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English → Japanese THE SONNETS Level 9/10

Though yet heaven knows it is but as a tomb

しかし天が知るように、それは墓に過ぎず、

Which hides your life, and shows not half your parts:

あなたの命を隠し、その美点の半分も示さない。

If I could write the beauty of your eyes,

もし私があなたの瞳の美しさを書き記し、

And in fresh numbers number all your graces,

新たな詩句であなたの美徳をすべて数え上げたなら、

The age to come would say this poet lies,

後の世の人々はこの詩人は嘘をついていると言うだろう、

Such heavenly touches ne'er touched earthly faces.

これほど天上の美しさが地上の顔に宿ったことはないと。

So should my papers (yellowed with their age)

そのように私の原稿は（年月で黄ばみ）、

Be scorned, like old men of less truth than tongue,

口ばかりで誠実さに欠ける老人のように嘲られ、

And your true rights be termed a poet's rage,

あなたへの正当な賛辞も詩人の狂気と呼ばれ、

And stretched metre of an antique song.

古い歌の誇張された韻律と見なされるだろう。

But were some child of yours alive that time,

しかしその時、あなたの子が生きていれば、

You should live twice,—in it, and in my rhyme.

あなたは二度生きることになる——その子の中に、そして私の詩の中に。

Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?

あなたを夏の日に例えましょうか？

Thou art more lovely and more temperate:

あなたはより愛らしく、より温和である。

Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,

荒々しい風は五月の愛らしい蕾を揺さぶり、

And summer's lease hath all too short a date:

夏の契約はあまりにも短い期間しかない。

Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines,

時に天の目は照りすぎるほど輝き、

And often is his gold complexion dimmed,

そしてしばしばその黄金の輝きは陰る。

And every fair from fair sometime declines,

美しいものはすべていつかその美しさから衰える、

By chance, or nature's changing course untrimmed:

偶然によって、あるいは自然の移ろう流れによって。

But thy eternal summer shall not fade,

しかしあなたの永遠の夏は色褪せることなく、

Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow'st,

あなたが持つその美しさを失うこともなく、

Nor shall death brag thou wand'rest in his shade,

死もあなたがその影をさまようと誇ることはない、

When in eternal lines to time thou grow'st,

あなたが永遠の詩句の中で時とともに生き続けるならば。

So long as men can breathe or eyes can see,

人が息をし、目が見える限り、

So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.

