The Complete Works of William Shakespeare — Page 9
Though yet heaven knows it is but as a tomb
Obwohl der Himmel weiß, es ist nur wie ein Grab,
Which hides your life, and shows not half your parts:
Das dein Leben verbirgt und nicht die Hälfte deiner Vorzüge zeigt:
If I could write the beauty of your eyes,
Wenn ich die Schönheit deiner Augen beschreiben könnte,
And in fresh numbers number all your graces,
Und in frischen Versen all deine Reize aufzählen,
The age to come would say this poet lies,
Würde die kommende Zeit sagen, dieser Dichter lügt,
Such heavenly touches ne'er touched earthly faces.
Solch himmlische Züge haben niemals irdische Gesichter berührt.
So should my papers (yellowed with their age)
So sollten meine Blätter (vergilbt durch ihr Alter)
Be scorned, like old men of less truth than tongue,
Verachtet werden, wie alte Männer, die mehr reden als sie die Wahrheit sagen,
And your true rights be termed a poet's rage,
Und deine wahren Verdienste als dichterische Raserei bezeichnet werden,
And stretched metre of an antique song.
Und als gedehntes Versmaß eines alten Liedes.
But were some child of yours alive that time,
Doch lebte zu jener Zeit ein Kind von dir,
You should live twice,—in it, and in my rhyme.
Würdest du zweifach leben – in ihm und in meinem Reim.
Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?
Soll ich dich mit einem Sommertag vergleichen?
Thou art more lovely and more temperate:
Du bist lieblicher und gemäßigter:
Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,
Rauhe Winde schütteln die holdseligen Knospen des Mai,
And summer's lease hath all too short a date:
Und des Sommers Pacht hat eine allzu kurze Dauer:
Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines,
Manchmal scheint das Auge des Himmels zu heiß,
And often is his gold complexion dimmed,
Und oft wird sein goldenes Antlitz getrübt,
And every fair from fair sometime declines,
Und jede Schönheit weicht der Schönheit irgendwann,
By chance, or nature's changing course untrimmed:
Durch Zufall oder den wechselnden, ungezähmten Lauf der Natur:
But thy eternal summer shall not fade,
Doch dein ewiger Sommer soll nicht verblassen,
Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow'st,
Noch den Besitz jener Schönheit verlieren, die du besitzt,
Nor shall death brag thou wand'rest in his shade,
Noch soll der Tod rühmen, dass du in seinem Schatten wandelst,
When in eternal lines to time thou grow'st,
Wenn du in ewigen Versen der Zeit eingewachsen bist,
So long as men can breathe or eyes can see,
Solange Menschen atmen oder Augen sehen können,
So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.
So lange lebt dieses, und dieses gibt dir Leben.
Vocabulary
- Obwohl
- Although; even though; in spite of the fact that.
- der
- The (masculine singular definite article in German).
- Himmel
- Sky; heaven; the expanse above the earth.
- weiß
- White; the color of snow or milk.
- es
- It; the neuter pronoun referring to things.
- ist
- Is; third person singular present of sein.
- nur
- Only; merely; just; nothing more than.
- wie
- How; in what way; as; similar to.
- ein
- A; an; one (indefinite article or number).
- Grab
- Grave; tomb; place where dead are buried.
- Das
- The (neuter singular definite article).
- dein
- Your (possessive adjective, singular informal form).
- Leben
- Life; existence; the period of being alive.
- verbirgt
- Hides; conceals; keeps secret from view.
- und
- And; used to connect words or clauses.
- nicht
- Not; negation; the opposite of affirmation.
- die
- The (feminine singular or plural definite article).
- Hälfte
- Half; one of two equal parts.
- deiner
- Your (possessive pronoun or genitive form).
- Vorzüge
- Advantages; merits; excellent qualities or features.
- zeigt
- Shows; displays; points out or reveals.
- Wenn
- If; in case that; conditional conjunction.
- ich
- I; the first person singular pronoun.
- Schönheit
- Beauty; aesthetic appeal; the quality of being beautiful.
- Augen
- Eyes; organs of sight used for seeing.
- beschreiben
- To describe; to depict in words.
- könnte
- Could; might be able to (conditional form).
- Und
- And; used to connect words or clauses.
- in
- In; inside; within; preposition of location.
- frischen
- Fresh; new; not stale or old.
- Versen
- Verses; lines of poetry; metrical compositions.
- all
- All; every one of; the total amount.
- deine
- Your (feminine singular possessive adjective).
- Reize
- Charms; attractions; things that delight or allure.
- aufzählen
- To enumerate; to list or count off.
- Würde
- Dignity; worth; respect; conditional would.
- kommende
- Coming; future; about to arrive or happen.
- Zeit
- Time; duration; period during which things happen.
- sagen
- To say; to tell; to speak or utter.
- dieser
- This; that; demonstrative pronoun or adjective.
- Dichter
- Poet; one who writes poetry.
- lügt
- Lies; tells falsehoods; says untrue things.
- Solch
- Such; of that kind; that sort of.
- himmlische
- Heavenly; celestial; relating to heaven or sky.
- Züge
- Features; characteristics; trains; lines of expression.
- haben
- To have; to possess; auxiliary verb.
- niemals
- Never; not ever; at no time.
- irdische
- Earthly; terrestrial; relating to the earth.
- Gesichter
- Faces; countenances; front parts of heads.
- berührt
- Touches; affects emotionally; makes contact with.
- So
- So; thus; in this way or manner.
- sollten
- Should; ought to; conditional form of sollen.
- meine
- My; possessive adjective first person singular.
- Blätter
- Leaves; sheets of paper; pages.
- vergilbt
- Yellowed; turned yellow; aged or discolored.
- durch
- Through; by means of; by way of.
- ihr
- Her; their; possessive pronoun or adjective.
- Alter
- Age; old age; the length of time lived.
- Verachtet
- Despised; scorned; regarded with contempt.
- werden
- To become; to get; auxiliary verb.
- alte
- Old; aged; of advanced years.
- Männer
- Men; male persons; plural of Mann.
- mehr
- More; a greater amount or degree.
- reden
- To speak; to talk; to converse.
- als
- Than; as; comparative conjunction or preposition.
- sie
- She; they; feminine or plural pronoun.
- Wahrheit
- Truth; the quality of being truthful.
- wahren
- To preserve; to maintain; to keep true.
- Verdienste
- Merits; achievements; worthy accomplishments.
- dichterische
- Poetic; relating to poetry or poets.
- Raserei
- Frenzy; madness; wild enthusiasm or rage.
- bezeichnet
- Designates; marks; calls or names something.
- gedehntes
- Extended; stretched; prolonged or drawn out.
- Versmaß
- Meter; verse meter; rhythmic pattern in poetry.
- eines
- Of a; of one; genitive form.
- alten
- Old; aged; of advanced years.
- Liedes
- Song; poem; genitive form of Lied.
- Doch
- But; yet; however; conjunction.
- lebte
- Lived; past tense of leben.
- zu
- To; too; towards; preposition or adverb.
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