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THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
AINSI PARLAIT ZARATHOUSTRA
A BOOK FOR ALL AND NONE
UN LIVRE POUR TOUS ET POUR PERSONNE
By Friedrich Nietzsche
Par Friedrich Nietzsche
Translated By Thomas Common
Traduit par Thomas Common
CONTENTS.
TABLE DES MATIÈRES.
INTRODUCTION BY MRS FORSTER-NIETZSCHE.
INTRODUCTION PAR MME FORSTER-NIETZSCHE.
THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA.
AINSI PARLAIT ZARATHOUSTRA.
FIRST PART.
PREMIÈRE PARTIE.
Zarathustra's Prologue.
Le Prologue de Zarathoustra.
Zarathustra's Discourses.
Les Discours de Zarathoustra.
I. The Three Metamorphoses.
I. Les Trois Métamorphoses.
II. The Academic Chairs of Virtue.
II. Les Chaires de la Vertu.
III. Backworldsmen.
III. Les Contempteurs du Monde.
IV. The Despisers of the Body.
IV. Les Contempteurs du Corps.
V. Joys and Passions.
V. Joies et Passions.
VI. The Pale Criminal.
VI. Le Criminel Pâle.
VII. Reading and Writing.
VII. Lire et Écrire.
VIII. The Tree on the Hill.
VIII. L'Arbre sur la Colline.
IX. The Preachers of Death.
IX. Les Prédicateurs de la Mort.
X. War and Warriors.
X. Guerre et Guerriers.
XI. The New Idol.
XI. Le Nouvel Idole.
XII. The Flies in the Market-place.
XII. Les Mouches de la Place Publique.
XIII. Chastity.
XIII. La Chasteté.
XIV. The Friend.
XIV. L'Ami.
XV. The Thousand and One Goals.
XV. Les Mille et Un Buts.
XVI. Neighbour-Love.
XVI. L'Amour du Prochain.
XVII. The Way of the Creating One.
XVII. La Voie du Créateur.
XVIII. Old and Young Women.
XVIII. Vieilles et Jeunes Femmes.
XIX. The Bite of the Adder.
XIX. La Morsure de la Vipère.
XX. Child and Marriage.
XX. L'Enfant et le Mariage.
XXI. Voluntary Death.
XXI. La Mort Volontaire.
XXII. The Bestowing Virtue.
XXII. La Vertu qui Donne.
SECOND PART.
DEUXIÈME PARTIE.
XXIII. The Child with the Mirror.
XXIII. L'Enfant au Miroir.
XXIV. In the Happy Isles.
XXIV. Dans les Îles Bienheureuses.
XXV. The Pitiful.
XXV. Les Compatissants.
XXVI. The Priests.
XXVI. Les Prêtres.
XXVII. The Virtuous.
XXVII. Les Vertueux.
XXVIII. The Rabble.
XXVIII. La Populace.
XXIX. The Tarantulas.
XXIX. Les Tarentules.
XXX. The Famous Wise Ones.
XXX. Les Célèbres Sages.
XXXI. The Night-Song.
XXXI. Le Chant de la Nuit.
XXXII. The Dance-Song.
XXXII. Le Chant de la Danse.
XXXIII. The Grave-Song.
XXXIII. Le Chant du Tombeau.
XXXIV. Self-Surpassing.
XXXIV. Le Dépassement de Soi.
XXXV. The Sublime Ones.
XXXV. Les Hommes Sublimes.
XXXVI. The Land of Culture.
XXXVI. Le Pays de la Culture.
XXXVII. Immaculate Perception.
XXXVII. La Connaissance Immaculée.
XXXVIII. Scholars.
XXXVIII. Les Savants.
XXXIX. Poets.
XXXIX. Les Poètes.
XL. Great Events.
XL. Les Grands Événements.
XLI. The Soothsayer.
XLI. Le Devin.
XLII. Redemption.
XLII. La Rédemption.
XLIII. Manly Prudence.
XLIII. La Prudence Virile.
XLIV. The Stillest Hour.
XLIV. L'Heure la Plus Silencieuse.
THIRD PART.
TROISIÈME PARTIE.
