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The Divine Comedy | Progressive Translation Books for Italian A1 Learners

The Divine Comedy | Progressive Translation Books for Italian A1 Learners

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CANTOI
Inthemidwayof
questa
thisourmortallife,I
trovai
foundmeinagloomywood,astray
Andato
Gonefromthepathdirect:
e
ande’entotellItwere
non
noeasytask,howsavagewildThatforest,
quanto
howrobustandroughitsgrowth,Whichto
ricordare
rememberonly,mydismayRenews,inbitternessnot
lontano
farfromdeath.
Yettodiscourseofwhat
ci
theregoodbefell,Allelse
è
willIrelatediscover’dthere.
Come
HowfirstIenter’ditIscarcecan
dire
say,Suchsleepydullnessinthatinstantweigh’dMysensesdown,
quando
whenthetruepathI
lasciato
left,Butwhenamountain’sfootIreach’d,
dove
whereclos’dThevalley,thathadpierc’dmy
cuore
heartwithdread,Ilook’daloft,
e
andsawhisshouldersbroad
Già
Alreadyvestedwiththatplanet’sbeam,Wholeads
tutti
allwandererssafethrougheveryway.
Thenwas
una
alittlerespitetothefear,
Che
Thatinmyheart’srecessesdeephadlain,Allof
che
thatnight,sopitifullypass’d:
E
Andasaman,withdifficultshortbreath,Forespentwithtoiling,’scap’dfromseatoshore,
Gira
Turnstotheperilouswidewaste,
e
andstandsAtgaze;
e’ensomyspirit,
che
thatyetfail’dStrugglingwithterror,turn’dtoviewthestraits,
Che
Thatnonehathpass’dandliv’d.
Mywearyframe
Dopo
Aftershortpauserecomforted,againIjourney’donoverthatlonelysteep,.
Il
Thehinderfootstillfirmer.
ScarcetheascentBegan,
quando
when,lo!
apanther,nimble,light,
E
Andcover’dwithaspeckledskin,appear’d,Nor,
quando
whenitsawme,vanish’d,ratherstroveTo
controllare
checkmyonwardgoing;
thatofttimesWithpurposetoretracemystepsIturn’d.
Thehourwasmorning’sprime,
e
andonhiswayAloftthesunascendedwiththosestars,
Che
Thatwithhimrose,whenLovedivinefirstmov’dThoseitsfairworks:
so
che
thatwithjoyoushopeAllthingsconspir’dtofillme,thegayskinOf
che
thatswiftanimal,thematindawn
E
Andthesweetseason.
Soonthatjoywaschas’d,
E
Andbynewdreadsucceeded,
quando
wheninviewAlion
venuto
came,’gainstme,asitappear’d,.
Di
Withhisheadheldaloft
e
andhunger-mad,Thate’entheairwasfear-struck.
Una
Ashe-wolfWasathisheels,
che
whoinherleannessseem’dFullof
tutti
allwants,andmanyalandhath
fatto
madeDisconsolateerenow.
Shewith
tale
suchfearO’erwhelmedme,at
la
thesightofherappall’d,
Che
Thatoftheheightall
speranza
hopeIlost.
Asone,
Che
Whowithhisgainelated,
vede
seesthetimeWhenallunwaresis
andato
gone,heinwardlyMournswithheart-gripinganguish;
suchwasI,Hauntedbythatfellbeast,
mai
neveratpeace,Whocomingo’er
contro
againstme,bydegreesImpell’dme
dove
wherethesuninsilence
riposa
rests.
WhiletothelowerspacewithbackwardstepIfell,mykendiscern’dtheformoneofone,Whosevoiceseem’dfaintthrough
lungo
longdisuseofspeech.
Whenhiminthat
grande
greatdesertIespied,“Havemercyonme!”
criedIoutaloud,“Spirit!
o
orlivingman!
whate’erthoube!”
Heanswer’d:
“Nownot
uomo
man,manonceIwas,
E
AndbornofLombardparents,Mantuana
entrambi
bothBycountry,whenthe
potere
powerofJuliusyetWasscarcelyfirm.
AtRomemy
vita
lifewaspastBeneaththemildAugustus,inthe
tempo
timeOffableddeitiesandfalse.
Un
AbardWasI,and
fatto
madeAnchises’uprightsonThesubjectofmysong,
che
whocamefromTroy,Whentheflamesprey’donIlium’shaughtytowers.
