The Complete Works of William Shakespeare — Page 5
Ah, if thou issueless shalt hap to die,
Ah, se sem descendência vieres a morrer,
The world will wail thee like a makeless wife,
O mundo te pranteará como uma viúva sem par,
The world will be thy widow and still weep,
O mundo será tua viúva e ainda chorará,
That thou no form of thee hast left behind,
Por não teres deixado nenhuma forma de ti,
When every private widow well may keep,
Quando toda viúva comum bem pode guardar,
By children's eyes, her husband's shape in mind:
Pelos olhos dos filhos, a imagem do marido na memória:
Look what an unthrift in the world doth spend
Vê como o que um pródigo gasta no mundo
Shifts but his place, for still the world enjoys it;
Apenas muda de lugar, pois o mundo ainda o frui;
But beauty's waste hath in the world an end,
Mas o desperdício da beleza tem no mundo um fim,
And kept unused the user so destroys it:
E guardada sem uso, o portador assim a destrói:
No love toward others in that bosom sits
Nenhum amor aos outros habita naquele peito
That on himself such murd'rous shame commits.
Que sobre si mesmo tal vergonha assassina comete.
For shame deny that thou bear'st love to any
Por vergonha, nega que tens amor por alguém
Who for thyself art so unprovident.
Tu que és tão imprevidente para contigo mesmo.
Grant if thou wilt, thou art beloved of many,
Admite, se quiseres, que és amado por muitos,
But that thou none lov'st is most evident:
Mas que não amas ninguém é mais do que evidente:
For thou art so possessed with murd'rous hate,
Pois estás tão possuído por ódio assassino,
That 'gainst thyself thou stick'st not to conspire,
Que contra ti mesmo não hesitas em conspirar,
Seeking that beauteous roof to ruinate
Buscando arruinar aquele teto formoso
Which to repair should be thy chief desire:
Que reparar deveria ser o teu maior desejo:
O change thy thought, that I may change my mind,
Ó muda teu pensamento, para que eu mude o meu,
Shall hate be fairer lodged than gentle love?
Há de o ódio ter morada mais bela do que o gentil amor?
Be as thy presence is gracious and kind,
Sê como é graciosa e bondosa a tua presença,
Or to thyself at least kind-hearted prove,
Ou ao menos mostra-te bondoso para contigo mesmo,
Make thee another self for love of me,
Cria um outro tu mesmo por amor a mim,
That beauty still may live in thine or thee.
Para que a beleza ainda possa viver nos teus ou em ti.
Vocabulary
- se
- Reflexive pronoun or conditional conjunction meaning 'if'
- sem
- Preposition meaning 'without'
- descendência
- Offspring or lineage descended from an ancestor
- vieres
- Second person singular future subjunctive of 'vir' (to come)
- morrer
- Infinitive verb meaning 'to die'
- mundo
- Noun meaning 'the world' or 'humanity'
- te
- Second person singular object pronoun meaning 'you'
- pranteará
- Future tense verb meaning 'will mourn or lament'
- como
- Conjunction or adverb meaning 'like' or 'as'
- viúva
- Noun meaning 'widow,' a woman whose husband died
- par
- Noun meaning 'pair' or 'equal match'
- será
- Future tense of 'ser,' meaning 'will be'
- tua
- Feminine possessive pronoun meaning 'your'
- ainda
- Adverb meaning 'still' or 'yet'
- chorará
- Future tense verb meaning 'will cry or weep'
- Por
- Preposition meaning 'for,' 'by,' or 'because of'
- teres
- Second person singular infinitive of 'ter,' meaning 'to have'
- deixado
- Past participle of 'deixar,' meaning 'left behind'
