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    E quella cu' il Savio bagna il fianco, 52 'And the city whose flank the Savio bathes:
 
così com' ella sie' tra 'l piano e 'l monte, 53 as she lives between tyranny and freedom,
 
tra tirannia si vive e stato franco. 54 so she lies between the mountain and the plain.
 
    Ora chi se', ti priego che ne conte; 55 'But now, I beg you, tell us who you are.
 
non esser duro più ch'altri sia stato, 56 Be no more grudging than another's been to you,
 
se 'l nome tuo nel mondo tegna fronte." 57 so may your name continue in the world.'
 
    Poscia che 'l foco alquanto ebbe rugghiato 58 When the fire had done its roaring for a while,
 
al modo suo, l'aguta punta mosse 59 after its fashion, the point began to quiver
 
di qua, di là, e poi diè cotal fiato: 60 this way and that, and then gave breath to this:
 
    "S'i' credesse che mia risposta fosse 61 'If I but thought that my response were made
 
a persona che mai tornasse al mondo, 62 to one perhaps returning to the world,
 
questa fiamma staria sanza più scosse; 63 this tongue of flame would cease to flicker.
 
    ma però che già mai di questo fondo 64 'But since, up from these depths, no one has yet
 
non tornò vivo alcun, s'i' odo il vero, 65 returned alive, if what I hear is true,
 
sanza tema d'infamia ti rispondo. 66 I answer without fear of being shamed.

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