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facevano un tumulto, il qual s'aggira | 28 | all these made a tumult, always whirling | |||||
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sempre in quell' aura sanza tempo tinta, | 29 | in that black and timeless air, | |||||
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come la rena quando turbo spira. | 30 | as sand is swirled in a whirlwind. | |||||
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E io ch'avea d'error la testa cinta, | 31 | And I, my head encircled by error, said: | |||||
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dissi: "Maestro, che è quel ch'i' odo? | 32 | 'Master, what is this I hear, and what people | |||||
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e che gent' è che par nel duol sì vinta?" | 33 | are these so overcome by pain?' | |||||
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Ed elli a me: "Questo misero modo | 34 | And he to me: 'This miserable state is borne | |||||
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tegnon l'anime triste di coloro | 35 | by the wretched souls of those who lived | |||||
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che visser sanza 'nfamia e sanza lodo. | 36 | without disgrace yet without praise. | |||||
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