The Thousand and One Nights, Vol. I.: Commonly Called the Arabian Nights' Entertainments — Page 14
These pieces of poetry are not in general to be regarded as the compositions of the author or authors of the work: they appear to be mostly borrowed from others, and many of them are taken from the works of celebrated poets.
Diese Gedichtstücke sind im Allgemeinen nicht als die Kompositionen des Autors oder der Autoren des Werkes zu betrachten: sie scheinen größtenteils von anderen entlehnt zu sein, und viele von ihnen sind den Werken berühmter Dichter entnommen.
--To avoid the tedious interruptions which occur in the original at the close of each Night, I have divided the translation into chapters, each of which consists of one tale, or of two or more tales connected one with another, and have merely mentioned the Night with which each chapter commences, and that with which it terminates.
-- Um die lästigen Unterbrechungen zu vermeiden, die im Original am Ende jeder Nacht auftreten, habe ich die Übersetzung in Kapitel unterteilt, von denen jedes aus einer Geschichte oder aus zwei oder mehr miteinander verbundenen Geschichten besteht, und habe lediglich die Nacht erwähnt, mit der jedes Kapitel beginnt, und diejenige, mit der es endet.
"The original work being designed solely for the entertainment of Arabs, I add copious notes to the translation, to render it more intelligible and agreeable to the English reader.
„Da das Originalwerk ausschließlich zur Unterhaltung der Araber bestimmt war, füge ich der Übersetzung ausführliche Anmerkungen hinzu, um sie für den englischen Leser verständlicher und angenehmer zu gestalten.
These are entirely my own, except in those cases when I have stated otherwise;[4] and my general object in them has been to give such illustrations as may satisfy the general reader, without obliging him to consult other works.
Diese stammen vollständig von mir, außer in jenen Fällen, in denen ich etwas anderes angegeben habe;[4] und mein allgemeines Ziel dabei war es, solche Erläuterungen zu geben, die den allgemeinen Leser befriedigen können, ohne ihn zu zwingen, andere Werke zu konsultieren.
In many of them I endeavour to shew, by extracts from esteemed Arabic histories and scientific and other writings, chiefly drawn from MSS. in my possession, as well as by assertions and anecdotes that I have heard, and conduct that I have witnessed, during my intercourse with Arabs, that the most extravagant relations in this work are not in general regarded, even by the educated classes of that people, as of an incredible nature.
In vielen von ihnen versuche ich zu zeigen, durch Auszüge aus angesehenen arabischen Geschichtswerken sowie wissenschaftlichen und anderen Schriften, die hauptsächlich aus Manuskripten in meinem Besitz stammen, sowie durch Aussagen und Anekdoten, die ich gehört habe, und Verhaltensweisen, die ich während meines Umgangs mit Arabern bezeugt habe, dass die ausschweifendsten Berichte in diesem Werk im Allgemeinen selbst von den gebildeten Klassen dieses Volkes nicht als unglaubwürdiger Natur betrachtet werden.
