Romeo and Juliet — Page 6
Both by myself and many other friends;
Tanto por mí como por muchos otros amigos;
But he, his own affections' counsellor,
Pero él, consejero de sus propios afectos,
Is to himself—I will not say how true—
Es para sí mismo—no diré cuán fiel—
But to himself so secret and so close,
Pero para sí mismo tan secreto y tan reservado,
So far from sounding and discovery,
Tan lejos de ser sondeado y descubierto,
As is the bud bit with an envious worm
Como el capullo mordido por un gusano envidioso
Ere he can spread his sweet leaves to the air,
Antes de poder extender sus dulces pétalos al aire,
Or dedicate his beauty to the sun.
O dedicar su belleza al sol.
Could we but learn from whence his sorrows grow,
Si pudiéramos saber de dónde nacen sus penas,
We would as willingly give cure as know.
Con tanto gusto lo remediaríamos como lo sabríamos.
Enter Romeo.
Entra Romeo.
See, where he comes. So please you step aside;
Mirad, aquí viene. Si os place, haced a un lado;
I'll know his grievance or be much denied.
Sabré cuál es su pesar o seré muy rechazado.
I would thou wert so happy by thy stay
Ojalá tuvieras la suerte, quedándote,
To hear true shrift. Come, madam, let's away,
De escuchar una verdadera confesión. Venid, señora, vámonos,
[_Exeunt Montague and Lady Montague._]
[_Salen Montague y Lady Montague._]
Good morrow, cousin.
Buenos días, primo.
Is the day so young?
¿Es tan temprano aún?
But new struck nine.
Apenas acaban de dar las nueve.
Ay me, sad hours seem long.
Ay de mí, las horas tristes parecen largas.
Was that my father that went hence so fast?
¿Era mi padre el que se fue tan deprisa?
It was. What sadness lengthens Romeo's hours?
Sí lo era. ¿Qué tristeza alarga las horas de Romeo?
Not having that which, having, makes them short.
No tener aquello que, teniéndolo, las hace cortas.
In love?
¿Enamorado?
Out.
No.
Of love?
¿Sin amor?
Out of her favour where I am in love.
Fuera del favor de ella de quien estoy enamorado.
Alas that love so gentle in his view,
Ay, que el amor tan dulce en su apariencia
Should be so tyrannous and rough in proof.
Sea tan tiránico y cruel en la práctica.
Alas that love, whose view is muffled still,
Ay, que el amor, cuya vista está siempre velada,
Should, without eyes, see pathways to his will!
¡Pueda, sin ojos, ver caminos hacia su voluntad!
Where shall we dine? O me! What fray was here?
¿Dónde comeremos? ¡Ay de mí! ¿Qué riña hubo aquí?
Yet tell me not, for I have heard it all.
Mas no me lo digáis, pues ya lo he oído todo.
