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.
Seja qual for a opinião sobre esta tripla explicação, política, física e poética, do incêndio do tribunal em 1618, o infeliz facto do incêndio é 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.
Muito pouco resta hoje, graças a esta catástrofe — graças, sobretudo, às sucessivas restaurações que completaram o que ela poupou —, muito pouco resta daquela primeira morada dos reis de França, daquele antigo palácio do Louvre, já tão velho no tempo de Filipe o Belo, que se procuravam ali os vestígios dos magníficos edifícios erguidos pelo rei Roberto e descritos por Helgaldo.
Nearly everything has disappeared.
Quase tudo desapareceu.
What has become of the chamber of the chancellery, where Saint Louis consummated his marriage?
Que foi feito da câmara da chancelaria, onde São Luís consumou o seu casamento?
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?"
o jardim onde ele administrava a justiça, "vestindo um gibão de camelão, uma sobreveste de meia-lã, sem mangas, e um manto de sandal negro, enquanto estava deitado no tapete com Joinville?"
Where is the chamber of the Emperor Sigismond?
Onde está a câmara do Imperador Sigismundo?
and that of Charles IV.?
e a de Carlos IV.?
that of Jean the Landless?
a de João Sem-Terra?
Where is the staircase, from which Charles VI. promulgated his edict of pardon?
Onde está a escadaria de onde Carlos VI. promulgou o seu édito de perdão?
the slab where Marcel cut the throats of Robert de Clermont and the Marshal of Champagne, in the presence of the dauphin?
a laje onde Marcel degolou Robert de Clermont e o Marechal de Champagne, na presença do delfim?
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?
o postigo onde as bulas do Papa Bento foram rasgadas, e de onde os que as tinham trazido partiram enfeitados, em escárnio, com capas pluviais e mitras, fazendo uma apologia por todo Paris?
Vocabulary
- Seja
- Whatever/be it; used in subjunctive constructions
- qual
- Which; used in relative or interrogative clauses
- for
- Future subjunctive of 'ser/ir'; meaning 'may be'
- opinião
- Opinion; a personal view or judgment
- sobre
- About, on, over; a common preposition
- esta
- This (feminine); demonstrative pronoun/adjective
- tripla
- Triple; consisting of three parts or elements
- explicação
- Explanation; a statement clarifying something
- política
- Political or politics; relating to government affairs
- física
- Physical or physics; relating to material nature
- poética
- Poetic; relating to poetry or artistic expression
- incêndio
- Fire, blaze; a large destructive burning event
- tribunal
- Court, tribunal; a judicial or governmental body
- infeliz
- Unhappy, unfortunate; describing a sad situation
- facto
- Fact; an established and verifiable truth
- certo
- Certain, sure; something definite or confirmed
- Muito
- Very, much, a lot; indicating high degree
- pouco
- Little, few; indicating small quantity or degree
- resta
- Remains; what is left over after loss
- hoje
- Today; referring to the current day
- graças
- Thanks to; owing to a cause or reason
- catástrofe
- Catastrophe; a sudden large-scale disaster or calamity
- sobretudo
- Above all, especially; used to emphasize a point
- sucessivas
- Successive; following one after another repeatedly
- restaurações
- Restorations; acts of restoring buildings or objects
- completaram
- Completed; finished or brought to an end
- poupou
- Spared, saved; left something unharmed or intact
- primeira
- First (feminine); the ordinal number one
- morada
- Dwelling, residence; a place where someone lives
- reis
- Kings; plural of rei, male monarchs
- antigo
- Ancient, old, former; existing long ago
- palácio
- Palace; a grand official residence of royalty
- velho
- Old, aged; having existed for a long time
- tempo
- Time, weather; period or atmospheric conditions
- procuravam
- Were seeking, looking for; searching for something
- vestígios
- Vestiges, traces; remaining signs of past existence
- magníficos
- Magnificent; impressively grand or splendid buildings
- edifícios
- Buildings, edifices; constructed structures for habitation
- erguidos
- Erected, raised; built or constructed upward
- descritos
- Described; depicted or explained in written form
- Quase
- Almost, nearly; very close to but not quite
- desapareceu
- Disappeared; ceased to be visible or exist
- câmara
- Chamber, hall; a room for official proceedings
- consumou
- Consummated, completed; brought to full realization
- casamento
- Marriage, wedding; the union of two people
- jardim
- Garden; an outdoor space with cultivated plants
- administrava
- Administered, managed; oversaw or governed officially
- justiça
- Justice; the fair application of laws and rights
- vestindo
- Wearing, dressing; putting on or wearing clothes
- mangas
- Sleeves; the arm coverings of a garment
- manto
- Mantle, cloak; a loose outer garment worn
- negro
- Black; the darkest color, absence of light
- enquanto
- While, whereas; indicating simultaneous or contrasting actions
- estava
- Was; imperfect tense of estar, to be
- deitado
- Lying down; resting horizontally on a surface
- tapete
- Carpet, rug; a floor covering made of fabric
- Imperador
- Emperor; a sovereign ruler of an empire
- escadaria
- Staircase; a set of stairs in a building
- promulgou
- Promulgated; officially announced or put into effect
- édito
- Edict; an official order issued by authority
- perdão
- Pardon, forgiveness; official or personal act of forgiving
- Marechal
- Marshal; a high-ranking military or court official
- presença
- Presence; the state of being in a place
- Papa
- Pope; the head of the Roman Catholic Church
- foram
- Were, went; past tense of ser/ir
- rasgadas
- Torn, ripped; forcefully pulled apart into pieces
- trazido
- Brought; past participle of trazer, to bring
- partiram
- Departed, left; they went away from a place
- enfeitados
- Adorned, decorated; dressed up with ornamental items
- escárnio
- Mockery, scorn; contemptuous ridicule of someone
- capas
- Capes, cloaks; outer garments worn over shoulders
- fazendo
- Doing, making; present participle of fazer
- apologia
- Apology, defense; a formal justification of something
- todo
- All, whole, every; indicating totality or entirety
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