The Complete Works of William Shakespeare — Page 8
That this huge stage presenteth nought but shows
Que este enorme escenario no presenta nada más que espectáculos
Whereon the stars in secret influence comment.
Sobre los cuales las estrellas comentan con secreta influencia.
When I perceive that men as plants increase,
Cuando percibo que los hombres crecen como plantas,
Cheered and checked even by the self-same sky:
Animados y frenados incluso por el mismo cielo:
Vaunt in their youthful sap, at height decrease,
Alardean en su juvenil savia, y en la cima declinan,
And wear their brave state out of memory.
Y desgastan su gallardo estado hasta caer en el olvido.
Then the conceit of this inconstant stay,
Entonces la idea de esta estancia inconstante,
Sets you most rich in youth before my sight,
Te coloca ante mi vista, más rico en juventud,
Where wasteful Time debateth with Decay
Donde el Time derrochador debate con la Decadencia
To change your day of youth to sullied night,
Para cambiar tu día de juventud en noche manchada,
And all in war with Time for love of you,
Y todo en guerra con el Tiempo por amor a ti,
As he takes from you, I engraft you new.
Mientras él te arrebata, yo te injergo de nuevo.
But wherefore do not you a mightier way
Pero ¿por qué no haces de una manera más poderosa
Make war upon this bloody tyrant Time?
La guerra a este sangriento tirano, el Tiempo?
And fortify yourself in your decay
Y te fortaleces en tu decadencia
With means more blessed than my barren rhyme?
Con medios más dichosos que mi estéril rima?
Now stand you on the top of happy hours,
Ahora te encuentras en la cima de las horas felices,
And many maiden gardens yet unset,
Y muchos jardines vírgenes aún sin sembrar,
With virtuous wish would bear you living flowers,
Con virtuoso deseo te darían flores vivas,
Much liker than your painted counterfeit:
Mucho más semejantes que tu retrato pintado:
So should the lines of life that life repair
Así deberían los trazos de la vida reparar esa vida
Which this (Time's pencil) or my pupil pen
Que este (pincel del Tiempo) o mi torpe pluma
Neither in inward worth nor outward fair
Ni en mérito interior ni en belleza exterior
Can make you live yourself in eyes of men.
Pueden hacerte vivir tal como eres ante los ojos de los hombres.
To give away yourself, keeps yourself still,
Entregarte a ti mismo te conserva aún,
And you must live drawn by your own sweet skill.
Y debes vivir trazado por tu propia dulce maestría.
Who will believe my verse in time to come
¿Quién creerá mis versos en el tiempo por venir
If it were filled with your most high deserts?
Si estuvieran llenos de tus más altos merecimientos?
Vocabulary
- Que
- That, which, what (relative/interrogative pronoun)
- este
- This (demonstrative adjective or pronoun)
- enorme
- Enormous, huge, very large in size
- escenario
- Stage, scenario, setting for events or action
- no
- No, not (negation particle)
- presenta
- Presents, shows, displays, introduces to someone
- nada
- Nothing, not anything at all
- más
- More, most, greater in quantity or degree
- espectáculos
- Spectacles, shows, displays or performances for entertainment
- Sobre
- On, about, concerning, over, above something
- los
- The (masculine plural definite article)
- cuales
- Which, whom (relative pronoun, plural form)
- las
- The (feminine plural definite article)
- estrellas
- Stars, celestial bodies visible at night
- comentan
- Comment, remark, discuss something with others
- con
- With, accompanied by, in company of
- secreta
- Secret, hidden, not known or revealed
- influencia
- Influence, power to affect persons or things
- Cuando
- When, at what time, during which period
- percibo
- I perceive, notice, become aware of something
- hombres
- Men, male human beings or mankind
- crecen
- Grow, increase in size or development
- como
- Like, as, similar to, in the manner of
- plantas
- Plants, vegetation, herbs, flowers or foliage
- Animados
- Animated, lively, excited, full of spirit
- incluso
- Even, including, moreover, even including something
- por
- For, by, through, during, per, by means of
- el
- The (masculine singular definite article)
- mismo
- Same, self, identical, very, even
- cielo
- Sky, heaven, celestial realm above earth
- en
- In, on, at, within a place or time
- su
- His, her, its, your, their (possessive)
- juvenil
- Juvenile, youthful, of or for young people
- la
- The (feminine singular definite article)
- cima
- Summit, peak, top of mountain or hill
- declinan
- Decline, decrease, wane, fall in quality
- estado
- State, condition, status, situation or province
- hasta
- Until, till, up to a point
- caer
- Fall, drop, descend, collapse to ground
- olvido
- Oblivion, forgetfulness, state of being forgotten
- Entonces
- Then, at that time, therefore, so
- idea
- Idea, thought, concept, notion in mind
- de
- Of, from, belonging to, made of
- esta
- This (feminine singular demonstrative)
- Te
- You (indirect or direct object pronoun)
- coloca
- Places, puts, positions something in location
- ante
- Before, in front of, in presence of
- mi
- My, mine (possessive adjective or pronoun)
- vista
- Sight, view, vision, appearance to eyes
- rico
- Rich, wealthy, abundant, delicious, excellent
- juventud
- Youth, youthfulness, young people collectively
- Donde
- Where, in what place, in which
- debate
- Debate, discussion, argument about controversial topic
- Para
- For, in order to, toward, by time
- cambiar
- Change, alter, exchange one thing for another
- tu
- Your, thy (informal singular possessive)
- día
- Day, period from sunrise to sunset
- noche
- Night, time from sunset to sunrise
- todo
- All, everything, whole, entire, complete
- guerra
- War, armed conflict between nations or groups
- Tiempo
- Time, period, weather, temporal sequence
- amor
- Love, affection, deep feeling of attachment
- ti
- You (indirect or direct object pronoun)
- Mientras
- While, whilst, during the time that
- él
- He, him (masculine singular pronoun)
- te
- You (indirect or direct object pronoun)
- yo
- I, me (first person singular pronoun)
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