Shakespeare's Sonnets

Shakespeare's Sonnets
Shakescleare Translation

Shakespeare's Sonnets Translation Sonnet 25

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Let those who are in favor with their stars Of public honor and proud titles boast, Whilst I, whom fortune of such triumph bars, Unlooked for joy in that I honor most. Great princes' favorites their fair leaves spread But as the marigold at the sun’s eye, And in themselves their pride lies burièd, For at a frown they in their glory die. The painful warrior famousèd for worth, After a thousand victories once foiled, Is from the book of honor razèd quite, And all the rest forgot for which he toiled. Then happy I that love and am belovèd Where I may not remove nor be removèd.

Let those who are favored with good fortune
And can boast about public status and high titles,
While I am prevented by fortune from enjoying success
And also from taking delight in what I value most.
The favorites of great princes spread out beautiful petals
Like a marigold when the sun shines,
And their glory is shut up inside themselves
,
For when they lose approval they in their splendor die.
The dutiful warrior, who deserves his fame,
Is defeated once after a thousand victories, 
And completely erased from the book of honor,
And everything that he worked for is forgotten.
I am happy because I love and am loved
Somewhere I can't remove myself or be removed.