[lit-ideas] Re: Speranza, "Lasciate Ogni Speranza Voi Ch'e Entrate"
- From: Robert Paul <rpaul@xxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2010 20:50:35 -0800
Good. So we need to KNOW what word he used for "gate".
Portale?
It's "porta celeste" for heaven-gate. So it should be "porta infernale"
for the other end, right? JLS
Lasciate ogne speranza, voi ch'intrate.
Queste parole di colore oscuro
vid'io scritte al sommo d'una porta;
per ch'io: Maestro, il senso lor m'è duro...
Various English translations of 'porta' yield 'gateway,' 'on the arch
above the gate.' and so on. It doesn't seem to me that it was an actual
gate (something that could be opened and shut), but that is only a guess
based on my explorations of the Carlsbad Caverns.
Robert Paul
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