The Complete Works of William Shakespeare — Page 12
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As an unperfect actor on the stage,
Como un actor imperfecto en el escenario,
Who with his fear is put beside his part,
Que por su miedo olvida su papel,
Or some fierce thing replete with too much rage,
O algún ser fiero repleto de demasiada furia,
Whose strength's abundance weakens his own heart;
Cuya abundancia de fuerza debilita su propio corazón;
So I for fear of trust, forget to say,
Así yo, por temor a la confianza, olvido decir,
The perfect ceremony of love's rite,
La perfecta ceremonia del rito del amor,
And in mine own love's strength seem to decay,
Y en la fuerza de mi propio amor parezco decaer,
O'ercharged with burthen of mine own love's might:
Sobrecargado por el peso del poder de mi propio amor:
O let my looks be then the eloquence,
Oh, que mis miradas sean entonces la elocuencia,
And dumb presagers of my speaking breast,
Y mudos presagios de mi pecho que habla,
Who plead for love, and look for recompense,
Que suplican por amor y buscan recompensa,
More than that tongue that more hath more expressed.
Más que aquella lengua que más ha expresado.
O learn to read what silent love hath writ,
Oh, aprende a leer lo que el amor silencioso ha escrito,
To hear with eyes belongs to love's fine wit.
Oír con los ojos pertenece al fino ingenio del amor.
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Mine eye hath played the painter and hath stelled,
Mi ojo ha hecho de pintor y ha fijado,
Thy beauty's form in table of my heart,
La forma de tu belleza en la tabla de mi corazón,
My body is the frame wherein 'tis held,
Mi cuerpo es el marco en el que está sostenida,
And perspective it is best painter's art.
Y la perspectiva es el mejor arte del pintor.
For through the painter must you see his skill,
Pues a través del pintor debes ver su habilidad,
To find where your true image pictured lies,
Para hallar dónde yace tu verdadera imagen retratada,
Which in my bosom's shop is hanging still,
Que en la tienda de mi pecho sigue colgada,
That hath his windows glazed with thine eyes:
Cuyas ventanas están vidriadas con tus ojos:
Now see what good turns eyes for eyes have done,
Mira ahora qué buenos favores se han hecho ojos por ojos,
Mine eyes have drawn thy shape, and thine for me
Mis ojos han trazado tu figura, y los tuyos para mí
Are windows to my breast, where-through the sun
Son ventanas a mi pecho, a través de las cuales el sol
Delights to peep, to gaze therein on thee;
Se deleita en asomarse, en contemplarte dentro;
Yet eyes this cunning want to grace their art,
Sin embargo, a los ojos les falta esta astucia para adornar su arte,
They draw but what they see, know not the heart.
Solo dibujan lo que ven, no conocen el corazón.
Vocabulary
- como
- as, like, how
- un
- a, an (masculine singular article)
- actor
- actor, performer on stage or screen
- imperfecto
- imperfect, flawed, incomplete
- en
- in, on, at (preposition)
- el
- the (masculine singular article)
- escenario
- stage, scenario, setting for action
- que
- that, which, who (relative pronoun)
- por
- by, for, through (preposition)
- su
- his, her, its, your (possessive)
- miedo
- fear, fright, dread
- olvida
- forgets, fails to remember
- papel
- paper, role, part in play
- algún
- some, any (masculine singular)
- ser
- to be, being, nature
- de
- of, from (preposition)
- demasiada
- too much, excessive (feminine)
- furia
- fury, rage, violent anger
- cuya
- whose (feminine possessive relative)
- abundancia
- abundance, plenty, copious amount
- fuerza
- force, strength, power, vigor
- debilita
- weakens, makes weak or feeble
- propio
- own, proper, one's own
- corazón
- heart, core, center of something
- así
- thus, so, in this way
- yo
- I (first person singular pronoun)
- temor
- fear, dread, apprehension
- la
- the (feminine singular article)
- confianza
- confidence, trust, assurance
- olvido
- forgetfulness, oblivion, oversight
- decir
- to say, tell, speak
- perfecta
- perfect, flawless, complete (feminine)
- ceremonia
- ceremony, ritual, formal proceeding
- rito
- rite, ritual, ceremonial practice
- amor
- love, affection, deep feeling
- mi
- my (possessive adjective)
- parezco
- I seem, appear, look like
- decaer
- to decay, decline, deteriorate
- peso
- weight, burden, heaviness
- poder
- power, ability, might, strength
- miradas
- gazes, looks, glances
- sean
- are, might be (subjunctive)
- entonces
- then, at that time
- mudos
- mute, silent, voiceless (plural)
- pecho
- habla
- suplican
- buscan
- recompensa
- más
- aquella
- lengua
- ha
- expresado
- aprende
- leer
- lo
- silencioso
- escrito
- oír
- ojos
- pertenece
- al
- fino
- ingenio
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