XLV. The Wanderer.
XLV. Le Voyageur.
XLVI. The Vision and the Enigma.
XLVI. La Vision et l'Énigme.
XLVII. Involuntary Bliss.
XLVII. La Félicité Involontaire.
XLVIII. Before Sunrise.
XLVIII. Avant le Lever du Soleil.
XLIX. The Bedwarfing Virtue.
XLIX. La Vertu qui Rapetisse.
L. On the Olive-Mount.
L. Sur le Mont des Oliviers.
LI. On Passing-by.
LI. En Passant.
LII. The Apostates.
LII. Les Apostats.
LIII. The Return Home.
LIII. Le Retour au Pays.
LIV. The Three Evil Things.
LIV. Les Trois Choses Mauvaises.
LV. The Spirit of Gravity.
LV. L'Esprit de Pesanteur.
LVI.
LVI.
Vocabulary
- AINSI
- In this way; so; thus
- PARLAIT
- Was speaking; imperfect tense of 'parler'
- UN
- Indefinite article: a, an; also the number one
- LIVRE
- A book; also a unit of currency or weight
- POUR
- For; in order to; on behalf of
- TOUS
- All; every one; everyone (masculine plural)
- ET
- And; connecting words, phrases, or clauses
- PERSONNE
- Nobody; no one; also means 'person'
- Par
- By; through; by means of
- Traduit
- Translated; past participle of 'traduire'
- par
- By; through; indicating authorship or agency
- TABLE
- Table; flat surface; also a structured list
- DES
- Of the; some; contracted form of 'de les'
- MATIÈRES
- Subjects; matters; contents (as in table of contents)
- INTRODUCTION
- Introduction; opening section of a book
- PAR
- By; through; indicating who wrote or did something
- MME
- Abbreviation for Madame; title for a woman
- PREMIÈRE
- First; feminine form of 'premier'
- PARTIE
- Part; section; portion of a larger work
- Le
- The; masculine singular definite article
- Prologue
- Prologue; introductory section before the main work
- de
- Of; from; indicating origin or belonging
- Les
- The; plural definite article for all genders
- Discours
- Speeches; discourses; formal spoken or written addresses
- Trois
- Three; the number 3
- Métamorphoses
- Metamorphoses; transformations; fundamental changes in form
- Chaires
- Pulpits; academic chairs; raised platforms for speakers
- la
- The; feminine singular definite article
- Vertu
- Virtue; moral excellence; goodness of character
- Contempteurs
- Despisers; those who hold something in contempt
- du
- Of the; contracted form of 'de le'
- Monde
- World; earth; also means 'people' colloquially
- Corps
- Body; physical form of a living being
- Joies
- Joys; pleasures; feelings of great happiness
- et
- And; a coordinating conjunction connecting elements
- Passions
- Passions; intense emotions; strong feelings or desires
- Criminel
- Criminal; one who commits a crime or offense
- Pâle
- Pale; lacking color; wan in appearance
- Lire
- To read; to interpret written text
- Écrire
- To write; to compose text or inscriptions
- L'
- The; elided definite article before a vowel sound
- Arbre
- Tree; a large woody perennial plant
- sur
- On; upon; on top of something
- Colline
- Hill; a raised area of land lower than a mountain
- Prédicateurs
- Preachers; those who deliver sermons or moral speeches
- Mort
- Death; the end of life; dying
- Guerre
- War; armed conflict between groups or nations
- Guerriers
- Warriors; soldiers; those who fight in battle
- Nouvel
- New; masculine form before a vowel sound
- Idole
- Idol; an image or object of excessive devotion
- Mouches
- Flies; small winged insects of the order Diptera
- Place
- Square; public open space in a town or city
- Publique
- Public; relating to or open to all people
- La
- The; feminine singular definite article in French
- Chasteté
- Chastity; abstaining from sexual relations or thoughts
- Ami
- Friend; a person one has a bond with
- Mille
- Thousand; the number 1000
- Un
- One; the number 1; also indefinite article
- Buts
- Goals; aims; objectives one strives to achieve
- Amour
- Love; deep affection or romantic feeling toward another
- Prochain
- Neighbor; fellow human being; the one nearby
- Voie
- Way; path; road leading somewhere
- Créateur
- Creator; one who makes or invents something original
- Vieilles
- Old (feminine plural); elderly women or old things
- Jeunes
- Young; youth; people who are not yet old
- Femmes
- Women; adult female human beings
