Romeo and Juliet — Page 8
Bid a sick man in sadness make his will,
病人に本気で遺言を書けと言うようなものだ、
A word ill urg'd to one that is so ill.
そんなに病んでいる者には、かけるには辛い言葉だ。
In sadness, cousin, I do love a woman.
本当のことを言うと、従兄弟よ、私はある女性を愛しているんだ。
I aim'd so near when I suppos'd you lov'd.
君が恋をしていると思ったとき、私はほぼ見当をつけていた。
A right good markman, and she's fair I love.
なかなかの射手だな、そして私が愛するその人は美しい。
A right fair mark, fair coz, is soonest hit.
実に美しい的は、美しき従兄弟よ、最も早く射抜かれるものだ。
Well, in that hit you miss: she'll not be hit
いや、その点で君は外れている。彼女は射抜かれることがない、
With Cupid's arrow, she hath Dian's wit;
キューピッドの矢によっては。彼女はダイアナの知恵を持っている。
And in strong proof of chastity well arm'd,
そして堅固な貞節の鎧で身を固め、
From love's weak childish bow she lives uncharm'd.
愛の弱く幼稚な弓の魔力にも惑わされずに生きている。
She will not stay the siege of loving terms
彼女は愛の言葉による包囲攻撃にも耐えようとせず、
Nor bide th'encounter of assailing eyes,
言い寄る目の攻めにも向き合おうとせず、
Nor ope her lap to saint-seducing gold:
聖人をも誘惑する黄金にも胸を開こうとしない。
O she's rich in beauty, only poor
ああ、彼女は美しさにおいては豊かだが、ただ一点貧しい、
That when she dies, with beauty dies her store.
それは彼女が死ぬとき、その美しさとともに蓄えも消えてしまうことだ。
Then she hath sworn that she will still live chaste?
では彼女は永遠に貞潔に生きると誓ったのか？
She hath, and in that sparing makes huge waste;
そうだ、そしてその節制によって大いなる無駄が生まれる。
For beauty starv'd with her severity,
なぜなら彼女の厳しさによって美は飢え、
Cuts beauty off from all posterity.
美を後世のすべてから断ち切ってしまうからだ。
She is too fair, too wise; wisely too fair,
彼女はあまりに美しく、あまりに賢い。賢くもあまりに美しい、
To merit bliss by making me despair.
私を絶望させることで至福の価値を得るとは。
She hath forsworn to love, and in that vow
彼女は愛を誓って捨てた、そしてその誓いの中で、
Do I live dead, that live to tell it now.
私は死んだように生きている、今これを語るために生きながらも。
Be rul'd by me, forget to think of her.
私の言う通りにしなさい、彼女のことを考えるのを忘れなさい。
O teach me how I should forget to think.
ああ、どうすれば考えることを忘れられるか教えてくれ。
By giving liberty unto thine eyes;
君の目に自由を与えることによって、
Examine other beauties.
他の美しさを見てみなさい。
'Tis the way
それはかえって、
To call hers, exquisite, in question more.
彼女の美しさの絶妙さをより一層際立たせることになるだろう。
Vocabulary
- 病人
- byounin — Sick person; patient who is ill
- に
- ni — Particle indicating direction, location, or purpose
- 本気
- honki — Seriousness; genuine intention or effort
- で
- de — Particle indicating means, location of action
- 遺言
- yuigon — Last will; dying words or testament
- を
- wo — Particle marking the direct object of a verb
- 書け
- kake — Write! Imperative form of 書く (kaku)
- と
- to — Particle meaning 'and', 'with', or quotation marker
- 言う
- iu — To say; to speak; to tell someone something
- よう
- you — Like; as if; indicating resemblance or manner
- な
- na — Sentence-ending particle expressing emotion or emphasis
- もの
- mono — Thing; object; matter; used for explanation or complaint
- だ
- da — Copula meaning 'is' or 'are'; plain form
- そんな
- sonna — Such; that kind of; like that
- 病ん
- yan — Suffering; afflicted; mentally or physically troubled
- いる
- iru — To exist; to be (for animate beings)
- 者
- mono — Person; one who does something; individual
- は
- wa — Topic marker particle; indicates the topic of sentence
- かける
- kakeru — To impose on; to say something directed at someone
- 辛い
- tsurai — Painful; distressing; hard to bear emotionally
- 言葉
- kotoba — Words; language; speech; an expression
- 本当
- hontou — Truth; reality; truly; really genuine
- の
- no — Possessive or nominalizing particle; 'of'
- こと
- koto — Thing; fact; matter; abstract concept or event
- 従兄弟
- itoko — Male cousin; son of one's parent's sibling
- よ
- yo — Sentence-ending particle asserting or emphasizing information
- 私
- watashi — I; me; first-person singular pronoun
- ある
- aru — To exist; to have; to be (inanimate)
- 女性
- josei — Woman; female; womanhood
- 愛し
- aishi — Love (stem form); to cherish deeply someone
- て
- te — Connective particle linking sequential or causal actions
- ん
- n — Contracted explanatory or assertive sentence-ending particle
