The Complete Works of William Shakespeare — Page 12
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As an unperfect actor on the stage,
Wie ein unvollkommener Schauspieler auf der Bühne,
Who with his fear is put beside his part,
Der vor Angst seine Rolle vergisst,
Or some fierce thing replete with too much rage,
Oder ein wildes Wesen, erfüllt von zu viel Wut,
Whose strength's abundance weakens his own heart;
Dessen Fülle an Kraft das eigene Herz schwächt;
So I for fear of trust, forget to say,
So vergesse ich aus Furcht vor dem Vertrauen zu sagen,
The perfect ceremony of love's rite,
Das vollkommene Zeremoniell des Liebesritus,
And in mine own love's strength seem to decay,
Und scheine in der Kraft meiner eigenen Liebe zu vergehen,
O'ercharged with burthen of mine own love's might:
Überladen mit der Last meiner eigenen Liebesmacht:
O let my looks be then the eloquence,
O, lass dann meinen Blick die Beredsamkeit sein,
And dumb presagers of my speaking breast,
Und stummer Vorbote meiner sprechenden Brust,
Who plead for love, and look for recompense,
Die für die Liebe plädiert und Erwiderung sucht,
More than that tongue that more hath more expressed.
Mehr als jene Zunge, die mehr ausgedrückt hat.
O learn to read what silent love hath writ,
O lerne zu lesen, was stille Liebe geschrieben hat,
To hear with eyes belongs to love's fine wit.
Mit den Augen zu hören gehört zu Amors feinem Witz.
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Mine eye hath played the painter and hath stelled,
Mein Auge hat den Maler gespielt und hat eingeprägt,
Thy beauty's form in table of my heart,
Deiner Schönheit Form in die Tafel meines Herzens,
My body is the frame wherein 'tis held,
Mein Körper ist der Rahmen, worin es gehalten wird,
And perspective it is best painter's art.
Und die Perspektive ist des besten Malers Kunst.
For through the painter must you see his skill,
Denn durch den Maler musst du sein Können sehen,
To find where your true image pictured lies,
Um zu finden, wo dein wahres Abbild gemalt liegt,
Which in my bosom's shop is hanging still,
Das in meiner Busen-Werkstatt noch immer hängt,
That hath his windows glazed with thine eyes:
Die ihre Fenster mit deinen Augen verglast hat:
Now see what good turns eyes for eyes have done,
Nun sieh, welche guten Dienste Augen für Augen getan haben,
Mine eyes have drawn thy shape, and thine for me
Meine Augen haben deine Gestalt gezeichnet, und deine für mich
Are windows to my breast, where-through the sun
Sind Fenster zu meiner Brust, durch die die Sonne
Delights to peep, to gaze therein on thee;
Sich freut hineinzuschauen, darin auf dich zu blicken;
Yet eyes this cunning want to grace their art,
Doch fehlt den Augen diese List, ihrer Kunst Anmut zu verleihen,
They draw but what they see, know not the heart.
Sie zeichnen nur, was sie sehen, kennen das Herz nicht.
Vocabulary
- Wie
- How; in what manner or way
- ein
- A, an; one (indefinite article)
- unvollkommener
- Imperfect, incomplete; lacking perfection
- Schauspieler
- Actor; person who performs on stage
- auf
- On, upon; at, in (preposition)
- der
- The (definite article, masculine/feminine)
- Bühne
- Stage; platform for theatrical performances
- Der
- The (definite article, masculine nominative)
- vor
- Before, in front of; ago (preposition)
- Angst
- Fear, anxiety; strong feeling of dread
- seine
- His; possessive pronoun (masculine/neuter)
- Rolle
- Role, part; character played by actor
- vergisst
- Forgets; fails to remember (verb)
- Oder
- Or; conjunction indicating alternative choice
- wildes
- Wild, fierce; untamed or uncontrolled
- Wesen
- Being, creature; nature or essence
- erfüllt
- Filled, fulfilled; occupied or satisfied
- von
- Of, from; by (preposition indicating origin)
- zu
- To, at; too (preposition or adverb)
- viel
- Much, a lot; large quantity or amount
- Wut
- Rage, anger; intense feeling of displeasure
- Dessen
- Whose, of which; possessive relative pronoun
- Fülle
- Abundance, fullness; great quantity or supply
- an
- At, on, to; by (preposition)
- Kraft
- Strength, power; physical or mental force
- das
- The (definite article, neuter nominative)
- eigene
- Own; belonging to oneself (adjective)
- Herz
- Heart; organ of emotion and life
- schwächt
- Weakens; makes less strong or powerful
- So
- So, thus; in this manner or way
- vergesse
- Forget; fail to remember (subjunctive)
- ich
- I; first person singular pronoun
- aus
- From, out of; made of (preposition)
- Furcht
- Fear, dread; feeling of being afraid
- dem
- The (definite article, dative)
- Vertrauen
- Trust, confidence; belief in reliability
- sagen
- Say, tell; speak or communicate words
- Das
- The, that (definite article, neuter)
- vollkommene
- Perfect, complete; without faults or defects
- Zeremoniell
- Ceremonial, formal; relating to formal rituals
- des
- Of the (definite article, genitive)
- Und
- And; conjunction connecting two elements
- scheine
- Seem, appear; give impression (verb)
- in
- In, into; within (preposition)
- meiner
- My; possessive pronoun (feminine dative)
- eigenen
- Own; belonging to oneself (accusative)
- Liebe
- Love; deep affection and care
- vergehen
- Pass away, fade; cease to exist
- Überladen
- Overloaded, overburdened; carrying too much
- mit
- With; accompanied by (preposition)
- Last
- Load, burden; weight carried or borne
- lass
- Let, allow; permit or enable (verb)
- dann
- Then, at that time; next or after
- meinen
- My; mean or intend (verb/pronoun)
- Blick
- Look, glance; act of seeing or viewing
- die
- The (definite article, feminine/plural)
- sein
- Be; exist or have a state (verb)
- stummer
- Mute, silent; unable or unwilling to speak
- sprechenden
- Speaking; expressing thoughts or feelings (adjective)
- Brust
- Breast, chest; front of human body
- Die
- The (definite article, feminine nominative)
- für
- For; in support of (preposition)
- plädiert
- Pleads, advocates; argues in favor of
- Erwiderung
- Reply, response; answer or return statement
- sucht
- Seeks, searches; looks for something
- Mehr
- More; greater amount or quantity
- als
- Than, as; used in comparisons
- jene
- Those, that; referring to distant things
- Zunge
- Tongue; organ of speech and taste
- mehr
- More; additional or greater quantity
- ausgedrückt
- Expressed; stated or conveyed clearly
- hat
- Has; auxiliary verb (present perfect)
- lerne
- Learn; acquire knowledge or skill
- lesen
- Read; interpret written text or words
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