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O that you were your self, but love you are No longer yours, than you yourself here live,

ああ、あなたがあなた自身であればよいのに、しかし愛しい人よ、あなたはもはやあなたのものではない、あなたがここに生きている間だけのことで、

Against this coming end you should prepare,

この迫りくる終わりに対して、あなたは備えるべきであり、

And your sweet semblance to some other give.

あなたの甘い面影を他の誰かに与えるべきだ。

So should that beauty which you hold in lease

そうすれば、あなたが借り受けているその美しさは、

Find no determination, then you were

終わりを見出すことなく、そうすればあなたは再び

Yourself again after yourself's decease,

あなた自身の死の後にもあなた自身となり、

When your sweet issue your sweet form should bear.

あなたの甘い子孫があなたの甘い姿を受け継ぐとき。

Who lets so fair a house fall to decay,

これほど美しき家を朽ちるに任せる者は誰か、

Which husbandry in honour might uphold,

誠実な管理によって名誉ある形で維持できるというのに、

Against the stormy gusts of winter's day

冬の日の嵐のような突風に対して、

And barren rage of death's eternal cold?

そして死の永遠の冷たさの不毛な猛威に対して?

O none but unthrifts, dear my love you know,

ああ、浪費家だけがそうするのだ、愛しい人よ、あなたも知っているだろう、

You had a father, let your son say so.

あなたには父がいた、あなたの息子もそう言えるようにせよ。

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Not from the stars do I my judgement pluck,

私は星から判断を引き出すのではなく、

And yet methinks I have astronomy,

それでも私は占星術を心得ていると思う、

But not to tell of good, or evil luck,

しかし吉凶を語るためではなく、

Of plagues, of dearths, or seasons' quality,

疫病や飢饉や季節の性質を語るためでもなく、

Nor can I fortune to brief minutes tell;

短い時の運命を告げることもできない、

Pointing to each his thunder, rain and wind,

それぞれに雷や雨や風を指し示して、

Or say with princes if it shall go well

あるいは天に見出す度重なる予兆によって、

By oft predict that I in heaven find.

君主たちが幸運であるかどうかを語ることもできない。

But from thine eyes my knowledge I derive,

しかし私はあなたの瞳から知識を得るのであり、

And constant stars in them I read such art

その中に不変の星として、私はこのような真理を読み取る、

As truth and beauty shall together thrive

真実と美とが共に栄えるであろうことを、

If from thyself, to store thou wouldst convert:

もしあなたが自らを、子孫を蓄えることへと転じるならば。

Or else of thee this I prognosticate,

さもなくば、あなたについてこう予言しよう、

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

あなたの終わりは真実と美の滅亡と終焉である、と。

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When I consider everything that grows Holds in perfection but a little moment.