Vocabulary
- Tanto
- So much; to such a degree or extent
- por
- For, by, through; common preposition with many uses
- mí
- Me; first-person singular pronoun after preposition
- como
- As, like; used for comparisons or similarity
- muchos
- Many; referring to a large number of things
- otros
- Others; referring to different or additional people
- amigos
- Friends; people with whom one has a bond
- Pero
- But; conjunction indicating contrast or opposition
- él
- He; third-person masculine singular subject pronoun
- consejero
- Counselor, advisor; one who gives guidance or advice
- de
- Of, from; very common Spanish preposition
- sus
- His, her, their; third-person possessive adjective
- propios
- Own; belonging exclusively to oneself
- afectos
- Affections, feelings; emotional attachments or sentiments
- Es
- Is; third-person singular present tense of ser
- para
- For, in order to; preposition indicating purpose or destination
- sí
- Himself, herself, itself; reflexive pronoun after preposition
- mismo
- Same, himself; used for emphasis or identity
- no
- No, not; basic negation word in Spanish
- diré
- I will say; future tense of decir
- cuán
- How; used to express degree in exclamations
- fiel
- Faithful, loyal; reliably trustworthy and devoted
- tan
- So, as; used in comparisons to indicate degree
- secreto
- Secret; kept hidden from others' knowledge
- y
- And; basic coordinating conjunction linking elements
- reservado
- Reserved, discreet; tending to keep things private
- Tan
- So, as; intensifier used in comparisons
- lejos
- Far; at a great distance in space or degree
- ser
- To be; fundamental Spanish verb of identity
- sondeado
- Probed, sounded out; investigated or explored deeply
- descubierto
- Discovered, uncovered; revealed or found out
- Como
- As, like; used for comparisons or similarity
- el
- The; masculine singular definite article
- capullo
- Bud; the unopened flower on a plant
- mordido
- Bitten; past participle of morder, to bite
- un
- A, an; masculine singular indefinite article
- gusano
- Worm; a small crawling invertebrate creature
- envidioso
- Envious, jealous; feeling resentful of another's advantage
- Antes
- Before; earlier in time or prior to something
- poder
- To be able to; expressing ability or possibility
- extender
- To extend, spread out; to unfold or expand
- dulces
- Sweet; pleasant in taste or quality
- pétalos
- Petals; the colorful leaf-like parts of a flower
- al
- To the; contraction of a and el
- aire
- Air; the invisible gas mixture surrounding us
- O
- Or; conjunction presenting an alternative option
- dedicar
- To dedicate; to devote something to a purpose
- su
- His, her, its, their; third-person possessive adjective
- belleza
- Beauty; the quality of being visually pleasing
- sol
- Sun; the star at the center of our solar system
- Si
- If; conjunction introducing a conditional clause
- pudiéramos
- We could; imperfect subjunctive of poder
- saber
- To know; to have knowledge of facts or information
- dónde
- Where; interrogative adverb asking about location
- nacen
- They are born; third-person plural of nacer
- penas
- Sorrows, griefs; feelings of deep sadness or suffering
- Con
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means
- tanto
- So much; to such a great degree or extent
- gusto
- Pleasure, taste; enjoyment or satisfaction in something
- lo
- It, him; direct object pronoun for masculine nouns
- remediaríamos
- We would remedy; conditional of remediar, to fix
- sabríamos
- We would know; conditional tense of saber
- Entra
- Enters; third-person singular present of entrar
- Mirad
- Look; imperative plural form of mirar, to look
- aquí
- Here; indicating a nearby place or location
- viene
- Comes; third-person singular present of venir
- os
- You; second-person plural object pronoun in Spain
- place
- Pleases; it is pleasing to you (archaic form)
- haced
- Do, make; imperative plural form of hacer
- a
- To, at; preposition indicating direction or object
- lado
- Side; one of two lateral parts of something
- Sabré
- I will know; future tense of saber
- cuál
- Which, what; interrogative pronoun for specific selection
- es
- Is; third-person singular present tense of ser
- pesar
- Grief, sorrow; a feeling of sadness or regret
- o
- Or; conjunction presenting an alternative choice
- seré
- I will be; future tense of ser
- muy
- Very; intensifier indicating a high degree
- rechazado
- Rejected; turned away or refused by someone
- Ojalá
- Hopefully, I wish; expressing a strong desire or hope
- tuvieras
- You had; imperfect subjunctive of tener
- la
- The; feminine singular definite article
- suerte
- Luck, fortune; chance outcome favorable or unfavorable
- quedándote
- Staying; gerund of quedarse with reflexive pronoun
