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DANTE ALIGHIERI'SDIVINE COMEDYVerse Translationand Commentary byMark Musa GEORGEVOLUME 1INFERNOItalian Text and Verse TranslationIndianaUniversityPressBLOOMINGTON AND INDIANAPOLIS}Dante Afghieri "Canto V" Divine Comed y . V. 1 InfernoVerse translation and commentary b y Mark Musa.Bloomington :Indiana University Press, c1996-c2004. 4251ISBN: 025332968XCVC16092806. pdf

6CANTO VCosìdisc esi del cerchioprimaioo the men loco cin hiag iu nel secondo,unge ag uaio .e tanto p iu dolor, thep orribilmente , e rin ghia:Stavvi Minosessamina le col pe ne 1'intrata ,iudica e manda secondo ch'avvinghia.gDico t he 9 uando 1'anima mal natali vien d inanzi tutta si confessa ,e que1 conoscitor de le p eccatavede qual loco d'inferno e da essa ,ci g nesi con l a coda tante volteg sia messa.q uantunque gradi vuol the iuSemPre dinanzi a lui ne stanno molte.da ciascuna al giudizio ,vanno avise nYPdicono e odo no e pof son iug volte.doloroso os pizio "" 0 to the vieni al a me 9uando mi vide,disse Minoslasciando 1' atto di cotanto offizio ," g uarda com entri e di cui to ti fide;,non t ''in ganni 1 'am piezza de l'intrare!"E 1' duca mio a 1ui.' "PerchePurgride?Non imPed it to suo fatale andare.vuolsi cosi cola dove siuotePe iu non dimandare." the si vuole ,pcion o incian le dolenti noteOria farmisi sentire , or son venuto1a dove mottoiantomi ercuote.ppSo this wayY Iwent down from the first circleinto the second one t hatirdsg less spaceP aebut much mor eam--stmmthe soul to wailing.pggan.g3There stands Mino srotesueI1 ,q andY he snarls,gexaminingheguilty at theentrance;ggyhe judges and dispatches, tall in coils.6BYthis I mean that when the evil soulappearsbefore him ,it confesses all,,PPand he the connoisseurs ur of mortal sin,9I215IB21 42, 6aknows to whatlaongs , P ce in Hell the soul belongs;the times he wraps his tail aroundhimselfmselftells Jjust how far the sinner must go down.The damned keepcrowdingPgpup front of him:the ass alonggto judgmentone bYone;,J gtheYPspeak, thedhear,andthenare hurledbelow.YOhouhere oury who come wherey host i sain,pMinos spokeout when he caughtht sightpgg of me ,pputtingg aside the duties of his office,,"be careful howoy trust:y u enter and whomyouit is easyoY etg in but don't be fooled tcAAnd theni to him. "Whymymguideshouting?g.?Y2IDo not attemptp t o stopphis fated journey;JY;it is so willedi ed there where the power isfor what 'is willed that's all Yyou need to know "And now the notes0 of anguishstart toplaylaguponP mYears; and now I find myselfYwhere sounds on soundsou ds of weepingp pound at me.2,

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46CANTO VINFERNOL altra e colei the s ancise amorosa,eru ppefe de al cener di Sicheo ,of e Cleo atras lussuriosa.poiElena vediper cui tanto reotempop osi volse e vedi 1 g rande Achillecombatteo.fthe con amore al fineillVedi Paris Trista no e piu dimeombre mostrommi a nomino mmi a ditoch amor d i nostra vita d iPartille.Poscia ch io ebb i 1 mio dottore uditonomar le donne antiche e ' cavalierssm arrito.seta mi iunse e fui quasiqpgI cominc iai. Poeta volont ieri'np a rlerei a que due the nsieme van o,"Teri.ainsialventoesserleoe pggEde1l i a me: Vedrai quando sarannopiu P resso a nos a to allor l Priegaperp quello amor the i mena ed ei verranno.ie a ,S 1 tosto come it vento a no i li Pgvoce: 0 anime affa nnatemossi la v„venue a noi p arlar, s altri nol niega.uali co lombe dal disco chiamatecon 1 ali al zate e fer meal dolce n doper 1 aere dal voler p orto to ,vegnon P63se foss e amico it re de 1 universoace ,re heremmo lui de la tua pace,not pgof c has ie to del nostro mal p erverso.poiSee Helen there, the root00 of evil woelastingAchilles,les ,g longg Y ears and see the greatgwho lost his life t o love, in final combat ,66see Paris Tristan"—then,m ore than a thousandhe pointedout to me and named them all ,Pthose shades whom love cut off from life on earth.69After I heard mY teacher call the namesof all these knightsghts and ladies of ancient times ,pityit confused mYsenses, and I was dazed. 2I began:Poet I would like, with all my heart ,gto speakher who move togetherp k to those two therege erand seem to be so light"thewinds.g uponp"And he: "You'll see when the Y are closer to us,if youY entreat them bY that love oftheirsthat carries them along,gtheY will come toyou:'Y78 8 90When the wind bentent their course i n our directionI raised mY voice to them,em Oh ,wearied souls ,„come speakwith us if it be not forbidden."en.pAs doves called b y desire to returnto their sweet nest, with wingsd,g raised highg and poised,Pfloat downward throughb y their will,gh the air,, guidedg84cotali uscir de la schiera ov' e Dido ,per1 aere mall noa not ven en do pgsi forte fu 1 affettuoso g redo.« Oaanimal razioso a bens noggthe visitando vas per1 sere ersoppui nonot the t i g ne mmo it mondo di sanggThe next is she who killed herself for loveeand broke faith with the ashes of Sichaeus,and there is Cleopatra,ngpatra who loved men's' lusting.so these two left the flock where Dido isand came toward us throughg the malignantg ant air,such was the tenderppower of mY call.47636669727s788[848,0livin g creature, graciousand so kind,gwho make Your wayY here throughdingy airg this dinto visit us who stained the world with blood,0if we could claim as friend,n , the King of Kings,g,we would beseech him that he g rant Yyou peacepfor ppityingo s plightof ours.Y g this atrociousp93

