The Thousand and One Nights, Vol. I.: Commonly Called the Arabian Nights' Entertainments — Page 13
In other words, I insert nothing that I deem greatly inferior in interest to the tales in the old version.
Em outras palavras, não insiro nada que considere muito inferior em interesse às histórias da versão antiga.
Certain passages which, in the original work, are of an objectionable nature, I have slightly varied; but in doing this, I have been particularly careful to render them so as to be perfectly agreeable with Arab manners and customs.
Certas passagens que, na obra original, são de natureza censurável, foram por mim ligeiramente modificadas; mas ao fazê-lo, tive particular cuidado em torná-las perfeitamente condizentes com os modos e costumes árabes.
It was originally my intention to omit almost the whole of the poetry, thinking that the loss of measure and rhyme, and the impossibility of preserving the examples of paronomasia and some other figures with which they abound, would render translations of them generally intolerable to the reader:
Era minha intenção original omitir quase toda a poesia, pensando que a perda da métrica e da rima, e a impossibilidade de preservar os exemplos de paronomásia e algumas outras figuras com as quais abundam, tornaria as traduções geralmente intoleráveis para o leitor:
but afterwards I reflected that the character of the work would be thus greatly altered; and its value, as illustrating Arab manners and feelings, much diminished.
mas depois refleti que o caráter da obra ficaria assim grandemente alterado; e seu valor, como ilustração dos modos e sentimentos árabes, muito diminuído.
I therefore determined to preserve a considerable number of select pieces, chosen either for their relative merits or because required by the context.
Determinei, portanto, preservar um número considerável de peças selecionadas, escolhidas seja pelos seus méritos relativos, seja por serem exigidas pelo contexto.
The number of those comprised in the first volume of my translation is nearly half of the number contained in the corresponding portion of the original work;
O número das que constam do primeiro volume da minha tradução é quase metade do número contido na parte correspondente da obra original;
but in several cases I have omitted one or more verses of a piece as unsuitable, or for some other reason;
mas em vários casos omiti um ou mais versos de uma peça por serem inadequados, ou por alguma outra razão;
and in a few instances I have given only the first verse or the first couplet.
e em alguns casos apresentei apenas o primeiro verso ou o primeiro dístico.
Vocabulary
- outras
- outras — Adjective meaning 'other' (feminine plural)
- palavras
- palavras — Noun meaning 'words'
- insiro
- insiro — First person singular of 'inserir', meaning 'I insert'
- nada
- nada — Pronoun meaning 'nothing'
- considere
- considere — Subjunctive form of 'considerar', meaning 'consider'
- inferior
- inferior — Adjective meaning 'inferior' or 'lower in quality'
- interesse
- interesse — Noun meaning 'interest' or 'appeal'
- histórias
- histórias — Noun meaning 'stories' or 'histories'
- versão
- versão — Noun meaning 'version' or 'translation'
- antiga
- antiga — Adjective meaning 'old' or 'ancient' (feminine)
- Certas
- certas — Adjective meaning 'certain' or 'specific' (feminine plural)
- passagens
- passagens — Noun meaning 'passages' or 'excerpts'
- obra
- obra — Noun meaning 'work' or 'literary piece'
- original
- original — Adjective meaning 'original' or 'first version'
- natureza
- natureza — Noun meaning 'nature' or 'character'
- censurável
- censurável — Adjective meaning 'censurable' or 'objectionable'
- ligeiramente
- ligeiramente — Adverb meaning 'slightly' or 'lightly'
- modificadas
- modificadas — Past participle of 'modificar', meaning 'modified' (feminine plural)
- fazê-lo
- fazê-lo — Infinitive phrase meaning 'doing it' or 'to do it'
- tive
- tive — Past tense of 'ter', meaning 'I had'
- particular
- particular — Adjective meaning 'particular' or 'special'
- cuidado
- cuidado — Noun meaning 'care' or 'caution'
- torná-las
- torná-las — Infinitive phrase meaning 'to make them' (feminine)
- perfeitamente
- perfeitamente — Adverb meaning 'perfectly' or 'completely'
