The Thousand and One Nights, Vol. I.: Commonly Called the Arabian Nights' Entertainments — Page 15
This is a point which I deem of much importance to set the work in its proper light before my countrymen.
Dies ist ein Punkt, den ich für sehr wichtig halte, um das Werk meinen Landsleuten in seinem richtigen Licht vorzustellen.
I have resided in a land where genii are still firmly believed to obey the summons of the magician or the owner of a talisman, and to act in occurrences of every day;
Ich habe in einem Land gelebt, wo man noch fest daran glaubt, dass Genien dem Ruf des Zauberers oder des Besitzers eines Talismans gehorchen und in den Ereignissen des täglichen Lebens wirken;
and I have listened to stories of their deeds related as facts by persons of the highest respectability, and by some who would not condescend to read the tales of 'The Thousand and One Nights,' merely because they are fictions, and not written in the usual polished style of literary compositions."
und ich habe Geschichten von ihren Taten gehört, die von Personen höchsten Ansehens als Tatsachen berichtet wurden, und von einigen, die sich nicht dazu herablassen würden, die Erzählungen aus ‚Tausendundeiner Nacht' zu lesen, lediglich weil sie Fiktionen sind und nicht im üblichen gepflegten Stil literarischer Werke verfasst wurden."
I have already mentioned that the literary history of "The Thousand and One Nights" is discussed in Mr. Lane's Review appended to this translation.
Ich habe bereits erwähnt, dass die Literaturgeschichte von „Tausendundeiner Nacht" in Mr. Lanes Rezension besprochen wird, die dieser Übersetzung beigefügt ist.
In the course of my Arabic studies, and more especially since I have been occupied in editing the present work, I have endeavoured to form an unbiassed judgment on this difficult question;
Im Verlauf meiner arabischen Studien, und besonders seit ich mit der Herausgabe des vorliegenden Werkes beschäftigt bin, habe ich mich bemüht, ein unvoreingenommenes Urteil über diese schwierige Frage zu bilden;
and all my researches have confirmed me in agreeing with the opinions there expressed.
und alle meine Nachforschungen haben mich darin bestätigt, den dort geäußerten Meinungen zuzustimmen.
Von Hammer was inclined to lay too much stress on the supposed Persian or Indian origin of these Tales;
Von Hammer neigte dazu, zu viel Gewicht auf den angeblich persischen oder indischen Ursprung dieser Erzählungen zu legen;
while De Sacy, on the other hand, rejected the belief in any connection between the old work and the more modern; contending that the latter was an independent production.
während De Sacy hingegen den Glauben an jegliche Verbindung zwischen dem alten Werk und dem neueren ablehnte und behauptete, dass Letzteres ein eigenständiges Werk sei.
The discovery, however, of a passage in an Arabic author, by Von Hammer, since the publication of De Sacy's Essay and Mr.
Die Entdeckung jedoch einer Textstelle bei einem arabischen Autor durch Von Hammer, seit der Veröffentlichung von De Sacys Abhandlung und Mr.
Vocabulary
- Dies
- This; used to point out something specific
- ist
- Is; third-person singular of 'sein' (to be)
- ein
- A/an; indefinite article in German
- Punkt
- Point; a specific matter or full stop
- den
- Which/that; accusative definite article or relative pronoun
- ich
- I; first-person singular personal pronoun
- für
- For; preposition indicating purpose or benefit
- sehr
- Very; adverb intensifying adjectives or adverbs
- wichtig
- Important; of great significance or value
- halte
- Consider/hold; first-person singular of 'halten'
- um
- In order to; preposition or conjunction of purpose
- das
- The; neuter definite article or demonstrative pronoun
- Werk
- Work; a literary, artistic, or creative production
- meinen
- My; first-person possessive pronoun, accusative/dative
- Landsleuten
- Compatriots; fellow citizens of the same country
- in
- In; preposition indicating location or inclusion
- seinem
- Its/his; possessive pronoun, dative singular
- richtigen
- Correct/proper; adjective meaning accurate or appropriate
- Licht
- Light; illumination or figurative perspective
- vorzustellen
- To present/introduce; infinitive of 'vorstellen'
- Ich
- I; first-person singular personal pronoun
- habe
- Have; first-person singular of 'haben'
- einem
