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As fast as thou shalt wane so fast thou grow'st,

Tão rápido quanto murchas, tão rápido cresces,

In one of thine, from that which thou departest,

Em um dos teus, daquilo de que te afastas,

And that fresh blood which youngly thou bestow'st,

E esse sangue fresco que na juventude ofereces,

Thou mayst call thine, when thou from youth convertest,

Podes chamar de teu, quando da juventude te afastas,

Herein lives wisdom, beauty, and increase,

Aqui vive a sabedoria, a beleza e o crescimento,

Without this folly, age, and cold decay,

Sem isso, loucura, velhice e fria decadência,

If all were minded so, the times should cease,

Se todos assim pensassem, os tempos cessariam,

And threescore year would make the world away:

E sessenta anos fariam o mundo desaparecer:

Let those whom nature hath not made for store,

Que aqueles a quem a natureza não fez para perpetuar,

Harsh, featureless, and rude, barrenly perish:

Ásperos, sem feições e grosseiros, pereçam estérilmente:

Look whom she best endowed, she gave thee more;

Vê a quem ela melhor dotou, a ti deu ainda mais;

Which bounteous gift thou shouldst in bounty cherish:

Esse dom generoso deves com generosidade cultivar:

She carved thee for her seal, and meant thereby,

Ela te esculpiu como seu selo, e com isso quis dizer,

Thou shouldst print more, not let that copy die.

Que deverias imprimir mais, não deixar essa cópia morrer.

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When I do count the clock that tells the time,

Quando conto o relógio que marca o tempo,

And see the brave day sunk in hideous night,

E vejo o dia glorioso afundar na noite horrenda,

When I behold the violet past prime,

Quando contemplo a violeta além de seu auge,

And sable curls all silvered o'er with white:

E os cachos negros todos prateados de branco:

When lofty trees I see barren of leaves,

Quando vejo as árvores altivas despidas de folhas,

Which erst from heat did canopy the herd

Que outrora do calor protegiam o rebanho

And summer's green all girded up in sheaves

E o verde do verão todo enfeixado em gavelas

Borne on the bier with white and bristly beard:

Carregado no esquife com barba branca e áspera:

Then of thy beauty do I question make

Então da tua beleza faço eu questionamento

That thou among the wastes of time must go,

De que tu entre os dejetos do tempo deves ir,

Since sweets and beauties do themselves forsake,

Pois as doçuras e belezas a si mesmas abandonam,

And die as fast as they see others grow,

E morrem tão rápido quanto veem outros crescer,

And nothing 'gainst Time's scythe can make defence

E nada contra a foice do Tempo pode se defender

Save breed to brave him, when he takes thee hence.

Salvo a prole para desafiá-lo, quando ele te levar daqui.

Vocabulary

Tão
So; to such a degree or extent
rápido
Quick; fast; at high speed
quanto
How much; as much as; quantity
murchas
Wilts; withers; droops or fades away
cresces
You grow; you increase in size
afastas
You move away; you distance yourself
sangue
Blood; vital fluid in living bodies
fresco
Fresh; cool; recently made or gathered
juventude
Youth; period of being young and vigorous
ofereces
You offer; you present or provide
Podes
You can; you are able to do
chamar
To call; to name or summon
sabedoria
Wisdom; knowledge and good judgment combined
beleza
Beauty; aesthetic pleasing quality or appearance
crescimento
Growth; increase in size or development
loucura
Madness; insanity or extreme foolishness
velhice
Old age; advanced stage of life
decadência
Decadence; decline in quality or morality
pensassem
They thought; hypothetical past subjunctive form
cessariam
Would cease; would stop or end
sessenta
Sixty; the number 60
fariam
Would make; conditional past of fazer
desaparecer
To disappear; to vanish from sight
perpetuar
To perpetuate; to make permanent or endless
Ásperos
Rough; harsh or unpleasant to touch
feições
Features; distinctive characteristics of face
grosseiros
Coarse; rude or lacking refinement
pereçam
May perish; subjunctive of perish or die
See; look at or observe carefully
melhor
Better; superior in quality or condition
dotou
Endowed; provided with talents or qualities
generoso
Generous; willing to give freely
deves
You must; you should or ought
cultivar
To cultivate; to develop or nurture
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