Wednesday, November 23, 2016
Words Can Never Hurt Thee
Dante, Purgatorio 5.12-16 (tr. Dorothy L. Sayers):
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What does it matterThe same, tr. John Sinclair:
To thee what they are whispering over there?
Follow thou me, and let the people chatter;
Stand as a tower stands firm in time of trouble,
Nor bends its head, though winds may bawl and batter.
What is it to thee what they whisper there? Come after me and let the people talk. Stand like a firm tower that never shakes its top for blast of wind.The Italian:
Che ti fa ciò che quivi si pispiglia?
Vien dietro a me, e lascia dir le genti:
sta come torre ferma, che non crolla
già mai la cima per soffiar di venti.
