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par di lungi un molin che 'l vento gira, |
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a distant windmill by its turning sails, |
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veder mi parve un tal dificio allotta; |
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it seemed to me I saw such a contrivance. |
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poi per lo vento mi ristrinsi retro |
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And, to avoid the wind, I drew in close |
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al duca mio, ché non lì era altra grotta. |
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behind my leader: there was nowhere else to hide. |
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Già era, e con paura il metto in metro, |
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Now -- and I shudder as I write it out in verse -- |
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là dove l'ombre tutte eran coperte, |
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I was where the shades were wholly covered, |
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e trasparien come festuca in vetro. |
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showing through like bits of straw in glass. |
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Altre sono a giacere; altre stanno erte, |
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Some are lying down, still others stand erect: |
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quella col capo e quella con le piante; |
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some with their heads, and some their footsoles, up, |
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altra, com' arco, il volto a' piè rinverte. |
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some bent like bows, their faces to their toes. |
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Quando noi fummo fatti tanto avante, |
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When we had gotten far enough along |
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ch'al mio maestro piacque di mostrarmi |
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that my master was pleased to let me see |
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la creatura ch'ebbe il bel sembiante, |
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the creature who was once so fair of face, |
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d'innanzi mi si tolse e fé restarmi, |
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he took a step aside, then brought me to a halt: |
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"Ecco Dite," dicendo, "ed ecco il loco |
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'Look there at Dis! And see the place |