- nenhuma
- Negative determiner meaning 'no' or 'not any' (feminine)
- forma
- Noun meaning 'form,' 'shape,' or 'likeness'
- ti
- Second person singular pronoun meaning 'you' (after preposition)
- Quando
- Conjunction or adverb meaning 'when'
- toda
- Feminine adjective meaning 'all' or 'every'
- comum
- Adjective meaning 'common' or 'shared by all'
- bem
- Noun or adverb meaning 'good,' 'well,' or 'benefit'
- pode
- Third person singular present of 'poder,' meaning 'can'
- guardar
- Verb meaning 'to keep,' 'save,' or 'preserve'
- Pelos
- Contraction of 'por' and 'os' meaning 'by the' or 'through the'
- olhos
- Plural noun meaning 'eyes'
- filhos
- Plural noun meaning 'sons' or 'children'
- imagem
- Noun meaning 'image,' 'picture,' or 'likeness'
- marido
- Noun meaning 'husband'
- memória
- Noun meaning 'memory' or 'remembrance'
- Vê
- Imperative or present tense of 'ver,' meaning 'see' or 'look'
- pródigo
- Adjective or noun meaning 'prodigal,' lavishly wasteful person
- gasta
- Third person singular of 'gastar,' meaning 'spends or wastes'
- Apenas
- Adverb meaning 'only,' 'merely,' or 'just'
- muda
- Third person singular of 'mudar,' meaning 'changes or moves'
- lugar
- Noun meaning 'place,' 'location,' or 'spot'
- pois
- Conjunction meaning 'because,' 'since,' or 'for'
- frui
- Third person singular of 'fruir,' meaning 'enjoys or savors'
- Mas
- Conjunction meaning 'but' indicating contrast
- desperdício
- Noun meaning 'waste,' 'squandering,' or 'reckless spending'
- beleza
- Noun meaning 'beauty' or 'loveliness'
- tem
- Third person singular of 'ter,' meaning 'has'
- fim
- Noun meaning 'end,' 'conclusion,' or 'purpose'
- guardada
- Feminine past participle meaning 'kept,' 'stored,' or 'preserved'
- uso
- Noun meaning 'use,' 'usage,' or 'practice'
- portador
- Noun meaning 'bearer,' 'carrier,' or 'holder'
- assim
- Adverb meaning 'thus,' 'so,' or 'in this way'
- destrói
- Third person singular of 'destruir,' meaning 'destroys'
- Nenhum
- Masculine negative determiner meaning 'no' or 'none'
- amor
- Noun meaning 'love' or 'affection'
- outros
- Plural pronoun or adjective meaning 'others' or 'other people'
- habita
- Third person singular of 'habitar,' meaning 'dwells or resides'
- naquele
- Contraction meaning 'in that' (masculine singular)
- peito
- Noun meaning 'chest,' 'breast,' or 'heart' figuratively
- sobre
- Preposition meaning 'on,' 'over,' or 'about'
- si
- Reflexive pronoun meaning 'himself,' 'herself,' or 'itself'
- mesmo
- Pronoun or adjective meaning 'same,' 'itself,' or 'even'
- tal
- Determiner meaning 'such' or 'such a'
- vergonha
- Noun meaning 'shame,' 'embarrassment,' or 'disgrace'
- assassina
- Verb or adjective meaning 'murders,' 'kills,' or 'murderous'
- comete
- Third person singular of 'cometer,' meaning 'commits'
- nega
- Third person singular of 'negar,' meaning 'denies or refuses'
- tens
- Second person singular of 'ter,' meaning 'you have'
- por
- Preposition meaning 'for,' 'by,' 'through,' or 'per'
- alguém
- Indefinite pronoun meaning 'someone' or 'somebody'
- Tu
- Second person singular subject pronoun meaning 'you'
- és
- Second person singular of 'ser,' meaning 'you are'
- tão
- Adverb meaning 'so' or 'as' used in comparisons
- imprevidente
- Adjective meaning 'improvident,' lacking foresight or prudence
- para
- Preposition meaning 'for,' 'to,' or 'in order to'
- contigo
- Prepositional pronoun meaning 'with you'
- Admite
