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VIRGIL MAKES ‘A SIGN’ TO THE DOORKEEPER OF WISHING TO SPEAK IN PRIVATE’ [INF C8 86-87].<br />
THE FALLEN ANGELS CLAMOUR.<br />
BEATRICE IS SPOTLIT ◙<br />
IN HEAVEN, READING HER WHITE BIBLE. SHE MANIFESTS HERSELF ON THE TOP<br />
→ L→ STEP OF THE STAGE, UNSEEN BY ANYBODY IN HELL.<br />
THE CLAMOUR REACHES HER. SHE CLOSES THE BIBLE, FACES ACROSS THE STAGE AND HEAVENWALKS.<br />
DURING THIS ACTION DANTE VERSIFIES.<br />
DANTE:<br />
INF C8 85-87 / DANTE INF C8 85-87 / KLINE<br />
va per lo regno de la morta gente?». goes through the kingdom of the dead?<br />
E 'l savio mio maestro fece segno And my wise Master made a sign to them,<br />
di voler lor parlar segretamente. of wishing to speak in private.<br />
THE FALLEN ANGELS QUIETEN SOMEWHAT.<br />
FALLEN ANGEL 1:<br />
INF C8 88-90 / DANTE INF C8 88-90 / KLINE<br />
Allor chiusero un poco il gran disdegno Then they furled their great disdain,<br />
e disser: «Vien tu solo, e quei sen vada and said: Come on, alone, and let him go,<br />
che sì ardito intrò per questo regno. who enters this kingdom with such audacity.<br />
FALLEN ANGEL 2:<br />
INF C8 91-93 / DANTE INF C8 91-93 / KLINE<br />
Sol si ritorni per la folle strada: Let him return, alone, on his foolish road.<br />
pruovi, se sa; ché tu qui rimarrai, See if he can: and you, remain,<br />
che li ha' iscorta sì buia contrada. who have escorted him, through so dark a land.<br />
DANTE:<br />
INF C8 94-96 / DANTE INF C8 94-96 / KLINE<br />
Pensa, lettor, se io mi sconfortai Think, Reader, whether I was not disheartened<br />
nel suon de le parole maladette, at the sound of those accursed words,<br />
ché non credetti ritornarci mai. not believing I could ever return here.<br />
DANTE APPEALS TO VIRGIL.<br />
DANTE:<br />
INF C8 97-99 / DANTE INF C8 97-99 / KLINE<br />
O caro duca mio, che più di sette I said: O my dear guide, who has ensured<br />
volte m'hai sicurtà renduta e tratto my safety more than seven times, and snatched<br />
d'alto periglio che 'ncontra mi stette, me from certain danger that faced me,<br />
INF C8 100-102 / DANTE<br />
non mi lasciar, diss’ io, così disfatto; do not leave me, so helpless:<br />
e se 'l passar più oltre ci è negato, and if we are prevented from going on,<br />
ritroviam l'orme nostre insieme ratto. let us quickly retrace our steps.<br />
VIRGIL:<br />
INF C8 103-105 / DANTE INF C8 103-105 / KLINE<br />
E quel segnor che lì m'avea menato, And that lord, who had led me there, said to me:<br />
mi disse: «Non temer; ché 'l nostro passo Have no fear: since no one can deny us passage:<br />
non ci può tòrre alcun: da tal n'è dato. it was given us by so great an authority.<br />
INF C8 106-108 / DANTE<br />
Ma qui m'attendi, e lo spirito lasso But you, wait for me, and comfort and nourish<br />
conforta e ciba di speranza buona, your spirit with fresh hope,<br />
ch'i' non ti lascerò nel mondo basso». for I will not abandon you in the lower world.<br />
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