Ma
Butthou,saywhereforetosuchperilspastReturn’stthou?
whereforenot
questo
thispleasantmountAscendest,cause
e
andsourceofalldelight?”
“AndartthouthenthatVirgil,thatwell-spring,From
cui
whichsuchcopiousfloodsofeloquenceHaveissued?”
Iwith
fronte
frontabash’dreplied.
“Gloryand
luce
lightofallthetunefultrain!
Mayitavailme
che
thatIlongwithzeal
Ho
Havesoughtthyvolume,andwith
amore
loveimmenseHaveconn’dito’er.
My
maestro
masterthouandguide!
ThouhefromwhomaloneI
ho
havederiv’dThatstyle,whichforitsbeautyintofameExaltsme.
Vedete
Seethebeast,fromwhomIfled.
Osavemefrom
lei
her,thouillustrioussage!
“For
ogni
everyveinandpulsethroughoutmyframeShehath
fatto
madetremble.”
He,soonashe
vide
sawThatIwasweeping,answer’d,“ThoumustneedsAnother
strada
waypursue,ifthouwouldst’scapeFromout
che
thatsavagewilderness.
Thisbeast,Atwhomthoucriest,her
strada
waywillsuffernoneTopass,
e
andnolesshindrancemakes
che
thandeath:
Sobadandsoaccursedinherkind,That
mai
neversatedisherravenous
è
will,Stillafterfoodmorecravingthan
prima
before.
TomanyananimalinwedlockvileShefastens,
e
andshallyettomanymore,
Finché
Untilthatgreyhoundcome,whoshalldestroyHerwithsharppain.
He
sarà
willnotlifesupportByearthnoritsbasemetals,
ma
butbylove,Wisdom,andvirtue,
e
andhislandshallbeTheland’twixt
o
eitherFeltro.
InhismightShallsafetytoItalia’splainsarise,Forwhosefairrealm,Camilla,virginpure,Nisus,Euryalus,
e
andTurnusfell.
Hewithincessantchase
attraverso
througheverytownShallworry,untilhetohellatlengthRestoreher,thencebyenvy
primo
firstletloose.
Iforthyprofitpond’ring
ora
nowdevise,Thatthoumaystfollowme,
e
andIthyguideWillleadtheehence
attraverso
throughaneternalspace,Wherethoushalt
sentirai
heardespairingshrieks,andseeSpiritsofoldtormented,whoinvokeA
seconda
seconddeath;
andthosenextview,whodwellContentin
fuoco
fire,forthattheyhopeto
venire
come,Whene’erthetimemaybe,amongtheblest,Intowhoseregions
se
ifthouthendesireT’ascend,aspiritworthierthanI
Deve
Mustleadthee,inwhosecharge,
quando
whenIdepart,Thoushaltbe
lasciato
left:
forthatAlmightyKing,Whoreignsabove,
un
arebeltohislaw,Adjudgesme,
e
andthereforehathdecreed,Thattohis
città
citynonethroughmeshouldcome.
Hein
tutte
allpartshathsway;
thererules,thereholdsHiscitadel
e
andthrone.
Ohappythose,Whomtherehechooses!”
Itohimin
pochi
few:
“Bard!
bythatGod,whomthoudidstnotadore,Idobeseechthee(that
questo
thisillandworseImayescape)toleadme,
dove
wherethousaidst,ThatISaintPeter’sgatemayview,
e
andthoseWhoasthoutell’st,areinsuchdismalplight.”
CANTOII
Ora
Nowwasthedaydeparting,
e
andtheair,Imbrown’dwithshadows,fromtheirtoilsreleas’d
Tutti
Allanimalsonearth;
andI
solo
alonePrepar’dmyselftheconflicttosustain,Bothofsadpity,
e
andthatperilousroad,Whichmyunerringmemoryshallretrace.
OMuses!
Ohighgenius!
ora
nowvouchsafeYouraid!
O
mente
mind!
thatallIsawhast
tenuto
keptSafeinawrittenrecord,
qui
herethyworthAndeminentendowments
vengono
cometoproof.
Ithusbegan:
“Bard!
thou
che
whoartmyguide,Consider
bene
well,ifvirtuebeinmeSufficient,ereto
questa
thishighenterpriseThoutrust
me
me.
