Inferno Canto03 Poem Rhyme Scheme

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Inferno Canto03 Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

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Per me si va ne la citt dolente	A
per me si va ne l'etterno dolore	B
per me si va tra la perduta gente	A
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THROUGH ME THE WAY INTO THE SUFFERING CITY	A
THROUGH ME THE WAY TO THE ETERNAL PAIN	C
THROUGH ME THE WAY THAT RUNS AMONG THE LOST	A
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Giustizia mosse il mio alto fattore	B
fecemi la divina podestate	A
la somma sapienza e 'l primo amore	B
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JUSTICE URGED ON MY HIGH ARTIFICER	B
MY MAKER WAS DIVINE AUTHORITY	A
THE HIGHEST WISDOM AND THE PRIMAL LOVE	D
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Dinanzi a me non fuor cose create	A
se non etterne e io etterno duro	B
Lasciate ogne speranza voi ch'intrate quot	A
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BEFORE ME NOTHING BUT ETERNAL THINGS	E
WERE MADE AND I ENDURE ETERNALLY	A
ABANDON EVERY HOPE WHO ENTER HERE	B
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Queste parole di colore oscuro	B
vid'io scritte al sommo d'una porta	A
per ch'io Maestro il senso lor m' duro	B
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These words their aspect was obscure I read	A
inscribed above a gateway and I said	A
quot Master their meaning is difficult for me quot	A
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Ed elli a me come persona accorta	A
Qui si convien lasciare ogne sospetto	A
ogne vilt convien che qui sia morta	A
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And he to me as one who comprehends	F
quot Here one must leave behind all hesitation	G
here every cowardice must meet its death	H
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Noi siam venuti al loco ov'i' t'ho detto	A
che tu vedrai le genti dolorose	F
c'hanno perduto il ben de l'intelletto	A
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For we have reached the place of which I spoke	I
where you will see the miserable people	J
those who have lost the good of the intellect quot	A
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E poi che la sua mano a la mia puose	F
con lieto volto ond'io mi confortai	A
mi mise dentro a le segrete cose	F
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And when with gladness in his face he placed	A
his hand upon my own to comfort me	A
he drew me in among the hidden things	F
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Quivi sospiri pianti e alti guai	I
risonavan per l'aere sanza stelle	K
per ch'io al cominciar ne lagrimai	A
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Here sighs and lamentations and loud cries	F
were echoing across the starless air	B
so that as soon as I set out I wept	A
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Diverse lingue orribili favelle	K
parole di dolore accenti d'ira	A
voci alte e fioche e suon di man con elle	K
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Strange utterances horrible pronouncements	F
accents of anger words of suffering	I
and voices shrill and faint and beating hands	F
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facevano un tumulto il qual s'aggira	A
sempre in quell'aura sanza tempo tinta	A
come la rena quando turbo spira	A
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all went to make a tumult that will whirl	K
forever through that turbid timeless air	A
like sand that eddies when a whirlwind swirls	F
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E io ch'avea d'error la testa cinta	A
dissi Maestro che quel ch'i' odo	A
e che gent' che par nel duol s vinta	A
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And I my head oppressed by horror said	A
quot Master what is it that I hear Who are	A
those people so defeated by their pain quot	A
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Ed elli a me Questo misero modo	A
tegnon l'anime triste di coloro	A
che visser sanza 'nfamia e sanza lodo	A
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And he to me quot This miserable way	L
is taken by the sorry souls of those	F
who lived without disgrace and without praise	F
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Mischiate sono a quel cattivo coro	A
de li angeli che non furon ribelli	K
n fur fedeli a Dio ma per s fuoro	A
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They now commingle with the coward angels	F
the company of those who were not rebels	F
nor faithful to their God but stood apart	A
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Caccianli i ciel per non esser men belli	K
n lo profondo inferno li riceve	D
ch'alcuna gloria i rei avrebber d'elli	K
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The heavens that their beauty not be lessened	A
have cast them out nor will deep Hell receive them	A
even the wicked cannot glory in them quot	A
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E io Maestro che tanto greve	D
a lor che lamentar li fa s forte	A
Rispuose Dicerolti molto breve	D
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And I quot What is it master that oppresses	F
these souls compelling them to wail so loud quot	A
He answered quot I shall tell you in few words	F
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Questi non hanno speranza di morte	A
e la lor cieca vita tanto bassa	A
che 'nvidiosi son d'ogne altra sorte	A
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Those who are here can place no hope in death	H
