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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, |