ThouhasttoldthatSilvius’sire,Yetcloth’dincorruptibleflesh,amongTh’immortaltribeshadentrance,andwasthereSensiblepresent.
Yet
se
ifheaven’sgreatLord,Almightyfoetoill,
tale
suchfavourshew’d,Incontemplationof
il
thehigheffect,Bothwhat
e
andwhofromhimshouldissueforth,Itseemsinreason’sjudgmentwelldeserv’d:
SithheofRome,
e
andofRome’sempirewide,Inheaven’sempyrealheightwaschosensire:
Entrambi
Bothwhich,iftruthbespoken,wereordain’d
E
And’stablish’dfortheholy
luogo
place,wheresitsWhoto
grande
greatPeter’ssacredchairsucceeds.
Hefrom
questo
thisjourney,inthysongrenown’d,Learn’dthings,
che
thattohisvictorygaverise
E
Andtothepapalrobe.
Inafter-timesThechosenvesselalsotravel’dthere,Tobringusbackassuranceinthatfaith,Whichistheentrancetosalvation’sway.
Ma
ButI,whyshouldItherepresume?
o
orwhoPermitsit?
notAeneasInorPaul.
MyselfIdeemnotworthy,
e
andnoneelseWilldeemme.
Mi
I,ifonthisvoyagethenIventure,fearitwillinfollyend.
Thou,whoartwise,
meglio
bettermymeaningknow’st,ThanIcanspeak.”
As
uno
one,whounresolvesWhathehath
tardi
lateresolv’d,andwithnewthoughts
Cambia
Changeshispurpose,fromhis
primo
firstintentRemov’d;
e’ensuchwasIonthatduncoast,Wastinginthoughtmyenterprise,atfirstSoeagerlyembrac’d.
“IfrightthywordsIscan,”repliedthatshademagnanimous,“Thysoulisbyvilefearassail’d,whichoftSoovercastsa
uomo
man,thatherecoilsFromnoblestresolution,
come
likeabeastAtsomefalsesemblancein
le
thetwilightgloom.
Thatfrom
questo
thisterrorthoumaystfreethyself,Iwillinstructthee
perché
whyIcame,andwhatI
sentito
heardinthatsameinstant,
quando
whenfortheeGrieftouch’dme
prima
first.
Iwasamongthetribe,
Che
Whorestsuspended,whenadame,soblest
E
Andlovely,Ibesoughthertocommand,Call’dme;
hereyeswerebrighterthan
i
thestarOfday;
andshewithgentlevoice
e
andsoftAngelicallytun’dherspeechaddress’d:
“OcourteousshadeofMantua!
thouwhosefame
Ancora
Yetlives,andshalllive
lungo
longasnaturelasts!
A
amico
friend,notofmyfortune
ma
butmyself,Onthewidedesertinhisroad
ha
hasmetHindrancesogreat,
che
thathethroughfearhasturn’d.
Ora
NowmuchIdreadlesthe
passato
pasthelphavestray’d,AndIberis’ntoo
tardi
lateforhisrelief,FromwhatinheavenofhimI
sentito
heard.
Speednow,Andbythyeloquentpersuasivetongue,
E
Andbyallmeansforhisdeliverance
incontrare
meet,Assisthim.
Sotome
sarà
willcomfortspring.
Iwho
ora
nowbidtheeonthiserrandforthAmBeatrice;
from
un
aplaceIcome.
(Note:
Beatrice.
I
uso
usethisword,asitispronouncedintheItalian,asconsistingof
quattro
foursyllables,ofwhichthethirdisalongone.)
Revisitedwithjoy.
Love
portato
broughtmethence,Whopromptsmyspeech.
Quando
WheninmyMaster’ssightIstand,thypraisetohimIoft
sarò
willtell.”
Shethenwassilent,
e
andIthusbegan:
“O
Signora
Lady!
bywhoseinfluencealone,Mankindexcelswhateveriscontain’dWithinthatheavenwhichhaththesmallestorb,Sothycommanddelights
mi
me,thattoobey,Ifitwere
fatto
donealready,wouldseemlate.
Non
Noneedhastthoufarthertospeakthy
volontà
will;
Yettellthereason,whythouartnotlothTo
lasciare
leavethatamplespace,whereto
tornare
returnThouburnest,forthiscentre
qui
herebeneath.”
