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English → Pt THE SONNETS Level 9/10

As an unperfect actor on the stage,

Como um imperfeito ator no palco,

Who with his fear is put beside his part,

Que com seu medo é posto além do seu papel,

Or some fierce thing replete with too much rage,

Ou alguma coisa feroz repleta de demasiada fúria,

Whose strength's abundance weakens his own heart;

Cuja abundância de força enfraquece o próprio coração;

So I for fear of trust, forget to say,

Assim eu, por medo de confiar, esqueço de dizer,

The perfect ceremony of love's rite,

A perfeita cerimônia do rito do amor,

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

E na força do meu próprio amor pareço definhar,

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

Sobrecarregado com o fardo da força do meu próprio amor:

O let my looks be then the eloquence,

Ó, que meus olhares sejam então a eloquência,

And dumb presagers of my speaking breast,

E mudos presságios do meu peito que fala,

Who plead for love, and look for recompense,

Que suplicam por amor e buscam recompensa,

More than that tongue that more hath more expressed.

Mais do que aquela língua que mais expressou.

O learn to read what silent love hath writ,

Ó, aprende a ler o que o amor silencioso escreveu,

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

Ouvir com os olhos pertence ao fino engenho do amor.

Mine eye hath played the painter and hath stelled,

Meu olho fez o papel do pintor e fixou,

Thy beauty's form in table of my heart,

A forma da tua beleza na tábua do meu coração,

My body is the frame wherein 'tis held,

Meu corpo é a moldura onde ela é contida,

And perspective it is best painter's art.

E a perspectiva é a melhor arte do pintor.

For through the painter must you see his skill,

Pois através do pintor deves ver sua habilidade,

To find where your true image pictured lies,

Para encontrar onde jaz retratada a tua verdadeira imagem,

Which in my bosom's shop is hanging still,

Que na loja do meu peito ainda está suspensa,

That hath his windows glazed with thine eyes:

Que tem suas janelas envidraçadas com os teus olhos:

Now see what good turns eyes for eyes have done,

Vê agora que bons favores olhos por olhos fizeram,

Mine eyes have drawn thy shape, and thine for me

Meus olhos desenharam tua forma, e os teus para mim

Are windows to my breast, where-through the sun

São janelas para o meu peito, através das quais o sol

Delights to peep, to gaze therein on thee;

Deleita-se em espiar, em contemplar-te lá dentro;

Yet eyes this cunning want to grace their art,

Porém, aos olhos falta esta astúcia para adornar sua arte,

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

Eles desenham apenas o que veem, não conhecem o coração.

Vocabulary

Como: How; in what manner or way
um: A; one; indefinite article or number
imperfeito: Imperfect; not perfect or complete
ator: Actor; performer in plays or films
no: In the; contraction of 'em o'
palco: Stage; platform for theatrical performances
Que: That; which; what (relative pronoun)
com: With; accompanied by; in company of
seu: His; her; your; possessive adjective
medo: Fear; anxiety or apprehension
além: Beyond; further away; on the other side
do: Of the; contraction of 'de o'
papel: Paper; role; character in performance
Ou: Or; conjunction presenting alternative choice
alguma: Some; any; a certain (feminine form)
coisa: Thing; object; matter or affair
feroz: Ferocious; fierce; wild and savage
de: Of; from; belonging to or made of
demasiada: Excessive; too much; immoderate (feminine)
fúria: Fury; rage; violent anger or passion
Cuja: Whose; of which (feminine relative)
abundância: Abundance; plenty; great quantity or wealth
força: Force; strength; power or vigor
enfraquece: Weakens; makes weak; diminishes strength
próprio: Own; proper; very; appropriate or fitting
coração: Heart; center of emotions and love
Assim: Thus; so; in this manner or way
eu: I; first person singular pronoun
por: For; by; through; per or because of
confiar: To trust; to rely or depend on
esqueço: I forget; to forget or overlook
dizer: To say; to speak; to tell or express
perfeita: Perfect; complete; flawless (feminine form)
cerimônia: Ceremony; formal religious or ritual proceeding
rito: Rite; ritual; ceremonial or formal practice
amor: Love; affection; deep emotional attachment
na: In the; contraction of 'em a'
meu: My; mine; possessive adjective or pronoun
pareço: I seem; I appear; to look like
fardo: Burden; load; heavy responsibility or weight
meus: My; mine (plural masculine possessive)
olhares: Glances; looks; gazes or ways of looking
sejam: Are; be (subjunctive form of ser)
então: Then; at that time; therefore or next
eloquência: Eloquence; fluent and persuasive speech quality
mudos: Mute; silent; unable to speak (plural)
peito: Chest; breast; heart or front of body
fala: Speech; speaking; way of talking or dialect
buscam: Seek; search for; look for or pursue
recompensa: Reward; compensation; payment for service done
Mais: More; greater in quantity or degree
aquela: That; that one (feminine demonstrative)
língua: Language; tongue; system of communication
expressou: Expressed; communicated; made known or stated
aprende: Learns; to learn; acquires knowledge or skill
ler: To read; to interpret written material
silencioso: Silent; quiet; making little or no sound
escreveu: Wrote; to write; put words on paper
Ouvir: To hear; to listen; to perceive by ear
os: The; him; masculine plural definite article
olhos: Eyes; organs of sight; vision or look
pertence: Belongs; to belong; to be property of
ao: To the; contraction of 'a o'
fino: Fine; thin; refined; delicate or elegant
engenho: Cleverness; ingenuity; wit or mechanical device
olho: Eye; organ of sight; vision or look
fez: Made; did; to make or perform action
pintor: Painter; artist who paints; creator of art

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