The Complete Works of William Shakespeare — Page 9
Though yet heaven knows it is but as a tomb
Eppure il cielo sa che è solo come una tomba
Which hides your life, and shows not half your parts:
Che nasconde la tua vita, e non mostra nemmeno metà delle tue qualità:
If I could write the beauty of your eyes,
Se potessi descrivere la bellezza dei tuoi occhi,
And in fresh numbers number all your graces,
E in versi freschi enumerare tutte le tue grazie,
The age to come would say this poet lies,
I posteri direbbero che questo poeta mente,
Such heavenly touches ne'er touched earthly faces.
Tali tocchi celesti non sfiorarono mai volti terreni.
So should my papers (yellowed with their age)
Così le mie carte (ingiallite dal tempo)
Be scorned, like old men of less truth than tongue,
Sarebbero derise, come vecchi dalle parole più grandi della verità,
And your true rights be termed a poet's rage,
E i tuoi veri meriti sarebbero definiti il furore di un poeta,
And stretched metre of an antique song.
E la metrica forzata di un antico canto.
But were some child of yours alive that time,
Ma se un tuo figlio fosse in vita a quel tempo,
You should live twice,—in it, and in my rhyme.
Vivresti due volte: in esso, e nella mia rima.
Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?
Potrò paragonarti a un giorno d'estate?
Thou art more lovely and more temperate:
Tu sei più bello e più mite:
Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,
I venti impetuosi scuotono i teneri boccioli di maggio,
And summer's lease hath all too short a date:
E il contratto dell'estate ha una scadenza troppo breve:
Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines,
A volte l'occhio del cielo splende troppo ardente,
And often is his gold complexion dimmed,
E spesso il suo dorato aspetto si oscura,
And every fair from fair sometime declines,
E ogni bellezza dalla bellezza a volte decade,
By chance, or nature's changing course untrimmed:
Per caso, o per il mutevole corso della natura non governato:
But thy eternal summer shall not fade,
Ma la tua estate eterna non appassirà,
Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow'st,
Né perderà il possesso di quella bellezza che possiedi,
Nor shall death brag thou wand'rest in his shade,
Né la morte si vanti che tu vaghi nella sua ombra,
When in eternal lines to time thou grow'st,
Quando in versi eterni al tempo tu ti congiungi,
So long as men can breathe or eyes can see,
Finché gli uomini potranno respirare o gli occhi potranno vedere,
So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.
Tanto a lungo vivrà questo, e questo darà vita a te.
Vocabulary
- Eppure
- Yet, however, nevertheless; expresses contrast
- il
- The (masculine singular definite article)
- cielo
- Sky, heaven; the expanse above earth
- sa
- Knows; third person singular of sapere
- che
- That, which, who; relative/subordinating conjunction
- solo
- Only, sole, alone; just; exclusively
- come
- How, as, like; in what manner or way
- una
- A, an (feminine singular indefinite article)
- tomba
- Tomb, grave; a burial place or monument
- nasconde
- Hides, conceals; third person singular of nascondere
- la
- The (feminine singular definite article)
- tua
- Your, yours; feminine singular possessive adjective
- vita
- Life; existence, way of living
- non
- Not; negation particle used before verbs
- mostra
- Shows, displays; third person singular of mostrare
- nemmeno
- Not even, not so much as; not a single
- metà
- Half; half of something divided equally
- delle
- Of the; plural feminine form of di+le
- tue
- Your, yours; feminine plural possessive adjective
- qualità
- Quality, property; characteristic or attribute of something
- Se
- If; conditional conjunction introducing hypothetical situations
- potessi
- Could, might; imperfect subjunctive of potere
- descrivere
- To describe, depict; portray in words or detail
- bellezza
- Beauty; state of being beautiful or attractive
- dei
- Of the; plural masculine form of di+gli
- tuoi
- Your, yours; masculine plural possessive adjective
- occhi
- Eyes; plural of occhio, organs of sight
- in
- In, into, within; preposition showing location or direction
- versi
- Verses, lines of poetry; plural of verso
- freschi
- Fresh, cool; new and not stale or old
- enumerare
- To enumerate, list; count or mention one by one
- tutte
- All, every; feminine plural of tutto
- le
- The; feminine plural definite article
- grazie
- Graces, charms; plural of grazia, elegance or charm
- direbbero
- Would say, would tell; conditional of dire
- questo
- This; masculine singular demonstrative adjective or pronoun
- poeta
- Poet; one who writes poems or verse
- mente
- Lies, tells falsehood; third person singular of mentire
- Tali
- Such, of that kind; plural of tale
- celesti
- Celestial, heavenly; of heaven or the sky
- mai
- Never, ever; at any time, not once
- volti
- Faces, visages; plural of volto, the face
- terreni
- Earthly, terrestrial; of earth, not heavenly
- Così
- Thus, so, therefore; in this way or manner
- mie
- My, mine; feminine plural possessive adjective
- carte
- Papers, sheets; plural of carta, writing material
- dal
- From the, by the; contraction of da+il
- tempo
- Time, weather; duration or atmospheric conditions
- Sarebbero
- Would be; conditional of essere, third person plural
- vecchi
- Old, ancient; not young, aged
- dalle
- From the; feminine plural form of da+le
- parole
- Words; plural of parola, units of speech
- più
- More, greater; indicates increase in quantity or degree
- grandi
- Great, large, big; of considerable size or importance
- della
- Of the; feminine singular form of di+la
- verità
- Truth; that which is true, reality
- veri
- True, real; actually existing or genuine
- meriti
- Merits, deserts; plural of merito, worthiness
- sarebbero
- Would be; conditional of essere, third person plural
- definiti
- Defined, determined; past participle of definire
- di
- Of, from; preposition indicating possession or origin
- un
- A, an; masculine singular indefinite article
- forzata
- Forced, strained; done against will or nature
- antico
- Ancient, old; of long ago, from antiquity
- canto
- Song, chant; singing or a section of poem
- Ma
- But; conjunction introducing contrast or opposition
- se
- If; conditional conjunction introducing hypothetical situations
- tuo
- Your, yours; masculine singular possessive adjective
- figlio
- Son, male child; male offspring or descendant
- fosse
- Were, might be; imperfect subjunctive of essere
- quel
- That; masculine singular demonstrative adjective
- Vivresti
- Would live; conditional of vivere, second person singular
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