Romeo and Juliet — Page 7
Here's much to do with hate, but more with love:
Il est beaucoup question de haine, mais encore plus d'amour :
Why, then, O brawling love! O loving hate!
Pourquoi donc, ô amour querelleur ! ô haine amoureuse !
O anything, of nothing first create!
Ô n'importe quoi, créé d'abord de rien !
O heavy lightness! serious vanity!
Ô pesante légèreté ! sérieuse vanité !
Misshapen chaos of well-seeming forms!
Chaos difforme de formes bien apparentes !
Feather of lead, bright smoke, cold fire, sick health!
Plume de plomb, fumée brillante, feu froid, santé malade !
Still-waking sleep, that is not what it is!
Sommeil toujours éveillé, qui n'est pas ce qu'il est !
This love feel I, that feel no love in this.
C'est cet amour que je ressens, moi qui ne ressens aucun amour en cela.
Dost thou not laugh?
Ne ris-tu pas ?
BENVOLIO.
BENVOLIO.
No coz, I rather weep.
Non, cousin, je pleure plutôt.
ROMEO.
ROMÉO.
Good heart, at what?
Bon cœur, pourquoi donc ?
BENVOLIO.
BENVOLIO.
At thy good heart's oppression.
À l'oppression de ton bon cœur.
ROMEO.
ROMÉO.
Why such is love's transgression.
C'est ainsi la transgression de l'amour.
Griefs of mine own lie heavy in my breast,
Mes propres chagrins pèsent lourd dans ma poitrine,
Which thou wilt propagate to have it prest
Que tu veux propager pour l'accabler encore
With more of thine.
De tes propres peines.
This love that thou hast shown
Cet amour que tu m'as témoigné
Doth add more grief to too much of mine own.
Ajoute encore plus de peine à ce que j'ai déjà trop des miennes.
Love is a smoke made with the fume of sighs;
L'amour est une fumée faite de la vapeur des soupirs ;
Being purg'd, a fire sparkling in lovers' eyes;
Une fois dissipée, un feu étincelant dans les yeux des amants ;
Being vex'd, a sea nourish'd with lovers' tears:
Lorsqu'il est troublé, une mer nourrie des larmes des amants :
What is it else? A madness most discreet,
Qu'est-il d'autre ? Une folie des plus discrètes,
A choking gall, and a preserving sweet.
Un fiel étouffant, et une douceur qui préserve.
Farewell, my coz.
Adieu, mon cousin.
[_Going._]
[_Il sort._]
BENVOLIO.
BENVOLIO.
Soft! I will go along:
Doucement ! Je vais t'accompagner :
And if you leave me so, you do me wrong.
Et si tu me laisses ainsi, tu me fais du tort.
ROMEO.
ROMÉO.
Tut! I have lost myself; I am not here.
Bah ! Je me suis perdu moi-même ; je ne suis pas ici.
This is not Romeo, he's some other where.
Ce n'est pas Roméo ici, il est ailleurs.
BENVOLIO.
BENVOLIO.
Tell me in sadness who is that you love?
Dis-moi sincèrement qui est celle que tu aimes ?
ROMEO.
ROMÉO.
What, shall I groan and tell thee?
Quoi, dois-je gémir et te le dire ?
BENVOLIO.
BENVOLIO.
Groan! Why, no; but sadly tell me who.
Gémir ! Certes non ; mais dis-moi tristement qui c'est.
ROMEO.
ROMÉO.
Vocabulary
- beaucoup
- Adverb meaning 'a lot' or 'much'
- question
- Noun meaning 'question' or 'matter under discussion'
- haine
- Noun meaning 'hatred' or 'intense dislike'
- mais
- Conjunction meaning 'but', introducing contrast
- encore
- Adverb meaning 'still', 'yet', or 'even more'
- plus
- Adverb meaning 'more' or 'no longer'
- amour
- Noun meaning 'love', a deep affection
- Pourquoi
- Interrogative adverb meaning 'why'
- donc
- Conjunction or adverb meaning 'therefore' or 'so'
- ô
- Interjection 'O', used in poetic or solemn address
- querelleur
- Adjective or noun meaning 'quarrelsome person'
- amoureuse
- Adjective meaning 'in love' (feminine form)
- Ô
- Interjection 'O', used in poetic or formal address
- importe
- Verb form used in 'n'importe quoi' meaning 'anything'
- quoi
- Pronoun meaning 'what', used in questions or exclamations
- créé
- Past participle of 'créer', meaning 'created'
- abord
- Noun used in 'd'abord' meaning 'first' or 'at first'
- rien
- Pronoun meaning 'nothing' or 'anything' in negation
- pesante
- Adjective meaning 'heavy' or 'burdensome' (feminine)
- légèreté
- Noun meaning 'lightness' or 'frivolity'
- sérieuse
- Adjective meaning 'serious' or 'grave' (feminine)
- vanité
- Noun meaning 'vanity' or 'futility'
- Chaos
- Noun meaning 'chaos', complete disorder and confusion
- difforme
- Adjective meaning 'misshapen' or 'deformed'
- formes
- Noun meaning 'forms' or 'shapes' (plural)
- bien
- Adverb or noun meaning 'well' or 'good'
- apparentes
- Adjective meaning 'apparent' or 'visible' (feminine plural)
- Plume
- Noun meaning 'feather' or 'pen'
- plomb
- Noun meaning 'lead', a heavy dense metal
- fumée
- Noun meaning 'smoke', vapor from combustion
- brillante
- Adjective meaning 'bright' or 'brilliant' (feminine)
- feu
- Noun meaning 'fire'
- froid
- Adjective or noun meaning 'cold'
- santé
- Noun meaning 'health' or 'well-being'
- malade
- Adjective or noun meaning 'sick' or 'ill'
- Sommeil
