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DANTE TURNS AGAIN TO FRANCESCA.<br />
DANTE:<br />
INF C5 115-117 / DANTE INF C5 115-117 / KLINE<br />
Poi mi rivolsi a loro e parla' io, Then I turned to them again, and I spoke,<br />
e cominciai: «Francesca, i tuoi martìri and said: Francesca, your torment<br />
a lagrimar mi fanno tristo e pio. makes me weep with grief and pity<br />
INF C5 118-120 / DANTE<br />
Ma dimmi: al tempo d'i dolci sospiri, But tell me, in that time of sweet sighs,<br />
a che e come concedette amore how did love allow you<br />
che conosceste i dubbiosi disiri?». to know these dubious desires?<br />
FRANCESCA:<br />
INF C5 121-123 / DANTE INF C5 121-123 / KLINE<br />
E quella a me: Nessun maggior dolore And she to me: There is no greater pain,<br />
che ricordarsi del tempo felice than to remember happy times in misery.,<br />
ne la miseria; e ciò sa 'l tuo dottore. and this your teacher knows.<br />
DANTE versifies:<br />
INF C5 121-123 / DANTE INF C5 121-123 / KLINE<br />
E quella a me: Nessun maggior dolore And she to me: There is no greater pain,<br />
che ricordarsi del tempo felice than to remember happy times in misery,<br />
ne la miseria; e ciò sa 'l tuo dottore. and this your teacher knows.<br />
DANTE LOOKS AT VIRGIL.<br />
FRANCESCA:<br />
INF C5 124-126 / DANTE INF C5 124-126 / KLINE<br />
Ma s'a conoscer la prima radice But if you have so great a yearning to understand<br />
del nostro amor tu hai cotanto affetto, the first root of our love,<br />
dirò come colui che piange e dice. I will be like one who weeps and tells.<br />
PAOLO ADDRESSES THE WORD NOI TO FRANCESCA, JOINING THEM IN THE SAD TELLING.<br />
PAOLO:<br />
INF C5 127 / DANTE INF C5 127 / KLINE<br />
Noi leggiavamo un giorno per diletto We read, one day, to our delight, of<br />
FRANCESCA BEGINS SPEAKING. PAOLO STARTS JUST AFTER SHE STARTS AND THEY CONTINUE ALMOST<br />
TOGETHER.<br />
FRANCESCA: & PAOLO:<br />
INF C5 127-129 / DANTE INF C5 127-129 / KLINE<br />
Noi leggiavamo un giorno per diletto We read, one day, to our delight, of<br />
di Lancialotto come amor lo strinse; Lancelot and how love constrained<br />
soli eravamo e sanza alcun sospetto. him: we were alone and without suspicion.<br />
LANCELOT: THE KNIGHT OF THE ROUND TABLE IN THE ARTHURIAN LEGENDS WHO LOVES QUEEN GUINEVERE, ARTHUR’S<br />
CONSORT & INDIRECTLY BRINGS ABOUT THE DESTRUCTION OF THE ROUND TABLE & THE DEATH OF ARTHUR.<br />
FRANCESCA: PAOLO:<br />
INF C5 130-132 / DANTE INF C5 130-132 / KLINE<br />
Per più fïate li occhi ci sospinse Often those words urged our eyes to meet,<br />
quella lettura, e scolorocci il viso; and coloured our cheeks,<br />
ma solo un punto fu quel che ci vinse. but it was a single moment that undid us.<br />
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