L ' I N F E R N O

FARINATA DEGLI UBERTI:
INF C10 25-27 / DANTE INF C10 25-27 / KLINE
La tua loquela ti fa manifesto Your speech shows clearly you are a native
di quella nobil patrïa natio, of that noble city
a la qual forse fui troppo molesto. that I perhaps troubled too much.
INF C10 28-30 / KLINE
This sound came suddenly from one of the vaults, at which, in fear, I drew a little closer to my guide.
VIRGIL: or VIRGIL:
INF C10 31-33 / DANTE INF C10 31-33 / KLINE
Ed el mi disse: Volgiti! Che fai? And he said to me: Turn round: what are you
Vedi là Farinata che s'è dritto: doing: look at Farinata, who has raised
da la cintola in sù tutto 'l vedrai. himself: you can see him all from the waist up.
INF C10 34-36 / KLINE
I had already fixed my gaze on him, and he rose erect in stance and aspect, as if he held the Inferno in great disdain.
VIRGIL PUSHES DANTE TOWARDS FARINATA [INF C10 38].
VIRGIL: or VIRGIL:
INF C10 37-39 / DANTE INF C10 37-39 / KLINE
E l'animose man del duca e pronte The spirited and eager hands of my guide
mi pinser tra le sepulture a lui, pushed me through the sepulchres towards him,
dicendo: Le parole tue sien conte. saying: Make sure your words are measured.
FARINATA DEMANDS ‘ALMOST CONTEMPTUOUSLY’ [INF C10 41] IN ITALIAN, AND WHEN
DANTE IS TOO STUNNED TO REPLY, SWITCHES TO ENGLISH.
FARINATA: & FARINATA:
INF C10 40-42 / DANTE INF C10 40-42 / KLINE
Com' io al piè de la sua tomba fui, When I was at the base of the tomb, Farinata
looked
guardommi un poco, e poi, quasi sdegnoso, at me for a while, and then, almost contemptuously,
mi dimandò: Chi fuor li maggior tui? he demanded of me: Who were your ancestors?
INF C10 43-45 / KLINE
I, desiring to obey, concealed nothing, but revealed the whole to him, at which he raised his brows a little.
DANTE REPLIES, INAUDIBLY TO THE AUDIENCE.
FARINATA:
INF C10 46-48 / DANTE INF C10 46-48 / KLINE
poi disse: «Fieramente furo avversi Then he said: They were fiercely opposed to me,
a me e a miei primi e a mia parte, and my ancestors and my party,
sì che per due fïate li dispersi». so that I scattered them twice.
DANTE:
INF C10 49-51 / DANTE INF C10 49-51 / KLINE
«S'ei fur cacciati, ei tornar d'ogne parte», I replied: Though they were driven out, they
returned
rispuos' io lui, «l'una e l'altra fïata; from wherever they were, the first and the second
ma i vostri non appreser ben quell' arte». time, but your party have not yet learnt that skill.
INF C10 52-57 / KLINE
Then, a shadow rose behind him from the unclosed space, visible down to the tip of its chin: I think it had raised
itself on to its knees. It gazed around me, as if it wished to see whether anyone was with me, but when all its hopes
were quenched,
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