Romeo and Juliet — Page 10
The earth hath swallowed all my hopes but she,
La terra ha inghiottito tutte le mie speranze tranne lei,
She is the hopeful lady of my earth:
Lei è la speranzosa signora della mia terra:
But woo her, gentle Paris, get her heart,
Ma corteggiala, gentile Paride, conquistale il cuore,
My will to her consent is but a part;
La mia volontà rispetto al suo consenso è solo una parte;
And she agree, within her scope of choice
E se lei acconsente, nell'ambito della sua libertà di scelta
Lies my consent and fair according voice.
Risiede il mio consenso e il mio giusto accordo.
This night I hold an old accustom'd feast,
Questa notte tengo un antico banchetto tradizionale,
Whereto I have invited many a guest,
Al quale ho invitato molti ospiti,
Such as I love, and you among the store,
Tra coloro che amo, e voi tra di essi,
One more, most welcome, makes my number more.
Uno in più, il più benvenuto, accresce il mio numero.
At my poor house look to behold this night
Nella mia povera casa aspettatevi di vedere questa notte
Earth-treading stars that make dark heaven light:
Stelle che calpestano la terra e illuminano il cielo oscuro:
Such comfort as do lusty young men feel
Tale conforto come provano i giovani vigorosi
When well apparell'd April on the heel
Quando l'Aprile ben adornato alle calcagna
Of limping winter treads, even such delight
Dell'inverno zoppicante cammina, tale diletto
Among fresh female buds shall you this night
Tra freschi boccioli femminili questa notte voi
Inherit at my house. Hear all, all see,
Erediterete a casa mia. Ascoltate tutti, vedete tutti,
And like her most whose merit most shall be:
E prediligete colei il cui merito sarà il maggiore:
Which, on more view of many, mine, being one,
La quale, a uno sguardo più attento tra le tante, la mia, essendo una,
May stand in number, though in reckoning none.
Può figurare nel numero, benché nel confronto non valga nulla.
Come, go with me. Go, sirrah, trudge about
Venite, andate con me. Va', messere, gira intorno
Through fair Verona; find those persons out
Per la bella Verona; trova quelle persone
Whose names are written there, [_gives a paper_] and to them say,
I cui nomi sono scritti lì, [_porge un foglio_] e di' loro,
My house and welcome on their pleasure stay.
La mia casa e il benvenuto attendono il loro piacere.
[_Exeunt Capulet and Paris._]
[_Escono Capuleti e Paride._]
SERVANT.
SERVO.
Find them out whose names are written here!
Trovate coloro i cui nomi sono scritti qui!
Vocabulary
- terra
- Earth, ground, or land
- ha
- Third person singular of 'avere', has
- inghiottito
- Swallowed, consumed entirely
- tutte
- All, every (feminine plural form)
- speranze
- Hopes, expectations for the future
- tranne
- Except, apart from, excluding someone
- Lei
- Formal 'you', polite address in Italian
- speranzosa
- Hopeful, full of hope and optimism
- signora
- Lady, woman, polite title for woman
- corteggiala
- Court her, woo her romantically
- gentile
- Kind, gentle, polite in manner
- conquistale
- Win her over, conquer her heart
- cuore
- Heart, the organ or seat of emotion
- volontà
- Will, willingness, desire or intention
- rispetto
- Respect, regard, esteem for someone
- consenso
- Consent, agreement, approval from someone
- solo
- Only, just, alone or by oneself
- parte
- Part, portion, or role in something
- acconsente
- Consents, agrees, gives approval formally
- ambito
- Scope, realm, domain of something
- libertà
- Freedom, liberty, right to choose
- scelta
- Choice, selection, option available
- Risiede
- Resides, lies within, is located
- giusto
- Just, fair, right or correct
- accordo
- Agreement, accord, mutual understanding
- notte
- Night, the dark hours after sunset
- tengo
- I hold, I keep (first person singular)
- antico
- Ancient, old, traditional from long ago
- banchetto
- Banquet, feast, formal celebratory dinner
- tradizionale
- Traditional, customary, following long-held practices
- quale
- Which, that (relative pronoun)
- invitato
- Invited, asked someone to attend
- molti
- Many, numerous (masculine plural adjective)
- ospiti
