The Complete Works of William Shakespeare — Page 10
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Devouring Time blunt thou the lion's paws,
貪り食う時よ、獅子の爪を鈍らせよ、
And make the earth devour her own sweet brood,
そして大地に、その甘き生き物たちを飲み込ませよ、
Pluck the keen teeth from the fierce tiger's jaws,
荒々しき虎の顎から鋭い牙を引き抜き、
And burn the long-lived phoenix, in her blood,
長命なる不死鳥をその血の中で燃やし尽くせ、
Make glad and sorry seasons as thou fleet'st,
汝が駆け抜けるにつれ、季節を喜びと悲しみで染めよ、
And do whate'er thou wilt swift-footed Time
そして足速き時よ、汝の望むことをすべてなせ、
To the wide world and all her fading sweets:
広大なる世界とその褪せゆくすべての美しさに対して:
But I forbid thee one most heinous crime,
しかし、ひとつの最も凶悪な罪だけは汝に禁ずる、
O carve not with thy hours my love's fair brow,
ああ、汝の刻む時の針で我が愛しき者の美しき額を刻むな、
Nor draw no lines there with thine antique pen,
汝の古びた筆でそこに皺を描くな、
Him in thy course untainted do allow,
汝の歩みの中で彼を汚れなきままにしておけ、
For beauty's pattern to succeeding men.
後世の人々への美の手本となるよう。
Yet do thy worst, old Time; despite thy wrong,
それでも最悪を尽くせ、老いたる時よ;汝の害にもかかわらず、
My love shall in my verse ever live young.
我が愛しき者は我が詩の中で永遠に若く生き続けるだろう。
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A woman's face with nature's own hand painted,
自然みずからの手で描かれた女の顔を、
Hast thou the master mistress of my passion,
汝は持つ、我が情熱の主にして女主人よ、
A woman's gentle heart but not acquainted
女の優しき心を、しかし慣れ親しんではいない、
With shifting change as is false women's fashion,
偽りの女たちの移り気な変わりやすさとは、
An eye more bright than theirs, less false in rolling:
彼女たちよりも輝く瞳、流し目においてより誠実な:
Gilding the object whereupon it gazeth,
その眼差しが注がれる対象を黄金色に染める、
A man in hue all hues in his controlling,
その風貌において男であり、すべての色合いを支配し、
Which steals men's eyes and women's souls amazeth.
男たちの視線を奪い、女たちの魂を驚嘆させる。
And for a woman wert thou first created,
そして汝はもとより女として創られたのだ、
Till nature as she wrought thee fell a-doting,
自然が汝を形作るうちに汝に溺れてしまうまでは、
And by addition me of thee defeated,
そしてひとつを付け加えることで我を汝から遠ざけた、
By adding one thing to my purpose nothing.
我が目的には何の役にも立たぬものをひとつ加えることで。
But since she pricked thee out for women's pleasure,
しかし自然が汝を女たちの喜びのために選び出したのだから、
Mine be thy love and thy love's use their treasure.
汝の愛は我がものとなれ、そして汝の愛の実りは彼女たちの宝となれ。
Vocabulary
- 貪り食う
- musabori kuu — To devour greedily; to eat ravenously.
- 時よ
- toki yo — O Time; vocative address to Time.
- 獅子
- shishi — Lion; a majestic large feline.
- の
- no — Possessive or linking particle meaning 'of'.
- 爪
- tsume — Claw or nail of an animal or person.
- を
- wo — Direct object particle marking the object of action.
- 鈍らせよ
- niburasero — Make blunt or dull; imperative of 鈍らせる.
- そして
- soshite — And then; connecting consecutive actions or ideas.
- 大地
- daichi — The earth; the great ground beneath us.
- に
- ni — Particle indicating direction, location, or target.
- その
- sono — That; demonstrative determiner referring to something nearby.
- 甘き
- amaki — Sweet; classical adjective form of 甘い.
- 生き物
- ikimono — Living creature; any living being or organism.
- たち
- tachi — Plural suffix for people or living beings.
- 飲み込ま
- nomikoma — Swallow; stem form of 飲み込む, to swallow.
- せよ
- seyo — Imperative causative ending meaning 'make it do'.
- 荒々しき
- arabara shiki — Fierce; wild and violent, classical adjective form.
- 虎
- tora — Tiger; large striped predatory big cat.
- 顎
- ago — Jaw or chin; lower part of the face.
- から
- kara — From; particle indicating starting point or source.
- 鋭い
- surudoi — Sharp; keen or pointed, used of blades or fangs.
- 牙
- kiba — Fang; sharp tooth of an animal or predator.
- 引き抜き
- hikinuki — Pull out; extract by pulling forcefully.
- 長命
- choumei — Long life; living for a lengthy period of time.
- なる
- naru — Become; linking verb or classical attributive form.
