{"id":219,"date":"2019-03-29T15:39:50","date_gmt":"2019-03-29T15:39:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/historyoftheromancelanguages2019\/?p=219"},"modified":"2019-04-29T15:55:35","modified_gmt":"2019-04-29T15:55:35","slug":"featured-text-modern-standard-transcription-and-english-translation-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/historyoftheromancelanguages2019\/2019\/03\/29\/featured-text-modern-standard-transcription-and-english-translation-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Featured Text, Modern Standard Transcription, and English Translation"},"content":{"rendered":"

Purgatogio, Canto I<\/strong><\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Original Medieval text\u00a0<\/strong>
    \n<\/span>Per correr miglior acque alza le vele
    \nomai la navicella del mio ingegno,
    \nche lascia dietro a s\u00e9 mar s\u00ec crudele; \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 3<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    e canter\u00f2 di quel secondo regno
    \n<\/span>dove l\u2019umano spirito si purga
    \n<\/span>e di salire al ciel diventa degno. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span> 6<\/span><\/p>\n

    Ma qui la morta poes\u00ec resurga,
    \n<\/span>o sante Muse, poi che vostro sono;
    \n<\/span>e qui Caliop\u00e8 alquanto surga, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span> 9<\/span><\/p>\n

    seguitando il mio canto con quel suono
    \n<\/span>di cui le Piche misere sentiro
    \nlo colpo tal, che disperar perdono. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span> 12<\/span><\/p>\n

    Dolce color d\u2019oriental zaffiro,
    \n<\/span>che s\u2019accoglieva nel sereno aspetto
    \n<\/span>del mezzo, puro infino al primo giro, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span> 15<\/span><\/p>\n

    a li occhi miei ricominci\u00f2 diletto,
    \n<\/span>tosto ch\u2019io usci\u2019 fuor de l\u2019aura morta
    \n<\/span>che m\u2019avea contristati li occhi e \u2018l petto. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span> 18 <\/span><\/p>\n

    Lo bel pianeto che d\u2019amar conforta
    \n<\/span>faceva tutto rider l\u2019oriente,
    \n<\/span>velando i Pesci ch\u2019erano in sua scorta. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span> 21<\/span><\/p>\n

    2. Modern paraphrase <\/strong><\/p>\n

    La navicella del mio ingegno, ormai, alza le vele per percorrere acque migliori e lascia dietro di s\u00e9 il mare crudele dell’Inferno;<\/span><\/p>\n

    e io canter\u00f2 di quel secondo regno (Purgatorio) in cui l’anima umana si purifica e diventa degna di salire al cielo.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Ma qui la poesia morta risorga, o sante Muse, dal momento che sono consacrato a voi; e qui si sollevi alquanto Calliope, assistendo il mio canto con quel suono di cui le misere gazze (le figlie di Pierio) sentirono un tale colpo che disperarono di essere perdonate.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Un dolce colore di zaffiro orientale, che si raccoglieva nell’aspetto sereno dell’aria pura fino all’orizzonte, restitu\u00ec gioia ai miei occhi non appena io uscii fuori dall’aria morta (dell’Inferno), che mi aveva rattristato gli occhi e il cuore.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Il bel pianeta (Venere) che spinge ad amare illuminava gioiosamente tutto l’oriente, offuscando con la sua luce la costellazione dei Pesci che lo seguiva.<\/span><\/p>\n

    3.English translation<\/strong><\/p>\n

    To course across more kindly waters now
    \n<\/span>my talent\u2019s little vessel lifts her sails,
    \n<\/span>leaving behind herself a sea so cruel;<\/span><\/p>\n

    and what I sing will be that second kingdom,
    \n<\/span>in which the human soul is cleansed of sin,
    \n<\/span>becoming worthy of ascent to Heaven.<\/span><\/p>\n

    But here, since I am yours, o holy Muses,
    \n<\/span>may this poem rise again from Hell\u2019s dead realm;
    \n<\/span>and may Calliope rise somewhat here,<\/span><\/p>\n

    accompanying my singing with that music
    \n<\/span>whose power struck the poor Pierides
    \n<\/span>so forcefully that they despaired of pardon.<\/span><\/p>\n

    The gentle hue of oriental sapphire
    \n<\/span>in which the sky\u2019s serenity was steeped\u2014
    \n<\/span>its aspect pure as far as the horizon\u2014<\/span><\/p>\n

    brought back my joy in seeing just as soon
    \n<\/span>as I had left behind the air of death
    \n<\/span>that had afflicted both my sight and breast.<\/span><\/p>\n

    The lovely planet that is patroness
    \n<\/span>of love made all the eastern heavens glad,
    \n<\/span>veiling the Pisces in the train she led.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Purgatogio, Canto I Original Medieval text\u00a0 Per correr miglior acque alza le vele omai la navicella del mio ingegno, che lascia dietro a s\u00e9 mar s\u00ec crudele; \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 3 e canter\u00f2 di quel secondo regno dove l\u2019umano spirito si purga e di salire al ciel diventa degno. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 6 Ma qui la morta poes\u00ec resurga, … Continue reading Featured Text, Modern Standard Transcription, and English Translation<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1042,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-219","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-yizhen"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/historyoftheromancelanguages2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/219","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/historyoftheromancelanguages2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/historyoftheromancelanguages2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/historyoftheromancelanguages2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1042"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/historyoftheromancelanguages2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=219"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/historyoftheromancelanguages2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/219\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":476,"href":"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/historyoftheromancelanguages2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/219\/revisions\/476"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/historyoftheromancelanguages2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=219"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/historyoftheromancelanguages2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=219"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/historyoftheromancelanguages2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=219"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}