Commentary Inf XXX 115

Not only are these exchanges generally reflective of the tradition of the tenzone, this particular verse has been seen (e.g., Casini/Barbi's commentary in 1921 [DDP Casini.Inf.XXX.115]) as rehearsing a particular tenzone, one between Cecco Angiolieri and Dante (whose sonnet, apparently the occasion for Cecco's, is lost). Cecco's ('Dante Alighieri, s'i' so' bon begolardo') begins roughly as follows:

Dante Alighier, if I'm a foolish bard,

I can feel your lance just behind my back;

If I'm out for dinner, you're there for a snack;

If I chew the fat, you but suck the lard.