The Complete Works of William Shakespeare — Page 7
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O that you were your self, but love you are
Oh, que fueras tú mismo, pero amor, tú eres
No longer yours, than you yourself here live,
Ya no tuyo, más de lo que tú mismo aquí vives,
Against this coming end you should prepare,
Contra este fin que se avecina deberías prepararte,
And your sweet semblance to some other give.
Y tu dulce semblanza a algún otro entregar.
So should that beauty which you hold in lease
Así esa belleza que posees en préstamo
Find no determination, then you were
No hallaría fin, y entonces serías
Yourself again after yourself's decease,
Tú mismo de nuevo tras la muerte de ti mismo,
When your sweet issue your sweet form should bear.
Cuando tu dulce descendencia tu dulce forma portara.
Who lets so fair a house fall to decay,
¿Quién deja que una casa tan bella caiga en ruina,
Which husbandry in honour might uphold,
Que la buena administración con honor podría sostener,
Against the stormy gusts of winter's day
Contra las tormentosas ráfagas del día invernal
And barren rage of death's eternal cold?
Y la estéril furia del eterno frío de la muerte?
O none but unthrifts, dear my love you know,
Oh, nadie más que los pródigos, querido amor mío, lo sabes,
You had a father, let your son say so.
Tuviste un padre; deja que tu hijo lo diga.
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Not from the stars do I my judgement pluck,
No de las estrellas extraigo yo mi juicio,
And yet methinks I have astronomy,
Y sin embargo me parece que entiendo de astronomía,
But not to tell of good, or evil luck,
Mas no para anunciar buena o mala fortuna,
Of plagues, of dearths, or seasons' quality,
De plagas, de carestías, o de la naturaleza de las estaciones,
Nor can I fortune to brief minutes tell;
Ni puedo decirle a la fortuna sus breves momentos;
Pointing to each his thunder, rain and wind,
Señalando a cada uno su trueno, lluvia y viento,
Or say with princes if it shall go well
O decir si a los príncipes les irá bien
By oft predict that I in heaven find.
Por los frecuentes presagios que hallo en el cielo.
But from thine eyes my knowledge I derive,
Mas de tus ojos extraigo yo mi conocimiento,
And constant stars in them I read such art
Y en ellos, estrellas constantes, leo tal arte
As truth and beauty shall together thrive
Que verdad y belleza prosperarán juntas
If from thyself, to store thou wouldst convert:
Si de ti mismo, hacia la abundancia quisieras convertirte:
Or else of thee this I prognosticate,
O de lo contrario esto pronostico de ti,
Thy end is truth's and beauty's doom and date.
Tu fin es el destino y la fecha de la verdad y la belleza.
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When I consider everything that grows
Cuando considero que todo lo que crece
Holds in perfection but a little moment.
Mantiene su perfección tan solo un breve instante.
Vocabulary
- que
- that; which; what (relative pronoun)
- fueras
- you were (imperfect subjunctive of ser)
- tú
- you (informal singular pronoun)
- mismo
- same; self; very (adjective/pronoun)
- pero
- but; however (conjunction)
- amor
- love; beloved (noun)
- eres
- you are (present indicative of ser)
- Ya
- already; now; by now (adverb)
- no
- no; not (negation)
- tuyo
- yours; of yours (possessive pronoun)
- más
- more; most; plus (adverb/adjective)
- de
- of; from; by (preposition)
- lo
- it; the (neuter article/pronoun)
- aquí
- here; in this place (adverb)
- vives
- you live (present indicative of vivir)
- Contra
- against; opposite; facing (preposition)
- este
- this; this one (demonstrative adjective/pronoun)
- fin
- end; purpose; objective (noun)
- se
- reflexive pronoun; impersonal se (pronoun)
- deberías
- you should; you ought to (conditional of deber)
- prepararte
- to prepare yourself (reflexive infinitive)
- tu
- your (informal singular possessive adjective)
- dulce
- sweet; pleasant; gentle (adjective)
- algún
- some; any; a certain (indefinite adjective)
- otro
- other; another; else (adjective/pronoun)
- entregar
- to deliver; to hand over; to submit (verb)
- Así
- thus; so; in this way (adverb)
- esa
- that; that one (feminine demonstrative)
- belleza
- beauty; loveliness (noun)
- posees
- you possess; you own (present indicative of poseer)
- en
- in; on; at (preposition)
- préstamo
- loan; something borrowed (noun)
- No
- no; not (negation)
- hallaría
- would find; would discover (conditional of hallar)
- entonces
- then; at that time; therefore (adverb)
- serías
- you would be (conditional of ser)
- nuevo
- new; recent; fresh (adjective)
- tras
- after; behind; following (preposition)
- la
- the; her; it (feminine article/pronoun)
- muerte
- death (noun)
- ti
- you (informal object pronoun)
- Cuando
- when; whenever (conjunction/adverb)
- forma
- form; shape; way; manner (noun)
- Quién
- who; whom (interrogative pronoun)
- deja
- leaves; abandons; allows (present indicative of dejar)
- una
- a; an; one (feminine indefinite article)
- casa
- house; home; building (noun)
- tan
- so; such; as (adverb)
- bella
- beautiful; lovely (feminine adjective)
- caiga
- falls; may fall (present subjunctive of caer)
- ruina
- ruin; collapse; destruction (noun)
- buena
- good; well; fine (feminine adjective)
- administración
- administration; management; stewardship (noun)
- con
- with; accompanied by (preposition)
- honor
- honor; dignity; reputation (noun)
- podría
- could; might; would be able (conditional of poder)
- sostener
- to sustain; to support; to maintain (verb)
- las
- the; them (feminine plural article/pronoun)
- del
- of the; from the (contraction)
- día
- day; daytime (noun)
- estéril
- sterile; barren; unfruitful (adjective)
- furia
- fury; rage; wrath (noun)
- eterno
- eternal; everlasting; forever (adjective)
- frío
- cold; coolness; indifference (noun/adjective)
- nadie
- nobody; no one; anyone (pronoun)
- los
- the; them (masculine plural article/pronoun)
- querido
- dear; beloved; darling (adjective/noun)
- mío
- mine; my own (possessive pronoun)
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