, afluiu de todas as direções, bem cedo pela manhã, em direção a um dos três locais designados.
Each had made his choice; one, the bonfire; another, the maypole; another, the mystery play.
Cada um havia feito a sua escolha; um, a fogueira; outro, o mastro de maio; outro, o mistério.
Vocabulary
- Cardeal
- kar-dee-AL — Cardinal; high-ranking Catholic Church official
- fim
- feeng — End, purpose, goal of an action or period
- agradar
- ah-grah-DAR — To please, to satisfy someone's wishes or expectations
- rei
- hay — King; male monarch ruling a kingdom
- fora
- FOH-rah — Had been; outside; away from a place
- obrigado
- oh-bree-GAH-doo — Forced, obliged; also thank you in Portuguese
- assumir
- ah-soo-MEER — To assume, to take on a role or responsibility
- expressão
- ex-preh-SOWNG — Expression; facial or verbal display of feeling
- amável
- ah-MAH-vel — Kind, amiable, pleasant in manner toward others
- perante
- peh-RAN-teh — Before, in front of, in the presence of
- aquela
- ah-KEH-lah — That (feminine); demonstrative pronoun referring to something distant
- rústica
- ROOS-tee-kah — Rustic, rough, unsophisticated in character or appearance
- gentalha
- zhen-TAH-lyah — Rabble, riffraff; contemptuous term for common crowd
- burgomaestres
- boor-goh-MAY-streh-sh — Burgomasters; mayors of Flemish or Dutch towns
- flamengos
- flah-MEN-goosh — Flemish people; from the Flanders region of Belgium
- recebê-los
- reh-seh-BEH-loosh — To receive them; to welcome or host them formally
- Hôtel
- oh-TEL — Hotel or mansion; large prestigious private residence (French loanword)
- bela
- BEH-lah — Beautiful, lovely (feminine adjective describing appearance)
- moralidade
- moh-rah-lee-DAH-deh — Morality; system of principles distinguishing right from wrong
- sátira
- SAH-tee-rah — Satire; use of humor to criticize or mock
- alegórica
- ah-leh-GOH-ree-kah — Allegorical; representing abstract ideas through symbolic narrative
- farsa
- FAR-sah — Farce; absurd comic theatrical play or situation
- enquanto
- en-KWAN-too — While, whereas; conjunction indicating simultaneous actions
- chuva
- SHOO-vah — Rain; precipitation falling from clouds as water
- torrencial
- toh-hen-see-AL — Torrential; describes extremely heavy, fast-flowing rainfall
- encharcava
- en-shar-KAH-vah — Was soaking, drenching something thoroughly with water
- magníficas
- mag-NEE-fee-kahsh — Magnificent, splendid, impressive (feminine plural adjective)
- tapeçarias
- tah-peh-sah-REE-ahsh — Tapestries; decorative woven fabric wall hangings
- porta
- POR-tah — Door, gate; entrance to a building or room
- colocou
- koh-loh-KOH — Placed, put, set something in a particular position
- população
- poh-poo-lah-SOWNG — Population; all the inhabitants of a city or region
- alvoroço
- al-voh-ROH-soo — Commotion, uproar, excitement stirring a crowd
- expressa
- ex-PREH-sah — Expresses, states clearly; third person singular verb form
- dia
- DEE-ah — Day; a 24-hour period or specific calendar date
- seis
- saysh — Six; the cardinal number between five and seven
- janeiro
- zhah-NAY-roo — January; the first month of the calendar year
- dupla
- DOO-plah — Double, dual; consisting of two combined elements
- solenidade
- soh-leh-nee-DAH-deh — Solemnity, ceremony; formal and dignified commemorative event
- unida
- oo-NEE-dah — United, joined together (feminine past participle)
- desde
- DEZ-deh — Since, from; preposition indicating starting point in time
- tempos
- TEM-poosh — Times, periods; plural of tempo meaning time or era
- imemoriais
- ee-meh-moh-ree-AH-ish — Immemorial; beyond the reach of memory or record
- Epifania
- eh-pee-fah-NEE-ah — Epiphany; Christian feast on January sixth honoring Magi
- Festa
- FES-tah — Festival, feast, celebration; a festive public event
- Loucos
- LOH-koosh — Fools, madmen; plural of louco meaning crazy person