- 不死鳥
- fushichou — Phoenix; mythical bird reborn from its own ashes.
- 血
- chi — Blood; the red fluid flowing in living bodies.
- 中
- naka — Inside; middle or interior of something.
- で
- de — Particle indicating location of action or means.
- 燃やし尽くせ
- moyashi tsukuse — Burn completely; imperative to burn up entirely.
- 汝
- nanji — Thou; archaic second-person singular pronoun.
- が
- ga — Subject marker particle; also possessive in classical use.
- 駆け抜ける
- kakenukeru — Race through; to dash or speed past something.
- つれ
- tsure — As; in accordance with, following along with change.
- 季節
- kisetsu — Season; one of the four periods of the year.
- 喜び
- yorokobi — Joy; a feeling of great happiness and delight.
- と
- to — And; particle linking nouns or quoting speech.
- 悲しみ
- kanashimi — Sorrow; a feeling of deep sadness or grief.
- 染めよ
- someyo — Dye; imperative to color or tint something.
- 足速き
- ashihasaki — Swift-footed; classical form meaning fast on one's feet.
- 望む
- nozomu — Desire; to wish for or hope for something.
- こと
- koto — Thing; nominalizer turning a verb into a noun.
- すべて
- subete — All; everything or every single thing.
- なせ
- nase — Do; archaic imperative of なす, to accomplish.
- 広大
- koudai — Vast; enormous in scale or expanse.
- 世界
- sekai — World; the earth or a domain of existence.
- 褪せ
- ase — Fade; to lose color or vitality over time.
- ゆく
- yuku — Go; classical form expressing ongoing progression.
- 美しさ
- utsukushisa — Beauty; the quality of being beautiful or lovely.
- 対して
- taishite — Against; toward or in relation to something.
- しかし
- shikashi — However; a conjunction expressing contrast or exception.
- ひとつ
- hitotsu — One; a single item or unit.
- 最も
- mottomo — Most; the superlative degree of an adjective.
- 凶悪
- kyouaku — Heinous; extremely wicked, vicious, or atrocious.
- な
- na — Adjectival particle linking na-adjectives to nouns.
- 罪
- tsumi — Sin; a crime or moral transgression.
- だけ
- dake — Only; limiting particle meaning just or merely.
- は
- wa — Topic marker particle indicating the topic of sentence.
- 禁ずる
- kinzuru — Forbid; to prohibit or ban something officially.
- ああ
- aa — Ah; exclamation expressing emotion or realization.
- 刻む
- kizamu — Engrave or carve; to inscribe marks into something.
- 時
- toki — Time; a moment or period of time.
- 針
- hari — Needle or hand of a clock; thin pointed object.
- 我が
- waga — My; archaic first-person possessive determiner.
- 愛しき
- itoshiki — Beloved; classical form expressing deep affection.
- 者
- mono — Person; one who does something or someone.
- 美しき
- utsukushiki — Beautiful; classical attributive form of 美しい.
- 額
- hitai — Forehead; the part of the face above the eyebrows.
- 古びた
- furubita — Old and worn; having aged and become antiquated.
- 筆
- fude — Brush; writing or painting brush, also a pen.
- そこ
- soko — There; that place slightly removed from speaker.
- 皺
- shiwa — Wrinkle; a line or fold in skin or fabric.
- 描く
- kaku / egaku — Draw or depict; to render an image or picture.
- 歩み
- ayumi — Footsteps; progress or the act of walking forward.
- 彼
- kare — He or him; third-person masculine pronoun.
- 汚れ
- yogore — Stain or impurity; being dirty or corrupted.
- なき
- naki — Without; classical form meaning lacking or absent.
- まま
- mama — As is; leaving something in its current state.
- して
- shite — Doing; te-form of する, connecting actions.
- おけ
- oke — Leave it; imperative of おく, to leave in a state.
- 後世
- kousei — Posterity; future generations of people.
- 人々
- hitobito — People; plural form referring to many individuals.
- へ
- e — Toward; directional particle indicating movement or aim.
- 美
- bi — Beauty; aesthetic elegance or visual attractiveness.
- 手本
- tehon — Model or example; a pattern to be followed.
- よう
- you — So that; expressing purpose or resemblance.
- それでも
- soredemo — Even so; nevertheless, despite what was said.
- 最悪
- saiaku — Worst; the most terrible or bad scenario.
- 尽くせ
- tsukuse — Exhaust all; imperative to use up completely.
- 老いたる
- oitaru — Aged; classical form describing someone grown old.
- 害
- gai — Harm; damage or injurious effect on something.
- も
- mo — Also or even; inclusive particle adding emphasis.
- かかわらず
- kakawarazu — Regardless; despite or in spite of something.
- ず
- zu — Classical negative form meaning without doing something.
- 詩
- shi — Poem or poetry; literary verse expressing emotion.
- 永遠
- eien — Eternity; lasting forever without end.