この詩は生き続け、そしてこの詩があなたに命を与える。

Vocabulary

しかし: shikashi — Conjunction meaning 'however' or 'but'.
天: ten — Sky, heaven, or the heavens above.
が: ga — Subject marker particle in Japanese grammar.
知る: shiru — To know or to come to know something.
よう: you — Indicates manner, appearance, or resemblance.
に: ni — Particle indicating direction, location, or purpose.
それ: sore — That thing; refers to something near the listener.
は: wa — Topic marker particle highlighting the sentence topic.
墓: haka — A grave or tomb where the dead are buried.
過ぎ: sugi — Excess or passing beyond a limit or point.
ず: zu — Classical negative auxiliary meaning 'without doing'.
あなた: anata — Second-person pronoun meaning 'you'.
の: no — Possessive or linking particle between nouns.
命: inochi — Life, one's existence or vital force.
を: wo — Object marker particle indicating the direct object.
隠し: kakushi — Hiding or concealing something from view.
その: sono — Demonstrative 'that' modifying a nearby noun.
美点: biten — A merit, virtue, or admirable quality someone possesses.
半分: hanbun — Half of something; fifty percent of a whole.
も: mo — Particle meaning 'also', 'too', or 'even'.
示さ: shimesa — Stem form of 'shimeru'; to show or display.
ない: nai — Negative auxiliary meaning 'not' or 'does not'.
もし: moshi — Conditional word meaning 'if' or 'supposing that'.
私: watashi — First-person pronoun meaning 'I' or 'me'.
瞳: hitomi — The pupil of the eye; eyes poetically.
美し: utsukushi — Adjective stem meaning beautiful or lovely.
さ: sa — Suffix nominalizing adjectives, creating abstract nouns.
書き記し: kakinoshirushi — Writing down or recording something in text.
新た: arata — Fresh, new, or renewed in character.
な: na — Adjectival particle connecting na-adjectives to nouns.
詩句: shiku — A line or verse of poetry.
で: de — Particle indicating means, location of action, or reason.
美徳: bitoku — Virtue or moral excellence in character.
すべて: subete — All, everything, or the entirety of something.
数え上げ: kazoeage — Listing or counting up items one by one.
た: ta — Past tense auxiliary verb suffix in Japanese.
なら: nara — Conditional form meaning 'if' or 'in that case'.
後: nochi / ato — After, later, or future time.
世: yo — An age, generation, or the world of people.
人々: hitobito — People; plural form of 'hito' (person).
この: kono — Demonstrative 'this' modifying an immediately following noun.
詩人: shijin — A poet; one who composes poetry.
嘘: uso — A lie or falsehood; untrue statement.
つい: tsui — Unintentionally or just now; inadvertently doing something.
て: te — Conjunctive particle connecting sequential or related actions.
いる: iru — To exist (for animate beings); ongoing state verb.
と: to — Particle meaning 'and', 'with', or quotation marker.
言う: iu — To say or to speak; expressing words aloud.
だろう: darou — Probably; expresses conjecture or supposition about something.
これ: kore — This thing; refers to something close to the speaker.
ほど: hodo — To the extent of; degree or approximate amount.
天上: tenjou — The heavens above; celestial realm or sky.
地上: chijou — On the earth; the surface of the ground.
顔: kao — Face; the front part of one's head.
宿っ: yadot(te) — To dwell within or be lodged inside something.
こと: koto — A thing, fact, or nominalized verb event.
原稿: genkou — A manuscript or draft of written work.
年月: toshitsuki — Years and months; passage of time.
黄ばみ: kibami — Yellowing; becoming yellow with age.
口: kuchi — Mouth; also used to mean speech or words.
ばかり: bakari — Only, just, or nothing but; limiting expression.
誠実: seijitsu — Sincerity, honesty, and faithfulness in conduct.
欠ける: kakeru — To be lacking or deficient in something.
老人: roujin — An old person or elderly individual.
嘲ら: azakera — Stem of 'azakeru'; to mock or ridicule someone.
れ: re — Passive or potential auxiliary verb suffix.
へ: e — Directional particle meaning 'toward' or 'to'.
正当: seitou — Legitimate, just, or rightfully deserved.
賛辞: sanji — A tribute or words of high praise.
狂気: kyouki — Madness or insanity; a state of mental disorder.
呼ば: yoba — Stem of 'yobu'; to call or refer to something.
古い: furui — Old, aged, or ancient in years.
歌: uta — A song or poem; lyrical expression.
誇張: kochou — Exaggeration; overstating beyond actual facts.
韻律: inritsu — Meter or rhythm in poetry and verse.
見なさ: minasa — Stem of 'minasu'; to regard or consider as.
れる: reru — Passive auxiliary verb suffix indicating passive voice.
時: toki — Time or moment; when something occurs.
子: ko — Child; also a suffix indicating a young person.
生き: iki — Stem of 'ikiru'; living or being alive.
いれ: ire — Conditional stem of 'iru'; if existing or if present.
ば: ba — Conditional particle meaning 'if' or 'when'.
二度: nido — Twice; two times in occurrence.
生きる: ikiru — To live; to be alive and exist.
なる: naru — To become; transition into a new state.
中: naka — Inside, middle, or among a group.
そして: soshite — And then; conjunction connecting sequential events.
詩: shi — Poetry; a literary form of artistic expression.
夏: natsu — Summer; the warmest season of the year.
日: hi / nichi — Day or sun; a unit of time or sunlight.
例え: tatoe — Even if; a comparison or analogy used rhetorically.
ましょう: mashou — Polite volitional form; 'let us' do something.
か: ka — Question marker particle placed at sentence end.
より: yori — Than; comparative particle indicating a standard of comparison.
愛らしく: airashiku — Adverbial form of 'airashii'; lovelily or adorably.
温和: onwa — Mild, gentle, or moderate in nature.
ある: aru — To exist (for inanimate things); to be or have.
荒々しい: araarashii — Wild, rough, or fierce in manner.
風: kaze — Wind; moving air in the atmosphere.
五月: gogatsu — May; the fifth month of the calendar year.
愛らしい: airashii — Lovely, adorable, or endearingly charming.
蕾: tsubomi — A flower bud not yet fully bloomed.
揺さぶり: yusaburi — Shaking or rocking something back and forth.
契約: keiyaku — A contract or agreement between parties.
あまり: amari — Too much; excessively or not very (with negatives).
短い: mijikai — Short in length or brief in duration.
期間: kikan — A period or span of time.
しか: shika — Only; used with negatives to mean 'nothing but'.
目: me — Eye; the organ of sight.
照り: teri — Shining or glowing, as of sunlight.
すぎる: sugiru — To exceed; to do something too much.
輝き: kagayaki — Brilliance or radiance; a glittering shining light.
しばしば: shibashiba — Often, frequently, or repeatedly occurring.
黄金: ougon — Gold; precious yellow metal or golden color.
陰る: kageru — To become clouded or overshadowed; to dim.
美しい: utsukushii — Beautiful, lovely, or aesthetically pleasing.
もの: mono — Thing, object, or person; a general noun.
いつか: itsuka — Someday or sometime; at an unspecified future time.
から: kara — From; starting point of time, place, or reason.
衰える: otoroeru — To decline or weaken; to lose strength over time.
偶然: guuzen — By chance or coincidence; accidental occurrence.
よっ: yot(te) — Contracted form of 'yotte'; by means of or due to.
自然: shizen — Nature; the natural world or its course.
移ろう: utsurou — To change or fade gradually; to shift over time.
流れ: nagare — A flow or current; the passage of time or water.
永遠: eien — Eternity; lasting forever without end.
色褪せる: To fade in color; to lose vibrancy over time.
なく: naku — Without; conjunctive negative form of 'nai'.
持つ: motsu — To hold or possess; to have something.
失う: ushinau — To lose something; to be deprived of something.
死: shi — Death; the end of life.
影: kage — Shadow or shade; also a hidden or dark aspect.
さまよう: samayou — To wander or roam aimlessly without direction.
誇る: hokoru — To boast or take pride in something.
とも: tomo — Even if; concessive conjunction meaning 'even though'.
生き続ける: ikitsuzukeru — To continue living; to go on existing persistently.
人: hito — A person or human being.
息: iki — Breath; the act of breathing in and out.
し: shi — Conjunctive verb form; also lists reasons or causes.
見える: mieru — To be visible; to appear or seem to someone.
限り: kagiri — As long as; the limit or extent of something.
生き続け: ikitsuzuke — Stem of 'ikitsuzukeru'; continuing to live on.
与える: ataeru — To give or grant something to someone.

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