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INF C17 106-108 / DANTE<br />
Maggior paura non credo che fosse I do not believe the fear was greater<br />
quando Fetonte abbandonò li freni, when Phaëthon let slip the reins,<br />
per che 'l ciel, come pare ancor, si cosse; and the sky was scorched, as it still appears to be;<br />
PHAËTON: COULD NOT CONTROL THE SUN-CHARIOT OF HIS FATHER, PHOEBUS APOLLO, & WAS DESTROYED BY JUPITER.<br />
INF C17 109-111 / DANTE<br />
né quando Icaro misero le reni or when poor Icarus felt the feathers melt from<br />
sentì spennar per la scaldata cera, his arms, as the wax was heated, and his father<br />
gridando il padre a lui «Mala via tieni!», Daedalus cried: “You are going the wrong way!”<br />
INF C17 112-114 / DANTE<br />
che fu la mia, quando vidi ch'i' era as mine was when I saw myself surrounded<br />
ne l'aere d'ogne parte, e vidi spenta by the air, on all sides, and saw everything vanish,<br />
ogne veduta fuor che de la fera. except the savage beast.<br />
DANTE: & DANTE:<br />
INF C17 115-117 / DANTE INF C17 115-117 / KLINE<br />
Ella sen va notando lenta lenta; He goes down, swimming slowly, slowly:<br />
rota e discende, ma non me n'accorgo wheels and falls: but I do not see it<br />
se non che al viso e di sotto mi venta. except by the wind, on my face, and from below.<br />
LEONARDO RICCI (‘NATURE’ 7/4/2005) SUGGESTS THAT THIS IS ANTICIPATES GALILEO’S OBSERVATION THAT TRAVELLERS ON<br />
A SHIP OFTEN CANNOT TELL WITHOUT VISUAL CUES WHETHER THEY ARE AT REST OR IN MOTION. GALILEO MADE<br />
EXPERIMENTS AND PRODUCED HIS THEORY OF INVARIANCE, WHICH SUGGESTS THAT THE LAWS OF PHYSICS REMAIN<br />
UNCHANGED BY CHANGES IN VELOCITY. THAT IS TRUE UP TO NEAR THE SPEED OF LIGHT. G.K.<br />
INF C17 118-120 / KLINE<br />
Already I heard the cataract, on the right, make a terrible roaring underneath us, at which I stretched my neck out,<br />
with my gaze downwards.<br />
DANTE:<br />
INF C17 121-123 / DANTE INF C17 121-123 / KLINE<br />
Allor fu' io più timido a lo stoscio, Then I was more afraid to dismount,<br />
però ch'i' vidi fuochi e senti' pianti; because I saw fires, and heard moaning,<br />
ond' io tremando tutto mi raccoscio. so that I cowered, trembling all over.<br />
INF C17 124-126 / DANTE<br />
E vidi poi, ché nol vedea davanti, And then I saw what I had not seen before,<br />
lo scendere e 'l girar per li gran mali our sinking and circling through the great evils<br />
che s'appressavan da diversi canti. that drew close on every side.<br />
VIRGIL:<br />
INF C17 125-126 / DANTE INF C17 125-126 / KLINE<br />
lo scendere e 'l girar per li gran mali our sinking and circling through the great evils<br />
che s'appressavan da diversi canti. that drew close on every side.<br />
DANTE:<br />
INF C17 127-129 / DANTE<br />
Come 'l falcon ch'è stato assai su l'ali, As the falcon, that has been long on the wing,<br />
che sanza veder logoro o uccello descends wearily, without seeing bird or lure,<br />
fa dire al falconiere «Omè, tu cali!», making the falconer cry: “Ah, you stoop!”<br />
INF C17 130-132 / DANTE<br />
discende lasso onde si move isnello, and settles far from his master<br />
per cento rote, e da lunge si pone disdainful and sullen,<br />
dal suo maestro, disdegnoso e fello; so Geryon set us down,<br />
VIRGIL:<br />
INF C17 133 / DANTE INF C17 133 / KLINE<br />
così ne puose al fondo Gerïone so Geryon set us down,<br />
INF C17 136 / DANTE<br />
si dileguò come da corda cocca. and shot off., like an arrow from the bow.<br />
DANTE CLOSES THE CANTO.