- Third person singular or imperative of 'admitir,' meaning 'admits'
- quiseres
- Second person singular future subjunctive of 'querer' (to want)
- amado
- Past participle meaning 'loved,' 'beloved,' or 'cherished'
- muitos
- Masculine plural pronoun or adjective meaning 'many'
- amas
- Second person singular present of 'amar,' meaning 'you love'
- ninguém
- Indefinite pronoun meaning 'nobody' or 'no one'
- mais
- Adverb meaning 'more' or 'most'
- evidente
- Adjective meaning 'evident,' 'obvious,' or 'clear'
- Pois
- Conjunction meaning 'for,' 'since,' or 'because'
- estás
- Second person singular of 'estar,' meaning 'you are'
- possuído
- Past participle meaning 'possessed' or 'seized by'
- ódio
- Noun meaning 'hatred,' 'hate,' or 'loathing'
- assassino
- Adjective or noun meaning 'murderous,' 'killer,' or 'assassin'
- contra
- Preposition meaning 'against' or 'opposed to'
- hesitas
- Second person singular of 'hesitar,' meaning 'you hesitate'
- conspirar
- Verb meaning 'to conspire,' 'plot,' or 'scheme'
- Buscando
- Gerund of 'buscar,' meaning 'seeking' or 'trying to find'
- arruinar
- Verb meaning 'to ruin,' 'destroy,' or 'damage severely'
- aquele
- Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'that' (masculine singular, distant)
- teto
- Noun meaning 'roof,' 'ceiling,' or 'shelter'
- formoso
- Adjective meaning 'beautiful,' 'handsome,' or 'fair'
- reparar
- Verb meaning 'to repair,' 'restore,' or 'notice'
- deveria
- Conditional of 'dever,' meaning 'should' or 'ought to'
- ser
- Infinitive of 'ser,' meaning 'to be'
- teu
- Masculine possessive pronoun meaning 'your'
- maior
- Adjective meaning 'greater,' 'larger,' or 'biggest'
- desejo
- Noun meaning 'desire,' 'wish,' or 'longing'
- pensamento
- Noun meaning 'thought,' 'thinking,' or 'mind'
- mude
- Present subjunctive of 'mudar,' meaning 'may change'
- meu
- Masculine possessive pronoun meaning 'my'
- Há
- Third person singular of 'haver,' meaning 'there is/are'
- ter
- Infinitive meaning 'to have' or 'to hold'
- morada
- Noun meaning 'dwelling,' 'abode,' or 'residence'
- bela
- Feminine adjective meaning 'beautiful' or 'lovely'
- gentil
- Adjective meaning 'gentle,' 'kind,' or 'gracious'
- Sê
- Imperative of 'ser,' meaning 'be' (command form)
- graciosa
- Feminine adjective meaning 'gracious,' 'graceful,' or 'charming'
- bondosa
- Feminine adjective meaning 'kind,' 'benevolent,' or 'good-hearted'
- presença
- Noun meaning 'presence,' 'appearance,' or 'bearing'
- Ou
- Conjunction meaning 'or' indicating an alternative
- menos
- Adverb meaning 'less' or 'at least'
- mostra-te
- Reflexive imperative meaning 'show yourself' or 'appear'
- bondoso
- Masculine adjective meaning 'kind,' 'benevolent,' or 'good-natured'
- Cria
- Imperative or third person of 'criar,' meaning 'create' or 'raise'
- outro
- Masculine pronoun or adjective meaning 'another' or 'other'
- tu
- Second person singular subject pronoun meaning 'you'
- mim
- First person singular pronoun used after prepositions meaning 'me'
- Para
- Preposition meaning 'for,' 'to,' or 'in order to'
- possa
- Present subjunctive of 'poder,' meaning 'may be able to'
- viver
- Infinitive meaning 'to live' or 'to dwell'
- nos
- Contraction or pronoun meaning 'in the' or 'us'
- teus
- Masculine plural possessive pronoun meaning 'your'
- ou
- Conjunction meaning 'or' indicating an alternative choice
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