L ' I N F E R N O

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