- A/an; indefinite article, dative singular
- Land
- Country/land; a nation or geographic territory
- gelebt
- Lived; past participle of 'leben' (to live)
- wo
- Where; relative or interrogative adverb of place
- man
- One/people; impersonal pronoun referring to people generally
- noch
- Still/yet; adverb indicating continuation or addition
- fest
- Firmly/solidly; adverb meaning strongly or steadfastly
- daran
- In it/at it; prepositional adverb referring to something
- glaubt
- Believes; third-person singular of 'glauben'
- dass
- That; conjunction introducing a subordinate clause
- Genien
- Genii/spirits; supernatural beings or genius spirits
- dem
- The; dative definite article, masculine/neuter singular
- Ruf
- Call/reputation; a summons or someone's standing
- des
- Of the; genitive definite article, masculine/neuter
- Zauberers
- Magician's; genitive of 'Zauberer' (sorcerer/magician)
- oder
- Or; coordinating conjunction presenting alternatives
- Besitzers
- Owner's; genitive of 'Besitzer' (owner/possessor)
- eines
- A/an; genitive indefinite article, masculine/neuter
- Talismans
- Talisman's; genitive of a magical protective charm
- gehorchen
- To obey; to follow commands of another
- und
- And; coordinating conjunction joining words or clauses
- Ereignissen
- Events; dative plural of 'Ereignis' (occurrence/event)
- täglichen
- Daily; adjective meaning occurring every day
- Lebens
- Life's; genitive of 'Leben' (life)
- wirken
- To act/work; to have an effect or influence
- Geschichten
- Stories; plural of 'Geschichte' (story/history)
- von
- Of/from/by; preposition indicating origin or belonging
- ihren
- Their; possessive pronoun, accusative plural
- Taten
- Deeds/acts; plural of 'Tat' (action/deed)
- gehört
- Heard; past participle of 'hören' (to hear)
- die
- The; feminine/plural definite article or relative pronoun
- Personen
- Persons; plural of 'Person' (person/individual)
- höchsten
- Highest; superlative of 'hoch' (high), in dative form
- Ansehens
- Reputation's; genitive of 'Ansehen' (reputation/esteem)
- als
- As/than; conjunction or preposition for comparison
- Tatsachen
- Facts; plural of 'Tatsache' (fact/reality)
- berichtet
- Reported; past participle of 'berichten' (to report)
- wurden
- Were; past tense auxiliary for passive constructions
- einigen
- Some; indefinite pronoun/adjective meaning a few
- sich
- Themselves/oneself; reflexive pronoun for all persons
- nicht
- Not; negation adverb in German sentences
- dazu
- To it/for it; prepositional adverb indicating addition
- herablassen
- To condescend/deign; to lower oneself to do something
- würden
- Would; conditional auxiliary verb form of 'werden'
- Erzählungen
- Narratives/tales; plural of 'Erzählung' (story/narrative)
- aus
- From/out of; preposition indicating origin or material
- Tausendundeiner
- Thousand-and-one; as in 'One Thousand and One Nights'
- Nacht
- Night; the period of darkness between dusk and dawn
- zu
- To/too; preposition or infinitive particle in German
- lesen
- To read; to comprehend written text
- lediglich
- Merely/only; adverb meaning nothing more than
- weil
- Because; subordinating conjunction giving a reason
- sie
- They/she/it; third-person pronoun in various forms
- Fiktionen
- Fictions; plural of 'Fiktion' (invented/imaginary story)
- sind
- Are; third-person plural of 'sein' (to be)
- im
- In the; contraction of 'in dem'
- üblichen
- Usual/customary; adjective meaning common or standard
- gepflegten
- Refined/polished; adjective meaning cultivated or elegant
- Stil
- Style; manner or form of expression or writing
- literarischer
- Literary; adjective relating to literature or writing
- Werke
- Works; plural of 'Werk' (literary or artistic work)
- verfasst
- Written/composed; past participle of 'verfassen'
- bereits
- Already; adverb indicating something happened before
- erwähnt
- Mentioned; past participle of 'erwähnen' (to mention)
- Literaturgeschichte
- Literary history; the historical study of literature
- Rezension
- Review; a critical evaluation of a literary work
- besprochen
- Discussed/reviewed; past participle of 'besprechen'
- wird
- Will/is; third-person singular of 'werden'
- dieser
- This; demonstrative pronoun/article, dative feminine
- Übersetzung
- Translation; converting text from one language to another
- beigefügt
- Attached/appended; past participle of 'beifügen'
