The Complete Works of William Shakespeare — Page 5
Ah, if thou issueless shalt hap to die,
ああ、もし汝が子孫なきまま死ぬことになれば、
The world will wail thee like a makeless wife,
世界は汝を連れ合いなき妻のように嘆き悲しむだろう、
The world will be thy widow and still weep,
世界は汝の未亡人となり、なおも泣き続けるだろう、
That thou no form of thee hast left behind,
汝が自らの面影を何一つ残さなかったことを嘆いて、
When every private widow well may keep,
世のどの未亡人も心に留めておけるというのに、
By children's eyes, her husband's shape in mind:
子の瞳を通して、夫の面影を心に刻んでいられるというのに、
Look what an unthrift in the world doth spend
見よ、世で放蕩者が使い果たすものも、
Shifts but his place, for still the world enjoys it;
ただその場所を移るだけで、世はなお享受し続ける、
But beauty's waste hath in the world an end,
しかし美の浪費は世に終わりをもたらし、
And kept unused the user so destroys it:
使われぬまま秘めておけば、持ち主はそれを滅ぼすことになる、
No love toward others in that bosom sits
他者への愛など、その胸には宿っていない、
That on himself such murd'rous shame commits.
自らにかくも殺戮的な恥辱を犯す者の胸には。
For shame deny that thou bear'st love to any
恥を知れ、誰かを愛していると言うことを否定せよ、
Who for thyself art so unprovident.
自分自身に対してかくも思慮なき汝が。
Grant if thou wilt, thou art beloved of many,
望むなら認めよう、汝は多くの者に愛されていると、
But that thou none lov'st is most evident:
しかし汝が誰も愛さないことは明らかである、
For thou art so possessed with murd'rous hate,
なぜなら汝は殺戮的な憎しみに取り憑かれ、
That 'gainst thyself thou stick'st not to conspire,
自らに対して謀ることも厭わないからだ、
Seeking that beauteous roof to ruinate
あの美しき屋根を廃墟にしようと求めながら、
Which to repair should be thy chief desire:
それを修復することこそ汝の最大の望みであるべきなのに、
O change thy thought, that I may change my mind,
ああ、汝の心を変えよ、そうすれば我も考えを改められる、
Shall hate be fairer lodged than gentle love?
憎しみが優しき愛よりも良き宿を得るべきであろうか、
Be as thy presence is gracious and kind,
汝の存在がそうであるように、優雅で親切であれ、
Or to thyself at least kind-hearted prove,
あるいはせめて自分自身に対して優しき心を示せ、
Make thee another self for love of me,
我への愛のために、汝自身のもう一人の姿を作れ、
That beauty still may live in thine or thee.
そうすれば美は汝の子孫の中に、あるいは汝の中に生き続けるだろう。
Vocabulary
- ああ
- aa — Oh; an exclamation of emotion or realization.
- もし
- moshi — If; used to introduce a conditional statement.
- が
- ga — Subject marker particle in Japanese grammar.
- 子孫
- shison — Descendants; offspring of a person or lineage.
- まま
- mama — As is; remaining in an unchanged state or condition.
- 死ぬ
- shinu — To die; to cease living.
- こと
- koto — Thing; nominalizes verbs or refers to abstract matters.
- に
- ni — Particle indicating direction, location, time, or purpose.
- ば
- ba — Conditional particle meaning if or when.
- 世界
- sekai — The world; all of existence or the earth.
- は
- wa — Topic marker particle highlighting the sentence subject.
- を
- wo — Object marker particle indicating the direct object.
- 連れ合い
- tsureai — Spouse; one's life partner or companion.
- 妻
- tsuma — Wife; a married woman in relation to her husband.
- の
- no — Possessive or linking particle connecting nouns.
- よう
- yō — Like; in the manner of something or someone.
- 嘆き悲しむ
- nagekikanashimu — To grieve and lament deeply with great sorrow.
- だろう
- darō — Probably; expresses conjecture or supposition.
- 未亡人
- mibōjin — Widow; a woman whose husband has died.
