The Complete Works of William Shakespeare — Page 8
That this huge stage presenteth nought but shows
Que este enorme palco não apresenta nada além de espetáculos
Whereon the stars in secret influence comment.
Sobre os quais as estrelas comentam em secreta influência.
When I perceive that men as plants increase,
Quando percebo que os homens crescem como plantas,
Cheered and checked even by the self-same sky:
Animados e refreados pelo mesmo céu:
Vaunt in their youthful sap, at height decrease,
Exultam em sua seiva juvenil, e no auge declinam,
And wear their brave state out of memory.
E desgastam seu esplêndido estado até o esquecimento.
Then the conceit of this inconstant stay,
Então a ideia desta inconstante permanência,
Sets you most rich in youth before my sight,
Coloca-te, rico em juventude, diante de meu olhar,
Where wasteful Time debateth with Decay
Onde o pródigo Tempo debate com o Declínio
To change your day of youth to sullied night,
Para transformar teu dia de juventude em noite sombria,
And all in war with Time for love of you,
E todo em guerra com o Tempo por amor a ti,
As he takes from you, I engraft you new.
À medida que ele te toma, eu te renovo por enxerto.
But wherefore do not you a mightier way
Mas por que não fazes de modo mais poderoso
Make war upon this bloody tyrant Time?
Guerra a este sanguinário tirano, o Tempo?
And fortify yourself in your decay
E te fortaleças em teu declínio
With means more blessed than my barren rhyme?
Com meios mais abençoados do que minha estéril rima?
Now stand you on the top of happy hours,
Agora te encontras no cume das horas felizes,
And many maiden gardens yet unset,
E muitos jardins virgens ainda não plantados,
With virtuous wish would bear you living flowers,
Com desejo virtuoso te dariam flores vivas,
Much liker than your painted counterfeit:
Muito mais semelhantes do que teu retrato pintado:
So should the lines of life that life repair
Assim deveriam as linhas da vida restaurar aquela vida
Which this (Time's pencil) or my pupil pen
Que este (lápis do Tempo) ou minha pena de aprendiz
Neither in inward worth nor outward fair
Nem em mérito interior nem em beleza exterior
Can make you live yourself in eyes of men.
Podem fazer-te viver em ti mesmo aos olhos dos homens.
To give away yourself, keeps yourself still,
Dar-te a ti mesmo é conservares-te ainda,
And you must live drawn by your own sweet skill.
E deves viver retratado pela tua própria doce habilidade.
Who will believe my verse in time to come
Quem acreditará em meus versos no tempo vindouro
If it were filled with your most high deserts?
Se estivessem repletos de teus mais elevados méritos?
Vocabulary
- Que
- That; which; what (relative or interrogative pronoun)
- este
- This; this one (demonstrative pronoun/adjective)
- enorme
- Enormous; huge; very large in size or extent
- palco
- Stage; platform for performances or presentations
- não
- Not; no (negation particle)
- apresenta
- Presents; shows; displays or introduces something
- nada
- Nothing; not anything at all; zero
- além
- Beyond; besides; in addition to; furthermore
- de
- Of; from; by (preposition indicating possession or origin)
- espetáculos
- Spectacles; shows; impressive or remarkable displays
- Sobre
- About; on; concerning; over or above something
- os
- The (masculine plural definite article)
- quais
- Which; what (plural relative or interrogative pronoun)
- as
- The (feminine plural definite article)
- estrelas
- Stars; celestial bodies shining in night sky
- comentam
- Comment; remark; discuss or express opinions about
- em
- In; on; at (preposition indicating location or time)
- secreta
- Secret; hidden; kept confidential or concealed
- influência
- Influence; power to affect or sway others
- Quando
- When; at what time; at the moment that
- percebo
- Perceive; notice; become aware of something
- homens
- Men; male human beings; mankind collectively
- crescem
- Grow; increase in size; develop or expand
- plantas
- Plants; vegetation; living organisms that photosynthesize
- Animados
- Animated; lively; filled with life or movement
- pelo
- By the; through the (contraction: por + o)
- mesmo
- Same; same one; identical or very alike
- céu
- Sky; heaven; the expanse above the earth
- sua
- His; her; its; your (possessive adjective)
- juvenil
- Juvenile; youthful; relating to young people
- auge
- Peak; zenith; highest point of success
- declinam
- Decline; decrease; fall or move downward
- desgastam
- Wear away; deteriorate; damage through use
- esplêndido
- Splendid; magnificent; impressively beautiful or grand
- estado
- State; condition; situation or status of something
- até
- Until; up to; even; as far as
- esquecimento
- Forgetting; oblivion; state of being forgotten
- Então
- Then; at that time; in that case
- ideia
- Idea; thought; concept or mental impression
- desta
- Of this; from this (feminine contraction)
- permanência
- Permanence; constancy; quality of lasting long
- Coloca
- Place; put; position something in a location
- te
- You; direct or indirect object pronoun
- rico
- Rich; wealthy; having great value or abundance
- juventude
- Youth; youthfulness; period of being young
- diante
- Before; in front of; facing or ahead
- meu
- My; mine (possessive adjective or pronoun)
- olhar
- Look; glance; regard or view something
- Onde
- Where; in what place; at which location
- Tempo
- Time; temporal dimension; period or duration
- debate
- Debate; dispute; argue or contend against
- Declínio
- Decline; decay; gradual decrease or deterioration
- Para
- For; to; in order to; toward
- transformar
- Transform; change; convert into different form
- teu
- Your; yours (possessive adjective or pronoun)
- dia
- Day; daylight; twenty-four hour period
- noite
- Night; darkness; period of no daylight
- sombria
- Dark; gloomy; shadowy or lacking light
- todo
- All; every; whole or complete entire
- guerra
- War; conflict; armed struggle between nations
- por
- For; by; through (preposition of agency)
- amor
- Love; affection; deep feeling of attachment
- medida
- Measure; measurement; extent or degree of something
- ele
- He; him; male person or animal
- toma
- Takes; grabs; seizes or accepts something
- eu
- I; me (first person singular pronoun)
- renovo
- Renew; restore; make new again or refresh
- Mas
- But; however; used to introduce contrast
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