The divine comedy — Page 1

English → Pt CANTO III Level 9/10

"Through me you pass into the city of woe:

"Por mim passas à cidade do sofrimento:

Through me you pass into eternal pain:

Por mim passas à dor eterna:

Through me among the people lost for aye.

Por mim, entre o povo perdido para sempre.

Justice the founder of my fabric mov'd:

A Justiça moveu o fundador da minha estrutura:

To rear me was the task of power divine,

Erguer-me foi a tarefa do poder divino,

Supremest wisdom, and primeval love.

Da suprema sabedoria e do amor primordial.

Before me things create were none, save things

Antes de mim nada havia criado, salvo as coisas

Eternal, and eternal I endure.

Eternas, e eterno sou eu também.

"All hope abandon ye who enter here."

"Abandonai toda a esperança, vós que entrais aqui."

Such characters in colour dim I mark'd

Tais caracteres em cor sombria eu avistei

Over a portal's lofty arch inscrib'd:

Inscritos sobre o alto arco de um portal:

Whereat I thus: "Master, these words import

Ao que eu disse: "Mestre, estas palavras carregam

Hard meaning." He as one prepar'd replied:

Duro significado." Ele, como quem estava preparado, respondeu:

"Here thou must all distrust behind thee leave;

"Aqui deves deixar para trás toda a desconfiança;

Here be vile fear extinguish'd. We are come

Aqui seja extinto o vil temor. Chegamos

Where I have told thee we shall see the souls

Onde eu te disse que veríamos as almas

To misery doom'd, who intellectual good

Condenadas à miséria, que o bem intelectual

Have lost." And when his hand he had stretch'd forth

Perderam." E quando ele estendeu a mão

To mine, with pleasant looks, whence I was cheer'd,

À minha, com semblante aprazível, pelo qual me animei,

Into that secret place he led me on.

Naquele lugar secreto ele me conduziu.

Here sighs with lamentations and loud moans

Aqui suspiros com lamentações e altos gemidos

Resounded through the air pierc'd by no star,

Ressoavam pelo ar que nenhuma estrela traspassava,

That e'en I wept at entering. Various tongues,

De tal forma que até eu chorei ao entrar. Várias línguas,

Horrible languages, outcries of woe,

Linguagens horríveis, clamores de sofrimento,

Accents of anger, voices deep and hoarse,

Acentos de ira, vozes graves e roucas,

With hands together smote that swell'd the sounds,

Com mãos que batiam juntas e amplificavam os sons,

Made up a tumult, that for ever whirls

Formavam um tumulto que eternamente rodopiava

Round through that air with solid darkness stain'd,

Por aquele ar manchado de trevas densas,

Like to the sand that in the whirlwind flies.

Como a areia que voa no redemoinho.

I then, with error yet encompass'd, cried:

Eu então, ainda envolto em perplexidade, exclamei:

"O master! What is this I hear? What race

"Ó mestre! O que é isto que ouço? Que gente

Are these, who seem so overcome with woe?

É esta, que parece tão dominada pelo sofrimento?