- Naquele
- nah-KEH-leh — In that, on that (contraction of em + aquele)
- haveria
- ah-veh-REE-ah — There would be; conditional form of haver
- fogueira
- foh-GAY-rah — Bonfire, campfire; large outdoor fire for celebration
- mastro
- MASH-troo — Mast, pole; tall vertical post used for display
- maio
- MY-oo — May; fifth month of the year; also maypole
- mistério
- mees-TEH-ree-oo — Mystery play; medieval dramatic religious theatrical performance
- Isso
- EE-soo — That, this; neuter demonstrative pronoun for things
- havia
- ah-VEE-ah — Had been, there was; imperfect tense of haver
- sido
- SEE-doo — Been; past participle of ser used in compound tenses
- proclamado
- proh-klah-MAH-doo — Proclaimed, announced publicly and officially to everyone
- som
- song — Sound; noise or audio produced by vibration
- trombetas
- trom-BEH-tahsh — Trumpets; brass wind instruments used for announcements
- véspera
- VES-peh-rah — Eve, the day or evening before an event
- encruzilhadas
- en-kroo-zee-LYAH-dahsh — Crossroads, intersections where multiple streets meet together
- homens
- OH-menshh — Men; plural of homem, adult male human beings
- provosto
- proh-VOHS-too — Provost; medieval administrative official overseeing a jurisdiction
- vestidos
- vesh-TEE-doosh — Dressed, clothed; wearing particular garments or attire
- belos
- BEH-loosh — Beautiful, handsome (masculine plural adjective)
- casacos
- kah-ZAH-koosh — Coats, jackets; outer garments worn over clothing
- curtos
- KOOR-toosh — Short (masculine plural); of less than average length
- sem
- seng — Without; preposition indicating absence or lack of something
- mangas
- MAN-gahsh — Sleeves; fabric parts of a garment covering the arms
- camelão
- kah-meh-LOWNG — Camelot; a type of fine woven wool or silk fabric
- violeta
- vee-oh-LEH-tah — Violet, purple; a color between blue and red
- grandes
- GRAN-desh — Large, great, big (masculine/feminine plural adjective)
- cruzes
- KROO-zesh — Crosses; plural of cruz, Christian religious cross symbol
- brancas
- BRAN-kahsh — White (feminine plural adjective describing color)
- sobre
- SOH-breh — On, over, about; preposition of position or subject
- peito
- PAY-too — Chest, breast; front part of the human torso
- Assim
- ah-SEENG — Thus, so, therefore; adverb indicating result or manner
- multidão
- mool-tee-DOWNG — Crowd, multitude; large group of gathered people
- cidadãos
- see-dah-DOWNSH — Citizens; people who are members of a city or state
- mulheres
- moo-LYEH-resh — Women; plural of mulher, adult female human beings
- tendo
- TEN-doo — Having; present participle of ter used in gerund constructions
- fechado
- feh-SHAH-doo — Closed, shut; past participle of fechar
- casas
- KAH-zahsh — Houses, homes; plural of casa, residential dwelling
- lojas
- LOH-zhahsh — Shops, stores; plural of loja, retail establishment
- afluiu
- ah-floo-EE-oo — Flowed toward, converged; streamed in large numbers
- direções
- dee-reh-SOWNSH — Directions; plural of direção, paths or orientations
- cedo
- SAY-doo — Early; at an early time of the day
- manhã
- mahn-YAHN — Morning; the early part of the day before noon
- direção
- dee-reh-SOWNG — Direction; the course toward a particular place or goal
- três
- traysh — Three; the cardinal number between two and four
- locais
- loh-KAH-ish — Places, locations; plural of local, specific spots
- designados
- deh-zig-NAH-doosh — Designated, assigned; officially appointed for a specific purpose
- Cada
- KAH-dah — Each, every; distributive adjective referring to individuals
- feito
- FAY-too — Made, done; past participle of fazer
- escolha
- esh-KOH-lyah — Choice, selection; the act of choosing between options
- outro
- OH-troo — Other, another; refers to a different person or thing
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