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Benigna volontade in che si liqua |
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Benevolent will, in which a righteous love |
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sempre l'amor che drittamente spira, |
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whose breath is true must always show itself, |
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come cupidità fa ne la iniqua, |
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as does cupidity within an evil will, |
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silenzio puose a quella dolce lira, |
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had silenced the sweet-sounding lyre |
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e fece quïetar le sante corde |
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and hushed the sacred strings that Heaven's right hand |
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che la destra del cielo allenta e tira. |
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loosens and draws taut. |
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Come saranno a' giusti preghi sorde |
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How can they be deaf to righteous prayers, |
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quelle sustanze che, per darmi voglia |
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the very spirits who, to prompt my prayers, |
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ch'io le pregassi, a tacer fur concorde? |
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fell silent as with one accord? |
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Bene è che sanza termine si doglia |
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It is well that endless be his grief |
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chi, per amor di cosa che non duri |
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who, for love of things that do not last, |
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etternalmente, quello amor si spoglia. |
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casts off a love that never dies. |
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Quale per li seren tranquilli e puri |
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As through the clear and tranquil evening sky |
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discorre ad ora ad or sùbito foco, |
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from time to time a sudden fire will shoot, |
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movendo li occhi che stavan sicuri, |
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drawing the eyes that just before had calmly gazed, |
