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.
Estos fragmentos de poesía no deben considerarse en general como composiciones del autor o autores de la obra: parecen estar tomados en su mayor parte de otros, y muchos de ellos están extraídos de las obras de poetas célebres.
--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.
--Para evitar las tediosas interrupciones que aparecen en el original al final de cada Noche, he dividido la traducción en capítulos, cada uno de los cuales consta de un cuento, o de dos o más cuentos enlazados entre sí, y me he limitado a mencionar la Noche con la que comienza cada capítulo y aquella con la que termina.
"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.
"Siendo la obra original concebida únicamente para el entretenimiento de los árabes, añado abundantes notas a la traducción para hacerla más inteligible y agradable al lector inglés.
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.
Estas son enteramente mías, excepto en aquellos casos en que he indicado lo contrario;[4] y mi objetivo general en ellas ha sido ofrecer aquellas ilustraciones que puedan satisfacer al lector general, sin obligarle a consultar otras obras.
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.
En muchas de ellas me esfuerzo por mostrar, mediante extractos de estimadas historias árabes y escritos científicos y de otra índole, extraídos principalmente de manuscritos en mi poder, así como por afirmaciones y anécdotas que he escuchado, y conductas que he presenciado durante mi trato con los árabes, que los relatos más extravagantes de esta obra no son considerados en general, ni siquiera por las clases instruidas de ese pueblo, como de naturaleza increíble.
Vocabulary
- Estos
- Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'these' (masculine plural)
- fragmentos
- Pieces or excerpts of a larger text or work
- de
- Preposition meaning 'of' or 'from'
- poesía
- The literary art form of poetry
- no
- Negation word meaning 'no' or 'not'
- deben
- Third person plural of 'deber,' meaning 'must' or 'should'
- considerarse
- Reflexive verb meaning 'to be considered'
- en
- Preposition meaning 'in,' 'on,' or 'at'
- general
- Referring to something broad or not specific
- como
- Conjunction or preposition meaning 'as' or 'like'
- composiciones
- Works or pieces created by an author or composer
- del
- Contraction of 'de' and 'el,' meaning 'of the'
- autor
- Person who writes or creates a literary work
- o
- Conjunction meaning 'or'
- autores
- Plural of 'autor'; multiple writers or creators
- la
- Feminine singular definite article meaning 'the'
- obra
- A literary, artistic, or creative work
- parecen
- Third person plural of 'parecer,' meaning 'they seem'
- estar
- Verb meaning 'to be' (state or condition)
- tomados
- Past participle of 'tomar'; taken or borrowed from somewhere
- su
- Possessive adjective meaning 'his,' 'her,' 'its,' or 'their'
- mayor
- Adjective meaning 'greater,' 'larger,' or 'older'
- parte
- A portion or section of a whole
- otros
- Adjective or pronoun meaning 'other' or 'others'
- y
- Conjunction meaning 'and'
- muchos
- Adjective or pronoun meaning 'many' or 'a lot'
- ellos
- Third person plural pronoun meaning 'they'
- están
- Third person plural of 'estar'; meaning 'they are'
- extraídos
- Past participle of 'extraer'; extracted or taken out
- las
- Feminine plural definite article meaning 'the'
- obras
- Plural of 'obra'; literary or artistic works
- poetas
- Plural of 'poeta'; people who write poetry
- célebres
- Adjective meaning 'famous' or 'celebrated'
- Para
- Preposition meaning 'for,' 'in order to,' or 'to'
- evitar
- Verb meaning 'to avoid' or 'to prevent'
- tediosas
- Adjective meaning 'tedious,' 'boring,' or 'tiresome'
- interrupciones
- Plural noun meaning 'interruptions' or 'breaks in flow'
- que
- Conjunction or relative pronoun meaning 'that' or 'which'
- aparecen
- Third person plural of 'aparecer'; meaning 'they appear'
- el
- Masculine singular definite article meaning 'the'
- original
- The first or source version of a text
- al
- Contraction of 'a' and 'el,' meaning 'to the'
- final
- The end or conclusion of something
- cada
- Adjective meaning 'each' or 'every'
- Noche
- Noun meaning 'night'; a period of darkness
- he
- First person singular of 'haber'; used to form perfect tenses
- dividido
- Past participle of 'dividir'; divided or split into parts
- traducción
- The rendering of a text into another language
- capítulos
- Plural of 'capítulo'; chapters of a book or text
- uno
- Number or pronoun meaning 'one'
- los
- Masculine plural definite article meaning 'the'
- cuales
- Relative pronoun meaning 'which' (plural form)
- consta
- Third person singular of 'constar'; to consist of something
- un
- Masculine singular indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an'
- cuento
- A short story or tale
- dos
- The number two
- más
- Adverb or adjective meaning 'more' or 'plus'
- cuentos
- Plural of 'cuento'; short stories or tales
- enlazados
- Past participle of 'enlazar'; linked or connected together
- entre
- Preposition meaning 'between' or 'among'
- sí
- Reflexive pronoun meaning 'themselves' or 'each other'
- me
