L ' I N F E R N O

INF C12 46-48 / DANTE
Ma ficca li occhi a valle, ché s'approccia But fix your gaze on the valley, because
la riviera del sangue in la qual bolle we near the river of blood, in which
qual che per vïolenza in altrui noccia». those who injure others by violence are boiled.
DANTE GAZES FOR A WHILE.
See later.
INF C12 49-51 / KLINE
O blind desires, evil and foolish, which so goad us in our brief life, and then, in the eternal one, ruin us so bitterly!
DANTE:
INF C12 52-54 / DANTE INF C12 52-54 / KLINE
Io vidi un'ampia fossa in arco torta, I saw see a wide canal bent in an arc, looking
come quella che tutto 'l piano abbraccia, as if it surrounded surrounds the whole plain.,
secondo ch'avea detto la mia scorta; from what my guide had told me. Centaurs are
were racing,
INF C12 55-57 / DANTE
e tra 'l piè de la ripa ed essa, in traccia one behind another, between it and the foot
corrien centauri, armati di saette, of the bank, armed with weapons,
come solien nel mondo andare a caccia. as they were accustomed to hunt on earth.
INF C12 58-61 / KLINE
Seeing us descend they all stood still, and three, elected leaders, came from the group, armed with bows and spears.
DANTE VERSIFIES UNTIL HE IS RUDELY INTERRUPTED BY A SHOUT FROM THE UNSEEN NESSUS [INF C12 58-
61].
DANTE:
INF C12 49-51 / DANTE INF C12 49-51 / KLINE
Oh cieca cupidigia e ira folle, O blind desires, evil and foolish,
che sì ci sproni ne la vita corta, which so goad us in our brief life,
e ne l'etterna poi sì mal c'immolle! and then, in the eternal one, ruin us so bitterly!
INF C12 52-54 / DANTE
Io vidi un'ampia fossa in arco torta, I saw a wide canal bent in an arc, looking
come quella che tutto 'l piano abbraccia, as if it surrounded the whole plain, from what
secondo ch'avea detto la mia scorta; my guide had told me. Centaurs were racing,
INF C12 55-57 / DANTE
e tra 'l piè de la ripa ed essa, in traccia one behind another, between it and the foot
corrien centauri, armati di saette, of the bank, armed with weapons,
come solien nel mondo andare a caccia. as they were accustomed to hunt on earth.
NESSUS (VOICE):
INF C12 61-63 / DANTE INF C12 61-63 / KLINE
e l'un gridò da lungi: «A qual martiro And one of them shouted from the distance:
What
venite voi che scendete la costa? torment do you come for, you that descend the
Ditel costinci; se non, l'arco tiro». rampart? Speak from there, if not, I draw the
bow.
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