Shethen:
“Sincethousodeeplywouldstinquire,I
vuoi
willinstructtheebriefly,why
nessun
nodreadHindersmyentrance
qui
here.
ThosethingsaloneAretobefear’d,whenceevilmayproceed,Noneelse,fornoneareterriblebeside.
Iamsofram’dby
Dio
God,thankstohisgrace!
Che
Thatanysuff’ranceofyourmiseryTouchesmenot,norflameof
che
thatfiercefireAssailsme.
InhighheavenablesseddameBesides,whomournswithsucheffectualgriefThathindrance,whichIsendtheetoremove,ThatGod’ssternjudgmenttoher
volontà
willinclines.”
ToLuciacalling,hershethusbespake:
“Nowdoththyfaithfulservant
bisogno
needthyaidAndIcommendhimtothee.”
Ather
parola
wordSpedLucia,ofallcrueltythefoe,
E
Andcomingtotheplace,
dove
whereIabodeSeatedwithRachel,herofancientdays,Shethusaddress’dme:
“Thoutruepraiseof
Dio
God!
Beatrice!
whyisnotthysuccourlentTohim,
che
whosomuchlov’dthee,astoleaveForthysakeallthemultitudeadmires?
Dostthounot
senti
hearhowpitifulhiswail,Normarkthe
morte
death,whichinthetorrentflood,Swolnmightierthan
un
asea,himstrugglingholds?”
Ne’eramongmendidanywith
tale
suchspeedHastetotheirprofit,fleefromtheirannoy,As
quando
whenthesewordswerespoken,I
venuto
camehere,Downfrommyblessedseat,trusting
il
theforceOfthypureeloquence,whichthee,
e
andallWhowellhavemark’dit,intohonourbrings.”
“Whenshe
aveva
hadended,herbrightbeamingeyesTearfulsheturn’daside;
whereatI
sentito
feltRedoubledzealtoservethee.
Asshewill’d,ThusamI
vengo
come:
Isav’dtheefrom
il
thebeast,Whothynearwayacross
il
thegoodlymountPrevented.
Whatisthiscomeso’ertheethen?
Why,whydostthouhangback?
perché
whyinthybreastHarbourvilefear?
perché
whyhastnotcouragethere
E
Andnobledaring?
SincethreemaidssoblestThysafety
piano
plan,e’eninthecourtofheaven;
E
Andsomuchcertaingoodmywordsforebode.”
Asflorets,bythefrostyairof
notte
nightBentdownandclos’d,
quando
whendayhasblanch’dtheirleaves,Rise
tutti
allunfoldedontheirspirystems;
Sowasmyfaintingvigournewrestor’d,
E
Andtomyheartsuchkindlycourageran,
Che
ThatIasoneundaunted
presto
soonreplied:
“Ofullofpity
lei
she,whoundertookMysuccour!
e
andthoukindwhodidstperformSo
presto
soonhertruebehest!
With
tale
suchdesireThouhastdispos’dmetorenewmyvoyage,
Che
Thatmyfirstpurposefullyisresum’d.
Leadon:
una
oneonlywillisinus
entrambi
both.
Thouartmyguide,my
maestro
masterthou,andlord.”
Sospake
Ho
I;
CANTOIII
“Throughmeyoupassintothe
città
cityofwoe:
Throughmeyoupassintoeternalpain:
Attraverso
Throughmeamongthepeoplelostforaye.
Justice
il
thefounderofmyfabricmov’d:
Torearmewas
il
thetaskofpowerdivine,Supremestwisdom,
e
andprimevallove.
Beforemethingscreatewerenone,
tranne
savethingsEternal,andeternalIendure.
“All
speranza
hopeabandonyewhoenterhere.”
SuchcharactersincolourdimImark’d
Su
Overaportal’sloftyarchinscrib’d:
WhereatIthus:
“Master,thesewordsimportHardmeaning.”
Heas
uno
oneprepar’dreplied:
“Herethou
devi
mustalldistrustbehindthee
lasciare
leave;
Herebevilefearextinguish’d.
Weare
venuti
comeWhereIhavetoldtheeweshall
vedremo
seethesoulsTomiserydoom’d,
che
whointellectualgoodHavelost.”