- 若く
- wakaku — Young; adverbial form of 若い meaning youthfully.
- 生き続ける
- ikitsuzukeru — Continue living; to keep on being alive.
- だろう
- darou — Probably; expressing conjecture or probability.
- 自然
- shizen — Nature; the natural world or spontaneity.
- みずから
- mizukara — Oneself; by one's own hand or effort.
- 手
- te — Hand; the human hand used for various actions.
- 描かれた
- egakareta — Was drawn or depicted; passive past form.
- 女
- onna — Woman; an adult female person.
- 顔
- kao — Face; the front of a person's head.
- 持つ
- motsu — Have or hold; to possess or carry something.
- 情熱
- jounetsu — Passion; intense enthusiasm or fervent emotion.
- 主
- nushi / omo — Master or lord; the principal owner or ruler.
- 女主人
- onnashujin — Mistress or female master; lady of the house.
- よ
- yo — Particle used in direct address or adding emphasis.
- 優しき
- yasashiki — Gentle; classical form meaning kind and tender.
- 心
- kokoro — Heart or mind; one's inner feelings and spirit.
- 慣れ親しん
- narashitashinde — Grown familiar with; to have become accustomed to.
- いない
- inai — Not present; negative of いる meaning not existing.
- 偽り
- itsuwari — Falsehood; a lie or deceptive untruth.
- 移り気
- utsurigi — Fickle; tending to change one's mind frequently.
- 変わりやすさ
- kawariyasusa — Changeability; the quality of being easily changeable.
- 彼女
- kanojo — She or her; third-person feminine pronoun.
- より
- yori — Than or from; comparative or source particle.
- 輝く
- kagayaku — Shine or glitter; to emit a brilliant radiant light.
- 瞳
- hitomi — Pupil of the eye; also eyes expressing emotion.
- 流し目
- nagashime — Sidelong glance; a seductive or coy sideways look.
- おいて
- oite — At or in; indicating context or location.
- 誠実
- seijitsu — Sincere; honest and faithful in one's conduct.
- 眼差し
- manazashi — Gaze; the expression conveyed through one's eyes.
- 注がれる
- sosogareru — Is poured toward; a gaze or attention directed at someone.
- 対象
- taishou — Object or target; the subject of attention or action.
- 黄金色
- ougonshoku — Golden color; a rich bright yellow hue.
- 染める
- someru — Dye or color; to tint or suffuse with color.
- 風貌
- fuubou — Appearance; one's overall looks and bearing.
- 男
- otoko — Man; an adult male person.
- あり
- ari — There is; classical affirmative existential form.
- 色合い
- iroai — Hue or tint; the shade or tone of a color.
- 支配
- shihai — Control or domination; ruling over something completely.
- し
- shi — And; te-form connector or classical verb ending.
- 視線
- shisen — Gaze or line of sight; the direction one looks.
- 奪い
- ubai — Steal or capture; to take away forcibly.
- 魂
- tamashii — Soul or spirit; the inner essence of a being.
- 驚嘆
- kyoutan — Astonishment; a feeling of great wonder or amazement.
- させる
- saseru — Causative form; to make or let someone do something.
- もとより
- motoyori — Of course; naturally or from the very beginning.
- として
- toshite — As; in the role or capacity of something.
- 創られた
- tsukurareta — Was created; passive past form of 創る.
- だ
- da — Is; plain form copula indicating identity or state.
- 形作る
- katachizukuru — Shape or form; to give shape or structure to something.
- うち
- uchi — Within; inside or among a group or time span.
- 溺れて
- oborete — Drowning; losing oneself completely in something.
- しまう
- shimau — End up doing; completion with unintended consequence.
- まで
- made — Until or up to; indicating a limit or extent.
- 付け加える
- tsukekuwaeru — Add to; to append or supplement something existing.
- 我
- ware — I or myself; archaic first-person singular pronoun.
- 遠ざけた
- toozaketa — Kept away; past form of pushing something distant.
- 目的
- mokuteki — Purpose or goal; an aim one intends to achieve.
- 何
- nani — What; interrogative pronoun asking about identity.
- 役
- yaku — Role or use; a function or purpose served.
- 立たぬ
- tatanu — Useless; classical negative form of 役に立つ.
- もの
- mono — Thing; a nominalizer or object in general.
- 加える
- kuwaeru — Add; to include or append something to another.
- ため
- tame — For the sake of; expressing purpose or reason.
- 選び出した
- erabidashita — Selected or chose out; picked from a larger group.
- だから
- dakara — Therefore; so, expressing a logical conclusion.
- 愛
- ai — Love; deep affection for another person.
- なれ
- nare — Become; archaic imperative of なる, to become.
- 実り
- minori — Fruit or harvest; the result of efforts bearing fruit.
- 宝
- takara — Treasure; something precious, valued, or cherished.
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