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English → Japanese THE SONNETS Level 9/10

As an unperfect actor on the stage,

舞台の上の未熟な俳優のように、

Who with his fear is put beside his part,

恐れのあまり台詞を忘れてしまう者、

Or some fierce thing replete with too much rage,

あるいは激しい怒りに満ちあふれた猛々しい者、

Whose strength's abundance weakens his own heart;

その力の過剰が自らの心を弱らせるように、

So I for fear of trust, forget to say,

そのように私は、信頼することへの恐れから、言うことを忘れてしまう、

The perfect ceremony of love's rite,

愛の儀式の完全な礼式を、

And in mine own love's strength seem to decay,

そして自らの愛の力の中で衰えていくように見える、

O'ercharged with burthen of mine own love's might:

自らの愛の力という重荷に押しつぶされて、

O let my looks be then the eloquence,

ああ、ならば私の眼差しをこそ雄弁とならしめよ、

And dumb presagers of my speaking breast,

語りかける私の胸の、無言の告げ手となれ、

Who plead for love, and look for recompense,

愛のために訴え、報いを求める、

More than that tongue that more hath more expressed.

より多くを語った舌よりも多く。

O learn to read what silent love hath writ,

ああ、沈黙の愛が書き記したものを読むことを学べ、

To hear with eyes belongs to love's fine wit.

目で聴くことこそ、愛の優れた知恵に属するものだ。

Mine eye hath played the painter and hath stelled,

私の目は画家となり、刻み込んだ、

Thy beauty's form in table of my heart,

君の美しい姿を私の心の板絵に、

My body is the frame wherein 'tis held,

私の身体はそれを収める額縁であり、

And perspective it is best painter's art.

遠近法こそ最も優れた画家の技である。

For through the painter must you see his skill,

なぜなら画家を通して見てこそ、その技を知ることができ、

To find where your true image pictured lies,

君の真の姿が描かれているところを見出すために、

Which in my bosom's shop is hanging still,

それは私の胸の工房にいまも掛かっており、

That hath his windows glazed with thine eyes:

その窓は君の瞳でガラスがはめられている、

Now see what good turns eyes for eyes have done,

さあ見よ、目が目のためにどれほどの良い働きをしてきたかを、

Mine eyes have drawn thy shape, and thine for me

私の目は君の姿を描き、君の目は私のために、

Are windows to my breast, where-through the sun

私の胸への窓となっており、そこを通して太陽が、

Delights to peep, to gaze therein on thee;

喜んで覗き込み、その中の君を見つめる、

Yet eyes this cunning want to grace their art,

しかし目はその技を飾るこの巧みさを欠いている、

They draw but what they see, know not the heart.