成長するすべてのものが、ほんのひとときだけ完璧さを保つということを私が考えるとき。

Vocabulary

ああ
aa — Ah; oh; expression of emotion or realization
あなた
anata — You; second-person singular pronoun
ga — Subject marker particle in Japanese grammar
自身
jishin — Oneself; one's own self
de — Particle indicating means, location, or manner
あれ
are — Be; exist; imperative or conditional form
ba — Conditional particle meaning if or when
よい
yoi — Good; fine; acceptable
no — Possessive or nominalizing particle
ni — Particle indicating direction, time, or purpose
しかし
shikashi — However; but; conjunction showing contrast
愛しい
itoshii — Dear; beloved; precious to one's heart
hito — Person; human being
yo — Sentence-ending particle for emphasis or address
wa — Topic marker particle in Japanese grammar
もはや
mohaya — No longer; not anymore; already past
もの
mono — Thing; object; matter; person
ない
nai — Not; nonexistent; negation of verbs
ここ
koko — Here; this place
生き
iki — Living; stem form of verb to live
te — Connective particle linking sequential actions
いる
iru — To exist; to be; ongoing state verb
aida / ma — While; during; interval of time or space
だけ
dake — Only; just; limited to that amount
こと
koto — Thing; fact; matter; nominalizer
この
kono — This; refers to something near the speaker
迫り
semari — Approaching; pressing near; closing in
くる
kuru — To come; to approach
終わり
owari — End; conclusion; finish
対し
taishi — Toward; against; in relation to
備える
sonaeru — To prepare for; to equip against something
べき
beki — Should; ought to; expresses obligation
あり
ari — To be; exist; classical or formal form
甘い
amai — Sweet; soft; lenient; naive
面影
omokage — Lingering image; memory of someone's face
wo — Object marker particle in Japanese grammar
hoka / ta — Other; another; elsewhere
誰か
dareka — Someone; somebody; an unspecified person
与える
ataeru — To give; to grant; to bestow upon someone
da — Copula; informal is or are
そう
sou — So; that way; like that
すれ
sure — Conditional form of suru meaning to do
借り
kari — Borrowing; a debt or loan
受け
uke — Receiving; stem form of to receive
その
sono — That; referring to something near the listener
美し
uruwashi / yoshi — Beautiful; classical attributive form of beautiful
sa — Suffix nominalizing adjectives into nouns
見出す
midasu — To find; to discover; to identify something
なく
naku — Without; lacking; connective negative form
再び
futatabi — Again; once more; a second time
shi — Death; dying
ato / nochi — After; later; behind
mo — Also; too; even; addition particle
to — And; with; quotation particle
なり
nari — Become; classical copula or resultative form
子孫
shison — Descendants; offspring; posterity
姿
sugata — Figure; form; appearance; shape of a person
受け継ぐ
uketsugu — To inherit; to succeed to; to take over
とき
toki — Time; moment; when
これ
kore — This; this thing here
ほど
hodo — To the extent that; as much as; degree
美しき
utsukushiki — Beautiful; classical attributive adjective form
ie / ka — House; home; family; household
朽ちる
kuchiru — To decay; to rot; to fall into ruin
任せる
makaseru — To entrust; to leave to someone's care
mono / sha — Person; one who does; individual
dare — Who; which person
ka — Question particle; or; some
誠実
seijitsu — Sincere; honest; faithful; trustworthy
na — Adjectival particle linking na-adjectives to nouns
管理
kanri — Management; administration; supervision
よっ
yotte — By means of; due to; depending on
名誉
meiyo — Honor; glory; prestige; good reputation
ある
aru — To exist; to have; there is something
katachi / kei — Form; shape; appearance
維持
iji — Maintenance; preservation; keeping up a state
できる
dekiru — To be able to; to be possible; can do
いう
iu — To say; to call; to be called
fuyu — Winter; the coldest season of the year
hi / nichi — Day; sun; sunlight
arashi — Storm; tempest; violent weather
よう
you — Like; as if; seeming; manner
突風
toppuu — Gust; sudden blast of wind
そして
soshite — And then; and; furthermore; after that
永遠
eien — Eternity; forever; everlasting
冷た
tsumetai (stem) — Cold to the touch; chilly; stem form
不毛
fumou — Barren; sterile; unproductive; fruitless
猛威
moui — Fury; fierce force; devastating power
浪費
rouhi — Waste; squandering of resources or time
する
suru — To do; to perform; general action verb
知っ
shit(te) — Knowing; te-form stem of to know
だろ
daro — Probably; I suppose; conjecture form
u — Volitional ending; let's; will; probably
chichi — Father; one's own father
i — To be; exist; stem of iru
ta — Past tense suffix for verbs
息子
musuko — Son; one's own male child
言える
ieru — To be able to say; can say
せよ
seyo — Do it; imperative form of suru
watashi — I; me; first-person singular pronoun
hoshi — Star; celestial body in the sky
から
kara — From; because; since; starting point particle
判断
handan — Judgment; decision; assessment; conclusion
引き出す
hikidasu — To draw out; to extract; to derive
それ
sore — That; that thing; referring to something near listener
でも
demo — But; even so; however; even
占星術
senseijutsu — Astrology; the art of reading stars
心得
kokoroe — Understanding; knowledge; grasp of a subject
思う
omou — To think; to feel; to believe
吉凶
kikkyo — Good and bad fortune; auspiciousness and ominousness
語る
kataru — To speak; to tell; to narrate
ため
tame — For; for the sake of; purpose
疫病
ekibyou — Plague; epidemic disease; pestilence
ya — And; or; listing particle among items
飢饉
Famine; severe food shortage
季節
kisetsu — Season; one of the four seasons
性質
seishitsu — Nature; character; property; quality
短い
mijikai — Short; brief in length or duration
toki — Time; moment; occasion
運命
unmei — Fate; destiny; one's lot in life
告げる
tsugeru — To tell; to announce; to inform someone
でき
deki — Being able to; stem of dekiru, can do
それぞれ
sorezore — Each; respectively; individually; one by one
kaminari — Thunder; lightning; thunderbolt
ame — Rain; rainfall
kaze — Wind; breeze
指し示し
sashishimeshi — Pointing out; indicating; showing direction or meaning
あるいは
aruiwa — Or; alternatively; perhaps; either
ten — Heaven; sky; the celestial realm
度重なる
tabikasanaru — Repeated; occurring over and over again
予兆
yochou — Omen; portent; sign of things to come
君主
kunshu — Monarch; sovereign; ruler of a state
たち
tachi — Plural suffix for people or living things
幸運
kouun — Good luck; fortune; fortunate circumstance
どう
dou — How; in what way; in what manner
hitomi — Pupil of the eye; eyes; gaze
知識
chishiki — Knowledge; information; learning
得る
eru — To obtain; to gain; to acquire
naka / chuu — Inside; middle; among; within
不変
fuhen — Unchanging; constant; invariable; immutable
として
toshite — As; in the capacity of; regarding as
真理
shinri — Truth; fundamental truth; universal principle
読み取る
yomitoru — To read and understand; to interpret meaning
真実
shinjitsu — Truth; reality; what is genuinely true
bi — Beauty; aesthetic quality
tomo — Together; with; in common; jointly
栄える
sakaeru — To prosper; to flourish; to thrive
あろう
arou — Probably is; volitional or speculative of aru
もし
moshi — If; supposing; in case
自ら
mizukara — Oneself; by oneself; personally
蓄える
takuwaeru — To store up; to save; to accumulate
e — Toward; direction particle indicating movement
転じる
tenjiru — To turn; to shift; to change direction
なら
nara — If; conditional assuming a premise
さも
samo — Indeed; just as; seemingly; as if really so
つい
tsui — Unintentionally; inadvertently; just now
こう
kou — Like this; in this way; thus
予言
yogen — Prophecy; prediction; foretelling the future
しよ
shiyo — Let's do; volitional stem of suru
滅亡
metsubou — Ruin; downfall; destruction of a nation
終焉
shuuen — End; demise; final conclusion; last moment
成長
seichou — Growth; development; maturation
すべて
subete — All; everything; entirely
ほんの
honnno — Just; mere; only a little bit
ひととき
hitotoki — A moment; a brief period of time
完璧
kanpeki — Perfect; flawless; complete without any defect
保つ
tamotsu — To maintain; to keep; to preserve a state
考える
kangaeru — To think; to consider; to ponder
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