The divine comedy — Page 1
In the midway of this our mortal life,
No meio do caminho desta nossa vida mortal,
I found me in a gloomy wood, astray
Encontrei-me numa floresta sombria, perdido
Gone from the path direct: and e'en to tell
Do caminho reto desviado: e mesmo dizê-lo
It were no easy task, how savage wild
Não seria tarefa fácil, quão selvagem e agreste
That forest, how robust and rough its growth,
Era aquela floresta, quão robusta e rude em seu crescimento,
Which to remember only, my dismay
Que apenas recordá-la, o meu terror
Renews, in bitterness not far from death.
Renova, numa amargura não distante da morte.
Yet to discourse of what there good befell,
Mas para falar do bem que lá encontrei,
All else will I relate discover'd there.
Tudo o mais que lá descobri irei relatar.
How first I enter'd it I scarce can say,
Como nela entrei a princípio mal o posso dizer,
Such sleepy dullness in that instant weigh'd
Tal sonolenta torpeza naquele instante pesou
My senses down, when the true path I left,
Sobre meus sentidos, quando o verdadeiro caminho abandonei,
But when a mountain's foot I reach'd, where clos'd
Mas quando alcancei o sopé de um monte, onde se fechava
The valley, that had pierc'd my heart with dread,
O vale, que havia trespassado meu coração de pavor,
I look'd aloft, and saw his shoulders broad
Olhei para o alto, e vi seus largos ombros
Already vested with that planet's beam,
Já vestidos com os raios daquele planeta,
Who leads all wanderers safe through every way.
Que guia com segurança todos os errantes por todos os caminhos.
Then was a little respite to the fear,
Então houve um breve alívio ao temor,
That in my heart's recesses deep had lain,
Que nas profundas reentrâncias do meu coração jazera,
All of that night, so pitifully pass'd:
Por toda aquela noite, tão lamentavelmente transcorrida:
And as a man, with difficult short breath,
E como um homem, com a respiração difícil e curta,
Forespent with toiling, 'scap'd from sea to shore,
Exausto de tanto lutar, escapado do mar para a praia,
Turns to the perilous wide waste, and stands
Volta-se para o perigoso e vasto abismo, e fica parado
At gaze; e'en so my spirit, that yet fail'd
A contemplar; assim também meu espírito, que ainda definhava
Struggling with terror, turn'd to view the straits,
Lutando com o terror, voltou-se para ver os desfiladeiros,
That none hath pass'd and liv'd. My weary frame
Que ninguém atravessou e sobreviveu. Meu cansado corpo
After short pause recomforted, again
Após breve pausa reconfortado, novamente
I journey'd on over that lonely steep,
Segui caminho por aquela íngreme e solitária encosta,
The hinder foot still firmer. Scarce the ascent
O pé de trás sempre mais firme. Mal a subida
Began, when, lo!
Começou, quando, eis que!
Vocabulary
- meio
- Middle, midst, or medium of something
- caminho
- Path, road, or way to somewhere
- vida
- Life, the state of being alive
- mortal
- Mortal, subject to death; deadly
- Encontrei-me
- I found myself, reflexive past tense
- floresta
- Forest, a large area covered with trees
- sombria
- Dark, gloomy, or shadowy in character
- perdido
- Lost, unable to find one's way
- reto
- Straight, direct, or upright path
- desviado
- Deviated, strayed from the correct path
- mesmo
- Even, same, or very; used for emphasis
- tarefa
- Task, assignment, or piece of work
- fácil
- Easy, not requiring much effort
- quão
- How, to what degree or extent
- selvagem
- Wild, savage, untamed in nature
- agreste
- Rugged, wild, harsh rural terrain
- robusta
- Robust, strong, sturdy in constitution
- rude
- Rude, rough, or crude in manner
- crescimento
- Growth, the process of growing or increasing
- apenas
- Only, just, barely sufficient
- terror
- Terror, extreme fear or dread
- Renova
- Renews, restores or revives something again
- amargura
- Bitterness, deep sorrow or grief
- distante
- Distant, far away in space or time
- morte
- Death, the end of life
- falar
- To speak, to talk or communicate verbally
- encontrei
- I found or encountered, past tense
- descobri
- I discovered, past tense of 'descobrir'
- irei
- I will go or proceed, future tense
- relatar
- To recount, narrate, or report an event
- entrei
- I entered, past tense of 'entrar'
- princípio
- Beginning, start, or fundamental principle
- mal
