The Thousand and One Nights, Vol. I.: Commonly Called the Arabian Nights' Entertainments — Page 3
It is not merely a scholar's edition, though no oriental student can afford to be without it; but beyond this narrow circle it has ever appealed to the wide audience that cares to know the famous books of the world in their most perfect and faithful reflections.
Es ist nicht nur eine Gelehrtenausgabe, obwohl kein Orientalist es sich leisten kann, darauf zu verzichten; aber über diesen engen Kreis hinaus hat es stets ein breites Publikum angesprochen, das daran interessiert ist, die berühmten Bücher der Welt in ihren vollkommensten und getreuesten Wiedergaben kennenzulernen.
The actual moment is an opportune one for the reappearance of the work.
Der gegenwärtige Zeitpunkt ist ein günstiger für das Wiedererscheinen des Werkes.
Egypt just now holds a foremost place in the eyes of the world, and it is of Egypt that the _Thousand and One Nights_ have most to tell.
Ägypten nimmt gegenwärtig einen hervorragenden Platz in den Augen der Welt ein, und es ist über Ägypten, dass die _Tausend und eine Nacht_ am meisten zu berichten hat.
Indian or Persian as many of the tales are in their origin, their setting is almost purely Egyptian; and though the place may be nominally Baghdád or India, or even furthest China, it is in mediæval Cairo, in the days of the Memlooks, that the scene of the Arabian Nights is really laid.
So indisch oder persisch viele der Geschichten in ihrem Ursprung auch sein mögen, ihr Schauplatz ist fast rein ägyptisch; und obwohl der Ort nominell Bagdad oder Indien oder sogar das fernste China sein mag, spielt sich die Handlung der Arabischen Nächte wirklich im mittelalterlichen Kairo, in den Tagen der Mamluken, ab.
The people described are not Hindoos or Chinese, but Arabs and Egyptians as they lived and moved in the fifteenth century, when some of the beautiful mosques and tombs, that still make Cairo the delight of artists, were being built, and the devastating hand of the Ottoman Turk had not yet been laid on the land of the Pharaohs.
Die beschriebenen Menschen sind keine Hindus oder Chinesen, sondern Araber und Ägypter, so wie sie im fünfzehnten Jahrhundert lebten und sich bewegten, als einige der wunderschönen Moscheen und Gräber, die Kairo noch heute zur Freude der Künstler machen, erbaut wurden und die verheerende Hand des osmanischen Türken noch nicht auf das Land der Pharaonen gelegt worden war.
For a minute picture of Arabian society as it was in the Middle Ages, the _Thousand and One Nights_ have no rival, and it is Mr.
Für ein detailliertes Bild der arabischen Gesellschaft, wie sie im Mittelalter war, haben die _Tausend und eine Nacht_ kein Gegenstück, und es ist Herr
Vocabulary
- Es
- It; the subject pronoun for impersonal constructions.
- ist
- Is; third person singular present tense of sein.
- nicht
- Not; primary negation word in German.
- nur
- Only; merely; exclusively.
- eine
- A, an; indefinite article feminine singular.
- obwohl
- Although; even though; despite the fact that.
- kein
- No, not a; negation of indefinite articles.
- sich
- Himself, herself, itself; reflexive pronoun.
- leisten
- Afford; can manage or provide something.
- kann
- Can; is able to; present tense of können.
- darauf
- On it; thereupon; in response to that.
- zu
- To; toward; infinitive marker; preposition.
- verzichten
- Forgo; do without; renounce or abstain.
- aber
- But; however; conjunction expressing contrast.
- über
- Over, above; about; concerning; preposition.
- diesen
- This; demonstrative pronoun, accusative masculine singular.
- engen
- Narrow; tight; confined; constricted space.
- Kreis
- Circle; group; sphere; circle of people.
- hinaus
- Out; beyond; outside; outward direction.
- hat
- Has; third person singular of haben.
- stets
- Always; constantly; continuously throughout time.
- ein
- A, an; indefinite article masculine singular.
- breites
- Broad; wide; extensive in scope or range.
- Publikum
- Audience; public; readership or viewers collectively.
- angesprochen
- Addressed; appealed to; engaged with audience.
- das
- The; that; relative pronoun neuter singular.
- daran
- At it; in it; on that matter.
- interessiert
- Interested; concerned; engaged with topic.
- die
- The; she; relative pronoun feminine plural.
- berühmten
- Famous; renowned; celebrated; well-known works.
- Bücher
- Books; written works; volumes of literature.
- der
- The; relative pronoun masculine singular genitive.
- Welt
- World; earth; globe; all people collectively.
- in
- In; within; during; preposition of location.
- ihren
- Their; possessive pronoun feminine or plural.
- vollkommensten
- Most perfect; most complete; most flawless versions.
- und
- And; conjunction connecting words or clauses.
- getreuesten
- Most faithful; most loyal; most accurate versions.
- kennenzulernen
- To get to know; become acquainted with.
- Der
- The; relative pronoun masculine singular nominative.
- gegenwärtige
- Present; current; contemporary; existing at this time.
- Zeitpunkt
- Point in time; moment; present time period.
- günstiger
- Favorable; auspicious; well-suited; opportune moment.
- für
- For; in favor of; on behalf of.
- des
- The; relative pronoun masculine singular genitive.
- Werkes
- Work; opus; literary or artistic creation.
- Ägypten
- Egypt; North African country; ancient civilization.
- nimmt
- Takes; third person singular of nehmen.
- gegenwärtig
- Currently; at present; in modern times.
- einen
- A, an; indefinite article accusative masculine.
- hervorragenden
- Outstanding; prominent; excellent; superior rank position.
- Platz
- Place; seat; position; location or rank.
- den
- The; relative pronoun masculine singular accusative.
- Augen
- Eyes; sight; perspective; point of view.
- dass
- That; conjunction introducing subordinate clause.
- Tausend
- Thousand; large number; One Thousand and One Nights.
- Nacht
- Night; darkness; evening hours; period of darkness.
- am
- At the; on the; contraction of an dem.
- meisten
- Most; majority; the greatest amount or degree.
- berichten
- Report; tell; describe; give account of.
- So
- So; thus; in this manner; therefore.
- indisch
- Indian; relating to India or its culture.
- oder
- Or; either; conjunction presenting alternatives.
- persisch
- Persian; relating to Persia or Iran.
- viele
- Many; numerous; large number of items.
- Geschichten
- Stories; tales; narratives; historical accounts.
- ihrem
- Their; possessive pronoun dative feminine or plural.
- Ursprung
- Origin; source; beginning; point of derivation.
- auch
- Also; too; in addition; as well.
- sein
- Be; exist; to have state of being.
- mögen
- May; like; might; express possibility or preference.
- ihr
- Her; their; possessive pronoun feminine singular.
- Schauplatz
- Scene; setting; stage; location of action.
- fast
- Almost; nearly; practically; very close to.
- rein
- Pure; purely; clean; entirely; exclusively real.
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