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Introduction à la philosophie de Friedrich Nietzsche
Bienvenue à la découverte d'une philosophie subversive à l’énergie communicative, pour « esprits libres », comme Nietzsche le revendiquait lui-même.
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the historical backdrop
la toile de fond historique
among angels rather than men
parmi les anges que parmi les hommes
a form of contempt
une forme de mépris
frail, kind and sickly
frêle, gentil et maladif
would haunt him all his life
va le hanter toute sa vie
started an inexorable decline
entamé un inexorable déclin
I get older
je vieillis
better than anything, explains this neutrality
mieux que tout, explique cette neutralité
lack of bias
absence de parti pris
Friedrich reports in a moving text
Friedrich rapporte, dans un texte émouvant
And as I was looking for the cause
Et tandis que j'en cherchais la cause
dressed in his shroud
vêtu de son linceul
He strode toward the church
Il marcha à grands pas vers l'église
At once the roar of the organ was silent and I awoke
Aussitôt le grondement de l'orgue se tut et je m'éveillai
he had convulsions
il eut des convulsions
Whatever the truth of this dream
Quelle que soit la véracité de ce rêve
summoned in this same narrative
convoquées dans ce même récit
After the father's death
Après le décès du père
settle a hour away from there
s'installe à un heure de là
very obedient
très obéissant
whole verses of the Bible
des versets entiers de la Bible
befriends two sons
se lie d'amitié avec deux fils
very demanding
très exigeante
both moral and spiritual
tant morale que spirituelle
In this restrictive framework
Dans ce cadre très contraignant
not very good at drawing
pas très doué pour le dessin
self-control required by the institution
la maîtrise de soi exigées par l'institution
the softness of his muscles is betrayed with every step
la mollesse de ses muscles se trahit à chaque pas
that we demand a lot
que l'on y exige beaucoup
the praise
la louange
deepens his knowledge
approfondit sa connaissance
is not so much the content of the teachings
n'est pas tant le contenu des enseignements
because they stand too close to the table
car ils se tiennent trop près du tableau
an oil stain
une tache d'huile
shopkeeper
un boutiquier
I was holding the mirror here
Je tenais ici le miroir
I have not experienced a comparable rapture for a long time
il y a longtemps que je n'ai pas éprouvé un ravissement comparable
during a dinner
lors d'un dîner
to get closer to Wagner
de se rapprocher de Wagner
he writes
il rédige
must be inserted into a vision
doit être insérée dans une vision
a life of wandering
une vie d'errance
severe stomach pain
forts maux d'estomac
will become more and more invasive
va devenir de plus en plus envahissante
preventing him from reading
l'empêchant de lire
diets
régimes alimentaires
without the relationship to his body
sans le rapport au corps
a handful of students
une poignée d'étudiants
painted a portrait
a brossé un portrait
the very striking contrast
le contraste très saisissant
always courteous and caring
toujours courtoise et bienveillante
complaints
des plaintes
a soft and human tone
un ton doux et humain
which removed all flattery from his praise
qui ôtait toute flatterie de ses louanges
all bitterness
toute amertume
the friendly thoughtfulness
l'amicale prévenance
he welcomed the opinions of others
il accueillait les opinions d'autrui
the muffled sound
le son feutré
so far from
si éloigné de
The meticulous care he brought
Le soin méticuleux qu'il apportait
free from any reproach
l'abri de tout reproche
emanated
se dégageait
enjoyed the sympathy
jouissait ainsi de la sympathie
If you had to retain a single name
S'il fallait retenir un seul nom
will draw heavily on it to write
s'en inspirera abondamment pour écrire
they experience the same skepticism
ils éprouvent le même scepticisme
brought about by
induits par la
a mentoring role to Nietzsche
un rôle de mentor auprès de Nietzsche
his delusions
ses délires
without a doubt
et sans nul doute
you can believe me
tu peux m'en croire
Before closing
Avant de clore
far reaching
de grande portée
will lead
va déboucher
war breaks out
éclate la guerre
in a draft of the forward to
dans l'ébauche d'un avant-propos à
will now feel a mistrust
va désormais éprouver une méfiance
From now on
Dorénavant
he intends to lead the fight
il entend mener le combat
he just wants to please Wagner
il veut tout simplement plaire à Wagner
his hopes for a revival of German culture
ses espoirs d'un renouveau de la culture allemande
the common thread of the work brings up the question
le fil conducteur de l'ouvrage tient en une question
where would the opposite need come from
d'où proviendrait alors le besoin opposé
sincere and bitter will
sincère et âpre volonté
cruelty
cruauté
their overflowing energy
leur énergie débordante
deep distress
profonde détresse
But I would like to make three comments beforehand
Mais je souhaiterais au préalable faire trois remarques
how they react to suffering
comment ils réagissent face à la souffrance
in order to cope
pour y faire face
It's all intertwined
Tout est imbriqué
a neurosis
une névrose
these clarifications
ces éclaircissements
led the Greek to represent
amenèrent le Grec à représenter