Romeo and Juliet — Page 9
These happy masks that kiss fair ladies' brows,
Estas felices máscaras que besan las frentes de las hermosas damas,
Being black, puts us in mind they hide the fair;
Al ser negras, nos recuerdan que ocultan la belleza;
He that is strucken blind cannot forget
Quien queda ciego no puede olvidar
The precious treasure of his eyesight lost.
El precioso tesoro de su vista perdida.
Show me a mistress that is passing fair,
Muéstrame una dama que sea sumamente hermosa,
What doth her beauty serve but as a note
¿De qué sirve su belleza sino como una nota
Where I may read who pass'd that passing fair?
Donde puedo leer quién superó esa belleza sin par?
Farewell, thou canst not teach me to forget.
Adiós, no puedes enseñarme a olvidar.
BENVOLIO.
BENVOLIO.
I'll pay that doctrine, or else die in debt.
Pagaré esa doctrina, o de lo contrario moriré en deuda.
[_Exeunt._]
[_Mutis._]
SCENE II. A Street.
ESCENA II. Una calle.
Enter Capulet, Paris and Servant.
Entran Capuleto, Paris y un Criado.
CAPULET.
CAPULETO.
But Montague is bound as well as I,
Pero Montesco está obligado igual que yo,
In penalty alike; and 'tis not hard, I think,
Bajo igual pena; y no es difícil, creo yo,
For men so old as we to keep the peace.
Para hombres tan mayores como nosotros mantener la paz.
PARIS.
PARIS.
Of honourable reckoning are you both,
Ambos sois hombres de honorable reputación,
And pity 'tis you liv'd at odds so long.
Y es una lástima que hayáis vivido en disputa tanto tiempo.
But now my lord, what say you to my suit?
Pero ahora, milord, ¿qué decís a mi petición?
CAPULET.
CAPULETO.
But saying o'er what I have said before.
Solo repitiendo lo que ya he dicho antes.
My child is yet a stranger in the world,
Mi hija es aún una extraña en el mundo,
She hath not seen the change of fourteen years;
No ha visto aún el transcurso de catorce años;
Let two more summers wither in their pride
Dejad que dos veranos más se marchiten en su esplendor
Ere we may think her ripe to be a bride.
Antes de que podamos considerarla madura para ser una novia.
PARIS.
PARIS.
Younger than she are happy mothers made.
Más jóvenes que ella se han convertido en felices madres.
CAPULET.
CAPULETO.
And too soon marr'd are those so early made.
Y muy pronto malogradas quedan las que así se hacen tan temprano.
Vocabulary
- felices
- Plural adjective meaning happy or joyful
- máscaras
- Masks worn to conceal one's face or identity
- besan
- Third person plural present tense of 'besar', to kiss
- frentes
- Foreheads or fronts of a person's face
- hermosas
- Feminine plural adjective meaning beautiful or lovely
- damas
- Ladies or noblewomen of high social standing
- ser
- Infinitive form of the verb 'to be' permanently
- negras
- Feminine plural adjective meaning black in color
- recuerdan
- They remind or recall something to someone
- ocultan
- They hide or conceal something from view
- belleza
- Beauty or the quality of being beautiful
- queda
- Remains or stays in a particular state or place
- ciego
- Blind; unable to see with one's eyes
- olvidar
- To forget something previously known or experienced
- precioso
- Precious, valuable, or extremely beautiful and dear
- tesoro
- Treasure or something highly valued and cherished
- vista
- Sight or the ability to see with one's eyes
- perdida
- Lost or something that has been taken away
- Muéstrame
- Imperative form meaning 'show me' something now
- dama
- A lady or woman of refinement and noble bearing
- sea
- Subjunctive form of 'ser', meaning 'may be' or 'is'
- sumamente
- Adverb meaning extremely or to the highest degree
- hermosa
- Feminine adjective meaning beautiful or very attractive
- sirve
- Third person singular of 'servir', meaning 'serves' or 'is useful'
- sino
- Conjunction meaning 'but rather' or 'except'
- nota
- Note or written mark conveying brief information
- leer
- To read written text with one's eyes
- superó
