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    Nel mezzo del cammin di nostra vita 1 Midway in the journey of our life
 
mi ritrovai per una selva oscura, 2 I came to myself in a dark wood,
 
ché la diritta via era smarrita. 3 for the straight way was lost.
 
    Ahi quanto a dir qual era è cosa dura 4 Ah, how hard it is to tell
 
esta selva selvaggia e aspra e forte 5 the nature of that wood, savage, dense and harsh --
 
che nel pensier rinova la paura! 6 the very thought of it renews my fear!
 
    Tant' è amara che poco è più morte; 7 It is so bitter death is hardly more so.
 
ma per trattar del ben ch'i' vi trovai, 8 But to set forth the good I found
 
dirò de l'altre cose ch'i' v'ho scorte. 9 I will recount the other things I saw.
 
    Io non so ben ridir com' i' v'intrai, 10 How I came there I cannot really tell,
 
tant' era pien di sonno a quel punto 11 I was so full of sleep
 
che la verace via abbandonai. 12 when I forsook the one true way.
 
    Ma poi ch'i' fui al piè d'un colle giunto, 13 But when I reached the foot of a hill,
 
là dove terminava quella valle 14 there where the valley ended
 
che m'avea di paura il cor compunto, 15 that had pierced my heart with fear,

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