The divine comedy — Page 4
That any suff'rance of your misery Touches me not, nor flame of that fierce fire Assails me.
Dass irgendein Erleiden deines Elends mich nicht berührt, noch die Flamme jenes wilden Feuers mich anfällt.
In high heaven a blessed dame Besides, who mourns with such effectual grief That hindrance, which I send thee to remove, That God's stern judgment to her will inclines."
Im hohen Himmel gibt es außerdem eine selige Dame, die mit solch wirksamem Schmerz jenes Hindernis betrauert, das ich dich senden will zu beseitigen, dass Gottes strenges Urteil sich ihrem Willen zuneigt."
To Lucia calling, her she thus bespake: "Now doth thy faithful servant need thy aid And I commend him to thee."
Lucia rufend, sprach sie zu ihr also: "Nun bedarf dein treuer Diener deiner Hilfe, und ich empfehle ihn dir."
At her word Sped Lucia, of all cruelty the foe, And coming to the place, where I abode Seated with Rachel, her of ancient days,
Auf ihr Wort eilte Lucia, die Feindin aller Grausamkeit, und kam zu dem Ort, wo ich verweilte, sitzend bei Rahel, jener aus alten Tagen,
She thus address'd me: "Thou true praise of God! Beatrice! why is not thy succour lent To him, who so much lov'd thee, as to leave For thy sake all the multitude admires?
Sie sprach mich also an: "Du wahres Lob Gottes! Beatrice! Warum wird deine Hilfe ihm nicht gewährt, der dich so sehr liebte, dass er um deinetwillen alles verließ, was die Menge bewundert?
Dost thou not hear how pitiful his wail, Nor mark the death, which in the torrent flood, Swoln mightier than a sea, him struggling holds?"
Hörst du nicht, wie kläglich seine Klage, noch bemerkst du den Tod, der ihn in der reißenden Flut, angeschwollen mächtiger als ein Meer, ringend festhält?"
Ne'er among men did any with such speed Haste to their profit, flee from their annoy, As when these words were spoken, I came here,
Niemals eilte unter den Menschen jemand mit solcher Schnelle zu seinem Vorteil, floh von seinem Verdruss, als ich, da diese Worte gesprochen waren, hierher kam,
Down from my blessed seat, trusting the force Of thy pure eloquence, which thee, and all Who well have mark'd it, into honour brings."
Hinab von meinem seligen Sitz, vertrauend der Kraft deiner reinen Beredsamkeit, die dich und alle, die sie wohl vernommen haben, zu Ehren bringt."
"When she had ended, her bright beaming eyes Tearful she turn'd aside; whereat I felt Redoubled zeal to serve thee.
"Als sie geendet hatte, wandte sie ihre hell strahlenden Augen tränend zur Seite; woraufhin ich verdoppelten Eifer empfand, dir zu dienen.
As she will'd, Thus am I come: I sav'd thee from the beast, Who thy near way across the goodly mount Prevented.
Wie sie es wollte, so bin ich gekommen: Ich rettete dich vor dem Tier, das dir den nahen Weg über den schönen Berg verwehrte.
Vocabulary
- Dass
- That; conjunction introducing subordinate clause
- irgendein
- Any; some; indefinite article or pronoun
- Erleiden
- To suffer; to endure something unpleasant
- deines
- Of yours; possessive pronoun genitive form
- mich
- Me; first person singular accusative pronoun
- nicht
- Not; negation adverb used in sentences
- berührt
- Touches; affects; third person singular present
- noch
- Still; yet; also; furthermore in time
- die
- The; feminine singular or plural article
- Flamme
- Flame; fire; burning light or passion
- jenes
- That; that one; demonstrative pronoun
- wilden
- Wild; untamed; fierce; adjective accusative form
- Feuers
- Of fire; genitive singular of fire
- Im
- In the; contraction of in dem
- hohen
- High; tall; lofty; adjective dative form
- Himmel
- Heaven; sky; the celestial realm above
- gibt
- Gives; there is; third person singular
- es
- It; impersonal pronoun in es gibt
- außerdem
- Besides; furthermore; moreover; in addition
- eine
- A; one; indefinite article feminine
- Dame
- Lady; woman; female person of nobility
- mit
- With; together with; accompanied by
- solch
- Such; such a; demonstrative adjective
- Schmerz
- Pain; ache; sorrow; emotional or physical hurt
- Hindernis
- Obstacle; hindrance; barrier to progress
- das
- That; which; relative pronoun neuter
- ich
- I; first person singular nominative pronoun
- dich
- You; second person singular accusative pronoun
- senden
- To send; to dispatch; to transmit
- will
- Want; wish; intend; first person singular
- zu
- To; toward; at; preposition or infinitive marker
- beseitigen
- To remove; to eliminate; to clear away
- Gottes
- Of God; genitive singular of God
- strenges
- Strict; severe; harsh; adjective neuter nominative
- Urteil
- Judgment; verdict; opinion; decision by court
- sich
- Oneself; himself; herself; reflexive pronoun
- ihrem
- Her; to her; possessive dative feminine
- Willen
- Will; intention; dative of will
- sprach
- Spoke; said; past tense of sprechen
- sie
- She; they; third person plural pronoun
- ihr
- Her; you; possessive or accusative pronoun
- also
- So; thus; therefore; consequently; in that case
- Nun
- Now; at this moment; well then
- dein
- Your; possessive pronoun second person singular
- treuer
- Faithful; loyal; true; adjective nominative masculine
- Diener
- Servant; attendant; one who serves
- Hilfe
- Help; assistance; aid; support given
- und
- And; conjunction connecting words or clauses
- empfehle
- Recommend; commend; suggest; first person singular
- ihn
- Him; third person singular masculine accusative
- dir
- You; to you; dative second person
- Auf
- On; upon; at; preposition with accusative
- Wort
- Word; upon word; at one's word
- eilte
- Hurried; hastened; rushed; past tense form
- Feindin
- Enemy; female foe; woman adversary
- aller
- All; of all; genitive plural form
- Grausamkeit
- Cruelty; brutality; inhumane treatment of others
- kam
- Came; arrived; past tense of kommen
- dem
- The; to the; dative article form
- Ort
- Place; location; site; specific location
- sitzend
- Sitting; seated; present participle form
- bei
- At; near; by; at the place of
- jener
- That; that one; yonder; demonstrative pronoun
- aus
- From; out of; made of; preposition
- alten
- Old; ancient; former; adjective dative plural
- Tagen
- Days; dative plural of day or times
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