Gate of Hell (Canto III) Lyrics

......Thus said I and when he had moved,
I entered on the deep and savage way


There sighs, complaints, ululations loud
Resounded in the air , a gloomy air without stars
Languages diverse, horrible dialects and
Accents of anger, words of agony,
And the voices high and hoarse, with the sound of hands

Dante describes his feelings walking through the gate
Through the gate of hell is the way
to the dolent city forever
Waves of tears and hard is the pain
wandering among the dark people lost

Dangling my limbs across the trail
to the dolent city forever
Life is lost and hope is over
Walking last step to eternal dole

Referring to the words above the gate "Per me si va ne la città dolente, per me si va ne l'etterno dolore,per me si va tra la perduta gente...."
and here melancholy souls,
of those who lived without infamy or praise
"Speak not of them, Look and pass"
An incredible horde,
chasing flag and running unceasingly

Visions of sloths Virgilio's literal quote "Non ragioniamo di loro, guarda e passa"
And I Beheld the shade of him who made through
cowardice the great refusal

referring to pope Celestino V, who refused papacy
Black sail is coming, steered by an ancient beard
roughly shut up by my guide
"it's how is wanted there where all wished can be,
dare not asking furthermore"

Caronte's arrival, who's blamed and silenced by Virgilio Virgilio's talking
"Don't expect to face the sky
I'll take you to the other side
into the dark of forever
among frost and fire "

Caronte's talking
Through the gate of hell is the way
to the dolent city forever
Waves of tears and hard is the pain
wandering among the dark people lost

Dangling my limbs across the trail
to the dolent city forever
Life is lost and hope is over
Walking last step to eternal dole

Referring to the words above the gate "Per me si va ne la città dolente, per me si va ne l'etterno dolore,per me si va tra la perduta gente...."
Lasciate ogne speranza, voi ch’intrate
Literal quote