- Guests, hosts, visitors at an event
- Tra
- Among, between, within a group
- coloro
- Those, those people (pronoun, formal)
- amo
- I love (first person singular of amare)
- tra
- Among, between two or more things
- essi
- They, them (third person plural pronoun)
- più
- More, plus, additionally (common adverb)
- benvenuto
- Welcome, warmly received as a guest
- accresce
- Increases, augments, adds to something
- numero
- Number, quantity, count of items
- povera
- Poor, humble, modest (feminine adjective)
- casa
- House, home, domestic dwelling
- aspettatevi
- Expect, anticipate (reflexive imperative plural)
- vedere
- To see, to look at, observe
- Stelle
- Stars, celestial bodies in the sky
- calpestano
- Tread upon, trample, walk over something
- illuminano
- Illuminate, light up, brighten something
- cielo
- Sky, heaven, the expanse above earth
- oscuro
- Dark, obscure, lacking light or clarity
- Tale
- Such, such a (demonstrative adjective)
- conforto
- Comfort, consolation, relief from distress
- provano
- Experience, feel, try (third person plural)
- giovani
- Young people, youth (plural noun/adjective)
- vigorosi
- Vigorous, strong, full of energy
- Quando
- When, at the time that (conjunction)
- Aprile
- April, the fourth month of year
- ben
- Well, very (shortened form of bene)
- adornato
- Adorned, decorated, beautifully ornamented
- calcagna
- Heels (of the feet), rear of foot
- inverno
- Winter, the coldest season of year
- zoppicante
- Limping, hobbling, walking with difficulty
- cammina
- Walks, moves on foot (third singular)
- tale
- Such, such a kind of thing
- diletto
- Delight, pleasure, joy, beloved one
- freschi
- Fresh, cool, new (masculine plural adjective)
- boccioli
- Buds, flower buds not yet opened
- femminili
- Feminine, womanly, of or relating to women
- Erediterete
- You will inherit, receive as heritage
- Ascoltate
- Listen! Hear! (imperative plural command)
- tutti
- All, everyone, everybody (masculine plural)
- vedete
- You see, look (second person plural)
- prediligete
- Prefer, favor above others (imperative plural)
- colei
- She, that woman (formal demonstrative pronoun)
- cui
- Whom, whose, which (relative pronoun)
- merito
- Merit, worth, deserving quality or virtue
- sarà
- Will be (future of essere, third singular)
- maggiore
- Greater, larger, superior, most important
- sguardo
- Glance, look, gaze directed at something
- attento
- Attentive, careful, paying close attention
- tante
- So many, numerous (feminine plural adjective)
- essendo
- Being (gerund of essere, present participle)
- Può
- Can, is able to (third person singular)
- figurare
- To appear, figure, be represented among others
- benché
- Although, even though (concessive conjunction)
- confronto
- Comparison, contrast between two things
- valga
- Be worth, count (subjunctive of valere)
- nulla
- Nothing, not anything, zero value
- Venite
- Come! (imperative plural of venire)
- andate
- Go! (imperative plural of andare)
- Va'
- Go! (imperative singular, truncated form)
- messere
- Sir, master (archaic honorific title)
- gira
- Go around, walk around (imperative singular)
- intorno
- Around, about, in the surrounding area
- bella
- Beautiful (feminine singular adjective)
- trova
- Find! locate (imperative singular of trovare)
- quelle
- Those (feminine plural demonstrative adjective)
- persone
- People, persons, individuals (feminine plural)
- nomi
- Names, designations of people or things
- scritti
- Written, inscribed (past participle plural)
- lì
- There, in that place (adverb)
- porge
- Hands over, presents, extends to someone
- foglio
- Sheet of paper, leaf, document page
- di'
- Tell, say! (imperative singular of dire)
- loro
- Their, to them (third person plural pronoun)
- attendono
- Await, expect, wait for something
- piacere
- Pleasure, delight, to please someone
- Escono
- They exit, go out (third person plural)
- SERVO
- Servant, domestic worker, attendant
- Trovate
- Find! Locate (imperative plural of trovare)
- qui
- Here, in this place (adverb of place)
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