- Barely, hardly, or evil; scarcely
- dizer
- To say, to express something in words
- sonolenta
- Sleepy, drowsy, feeling inclined to sleep
- torpeza
- Torpor, numbness, sluggish mental or physical state
- instante
- Instant, a very brief moment in time
- pesou
- Weighed, past tense of 'pesar'; bore down
- sentidos
- Senses, the faculties of perception
- verdadeiro
- True, genuine, real, or authentic
- abandonei
- I abandoned, left behind or forsook something
- alcancei
- I reached or attained, past tense
- sopé
- Foot or base of a hill or mountain
- monte
- Mountain or hill, elevated landform
- fechava
- Closed or ended, imperfect tense of 'fechar'
- vale
- Valley, low area between hills or mountains
- trespassado
- Pierced, transfixed, or passed completely through
- coração
- Heart, the organ or seat of emotion
- pavor
- Dread, intense fear or terror
- Olhei
- I looked, past tense of 'olhar'
- alto
- High, tall, or elevated; upward
- largos
- Wide, broad, ample in extent
- ombros
- Shoulders, upper body joints connecting arms to trunk
- vestidos
- Dressed or covered, past participle of 'vestir'
- raios
- Rays, beams of light or radiation
- planeta
- Planet, a celestial body orbiting a star
- guia
- Guide, one who leads or directs others
- segurança
- Safety, security, or assurance from danger
- errantes
- Wandering, straying without a fixed path
- caminhos
- Paths, roads, or ways to a destination
- Então
- Then, at that time or therefore
- houve
- There was, past tense of 'haver'
- breve
- Brief, short in duration or length
- alívio
- Relief, lessening of pain or distress
- temor
- Fear, dread, or reverent apprehension
- profundas
- Deep, profound, extending far down or in
- reentrâncias
- Recesses, indentations, or cavities in a surface
- jazera
- Had lain, past perfect of 'jazer'; to lie
- noite
- Night, the period of darkness after sunset
- lamentavelmente
- Lamentably, regrettably, in a sorrowful manner
- transcorrida
- Elapsed, passed, gone by in time
- homem
- Man, an adult male human being
- respiração
- Breathing, the process of inhaling and exhaling
- difícil
- Difficult, hard, not easy to do
- curta
- Short, brief, limited in length or duration
- Exausto
- Exhausted, completely drained of energy or strength
- lutar
- To fight, struggle, or wrestle against something
- escapado
- Escaped, having gotten away from danger
- mar
- Sea, a large body of salt water
- praia
- Beach, sandy shore along water's edge
- Volta-se
- Turns around, reflexive verb meaning to turn back
- perigoso
- Dangerous, involving risk or potential harm
- vasto
- Vast, immense, very large in extent
- abismo
- Abyss, a deep immeasurable chasm or void
- fica
- Stays, remains, or is located; present tense
- parado
- Stopped, still, motionless or halted
- contemplar
- To contemplate, gaze at or consider thoughtfully
- assim
- Thus, so, in this way or manner
- espírito
- Spirit, soul, or immaterial essence of being
- ainda
- Still, yet, even now continuing
- definhava
- Was wasting away, weakening gradually over time
- Lutando
- Fighting, struggling, present participle of 'lutar'
- voltou-se
- Turned around, reflexive past tense of 'voltar'
- ver
- To see, to perceive with the eyes
- desfiladeiros
- Gorges, narrow mountain passes or ravines
- ninguém
- Nobody, no one, not any person
- atravessou
- Crossed, passed through, past tense of 'atravessar'
- sobreviveu
- Survived, lived through danger or difficulty
- cansado
- Tired, weary, lacking energy after exertion
- corpo
- Body, the physical structure of a person
- Após
- After, following in time or sequence
- pausa
- Pause, a temporary stop or rest
- reconfortado
- Comforted, reassured, restored with comfort or strength
- novamente
- Again, once more, anew
- Segui
- I followed or continued, past tense of 'seguir'
- íngreme
- Steep, sharply inclined or precipitous slope
- solitária
- Solitary, lonely, alone without company
- encosta
- Hillside, slope of a hill or mountain
- trás
- Behind, back, after in position
- sempre
- Always, at all times, without exception
- firme
- Firm, steady, solid and unyielding
- subida
- Ascent, climb, the act of going up
- Começou
- Began, started, past tense of 'começar'
- eis
- Behold, here is, lo; exclamatory particle
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