- と
- to — And; with; quotation particle connecting elements.
- なお
- nao — Still; furthermore; even more so.
- も
- mo — Also; too; even; inclusive particle.
- 泣き続ける
- nakitsuzukeru — To keep crying; to continue weeping without stopping.
- 自ら
- mizukara — Oneself; by one's own hand or action.
- 面影
- omokage — Likeness; lingering image or trace of someone.
- 何
- nani — What; used in questions or negatives.
- 一つ
- hitotsu — One; a single item or unit.
- 残さ
- nokosa — Leave behind; stem form of 残す (to leave something).
- なかった
- nakatta — Did not exist; past negative form of ある/ない.
- 嘆い
- nageki — Lament; grieve; stem form of 嘆く.
- て
- te — Connecting particle linking sequential or simultaneous actions.
- 世
- yo — The world; society; an era or age.
- どの
- dono — Which; what kind of; interrogative determiner.
- 心
- kokoro — Heart; mind; one's inner feelings or spirit.
- 留め
- tome — Hold; fix in place; keep in mind.
- おける
- okeru — In; within; relating to a place or context.
- いう
- iu — To say; to be called; to express in words.
- 子
- ko — Child; offspring; young person.
- 瞳
- hitomi — Pupil of the eye; one's eyes or gaze.
- 通し
- tōshi — Through; continuously; from start to finish.
- 夫
- otto — Husband; a married man in relation to his wife.
- 刻ん
- kizан — Engrave; carve; etch deeply into something.
- で
- de — At; by; with; particle indicating means or location.
- い
- i — Stem of いる; to exist or be (animate).
- られる
- rareru — Can; passive or potential auxiliary verb suffix.
- 放蕩者
- hōtōmono — Prodigal; a person who wastes resources recklessly.
- 使い果たす
- tsukaihатасу — To use up completely; to exhaust all resources.
- もの
- mono — Thing; person; nominalizing or explanatory expression.
- ただ
- tada — Only; merely; simply; just.
- その
- sono — That; the; demonstrative adjective for nearby referent.
- 場所
- basho — Place; location; a specific spot or area.
- 移る
- utsuru — To move; to shift; to transfer to another place.
- だけ
- dake — Only; just; limited to a certain extent.
- 享受
- kyōju — To enjoy; to receive and appreciate benefits.
- し
- shi — Do; conjunctive form linking actions or reasons.
- 続ける
- tsuzukeru — To continue; to keep doing something without stopping.
- しかし
- shikashi — However; but; a conjunction showing contrast.
- 美
- bi — Beauty; aesthetic excellence or visual appeal.
- 浪費
- rōhi — Waste; squandering of resources or money.
- 終わり
- owari — End; conclusion; the final part of something.
- もたらし
- motarashi — Bring about; cause; stem form of もたらす.
- 使われ
- tsukaware — Be used; passive form of 使う.
- 秘め
- hime — Hide; keep secret; conceal within oneself.
- おけ
- oke — Keep; leave as is; imperative of おく.
- 持ち主
- mochinushi — Owner; the person who possesses something.
- それ
- sore — That; referring to something previously mentioned.
- 滅ぼす
- horobosu — To destroy; to ruin; to bring to ruin.
- なる
- naru — To become; to turn into something.
- 他者
- tasha — Others; other people; those other than oneself.
- へ
- e — To; toward; directional particle indicating movement.
- 愛
- ai — Love; deep affection for another person.
- など
- nado — Etc.; and so on; such as; and the like.
- 胸
- mune — Chest; breast; one's heart or inner feelings.
- 宿っ
- yadott — Dwell; reside within; lodge inside something.
- ない
- nai — Not; does not exist; negative auxiliary adjective.
- な
- na — Adjectival ending; negative imperative particle.
- 恥辱
- chijoku — Disgrace; shame; humiliation of oneself or others.
- 犯す
- okasu — To commit; to violate; to perpetrate an offense.
- 者
- mono — Person; one who does something; individual.
- 恥
- haji — Shame; embarrassment; a sense of disgrace.
