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DANTE:<br />
INF C13 10-12 / DANTE INF C13 10-12 / KLINE<br />
Quivi le brutte Arpie lor nidi fanno, Here the brutish Harpies make their nests,<br />
che cacciar de le Strofade i Troiani they who chased the Trojans from the Strophades,<br />
con tristo annunzio di futuro danno. with dismal pronouncements of future tribulations.<br />
INF C13 13-15 / DANTE<br />
Ali hanno late, e colli e visi umani, They have broad wings, and human necks and<br />
faces,<br />
piè con artigli, e pennuto 'l gran ventre; clawed feet, and large feathered bellies.,<br />
fanno lamenti in su li alberi strani. and they make mournful cries in that strange wood.<br />
INF C13 16-22 / KLINE<br />
The kind Master said: ‘Before you go further, be aware you are in the second ring, and will be until you come to the<br />
dreadful sands. So look carefully, and you will see things that might make you mistrust my words.’ Already I heard<br />
sighs on every side, and saw no one to make them, at which, I stood totally bewildered.<br />
♫HARPIES FAINT OR OCCASIONAL; SIGHS, MURMURINGS LOUDER * * * * * * * * * *<br />
INF C13 25<br />
DANTE LOOKS AROUND FOR THE SOURCE. VIRGIL LOOKS AT DANTE AND MOVES OFF A LITTLE. DANTE<br />
SPEAKS TO THE AUDIENCE AND TURNS AWAY.<br />
DANTE: & DANTE:<br />
INF C13 25-27 / DANTE INF C13 25-27 / KLINE<br />
Cred' ïo ch'ei credette ch'io credesse I think that he thought that I was thinking<br />
che tante voci uscisser, tra quei bronchi, that many of those voices came from among the<br />
trees,<br />
da gente che per noi si nascondesse. from people who hid themselves because of us.<br />
VIRGIL STEPS UP BEHIND HIM.<br />
VIRGIL:<br />
INF C13 28-30 / DANTE INF C13 28-30 / KLINE<br />
Però disse 'l maestro: «Se tu tronchi So the Master said: If you break a little twig<br />
qualche fraschetta d'una d'este piante, from one of these branches,<br />
li pensier c'hai si faran tutti monchi». the thoughts you have will be seen to be in error.<br />
VIRGIL’S BODY PREVENTS THE AUDIENCE FROM SEEING WHAT DANTE’S HAND DOES.<br />
THE ITALIAN IS A SHRIEK. THE ENGLISH IS BREATHY AND SIGHING.<br />
TRUNK / PIER DELLE VIGNE (VOICE): & TRUNK / PIER DELLE VIGNE (VOICE):<br />
INF C13 31-33 / DANTE INF C13 31-33 / KLINE<br />
Allor porsi la mano un poco avante Then I stretched my hand out a little, and broke<br />
e colsi un ramicel da un gran pruno; a small branch from a large thorn,<br />
e 'l tronco suo gridò: Perché mi schiante? and its trunk cried out: Why do you tear at me?
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