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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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