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English → Spanish THE SONNETS Level 9/10

So is it not with me as with that muse,

Así no es conmigo como con aquella musa,

Stirred by a painted beauty to his verse,

Movida por una belleza pintada hacia sus versos,

Who heaven it self for ornament doth use,

Que usa el cielo mismo como ornamento,

And every fair with his fair doth rehearse,

Y ensaya cada hermosura con su propia hermosura,

Making a couplement of proud compare

Formando un enlace de altiva comparación

With sun and moon, with earth and sea's rich gems:

Con el sol y la luna, con la tierra y las ricas gemas del mar:

With April's first-born flowers and all things rare,

Con las flores primogénitas de abril y todas las cosas raras,

That heaven's air in this huge rondure hems.

Que el aire del cielo encierra en esta inmensa esfera.

O let me true in love but truly write,

Oh, déjame amar con verdad y escribir con verdad,

And then believe me, my love is as fair,

Y entonces créeme, mi amor es tan hermoso,

As any mother's child, though not so bright

Como el hijo de cualquier madre, aunque no tan brillante

As those gold candles fixed in heaven's air:

Como esas velas de oro fijadas en el aire del cielo:

Let them say more that like of hearsay well,

Que digan más quienes gustan del rumor ajeno,

I will not praise that purpose not to sell.

Yo no alabaré lo que no tengo intención de vender.

My glass shall not persuade me I am old,

Mi espejo no me persuadirá de que soy viejo,

So long as youth and thou are of one date,

Mientras la juventud y tú seáis de la misma edad,

But when in thee time's furrows I behold,

Pero cuando en ti contemple los surcos del tiempo,

Then look I death my days should expiate.

Entonces miraré a la muerte para que expíe mis días.

For all that beauty that doth cover thee,

Pues toda esa belleza que te cubre,

Is but the seemly raiment of my heart,

No es más que el decoroso ropaje de mi corazón,

Which in thy breast doth live, as thine in me,

Que vive en tu pecho, como el tuyo vive en mí,

How can I then be elder than thou art?

¿Cómo puedo ser entonces más viejo que tú?

O therefore love be of thyself so wary,

Oh, por tanto, amor, sé tan cuidadoso de ti mismo,

As I not for my self, but for thee will,

Como yo lo seré, no por mí, sino por ti,

Bearing thy heart which I will keep so chary

Llevando tu corazón, que guardaré con tanto celo

As tender nurse her babe from faring ill.

Como tierna nodriza a su bebé del mal.

Presume not on thy heart when mine is slain,

No confíes en tu corazón cuando el mío sea destruido,

Thou gav'st me thine not to give back again.

Me diste el tuyo para no recuperarlo jamás.

Vocabulary

Así: In this way; thus; so.
es: Is; third person singular of 'ser'.
conmigo: With me; in my company.
como: Like; as; in the manner of.
con: With; accompanied by; in company with.
aquella: That one; that feminine thing over there.
musa: Muse; source of artistic or poetic inspiration.
Movida: Moved; motivated; driven by something.
por: By; through; for; because of; per.
una: A; one; feminine indefinite article.
belleza: Beauty; aesthetic quality; attractiveness.
pintada: Painted; depicted; illustrated with color.
hacia: Toward; in the direction of; about.
sus: His; her; your; their; possessive adjective.
versos: Verses; lines of poetry; metric compositions.
Que: That; which; who; relative pronoun.
usa: Uses; employs; makes use of.
el: The; masculine singular definite article.
cielo: Sky; heaven; the expanse above earth.
mismo: Same; identical; very; even; self.
ornamento: Ornament; decoration; embellishment; adornment.
ensaya: Tries; tests; attempts; practices; rehearses.
cada: Each; every; one by one.
hermosura: Beauty; loveliness; beautiful or lovely thing.
su: His; her; your; their; possessive.
propia: Own; proper; characteristic; fitting; appropriate.
Formando: Forming; creating; making; shaping; constituting.
un: A; one; masculine indefinite article.
enlace: Link; connection; bond; joining together.
de: Of; from; belonging to; made of.
altiva: Proud; haughty; lofty; elevated; arrogant.
comparación: Comparison; act of comparing; simile.
Con: With; accompanied by; in company with.
sol: Sun; daylight; the central star.
la: The; feminine singular definite article.
luna: Moon; lunar body; celestial satellite.
tierra: Earth; ground; land; soil; world.
las: The; feminine plural definite article.
ricas: Rich; wealthy; abundant; precious; valuable.
gemas: Gems; jewels; precious stones; treasures.
mar: Sea; ocean; large body of water.
flores: Flowers; blooms; flowering plants; blossoms.
abril: April; the fourth month of year.
todas: All; every one; the whole; entire.
cosas: Things; objects; matters; affairs; stuff.
raras: Rare; uncommon; unusual; extraordinary; odd.
aire: Air; atmosphere; breeze; wind; appearance.
encierra: Encloses; contains; shuts in; confines.
en: In; inside; at; within; during.
esta: This; this feminine thing; present.
inmensa: Immense; vast; huge; enormous; boundless.
esfera: Sphere; globe; realm; domain; field.
Oh: Oh; exclamation expressing emotion or surprise.
déjame: Let me; allow me; permit me.
amar: To love; to have affection for.
verdad: Truth; truthfulness; reality; honest fact.
escribir: To write; to compose; to record.
entonces: Then; at that time; so then.
créeme: Believe me; trust me; have faith.
mi: My; mine; possessive adjective or pronoun.
amor: Love; affection; beloved person; beloved.
tan: So; as; such; very; so much.
hermoso: Beautiful; handsome; lovely; splendid; fine.
Como: Like; as; in the manner of.
hijo: Son; male child; offspring; descendant.
cualquier: Any; whatever; whichever; any at all.
madre: Mother; female parent; source; origin.
aunque: Although; though; even if; yet.
brillante: Brilliant; shining; bright; lustrous; splendid.
esas: Those; those feminine things; those ones.
velas: Candles; sails; vigils; watches; sailcloth.
oro: Gold; precious metal; wealth; riches.
fijadas: Fixed; fastened; set; established; attached.
digan: Say; tell; speak; declare; state.
más: More; greater; additional; plus; further.
quienes: Who; whom; which ones; those who.

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