L ' I N F E R N O

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