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INF C10 103-105 / DANTE<br />
Quando s'appressano o son, tutto è vano But when they approach, or come to be, our<br />
nostro intelletto; e s'altri non ci apporta, intelligence is wholly void, and we know nothing<br />
nulla sapem di vostro stato umano. of your human state, except what others tell us.<br />
INF C10 106-108 / DANTE<br />
Però comprender puoi che tutta morta So you may understand that all our knowledge<br />
fia nostra conoscenza da quel punto of the future will end, from the moment<br />
che del futuro fia chiusa la porta». when the Day of Judgement closes the gate of<br />
futurity.’<br />
DANTE:<br />
INF C10 109-111 / DANTE INF C10 109-111 / KLINE<br />
Allor, come di mia colpa compunto, Will you therefore, tell that fallen one,<br />
dissi: «Or direte dunque a quel caduto Cavalcanti, now, that his son Guido<br />
che 'l suo nato è co' vivi ancor congiunto; is still joined to the living.<br />
INF C10 112-114 / DANTE<br />
e s'i' fui, dianzi, a la risposta muto, And if I was silent before in reply, let him<br />
fate i saper che 'l fei perché pensava know it was because my thoughts were already<br />
già ne l'error che m'avete soluto». entangled in that error you have resolved for me.<br />
INF C10 115-123 / KLINE<br />
And now my Master was recalling me, at which I begged the spirit, with more haste, to tell me who was with him.<br />
He said to me: ‘I lie here with more than a thousand: here inside is Frederick the Second, and the Cardinal, Ubaldini,<br />
and of the rest I am silent.’ At that he hid himself, and I turned my steps towards the poet of antiquity, reflecting on<br />
the words that boded trouble for me.<br />
VIRGIL BECKONS TO DANTE AND THEY MOVE ON.<br />
INF C10 124-126 / KLINE<br />
Virgil moved on, and then, as we were leaving, said to me: Why are you so bewildered? And I satisfied his question.<br />
VIRGIL:<br />
INF C10 127-129 / DANTE INF C10 127-129 / KLINE<br />
«La mente tua conservi quel ch'udito The sage exhorted me: Let your mind retain<br />
hai contra te», mi comandò quel saggio; what you have heard of your fate,<br />
«e ora attendi qui», e drizzò 'l dito: and note this:, and he raised his finger,<br />
VIRGIL RAISES HIS FINGER.<br />
VIRGIL<br />
INF C10 130-132 / DANTE INF C10 130-132 / KLINE<br />
quando sarai dinanzi al dolce raggio When you stand before the sweet rays of<br />
di quella il cui bell' occhio tutto vede, that lady, whose bright eyes see everything, you<br />
da lei saprai di tua vita il vïaggio. will learn the journey of your life through her.<br />
DANTE GLOWS, WRITES, SPEAKS AND CLOSES THE CANTO.<br />
DANTE:<br />
INF C10 130-132 / DANTE INF C10 130-132 / KLINE<br />
quando sarai dinanzi al dolce raggio When you stand before the sweet rays of<br />
di quella il cui bell' occhio tutto vede, that lady, whose bright eyes see everything, you<br />
da lei saprai di tua vita il vïaggio. will learn the journey of your life through her.<br />
INF C10 133-136 / KLINE<br />
Then he turned his feet towards the left: we abandoned the wall, and went towards the middle, by a path that makes<br />
its way into a valley, that, even up there, forced us to breathe its foulness.<br />
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