Romeo and Juliet — Page 11
It is written that the shoemaker should meddle with his yard and the tailor with his last, the fisher with his pencil, and the painter with his nets; but I am sent to find those persons whose names are here writ, and can never find what names the writing person hath here writ.
Il est écrit que le cordonnier devrait se mêler de son aune et le tailleur de sa forme, le pêcheur de son pinceau et le peintre de ses filets ; mais je suis envoyé pour trouver les personnes dont les noms sont ici écrits, et je ne puis jamais trouver quels noms la personne qui a écrit a ici écrits.
I must to the learned.
Je dois m'adresser aux savants.
In good time!
À la bonne heure !
Enter Benvolio and Romeo.
Entrent Benvolio et Roméo.
Tut, man, one fire burns out another's burning,
Bah, l'ami, un feu éteint la flamme d'un autre,
One pain is lessen'd by another's anguish;
Une douleur est adoucie par l'angoisse d'une autre ;
Turn giddy, and be holp by backward turning;
Devenez étourdi, et soyez guéri en tournant en sens inverse ;
One desperate grief cures with another's languish:
Un chagrin désespéré se guérit par la langueur d'un autre :
Take thou some new infection to thy eye,
Laisse quelque nouvelle infection entrer dans ton œil,
And the rank poison of the old will die.
Et le venin grossier de l'ancien mourra.
Your plantain leaf is excellent for that.
Votre feuille de plantain est excellente pour cela.
For what, I pray thee?
Pour quoi, je te prie ?
For your broken shin.
Pour votre tibia écorché.
Why, Romeo, art thou mad?
Quoi, Roméo, es-tu fou ?
Not mad, but bound more than a madman is:
Pas fou, mais enchaîné plus qu'un fou ne l'est :
Shut up in prison, kept without my food,
Enfermé en prison, privé de ma nourriture,
Whipp'd and tormented and—God-den, good fellow.
Fouetté et tourmenté et — Bonjour, brave homme.
God gi' go-den. I pray, sir, can you read?
Dieu vous donne le bonjour. Je vous prie, monsieur, savez-vous lire ?
Ay, mine own fortune in my misery.
Oui, ma propre fortune dans ma misère.
Perhaps you have learned it without book.
Peut-être l'avez-vous appris sans livre.
But I pray, can you read anything you see?
Mais je vous prie, pouvez-vous lire tout ce que vous voyez ?
Ay, If I know the letters and the language.
Oui, si je connais les lettres et la langue.
Ye say honestly, rest you merry!
Vous dites vrai, portez-vous bien !
Stay, fellow; I can read.
Restez, l'ami ; je sais lire.
[_He reads the letter.
[_Il lit la lettre.
Vocabulary
- écrit
- ekʁi — Written; past participle of 'écrire'.
- cordonnier
- kɔʁdɔnje — A shoemaker or cobbler who repairs shoes.
- devrait
- dəvʁɛ — Conditional form of 'devoir', meaning 'should'.
- mêler
- mele — To mix, meddle, or involve oneself in something.
- aune
- on — An old unit of measurement; alder tree.
- tailleur
- tajœʁ — A tailor who makes or alters clothing.
- forme
- fɔʁm — Shape, form, or mold used for making things.
- pêcheur
- pɛʃœʁ — A fisherman who catches fish.
- pinceau
- pɛ̃so — A paintbrush used for applying paint.
- peintre
- pɛ̃tʁ — An artist or painter who creates paintings.
- filets
- filɛ — Nets used for catching fish or small game.
- envoyé
- ɑ̃vwaje — Sent; past participle of 'envoyer'.
- trouver
- tʁuve — To find or locate someone or something.
- personnes
- pɛʁsɔn — People; plural of 'personne', meaning individual persons.
- dont
- dɔ̃ — Relative pronoun meaning 'whose', 'of which', 'from which'.
- noms
- nɔ̃ — Names; plural of 'nom'.
- ici
- isi — Adverb meaning 'here', indicating this place.
- écrits
- ekʁi — Written; plural past participle of 'écrire'.
- puis
- pɥi — First person singular of 'pouvoir', meaning 'can'.
- jamais
- ʒamɛ — Adverb meaning 'never' or 'ever'.
- quels
- kɛl — Interrogative adjective meaning 'which' or 'what' (plural).
- personne
- pɛʁsɔn — A person or individual; also means 'nobody' in negation.
- dois
- dwa — First person singular of 'devoir', meaning 'must'.
- adresser
- adʁɛse — To address or direct oneself to someone.
- savants
- savɑ̃ — Scholars or learned people with great knowledge.
- bonne
- bɔn — Good; feminine adjective describing something positive.
- heure
- œʁ — Hour or time; used in expressions of time.
- Entrent
- ɑ̃tʁ — They enter; third person plural of 'entrer'.
- Bah
- ba — Exclamation expressing dismissal or indifference.
- ami
- ami — A friend or close companion.
- feu
- fø — Fire; also used metaphorically for passion.
- éteint
- etɛ̃ — Extinguished; put out, referring to fire or light.
- flamme
- flam — A flame; a burning tongue of fire.
- autre
- otʁ — Another or other; referring to a different one.
- douleur
- dulœʁ — Pain or sorrow, either physical or emotional.
- adoucie
- adusi — Softened or soothed; made less harsh or painful.
- angoisse
- ɑ̃gwas — Anguish or deep anxiety; intense emotional distress.
