«Однажды ночью я увидел вечность…» Английские стихотворения XVI–XVII веков / I saw Eternity the other night…

The glass is full, and now the glass is run (песочные часы полны, и вот они истекли/опорожнились; glass [ɡlɑ:s] – стекло; стакан, бокал, рюмка; /= hourglass ['aʋəɡlɑ:s]/ песочные часы /рассчитанные на один час/; to run – бежать, бегать; литься, струиться, течь; переполняться /о сосудах/),

And now I live, and now my life is done (и вот я живу, и вот моя жизнь кончена).

My prime of youth is but a frost of cares,

My feast of joy is but a dish of pain,

My crop of corn is but a field of tares,

And all my good is but vain hope of gain.

The day is gone and yet I saw no sun,

And now I live, and now my life is done.

The spring is past, and yet it hath not sprung,

The fruit is dead, and yet the leaves are green,

My youth is gone, and yet I am but young,

I saw the world, and yet I was not seen,

My thread is cut, and yet it was not spun,

And now I live, and now my life is done.

I sought my death and found it in my womb,

I looked for life and saw it was a shade,

I trod the earth and knew it was my tomb,

And now I die, and now I am but made.

The glass is full, and now the glass is run,

And now I live, and now my life is done.

Samuel Daniel[33 - Сэмюел Дэниел.]

(1562–1619)

«Care-charmer Sleep, son of the sable Night…»

Care-charmer Sleep, son of the sable Night (чарователь заботы Сон = Сон, заколдовывающий заботы, сын черной Ночи; care – забота; charmer – чародей, маг, волшебник; to charm – заколдовывать; очаровывать, околдовывать; sable ['seɪbl] – /поэт.

Brother to Death, in silent darkness born (брат смерти, рожденный в безмолвной тьме; death [deθ] – смерть; silent ['saɪlənt] – безмолвный, лишенный звуков),

Relieve my languish and restore the light (облегчи мое томление и восстанови свет; to relieve [rɪ'li:v] – освобождать; облегчать, ослаблять, уменьшать /боль и т.