The divine comedy — Page 2

English → Spanish CANTO II Level 9/10

not Aeneas I nor Paul.

No soy Eneas ni Pablo.

Myself I deem not worthy, and none else Will deem me.

Yo no me considero digno, y nadie más me considerará tal.

I, if on this voyage then I venture, fear it will in folly end.

Yo, si me aventuro en este viaje, temo que acabará en locura.

Thou, who art wise, better my meaning know'st, Than I can speak."

Tú, que eres sabio, conoces mejor mi intención de lo que yo puedo expresar.

As one, who unresolves What he hath late resolv'd, and with new thoughts Changes his purpose, from his first intent Remov'd;

Como aquel que deshace lo que hace poco resolvió, y con nuevos pensamientos cambia su propósito, alejándose de su primera intención;

e'en such was I on that dun coast, Wasting in thought my enterprise, at first So eagerly embrac'd.

así estaba yo en aquella oscura orilla, consumiendo en pensamiento mi empresa, tan ardientemente abrazada al principio.

"If right thy words I scan," replied that shade magnanimous,

«Si bien interpreto tus palabras», respondió aquella sombra magnánima,

"Thy soul is by vile fear assail'd, which oft So overcasts a man, that he recoils From noblest resolution, like a beast At some false semblance in the twilight gloom.

«Tu alma es asaltada por un vil temor, que a menudo ensombrece tanto al hombre que retrocede ante la más noble resolución, como una bestia ante alguna falsa apariencia en la penumbra del crepúsculo.

That from this terror thou mayst free thyself, I will instruct thee why I came, and what I heard in that same instant, when for thee Grief touch'd me first.

Para que puedas liberarte de este terror, te instruiré sobre por qué vine y lo que escuché en ese mismo instante, cuando el dolor me tocó por primera vez a causa de ti.

I was among the tribe, Who rest suspended, when a dame, so blest And lovely, I besought her to command, Call'd me;

Yo estaba entre la tribu que reposa en suspenso, cuando una dama, tan bendita y hermosa, a quien rogué que me diera una orden, me llamó;

her eyes were brighter than the star Of day;

sus ojos eran más brillantes que la estrella del día;

and she with gentle voice and soft Angelically tun'd her speech address'd:

y ella, con voz suave y dulce, angelicalmente modulada, dirigió su discurso:

"O courteous shade of Mantua! thou whose fame Yet lives, and shall live long as nature lasts!

«¡Oh cortés sombra de Mantua! tú, cuya fama aún vive y vivirá mientras dure la naturaleza.

A friend, not of my fortune but myself, On the wide desert in his road has met Hindrance so great, that he through fear has turn'd.

Un amigo, no de mi fortuna sino mío, en el vasto desierto ha encontrado en su camino un obstáculo tan grande, que el miedo le ha hecho retroceder.

Vocabulary

No: Negation; used to deny or refuse something.
soy: I am; first person singular present of ser.
ni: Neither; used to connect negative alternatives.
Yo: I; first person singular subject pronoun.
no: No; negation or refusal.
me: Me; first person singular object pronoun.
considero: I consider; first person singular present of considerar.
digno: Worthy; deserving of respect or honor.
nadie: Nobody; no one; indefinite pronoun.
más: More; greater in quantity or degree.
considerará: Will consider; third person singular future of considerar.
tal: Such; of that kind or nature.
si: If; conditional conjunction.
aventuro: I venture; first person singular present of aventurar.
en: In; preposition indicating location or condition.
este: This; demonstrative adjective or pronoun.
viaje: Journey; a trip or voyage.
temo: I fear; first person singular present of temer.
que: That; relative or subordinating conjunction.
acabará: Will end; third person singular future of acabar.
locura: Madness; insanity or irrational behavior.
Tú: You; second person singular subject pronoun.
eres: You are; second person singular present of ser.
sabio: Wise; possessing wisdom or knowledge.
conoces: You know; second person singular present of conocer.
mejor: Better; superior in quality or ability.
mi: My; first person singular possessive adjective.
intención: Intention; purpose or plan to do something.
de: Of; preposition expressing possession or relationship.
lo: It; third person singular neutral object pronoun.
yo: I; first person singular subject pronoun.
puedo: I can; first person singular present of poder.
expresar: To express; to communicate or convey.
Como: Like; similar to or in the manner of.
aquel: That; demonstrative adjective indicating distance.
deshace: Undoes; third person singular present of deshacer.
hace: Does or makes; third person singular present of hacer.
poco: Little; small in quantity or amount.
resolvió: Resolved; third person singular preterite of resolver.
con: With; preposition indicating accompaniment or association.
nuevos: New; recently made or discovered.
pensamientos: Thoughts; ideas or mental processes.
cambia: Changes; third person singular present of cambiar.
su: His, her, or their; possessive adjective.
propósito: Purpose; aim or intended goal.
alejándose: Moving away; distancing oneself progressively.
primera: First; preceding all others in order.
así: Thus; in this manner or way.
estaba: Was; third person singular imperfect of estar.
aquella: That; feminine demonstrative adjective.
oscura: Dark; lacking light or illumination.
orilla: Shore; edge or bank of water.
consumiendo: Consuming; eating or using up material.
pensamiento: Thought; a single idea or mental concept.
empresa: Enterprise; a business or ambitious undertaking.
tan: So; to such a degree or extent.
ardientemente: Ardently; with intense passion or fervor.
abrazada: Embraced; held close or accepted fully.
al: To the; contraction of a + el.
principio: Beginning; the start or initial stage.
Si: If; conditional conjunction.
bien: Well; in a good or proper manner.
interpreto: I interpret; first person singular present of interpretar.
tus: Your; second person singular possessive adjective.
palabras: Words; units of spoken or written language.
respondió: Responded; third person singular preterite of responder.
sombra: Shadow; shade or darkness from blocked light.
magnánima: Magnanimous; generous in spirit or character.
Tu: Your; second person singular possessive adjective.
alma: Soul; the spiritual essence of a being.
es: Is; third person singular present of ser.
asaltada: Assaulted; attacked or overwhelmed suddenly.
por: By; preposition expressing agent or cause.
un: A or an; indefinite article masculine.
vil: Vile; morally bad or of poor quality.
temor: Fear; a feeling of anxiety or dread.
menudo: Often; frequently or at short intervals.
ensombrece: Darkens or obscures; casts shadow or gloom.

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