目は見えるものを描くだけで、心を知ることができない。

Vocabulary

舞台: butai — Stage; theatrical performance space or setting.
の: no — Possessive or linking particle connecting nouns.
上: ue — Above, on top, upper position.
未熟: mijuku — Immature, inexperienced, not yet fully developed.
な: na — Adjectival particle linking na-adjectives to nouns.
俳優: haiyū — Actor or actress in film, theater, or TV.
よう: yō — Like, similar to; resembling something or someone.
に: ni — Particle indicating direction, location, or purpose.
恐れ: osore — Fear, dread, apprehension of something threatening.
あまり: amari — Too much, excessively; remainder or surplus amount.
台詞: serifu — Lines, dialogue spoken by an actor on stage.
を: wo — Object marker particle indicating direct object.
忘れ: wasure — Forget; stem form of the verb to forget.
て: te — Te-form connective particle linking verb phrases together.
しまう: shimau — To end up doing something, often regrettably.
者: mono — Person, one who does something; individual or being.
あるいは: aruiwa — Or, alternatively; used to present another option.
激しい: hageshii — Fierce, intense, violent, extremely strong in degree.
怒り: ikari — Anger, rage, wrath directed at someone or something.
満ち: michi — Filled with, brimming; stem of the verb to fill.
あふれ: afure — Overflow, spill over; stem of the verb to overflow.
た: ta — Past tense auxiliary verb indicating completed action.
猛々しい: taketakeshii — Fierce, ferocious, wildly aggressive and untamed in nature.
その: sono — That, the; demonstrative adjective referring to something nearby.
力: chikara — Power, strength, force, ability, energy.
過剰: kajō — Excess, surplus, more than what is needed.
が: ga — Subject marker particle; also marks contrast or emphasis.
自ら: mizukara — Oneself, by oneself, personally doing something directly.
心: kokoro — Heart, mind, spirit, inner feelings or emotions.
弱ら: yowara — Weaken; stem of the verb to become weak.
せる: seru — Causative auxiliary verb meaning to make or let do.
私: watashi — I, me; first-person singular personal pronoun.
は: wa — Topic marker particle highlighting the sentence's subject.
信頼: shinrai — Trust, confidence, reliance placed in another person.
する: suru — To do; versatile verb for performing actions.
こと: koto — Thing, matter, fact; nominalizer turning verbs into nouns.
へ: e — Directional particle indicating movement toward something.
から: kara — From; starting point in time, place, or reasoning.
言う: iu — To say, speak, tell, express verbally.
愛: ai — Love, affection, deep emotional attachment to someone.
儀式: gishiki — Ceremony, ritual, formal procedure or rite observed.
完全: kanzen — Complete, perfect, total, without any deficiency.
礼式: reishiki — Etiquette, formality, ceremonial procedure or decorum.
そして: soshite — And then, and also; connective between sentences.
中: naka — Inside, middle, among, within a space or group.
で: de — Particle indicating location of action or means used.
衰え: otoroe — Decline, weakening, deterioration over time; to wane.
いく: iku — To go; auxiliary indicating progressive or ongoing action.
見える: mieru — To be visible, appear, seem to the eyes.
と: to — Quotation or conjunction particle meaning and or that.
いう: iu — To say, to be called; used in quoted expressions.
重荷: omoni — Heavy burden, load; something weighing heavily on someone.
押しつぶさ: oshitsubusa — Crush, overwhelm; stem of the verb to crush.
れ: re — Passive or potential verb suffix indicating being acted upon.
ああ: ā — Ah, oh; interjection expressing emotion or realization.
ならば: naraba — If that is the case, then; conditional conjunction.
眼差し: manazashi — Gaze, look, expression in one's eyes.
こそ: koso — Emphatic particle highlighting the preceding word strongly.
雄弁: yūben — Eloquence, persuasive and powerful speech or expression.
しめよ: shimeyo — Show, demonstrate; imperative form urging someone to reveal.
語りかける: katarikakeru — To speak to, address, appeal directly to someone.
胸: mune — Chest, breast, heart; seat of emotion and feeling.
無言: mugon — Silence, wordlessness, without speaking any words aloud.
なれ: nare — Become; archaic imperative form of the verb to become.
ため: tame — For the sake of, in order to, benefit.
訴え: uttae — Appeal, plea, complaint, claim made to someone.
報い: mukui — Reward, recompense, result received for one's actions.
求める: motomeru — To seek, demand, request, pursue something desired.
より: yori — More than, compared to; comparative or source particle.
多く: ōku — Many, much, a large amount or number.
語っ: katatt- — Spoke, narrated; te-form stem of the verb to tell.
舌: shita — Tongue; the organ of speech or taste.
