L ' I N F E R N O

VIRGIL:
INF C9 73-75 / DANTE INF C9 73-75 / KLINE
Li occhi mi sciolse e disse:
Or drizza il nerbo Virgil uncovered my eyes, and said: Now direct
del viso su per quella schiuma antica your vision to that ancient marsh, there,
per indi ove quel fummo è più acerbo. where the mists are thickest.
DANTE TURNS SLOWLY ROUND, WATCHING THE PROGRESS OF THE UNSEEN HEAVENLY MESSENGER
TOWARDS THE CITY OF DIS. THERE IS A ‘A FEARFUL CRASH OF SOUND [INF C9 65], MADE BY THE
ANGELS LEAPING INTO THE CITY OFF THE BATTLEMENTS.
♫CRASH! * * * * * * * * * *
INF C9 75 from INF C9 64
DANTE:
INF C9 76-78 / DANTE INF C9 76-78 / KLINE
Come le rane innanzi a la nimica Like frogs, that all scatter through the water,
biscia per l'acqua si dileguan tutte, in front of their enemy the snake,
fin ch'a la terra ciascuna s'abbica, until each one squats on the bottom,
INF C9 79-81 / DANTE
vid' io più di mille anime distrutte so I saw more than a thousand damaged spirits
fuggir così dinanzi ad un ch'al passo scatter in front of one who passed
passava Stige con le piante asciutte. the Stygian ferry with dry feet.
INF C9 82-84 / DANTE
Dal volto rimovea quell' aere grasso, He waved that putrid air from his face,
menando la sinistra innanzi spesso; often waving his left hand before it,
e sol di quell' angoscia parea lasso. and only that annoyance seemed to weary him.
VIRGIL INTERPRETS./.TRANSLATES.
VIRGIL:
INF C9 76-78 / DANTE INF C9 76-78 / KLINE
Come le rane innanzi a la nimica Like frogs, that all scatter through the water,
biscia per l'acqua si dileguan tutte, in front of their enemy the snake,
fin ch'a la terra ciascuna s'abbica, until each one squats on the bottom,
INF C9 79-81 / DANTE
vid' io più di mille anime distrutte so I saw more than a thousand damaged spirits
scatter,
fuggir così dinanzi ad un ch'al passo in front of one who passed
passava Stige con le piante asciutte. the Stygian ferry with dry feet.
INF C9 82-84 / DANTE
Dal volto rimovea quell' aere grasso, He waved that putrid air from his face,
menando la sinistra innanzi spesso; often waving his left hand before it,
e sol di quell' angoscia parea lasso. and only that annoyance seemed to weary him.
DANTE AND VIRGIL ADDRESS THE AUDIENCE TOGETHER.
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