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As fast as thou shalt wane so fast thou grow'st,

あなたが衰えるのと同じ速さで、あなたは成長する、

In one of thine, from that which thou departest,

あなたが離れゆくものの中の、あなたのひとりの中に、

And that fresh blood which youngly thou bestow'st,

そして、若くしてあなたが授けるその新鮮な血を、

Thou mayst call thine, when thou from youth convertest,

あなたが青春から離れるとき、あなたのものと呼ぶことができる、

Herein lives wisdom, beauty, and increase,

ここに知恵と美しさと繁栄が宿り、

Without this folly, age, and cold decay,

これなくして愚かさ、老い、そして冷たい衰えがあるのみ、

If all were minded so, the times should cease,

もしすべての者がそのように考えるならば、時代は終わりを告げ、

And threescore year would make the world away:

六十年にして世界は消え去るだろう、

Let those whom nature hath not made for store,

自然が繁殖のために作らなかった者たちを、

Harsh, featureless, and rude, barrenly perish:

粗野で、無個性で、無礼な者たちを、不毛に滅びさせよ、

Look whom she best endowed, she gave thee more;

自然が最も豊かに恵んだ者を見よ、彼女はあなたにさらに多くを与えた、

Which bounteous gift thou shouldst in bounty cherish:

その豊かな贈り物を、あなたは惜しみなく大切にすべきだ、

She carved thee for her seal, and meant thereby,

彼女はあなたを自らの印章として刻み、その意味は、

Thou shouldst print more, not let that copy die.

あなたはさらに刷り続けるべきで、その写しを死なせてはならない。

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When I do count the clock that tells the time,

私が時を刻む時計を数えるとき、

And see the brave day sunk in hideous night,

輝かしい昼が恐ろしい夜へと沈むのを見るとき、

When I behold the violet past prime,

盛りを過ぎたスミレを目にするとき、

And sable curls all silvered o'er with white:

黒い巻き毛がすべて白く銀色に染まるとき、

When lofty trees I see barren of leaves,

高くそびえる木々が葉を失っているのを見るとき、

Which erst from heat did canopy the herd

かつて暑さから群れに木陰を与えていたその木々が、

And summer's green all girded up in sheaves

夏の緑がすべて束ね縛られた刈り穂となり、

Borne on the bier with white and bristly beard:

白く剛毛の髭を持つ担架に乗せられて運ばれるとき、

Then of thy beauty do I question make

そのとき私はあなたの美しさについて問わずにはいられない、

That thou among the wastes of time must go,

あなたもまた時の廃墟の中へ消えゆかねばならないのかと、

Since sweets and beauties do themselves forsake,

甘美なものも美しいものも自らを見捨て、

And die as fast as they see others grow,

他者が成長するのを見るのと同じ速さで死んでゆくのだから、

And nothing 'gainst Time's scythe can make defence

時の大鎌に対して何も抗うことはできない、

Save breed to brave him, when he takes thee hence.

