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As fast as thou shalt wane so fast thou grow'st,

So schnell wie du schwinden wirst, so schnell wächst du,

In one of thine, from that which thou departest,

In einem der Deinen, von dem, von dem du dich trennst,

And that fresh blood which youngly thou bestow'st,

Und jenes frische Blut, das du in Jugend schenkst,

Thou mayst call thine, when thou from youth convertest,

Darfst du dein Eigen nennen, wenn du von der Jugend abkehrst,

Herein lives wisdom, beauty, and increase,

Hierin lebt Weisheit, Schönheit und Vermehrung,

Without this folly, age, and cold decay,

Ohne dies: Torheit, Alter und kalter Verfall,

If all were minded so, the times should cease,

Wenn alle so dächten, würden die Zeiten aufhören,

And threescore year would make the world away:

Und sechzig Jahre würden die Welt zunichte machen:

Let those whom nature hath not made for store,

Lass jene, die die Natur nicht zur Fortpflanzung geschaffen hat,

Harsh, featureless, and rude, barrenly perish:

Rauh, gestaltlos und grob, unfruchtbar vergehen:

Look whom she best endowed, she gave thee more;

Sieh, wem sie am meisten gab – dir gab sie noch mehr;

Which bounteous gift thou shouldst in bounty cherish:

Welch großzügige Gabe du mit Großzügigkeit hegen solltest:

She carved thee for her seal, and meant thereby,

Sie schuf dich als ihr Siegel und meinte damit,

Thou shouldst print more, not let that copy die.

Du solltest mehr abdrucken, nicht jene Vorlage sterben lassen.

When I do count the clock that tells the time,

Wenn ich die Uhr zähle, die die Zeit verkündet,

And see the brave day sunk in hideous night,

Und den prächtigen Tag in grässlicher Nacht versinken sehe,

When I behold the violet past prime,

Wenn ich das Veilchen hinter seiner Blüte sehe,

And sable curls all silvered o'er with white:

Und dunkle Locken ganz mit Weiß versilbert:

When lofty trees I see barren of leaves,

Wenn ich hohe Bäume kahl von Blättern sehe,

Which erst from heat did canopy the herd

Die einst in der Hitze die Herde überdachten

And summer's green all girded up in sheaves

Und das Sommergrün ganz in Garben gebunden

Borne on the bier with white and bristly beard:

Auf der Bahre getragen mit weißem und borstigem Bart:

Then of thy beauty do I question make

Dann stelle ich deine Schönheit in Frage,

That thou among the wastes of time must go,

Dass du unter den Verwüstungen der Zeit vergehen musst,

Since sweets and beauties do themselves forsake,

Da Lieblichkeiten und Schönheiten sich selbst verlassen,

And die as fast as they see others grow,

Und so schnell sterben, wie sie andere wachsen sehen,

And nothing 'gainst Time's scythe can make defence

Und nichts gegen die Sense der Zeit sich verteidigen kann

Save breed to brave him, when he takes thee hence.

Außer Nachkommenschaft, ihm zu trotzen, wenn er dich von hinnen nimmt.

Vocabulary

So: Thus, in this way, to such a degree.
schnell: Quick, fast, rapid in movement or speed.
wie: How, in what way, as, like.
du: You (informal singular pronoun).
schwinden: To dwindle, fade away, disappear gradually.
wirst: Will become (second person singular future tense).
wächst: Grows, increases in size or amount.
In: In, inside, within a location or time.
einem: One, a (dative masculine singular article).
der: The (definite article, various genders/cases).
Deinen: Your (possessive pronoun, accusative masculine singular).
von: From, of, by (indicates origin or possession).
dem: The (dative masculine or neuter singular article).
dich: You (accusative singular pronoun).
trennst: Separate, divide (second person singular present tense).
Und: And (conjunction connecting words or clauses).
jenes: That, those (demonstrative pronoun, neuter/plural).
frische: Fresh, new, cool in temperature or feeling.
Blut: Blood, vital fluid circulating in body.
das: The (neuter singular definite article).
in: In, inside, within a place or time.
Jugend: Youth, young age, youthful period of life.
schenkst: Give as gift (second person singular present tense).
Darfst: May, are allowed (second person singular present).
dein: Your (possessive pronoun, nominative/accusative neuter).
Eigen: Own, belonging to oneself exclusively.
nennen: To name, call, designate something.
wenn: If, when (conditional or temporal conjunction).
abkehrst: Turn away from (second person singular present).
lebt: Lives, exists (third person singular present tense).
Weisheit: Wisdom, knowledge and good judgment.
Schönheit: Beauty, quality of being beautiful or lovely.
Vermehrung: Multiplication, increase, reproduction of species.
Ohne: Without, lacking or not having something.
dies: This, that (demonstrative pronoun, neuter).
Torheit: Foolishness, lack of wisdom or sense.
Alter: Age, old age, period of being old.
kalter: Cold (adjective, nominative/accusative masculine singular).
Verfall: Decay, decline, deterioration of condition.
Wenn: If, when (conditional or temporal conjunction).
alle: All, every, the whole or entire.
würden: Would, conditional auxiliary verb form.
die: The (feminine/plural definite article).
Zeiten: Times, periods, eras (plural of Zeit).
aufhören: To stop, cease, end an activity.
sechzig: Sixty, number between fifty and seventy.
Jahre: Years, periods of twelve months (plural).
Welt: World, earth, all humanity and nature.
machen: To make, do, create or produce.
Lass: Let, allow (imperative form).
jene: That, those (demonstrative pronoun, feminine/plural).
Natur: Nature, physical world and living things.
nicht: Not, negation particle used in sentences.
zur: To the (contraction of zu and der).
Fortpflanzung: Reproduction, propagation of species through breeding.
geschaffen: Created, made (past participle of schaffen).
hat: Has (third person singular present tense).
Rauh: Rough, coarse, unrefined in texture.
grob: Coarse, rough, crude or impolite.
unfruchtbar: Infertile, barren, unable to produce offspring.
vergehen: To perish, pass away, fade away.
Sieh: See, look (imperative form of sehen).
wem: Whom, who (dative form of wer).
sie: She, it, they (feminine/plural pronoun).
am: At the (contraction of an and dem).
meisten: Most, greatest in amount or degree.
gab: Gave (past tense of geben).
dir: You (dative singular pronoun).
noch: Still, yet, in addition or more.
mehr: More, additional amount or greater quantity.
Welch: What, which (interrogative/exclamatory pronoun).
großzügige: Generous, liberal, given with open hand.
Gabe: Gift, present, talent or ability.

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