- 君
- kimi — You; informal second-person pronoun, often affectionate
- が
- ga — Subject marker particle; also expresses desire or ability
- 恋
- koi — Romantic love; longing; being in love
- し
- shi — Conjunctive verb ending; 'and'; listing reasons
- 思っ
- omot(te) — Thought; felt; the te-form of 思う (omou)
- た
- ta — Past tense auxiliary verb; indicates completed action
- とき
- toki — Time; moment; when something occurs
- ほぼ
- hobo — Almost; nearly; approximately; for the most part
- 見当
- kentou — Estimate; guess; having an idea or clue
- つけ
- tsuke — Attach; mark; find; conjunctive form of つける
- い
- i — Stem of iru; also i-adjective ending form
- なかなか
- nakanaka — Considerably; quite; not easily; rather difficult
- 射手
- ite — Archer; bowman; one who shoots arrows
- 愛する
- aisuru — To love; to feel deep affection for someone
- その
- sono — That; the (referring to something previously mentioned)
- 人
- hito — Person; human being; someone
- 美しい
- utsukushii — Beautiful; lovely; aesthetically pleasing in appearance
- 実に
- jitsuni — Truly; indeed; really; in fact
- 的
- mato — Target; mark; bullseye; goal to aim at
- 最も
- mottomo — Most; extremely; the superlative degree
- 早く
- hayaku — Quickly; early; fast; adverb form of 早い
- れる
- reru — Passive or potential auxiliary verb suffix
- いや
- iya — No; disagreeable; unpleasant; expressing refusal
- 点
- ten — Point; dot; spot; score; aspect
- 外れ
- hazure — Miss; off-target; deviation from the mark
- 彼女
- kanojo — She; her; girlfriend
- ない
- nai — Not; negative form; does not exist
- 矢
- ya — Arrow; projectile shot from a bow
- よっ
- yot(te) — By means of; due to (shortened form of よって)
- 知恵
- chie — Wisdom; intelligence; cleverness; practical knowledge
- 持っ
- mot(te) — Hold; have; carry; te-form of 持つ (motsu)
- 堅固
- kengo — Firm; solid; strong; steadfast; unshakeable
- 鎧
- yoroi — Armor; protective body covering worn in battle
- 身
- mi — Body; oneself; one's person or situation
- 固め
- katame — Hardening; fortifying; making firm or resolute
- 愛
- ai — Love; affection; deep emotional attachment
- 弱く
- yowaku — Weakly; feebly; adverb form of 弱い (yowai)
- 幼稚
- youchi — Childish; immature; infantile; undeveloped
- 弓
- yumi — Bow (weapon); Japanese traditional archery bow
- 魔力
- maryoku — Magic power; supernatural charm or enchantment
- も
- mo — Also; too; even; both; as well
- 惑わさ
- madowasa — Bewilder; mislead; enchant; lead astray
- れ
- re — Passive/potential suffix form; part of られる
- ず
- zu — Negative classical ending; without doing something
- 生き
- iki — Living; being alive; stem form of 生きる
- よる
- yoru — Night; also to depend on; to be caused by
- 包囲
- houi — Siege; encirclement; surrounding an area or person
- 攻撃
- kougeki — Attack; assault; offensive action against someone
- 耐えよ
- taeyo — Endure! Withstand! Imperative of 耐える (taeru)
- う
- u — Volitional suffix meaning let's or shall we
- せ
- se — Causative or imperative auxiliary verb ending
- 言い寄る
- iiyoru — To make advances; to court; to woo someone
- 目
- me — Eye; gaze; viewpoint; attention directed at something
- 攻め
- seme — Attack; offense; assault; pressing forward aggressively
- 向き合お
- mukiao — Face each other; confront; volitional of 向き合う
- 聖人
- seijin — Saint; holy person; person of moral virtue
- 誘惑
- yuuwaku — Temptation; enticement; lure; seduction
- する
- suru — To do; to perform; general-purpose action verb
- 黄金
- ougon — Gold; golden; precious; valuable beyond measure
- 胸
- mune — Chest; breast; heart; seat of emotions
- 開こ
- hirao — Open (volitional); let's open; shall open
- ああ
- aa — Ah; oh; expressing emotion, realization, or lament
- さ
- sa — Suffix turning adjective into noun (beauty = 美しさ)
- おい
- oi — Hey; used to call attention; informal exclamation
- 豊か
- yutaka — Abundant; rich; plentiful; prosperous; fertile
- ただ