- Morsure
- Bite; wound caused by teeth of an animal
- Vipère
- Viper; a venomous snake; also a treacherous person
- Enfant
- Child; a young human being, boy or girl
- le
- The; masculine singular definite article in French
- Mariage
- Marriage; the legal union of two people
- Volontaire
- Voluntary; willing; also a volunteer person
- qui
- Who; which; that; a relative or interrogative pronoun
- Donne
- Gives; third person singular of 'donner'
- DEUXIÈME
- Second; the ordinal number two in a series
- au
- To the; at the; contracted form of 'à le'
- Miroir
- Mirror; a reflective surface showing one's image
- Dans
- In; inside; within a place or time frame
- les
- The; plural definite article for all genders
- Îles
- Islands; land masses surrounded by water
- Bienheureuses
- Blissful; blessed; extremely happy (feminine plural form)
- Compatissants
- Compassionate; feeling or showing sympathy for others
- Prêtres
- Priests; ordained religious ministers or clergy
- Vertueux
- Virtuous; having or showing high moral standards
- Populace
- Rabble; common people viewed with contempt
- Tarentules
- Tarantulas; large hairy spiders; Nietzsche's symbol for egalitarians
- Célèbres
- Famous; renowned; well-known to many people
- Sages
- Wise men; sages; people of great wisdom
- Chant
- Song; singing; a melodic vocal expression
- Nuit
- Night; the dark period between sunset and sunrise
- Danse
- Dance; rhythmic movement of the body to music
- Tombeau
- Tomb; grave; a burial place or monument
- Dépassement
- Surpassing; overcoming; going beyond one's current limits
- Soi
- Oneself; self; reflexive pronoun referring to oneself
- Hommes
- Men; human beings; males
- Sublimes
- Sublime; of great moral or spiritual elevation
- Pays
- Country; land; nation or region one inhabits
- Culture
- Culture; cultivation; the arts and social practices
- Connaissance
- Knowledge; awareness; acquaintance with facts or people
- Immaculée
- Immaculate; perfectly pure; spotless and without blemish
- Savants
- Scholars; learned people; scientists or academics
- Poètes
- Poets; writers who compose poetry or verse
- Grands
- Great; large; important (masculine plural form)
- Événements
- Events; occurrences; significant happenings or incidents
- Devin
- Soothsayer; seer; one who predicts the future
- Rédemption
- Redemption; deliverance from sin or suffering
- Prudence
- Prudence; caution; wise judgment in practical matters
- Virile
- Manly; vigorous; having qualities associated with men
- Heure
- Hour; a period of sixty minutes; time of day
- Plus
- More; most; no longer (depending on context)
- Silencieuse
- Silent; quiet; making no sound (feminine form)
- TROISIÈME
- Third; the ordinal number three in a series
- Voyageur
- Traveler; wanderer; one who journeys to distant places
- Vision
- Vision; sight; a supernatural or imaginative experience
- l'
- The; elided article before a vowel or mute h
- Énigme
- Enigma; riddle; something mysterious and hard to understand
- Félicité
- Felicity; bliss; great happiness and contentment
- Involontaire
- Involuntary; unintentional; done without conscious choice
- Avant
- Before; in front of; prior to something in time
- Lever
- Rising; to rise; the act of the sun rising
- Soleil
- Sun; the star at the center of our solar system
- Rapetisse
- Diminishes; makes smaller; shrinks in size or importance
- Sur
- On; upon; above the surface of something
- Mont
- Mount; mountain; a high elevated landform
- des
- Of the; some; partitive or contracted preposition
- Oliviers
- Olive trees; trees producing olives in Mediterranean regions
- En
- In; while; by means of; a versatile preposition
- Passant
- Passing; going by; a passerby or transient person
- Apostats
- Apostates; those who abandon their religion or beliefs
- Retour
- Return; coming back to a previous place or state
- Choses
- Things; objects; matters of any kind
- Mauvaises
- Bad; evil; wicked (feminine plural adjective)
- Esprit
- Spirit; mind; wit; the immaterial part of a being
- Pesanteur
- Gravity; heaviness; the quality of being weighty
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