The divine comedy — Page 4
thyself torment not: so 't is will'd,
não te atormentes: assim está determinado,
Where will and power are one: ask thou no more."
Onde vontade e poder são um só: não perguntes mais."
Straightway in silence fell the shaggy cheeks
Logo em silêncio caíram as faces peludas
Of him the boatman o'er the livid lake,
Do barqueiro sobre o lago lívido,
Around whose eyes glar'd wheeling flames. Meanwhile
Em torno de cujos olhos ardiam chamas giratórias. Enquanto isso
Those spirits, faint and naked, color chang'd,
Aquelas almas, débeis e nuas, mudaram de cor,
And gnash'd their teeth, soon as the cruel words
E rangeram os dentes, logo que as palavras cruéis
They heard. God and their parents they blasphem'd,
Ouviram. A Deus e a seus pais blasfemaram,
The human kind, the place, the time, and seed
A raça humana, o lugar, o tempo e a semente
That did engender them and give them birth.
Que os gerou e lhes deu o nascimento.
Then all together sorely wailing drew
Então todos juntos, lamentando amargamente, se dirigiram
To the curs'd strand, that every man must pass
À maldita margem, que todo homem deve cruzar
Who fears not God. Charon, demoniac form,
Que não teme a Deus. Caronte, forma demoníaca,
With eyes of burning coal, collects them all,
Com olhos de brasa ardente, a todos reúne,
Beck'ning, and each, that lingers, with his oar
Acenando, e a cada um que hesita, com seu remo
Strikes. As fall off the light autumnal leaves,
Golpeia. Como caem as leves folhas outonais,
One still another following, till the bough
Uma após a outra, até que o galho
Strews all its honours on the earth beneath;
Espalha todas as suas glórias pela terra abaixo;
E'en in like manner Adam's evil brood
Assim também a malvada progênie de Adão
Cast themselves one by one down from the shore,
Lançou-se um a um desde a margem,
Each at a beck, as falcon at his call.
Cada um ao aceno, como falcão ao seu chamado.
Thus go they over through the umber'd wave,
Assim atravessam pela onda sombria,
And ever they on the opposing bank
E sempre na margem oposta
Be landed, on this side another throng
Desembarcam, e deste lado outra multidão
Still gathers. "Son," thus spake the courteous guide,
Ainda se reúne. "Filho," assim falou o cortês guia,
"Those, who die subject to the wrath of God,
"Aqueles que morrem sujeitos à ira de Deus,
All here together come from every clime,
Todos aqui se reúnem vindos de todos os climas,
And to o'erpass the river are not loth:
E não relutam em cruzar o rio:
For so heaven's justice goads them on, that fear
Pois assim a justiça do céu os impele, que o medo
Is turn'd into desire. Hence ne'er hath past
Se transforma em desejo. Por isso jamais passou
Good spirit.
Uma boa alma.
Vocabulary
- não
- Negation; no or not in Portuguese
- te
- You (indirect object pronoun, singular)
- atormentes
- Torment or anguish (second person singular subjunctive)
- assim
- Thus, so, in this way or manner
- está
- Is or am (present tense third person singular)
- determinado
- Determined, resolved, or firmly decided about something
- Onde
- Where; at or in what location
- vontade
- Will, desire, or intention of a person
- poder
- Power, ability, or capacity to do something
- são
- Are (present tense third person plural)
- um
- One or a (masculine singular article/number)
- só
- Only, sole, or alone without others
- perguntes
- Ask or question (second person singular subjunctive)
- mais
- More or additional quantity of something
- Logo
- Soon, shortly, or presently in time
- em
- In, at, or on (preposition indicating location)
- silêncio
- Silence; absence of sound or noise
- caíram
- Fell or dropped (past tense third person plural)
- as
- The (feminine plural definite article)
- faces
- Faces or surfaces of a person or object
- Do
- Of the (contraction of de and o)
- sobre
- On, over, or above something else
- lago
- Lake; body of water surrounded by land
- Em
- In, at, or on (preposition indicating location)
- torno
- Turn or rotation around a central point
- de
- Of or from (preposition showing possession)
- cujos
- Whose or which (relative possessive pronoun)
- olhos
- Eyes; organs of sight in the head
- ardiam
- Burned or blazed (past tense third person plural)
- chamas
- Flames or fire burning brightly
- Enquanto
- While, during the time that something occurs
- isso
- That or this thing (neuter pronoun)
- Aquelas
- Those (feminine plural demonstrative pronoun)
- almas
- Souls or spiritual essences of beings
- débeis
- Weak or lacking in strength or power
- nuas
- Naked or without clothing or covering
- mudaram
- Changed or altered (past tense third person plural)
- cor
- Color or hue of visible light
- os
- The (masculine plural definite article)
- dentes
- Teeth in the mouth for chewing
- logo
- Soon, shortly, or presently in time
- que
- That or which (relative or subordinate conjunction)
- palavras
- Words or units of spoken language
- cruéis
- Cruel or causing pain and suffering
- Ouviram
- Heard or listened to (past tense third person plural)
- Deus
- God; divine being in religious belief
- seus
- His, her, its, or their (possessive pronoun)
- pais
- Parents or father and mother together
- raça
- Race or ethnic group of people
- humana
- Human or pertaining to humanity
- lugar
- Place, location, or position in space
- tempo
- Time or period of duration
- semente
- Seed or reproductive unit of plants
- Que
- That or which (relative or subordinate conjunction)
- gerou
- Generated or produced (past tense third person singular)
- lhes
- Them or to them (indirect object pronoun)
- deu
- Gave or provided (past tense third person singular)
- nascimento
- Birth or beginning of life
- Então
- Then or at that time
- todos
- All or every one of a group
- juntos
- Together or in one place
- lamentando
- Mourning or expressing sorrow about
- amargamente
- Bitterly or with deep sadness
- se
- Oneself or reflexive pronoun
- dirigiram
- Directed or headed toward (past tense plural)
- maldita
- Cursed or damned (feminine singular adjective)
- margem
- Bank or edge of water body
- todo
- All or every one thing
- homem
- Man or male human being
- deve
- Must or has obligation to
- cruzar
- Cross or traverse from one side
- teme
- Fears or is afraid of
- forma
- Form, shape, or manner of appearance
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