- condizentes
- condizentes — Adjective meaning 'consistent with' or 'in accordance'
- modos
- modos — Noun meaning 'ways' or 'customs'
- costumes
- costumes — Noun meaning 'customs' or 'traditions'
- árabes
- árabes — Adjective or noun meaning 'Arab' or 'Arabic'
- intenção
- intenção — Noun meaning 'intention' or 'plan'
- omitir
- omitir — Verb meaning 'to omit' or 'to leave out'
- quase
- quase — Adverb meaning 'almost' or 'nearly'
- poesia
- poesia — Noun meaning 'poetry'
- pensando
- pensando — Gerund of 'pensar', meaning 'thinking'
- perda
- perda — Noun meaning 'loss'
- métrica
- métrica — Noun meaning 'meter' in poetry
- rima
- rima — Noun meaning 'rhyme'
- impossibilidade
- impossibilidade — Noun meaning 'impossibility'
- preservar
- preservar — Verb meaning 'to preserve' or 'to maintain'
- exemplos
- exemplos — Noun meaning 'examples'
- paronomásia
- paronomásia — Noun meaning 'paronomasia' or 'wordplay'
- figuras
- figuras — Noun meaning 'figures' or 'rhetorical devices'
- abundam
- abundam — Third person plural of 'abundar', meaning 'abound'
- tornaria
- tornaria — Conditional of 'tornar', meaning 'would make'
- traduções
- traduções — Noun meaning 'translations'
- geralmente
- geralmente — Adverb meaning 'generally' or 'usually'
- intoleráveis
- intoleráveis — Adjective meaning 'intolerable' or 'unbearable'
- leitor
- leitor — Noun meaning 'reader'
- depois
- depois — Adverb meaning 'after' or 'later'
- refleti
- refleti — Past tense of 'refletir', meaning 'I reflected'
- caráter
- caráter — Noun meaning 'character' or 'nature'
- ficaria
- ficaria — Conditional of 'ficar', meaning 'would remain' or 'would be'
- assim
- assim — Adverb meaning 'thus' or 'in this way'
- grandemente
- grandemente — Adverb meaning 'greatly' or 'significantly'
- alterado
- alterado — Past participle of 'alterar', meaning 'altered' or 'changed'
- valor
- valor — Noun meaning 'value' or 'worth'
- ilustração
- ilustração — Noun meaning 'illustration' or 'depiction'
- sentimentos
- sentimentos — Noun meaning 'feelings' or 'sentiments'
- diminuído
- diminuído — Past participle of 'diminuir', meaning 'diminished' or 'reduced'
- Determinei
- determinei — Past tense of 'determinar', meaning 'I decided' or 'I determined'
- portanto
- portanto — Conjunction meaning 'therefore' or 'thus'
- número
- número — Noun meaning 'number' or 'quantity'
- considerável
- considerável — Adjective meaning 'considerable' or 'significant'
- peças
- peças — Noun meaning 'pieces' or 'works'
- selecionadas
- selecionadas — Past participle of 'selecionar', meaning 'selected' (feminine plural)
- escolhidas
- escolhidas — Past participle of 'escolher', meaning 'chosen' (feminine plural)
- seja
- seja — Subjunctive of 'ser', meaning 'whether' or 'be it'
- méritos
- méritos — Noun meaning 'merits' or 'qualities'
- relativos
- relativos — Adjective meaning 'relative' or 'comparative'
- exigidas
- exigidas — Past participle of 'exigir', meaning 'required' (feminine plural)
- contexto
- contexto — Noun meaning 'context'
- constam
- constam — Third person plural of 'constar', meaning 'are included' or 'appear'
- primeiro
- primeiro — Adjective meaning 'first'
- volume
- volume — Noun meaning 'volume' or 'book'
- tradução
- tradução — Noun meaning 'translation'
- metade
- metade — Noun meaning 'half'
- contido
- contido — Past participle of 'conter', meaning 'contained'
- parte
- parte — Noun meaning 'part' or 'section'
- correspondente
- correspondente — Adjective meaning 'corresponding' or 'equivalent'
- vários
- vários — Adjective meaning 'various' or 'several'
- casos
- casos — Noun meaning 'cases' or 'instances'
- omiti
- omiti — Past tense of 'omitir', meaning 'I omitted'
- versos
- versos — Noun meaning 'verses' or 'lines of poetry'
- peça
- peça — Noun meaning 'piece' or 'work'
- inadequados
- inadequados — Adjective meaning 'inadequate' or 'inappropriate'
- razão
- razão — Noun meaning 'reason'
- apresentei
- apresentei — Past tense of 'apresentar', meaning 'I presented'
- apenas
- apenas — Adverb meaning 'only' or 'just'
- verso
- verso — Noun meaning 'verse' or 'line of poetry'
- dístico
- dístico — Noun meaning 'couplet' or 'two-line verse'
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