- Third person singular past of 'superar', to surpass or exceed
- par
- Equal, pair, or match; without equal means unrivaled
- Adiós
- Farewell expression used when departing from someone
- enseñarme
- To teach or show me something I do not know
- Pagaré
- Future tense of 'pagar', meaning 'I will pay'
- doctrina
- Doctrine or teaching imparted as a body of knowledge
- contrario
- Opposite or contrary; the reverse of something stated
- moriré
- Future tense of 'morir', meaning 'I will die'
- deuda
- Debt or an obligation owed to another person
- ESCENA
- Scene or division of a theatrical play or act
- calle
- Street or road in a town or city setting
- Entran
- Stage direction: they enter onto the stage now
- Criado
- Servant or household attendant who serves a master
- obligado
- Obligated or bound to do something by duty
- igual
- Equal or the same as another in some way
- Bajo
- Under or beneath; also low in position or degree
- pena
- Penalty, sorrow, or punishment imposed for wrongdoing
- difícil
- Difficult or hard to accomplish or understand
- creo
- First person singular present of 'creer', meaning 'I believe'
- hombres
- Men or adult male human beings in general
- mayores
- Older or greater in age, size, or importance
- mantener
- To maintain or keep something in a certain state
- paz
- Peace or a state of tranquility and absence of conflict
- Ambos
- Both; referring to two people or things together
- sois
- Second person plural present of 'ser', meaning 'you are'
- honorable
- Worthy of honor and high moral esteem or respect
- reputación
- Reputation or the general opinion others hold of someone
- lástima
- Pity or shame; something unfortunate that is regrettable
- hayáis
- Second person plural present subjunctive of 'haber'
- vivido
- Past participle of 'vivir', meaning 'lived' or 'have lived'
- disputa
- Dispute or quarrel between two opposing parties
- tanto
- Adverb or adjective meaning 'so much' or 'as much'
- tiempo
- Time or the passing of moments and duration
- decís
- Second person plural present of 'decir', meaning 'you say'
- petición
- Request, petition, or formal appeal made to someone
- repitiendo
- Gerund of 'repetir', meaning 'repeating' something said before
- dicho
- Past participle of 'decir', meaning 'said' previously
- antes
- Adverb meaning 'before' or 'previously' in time
- hija
- Daughter or female child of a parent
- aún
- Adverb meaning 'still' or 'yet' indicating continuation
- extraña
- Strange or foreign; also 'misses' or 'is unfamiliar with'
- mundo
- World or the earth and all of its inhabitants
- visto
- Past participle of 'ver', meaning 'seen' or 'witnessed'
- transcurso
- Course or passage of time over a period
- catorce
- The number fourteen in Spanish cardinal numbering
- años
- Years or units of time equal to twelve months
- Dejad
- Imperative plural of 'dejar', meaning 'let' or 'allow'
- veranos
- Summers or the warm season occurring each year
- marchiten
- Subjunctive of 'marchitar', meaning 'to wither' or 'fade away'
- esplendor
- Splendor or brilliant beauty and magnificence
- Antes
- Adverb meaning 'before' or 'previously' in time
- podamos
- First person plural present subjunctive of 'poder', meaning 'can'
- considerarla
- To consider her or regard her in a certain light
- madura
- Mature or ripe; fully developed and ready
- novia
- Bride or girlfriend; a woman in a romantic relationship
- jóvenes
- Young people or those who are not yet old
- convertido
- Past participle of 'convertir', meaning 'become' or 'turned into'
- madres
- Mothers or women who have given birth to children
- pronto
- Adverb meaning 'soon' or 'quickly' without much delay
- malogradas
- Ruined, wasted, or cut short before reaching full potential
- quedan
- They remain or are left in a certain condition
- así
- Adverb meaning 'thus', 'so', or 'in this way'
- temprano
- Early or sooner than expected in time
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