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    Lo giorno se n'andava, e l'aere bruno 1 Day was departing and the darkened air
 
toglieva li animai che sono in terra 2 released the creatures of the earth
 
da le fatiche loro; e io sol uno 3 from their labor, and I, alone,
 
    m'apparecchiava a sostener la guerra 4 prepared to face the struggle --
 
sì del cammino e sì de la pietate, 5 of the way and of the pity of it --
 
che ritrarrà la mente che non erra. 6 which memory, unerring, shall retrace.
 
    O Muse, o alto ingegno, or m'aiutate; 7 O Muses, O lofty genius, aid me now!
 
o mente che scrivesti ciò ch'io vidi, 8 O memory, that set down what I saw,
 
qui si parrà la tua nobilitate. 9 here shall your worth be shown.
 
    Io cominciai: "Poeta che mi guidi, 10 I began: 'Poet, you who guide me,
 
guarda la mia virtù s'ell' è possente, 11 consider if my powers will suffice
 
prima ch'a l'alto passo tu mi fidi. 12 before you trust me to this arduous passage.
 
    Tu dici che di Silvïo il parente, 13 'You tell of the father of Sylvius
 
corruttibile ancora, ad immortale 14 that he, still subject to corruption, went
 
secolo andò, e fu sensibilmente. 15 to the eternal world while in the flesh.

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