El Retrato de Dorian Gray (Primera Parte) / The Picture of Dorian Gray (Part One) by Oscar Wilde

El Retrato de Dorian Gray (Primera Parte) / The Picture of Dorian Gray (Part One) by Oscar Wilde

- Qu triste es -murmur Dorian Gray-

How sad it is murmured Dorian Gray

Sus ojos segu an fijos en su propio retrato

his eyes were still fixed upon his own portrait

Qu triste es Envejecer , y horrible, y espantoso

How sad it is I shall grow old, and horrible, and dreadful

Pero esta imagen seguir siendo siempre joven

But this picture will remain always young

Mi retrato nunca ser m s antiguo que este d a de junio en particular

My portrait will never be older than this particular day of June

- Si fuera al rev s

If it were only the other way

- Si fuera yo quien fuera siempre joven, y el cuadro el que envejeciera

If it were I who was to be always young, and the picture that was to grow old

Por eso lo dar a todo

For that I would give everything

S , no hay nada en todo el mundo que no dar a

Yes, there is nothing in the whole world I would not give

Dar a mi alma para que esto sucediera

I would give my soul to make it happen

Oscar Wilde (1854-1900), a poet and playwright, is best remembered for his 1890s comedies, such as The Importance of Being Earnest, as well as his sad imprisonment and premature death.