Sonnet XXI. So is it not with me as with that Muse...
William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
So is it not with me as with that Muse
Stirr'd by a painted beauty to his verse,
Who heaven itself for ornament doth use
And every fair with his fair doth rehearse,
Making a couplement of proud compare,
With sun and moon, with earth and sea's rich gems,
With April's first-born flowers, and all things rare
That heaven's air in this huge rondure hems.
O! let me, true in love, but truly write,
And then believe me, my love is as fair
As any mother's child, though not so bright
As those gold candles fix'd in heaven's air:
Let them say more that like of hear-say well;
I will not praise that purpose not to sell.
Soneto XXI
No me sucede lo que a aquel poeta
que versifica a una beldad pintada,
y al cielo mismo empleá como adorno,
midiendo cuánto es bello con su bella;
y en henchidas imágenes la acopla
al sol, la luna y a las gemas ricas
y a las flores de abril y a las rarezas
que el aire envuelve en este globo vasto.
Sincero amante, la verdad escribo.
Mi amor es tan gentil, podéis creerme,
como cualquier hijo de madre, y brilla
menos que las candelas celestiales.
Dejad que digan más los habladores;
yo no quiero ensalzar lo que no vendo.Etiquetas: William Shakespeare |
