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O that you were your self, but love you are

Oh, se tu fossi te stesso, ma amore tu sei

No longer yours, than you yourself here live,

Non più tuo, di quanto tu stesso qui viva,

Against this coming end you should prepare,

Contro questa fine che s'avvicina dovresti prepararti,

And your sweet semblance to some other give.

E la tua dolce sembianza a qualcun altro donare.

So should that beauty which you hold in lease

Così quella bellezza che tieni in affitto

Find no determination, then you were

Non troverebbe fine, e tu saresti

Yourself again after yourself's decease,

Te stesso di nuovo dopo la tua morte,

When your sweet issue your sweet form should bear.

Quando la tua dolce prole la tua dolce forma porterebbe.

Who lets so fair a house fall to decay,

Chi lascia una casa così bella cadere in rovina,

Which husbandry in honour might uphold,

Che una saggia cura onorata potrebbe sostenere,

Against the stormy gusts of winter's day

Contro le raffiche tempestose del giorno invernale

And barren rage of death's eternal cold?

E la sterile furia del freddo eterno della morte?

O none but unthrifts, dear my love you know,

Oh nessuno se non gli scialacquatori, caro mio amore lo sai,

You had a father, let your son say so.

Hai avuto un padre, lascia che tuo figlio possa dirlo.

Not from the stars do I my judgement pluck,

Non dalle stelle traggo il mio giudizio,

And yet methinks I have astronomy,

Eppure mi sembra di conoscere l'astronomia,

But not to tell of good, or evil luck,

Ma non per parlare di buona o cattiva sorte,

Of plagues, of dearths, or seasons' quality,

Di pestilenze, di carestie, o della qualità delle stagioni,

Nor can I fortune to brief minutes tell;

Né posso predire la fortuna a singoli minuti;

Pointing to each his thunder, rain and wind,

Indicando a ciascuno il suo tuono, la pioggia e il vento,

Or say with princes if it shall go well

O dire ai principi se andrà bene

By oft predict that I in heaven find.

Attraverso le frequenti previsioni che trovo in cielo.

But from thine eyes my knowledge I derive,

Ma dai tuoi occhi traggo la mia conoscenza,

And constant stars in them I read such art

E in essi, stelle costanti, leggo tale arte

As truth and beauty shall together thrive

Per cui verità e bellezza prospereranno insieme

If from thyself, to store thou wouldst convert:

Se da te stesso ti volessi convertire ad accumulare:

Or else of thee this I prognosticate,

Altrimenti di te questo io pronostico,

Thy end is truth's and beauty's doom and date.

La tua fine è la condanna e il termine della verità e della bellezza.

When I consider everything that grows

Quando considero tutto ciò che cresce

Holds in perfection but a little moment.

Mantiene la perfezione solo per un breve momento.

Vocabulary

se: if; conditional conjunction used in hypothetical statements
tu: you; second person singular pronoun
fossi: were; imperfect subjunctive of essere
te: you; object pronoun after prepositions
stesso: same; self; identical or equivalent
ma: but; conjunction expressing contrast
amore: love; affection or deep personal attachment
sei: are; second person singular present of essere
Non: not; negation particle
più: more; greater quantity or additional
tuo: your; possessive adjective second person singular
di: of; preposition indicating possession or comparison
quanto: how much; interrogative or relative pronoun
qui: here; in this place or location
viva: alive; living or vibrant
Contro: against; in opposition or resistance to
questa: this; feminine singular demonstrative adjective
fine: end; conclusion or termination
che: that; relative or subordinating conjunction
avvicina: approaches; draws near or comes closer
dovresti: should; conditional of dovere second person
prepararti: prepare yourself; reflexive infinitive of preparare
la: the; feminine singular definite article
tua: your; feminine singular possessive adjective
dolce: sweet; pleasant or gentle in taste
sembianza: appearance; outward form or likeness
qualcun: someone; any person or somebody
altro: other; different or additional person
donare: give; present or donate something
Così: thus; in this way or manner
quella: that; feminine singular demonstrative adjective
bellezza: beauty; quality of being beautiful
tieni: hold; second person singular present of tenere
in: in; preposition indicating location or state
affitto: rent; lease or temporary possession payment
troverebbe: would find; conditional of trovare
saresti: would be; conditional of essere second person
Te: you; object pronoun after prepositions
nuovo: new; recently made or acquired
dopo: after; following in time or order
morte: death; end of life
Quando: when; at what time or occasion
prole: offspring; children or descendants
forma: form; shape or structure of something
porterebbe: would carry; conditional of portare
Chi: who; interrogative or relative pronoun
lascia: leaves; allows or abandons something
una: a; feminine singular indefinite article
casa: house; dwelling or residence building
così: so; to such a degree or extent
bella: beautiful; pleasing to the eye
cadere: fall; drop or collapse downward
rovina: ruin; destruction or downfall
saggia: wise; showing good judgment
cura: care; attention or medical treatment
onorata: honored; treated with respect
potrebbe: could; conditional of potere
sostenere: sustain; support or maintain something
le: the; feminine plural definite article
raffiche: gusts; sudden bursts of wind
tempestose: stormy; characterized by violent weather
del: of the; contraction of di il
giorno: day; twenty-four hour period
invernale: wintry; relating to winter season
sterile: sterile; barren or unproductive
furia: fury; intense anger or violence
freddo: cold; low temperature sensation
eterno: eternal; lasting forever without end
della: of the; contraction of di la
nessuno: no one; not anybody or nobody
non: not; negation particle
gli: him; indirect object pronoun or article
scialacquatori: squanderers; those who waste or dissipate
caro: dear; beloved or precious person
mio: my; possessive adjective first person singular
lo: him; masculine singular direct object pronoun
sai: know; second person singular of sapere

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