48INFERNOpD ' uel9 the udire e c he parlar vi lace,a voi,not udiremo e arleremopme ntre the 1' vento, come fa, ci tace.Siede la terra dove nata fui' a dove 1' Po discendesu la marinperaverpp ace coseguaci sui.rende ,ratto s 'appAmor, ch 'a1 cor entilgpersonalabellaostuidepresecpthem i fu tolt a , e 1' modo ancor m 'offende.A mor,, ch ' a nullo amato am ar perdonadel costui piacer si forte,mi' resepmevedi, ancor non m 'abbandona.the coAmor condus se not ad una morte.Caino a ttende chi a vita c i sPense?'da for ci fuorporte.uest e parolepani' me offense,nand' 'io intesi quell'qchina' it' viso, a tanto it tenni basso ,in the '1 oe to midiss e: Che p ense?"fin' iai: "Oh lasso ,, com incuando rispuosiuantidolciens er,upq anto disco9meno costoro al doloroso p asso!"Poi mi' rivolsi a Toro e paria' io,e cominciai: "Francesca, i tuoi martinia lagrim ar mi fanno tristo a p io .p d ''i dolci sospiri,Ma dimmi. al tempoa the e come concedette amorethe conosceste i dubbiosi disiri?"E 9 uella a me: "Nessun ma gg for doloree r ordarsi del tem p o felicet hc'' sa 1' tuo dottore.ne la miseria; e c io'primaconoscer laradiceprMasadel nostr o amor to hai cotan to affetto ,iange e dice.diro ccome colui the pCANTO V969949WhateverleasesyoupY to hear or speakpwe will hear and we will speak about withyouyas long herethe wind,hereare,where is silent.we96Thelacep where I was born lies on the shorewhere the river Po with itsta tendant streamsdescends to seek its final restingace.gP99Loveuickto kindle in the gentle heart9seized this one for the beautyY of my body,y,102torn from me. How it happenedendsme. P ed still offendsIosIOaIIII 4II,120123126Love, that excuses no one loved from loving,seized me so stronglyg1Ywith delightg i n himthat asouY see he never leaves mYside.Love led ussrstraightg to sudden death together.g er.Cain awaitsis the one who quenchedour lives.qThese wereht e words that came from them to us.When those offended souls had told their story,I bowed mYhead and pbowed untilthe poetp said, "What are youY thinkingg of.?When finallyI spoke,I sighed, Al as,pYall those sweet thoughts,and oh how much desiringgbroughtownthese twodownintothis agony."g Y»And then I turned to them and tried to speak;PI"said "Francesca, the torment thatoY u sufferbringsit to myeyes.pityg ppainful tears ofY108I''I14117But tell me,e n that time ofoursweet sighingYghow, and bY what signs,g did love allowyouYto rerecognizegyour dubious desires?"esires. "120And she tome: "ThereThere is no greater painthan to remember, in ourresentreef,Pg ,pasts as wellYour teacher knows)! p happinesspPLJBut ifourYg neat desire is to learnthe veryYof such a love as oursI shall tell you,but m words offlowinggowintears.126