The Complete Works of William Shakespeare — Page 1
From fairest creatures we desire increase,
De las más bellas criaturas deseamos multiplicación,
That thereby beauty's rose might never die,
Para que así la rosa de la belleza nunca muera,
But as the riper should by time decease,
Mas cuando el más maduro deba con el tiempo fenecer,
His tender heir might bear his memory:
Su tierno heredero pueda portar su memoria:
But thou contracted to thine own bright eyes,
Mas tú, prendado de tus propios ojos radiantes,
Feed'st thy light's flame with self-substantial fuel,
Alimentas la llama de tu luz con combustible de ti mismo,
Making a famine where abundance lies,
Creando hambruna donde reina la abundancia,
Thyself thy foe, to thy sweet self too cruel:
Tú mismo tu enemigo, demasiado cruel contigo dulce ser:
Thou that art now the world's fresh ornament,
Tú que eres ahora el fresco ornamento del mundo,
And only herald to the gaudy spring,
Y único heraldo de la vistosa primavera,
Within thine own bud buriest thy content,
Dentro de tu propio capullo entierras tu esencia,
And, tender churl, mak'st waste in niggarding:
Y, tierno villano, derrochas en tu mezquindad:
Pity the world, or else this glutton be,
Compadece al mundo, o sé este glotón,
To eat the world's due, by the grave and thee.
Que devora lo que el mundo merece, entre la tumba y tú.
When forty winters shall besiege thy brow,
Cuando cuarenta inviernos asedien tu frente,
And dig deep trenches in thy beauty's field,
Y caven profundas trincheras en el campo de tu belleza,
Thy youth's proud livery so gazed on now,
La orgullosa librea de tu juventud, tan admirada ahora,
Will be a tattered weed of small worth held:
Será un andrajo de escaso valor tenido:
Then being asked, where all thy beauty lies,
Entonces, al ser preguntado dónde reside toda tu belleza,
Where all the treasure of thy lusty days;
Dónde todo el tesoro de tus días vigorosos;
To say, within thine own deep sunken eyes,
Decir que en tus propios ojos hundidos,
Were an all-eating shame, and thriftless praise.
Sería una vergüenza que todo lo consume, y un elogio vano.
How much more praise deserv'd thy beauty's use,
Cuánta más alabanza merecería el uso de tu belleza,
If thou couldst answer 'This fair child of mine
Si pudieras responder 'Este hermoso hijo mío
Shall sum my count, and make my old excuse,'
Resumirá mi cuenta y servirá de excusa a mi vejez,'
Proving his beauty by succession thine.
Demostrando que su belleza es, por sucesión, la tuya.
This were to be new made when thou art old,
Esto sería renacer cuando seas viejo,
And see thy blood warm when thou feel'st it cold.
Y ver tu sangre cálida cuando la sientas fría.
Vocabulary
- De
- Of; from; indicates possession or origin.
- las
- The (feminine plural definite article).
- más
- More; most; indicates comparison or superlative.
- bellas
- Beautiful (feminine plural form).
- criaturas
- Creatures; beings; living things.
- deseamos
- We desire; we wish; we want.
- multiplicación
- Multiplication; increase; reproduction or breeding.
- Para
- For; in order to; indicates purpose or destination.
- que
- That; which; what; relative pronoun.
- así
- Thus; so; in this way; therefore.
- la
- The (feminine singular definite article).
- rosa
- Rose; the flower symbolizing beauty and love.
- belleza
- Beauty; aesthetic quality or attractiveness.
- nunca
- Never; not ever at any time.
- muera
- May die; dies; subjunctive of morir.
- Mas
- But; yet; however; introduces contrast.
- cuando
- When; at what time; indicates time condition.
- el
- The (masculine singular definite article).
- maduro
- Mature; ripe; fully developed or aged.
- deba
- Must; should; ought; subjunctive of deber.
- con
- With; accompanied by; in company of.
- tiempo
- Time; period; weather; temporal measurement.
- Su
- His; her; its; your (formal); possessive.
- tierno
- Tender; soft; delicate; young and affectionate.
- heredero
- Heir; successor; one who inherits.
- pueda
- Can; may; be able to; subjunctive.
- portar
- To carry; to bear; to wear or display.
- memoria
- Memory; remembrance; mental record of past.
- tú
- You (informal singular pronoun).
- tus
- Your (informal singular possessive adjective).
- propios
- Own; proper; one's own; characteristic.
- ojos
- Eyes; organs of sight; gaze.
- radiantes
- Radiant; shining; bright; glowing with light.
- Alimentas
- You feed; you nourish; you sustain.
- llama
- Flame; fire; also a South American animal.
- luz
- Light; illumination; daylight; brightness.
- combustible
- Combustible; fuel; something that can burn.
- ti
- You (informal object pronoun after prepositions).
- mismo
- Same; self; very; identical or unchanged.
- Creando
- Creating; making; producing; bringing into being.
- donde
- Where; in which place; at location.
- reina
- Reigns; rules; queen; female monarch.
- abundancia
- Abundance; plenty; large quantity; affluence.
- Tú
- You (informal singular pronoun emphasis).
- enemigo
- Enemy; foe; adversary; opponent.
- demasiado
- Too much; too; excessively; overly.
- cruel
- Cruel; unkind; causing pain or suffering.
- contigo
- With you; accompanied by you (informal).
- dulce
- Sweet; pleasant; gentle; sugary flavor.
- ser
- To be; existence; essence; nature.
- eres
- You are (informal singular present tense).
- ahora
- Now; at present; currently; nowadays.
- fresco
- Fresh; cool; recent; not stale.
- ornamento
- Ornament; decoration; embellishment; adornment.
- del
- Of the; from the; belonging to.
- mundo
- World; earth; globe; all people.
- único
- Only; sole; unique; one and only.
- primavera
- Spring; springtime; season of renewal.
- Dentro
- Inside; within; indoors; in interior.
- propio
- Own; proper; characteristic; oneself.
- entierras
- You bury; you hide; you conceal.
- esencia
- Essence; fundamental nature; core quality.
- villano
- Villain; scoundrel; peasant; base person.
- derrochas
- You squander; you waste; you dissipate.
- en
- In; on; at; within; indicates location.
- al
- To the; at the; contraction.
- sé
- I know; be (imperative form).
- este
- This; this one; present; masculine.
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