時があなたをここから連れ去るとき、子孫を残すことだけが時に勇敢に立ち向かう術となる。

Vocabulary

あなた
anata — You; second-person singular pronoun.
ga — Subject marker particle.
衰える
otoroeru — To weaken, decline, or deteriorate over time.
no — Possessive or nominalizing particle.
to — And; with; quotation particle.
同じ
onaji — Same; identical; equal.
速さ
hayasa — Speed; quickness; rate of motion.
de — At; by means of; particle indicating location or method.
wa — Topic marker particle.
成長
seichō — Growth; development; maturing over time.
する
suru — To do; to perform an action.
離れ
hanare — Separation; detachment; moving away from something.
ゆく
yuku — To go; to pass away (literary form of 行く).
もの
mono — Thing; object; person (abstract or concrete).
naka — Inside; among; in the middle of.
ひとり
hitori — One person; alone; by oneself.
ni — Direction, location, or indirect object particle.
そして
soshite — And then; and; moreover.
若く
wakaku — Young; in a youthful manner (adverbial form).
して
shite — Doing; by doing (conjunctive form of する).
授ける
sazukeru — To grant; to bestow; to confer upon someone.
その
sono — That; those (demonstrative modifier).
新鮮
shinsen — Fresh; new; not stale or old.
na — Adjectival linking particle (na-adjective connector).
chi — Blood; lineage; vital fluid in the body.
wo — Direct object marker particle.
青春
seishun — Youth; springtime of life; adolescence.
から
kara — From; because; since (particle).
離れる
hanareru — To separate; to move away from something.
とき
toki — Time; moment; occasion.
呼ぶ
yobu — To call; to name; to summon someone.
こと
koto — Thing; fact; nominalizer for verbs.
できる
dekiru — To be able to; to be possible.
ここ
koko — Here; this place.
知恵
chie — Wisdom; intelligence; clever understanding.
美しさ
utsukushisa — Beauty; the quality of being beautiful.
繁栄
han'ei — Prosperity; flourishing; thriving condition.
宿り
yadori — Dwelling; lodging; residing within something.
これ
kore — This; this thing (near demonstrative pronoun).
なく
naku — Without; lacking; not having (conjunctive negative).
愚か
oroka — Foolish; stupid; unwise.
老い
oi — Old age; aging; growing old.
冷たい
tsumetai — Cold to the touch; chilly; emotionally cold.
衰え
otorroe — Decline; weakening; deterioration of strength.
ある
aru — To exist; to have; to be (inanimate).
のみ
nomi — Only; just; nothing but (literary).
もし
moshi — If; supposing; in case (conditional opener).
すべて
subete — All; everything; entirely.
mono — Person; one who does something.
よう
yō — Like; as if; manner; appearance.
考える
kangaeru — To think; to consider; to reflect on.
なら
nara — If; in that case (conditional particle).
ba — If; when (conditional verb ending).
時代
jidai — Era; age; period of history.
終わり
owari — End; conclusion; finish.
告げ
tsuge — Announcement; telling; proclaiming something.
六十
rokujū — Sixty; the number sixty.
nen — Year; years (counter for years).
世界
sekai — World; the earth; all of society.
消え去る
kiesaru — To vanish completely; to disappear without trace.
だろう
darō — Probably; I suppose; conjecture ending.
自然
shizen — Nature; the natural world; naturally occurring.
繁殖
hanshoku — Reproduction; breeding; proliferation of living things.
ため
tame — For the sake of; purpose; benefit.
作ら
tsukura — To make; to create (conjunctive stem form).
なかった
nakatta — Did not exist; was not (past negative).
たち
tachi — Plural suffix for people or beings.
粗野
soya — Crude; rough; unrefined in manner or character.
無個性
mukōsei — Lacking individuality; characterless; without personality.
無礼
burei — Rude; impolite; disrespectful behavior.
不毛
fumō — Barren; sterile; unproductive; fruitless.
滅び
horobi — Ruin; destruction; perishing; downfall.
させ
sase — Causative verb form: make or let someone do.
yo — Sentence-ending particle for emphasis or assertion.
最も
mottomo — Most; extremely; to the greatest degree.
豊か
yutaka — Abundant; rich; plentiful; fertile.
恵ん
megunn — To bless; to bestow generously upon someone.
da — Is; am; are (plain copula).
見よ
miyo — Look! Behold! (imperative form of 見る).
彼女
kanojo — She; her; girlfriend.
さらに
sara ni — Furthermore; even more; in addition.
多く
ōku — Many; much; a large amount.
与え
atae — To give; to provide; to grant (stem form).
ta — Past tense verb ending.
贈り物
