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Ilathariel t1_j6k9eop wrote

Dante uses a lot of terms, expressions and ways of saying that italian has and english doesen't. It's not simple to translate something that old, in a language that was half latin and half vulgar.

He also said many silly things. "Ed elli avea del cul fatto trombetta", devils just farted

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BerrylarryL OP t1_j6kebbl wrote

Thanks for the reply. Hahaa! Thats funny! It makes sense that those old Italian languages are hard to be translated.

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