- tada — Only; merely; just; free of charge; however
- 一点
- itten — One point; a single spot or aspect
- 貧しい
- mazushii — Poor; impoverished; lacking in resources or wealth
- それ
- sore — That; it; referring to something previously mentioned
- 死ぬ
- shinu — To die; to cease living; to pass away
- とも
- tomo — Even if; although; together with; both
- 蓄え
- takuwae — Savings; reserves; stored supply; accumulated stock
- 消え
- kie — Disappear; vanish; fade away; te-form of 消える
- しまう
- shimau — To end up doing; to finish; to put away
- 永遠
- eien — Eternity; forever; everlasting; eternal existence
- る
- ru — Dictionary form verb ending (u-verb or ru-verb)
- 誓っ
- chikat(te) — Swore; vowed; te-form of 誓う (chikau)
- か
- ka — Question particle; marks interrogative sentences
- そう
- sou — So; like that; in that way; I see
- 節制
- sessei — Moderation; temperance; self-restraint; abstinence
- 無駄
- muda — Waste; useless; futile; in vain; pointless
- 生まれ
- umare — Birth; born; origin; stem form of 生まれる
- なぜ
- naze — Why; for what reason; interrogative adverb
- なら
- nara — If; in that case; as for; conditional particle
- 厳し
- kibishi — Strict; harsh; severe; stern (adjective stem)
- 美
- bi — Beauty; aesthetic excellence; loveliness
- 飢え
- ue — Hunger; starvation; desperate longing for something
- 後世
- kousei — Posterity; future generations; later ages
- すべて
- subete — All; everything; entirely; without exception
- から
- kara — From; because; after; indicating origin or reason
- 断ち切っ
- tachikitte — Cut off; sever completely; te-form of 断ち切る
- あまり
- amari — Too much; excessively; not very (with negative)
- 美しく
- utsukushiku — Beautifully; adverb/conjunctive form of 美しい
- 賢い
- kashikoi — Wise; clever; intelligent; smart; sensible
- 賢く
- kashikoku — Wisely; cleverly; adverb form of 賢い
- 絶望
- zetsubou — Despair; hopelessness; complete loss of hope
- せる
- seru — Causative auxiliary verb; to make or let someone do
- 価値
- kachi — Value; worth; merit; importance of something
- 得る
- eru — To get; to obtain; to gain; to acquire
- 捨て
- sute — Discard; throw away; abandon; te-form of 捨てる
- 誓い
- chikai — Vow; oath; solemn promise; pledge
- 中
- naka — Inside; middle; among; within; center
- 死ん
- shin — Die (conjunctive); te-form stem of 死ぬ
- 今
- ima — Now; at this moment; currently; the present
- これ
- kore — This; this one; referring to something nearby
- 語る
- kataru — To tell; to speak; to narrate; to relate
- ため
- tame — For; for the sake of; because; purpose
- ながら
- nagara — While doing; simultaneously; although; even though
- 通り
- toori — As; in accordance with; street; passage; way
- なさい
- nasai — Please do; polite imperative command form
- 考える
- kangaeru — To think; to consider; to ponder; to reflect
- 忘れ
- wasure — Forget; te-form/stem of 忘れる (wasureru)
- どう
- dou — How; in what way; what kind of manner
- すれ
- sure — Conditional or stem form of する (suru)
- ば
- ba — Conditional particle meaning 'if' or 'when'
- られる
- rareru — Passive, potential, or honorific auxiliary verb suffix
- 教え
- oshie — Teaching; lesson; instruction; stem of 教える
- くれ
- kure — Give me; do for me; imperative of くれる
- 自由
- jiyuu — Freedom; liberty; free will; independence
- 与える
- ataeru — To give; to grant; to bestow upon someone
- 他
- hoka — Other; another; elsewhere; the rest
- 見
- mi — See; look; stem form of 見る (miru)
- かえっ
- kaet(te) — On the contrary; rather; instead; returned
- 絶妙
- zetsumyou — Exquisite; superb; consummate; perfect skill or beauty
- より
- yori — Than; from; more than; comparative particle
- 一層
- issou — Even more; all the more; further; increasingly
- 際立た
- kiwadatta — Stand out; be conspicuous; become prominent
- なる
- naru — To become; to turn into; to get to be
- だろ
- daro — Probably; I suppose; volitional/inferential of だ
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