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Devouring Time blunt thou the lion's paws,

Temps dévorateur, émousse les griffes du lion,

And make the earth devour her own sweet brood,

Et fais que la terre dévore sa douce progéniture,

Pluck the keen teeth from the fierce tiger's jaws,

Arrache les dents acérées des mâchoires du tigre féroce,

And burn the long-lived phoenix, in her blood,

Et brûle le phénix au long destin, dans son sang,

Make glad and sorry seasons as thou fleet'st,

Fais se succéder les saisons heureuses et tristes dans ta course,

And do whate'er thou wilt swift-footed Time

Et fais ce que tu voudras, Temps aux pieds légers,

To the wide world and all her fading sweets:

Au vaste monde et à toutes ses douces choses périssables :

But I forbid thee one most heinous crime,

Mais je t'interdis un crime des plus odieux,

O carve not with thy hours my love's fair brow,

Ô ne grave pas de tes heures le beau front de mon amour,

Nor draw no lines there with thine antique pen,

Ne trace nulle ride là avec ta plume antique,

Him in thy course untainted do allow,

Laisse-le, dans ta course, demeurer sans souillure,

For beauty's pattern to succeeding men.

Comme modèle de beauté pour les hommes à venir.

Yet do thy worst, old Time; despite thy wrong,

Pourtant fais ton pire, vieux Temps ; malgré ton tort,

My love shall in my verse ever live young.

Mon amour vivra toujours jeune dans mes vers.

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A woman's face with nature's own hand painted,

Un visage de femme peint de la propre main de la nature,

Hast thou the master mistress of my passion,

Tu as, maître et maîtresse de ma passion,

A woman's gentle heart but not acquainted

Un cœur doux de femme mais point familier

With shifting change as is false women's fashion,

Avec les caprices changeants propres aux fausses femmes,

An eye more bright than theirs, less false in rolling:

Un œil plus vif que le leur, moins trompeur dans ses regards :

Gilding the object whereupon it gazeth,

Dorant d'or l'objet sur lequel il se pose,

A man in hue all hues in his controlling,

Un homme en apparence dominant toutes les apparences,

Which steals men's eyes and women's souls amazeth.

Qui dérobe les regards des hommes et stupéfie l'âme des femmes.

And for a woman wert thou first created,

Et c'est pour une femme que tu fus d'abord créé,

Till nature as she wrought thee fell a-doting,

Jusqu'à ce que la nature, te façonnant, s'éprit de toi,

And by addition me of thee defeated,

Et par un ajout me priva de toi,

By adding one thing to my purpose nothing.

En ajoutant une chose qui n'est rien à mon dessein.

But since she pricked thee out for women's pleasure,

Mais puisqu'elle te destina au plaisir des femmes,

Mine be thy love and thy love's use their treasure.

Que ton amour soit mien, et l'usage de cet amour leur trésor.

Vocabulary

Temps
Time; the passing of hours, days, and years.
griffes
Claws; sharp nails of animals like lions.
lion
Lion; a large powerful wild African cat.
fais
Make or do; second person singular imperative.
terre
Earth; the ground or soil beneath us.
dévore
Devours; eats hungrily or consumes completely.
Arrache
Tears away; pulls out or removes forcibly.
dents
Teeth; hard structures in the mouth for chewing.
mâchoires
Jaws; structures containing teeth for biting.
tigre
Tiger; large striped wild cat of Asia.
féroce
Fierce or savage; extremely wild and dangerous.
brûle
Burns; consumes with fire or intense heat.
phénix
Phoenix; mythical bird reborn from its ashes.
destin
Destiny or fate; predetermined course of events.
sang
Blood; red fluid circulating in bodies.
saisons
Seasons; spring, summer, autumn, winter periods.
heureuses
Happy or fortunate; filled with joy.
tristes
Sad or sorrowful; feeling or expressing sadness.
course
Course or path; direction of movement or journey.
pieds
Feet; lower body parts used for walking.
légers
Light or swift; not heavy or burdened.
vaste
Vast or immense; very large in extent.
monde
World; the earth and all its inhabitants.
douces
Sweet or gentle; pleasant and agreeable.
choses
Things; objects or items of any kind.
interdis
Forbid or prohibit; command not to do.
crime
Crime; a serious illegal act or offense.
grave
Grave or engrave; carve or cut into surface.
heures
Hours; units of time equal to sixty minutes.
front
Forehead; face area above the eyes.
amour
Love; deep affection and devotion.
trace
Trace or draw; mark or write lightly.
ride
Wrinkle; fine line on skin from aging.
plume
Pen; writing instrument or feather quill.
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