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Hymn to Satan (Inno a Satana)
A te, de l'essere
principio immenso,
materia e spirito,
ragione e senso; To thee of all being
The first cause immense
Of matter and spirit,
Of reason and sense
mentre ne' calici
il vin scintilla
sى come l'anima
ne la pupilla;
Whilst in the full goblet
Shall sparkle the wine,
So bright the pupil
The souls of men shine,
mentre sorridono
la terra e il sole
e si ricambiano
d'amor parole, Whilst earth still is smiling,
And the sun smiles above,
And men are exchanging
Their sweet words of love,
e corre un fremito
d'imene arcano
da' monti e palpita
fecondo il piano; Thrills mystic of Hymen
Through high mountains course,
And broad plains are heaving
With life's fertile force,
a te disfrenasi
il verso ardito,
te invoco, o Satana,
re del convito.
On thee in verse daring,
From tight rein released,
On thee I call, Satan,
The king of the feast.
Via l'aspersorio,
prete, e il tuo metro!
No, prete! Satana
non torna indietro!
Away aspersorium,
With priest who would bind!
Priest, not at thy bidding
Gets Satan behind.
Vedi: la ruggine
rode a Michele
il brando mistico,
ed il fedele Behold, rust is eating
The edge of the blade
In the hand of great Michael
The faithful displayed.
spennato arcangelo
cade nel vano.
Ghiacciato è il fulmine
a Geova in mano.
The displumed Archangel
Descends to the void,
The thunderbolt's frozen
Jehovah employed.
Meteore pallide,
pianeti spenti,
piovono gli angeli
da i firmamenti.
Faint pallid meteors,
Wan stars void of light,
Like rain down from heaven
Fall angels in flight.
Ne la materia
che mai non dorme,
re de i fenomeni,
re de le forme,
In matter aye sleepless
Of forces the spring,
King of phenomena,
Of forms lord and king.
sol vive Satana.
Ei tien l'impero
nel lampo tremulo
d'un occhio nero,
Here only lives Satan,
His power supreme
In a dark eye flashes
With tremendous gleam,
o ver che languido
sfugga e resista,
od acre ed umido
prٍvochi, insista. Whether it languidly
Retreats and rebels,
Or bright and audacious
Provokes and compels
Brilla de' grappoli
nel lieto sangue,
per cui la rapida
gioia non langue,
In gay blood it sparkles
That's pressed from the vine,
Whose gift of swift pleasure
Shall never decline,
che la fuggevole
vita ristora,
che il dolor proroga,
che amor ne incora.
Which can to our fleeting
Life new strength impart,
Which puts off our sorrows,
To love gives a heart.
Tu spiri, o Satana,
nel verso mio,
se dal sen rompemi
sfidando il dio
'Tis thou that inspirest
The song that doth rise
In my bosom, O Satan,
When that god it defies,
de' rei pontefici,
de' re cruenti;
e come fulmine
scuoti le menti.
On whom guilty pontiffs
And cruel kings call;
Men's minds thou so shakest
As when lightenings fall.
A te, Agramainio,
Adone, Astarte,
e marmi vissero
e tele e carte,
Ahriman and Adonis,
Astarte, to thee,
Canvas, marble and paper
quando le ioniche
aure serene
beٍ la Venere
Anadiomene.
All lived and were free When Venus new risen
From billowing seas
Serenely made happy
Ionia's breeze.
A te del Libano
fremean le piante!
de l'alma Cipride
risorto amante: On Lebanon quivered
The trees at thy name,
When to gentle Cypria
Her risen love came.
a te ferveano
le danze e i cori,
a te i virginei
candidi amori, Thee chorus and dances
In joy celebrate,
Love pure and virginal
To thee dedicate
tra le odorifere
palme d'Idume,
dove biancheggiano
le ciprie spume. Mid the palm-trees fragrant
Of Araby's land,
Where whitens the sea-foam
On Cyprian strand.
Che val se barbaro
il nazareno
furor de l'agapi
dal rito osceno What matter if fury
Of fierce Nazarene
From ritual barbaric
Of love-feast obscene.
con sacra fiaccola
i templi t'arse
e i segni argolici
a terra sparse? Hath set with blest torches
The temples on fire,
And Argolis' idols
Hath hurled in the mire.
Te accolse profugo
tra gli dèi lari
la plebe memore
ne i casolari. In cottages lowly
A refuge dost find,
Amid household Lares
Folk keep thee in mind.
Quindi un femineo
sen palpitante
empiendo, fervido
nume ed amante,
The God and the lover
A woman's warm breast
With his ardent spirit
Once having possessed,
la strega pallida
d'eterna cura
volgi a soccorrere
l'egra natura.