- 知れ
- shire — Know! Be aware; imperative form of 知る.
- 誰か
- dareka — Someone; anybody; an unspecified person.
- 愛し
- aishi — Love; stem form of 愛する, to love deeply.
- いる
- iru — To be; to exist; used for animate beings.
- 言う
- iu — To say; to tell; to express verbally.
- 否定
- hitei — Denial; negation; refusal to affirm something.
- 自分
- jibun — Oneself; one's own self or identity.
- 自身
- jishin — Oneself; emphasizes the self in a statement.
- 対し
- taishi — Toward; against; in relation to someone or something.
- 思慮
- shiryo — Prudence; careful thought and good judgment.
- 望む
- nozomu — To wish; to desire; to hope for something.
- なら
- nara — If; given that; conditional conjunctive particle.
- 認めよう
- みとめよう / mitomeyō — Let us acknowledge; volitional form of 認める.
- 多く
- ōku — Many; much; a large number or quantity.
- 愛さ
- aisa — Be loved; passive stem form of 愛する.
- れ
- re — Passive auxiliary suffix; part of passive conjugation.
- 誰
- dare — Who; an interrogative pronoun asking for a person.
- 明らか
- akiraka — Clear; obvious; evident without doubt.
- ある
- aru — To exist; to be; used for inanimate things.
- なぜ
- naze — Why; for what reason; interrogative adverb.
- 憎しみ
- nikushimi — Hatred; intense dislike or animosity toward someone.
- 取り憑か
- toritsuika — Be possessed by; haunted by an obsessive force.
- 謀る
- hakaru — To plot; to scheme; to conspire against someone.
- 厭わ
- itowa — Not minding; stem of 厭う, to be reluctant.
- から
- kara — Because; from; particle indicating reason or origin.
- だ
- da — Is; plain-form copula asserting a statement.
- あの
- ano — That; demonstrative adjective for distant referent.
- 屋根
- yane — Roof; the top covering of a building.
- 廃墟
- haikyo — Ruins; the remains of a destroyed building.
- しよう
- shiyō — Let's do; volitional form expressing intention or suggestion.
- 求め
- motome — Seek; desire; stem form of 求める.
- ながら
- nagara — While doing; simultaneously performing two actions.
- 修復
- shūfuku — Restoration; repair of something damaged or broken.
- する
- suru — To do; to perform; general-purpose action verb.
- こそ
- koso — Indeed; precisely; emphatic particle stressing a point.
- 最大
- saidai — Greatest; largest; maximum in degree or size.
- 望み
- nozomi — Hope; wish; one's greatest desire or aspiration.
- べき
- beki — Should; ought to; expresses obligation or expectation.
- そう
- sō — So; that way; indicating agreement or similarity.
- すれ
- sure — Do; conditional stem form of する.
- 考え
- kangae — Thought; idea; stem form of 考える, to think.
- 改め
- aratame — Reform; revise; stem form of 改める.
- より
- yori — Than; from; comparative or origin particle.
- 宿
- yado — Lodging; inn; a place to stay overnight.
- 得る
- eru — To obtain; to gain; to acquire something.
- あろう
- arō — There probably is; volitional/conjectural form of ある.
- か
- ka — Question particle; turns sentence into a question.
- 存在
- sonzai — Existence; being; the state of existing.
- 優雅
- yūga — Elegance; grace; refined and dignified beauty.
- 親切
- shinsetsu — Kindness; thoughtfulness; being considerate to others.
- せめて
- semete — At least; at the very minimum; expressing modest hope.
- 示せ
- shimese — Show; demonstrate; imperative form of 示す.
- ため
- tame — For; for the sake of; purpose or benefit.
- もう
- mō — Already; anymore; soon; indicates a changed state.
- 一人
- hitori — One person; alone; by oneself.
- 姿
- sugata — Form; figure; appearance of a person or thing.
- 作れ
- tsukure — Make; create; imperative form of 作る.
- 中
- naka — Inside; within; the interior of something.
- 生き続ける
- ikitsuzukeru — To keep living; to continue existing through time.
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