Sonnet 18 by William Shakespeare (read by Peter O' Toole)

Sonnet 18 by William Shakespeare

Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?
Thou art more lovely and more temperate.
Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,
And summer’s lease hath all too short a date.

Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines,
And often is his gold complexion dimmed;
And every fair from fair sometime declines,
By chance, or nature’s changing course, untrimmed;

But thy eternal summer shall not fade,
Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow’st,
Nor shall death brag thou wand’rest in his shade,
When in eternal lines to Time thou grow’st.

So long as men can breathe, or eyes can see,
So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.

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XVIII. szonett - Mészöly Dezső fordítása

Egy nyári naphoz hasonlítsalak?
Te kedvesebb vagy, s rendületlenebb.
Május bimbói közt már szél arat,
S közelgő őszi dátum integet;

Az égi szem hol perzsel, hol megint
Arany tüzére felhő fátyla hull;
Szilaj szeszély, vagy vastörvény szerint
Mindaz mi szépség, rendre megfakul;

De hervadatlan a Te friss nyarad,
Szépséged kertje mindig zöldelő,
Halál fölötted győztes nem marad,
Örök sorokban, fényed egyre nő:

Míg ember szája szól, és lát szeme,
Él majd e versem, és élsz benne Te.

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[abhishek-euphony-and-euphoria]

Peter’s voice adds another dimension to the sonnet

[bethfiori]

The poet's tribute gives everlasting life to fleeting beauty. The power of art and the role of the beholder make a Venus of a young woman others see as ordinary and make memorable an old man others see as irrelevant.

[skh]

Wow 😳 as someone talking to a passed love- I am old and grief still tugs my heart. You are here as you were then and I reach to you with my words. - Mesmerizing

[craigwheller]

this is from "Venue", you have to watch the film to understand his sorrow at the end of his life

[rushstone]

One of my favourite films: Venus (2006)

[linadjokic]

This is the best reading that I have ever heard (and as an English scholar I have heard a few)! Thank you, Sir ❤

[RadiantHealthForAll]

This is the best version I've heard. You can hear the meter in this

[EnoVarma]

Perhaps Peter would have gotten his Oscar, finally, had Roger Michell not botched up the direction so badly.

[ozodaa-a]

Sonnet 18: Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?

By William Shakespeare
Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?
Thou art more lovely and more temperate:
Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,
And summer’s lease hath all too short a date;
Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines,
And often is his gold complexion dimm'd;
And every fair from fair sometime declines,
By chance or nature’s changing course untrimm'd;
But thy eternal summer shall not fade,
Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow’st;
Nor shall death brag thou wander’st in his shade,
When in eternal lines to time thou grow’st:
So long as men can breathe or eyes can see,
So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.

[christinemartin]

I'd recognize that voice -- no matter how young or old.

[MadHatter]

Well, that was depressing. Beautiful, but depressing.

[quafty]

I am not an actor; I am a Movie Star impressed more. (My Favourite Year.)

[ХарукаУчиха]

please tell me the name of the melody😭😭😭😭😭

[SiLoMixMaster]

Good but I prefer Trump’s version better

[quafty]

Love Pete, but this is a little over the hill.

[Gazto]

Sorry, I had to search the text in order to understand it, his voice is too deep and hoarse.