Vocabulary
- Diese
- This; demonstrative pronoun referring to a nearby noun
- Gedichtstücke
- Poem fragments or pieces of verse
- sind
- Are; third-person plural present of 'sein'
- im
- In the; contraction of 'in dem'
- Allgemeinen
- In general; referring to the overall or common case
- nicht
- Not; negation particle
- als
- As or than; used in comparisons or classifications
- die
- The; definite article for feminine or plural nouns
- Kompositionen
- Compositions; creative works arranged or authored by someone
- des
- Of the; genitive definite article for masculine/neuter
- Autors
- Of the author; genitive form of 'Autor'
- oder
- Or; conjunction presenting an alternative
- der
- The; definite article for feminine genitive or plural
- Autoren
- Authors; plural of 'Autor', people who write works
- Werkes
- Of the work; genitive form of 'Werk'
- zu
- To; preposition or infinitive marker
- betrachten
- To consider or regard; to view something in a certain way
- sie
- They or she; third-person pronoun
- scheinen
- To seem or appear; to give the impression of something
- größtenteils
- Mostly or for the most part; predominantly
- von
- From or by; preposition indicating origin or authorship
- anderen
- Others; referring to different or additional people or things
- entlehnt
- Borrowed or taken; adopted from another source
- sein
- To be; infinitive of the most fundamental German verb
- und
- And; coordinating conjunction joining words or clauses
- viele
- Many; indicating a large number of things or people
- ihnen
- Them; dative third-person plural pronoun
- den
- The; dative or accusative definite article form
- Werken
- Works; dative plural of 'Werk', referring to literary pieces
- berühmter
- Famous; genitive or dative adjective form of 'berühmt'
- Dichter
- Poets; people who compose poems or literary verse
- entnommen
- Taken from or extracted; past participle of 'entnehmen'
- Um
- In order to; conjunction introducing a purpose clause
- lästigen
- Annoying or bothersome; adjective in inflected form
- Unterbrechungen
- Interruptions; breaks or disruptions in continuity
- vermeiden
- To avoid; to prevent something undesirable from happening
- Original
- Original; the authentic or first version of a text
- am
- At the; contraction of 'an dem'
- Ende
- End; the final part or conclusion of something
- jeder
- Every or each; referring to all individual members of a group
- Nacht
- Night; the dark period between sunset and sunrise
- auftreten
- To appear or occur; to come forward or emerge
- habe
- Have; first-person singular present of 'haben'
- ich
- I; first-person singular pronoun
- Übersetzung
- Translation; a text rendered into another language
- in
- In or into; preposition indicating location or direction
- Kapitel
- Chapters; divisions or sections of a book or text
- unterteilt
- Divided or subdivided; split into smaller parts
- denen
- Which or in which; dative relative pronoun for plurals
- jedes
- Each or every; referring to individual members of a group
- aus
- From or out of; preposition indicating origin or composition
- einer
- One; indefinite article in dative or genitive feminine form
- Geschichte
- Story or history; a narrative or historical account
- zwei
- Two; the number 2
- mehr
- More; indicating a greater quantity or degree
- miteinander
- With each other; indicating mutual interaction or connection
- verbundenen
- Connected or linked; joined together in some way
- Geschichten
- Stories; plural of 'Geschichte', narratives or tales
- besteht
- Consists of; third-person singular present of 'bestehen'
- lediglich
- Merely or only; indicating something is nothing more
- erwähnt
- Mentioned; referred to briefly in a text
- mit
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means
- beginnt
- Begins; third-person singular present of 'beginnen'
- diejenige
- The one; demonstrative pronoun referring to a specific entity
- es
- It; third-person neuter singular pronoun
- endet
- Ends; third-person singular present of 'enden'
- Da
- Since or because; conjunction introducing a causal clause
- das
- The; neuter definite article or demonstrative pronoun
- Originalwerk
- Original work; the authentic source text or creation
- ausschließlich
- Exclusively or solely; pertaining to nothing else
- zur
- For the; contraction of 'zu der'
- Unterhaltung
- Entertainment or conversation; amusement or discussion
- Araber
- Arabs; people of Arab origin or culture
- bestimmt
- Intended or determined; meant for a specific purpose
- war
- Was; past tense singular of 'sein'
- füge
- I add; first-person singular present of 'hinzufügen'
- ausführliche
- Detailed or thorough; providing extensive information
- Anmerkungen
- Notes or annotations; remarks added to clarify a text
- hinzu
- In addition; separable prefix meaning 'additionally'