も: mo — Also, too, even; inclusive or additive particle.
沈黙: chinmoku — Silence, quiet, refraining from speaking or making sound.
書き記し: kakinoshirushi — Written record, note; act of writing something down.
もの: mono — Thing, object, something; nominalizer for abstract concepts.
読む: yomu — To read text or written material.
学べ: manabe — Learn; imperative form of the verb to learn.
目: me — Eye; organ of sight, also used metaphorically.
聴く: kiku — To listen, hear attentively with focused attention.
優れ: sugure — Excel, be superior; stem of the verb to excel.
知恵: chie — Wisdom, intelligence, clever insight or practical knowledge.
属する: zokusuru — To belong to, be affiliated with a group.
だ: da — Copula meaning is, am, are; plain-form to be.
画家: gaka — Painter, artist who creates pictures or visual art.
なり: nari — Become; classical or literary form of to become.
刻み込ん: kizamikon- — Carved in, engraved; stem of the verb to engrave.
君: kimi — You; informal second-person pronoun, often affectionate.
美しい: utsukushii — Beautiful, lovely, aesthetically pleasing in appearance.
姿: sugata — Figure, form, appearance, shape of a person or thing.
身体: shintai — Body, physical form of a human being.
それ: sore — That, it; demonstrative pronoun referring to something.
収める: osameru — To put away, store, contain within a frame.
額縁: gakubuchi — Picture frame, border surrounding a painting or photo.
あり: ari — Exists, there is; classical form of the verb to be.
遠近法: enkinpō — Perspective in art; technique creating depth on canvas.
最も: mottomo — Most, extremely; superlative adverb indicating highest degree.
技: waza — Skill, technique, art, craftsmanship in a discipline.
ある: aru — To exist, be, have; existential verb for inanimate things.
なぜなら: nazenara — Because, the reason is; introduces a causal explanation.
通し: tōshi — Through, all the way; indicating thoroughness or continuity.
見: mi — See, look; stem of the verb to see or look.
知る: shiru — To know, learn, become aware of something.
でき: deki — Can, be able to; stem of the potential verb dekiru.
真: shin — Truth, reality, genuine; true or authentic nature.
描か: egaka — Draw, depict; passive or negative stem of to draw.
いる: iru — To be, exist; used for animate beings or ongoing actions.
ところ: tokoro — Place, point, moment; situation or circumstance described.
見出す: midasu — To find, discover, identify something previously unknown.
工房: kōbō — Workshop, studio, atelier where craftwork is produced.
いま: ima — Now, at this moment, currently in present time.
掛かっ: kakatt- — Hanging, suspended; te-form stem of the verb to hang.
おり: ori — Is, exists; humble or literary form of the verb iru.
窓: mado — Window; opening in a wall admitting light or air.
瞳: hitomi — Pupil of the eye; eyes, especially expressive ones.
ガラス: garasu — Glass; transparent material used in windows or vessels.
はめ: hame — Fit in, set into; stem of the verb to fit.
られ: rare — Passive or potential auxiliary verb suffix.
さあ: sā — Come now, well then; interjection prompting action.
見よ: miyo — Look, see; imperative command to observe something.
どれ: dore — Which one; interrogative pronoun selecting among options.
ほど: hodo — How much, to what extent; degree or approximate amount.
良い: yoi — Good, fine, excellent, satisfactory in quality.
働き: hataraki — Work, function, activity, role performed by something.
し: shi — And, also; conjunctive form listing reasons or actions.
か: ka — Question particle indicating interrogative sentence.
描き: egaki — Drawing, painting; stem of the verb to draw.
なっ: natt- — Became; te-form stem of the verb to become.
そこ: soko — There, that place; demonstrative pronoun of location.
太陽: taiyō — The sun; the star at the center of our solar system.
喜ん: yokon- — Joyfully, gladly; stem of the verb to be pleased.
覗き込み: nozokikomi — Peeking into, peering inside; looking in curiously.
見つめる: mitsumeru — To stare at, gaze fixedly at something or someone.
しかし: shikashi — However, but; conjunction indicating contrast or contradiction.
飾る: kazaru — To decorate, adorn, display something for aesthetic effect.
この: kono — This; demonstrative adjective referring to something nearby.
巧み: takumi — Skill, cleverness, dexterity, crafty artisan ability.
さ: sa — Suffix nominalizing adjectives; degree or quality of something.
欠い: kaki — Lacking, missing; te-form of the verb to lack.
描く: egaku — To draw, paint, depict, portray in visual art.
だけ: dake — Only, just, merely; limiting particle restricting scope.
ない: nai — Not, does not exist; negative auxiliary or adjective.

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