- Noun meaning 'sleep' or 'slumber'
- toujours
- Adverb meaning 'always' or 'still'
- éveillé
- Adjective meaning 'awake' or 'alert'
- cet
- Demonstrative adjective 'this' before masculine vowel-initial noun
- ressens
- First person singular of 'ressentir', meaning 'I feel'
- aucun
- Adjective or pronoun meaning 'no' or 'none'
- cela
- Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'that' or 'this'
- ris-
- Imperative form of 'rire', meaning 'laugh'
- cousin
- Noun meaning 'cousin', a relative's child
- pleure
- First or third person of 'pleurer', meaning 'to cry'
- plutôt
- Adverb meaning 'rather' or 'instead'
- Bon
- Adjective meaning 'good', also used as interjection
- cœur
- Noun meaning 'heart', physical organ or emotional center
- pourquoi
- Interrogative adverb meaning 'why'
- oppression
- Noun meaning 'oppression', unjust burden or distress
- bon
- Adjective meaning 'good' or 'kind'
- ainsi
- Adverb meaning 'thus', 'so', or 'in this way'
- transgression
- Noun meaning 'transgression', violation of a rule or law
- propres
- Adjective meaning 'own' or 'clean' (plural)
- chagrins
- Noun meaning 'sorrows' or 'griefs' (plural)
- pèsent
- Third person plural of 'peser', meaning 'they weigh'
- lourd
- Adjective meaning 'heavy' or 'weighty'
- poitrine
- Noun meaning 'chest' or 'breast'
- veux
- First or second person of 'vouloir', meaning 'want'
- propager
- Verb meaning 'to spread' or 'to propagate'
- accabler
- Verb meaning 'to overwhelm' or 'to burden'
- peines
- Noun meaning 'sorrows', 'troubles', or 'pains' (plural)
- Cet
- Demonstrative adjective 'this' before masculine vowel noun
- témoigné
- Past participle of 'témoigner', meaning 'testified' or 'shown'
- Ajoute
- Imperative of 'ajouter', meaning 'add'
- peine
- Noun meaning 'sorrow', 'pain', or 'difficulty'
- déjà
- Adverb meaning 'already' or 'yet'
- trop
- Adverb meaning 'too much' or 'too many'
- miennes
- Possessive pronoun meaning 'mine' (feminine plural)
- faite
- Past participle of 'faire', meaning 'made' (feminine)
- vapeur
- Noun meaning 'steam' or 'vapor'
- soupirs
- Noun meaning 'sighs' (plural)
- fois
- Noun meaning 'time' or 'instance', as in 'once'
- dissipée
- Past participle of 'dissiper', meaning 'dispersed' or 'dissipated'
- étincelant
- Adjective meaning 'sparkling' or 'glittering'
- yeux
- Noun meaning 'eyes' (plural of 'œil')
- amants
- Noun meaning 'lovers' (masculine plural)
- Lorsqu'
- Conjunction meaning 'when' before a vowel sound
- troublé
- Past participle of 'troubler', meaning 'troubled' or 'disturbed'
- mer
- Noun meaning 'sea' or 'ocean'
- nourrie
- Past participle of 'nourrir', meaning 'nourished' or 'fed' (feminine)
- larmes
- Noun meaning 'tears' (plural)
- autre
- Adjective or pronoun meaning 'other' or 'another'
- folie
- Noun meaning 'madness' or 'folly'
- discrètes
- Adjective meaning 'discreet' or 'subtle' (feminine plural)
- fiel
- Noun meaning 'bile' or 'bitterness', figurative venom
- étouffant
- Adjective or present participle meaning 'suffocating' or 'stifling'
- douceur
- Noun meaning 'sweetness' or 'gentleness'
- préserve
- Third person singular of 'préserver', meaning 'preserves'
- Adieu
- Farewell expression meaning 'goodbye' (formal or final)
- sort
- Third person singular of 'sortir', meaning 'exits' or 'leaves'
- Doucement
- Adverb meaning 'gently' or 'softly'
- vais
- First person singular of 'aller', meaning 'I go' or 'I am going'
- accompagner
- Verb meaning 'to accompany' or 'to go with'
- si
- Conjunction meaning 'if' or 'whether'
- laisses
- Second person singular of 'laisser', meaning 'you leave' or 'let'
- fais
- First or second person of 'faire', meaning 'do' or 'make'
- tort
- Noun meaning 'wrong' or 'fault'; faire du tort means 'to harm'
- Bah
- Interjection expressing dismissal or indifference, 'bah'
- perdu
- Past participle of 'perdre', meaning 'lost'
- moi-
- Part of 'moi-même' meaning 'myself', stressed pronoun
- même
- Adverb or adjective meaning 'even', 'same', or 'itself'
- ici
- Adverb meaning 'here'
- ailleurs
- Adverb meaning 'elsewhere' or 'somewhere else'
- Dis-
- Imperative of 'dire', meaning 'tell' or 'say'
- sincèrement
- Adverb meaning 'sincerely' or 'honestly'
- celle
- Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'the one' (feminine singular)
- aimes
- Second person singular of 'aimer', meaning 'you love'
- Quoi
- Pronoun meaning 'what', used in exclamations or questions
- dois-
- First or second person of 'devoir', meaning 'must' or 'should'
- gémir
- Verb meaning 'to groan' or 'to moan'
- dire
- Verb meaning 'to say' or 'to tell'
- Gémir
- Verb meaning 'to groan' or 'to moan'
- Certes
- Adverb meaning 'certainly' or 'indeed'
- tristement
- Adverb meaning 'sadly' or 'sorrowfully'
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