The Complete Works of William Shakespeare — Page 5
Ah, if thou issueless shalt hap to die,
Ah, si sin descendencia llegaras a morir,
The world will wail thee like a makeless wife,
El mundo te llorará como una viuda sin par,
The world will be thy widow and still weep,
El mundo será tu viuda y seguirá llorando,
That thou no form of thee hast left behind,
Porque ninguna forma tuya has dejado tras de ti,
When every private widow well may keep,
Cuando toda viuda particular bien puede conservar,
By children's eyes, her husband's shape in mind:
En los ojos de sus hijos, la imagen de su esposo en la memoria:
Look what an unthrift in the world doth spend
Mira lo que un pródigo gasta en el mundo,
Shifts but his place, for still the world enjoys it;
Solo cambia de lugar, pues el mundo aún lo disfruta;
But beauty's waste hath in the world an end,
Mas el derroche de la belleza tiene en el mundo un fin,
And kept unused the user so destroys it:
Y guardada sin uso, así la destruye quien la posee:
No love toward others in that bosom sits
Ningún amor hacia otros mora en ese pecho
That on himself such murd'rous shame commits.
Que sobre sí mismo comete tan asesina vergüenza.
For shame deny that thou bear'st love to any
Por vergüenza niega que profesas amor a alguien
Who for thyself art so unprovident.
Quien para contigo mismo eres tan imprudente.
Grant if thou wilt, thou art beloved of many,
Concede si quieres que eres amado por muchos,
But that thou none lov'st is most evident:
Pero que tú no amas a ninguno es lo más evidente:
For thou art so possessed with murd'rous hate,
Pues estás tan poseído de asesino odio,
That 'gainst thyself thou stick'st not to conspire,
Que no dudas en conspirar contra ti mismo,
Seeking that beauteous roof to ruinate
Buscando arruinar ese hermoso techo
Which to repair should be thy chief desire:
Que reparar debería ser tu mayor deseo:
O change thy thought, that I may change my mind,
Oh, cambia tu pensamiento, para que yo pueda cambiar el mío,
Shall hate be fairer lodged than gentle love?
¿Acaso el odio ha de alojarse mejor que el tierno amor?
Be as thy presence is gracious and kind,
Sé tan gracioso y bondadoso como es tu presencia,
Or to thyself at least kind-hearted prove,
O al menos muéstrate bondadoso contigo mismo,
Make thee another self for love of me,
Crea en ti otro yo por amor a mí,
That beauty still may live in thine or thee.
Para que la belleza aún pueda vivir en los tuyos o en ti.
Vocabulary
- si
- If; conditional conjunction used in Spanish.
- sin
- Without; preposition indicating absence or lack.
- descendencia
- Offspring; descendants or lineage from an ancestor.
- llegaras
- You will arrive; second person future subjunctive.
- morir
- To die; to cease living or functioning.
- El
- The; definite article for masculine singular nouns.
- mundo
- World; the planet Earth and its inhabitants.
- te
- You; second person singular object pronoun.
- llorará
- Will cry; third person future tense of llorar.
- como
- Like or as; comparison conjunction or preposition.
- una
- A or one; feminine singular indefinite article.
- viuda
- Widow; woman whose husband has died.
- par
- Pair or couple; two things together.
- será
- Will be; third person singular future of ser.
- tu
- Your; second person singular possessive adjective.
- seguirá
- Will continue; third person future of seguir.
- llorando
- Crying; present participle of llorar.
- Porque
- Because; conjunction indicating reason or cause.
- ninguna
- No or none; feminine form of ningún.
- forma
- Form or shape; the external appearance of something.
- tuya
- Yours; feminine possessive pronoun second person.
- has
- Have; second person singular present of haber.
- dejado
- Left or abandoned; past participle of dejar.
- tras
- After or behind; preposition indicating sequence.
- de
- Of or from; preposition indicating possession or origin.
- ti
- You; second person singular prepositional pronoun.
- Cuando
- When; conjunction or adverb indicating time.
- toda
- All or every; feminine singular form of todo.
- particular
- Particular or specific; relating to individual things.
- bien
- Well or good; adverb or noun.
- puede
- Can or is able; third person present of poder.
- conservar
- To preserve or keep; to maintain something.
- En
- In or on; preposition indicating location or position.
- los
- The; masculine plural definite article.
- ojos
- Eyes; organs of sight on face.
- sus
- His, her, or their; possessive adjective.
- hijos
- Children or sons; male offspring or descendants.
- la
- The; feminine singular definite article.
- imagen
- Image or picture; visual representation.
- su
- His, her, or their; possessive adjective.
- esposo
- Husband; married man in relation to wife.
- en
- In or on; preposition indicating location.
- memoria
- Memory; ability to recall past information.
- Mira
- Look; second person singular imperative of mirar.
- lo
- It; masculine singular direct object pronoun.
- que
- That or which; relative pronoun.
- un
- A or one; masculine singular indefinite article.
- pródigo
- Prodigal; wasteful or lavish with resources.
- gasta
- Spends; third person present of gastar.
- el
- The; masculine singular definite article.
- Solo
- Only or alone; adjective or adverb.
- cambia
- Changes; third person present of cambiar.
- lugar
- Place or location; a particular position.
- pues
- Well or therefore; conjunction.
- aún
- Still or yet; adverb indicating continuity.
- disfruta
- Enjoys; third person present of disfrutar.
- Mas
- But or more; conjunction or adverb.
- derroche
- Waste or excess; squandering of resources.
- belleza
- Beauty; quality of being beautiful or attractive.
- tiene
- Has or has; third person present of tener.
- fin
- End or purpose; conclusion or objective.
- guardada
- Kept or stored; feminine past participle of guardar.
- uso
- Use or usage; the practice of something.
- así
- Thus or so; adverb indicating manner or result.
- destruye
- Destroys; third person present of destruir.
- quien
- Who or whoever; relative pronoun.
- posee
- Possesses or owns; third person present of poseer.
- Ningún
- No or none; masculine singular form of ninguno.
- amor
- Love; affection or romantic attachment.
- hacia
- Toward or towards; preposition indicating direction.
- otros
- Others or other; plural of otro.
- mora
- Dwells or resides; third person present of morar.
- ese
- That or that one; demonstrative adjective.
- pecho
- Chest or breast; front of torso.
- Que
- That or which; relative pronoun.
- sobre
- On or about; preposition indicating position.
- sí
- Himself or herself; reflexive pronoun.
- mismo
- Same or self; intensifier or adjective.
- comete
- Commits; third person present of cometer.
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