- Im
- In the; contraction of 'in dem', locative
- Verlauf
- Course/progression; the passage or unfolding of something
- meiner
- My; first-person possessive, genitive/dative feminine
- arabischen
- Arabic; adjective relating to the Arab language/culture
- Studien
- Studies; plural of 'Studie' (study/research)
- besonders
- Especially/particularly; adverb emphasizing something specific
- seit
- Since/for; preposition indicating start of a time period
- mit
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means
- der
- The; definite article, genitive/dative feminine or masculine
- Herausgabe
- Publication/editing; the act of publishing or releasing
- vorliegenden
- Present/current; adjective meaning the one at hand
- Werkes
- Work's; genitive of 'Werk' (literary/artistic work)
- beschäftigt
- Occupied/busy; past participle of 'beschäftigen'
- bin
- Am; first-person singular of 'sein' (to be)
- mich
- Me/myself; first-person accusative personal pronoun
- bemüht
- Endeavored/strived; past participle of 'bemühen'
- unvoreingenommenes
- Unbiased/impartial; adjective meaning without prejudice
- Urteil
- Judgment/verdict; an opinion or legal decision
- über
- About/over; preposition indicating topic or position
- diese
- This/these; demonstrative pronoun/adjective, nominative
- schwierige
- Difficult; adjective meaning hard or challenging
- Frage
- Question; an inquiry or matter under consideration
- bilden
- To form/build; to create or develop something
- alle
- All/every; adjective or pronoun meaning the entirety
- meine
- My; first-person possessive pronoun, nominative plural
- Nachforschungen
- Investigations; plural of 'Nachforschung' (inquiry/research)
- haben
- Have; infinitive or plural of auxiliary verb 'haben'
- darin
- Therein/in it; prepositional adverb referring to something
- bestätigt
- Confirmed; past participle of 'bestätigen' (to confirm)
- dort
- There; adverb indicating a specific place
- geäußerten
- Expressed; past participle adjective of 'äußern'
- Meinungen
- Opinions; plural of 'Meinung' (opinion/view)
- zuzustimmen
- To agree; infinitive of 'zustimmen' (to consent)
- Von
- From/by; preposition indicating origin or agent
- neigte
- Tended/inclined; past tense of 'neigen' (to tend)
- viel
- Much/a lot; adjective or adverb of quantity
- Gewicht
- Weight/emphasis; importance or physical mass
- auf
- On/upon; preposition indicating surface or direction
- angeblich
- Allegedly/supposedly; adverb meaning claimed but unverified
- persischen
- Persian; adjective relating to Persia/Iran
- indischen
- Indian; adjective relating to India
- Ursprung
- Origin; the starting point or source of something
- legen
- To lay/place; to put emphasis or objects somewhere
- während
- While/whereas; conjunction or preposition of time
- hingegen
- On the other hand; conjunction contrasting two statements
- Glauben
- Belief/faith; trust or conviction in something
- an
- At/on/to; preposition indicating contact or direction
- jegliche
- Any/every; pronoun/adjective meaning any whatsoever
- Verbindung
- Connection/link; a relationship or bond between things
- zwischen
- Between; preposition indicating a position in the middle
- alten
- Old; adjective in dative/accusative form of 'alt'
- neueren
- Newer/more recent; comparative adjective of 'neu'
- ablehnte
- Rejected; past tense of 'ablehnen' (to reject/decline)
- behauptete
- Claimed/asserted; past tense of 'behaupten' (to claim)
- Letzteres
- The latter; pronoun referring to the last-mentioned item
- eigenständiges
- Independent/autonomous; adjective meaning self-standing
- sei
- Be/is; subjunctive form of 'sein' (to be)
- Die
- The; feminine/plural definite article
- Entdeckung
- Discovery; the act of finding something previously unknown
- jedoch
- However/yet; conjunctive adverb showing contrast
- einer
- A/one; indefinite article, genitive/dative feminine
- Textstelle
- Passage/text location; a specific place in a text
- bei
- At/near/by; preposition indicating proximity or context
- Autor
- Author; the writer of a literary work
- durch
- Through/by; preposition indicating means or passage
- Veröffentlichung
- Publication; the act of making something publicly available
- Abhandlung
- Treatise/essay; a scholarly written work on a topic
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