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Michele Scotto fu, che veramente |
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was Michael Scot, who truly understood |
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de le magiche frode seppe 'l gioco. |
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the way to play the game of magic tricks. |
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Vedi Guido Bonatti; vedi Asdente, |
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'See Guido Bonatti. See Asdente, who now regrets |
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ch'avere inteso al cuoio e a lo spago |
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not having worked his leather and his thread -- |
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ora vorrebbe, ma tardi si pente. |
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but he repents too late. |
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Vedi le triste che lasciaron l'ago, |
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'See the wretched women who gave up needle, |
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la spuola e 'l fuso, e fecersi 'ndivine; |
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spool, and spindle to take up fortune-telling, |
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fecer malie con erbe e con imago. |
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casting spells with images and herbs. |
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Ma vienne omai, ché già tiene 'l confine |
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'But come now, for Cain, with his thorns, |
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d'amendue li emisperi e tocca l'onda |
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already stands above the border of both hemispheres |
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sotto Sobilia Caino e le spine; |
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and touches the waves below Seville. |
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e già iernotte fu la luna tonda: |
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'Surely you recall, two nights ago, |
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ben ten de' ricordar, ché non ti nocque |
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the moon, already full, did you no harm |
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alcuna volta per la selva fonda." |
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at any time in the deep wood.' |
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Sì mi parlava, e andavamo introcque. |
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These were his words while we were moving on. |