- First person singular reflexive/object pronoun meaning 'me'
- limitado
- Past participle of 'limitar'; restricted or confined to something
- a
- Preposition meaning 'to,' 'at,' or 'by'
- mencionar
- Verb meaning 'to mention' or 'to refer to'
- con
- Preposition meaning 'with'
- comienza
- Third person singular of 'comenzar'; meaning 'it begins'
- capítulo
- A chapter or section of a book
- aquella
- Feminine demonstrative pronoun meaning 'that one' (distant)
- termina
- Third person singular of 'terminar'; meaning 'it ends'
- Siendo
- Gerund of 'ser'; meaning 'being'
- concebida
- Past participle of 'concebir'; conceived or intended for something
- únicamente
- Adverb meaning 'only,' 'solely,' or 'exclusively'
- para
- Preposition meaning 'for' or 'in order to'
- entretenimiento
- Noun meaning 'entertainment' or 'amusement'
- árabes
- Plural noun or adjective referring to Arab people or things
- añado
- First person singular of 'añadir'; meaning 'I add'
- abundantes
- Adjective meaning 'abundant,' 'plentiful,' or 'numerous'
- notas
- Plural of 'nota'; notes or annotations in a text
- hacerla
- Infinitive 'hacer' with pronoun; meaning 'to make it'
- inteligible
- Adjective meaning 'intelligible' or 'understandable'
- agradable
- Adjective meaning 'pleasant,' 'enjoyable,' or 'agreeable'
- lector
- Noun meaning 'reader,' someone who reads a text
- inglés
- Adjective or noun meaning 'English' (language or person)
- Estas
- Feminine plural demonstrative pronoun meaning 'these'
- son
- Third person plural of 'ser'; meaning 'they are'
- enteramente
- Adverb meaning 'entirely,' 'completely,' or 'wholly'
- mías
- Feminine plural possessive pronoun meaning 'mine'
- excepto
- Preposition meaning 'except' or 'excluding'
- aquellos
- Masculine plural demonstrative pronoun meaning 'those'
- casos
- Plural of 'caso'; cases, instances, or situations
- indicado
- Past participle of 'indicar'; indicated or noted otherwise
- lo
- Neuter or masculine object pronoun meaning 'it' or 'the'
- contrario
- Adjective or noun meaning 'contrary' or 'opposite'
- mi
- Possessive adjective meaning 'my'
- objetivo
- Noun meaning 'objective,' 'goal,' or 'aim'
- ellas
- Third person feminine plural pronoun meaning 'they'
- ha
- Third person singular of 'haber'; used in perfect tenses
- sido
- Past participle of 'ser'; meaning 'been'
- ofrecer
- Verb meaning 'to offer' or 'to provide'
- ilustraciones
- Plural of 'ilustración'; illustrations, examples, or clarifications
- puedan
- Subjunctive of 'poder'; meaning 'they may be able to'
- satisfacer
- Verb meaning 'to satisfy' or 'to fulfill'
- sin
- Preposition meaning 'without'
- obligarle
- Infinitive 'obligar' with pronoun; to oblige or force someone
- consultar
- Verb meaning 'to consult' or 'to look up'
- otras
- Feminine plural adjective or pronoun meaning 'other' or 'others'
- En
- Preposition meaning 'in,' 'on,' or 'at'
- muchas
- Feminine plural adjective meaning 'many' or 'a lot'
- esfuerzo
- Noun meaning 'effort,' 'endeavor,' or 'exertion'
- por
- Preposition meaning 'for,' 'by,' or 'through'
- mostrar
- Verb meaning 'to show' or 'to demonstrate'
- mediante
- Preposition meaning 'by means of' or 'through'
- extractos
- Plural of 'extracto'; extracts or excerpts from texts
- estimadas
- Past participle of 'estimar'; respected or highly regarded
- historias
- Plural of 'historia'; stories, histories, or accounts
- escritos
- Plural noun meaning 'writings' or 'written works'
- científicos
- Adjective or noun meaning 'scientific' or 'scientists'
- otra
- Feminine adjective meaning 'another' or 'other'
- índole
- Noun meaning 'nature,' 'kind,' or 'type' of something
- principalmente
- Adverb meaning 'mainly,' 'primarily,' or 'chiefly'
- manuscritos
- Plural of 'manuscrito'; handwritten or unpublished documents
- poder
- Verb meaning 'to be able to' or 'can'
- así
- Adverb meaning 'thus,' 'so,' or 'in this way'
- afirmaciones
- Plural of 'afirmación'; statements, claims, or affirmations
- anécdotas
- Plural of 'anécdota'; short amusing or interesting stories
- escuchado
- Past participle of 'escuchar'; having heard or listened to
- conductas
- Plural of 'conducta'; behaviors or conduct observed
- presenciado
- Past participle of 'presenciar'; having witnessed or observed
- durante
- Preposition meaning 'during' or 'throughout'
- trato
- Noun meaning 'dealings,' 'interaction,' or 'treatment'
- relatos
- Plural of 'relato'; accounts, narratives, or short stories
- extravagantes
- Adjective meaning 'extravagant,' 'eccentric,' or 'bizarre'
- esta
- Feminine demonstrative adjective or pronoun meaning 'this'
- considerados
- Past participle of 'considerar'; considered or regarded as something
- ni
- Conjunction meaning 'neither' or 'nor'
- siquiera
- Adverb used with 'ni' meaning 'not even'
- clases
- Plural of 'clase'; classes, groups, or social categories
- instruidas
- Past participle of 'instruir'; educated or well-informed people
- ese
- Masculine demonstrative adjective meaning 'that'
- pueblo
- Noun meaning 'people,' 'village,' or 'town'
- naturaleza
- Noun meaning 'nature' or 'the natural world'
- increíble
- Adjective meaning 'incredible,' 'unbelievable,' or 'amazing'
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