Thou turnest the witch
Whom long searching makes pale
To lend succor to nature
O'er disease to prevail.
Tu a l'occhio immobile
de l'alchimista,
tu de l'indocile
mago a la vista,
Thou to the motionless
Eye of the alchemist,
In sight of the magus
Who dares to resist,
del chiostro torpido
oltre i cancelli,
riveli i fulgidi
cieli novelli.
Beyond the dull cloister
Its gates set ajar,
Revealest in brightness
New heavens afar.
A la Tebaide
te ne le cose
fuggendo, il monaco
triste s'ascose.
In lonely Thebaid
The wretched monks hide
From thee and things worldly
In safety to bide.
O dal tuo tramite
alma divisa,
benigno è Satana;
ecco Eloisa.
Ah, doubtful soul standing, choose
Where life's roads divide,
See, Satan is kindly,
Heloise at thy side.
In van ti maceri
ne l'aspro sacco:
il verso ei mormora
di Maro e Flacco
In vain with rough sackcloth
Thy flesh dost maltreat,
From Maro and Flaccus
He verse will repeat
tra la davidica
nenia ed il pianto;
e, forme delfiche,
a te da canto, Betwixt psalms of David;
'Twixt weeping and dirge
He causes beside thee
Delphic forms to emerge.
rosee ne l'orrida
compagnia nera,
mena Licoride,
mena Glicera.
Amongst those companions
Though garbed in black weeds
With rosy Lycoris
Glycera he leads.
Ma d'altre imagini
d'età più bella
talor si popola
l'insonne cella.
But other the phantoms
When finer the age,
At times he awakens
From Livy's full page,
Ei, da le pagine
di Livio, ardenti
tribuni, consoli,
turbe frementi
When tribunes and consuls
And vast crowds that thrill
With ardor and passion
That sleepless cell fill,
sveglia; e fantastico
d'italo orgoglio
te spinge, o monaco,
su 'l Campidoglio. He to the Capitol
Thy land to set free
Of Italic pride dreaming,
Oh monk, urges thee.
E voi, che il rabido
rogo non strusse,
voci fatidiche,
Wicleff ed Husse,
And you, Huss and Wycliffe
No fury of flames Reformation,
Could stifle your voices'
Prophetic acclaims.
a l'aura il vigile
grido mandate:
s'innova il secolo,
piena è l'etate. Send forth on the breezes
Your watch-cry sublime
"A new age is dawning,
Fulfilled is the time"
E già già tremano
mitre e corone:
dal chiostro brontola
la ribellione,
Already are trembling
Both miter and crown,
And cloistered seclusion
Rebellion breaks down.
e pugna e prèdica
sotto la stola
di fra' Girolamo
Savonarola.
Then fighting and preaching
Under the stola
Comes Fra Girolamo
Savonarola.
Gittٍ la tonaca
Martin Lutero;
gitta i tuoi vincoli,
uman pensiero,
The cowl Luther cast off,
And freedom he brought:
So cast off thy fetters,
Be free, human thought
e splendi e folgora
di fiamme cinto;
materia, inalzati;
Satana ha vinto.
And shine forth resplendent,
Encircled with flames,
Arise Matter, Satan
The victory claims.
Un bello e orribile
mostro si sferra,
corre gli oceani,
corre la terra:
A beautiful monster,
A terrible birth,
Runs over the ocean,
Runs over the earth.
corusco e fumido
come i vulcani,
i monti supera,
divora i piani;
Volcano like flashes
Through dim smoke it lowers,
It scales lofty mountains
Broad plains it devours.
sorvola i baratri;
poi si nasconde
per antri incogniti,
per vie profonde;
It spans the abysses,
In caverns it hides
And through the deep cleft ways
Invisible glides;
ed esce; e indomito
di lido in lido
come di turbine
manda il suo grido,
Then comes forth undaunted,
From coast to coast hies,
As from some fierce whirlwind
It sends forth its cries.
come di turbine
l'alito spande:
ei passa, o popoli,
Satana il grande.
As breath of the whirlwind
Spreads out on the vast
Expanse, O ye nations
Great Satan goes past.
Passa benefico
di loco in loco
su l'infrenabile
carro del foco.
From place to place passes
Beneficient he
Oh his chariot of fire
Untrammeled and free.
Salute, o Satana
o ribellione
o forza vindice
de la ragione!
All hail to thee, Satan!
Rebellion, all hail!
Hail, power of reason,
Avenge and prevail!
Sacri a te salgano
gl'incensi e i voti!
hai vinto il Geova
de i sacerdoti. To thee arise incense
And holy vows paid,
Thou, Satan, hast vanquished
The god by priests made.
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