The Complete Works of William Shakespeare — Page 6
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As fast as thou shalt wane so fast thou grow'st,
Aussi vite que tu déclineras, aussi vite tu croîtras,
In one of thine, from that which thou departest,
En l'un des tiens, de ce dont tu te sépares,
And that fresh blood which youngly thou bestow'st,
Et ce sang frais que tu donnes en ta jeunesse,
Thou mayst call thine, when thou from youth convertest,
Tu peux le nommer tien, quand tu te détournes de la jeunesse,
Herein lives wisdom, beauty, and increase,
En cela vivent la sagesse, la beauté et la croissance,
Without this folly, age, and cold decay,
Sans cela, folie, vieillesse et froide décrépitude,
If all were minded so, the times should cease,
Si tous pensaient ainsi, les temps devraient cesser,
And threescore year would make the world away:
Et soixante années effaceraient le monde :
Let those whom nature hath not made for store,
Que ceux que la nature n'a pas faits pour perpétuer,
Harsh, featureless, and rude, barrenly perish:
Rudes, sans traits et grossiers, périssent stérilement :
Look whom she best endowed, she gave thee more;
Vois celle qu'elle a le mieux dotée, elle t'a donné davantage ;
Which bounteous gift thou shouldst in bounty cherish:
Ce don généreux, tu devrais le chérir avec générosité :
She carved thee for her seal, and meant thereby,
Elle t'a façonné pour être son sceau, et entendait par là,
Thou shouldst print more, not let that copy die.
Que tu devrais imprimer davantage, et non laisser mourir cette empreinte.
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When I do count the clock that tells the time,
Quand je compte les coups de l'horloge qui dit l'heure,
And see the brave day sunk in hideous night,
Et vois le beau jour sombrer dans l'hideuse nuit,
When I behold the violet past prime,
Quand je contemple la violette passé son apogée,
And sable curls all silvered o'er with white:
Et les boucles noires toutes argentées de blanc :
When lofty trees I see barren of leaves,
Quand je vois de grands arbres dépouillés de leurs feuilles,
Which erst from heat did canopy the herd
Qui jadis, contre la chaleur, ombrageaient le troupeau
And summer's green all girded up in sheaves
Et le vert de l'été tout lié en gerbes
Borne on the bier with white and bristly beard:
Porté sur le brancard avec une barbe blanche et hérissée :
Then of thy beauty do I question make
Alors je m'interroge sur ta beauté
That thou among the wastes of time must go,
Et sur le fait que tu dois rejoindre les ruines du temps,
Since sweets and beauties do themselves forsake,
Puisque les douceurs et les beautés s'abandonnent elles-mêmes,
And die as fast as they see others grow,
Et meurent aussi vite qu'elles voient d'autres croître,
And nothing 'gainst Time's scythe can make defence
Et rien contre la faux du Temps ne peut faire défense
Save breed to brave him, when he takes thee hence.
Sinon la descendance pour le braver, quand il t'emporte loin d'ici.
Vocabulary
- Aussi
- Also; too; as well as
- vite
- Quickly; fast; rapidly
- que
- That; which; than; what
- tu
- You (informal singular pronoun)
- déclineras
- Will decline; will decrease or refuse
- croîtras
- Will grow; will increase or develop
- En
- In; into; while; made of material
- un
- A; an; one indefinite article
- des
- Some; any plural indefinite article
- tiens
- Yours; belonging to you informal
- de
- Of; from; about; preposition
- ce
- This; that; it demonstrative pronoun
- dont
- Whose; of which; of whom relative
- te
- You; to you indirect object pronoun
- sépares
- Separate; keep apart; divide distinction
- Et
- And; conjunction connecting words or clauses
- sang
- Blood; vital fluid in bodies
- frais
- Fresh; cool; recent or expenses
- donnes
- Give; provide; offer something to
- ta
- Your; belonging to you feminine
- jeunesse
- Youth; young age; period of youth
- Tu
- You; informal singular subject pronoun
- peux
- Can; are able to; possible
- le
- The; him; it definite article
- nommer
- Name; call; appoint; designate officially
- tien
- Yours; belonging to you singular
- quand
- When; at what time; whenever
- détournes
- Divert; turn away; redirect focus
- la
- The; her; it feminine article
- cela
- That; that thing; it neutral
- vivent
- Live; exist; dwell; reside permanently
- sagesse
- Wisdom; good judgment; prudent discernment
- beauté
- Beauty; aesthetic quality or attractiveness
- croissance
- Growth; increase; development or expansion
- Sans
- Without; lacking; in absence of
- folie
- Madness; folly; foolish behavior action
- vieillesse
- Old age; aging; advanced years condition
- froide
- Cold; cool; distant or unfriendly
- Si
- If; whether; supposing that conditional
- tous
- All; everyone; every person or thing
- pensaient
- Thought; believed; considered or reflected
- ainsi
- Thus; so; in this way
- les
- The; them; definite plural article
- temps
- Time; period; weather; era duration
- devraient
- Should; ought to; must necessarily
- cesser
- Stop; cease; discontinue or end
- soixante
- Sixty; number between fifty and seventy
- années
- Years; annual periods; twelve-month durations
- effaceraient
- Would erase; would remove; eliminate traces
- monde
- World; earth; people or society globally
- Que
- That; which; what; than relative
- ceux
- Those; the ones; those people
- nature
- Nature; natural world; inherent character
- pas
- Not; step; footstep or negation
- faits
- Made; done; created or accomplished facts
- pour
- For; in order to; towards purpose
- perpétuer
- Perpetuate; continue; maintain indefinitely forever
- Rudes
- Rude; rough; crude; unpolished or harsh
- traits
- Traits; features; characteristics; lines drawn
- grossiers
- Crude; coarse; vulgar; unrefined or rough
- périssent
- Perish; die; decay; come to ruin
- Vois
- See; look; observe; watch carefully
- celle
- That one; the one; she feminine
- qu
- That; which; elision of que
- elle
- She; her; it feminine pronoun
- mieux
- Better; best; more well or good
- dotée
- Endowed; gifted; provided with qualities
- donné
- Given; provided; made available offered
- davantage
- More; further; additional; to greater extent
- Ce
- This; that; it demonstrative pronoun
- don
- Gift; talent; donation; present given
- généreux
- Generous; liberal; giving freely or abundantly
- devrais
- Should; ought to; must conditionally
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