- Devenez
- dəvne — Become; second person plural imperative of 'devenir'.
- étourdi
- etuʁdi — Dizzy, giddy, or scatterbrained; feeling disoriented.
- soyez
- swaje — Be; second person plural imperative of 'être'.
- guéri
- geʁi — Healed or cured; restored to health.
- tournant
- tuʁnɑ̃ — Turning; present participle of 'tourner'.
- sens
- sɑ̃s — Direction, sense, or meaning.
- inverse
- ɛ̃vɛʁs — Reverse or opposite direction.
- chagrin
- ʃagʁɛ̃ — Grief, sorrow, or distress; deep sadness.
- désespéré
- dezɛspeʁe — Desperate or hopeless; overwhelmed by despair.
- guérit
- geʁi — Heals or cures; third person singular of 'guérir'.
- langueur
- lɑ̃gœʁ — Languor; a state of listlessness or weakness.
- Laisse
- lɛs — Let or allow; second person singular imperative of 'laisser'.
- quelque
- kɛlkə — Some or a certain; indefinite adjective.
- nouvelle
- nuvɛl — New (feminine) or a short story; piece of news.
- infection
- ɛ̃fɛksjɔ̃ — An infection; the spread of harmful microorganisms.
- entrer
- ɑ̃tʁe — To enter or go into a place.
- œil
- œj — Eye; the organ of sight.
- venin
- vənɛ̃ — Venom or poison, especially from animals.
- grossier
- gʁosje — Crude, coarse, or vulgar; lacking refinement.
- ancien
- ɑ̃sjɛ̃ — Old or former; referring to something from the past.
- mourra
- muʁa — Will die; third person singular future of 'mourir'.
- feuille
- fœj — A leaf of a plant or a sheet of paper.
- plantain
- plɑ̃tɛ̃ — Plantain; a common medicinal herb or tropical plant.
- excellente
- ɛksɛlɑ̃t — Excellent; of very high quality or ability.
- cela
- səla — That; demonstrative pronoun referring to something mentioned.
- quoi
- kwa — What; interrogative pronoun used after prepositions.
- prie
- pʁi — Pray or beg; from 'prier', asking earnestly.
- tibia
- tibja — The shinbone; the larger bone of the lower leg.
- écorché
- ekɔʁʃe — Scraped or skinned; surface abraded or scratched.
- Quoi
- kwa — What; exclamatory or interrogative pronoun.
- fou
- fu — Mad, crazy, or foolish.
- enchaîné
- ɑ̃ʃɛne — Chained or shackled; bound with chains.
- plus
- ply — More; comparative adverb or negation particle.
- Enfermé
- ɑ̃fɛʁme — Locked up or confined; shut inside a place.
- prison
- pʁizɔ̃ — Prison; a place of confinement for criminals.
- privé
- pʁive — Deprived or denied; without something essential.
- nourriture
- nuʁityʁ — Food or nourishment; what is eaten to survive.
- Fouetté
- fwɛte — Whipped or lashed; struck with a whip.
- tourmenté
- tuʁmɑ̃te — Tormented; suffering great pain or anguish.
- Bonjour
- bɔ̃ʒuʁ — Good day or hello; standard French greeting.
- brave
- bʁav — Good, brave, or worthy; honorable person.
- homme
- ɔm — A man or human being.
- Dieu
- djø — God; the supreme being in monotheistic religions.
- donne
- dɔn — Gives; third person singular of 'donner'.
- bonjour
- bɔ̃ʒuʁ — Good day or hello; common French greeting.
- monsieur
- məsjø — Mister or sir; formal title for a man.
- savez-
- save — Do you know; second person plural of 'savoir'.
- lire
- liʁ — To read; the act of reading written text.
- propre
- pʁɔpʁ — Own or clean; meaning one's very own.
- fortune
- fɔʁtyn — Fortune or luck; one's fate or financial wealth.
- misère
- mizɛʁ — Misery or poverty; great suffering or wretchedness.
- Peut-
- pø — Perhaps; part of 'peut-être' meaning 'maybe'.
- être
- ɛtʁ — To be; the infinitive of the verb 'to be'.
- appris
- apʁi — Learned; past participle of 'apprendre'.
- sans
- sɑ̃ — Without; preposition indicating absence of something.
- livre
- livʁ — A book; a bound written or printed work.
- pouvez-
- puve — Can; second person plural of 'pouvoir'.
- tout
- tu — All or everything; referring to the whole.
- voyez
- vwaje — See; second person plural of 'voir'.
- si
- si — If; conjunction introducing conditional clauses.
- connais
- kɔnɛ — Know; first person singular of 'connaître'.
- lettres
- lɛtʁ — Letters; alphabet characters or written correspondence.
- langue
- lɑ̃g — Language or tongue; means of communication.
- dites
- dit — Say; second person plural of 'dire'.
- vrai
- vʁɛ — True or real; corresponding to fact.
- portez-
- pɔʁte — Carry or bear; second person plural of 'porter'.
- bien
- bjɛ̃ — Well or good; adverb indicating something is done properly.
- Restez
- ʁɛste — Stay or remain; second person plural imperative of 'rester'.
- sais
- sɛ — Know; first or second person singular of 'savoir'.
- lit
- li — Reads; third person singular of 'lire'.
- lettre
- lɛtʁ — A letter; written message or alphabet character.
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