- um
- In order to; introducing a purpose or goal
- für
- For; preposition indicating purpose or beneficiary
- englischen
- English; adjective referring to England or its language
- Leser
- Reader; a person who reads a text or book
- verständlicher
- More understandable; comparative of 'verständlich'
- angenehmer
- More pleasant; comparative adjective of 'angenehm'
- gestalten
- To shape or design; to make something a certain way
- stammen
- To originate or come from; indicating a source
- vollständig
- Completely or entirely; without omission
- mir
- Me; first-person singular dative pronoun
- außer
- Except or besides; indicating exclusion from a group
- jenen
- Those; dative demonstrative pronoun referring to distant things
- Fällen
- Cases; dative plural of 'Fall', instances or situations
- etwas
- Something or somewhat; indefinite pronoun or adverb
- anderes
- Different or else; referring to something other
- angegeben
- Stated or indicated; past participle of 'angeben'
- mein
- My; first-person singular possessive pronoun
- allgemeines
- General; adjective indicating something broad or universal
- Ziel
- Goal or aim; an objective one seeks to achieve
- dabei
- In doing so; indicating something done in the process
- solche
- Such; demonstrative adjective indicating a specific type
- Erläuterungen
- Explanations or elucidations; detailed clarifying remarks
- geben
- To give; to provide or offer something to someone
- allgemeinen
- General; inflected form used in dative or accusative context
- befriedigen
- To satisfy; to fulfill a need or expectation adequately
- können
- Can or to be able to; modal verb of ability
- ohne
- Without; preposition indicating the absence of something
- ihn
- Him; accusative third-person masculine singular pronoun
- zwingen
- To force or compel; to make someone do something
- andere
- Other; referring to different or additional things
- Werke
- Works; literary or artistic creations, plural of 'Werk'
- konsultieren
- To consult; to refer to or seek information from a source
- In
- In; preposition indicating location or context
- vielen
- Many; dative plural form indicating a large number
- versuche
- I try or attempt; first-person singular of 'versuchen'
- zeigen
- To show or demonstrate; to make something visible
- durch
- Through or by means of; preposition indicating method
- Auszüge
- Excerpts or extracts; selected passages from a text
- angesehenen
- Respected or esteemed; inflected adjective of 'angesehen'
- arabischen
- Arabic or Arabian; adjective in inflected form
- Geschichtswerken
- Historical works; books or texts documenting history
- sowie
- As well as; conjunction joining additional elements
- wissenschaftlichen
- Scientific or scholarly; adjective in inflected form
- Schriften
- Writings or publications; plural of 'Schrift'
- hauptsächlich
- Mainly or primarily; indicating the most important element
- Manuskripten
- Manuscripts; handwritten or unpublished original documents
- meinem
- My; dative form of the first-person possessive pronoun
- Besitz
- Possession or ownership; things one owns or holds
- Aussagen
- Statements or testimonies; declarations made by someone
- Anekdoten
- Anecdotes; short amusing or illustrative personal stories
- gehört
- Heard or belongs; past participle of 'hören' or 'gehören'
- Verhaltensweisen
- Behaviors or manners; ways of acting or conducting oneself
- während
- During or while; preposition or conjunction of time
- meines
- My; genitive form of first-person singular possessive
- Umgangs
- Dealings or association; genitive of 'Umgang', social contact
- Arabern
- Arabs; dative plural referring to Arab people
- bezeugt
- Attested or witnessed; confirmed by evidence or testimony
- dass
- That; subordinating conjunction introducing a dependent clause
- ausschweifendsten
- Most extravagant or licentious; superlative of 'ausschweifend'
- Berichte
- Reports or accounts; narratives describing events or findings
- diesem
- This; dative form of the demonstrative pronoun 'dieser'
- Werk
- Work; a literary, artistic, or scholarly creation
- selbst
- Even or oneself; emphatic particle or reflexive reference
- gebildeten
- Educated; inflected adjective referring to learned people
- Klassen
- Classes; social or educational groupings of people
- dieses
- This; genitive or nominative neuter demonstrative pronoun
- Volkes
- Of the people; genitive of 'Volk', referring to a nation
- unglaubwürdiger
- More incredible or less credible; comparative of 'unglaubwürdig'
- Natur
- Nature; the inherent character or type of something
- betrachtet
- Considered or regarded; past participle of 'betrachten'
- werden
- To become or will; auxiliary or main verb for future/passive
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