okurimono — Gift; present; something given to another.
惜しみ
oshimi — Grudging; sparing; being reluctant to give.
大切
taisetsu — Important; precious; valuable; to be cherished.
べき
beki — Should; ought to; must (obligation expression).
自ら
mizukara — Oneself; personally; by one's own hand.
刻み
kizami — Carving; engraving; notching into a surface.
意味
imi — Meaning; significance; sense of a word.
刷り
suri — Printing; impression; a printed copy.
続ける
tsuzukeru — To continue; to keep doing something.
写し
utsushi — Copy; reproduction; duplicate of a document.
死な
shina — To die (negative stem form of 死ぬ).
se — Causative ending; let or make (something happen).
te — Conjunctive particle connecting verb phrases.
ない
nai — Not; does not exist; negative verb ending.
watashi — I; me; first-person singular pronoun.
toki — Time; moment; hour; occasion.
刻む
kizamu — To carve; to engrave; to tick (of a clock).
時計
tokei — Clock; watch; timepiece.
数える
kazoeru — To count; to enumerate; to number things.
輝かしい
kagayakashii — Brilliant; glorious; radiant; splendid.
hiru — Daytime; noon; midday.
恐ろしい
osoroshii — Terrible; frightening; dreadful; horrifying.
yoru — Night; evening; nighttime.
e — To; toward; directional particle.
沈む
shizumu — To sink; to set (sun); to be depressed.
見る
miru — To see; to look at; to watch.
盛り
sakari — Peak; prime; height of something flourishing.
過ぎ
sugi — Passing; going beyond; too much.
スミレ
sumire — Violet; a small purple flowering plant.
me — Eye; eyes; gaze.
黒い
kuroi — Black; dark-colored.
巻き毛
makige — Curly hair; ringlet; coiled locks of hair.
白く
shiroku — Whitely; turning white (adverbial form).
銀色
gin'iro — Silver color; silvery hue.
染まる
somaru — To be dyed; to become colored; to be tinted.
高く
takaku — Highly; tall; at a great height (adverb).
そびえる
sobieru — To tower; to soar; to rise majestically.
木々
kigi — Trees; many trees (plural literary form).
ha — Leaf; leaves of a plant or tree.
失って
ushinatte — Having lost; losing (conjunctive form).
いる
iru — To be; to exist (animate beings).
かつて
katsute — Once; formerly; in the past.
暑さ
atsusa — Heat; hotness; high temperature.
群れ
mure — Group; flock; herd; crowd of beings.
木陰
kokage — Shade of a tree; sheltered spot under trees.
natsu — Summer; the warm season.
midori — Green; the color green; greenery.
束ね
tabane — To bundle; to tie together; to bind.
縛ら
shibara — To bind; to tie up (stem form of 縛る).
れた
reta — Passive past tense verb ending.
なり
nari — Becoming; being (literary copula or suffix).
hige — Beard; mustache; facial hair.
持つ
motsu — To hold; to have; to carry.
乗せ
nose — To place on; to load onto (stem form).
られ
rare — Passive or potential verb auxiliary.
運ば
hakoba — To carry; to transport (conditional stem form).
れる
reru — Passive voice verb ending.
ついて
tsuite — Concerning; about; following (conjunctive form).
問わ
towa — To question; to ask (stem/passive form).
zu — Without doing; negative conjunctive ending.
mo — Also; too; even; as well (particle).
また
mata — Again; also; moreover; likewise.
廃墟
haikyo — Ruins; abandoned desolate place or building.
消え
kie — To disappear; to vanish (stem form).
ne — Sentence-ending particle seeking agreement or emphasis.
ka — Question marker particle; or; uncertainty.
甘美
kanbi — Sweet; pleasant; delightful; lusciously appealing.
美しい
utsukushii — Beautiful; lovely; aesthetically pleasing.
見捨て
misute — To abandon; to forsake; to desert someone.
他者
tasha — Others; other people; another person.
死ん
shin — To die (conjunctive form of 死ぬ).
対して
taishite — Against; toward; in contrast to.
nani — What; something; anything.
抗う
aragau — To resist; to oppose; to defy something.
でき
deki — Can do; ability (stem of できる).
連れ去る
turesaru — To take away; to carry off someone forcibly.
子孫
shison — Descendants; offspring; posterity.
残す
nokosu — To leave behind; to preserve; to bequeath.
だけ
dake — Only; just; as much as; limited to.
勇敢
yūkan — Brave; courageous; bold in the face of danger.
立ち向かう
tachimukau — To confront; to face up to; to stand against.
jutsu — Art; technique; skill; means of doing something.
なる
naru — To become; to turn into; to come to be.
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