- De
- Of, from; very common Spanish preposition
- escuchar
- To listen; to pay attention to sounds or speech
- una
- A, an; feminine singular indefinite article
- verdadera
- True, genuine; real and not false or pretended
- confesión
- Confession; an admission of one's feelings or sins
- Venid
- Come; imperative plural form of venir, to come
- señora
- Lady, madam; polite title for a woman
- vámonos
- Let's go; first-person plural imperative of irse
- Buenos
- Good; masculine plural adjective used in greetings
- días
- Days; plural of día, also used in good morning
- primo
- Cousin; a relative who shares grandparents with you
- temprano
- Early; occurring before the usual or expected time
- aún
- Still, yet; indicating continuation of a situation
- Apenas
- Barely, hardly; only just managing to do something
- acaban
- They just finished; third-person plural of acabar
- dar
- To give; basic verb also used with time expressions
- las
- The; feminine plural definite article
- nueve
- Nine; the cardinal number between eight and ten
- Ay
- Oh, alas; exclamation expressing pain or sorrow
- horas
- Hours; units of time equal to sixty minutes
- tristes
- Sad; feeling or expressing sorrow or unhappiness
- parecen
- They seem; third-person plural present of parecer
- largas
- Long; having great length or duration in time
- Era
- Was; third-person singular imperfect of ser
- mi
- My; first-person singular possessive adjective
- padre
- Father; male parent of a child
- que
- That, which, who; very common conjunction or pronoun
- se
- Himself, herself, itself; reflexive pronoun in Spanish
- fue
- Went, was; third-person singular preterite of ir/ser
- deprisa
- Quickly, fast; moving at high speed or in haste
- Sí
- Yes; affirmative response or agreement
- era
- Was; third-person singular imperfect of ser
- Qué
- What; interrogative or exclamatory pronoun
- tristeza
- Sadness; a state of feeling sorrowful or melancholy
- alarga
- Lengthens, prolongs; makes something longer in duration
- No
- No, not; basic negation word in Spanish
- tener
- To have; fundamental verb of possession in Spanish
- aquello
- That; demonstrative pronoun referring to distant thing
- teniéndolo
- Having it; gerund of tener with direct object pronoun
- hace
- Makes; third-person singular present of hacer
- cortas
- Short; having little length or duration
- Enamorado
- In love; feeling romantic love for someone
- Sin
- Without; preposition indicating absence or lack
- amor
- Love; a deep feeling of affection and attachment
- Fuera
- Outside, out of; indicating exclusion or absence
- del
- Of the; contraction of de and el
- favor
- Favor; goodwill or approval from someone
- ella
- She, her; third-person feminine singular pronoun
- quien
- Who, whom; relative pronoun referring to a person
- estoy
- I am; first-person singular present of estar
- enamorado
- In love; feeling deep romantic affection for someone
- dulce
- Sweet; pleasant and agreeable in manner or taste
- en
- In, on; preposition indicating location or state
- apariencia
- Appearance; the outward look or impression of something
- Sea
- May it be; present subjunctive of ser
- tiránico
- Tyrannical; oppressive and domineering in behavior
- cruel
- Cruel; causing pain or suffering without compassion
- práctica
- Practice; repeated exercise to improve a skill
- cuya
- Whose; relative possessive pronoun indicating belonging
- vista
- Sight, view; the ability to see or a visual scene
- está
- Is; third-person singular present of estar
- siempre
- Always; at all times without exception
- velada
- Veiled, hidden; covered or concealed from view
- Pueda
- May it be able; present subjunctive of poder
- sin
- Without; preposition indicating absence of something
- ojos
- Eyes; the organs of sight in the face
- ver
- To see; to perceive with the eyes
- caminos
- Paths, roads; routes taken to reach a destination
- hacia
- Toward; indicating direction or movement in relation
- voluntad
- Will; the faculty of choosing or deciding something
- Dónde
- Where; interrogative adverb asking about location
- comeremos
- We will eat; future tense of comer
- riña
- Quarrel, fight; a verbal or physical dispute
- hubo
- There was; third-person singular preterite of haber
- Mas
- But, yet; literary conjunction indicating contrast
- me
- Me; first-person singular object or reflexive pronoun
- digáis
- Tell me; present subjunctive plural of decir
- pues
- Well, since, then; versatile discourse connector
- ya
- Already, now; indicating something has occurred
- he
- I have; first-person singular present of haber
- oído
- Heard; past participle of oír, to hear
- todo
- All, everything; referring to the complete amount
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