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INF C23 82-87 / KLINE<br />
I stood still, and saw two spirits, who were eager in mind to join me, but their burden and the narrow path delayed<br />
them. When they arrived, they eyed me askance, for a long time, without speaking a word, then they turned to one<br />
another and said:<br />
FRIAR LODERINGO / THALIA:<br />
INF C23 88-90 / DANTE INF C23 88-90 / KLINE<br />
Costui par vivo a l'atto de la gola; This one seems alive, by the movement of his<br />
throat,<br />
e s'e' son morti, per qual privilegio and if they are dead, by what grace are they<br />
moving,<br />
vanno scoperti de la grave stola? free of the heavy cloaks?<br />
FRIAR CATALANO / TERPSICHORE:<br />
INF C23 91-93 / DANTE INF C23 91-93 / KLINE<br />
Poi disser me: O Tosco, ch'al collegio Then they said to me: O Tuscan, you have come<br />
de l'ipocriti tristi se' venuto, to the college of sad hypocrites:<br />
dir chi tu se' non avere in dispregio. do not scorn to tell us who you are.<br />
DANTE: or DANTE:<br />
INF C23 94-96 / DANTE INF C23 94-96 / KLINE<br />
E io a loro: I' fui nato e cresciuto And I to them: I was born, and I grew up,<br />
sovra 'l bel fiume d'Arno a la gran villa, by Arno’s lovely river, in the great city:<br />
e son col corpo ch'i' ho sempre avuto. and I am in the body I have always worn.<br />
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DANTE:<br />
INF C23 97-99 / DANTE INF C23 97-99 / KLINE<br />
Ma voi chi siete, a cui tanto distilla But you, who are you, from whom such sadness<br />
quant' i' veggio dolor giù per le guance? is distilled, that I see, coursing down your cheeks?<br />
e che pena è in voi che sì sfavilla? And what punishment is this, that glitters so?<br />
FRIAR CATALANO / TERPSICHORE:<br />
INF C23 100-102 / DANTE INF C23 100-102 / KLINE<br />
E l'un rispuose a me: Le cappe rance And one of them replied: Our orange mantles<br />
son di piombo sì grosse, che li pesi are of such dense lead, that weights<br />
fan così cigolar le lor bilance. made of it cause the scales to creak.<br />
INF C23 103-105 / DANTE<br />
Frati godenti fummo, e bolognesi; We were Fraudi Gaudenti, of that Bolognese order<br />
io Catalano e questi Loderingo called the “Jovial Friars”: I am Catalano,<br />
nomati, e da tua terra insieme presi and he is Loderingo, chosen by your city,<br />
INF C23 106-108 / DANTE<br />
come suole esser tolto un uom solingo, as usually only one is chosen, to keep the peace:<br />
per conservar sua pace; e fummo tali, and we wrought such as still appears<br />
ch'ancor si pare intorno dal Gardingo. round your district of Gardingo.<br />
DANTE:<br />
INF C23 109-111 / DANTE INF C23 109-111 / KLINE<br />
Io cominciai: O frati, i vostri mali...; O Friars, your evil ... I began, but said no more,<br />
ma più non dissi, ch'a l'occhio mi corse because one came in sight, crucified,<br />
un, crucifisso in terra con tre pali. on the ground, with three stakes.<br />
INF C23 112-114 / KLINE<br />
When he saw me he writhed all over, puffing into his beard, and sighing, and Friar Catalano, who saw this,<br />
DANTE STOPS, STARING INTO THE DARKNESS.