Vocabulary

Por: Through or by, a preposition indicating passage.
mim: Me, first-person singular object pronoun.
passas: You pass, second-person singular of passar.
à: To the, contraction of preposition a and article a.
cidade: City, an urban settlement or municipality.
do: Of the, contraction of de and o.
sofrimento: Suffering, the state of enduring pain or distress.
dor: Pain, physical or emotional anguish.
eterna: Eternal, lasting forever without end.
entre: Among or between, indicating position amid others.
povo: People, a nation or group of human beings.
perdido: Lost, unable to find one's way or direction.
para: For or to, preposition indicating direction or purpose.
sempre: Always or forever, at all times continuously.
Justiça: Justice, fairness and moral rightness in conduct.
moveu: Moved, past tense of mover, to set in motion.
fundador: Founder, one who establishes or creates something.
minha: My, first-person singular feminine possessive adjective.
estrutura: Structure, the arrangement of parts forming a whole.
Erguer: To raise or erect, to build something upward.
tarefa: Task, a piece of work assigned or undertaken.
poder: Power, the ability or authority to act effectively.
divino: Divine, relating to or coming from God.
suprema: Supreme, highest in rank or degree possible.
sabedoria: Wisdom, the quality of having good judgment.
amor: Love, deep affection or devotion toward someone.
primordial: Primordial, existing from the very beginning of time.
Antes: Before, at an earlier time or previously.
nada: Nothing, not anything or no thing at all.
havia: There was, imperfect tense of haver indicating existence.
criado: Created, past participle of criar, to bring into being.
salvo: Except or saved, excluding something from a statement.
coisas: Things, objects or matters of any kind.
Eternas: Eternal things, plural feminine form of eternal.
eterno: Eternal, lasting or existing forever without end.
sou: I am, first-person singular present of ser.
também: Also or too, indicating addition to what was mentioned.
Abandonai: Abandon, imperative plural commanding to give up hope.
toda: All or every, indicating the entirety of something.
esperança: Hope, a feeling that something desired may happen.
vós: You, second-person plural subject pronoun in Portuguese.
que: That or who, a conjunction or relative pronoun.
entrais: You enter, second-person plural of entrar.
aqui: Here, in or at this place or location.
Tais: Such, referring to things of that described kind.
caracteres: Characters, written symbols or letters forming text.
cor: Color, the visual property produced by light wavelengths.
sombria: Dark or gloomy, suggesting darkness and foreboding.
avistei: I glimpsed, past tense of avistar, to catch sight of.
Inscritos: Inscribed, engraved or written on a surface.
sobre: Over or about, indicating position or topic.
alto: High or tall, at a great elevation or height.
arco: Arch, a curved structure spanning an opening.
portal: Portal, a grand doorway or gate entrance.
disse: Said, past tense of dizer, to speak or utter.
Mestre: Master or teacher, a person of great skill.
estas: These, feminine plural demonstrative adjective nearby.
palavras: Words, units of language conveying meaning.
carregam: They carry or bear, third-person plural of carregar.
Duro: Hard or harsh, describing something difficult or severe.
significado: Meaning, the sense or significance conveyed by words.
Ele: He, third-person singular masculine subject pronoun.
quem: Who, a pronoun referring to a person.
estava: Was, imperfect tense of estar indicating a state.
preparado: Prepared, ready or made ready for something ahead.
respondeu: Replied, past tense of responder, to give an answer.
Aqui: Here, indicating this specific place or location.
deves: You must, second-person singular of dever, to owe.
deixar: To leave or let, to allow or abandon something.
trás: Behind, at the rear or back of something.
desconfiança: Distrust or suspicion, lack of confidence in others.
seja: Be, subjunctive of ser, expressing wish or command.
extinto: Extinguished or extinct, no longer existing or burning.
vil: Vile or base, morally despicable and contemptible.
temor: Fear or dread, a feeling of great apprehension.
Chegamos: We arrived, first-person plural past of chegar.
Onde: Where, indicating a place or location in question.
veríamos: We would see, conditional tense of ver.
almas: Souls, the spiritual or immaterial parts of beings.
Condenadas: Condemned, sentenced or doomed to punishment.
miséria: Misery, a state of great suffering and wretchedness.
bem: Good or well, indicating something positive or correct.
intelectual: Intellectual, relating to the intellect or understanding.
Perderam: They lost, third-person plural past tense of perder.
estendeu: Extended or stretched out, past tense of estender.
mão: Hand, the body part at the end of the arm.
semblante: Countenance or expression, the look on one's face.
aprazível: Pleasant or agreeable, producing a pleasing impression.
animei: I was encouraged, past tense of animar, to cheer.
Naquele: In that, contraction of em and aquele indicating location.
lugar: Place, a particular position or location in space.
secreto: Secret, hidden from others and kept concealed.
conduziu: Led or conducted, past tense of conduzir.
suspiros: Sighs, deep audible breaths expressing grief or longing.
lamentações: Lamentations, expressions of great grief or sorrow.
gemidos: Groans, low sounds expressing pain or suffering.
Ressoavam: Resounded, imperfect tense of ressoar, to echo loudly.
ar: Air, the invisible gaseous substance surrounding Earth.
nenhuma: No or none, indicating complete absence of something.
estrela: Star, a luminous celestial body visible at night.
traspassava: Pierced through, imperfect tense of traspassar.
tal: Such, referring to something of the described kind.
forma: Form or way, the shape or manner of something.
até: Until or even, indicating a limit or extent.
chorei: I cried, first-person singular past tense of chorar.
entrar: To enter, to go or come into a place.
Várias: Various or several, indicating more than one kind.
línguas: Languages or tongues, systems of human communication.
Linguagens: Languages or dialects, forms of verbal communication.
horríveis: Horrible, causing horror or extreme disgust and fear.
clamores: Clamors or outcries, loud and persistent noisy demands.
Acentos: Accents, distinctive modes of pronunciation or emphasis.
ira: Wrath or anger, intense and violent rage.
vozes: Voices, sounds produced by the human vocal cords.
graves: Deep or grave, low in pitch or serious in nature.
roucas: Hoarse, having a rough harsh quality of voice.
mãos: Hands, the body parts at the ends of arms.
batiam: They beat or struck, imperfect tense of bater.
juntas: Together, combined or in unison with one another.
amplificavam: Amplified, imperfect tense of amplificar, to increase sound.
sons: Sounds, vibrations perceived by the sense of hearing.
Formavam: They formed, imperfect tense of formar, to create.
tumulto: Tumult, a loud confused noise or uproarious disorder.
eternamente: Eternally, in a manner that lasts forever always.
rodopiava: Whirled or spun, imperfect tense of rodopiar.
manchado: Stained or tainted, marked with dark spots.
trevas: Darkness, complete absence of light or deep gloom.
densas: Dense or thick, closely compacted or concentrated.
areia: Sand, fine loose granular material from worn rock.
voa: Flies, third-person singular present of voar.
redemoinho: Whirlwind or whirlpool, a rapidly rotating mass.
então: Then or so, indicating a time or consequence.
ainda: Still or yet, indicating continuation of a state.
envolto: Wrapped or enveloped, surrounded or covered completely.
perplexidade: Perplexity, a state of confusion and bewilderment.
exclamei: I exclaimed, past tense of exclamar, to cry out.
ouço: I hear, first-person singular present of ouvir.
gente: People or folk, a group of persons collectively.
Esta: This, feminine singular demonstrative pronoun nearby.
parece: Seems or appears, third-person singular of parecer.
tão: So or such, indicating a high degree of something.
dominada: Dominated or overcome, controlled by an external force.

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