Romeo and Juliet — Page 8
Bid a sick man in sadness make his will,
Pedirle a un hombre enfermo que en serio haga su testamento,
A word ill urg'd to one that is so ill.
Es una palabra mal dirigida a quien está tan mal.
In sadness, cousin, I do love a woman.
En serio, primo, estoy enamorado de una mujer.
I aim'd so near when I suppos'd you lov'd.
Casi acerté cuando supuse que estabas enamorado.
A right good markman, and she's fair I love.
Buen tirador eres, y la que amo es hermosa.
A right fair mark, fair coz, is soonest hit.
Un blanco bien visible, bello primo, es el más fácil de alcanzar.
Well, in that hit you miss: she'll not be hit
Pues bien, en ese tiro yerras: ella no será alcanzada
With Cupid's arrow, she hath Dian's wit;
Por la flecha de Cupido, pues tiene el ingenio de Diana;
And in strong proof of chastity well arm'd,
Y bien armada con sólida coraza de castidad,
From love's weak childish bow she lives uncharm'd.
Vive sin ser hechizada por el débil arco infantil del amor.
She will not stay the siege of loving terms
No aguantará el asedio de tiernas palabras
Nor bide th'encounter of assailing eyes,
Ni soportará el encuentro de ojos que la asedian,
Nor ope her lap to saint-seducing gold:
Ni abrirá su regazo al oro que seduce a los santos:
O she's rich in beauty, only poor
Oh, es rica en belleza, solo pobre
That when she dies, with beauty dies her store.
En que cuando muera, con su belleza morirá su tesoro.
Then she hath sworn that she will still live chaste?
¿Entonces ha jurado que vivirá siempre casta?
She hath, and in that sparing makes huge waste;
Así es, y con esa abstinencia causa enorme desperdicio;
For beauty starv'd with her severity,
Pues la belleza, hambrienta por su severidad,
Cuts beauty off from all posterity.
Priva a la belleza de toda posteridad.
She is too fair, too wise; wisely too fair,
Es demasiado bella, demasiado sabia; sabiamente demasiado bella,
To merit bliss by making me despair.
Para merecer la dicha haciéndome desesperar.
She hath forsworn to love, and in that vow
Ha renunciado al amor, y en ese voto
Do I live dead, that live to tell it now.
Vivo muerto, yo que vivo para contarlo ahora.
Be rul'd by me, forget to think of her.
Sígueme, olvídate de pensar en ella.
O teach me how I should forget to think.
Oh, enséñame cómo debo olvidar pensar.
By giving liberty unto thine eyes;
Dando libertad a tus ojos;
Examine other beauties.
Contempla otras bellezas.
'Tis the way
Eso es el camino
To call hers, exquisite, in question more.
Para poner en mayor evidencia la exquisitez de la suya.
Vocabulary
- Pedirle
- To ask someone; to request from a person
- un
- A, an; indefinite article in masculine singular form
- hombre
- Man; adult male human being
- enfermo
- Sick, ill; person suffering from disease or illness
- que
- That, which; relative pronoun connecting clauses
- en
- In, on; preposition indicating location or position
- serio
- Serious, earnest; not joking or lighthearted manner
- haga
- Make, do; third person singular subjunctive of hacer
- su
- His, her, its, their; possessive adjective
- Es
- Is; third person singular present of ser
- una
- A, an; indefinite article in feminine singular form
- palabra
- Word; unit of language with meaning
- mal
- Bad, badly; poorly or incorrectly done
- dirigida
- Directed, aimed; past participle of dirigir
- quien
- Who, whom; relative pronoun for persons
- está
- Is; third person singular present of estar
- tan
- So, as; adverb of degree or comparison
- En
- In, on; preposition indicating location or position
- primo
- Cousin; relative child of parent's sibling
- estoy
- I am; first person singular present of estar
- enamorado
- In love, enamored; person romantically attracted
- de
- Of, from; preposition showing possession or origin
- mujer
- Woman, wife; adult female human being
- Casi
- Almost, nearly; nearly achieving or approaching something
- acerté
- I guessed correctly; first person past of acertar
- cuando
- When; conjunction or relative adverb of time
- supuse
- I supposed; first person past of suponer
- estabas
- You were; second person singular past of estar
- Buen
- Good; shortened form of bueno before masculine noun
- eres
- You are; second person singular present of ser
- la
- The; definite article in feminine singular form
- amo
- I love; first person singular present of amar
- es
- Is; third person singular present of ser
- hermosa
- Beautiful, lovely; feminine adjective of beauty
- Un
- A, an; indefinite article in masculine singular form
- blanco
- White, target; color or objective to hit
- bien
- Well, good; adverb indicating proper manner
- visible
- Visible, evident; able to be seen clearly
- bello
- Beautiful, handsome; adjective describing attractiveness
- el
- The; definite article in masculine singular form
- más
- More, most; adverb or adjective of comparison
- fácil
- Easy, simple; not difficult to accomplish
- alcanzar
- To reach, achieve; attain or grasp something
- Pues
- Well, then; conjunction introducing explanation or consequence
- ese
- That; demonstrative adjective indicating something nearby
- tiro
- Shot, throw; act of shooting an arrow
- ella
- She, her; third person feminine singular pronoun
- no
- No, not; negation or denial adverb
- será
- Will be; third person singular future of ser
- Por
- By, for; preposition indicating agency or purpose
- pues
- Well, then; conjunction introducing explanation or consequence
- tiene
- Has, possesses; third person singular present of tener
- con
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment or association
- sólida
- Solid, strong; firm and stable feminine form
- Vive
- Lives; third person singular present of vivir
- sin
- Without; preposition indicating absence or lack
- ser
- To be; fundamental verb of existence
- por
- By, for; preposition indicating agency or purpose
- débil
- Weak, feeble; lacking strength or power
- arco
- Bow; weapon for shooting arrows; also arch
- infantil
- Infantile, childish; relating to infants or children
- del
- Of the; contraction of de and el
- amor
- Love; deep affection or romantic feeling
- No
- No, not; negation or denial adverb
- aguantará
- Will endure; third person singular future of aguantar
- tiernas
- Tender, soft; delicate or affectionate feminine plural
- palabras
- Words; plural of palabra, units of language
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