E
Andwhenhishandhe
ha
hadstretch’dforthTomine,withpleasantlooks,whenceIwascheer’d,Intothatsecret
posto
placeheledmeon.
Qui
HeresighswithlamentationsandloudmoansResoundedthroughtheairpierc’dbynostar,
Che
Thate’enIweptatentering.
Varioustongues,Horriblelanguages,outcriesofwoe,Accentsofanger,voicesdeep
e
andhoarse,Withhandstogethersmote
che
thatswell’dthesounds,Madeupatumult,
che
thatforeverwhirlsRound
attraverso
throughthatairwithsoliddarknessstain’d,
Come
Liketothesandthatinthewhirlwindflies.
Ithen,witherror
ancora
yetencompass’d,cried:
“Omaster!
WhatisthisI
sento
hear?
WhatraceArethese,
che
whoseemsoovercomewithwoe?”
Hethusto
me
me:
“ThismiserablefateSuffer
le
thewretchedsoulsofthose,wholiv’d
Senza
Withoutorpraiseorblame,withthatillbandOfangelsmix’d,whonorrebelliousprov’dNor
ancora
yetweretruetoGod,
ma
butforthemselvesWereonly.
FromhisboundsHeavendrovethemforth,Nottoimpairhislustre,northedepthOfHellreceives
li
them,lestth’accursedtribeShouldglorythencewithexultationvain.”
Ithen:
“Master!
whatdothaggrievethemthus,
Che
Thattheylamentsoloud?”
Hestraightreplied:
“ThatwillI
dirò
telltheebriefly.
Theseof
morte
deathNohopemayentertain:
e
andtheirblindlifeSomeanlypasses,
che
thatallotherlotsTheyenvy.
Fameofthemthe
mondo
worldhathnone,Norsuffers;
mercy
e
andjusticescornthemboth.
Speaknotof
loro
them,butlook,andpassthemby.”
E
AndI,whostraightwaylook’d,beheld
una
aflag,Whichwhirlingranaroundsorapidly,Thatit
non
nopauseobtain’d:
andfollowingcameSuch
un
alongtrainofspirits,Ishouldne’erHave
pensato
thought,thatdeathsomanyhaddespoil’d.
Quando
WhensomeoftheseIrecogniz’d,I
visto
sawAndknewtheshadeof
lui
him,whotobasefearYielding,abjur’dhishighestate.
ForthwithI
capii
understoodforcertainthisthetribeOfthoseillspiritsbothto
Dio
GoddispleasingAndtohisfoes.
Thesewretches,whone’er
vivevano
lived,Wentoninnakedness,
e
andsorelystungBywasps
e
andhornets,whichbedew’dtheircheeksWith
sangue
blood,thatmix’dwithtearsdropp’dtotheirfeet,
E
Andbydisgustfulwormswasgather’dthere.
Then
guardando
lookingfartheronwardsIbeheldAthrongupontheshoreofa
grande
greatstream:
WhereatIthus:
“Sir!
grantme
ora
nowtoknowWhomhereweview,
e
andwhenceimpell’dtheyseemSoeagertopasso’er,asIdiscern
Attraverso
Throughtheblearlight?”
Hethustomeinfew:
“Thisshaltthou
saprai
know,soonasourstepsarriveBeside
i
thewoefultideofAcheron.”
Thenwitheyesdownwardcast
e
andfill’dwithshame,Fearingmywordsoffensivetohisear,Tillwe
avevamo
hadreach’dtheriver,IfromspeechAbstain’d.
E
Andlo!
towardusinabark
Viene
Comesonanoldmanhoary
bianco
whitewitheld,.
Crying,“Woetoyouwickedspirits!
hopenotEverto
vedere
seetheskyagain.
I
vengo
comeTotakeyoutotheothershoreacross,Intoeternaldarkness,theretodwellInfierceheat
e
andinice.
Andthou,
che
whothereStandest,livespirit!
gettheehence,
e
andleaveThesewhoaredead.”
Ma
ButsoonashebeheldI
lasciavo
leftthemnot,“Byotherway,”
disse
saidhe,“Byotherhavenshaltthoucometoshore,Notby
questo
thispassage;
theeanimblerboat
Deve
Mustcarry.”
Thentohimthusspakemyguide:
“Charon!
thyselftormentnot:
so’tiswill’d,
Dove
Wherewillandpowerare
uno
one:
askthounomore.”