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VANNI FUCCI (VOICE):<br />
INF C24 124-126 / DANTE INF C24 124-126 / KLINE<br />
Vita bestial mi piacque e non umana, Brutish, not human, life pleased me, mule that<br />
sì come a mul ch'i' fui; son Vanni Fucci I was: I am Vanni Fucci, the wild beast,<br />
bestia, e Pistoia mi fu degna tana». and Pistoia was a fitting den for me.<br />
SONETTO / VANNI FUCCI SONNET / ?<br />
For I have lost the good I might have had,<br />
Through little wit, and not of my own will.<br />
DANTE notes:<br />
NF C24 125-126 / DANTE INF C24 125-126 / KLINE<br />
sì come a mul ch'i' fui; son Vanni Fucci I am Vanni Fucci, the wild beast,<br />
bestia, e Pistoia mi fu degna tana». and Pistoia was a fitting den for me.<br />
DANTE:<br />
INF C24 127-129 / DANTE INF C24 127-129 / KLINE<br />
E ïo al duca: Dilli che non mucci, And I to the guide: Tell him not to move:<br />
e domanda che colpa qua giù 'l pinse; and ask what crime sank him down here,<br />
ch'io 'l vidi uomo di sangue e di crucci. since I knew him as a man of blood and anger.<br />
DANTE CATCHES UP ON HIS VERSIFICATION.<br />
DANTE:<br />
INF C24 112-114 / DANTE INF C24 112-114 / KLINE<br />
E qual è quel che cade, e non sa como, The sinner when he rose was like one who falls,<br />
per forza di demon ch'a terra il tira, and does not know how, through the power of a<br />
o d'altra oppilazion che lega l'omo, demon that drags him down to the ground, or<br />
through<br />
INF C24 115-117 / DANTE<br />
quando si leva, che 'ntorno si mira some other affliction. that binds men, and,<br />
tutto smarrito de la grande angoscia when he rises, gazes round himself,<br />
ch'elli ha sofferta, e guardando sospira: all dazed by the great anguish<br />
INF C24 118-120 / DANTE<br />
tal era 'l peccator levato poscia. he has suffered, and as he gazes, sighs.<br />
Oh potenza di Dio, quant' è severa, O how heavy the power of God,<br />
che cotai colpi per vendetta croscia! that showers down such blows in vengeance!<br />
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INF C24 127-129 / KLINE see above<br />
And I to the guide: Tell him not to move: and ask what crime sank him down here, since I knew him as a man of blood<br />
and anger.<br />
INF C24 130-132 / KLINE<br />
And the sinner, who heard me, did not pretend, but turned his face and mind on me, and gave a look of saddened<br />
shame.<br />
VANNI FUCCI (VOICE):<br />
INF C24 133-135 / DANTE INF C24 133-135 / KLINE<br />
poi disse: Più mi duol che tu m'hai colto Then he said: It hurts me more for you to catch me,<br />
ne la miseria dove tu mi vedi, trapped, in the this misery you see me in, than it did<br />
che quando fui de l'altra vita tolto. the moment of my being snatched from the other<br />
life.<br />
INF C24 136-138 / DANTE<br />
Io non posso negar quel che tu chiedi; I cannot deny you what you ask.<br />
in giù son messo tanto perch' io fui I am placed so deep down because I robbed<br />
ladro a la sagrestia d'i belli arredi, the sacristy of its fine treasures,<br />
INF C24 139-141 / DANTE<br />
e falsamente già fu apposto altrui. and it was once wrongly attributed to others.<br />
Ma perché di tal vista tu non godi, But, so that you might not take joy from this sight<br />
se mai sarai di fuor da' luoghi bui, if you ever escape the gloomy regions,