Soneto 60

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Like as the waves make towards the pebbled shore, So do our minutes hasten to their end; Each changing place with that which goes before, In sequent toil all forwards do contend. Nativity, once in the main of light, Crawls to maturity, wherewith being crown'd, Crooked eclipses 'gainst his glory fight, And Time that gave doth now his gift confound. Time doth transfix the flourish set on youth And delves the parallels in beauty's brow, Feeds on the rarities of nature's truth, And nothing stands but for his scythe to mow: And yet to times in hope my verse shall stand, Praising thy worth, despite his cruel hand.
–William Shakespeare

O Soneto 60 foi escrito por William Shakespeare e faz parte dos seus 154 sonetos.

Traduções

Na tradução de Thereza Christina Rocque da Motta,

Como as ondas se arremessam contra as pedras,

Aproximam-se os minutos de seu fim;

Cada um ocupando o mesmo espaço,

Num incansável e destemido movimento.

Do nascimento, após vir à luz,

Engatinhamos até a maturidade, e somos coroados,

Vencendo estranhos eclipses perante sua glória,

E o Tempo, dado, que hoje nos lega seu presente.

Os dias firmam seu passo na juventude,

E cavam suas sendas sobre a fronte da beleza;

Alimentam-se da raridade da verdade da natureza,

Mas nada impede o firme corte de sua foice.

Porém, às vezes, espero que meu verso prevaleça,

Elevando teu valor, apesar de seu cruel desmando.

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Ligações externas

• (em inglês) Análise do soneto