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English → Pt THE SONNETS Level 9/10

O that you were your self, but love you are

Oh, se fosses tu mesmo, mas amor, tu és

No longer yours, than you yourself here live,

Não mais teu, do que tu mesmo aqui vives,

Against this coming end you should prepare,

Contra este fim que se aproxima deverias preparar-te,

And your sweet semblance to some other give.

E a tua doce semelhança a outro dar.

So should that beauty which you hold in lease

Assim aquela beleza que tens em usufruto

Find no determination, then you were

Não encontraria fim, e tu serias

Yourself again after yourself's decease,

Tu mesmo novamente após a tua própria morte,

When your sweet issue your sweet form should bear.

Quando a tua doce descendência a tua doce forma carregasse.

Who lets so fair a house fall to decay,

Quem deixa uma casa tão bela cair em ruína,

Which husbandry in honour might uphold,

Que o cuidado honrado poderia sustentar,

Against the stormy gusts of winter's day

Contra as rajadas tempestuosas do dia de inverno

And barren rage of death's eternal cold?

E a fúria estéril do frio eterno da morte?

O none but unthrifts, dear my love you know,

Oh, ninguém senão os pródigos, meu caro amor, sabes,

You had a father, let your son say so.

Tiveste um pai, deixa que o teu filho o diga.

Not from the stars do I my judgement pluck,

Não das estrelas retiro eu o meu julgamento,

And yet methinks I have astronomy,

E no entanto parece-me que tenho astronomia,

But not to tell of good, or evil luck,

Mas não para falar de boa ou má sorte,

Of plagues, of dearths, or seasons' quality,

De pragas, de escassezes, ou da qualidade das estações,

Nor can I fortune to brief minutes tell;

Nem posso dizer a fortuna em breves minutos;

Pointing to each his thunder, rain and wind,

Apontando a cada um o seu trovão, chuva e vento,

Or say with princes if it shall go well

Ou dizer aos príncipes se correrá bem

By oft predict that I in heaven find.

Por frequentes presságios que encontro no céu.

But from thine eyes my knowledge I derive,

Mas dos teus olhos retiro eu o meu conhecimento,

And constant stars in them I read such art

E estrelas constantes neles leio tal arte

As truth and beauty shall together thrive

Que verdade e beleza prosperarão juntas

If from thyself, to store thou wouldst convert:

Se de ti mesmo, para a multiplicação te convertesses:

Or else of thee this I prognosticate,

Ou então de ti isto eu prognostico,

Thy end is truth's and beauty's doom and date.

O teu fim é a sentença e o prazo da verdade e da beleza.

When I consider everything that grows

Quando considero tudo o que cresce

Holds in perfection but a little moment.

Mantém a perfeição apenas por um breve momento.

Vocabulary

se: if; whether; conditional conjunction
fosses: you were (conditional past subjunctive of ser)
tu: you (informal singular pronoun)
mesmo: same; self; even; emphasizing pronoun
mas: but; however; conjunction expressing contrast
amor: love; affection; romantic or deep feeling
és: you are (present tense of ser)
Não: no; not; negation particle or word
mais: more; most; additional; furthermore
teu: your; yours (informal singular possessive)
do: of the; contraction of de and o
que: that; which; what; relative/interrogative pronoun
aqui: here; in this place; at this location
vives: you live (present tense of viver)
Contra: against; opposed to; in opposition
este: this; this one; demonstrative pronoun/adjective
fim: end; purpose; goal; conclusion
aproxima: approaches; draws near; brings closer
deverias: you should; you ought to (conditional)
preparar-te: to prepare yourself; to get yourself ready
tua: your; yours (feminine singular possessive)
doce: sweet; pleasant; mild; gentle
semelhança: likeness; similarity; resemblance; appearance
outro: other; another; different one
dar: to give; to grant; to provide
Assim: thus; so; in this way; therefore
aquela: that; that one (feminine demonstrative)
beleza: beauty; attractiveness; aesthetic quality
tens: you have (present tense of ter)
em: in; on; at; preposition indicating location
encontraria: would find; would encounter (conditional)
serias: you would be (conditional of ser)
novamente: again; once more; anew; repeatedly
após: after; following; subsequent to
própria: own; proper; characteristic; itself
morte: death; dying; end of life
Quando: when; at what time; during
descendência: descendant; offspring; lineage; succession
forma: form; shape; manner; way
carregasse: would carry; would bear (subjunctive)
Quem: who; whoever; interrogative/relative pronoun
deixa: leaves; allows; lets; abandons
uma: a; an; one (feminine indefinite article)
casa: house; home; dwelling; building
tão: so; such; that much; very
bela: beautiful; lovely; attractive (feminine)
cair: to fall; to drop; to tumble
ruína: ruin; ruins; destruction; collapse
cuidado: care; caution; attention; concern
honrado: honored; respectable; virtuous; esteemed
poderia: could; would be able to (conditional)
sustentar: to sustain; to support; to maintain
as: the (feminine plural article)
rajadas: gusts; bursts; blasts; squalls
tempestuosas: tempestuous; stormy; turbulent; violent
dia: day; daylight; period of twenty-four hours
inverno: winter; cold season; coldness
fúria: fury; rage; anger; violent force
estéril: sterile; barren; infertile; unproductive
frio: cold; chill; coolness; low temperature
eterno: eternal; everlasting; endless; permanent
ninguém: nobody; no one; not anyone
senão: except; otherwise; but; if not
os: the (masculine plural article)
pródigos: prodigal; wasteful; extravagant; lavish
meu: my; mine (masculine singular possessive)
caro: dear; costly; expensive; beloved
sabes: you know (present tense of saber)
Tiveste: you had (past tense of ter)
um: a; an; one (masculine indefinite article)
pai: father; male parent; patriarch
filho: son; male child; descendant
diga: say; tell; speak (subjunctive of dizer)

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