and their blind life is so abject that they	A
are envious of every other fate	A
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Fama di loro il mondo esser non lassa	A
misericordia e giustizia li sdegna	G
non ragioniam di lor ma guarda e passa	A
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The world will let no fame of theirs endure	A
both justice and compassion must disdain them	A
let us not talk of them but look and pass quot	A
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E io che riguardai vidi una 'nsegna	G
che girando correva tanto ratta	A
che d'ogne posa mi parea indegna	G
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And I looking more closely saw a banner	A
that as it wheeled about raced on so quick	I
that any respite seemed unsuited to it	A
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e dietro le ven a s lunga tratta	A
di gente ch'i' non averei creduto	A
che morte tanta n'avesse disfatta	A
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Behind that banner trailed so long a file	K
of people I should never have believed	A
that death could have unmade so many souls	A
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Poscia ch'io v'ebbi alcun riconosciuto	A
vidi e conobbi l'ombra di colui	K
che fece per viltade il gran rifiuto	A
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After I had identified a few	D
I saw and recognized the shade of him	A
who made through cowardice the great refusal	K
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Incontanente intesi e certo fui	D
che questa era la setta d'i cattivi	D
a Dio spiacenti e a' nemici sui	A
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At once I understood with certainty	A
this company contained the cowardly	A
hateful to God and to His enemies	A
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Questi sciaurati che mai non fur vivi	D
erano ignudi e stimolati molto	A
da mosconi e da vespe ch'eran ivi	D
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These wretched ones who never were alive	D
went naked and were stung again again	G
by horseflies and by wasps that circled them	A
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Elle rigavan lor di sangue il volto	A
che mischiato di lagrime a' lor piedi	A
da fastidiosi vermi era ricolto	A
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The insects streaked their faces with their blood	A
which mingled with their tears fell at their feet	A
where it was gathered up by sickening worms	A
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E poi ch'a riguardar oltre mi diedi	A
vidi genti a la riva d'un gran fiume	A
per ch'io dissi Maestro or mi concedi	A
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And then looking beyond them I could see	A
a crowd along the bank of a great river	A
at which I said quot Allow me now to know	G
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ch'i' sappia quali sono e qual costume	A
le fa di trapassar parer s pronte	A
com'io discerno per lo fioco lume	A
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who are these people master and what law	K
has made them seem so eager for the crossing	I
as I can see despite the feeble light quot	A
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Ed elli a me Le cose ti fier conte	A
quando noi fermerem li nostri passi	A
su la trista riviera d'Acheronte	A
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And he to me quot When we have stopped along	I
the melancholy shore of Acheron	G
then all these matters will be plain to you quot	A
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Allor con li occhi vergognosi e bassi	A
temendo no 'l mio dir li fosse grave	D
infino al fiume del parlar mi trassi	A
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At that with eyes ashamed downcast and fearing	I
that what I said had given him offense	A
I did not speak until we reached the river	A
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Ed ecco verso noi venir per nave	D
un vecchio bianco per antico pelo	K
gridando Guai a voi anime prave	D
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And here advancing toward us in a boat	A
an aged man his hair was white with years	A
was shouting quot Woe to you corrupted souls	A
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Non isperate mai veder lo cielo	K
i' vegno per menarvi a l'altra riva	D
ne le tenebre etterne in caldo e 'n gelo	K
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Forget your hope of ever seeing Heaven	G
I come to lead you to the other shore	A
to the eternal dark to fire and frost	A
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E tu che se' cost anima viva	D
p rtiti da cotesti che son morti	A
Ma poi che vide ch'io non mi partiva	D
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And you approaching there you living soul	K
keep well away from these they are the dead quot	A
But when he saw I made no move to go	G
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disse Per altra via per altri porti	A
verrai a piaggia non qui per passare	A
pi lieve legno convien che ti porti	A
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he said quot Another way and other harbors	A
not here will bring you passage to your shore	A
a lighter craft will have to carry you quot	A
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E 'l duca lui Caron non ti crucciare	A
vuolsi cos col dove si puote	A
ci che si vuole e pi non dimandare	A
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My guide then quot Charon don't torment yourself	D
our passage has been willed above where One	G
can do what He has wi	L